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Instrument Panel ...... 2 Remote Keyless Entry Signal Instrument Panel Cluster ...... 3 (Security Feedback) ...... 9 Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Restraint System for Children Headlamp Control ...... 4 (LATCH) ...... 9 Delayed Headlamp Illumination ...... 4 Trip Odometer ...... 9 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ...... 4 Window Defogging (HVAC) ...... 10 Cruise Control ...... 5 Trunk Lock Release ...... 10 Oil Life Monitor ...... 6 Trunk Storage ...... 10 Tire Inflation Monitor ...... 6 Dual Automatic Climate Control Audio System ...... 6 System ...... 10 Automatic Power Door Locks ...... 8 Antilock (ABS) ...... 11 Delayed Locking ...... 9 Roadside Assistance Program ...... 12 My GMLink ...... 12 2 Instrument Panel Getting toKnow Your 2004 Regal

A. Exterior Lamps Control F. Side Window Defogger Outlet K. Ashtray B. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever G. Release L. Climate Controls C. Instrument Panel Cluster H. Tilt Wheel Lever M. Glove Box D. Audio Steering Wheel Controls I. Horn N. Instrument Panel Fuse Block E. Air Outlets J. Audio System

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. Instrument Panel Cluster C D E B F A G

Your vehicle’s instrument panel is equipped IMPORTANT: The instrument panel cluster with this cluster or one very similar to it. The is designed to let you know about many instrument panel important aspects of your vehicle’s opera- cluster includes these key features: tion. It is important to read your Owner A. Tachometer Manual and become familiar with the infor- mation that is being relayed to you by the B. Driver Information Center (if equipped) lights, gauges and indicators, and what C. Speedometer action can be taken to ensure safety and to D. Gear Shift Indicator prevent damage. E. Trip Odometer F. Fuel Gauge G. Coolant Temperature Gauge 3 See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. 4 Getting to Know Your 2004 Regal

Daytime Running Lamps/ Automatic Headlamp Control Daytime Running Lamps are an addi- tional safety feature that makes it easier for others to see your vehicle during the day. The headlamp system works auto- matically to help provide the right amount of lighting at all times of the day Turn and Lane-Change Signals or night. You can still turn your head- The turn signal has the following posi- lamps on manually whenever you wish. tions: two upward (for right) and two See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. downward (for left). These positions allow you to signal a turn or lane change. To signal a lane change, raise Delayed Headlamp Illumination or lower the lever until the arrow starts to flash. The lever will return by itself If the Automatic Headlamp Control sys- when released. tem turns on your headlamps, they will stay on for 90 seconds after you turn off To signal a turn, move the lever all the the ignition. Delayed Headlamp way up or down. A chime will sound if Illumination provides lighting when exit- you leave the turn signal on for more ing your and the lamps shut off auto- than 3/4 mile (1.2 km). matically. This feature can be turned off Headlamp High/Low Beam Changer by following the instructions in your To change your headlamps from low Owner Manual. beams to high beams, or high to low, See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. pull the multifunction lever all the way toward you, then release it. When the high beams are on, a symbol Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever located in the instrument panel will illuminate. The Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever located on the left side of the steering Flash-to-Pass column controls these features: This feature uses the vehicle’s high •Turn and Lane-Change Signals beams to alert the driver in front of you that you intend to pass. To use it, pull • Headlamp High/Low Beam Changer the turn signal lever toward you slightly, • Flash-to-Pass but not so far that you hear a click. The • Windshield Wipers high beams will remain on for as long as you hold the lever toward you. • Windshield Washers Windshield Wipers • Cruise Control To operate the windshield wipers, turn the WIPER band located on the multi- function lever upward or downward. 5

