Driver Information Center (DIC); E/M (English/Metric): ; Personalizing the DIC (if equipped)- Page 4

Getting to Know Your LaCrosse

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Driver Information Center (DIC)

E/M (English/Metric): On the base DIC,

press to choose English or Metric units.

On uplevel DICs, press the  (Option)

button until “UNITS” appears. Press the 

(Set/Reset) button to choose English

or Metric units.

(Set/Reset) (if equipped): Press to

set/reset certain functions and to turn

off/acknowledge DIC messages. 

(Gauges) (if equipped): Press to dis-

play battery and oil life. To reset the Oil

Life System after an oil change, press

and hold the  (Set/Reset) button while

“OIL LIFE” is displayed until it shows

100%.

(Fuel) (if equipped): Press to display

fuel range, average economy and

instantaneous economy.

(Option) (if equipped): Press to dis-

play English/Metric units, language, per-

sonalization, compass zone and com-

pass calibration.

(Traction Control) (if equipped):

Press to turn traction control on or off.

(Hazard): Press to turn the hazard

warning flashers on or off.

Personalizing the DIC (if equipped)

Uplevel DICs can memorize selected

personalized settings for up to two 

drivers. (Some features are limited to a

single setting.) 

1. Place the vehicle in Park (P) and turn 

on the ignition.

2. Press the  (Option) button 

until “PERSONAL PROGRAM” is 

displayed.

3. Press the  (Set/Reset) button 

to display instructions.

4. Press the  button to display 

programmable features. 

The base-level Driver Information

Center (DIC) displays the odometer and

trip odometer. Uplevel DICs also display

a compass, trip computer, fuel economy

information, OnStar

®

phone numbers

called (if equipped) and other messages

or warnings. The DIC display is located

on the instrument cluster below the

speedometer, and can be programmed

in English, French or Spanish. 

Outside temperature displays in the 

bottom-right corner of the uplevel DIC

when viewing the trip/odometer screens,

fuel screens and some gauge screens.

At 37ºF (3ºC) or below, readings toggle

between temperature and the word

“ICE” for two minutes.

The following DIC controls are located

on the center of the instrument panel:

TRIP/ODO (Trip/Odometer): On the

base DIC, press to display odometer/trip

distance. Uplevel DICs also display time

elapsed and average speed.