G. David Felt

While the information above does not mention Buick, I found many references without this detail that points to this being a service item you have to actually request in the reprogramming to have the feature disabled. Good luck with it.

At least on my Chevy, GMC and Caddilac auto's I own, you can change these settings via the driver info system. I found for your year the following info that pretty much makes this a dealer service visit in my opinion. The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom(s) described in this PI. Condition/Concern: Some customers may comment that they are unable to override the automatic door locking feature. In prior model years, customers were able to select "Doors Lock Manually" from the DIC. However, starting in the 2005 model year, this selection was removed. Recommendation/Instructions: Since the 2005 model year, all BCM's (Body Control Modules) are programmed from the factory to allow two personalized door lock settings: Setting 1: All doors lock when the transmission is shifted into gear. Setting 2: All doors lock when the vehicle speed is greater than 8 mph (13 km/h). New BCM calibrations have been released for the 2006-2008 model years to allow a Setting 3: No Automatic door locking (Manual). This setting should ONLY be turned on at the owner's request. Use the appropriate procedure below for the vehicle you are working on to disable the auto door lock feature. Use the following procedure to turn on this feature for models: ? 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT ? 2007-2008 Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe ? 2007-2008 GMC Sierra, Yukon, Yukon Denali, Yukon XL, Yukon Denali XL ? Reprogram the BCM with updated calibrations currently available in Tis2Web. In some rare instances, the calibrations may not be available in Tis2Web and Techline Customer Support should be contacted to obtain the calibrations. When at the "Calibration Selection" screen in Tis2Web select the "locking" tab (should be highlighted in Red) and pick the calibration listed as "(Per customer request only) Auto Door Lock option ENABLED on DIC". ? On vehicles equipped with steering wheel controls (RPO UK3), DIC control buttons are included. Use the DIC buttons to scroll through the personalization settings to the "Auto Door Lock" feature. There will be to two different settings: "Lock with speed" or "Lock in gear". You will notice there is NO new setting but also there will be no "check marks" next to any of the settings. This means the auto door lock feature is disabled. If there is a "check mark" next to one of the "Auto Door Lock" selections then the only way to remove the "check mark" is to scroll to "Factory Settings" and select "Restore", this will remove the "check mark" thus disabling the "Auto Door Lock" feature. Note: Please keep in mind that if "Factory Settings Restored" is selected it will change all of the other personalization settings back to the factory settings and they will need to be reset back to the owners settings. ? On vehicles without the DIC control buttons once the BCM is reprogrammed with the new calibration the "Auto Door Locks" will be disabled and can not be turned back on unless the BCM is reprogrammed back with the previous calibration. Use the following procedure to turn on this feature for models: ? 2006 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT ? 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche, Suburban, Tahoe ? 2006-2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic ? 2006-2007 GMC Sierra Classic ?2006 GMC Yukon, Yukon Denali, Yukon XL, Yukon Denali XL Note: NO new calibrations are available for the 2005 models or vehicles with manual transmissions. Reprogram the BCM with updated calibrations currently available in Tis2Web. When at the "Calibration Selection" screen in Tis2Web select the "locking" tab (should be highlighted in Red) and pick the calibration listed "(Per customer request only) Auto Door Lock option ENABLED on DIC". On vehicles with Steering Wheel Controls (RPO UK3) use the controls to scroll through the personalization setting to the "Auto Door Lock" feature. There will be a new "Manual" selection now available to choose, along with the two previous selections "In Gear" and "With Speed". On vehicles Without Steering Wheel Controls (RPO UK3) enter the door lock programming mode, procedure located in section 2 of the owners manual. Once in the programming mode press the lock side of the drivers power door lock switch, you will hear either one, two or NO chimes. One chime indicates you are in Setting 1 (lock in gear), Two chimes you are in Setting 2 (lock with speed) and NO chimes you are in Setting 3 (Manual). Continue to press the door lock switch to scroll through the 3 different selections until you hear the desired setting and then exit the programming mode by turning the ignition key on. Customer :I read this and don't know if it is correct or not Customer :did you have a question for me? GM Tech (Cam) :It is, but it cut a part off, GM Tech (Cam) : 2. Use the following procedure to disable the auto door locks on the models listed below:2006 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche, Suburban, Tahoe 2006-2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic (old body style) 2006-2007 GMC Sierra Classic (old body style) 2006 GMC Yukon, Yukon Denali, Yukon XL, Yukon Denali XL Note: NO new calibrations are available for the 2005 models or vehicles with manual transmissions. A. Reprogram the BCM with updated calibrations currently available in Tis2Web. When at the "Calibration Selection" screen in Tis2Web select "locking" (should be highlighted in Red) and pick the calibration listed "(Per customer request only) Auto Door Lock option ENABLED on DIC". B. After reprogramming the BCM, vehicles with Steering Wheel Controls (RPO UK3) can use the controls to scroll through the personalization setting to the "Auto Door Lock" feature. There will be a new "Manual" selection now available to choose, along with the two previous selections "In Gear" and "With Speed". C. After reprogramming the BCM, vehicles without Steering Wheel Controls will need to enter the door lock programming mode procedure located in section 2 of the owner's manual. Once in the programming mode press the lock side of the driver's power door lock switch, you will hear either one, two or NO chimes. One chime indicates you are in Setting 1 (lock in gear), Two chimes you are in Setting 2 (lock with speed) and NO chimes you are in Setting 3 (Manual). Continue to press the door lock switch to scroll through the 3 different selections until you hear the desired setting and then exit the programming mode by turning the ignition key on. Please follow this diagnostic or repair process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. GM Tech (Cam) :So you need to get it programmed so that feature is available in the cluster then you can, This is the only way. GM Tech (Cam) :Oh I see you reposted some of the same bulletin that was cut off. GM Tech (Cam) :The procedure requires programming of the BCM, usually a $40 cost then your options will be available in the system to alter the performance for the door locks. Customer :thanks