To turn off the windshield wipers, turn 3. Press the SET button at the tip of the the band to OFF. multifunction lever, then release it. For low speed wiping, turn the band (The CRUISE light in the instrument away from you to the LO setting. For panel cluster will illuminate.) high speeds, turn the band to HI. 4. Remove your foot from the Five sensitivity settings, located between accelerator. the OFF and HI settings, are provided Cruise Control disengages when you for a delayed wiping cycle. apply the brakes. Turn the band to the MIST setting for a Resuming a Set Speed single wiping cycle. Hold the band until To return to a preset speed after having the wipers begin, then let it go. applied the brakes, once you’ve reached Windshield Washers 25 mph or more, simply move the The windshield washer paddle is Cruise Control switch from ON to R/A marked PUSH and is located on top of (Resume/Accelerate). the multifunction lever. Push the paddle Increasing Speed While Using Cruise to spray washer fluid onto the wind- Control shield. The wipers will run for several There are three ways to increase vehicle sweeps, then stop or return to your pre- speed while using Cruise Control: set speed. 1. Use the accelerator pedal to reach See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. the higher speed. Press the SET Cruise Control button, then release the button and the accelerator pedal. 2. Move the cruise control switch from ON to R/A. Hold it there until reaching the desired speed, then release it. 3. Momentarily push the R/A button. For every push, vehicle speed will increase by about 1 mph (1.6 km/h). Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control The Cruise Control feature is located at To reduce speed while using Cruise the end of the Turn Signal/Multifunction Control, use one of the following Lever. Cruise Control allows you to methods: maintain a speed of about 25 mph or • Press the SET button until you reach more (but not below 25 mph) without the lower speed you want, then keeping your foot on the accelerator. release it. To use Cruise Control: •To reduce speed in smaller incre- 1. Move the Cruise Control switch to ON. ments, press the SET button briefly. Each time you press it, you’ll reduce 2. Achieve the speed you desire. speed by about 1 mph (1.6 km/h). 6 Getting to Know Your 2004 Regal

Passing Another Vehicle While Using reset by pressing the DIC RESET button Cruise Control for five seconds while viewing the oil life Use the accelerator pedal to increase display in the DIC. speed. After removing your foot from the See Section 5 of your Owner Manual. pedal, the vehicle will return to the Cruise Control speed set earlier. Tire Inflation Monitor System Ending Cruise Control (if equipped) There are two ways disengage Cruise Control: A LOW TIRE light will come on if the air • Step lightly on the pedal. pressure in one tire becomes approxi- mately 12 psi lower than the car’s nor- • Move the cruise switch to off. mal tire pressure. After filling a low tire See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. with air, or after changing or rotating your tires, the Tire Inflation Monitor must be reset. The red reset button is located Oil Life Monitor inside the fuse box, found near the end of the instrument panel on the passen- The Oil Life Monitor shows an estimate ger side. To reset the monitor, turn the of the oil’s remaining useful life. When ignition switch to RUN, then press and the oil life index is less than 10 percent, hold the reset button for at least 5 the CHANGE OIL SOON light will illumi- seconds. nate in the instrument panel or the Driver Information Center (if equipped). After See Section 5 of your Owner Manual. having the oil changed, reset the system so it can calculate when the next oil Audio Systems change is required. If you change your oil prior to the illumination of the CHANGE OIL SOON light, reset the system. Resetting the Oil Life Monitor To reset the Oil Life Monitor, follow these steps: 1. With the engine off, turn the ignition key to RUN. 2. Fully push and release the accelera- tor pedal slowly three times within Controls: five seconds. (If the CHANGE OIL PWR (Power) SOON light flashes, the system is resetting.) VOL (Volume) 3. Turn the key to OFF, then start the DISP (Display): Press this button to vehicle. The oil life will change to 100 switch the display between the radio sta- percent. tion frequency and the time. If you have a DIC, the system may be 7

