Wtf.....

[nicothehut]

Ok I have owned my Alero since may of 08.
Last week for the first time i when shift from park to drive and all the doors locked.
I know GM cars do this but my alero has never done this in all most four years of owning the car.
WTF.......

[billytheman1188]

Very weird that it hasn't done it in 4 years cause it def should do it every time. I doubt anyone will be able to give you a good answer cause i've never seen this problem pop on here.

[nicothehut]

didnt think i get a answer but thought it was weird and share.

[Papa Rad17]

something finally clicked. either way... kinda funky...

[lonnie]

My car does that, and has done so since I've owned it.

[Shiwnath]

The feature can be changed. There are 4 modes for the automatic door lock system. Put the key in the on position without starting and hold the lock for about 10 seconds. After 10 seconds you should here a number of chimes. The amount of chimes you hear indicates which mode you're in. 1 chime for mode 1, 2 chimes for mode 2, etc.. I only know what mode 1, 2 and 4 do.

Mode 1 is what everyone knows as the default mode. Shift out of park and the doors lock. Turn the car off and the doors unlock.

Mode 2 is similar to mode 1 except that it only unlocks the driver's side door when the key is turned to the off position.

Mode 4 turns the entire system off.

I JUST learned this yesterday from a buddy of mine who also has an Alero and I decided to try it out last night. Apparently it's in your owner's manual, but I have no idea where mine is.

[03glgold]

I put mine in mode 4. I got tired of everytime went to drop off or pick up someone having to unlock the doors.

[nicothehut]

You guys are the best. That's why I keep coming on here. Thanx for the info I'll go pull my manual out now look up this auto lock control.

[03Sleepr]

Originally Posted by Shiwnath

The feature can be changed. There are 4 modes for the automatic door lock system. Put the key in the on position without starting and hold the lock for about 10 seconds. After 10 seconds you should here a number of chimes. The amount of chimes you hear indicates which mode you're in. 1 chime for mode 1, 2 chimes for mode 2, etc.. I only know what mode 1, 2 and 4 do.

Mode 1 is what everyone knows as the default mode. Shift out of park and the doors lock. Turn the car off and the doors unlock.

Mode 2 is similar to mode 1 except that it only unlocks the driver's side door when the key is turned to the off position.

Mode 4 turns the entire system off.

I JUST learned this yesterday from a buddy of mine who also has an Alero and I decided to try it out last night. Apparently it's in your owner's manual, but I have no idea where mine is.

wow thanks +rep for that, so sick of having to unlock doors all the time..

[Papa Rad17]

Originally Posted by 03Sleepr

wow thanks +rep for that, so sick of having to unlock doors all the time..

oh ya! so there is no mode 3? and mode 4 means the locks will not do anything automatically correct?

[Shiwnath]

Originally Posted by 03Sleepr

wow thanks +rep for that, so sick of having to unlock doors all the time..

No prob. Glad to help.

Originally Posted by Papa Rad17

oh ya! so there is no mode 3? and mode 4 means the locks will not do anything automatically correct?

There is, but I'm not sure what exactly it does. If you check your owner's manual it should be in there.

[nicothehut]

Mode 3 everything locks and No auto unlocks

[nicothehut]

Page 2-8 in manual

[nicothehut]

[zzyzzx]

Wish they had programmed a way to shutoff the DRL's like that.

[Nate's Alero]

Originally Posted by zzyzzx

Wish they had programmed a way to shutoff the DRL's like that.

Because Canada requires them, they just figured that they would just make them stay on. They never bothered me, so i can't complain. only if my interior lights worked, lol.

[a.graham52]

Originally Posted by zzyzzx

Wish they had programmed a way to shutoff the DRL's like that.

Originally Posted by Nate's Alero

Because Canada requires them, they just figured that they would just make them stay on. They never bothered me, so i can't complain. only if my interior lights worked, lol.

zzyzzx- you know if you shut off your car, apply the ebrake, start your car again your lights/drls shut off but i have a feeling you already knew that or simply ment "toggling" your drls on or off kinda.

nate... nothing to do with canada. im pretty sure my car does not have the canadian rpo code.

[03glgold]

Originally Posted by Nate's Alero

Because Canada requires them, they just figured that they would just make them stay on. They never bothered me, so i can't complain. only if my interior lights worked, lol.

If you are talking about dome light i have to hit mine to make it work...it also works to hit my cd player right after putting in a cd that keeps getting spit out

[a.graham52]

i think the canadian thing nates talking abolut is what i ran into wensday with a customer suburban. Came in for a laundry list of repairs including a request to make it possible to shut the head lights off. (Customer is on a local emt department and when hes on a call his lights are stuck on all the time, anytime). The 03 suburban has the "drl defeat" switch in the dash but it didnt work. Looking at silverado of the same bodystyle showed me that u can shut the headlights off if u switch to "defeat" while the lights are on. That confirmed my what i thought. I went as far as pulling the switch out and checking grounds and blah blah blah. Low and behold the vehicle had the Z49 "canadian base" rpo code. Canadian law will not allow you to shut the lights off simply put. Even called Gm and they said they would not allow us to reprogram the bcm nor would they recommend modifying the system. Simply put canadian base vehicles (dont know what year\makes\modles) will not have a headlight defeat switch that works and at night (or when the sunload sensor says its too dark out) ur stuck with the headlights on even if the keys on/ignition off.

[XanderWiFi]

Poltergeist! Jk, I see everyone already hooked you up but I had to say it.