The whole unfolding of Fiskers makes one think they deliberately did not believe they would have to pay back the EPA. The fact the have not built anything for 9 months or so would tend to also imply they were happy to use tax dollars to do nothing. Good riddance, I hope the EPA takes everything and then sells it to an American company that can actually build something.

How does that go with the story line?

Single Shifter rather than Paddle play?

Saab exterior is better than I imagined based on your description. Still like the truck better.

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Interesting project suburban, rusty rear wheel openings.

Not a bad looking truck.

Looks solid over all for the age of being a project truck. I would just replace the front passenger fender since it has such a large rust spot.

It is pretty nice looking, I am going to assume that the Diesel is turbo charged and not supercharged since I have never heard of a supercharged diesel.

This is to be expected, why would anyone want to be in California and deal with the mess of trying to run a business there. Course if they are bankrupt, does that law really have merit? This is going to be one ugly mess of a shutdown. Be interesting to see if the courts throw out any requirements from the EPA for their loans and allows this to be taken over by the Chinese?

As you say, we each have the right to love or hate a style. Hopefully the next CTS Coupe you can learn to love.

That is a nice Jeep Truck.

So my dad sent me this email and I am wondering if there is any truth to it. Are these up around Detroit? These are actual billboards in Detroit , Michigan put up by GM. This is definitely cool ! NEW CHEVY BILLBOARDS POSTED AROUND DETROIT I have to say that if these are real billboards, then GM needs to do this across America.

Camino I have to actually disagree with you as I love the look of the current coupe and clearly so do many others.

I would pass on both as repair cost on them is high based on my own searching for parts. I would hold out for a more generic American made auto that would be cheaper to repair.

China is not known for originality, they are all about conformist.

Over all we can go with bigger non turbo 4,6 and 8 size engines and run them on CNG with a cleaner longer life than on petrol. Allaround far greener and better for everyone than to go to rubber band turbo's.

I have to disagree with the story that these older electric cars are beauty. Course it is in the eye of the beholder, but todays GM Volt is way better looking than these old ugly cars including the Chinese green turd.

I was just about to give up on seeing if there were any real pictures or updated stories when Bing found me this. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/kicking-tires/post/detroit-electric-sp01-first-look/2013/04/08/2838fe8c-a080-11e2-bd52-614156372695_blog.html Finally a real picture of the new Detroit Electric car. Range is from 139 to 188 miles. Top speed of 155mph. http://detroit-electric.com/ More photo's on their web site.

Japan has an aging population with a minority of youth and this is truly affecting their ability to build exciting dynamic auto's compared to the youth, tech heavy future of Korea and the revitalization of the US market. I see the Japan brands having a few more years of stagnation before they wake up or have to merge. I still do not see Mazda or Mitsubishi as stand alone car companies in 5 yrs or even here. We have not see the finish of the consolidation yet. With Europe at the start of what will be a long recession, we will see more companies disappear.

Any updates on this baby? I am interested in what it looks like and if there is really people willing to spend $200K on a sports car what is the specs in more details.

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