SCV (Speed-Compensated Volume): tion will appear in the display instead of SCV adjusts the audio system volume the frequency. The RDS system includes automatically to make up for road and these controls: wind noise as you drive. To access the P-TYP (Program type): Press this button SCV display, press the TUNE/AUDIO to find and select a desired program button repeatedly until SPEED VOL type. appears. Then, select from OFF, MIN, MED or MAX. Each higher choice allows INFO (Information): If the current station for more volume compensation at faster has a message, INFO will appear in the vehicle speeds. display. Press this button to view the message. BAND: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1 and FM2. TRAF (Traffic): Press this button to seek to a station that broadcasts traffic TUNE: Turn this knob to choose a radio announcements. station. Playing a Compact Disc : Press the right or left arrow to go to the next or to the previous station After inserting a CD into the faceplate and stay there. To scan stations, press slot, use the following controls to oper- and hold one of the SEEK arrows for ate the player: two seconds until SCAN appears on the (Reverse): Press/hold this button to display. Press one of the SEEK arrows reverse within a track. Release it to play to stop scanning. the passage. Numbered Buttons (Forward): Press/hold this button to The six numbered pushbuttons let you advance within a track. Release it to return to your favorite preset stations. play the passage. (See your Owner Manual for setting your 4 RDM (Random): Press this button to favorite stations.) play tracks in random order. Press RDM AUDIO: Allows you to adjust the Bass, again to turn off random play. Treble, Balance and Fade. DISP (Display): Press this button to see EQ: (Equalizer) which CD track is playing. Using the RDS : Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track. Press the The Radio Data System (RDS) uses the right arrow to go to the next track. FM band to: seek to stations broadcast- Holding or pressing either arrow more ing the selected type of programming, than once will advance you either back- receive local or national emergency ward or forward within the track. announcements, display radio station messages or seek stations with traffic BAND: Press to listen to the radio when announcements. This system only works a CD is playing. when information is available from the CD: Press when the radio is playing to stations. listen to a CD. When using RDS, the station name, call : Press this button to eject a CD. letters or program type (PTY) informa- 8 Getting to Know Your 2004 Regal

Cassette Player (If equipped) Automatic Power Door Locks Use the following controls to operate your cassette player: (Reverse): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly. Press it again to return to playing speed. (Forward): Press this button to advance quickly to another part of the tape. Press the button again to return to playing speed. SIDE: Press this button to play the other side of the tape. The Automatic Power Door Locks can : Press the left or right arrow to be programmed in the following ways: go to the previous or next selection on Choice 1: All doors will automatically the tape. (See your Owner Manual for lock when you shift out of PARK. They additional SEEK functions.) will all automatically unlock when you BAND: Press this button to listen to the shift back into PARK. radio when a cassette is playing. Choice 2: All doors will lock automati- CD TAPE: Press this button to play a cally when you shift out of PARK. But tape when listening to the radio. only the driver’s door will unlock when : Press this button to eject a tape. shifting back into PARK. See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. Choice 3: All doors will automatically lock when you shift out of PARK. But you choose no automatic unlocking fea- ture. Choice 4: You can also select no auto- matic door lock or unlock. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. 9

Delayed Locking Restraint System for Children (Automatic Power Door Locks) (LATCH) Your doors will remain unlocked for 3 to Your vehicle’s LATCH system provides 5 seconds after you press the door lock quick and easy installation of child seats button, in case you need to get right that are equipped with the Lower back into your car. To lock the doors Anchorage tether system. The system immediately, simply press the lock uses six anchors on the rear seat with switch a second time. Refer to your locations marked on the seatback. Owner Manual if you prefer to complete- In addition, a top strap anchor is located ly disable this feature. behind the rear seat filler panel. In order See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. to get to the bracket, you must open the trim cover. Remote Keyless Entry Signal See Section 1 of your Owner Manual. (Security Feedback) Trip Odometer In addition to a mileage odometer, your vehicle has a Trip Odometer that informs you how far you’ve traveled on weekend trips, back and forth to work, or any- where else you happen to drive. It is located in the same place as your mileage odometer. To display it, press and release the black stem located on the right side of Your Remote Keyless Entry system pro- your instrument cluster. To set the Trip vides a signal to tell you it’s working. Odometer to zero, press and hold the There are four signals to choose from, black stem for at least 2 seconds. To and you can choose a different security recall the mileage odometer, press and signal for lock and unlock. release the black stem again. Choice 1: Headlamp flash only. See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. Choice 2: Horn chirp only. Choice 3: Both a horn chirp and a headlamp flash. Choice 4: No signal — no headlamp flash, no horn chirp. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. 10 Getting to Know Your 2004 Regal

