Buick PARKAVE GTK 2004 User Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of a Buick Park Avenue. Please read this information and your
Owner Manual to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not
include all the features described in this booklet. Place this booklet in your Owner Manual
portfolio for easy reference.

Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Audio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Power Seat Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Door Locks and Child Security . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Window Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Headlamps, High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Trunk and Fuel Door Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Convenience Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

OnStar®Communication System . . . . . . . . . . .13

Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Universal Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

PASS-Key®III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Driver Memory Seat and Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . .16

Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . .16

DIC Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

My GMLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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Getting to Know Your Park Avenue

(if equipped)

N. Traction Control Button

O. Heated Seat Controls (if equipped)

P. Ashtray and Cigarette Lighter

Q. Climate Control System

R. Glove Box

S. Passenger Climate Control

Instrument Panel

H. Audio System

I. Air Outlet

J. Fuel Door Release Button

K. Trunk Release and Lockout Button

L. Hood Release

M.Ignition Switch

A. Air Outlet

B. Exterior Lamps Control

C. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever

D. Steering Wheel Controls

E. Hazard Warning Flashers Button

F. Instrument Panel Cluster

G. Shift Lever

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

12

Gauge

17. Service Engine Soon Light

18. Cruise Control On Light

19. Engine Coolant Temperature

20. Air Bag Readiness Light

IMPORTANT: The instrument panel

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cluster is designed to let you know of

many important aspects of your vehi-

cle’s operation. It is important to read

your Owner Manual and become

familiar with the information being

relayed to you by the lights, gauges

and indicators, and what action can

be taken to ensure safety and to pre-

vent damage.

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17

Instrument Panel Cluster

16

15

Parking Brake On Light

Light

12. Security Light

13. PRNDL321 Indicator

14. Driver Information Center (DIC)

15. Oil Pressure Light

9. Service Vehicle Soon Light

10. Antilock Brake System Warning

11. Brake System Warning/

Your vehicle’s instrument panel is

equipped with this cluster or one very

similar to it. The instrument panel

cluster includes these key features:

1. Tachometer

2. Turn Signal Indicator Light

3. High Beam Indicator Light

16. Battery Warning Light

4. Speedometer

5. MPH or km/h Indicator Light

6. Safety Belt Reminder Light

7. Fuel Gauge

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Warning Light

8. Traction Control System Off

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Audio Systems

AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape
Player and Automatic Tone Control

Radio Controls
VOLUME: Press this knob to turn the

radio on or off. Turn the VOLUME knob
to the left to decrease or to the right to
increase the volume.

AM-FM Press this button to select AM,
FM1 or FM2.

TUNE: Press this button’s up or down
arrow to choose radio stations.

SEEK: Press this button’s up or down
arrow to go to the next higher or lower
station. Press the SEEK button for 2
seconds. SCAN will appear in the dis­play. Use SCAN to listen to stations for
a few seconds.

P SCAN: Press this button to listen to
each of your preset stations for a few
seconds. Press the P SCAN button
again to stop scanning.

AUTO SET: Press this button to seek
and set the 12 strongest FM or six AM
stations. When AUTO SET stops flash­ing, the function is complete. Press
AUTO SET again to return to your man­ually set stations.

TONE: Press this button to select pre­programmed bass and treble equaliza­tion settings for classical, pop, rock,
jazz, talk, and country & western stations.

BASS: Press and turn this knob to
increase or decrease the bass.

TREB: Press and turn this knob to
increase or decrease the treble.

FADE: Press and turn this knob to
adjust the sound to the front or rear
speakers.

BAL: Press and turn this knob to adjust
the sound to the left or right speakers.

Numbered Buttons

The six numbered buttons let you set up
to six AM and 12 FM stations (six FM1
stations and six FM2 stations).

To operate:

•Turn the radio on. Select the band.
Tune in the desired station.

• Press and hold one of the six num­bered buttons. The sound will mute.
When it returns, release the button.
The station is now preset.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Cassette Tape Player Controls

With the radio on, insert the tape into
the slot. The tape will begin to play.

SIDE: Press this button to change the
side of the tape.

>> Press this button to quickly advance
to another part of the tape. Press the
button again to resume playing the tape.

<< Press this button to reverse the tape
rapidly. Press the button again to stop
the tape.

NEXT: Press this button to search for
the next selection on the tape.

PREV: Press this button to search for
the previous selection on the tape.

SOURCE: Press this button to change
to the radio, cassette, or CD function.

EJECT: Press this button to remove the
tape.

Setting the Clock

• Press and hold the HR button until
the correct hour appears.

• Press and hold the MIN button until
the correct minute appears.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

CD Player Controls

With the radio on, insert the CD partway
into the slot with the label side up. The
player will pull the CD in and begin to
play.

RECALL: Press this button to see which
track is playing. Press it again within 5
seconds to see how long the track has
been playing. To change the display
(track or elapsed time), press RECALL
to select the display you want and hold
the button until the display flashes.

RAND: Press this button to hear tracks
in random order. Press the button again
to stop.

>> Press and hold this button to
advance quickly within a track.

<< Press and hold this button to reverse
quickly within a track.

NEXT: Press this button to go to the
next track.

PREV: Press this button to go to the
start of the current track. Press the but­ton again to go to the previous track.

AM-FM: Press this button to play the
radio when a CD is in the player.

SOURCE: Press this button to change
to the CD, radio, or cassette function.

EJECT: Press this button to remove the
disc.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape
Player and CD Player with Automatic
Tone Control (Optional)

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Climate Controls

Dual Automatic ComforTemp
Climate Control

AUTO: Press this button to make the

system automatically adjust to changes
in temperature inside the vehicle.

TEMP: Press this button’s up or down
arrow to increase or decrease interior
temperature.

FAN: Press this button’s up or down
arrow to increase or decrease blower
fan speed.

AIR FLOW: Press this button’s up or
down arrow to select airflow direction to
the FLOOR, MID-FLOOR, MID and
WINDSHIELD-FLOOR.

DISPLAY: The display shows the out­side temperature, your interior tempera­ture setting selection, current airflow
direction settings and fan speed.

VENT: Pressing this button allows out­side air to flow through the vehicle.
Pressing the button again turns the vent
off.

FRONT: Press this button to defrost the
windshield.

REAR: Press this button to defog the
rear window. At speeds above 30 mph
(48 km/h), the defogger will stay on until
you press the button again. At speeds
below 30 mph (48 km/h), the defogger
will turn off automatically.

RECIRC: Pressing this button limits
the amount of outside air entering the
vehicle.

OFF: Press this button once to turn off
the passenger comfort control system.
Press the button twice to turn off the
main system.

Personal Choice Comfort Controls

(optional)

This feature allows two different
drivers to recall their own climate control
settings.

The settings that are recalled are the
last choices of the driver prior to exiting
the vehicle, and are recalled by pressing
the key fob/transmitter UNLOCK button
or by pressing one of the memory
buttons on the driver’s door panel.
(See p.16 for more information).

Passenger Climate Control

Slide the lever to WARM to increase, or
COOL to decrease the interior air
temperature on the passenger side. You
can adjust the temperature up to 5˚F
cooler or warmer than the primary
setting.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.