Window Defogging (HVAC) Dual Automatic Climate Control System Under high humidity and low tempera- ture conditions, the windows may fog. To Automatic Operation remove this humidity, set the control This system controls the heating, cool- knob to the DEF position or press the ing and ventilation of your vehicle. FRONT button (on the automatic sys- tem). Set the fan to high speed and raise the temperature to the maximum. See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Trunk Lock Release

A solar sensor inside the vehicle moni- tors the sun load and uses the informa- tion to maintain the selected inside tem- perature. To operate the Dual Automatic Climate Control system:

Note: Do not cover the solar sensor located in the center of the instrument To unlock your trunk, press the button panel, near the windshield, or the sys- located behind the glove box door. You tem will not work properly. can also unlock the trunk by pressing the car symbol shown on your Remote Keyless Entry transmitter. Or, simply use 1. Adjust the temperature to a comfort- your door key to open the trunk. able setting. The display will show your selection for a few seconds, and See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. then the outside temperature will be displayed. Trunk Storage 2. Press the AUTO button for automatic control of the inside temperature, the Your vehicle’s trunk lid has a four-bar air delivery mode and the fan speed. linkage design which provides more For the automatic system to function, usable trunk space and will not crush the temperature must be set between cargo or intrude into the storage area. 61° F (16°C) and 89°F (31°C). See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. 3. Wait for the system to regulate. This may take from 10 to 30 minutes. Then, adjust the temperature, if necessary. 11

Manual Operation Passenger Climate Control Pressing the OFF button cancels auto- The buttons that control the temperature matic operation and places the system on the passenger side of the vehicle are in manual mode. Press the AUTO button located to the right of the PASSENGER to return to automatic operation. CONTROL window. Press the DUAL TEMP: To manually raise the tempera- button so that the indicator light is on. ture inside the vehicle, press the up Press the right arrow to raise the tem- arrow on the TEMP button. Press the perature. Press the left arrow to lower down arrow to lower the temperature. the temperature on the passenger side The display will show your selection for of the vehicle. a few seconds, and then the outside See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. temperature will be displayed. When the DUAL light indicator is on, this means the TEMP control has set the tempera- Antilock Brakes (ABS) ture for the driver. When the DUAL light (if equipped) is not on, the TEMP control has set the temperature for the entire cabin. The Antilock Brakes System (ABS) is an advanced electronic brake system that FAN: To increase the fan speed, press will help prevent a braking skid. When the up arrow on the FAN control button. you start your engine or begin to drive To decrease speed, press the down away, you may hear a slight noise or arrow. Pressing the arrows cancels the feel a brake pedal vibration — this is automatic operation and places the sys- normal; the system is simply checking tem in manual mode. itself. AIR FLOW: This control has several Using Antilock Brakes: settings to control the direction of the airflow when the system is not in AUTO. Never pump your brakes. Just hold the To access the various modes available, brake pedal down firmly and steer. continue to press the AIR FLOW up or You may feel a slight pedal pulsation down arrows until the desired mode or notice some noise — that’s OK — it appears in the display. means your ABS is working properly. VENT: Press this button to turn the air See Section 4 of your Owner Manual. conditioning compressor on or off. FRONT: Press this button to direct air through the defrost outlet. RECIRC: Press this button to recirculate the air inside your vehicle. REAR: Press this button to turn the rear defogger on. 12 Getting to Know Your 2004 Regal

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Certain restrictions, precautions and safety procedures apply to your vehicle. Please read your Owner Manual for complete instructions. All information contained herein is based on information available at the time of printing and is subject to change without notice. Copyright 2003 by GM Corp. All rights reserved.

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