DIC not working

Turn key to ON/RUN with engine off

Press the information and reset buttons on the Driver Information Center (DIC) at the same time to enter the personalize menu.

Press the information button to scroll through the available menu modes until the DIC display shows "OIL-LIFE RESET

Press and hold the reset button until the DIC display shows "ACKNOWLEDGED".
Turn the key to "LOCK/OFF".

Press the INFORMATION and RESET buttons on the DIC at the same time to enter the personalization menu. Press the INFORMATION button to scroll through the menu until OIL LIFE RESET is displayed. Press and hold the RESET button until the DIC display shows ACKNOWLEDGED

The radio displays driver information center (DIC) information when it first powers up. The uplevel radio shows the time and outside temperature on the first line of the display, and DIC information on the second line of the display.
There are 3 DIC buttons on the radio.
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ENTER

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INFO

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MENU

The Driver Information Center (DIC) displays PONTIAC or BUICK for 3 seconds and then the most recently used key fob when it first powers up. The DIC returns to the last display status after displaying the key fob number. The DIC can be displayed in English or French. In order to change between English/French press and hold the Mode button for more than 3 seconds .
There are 2 buttons on the DIC.

1. Set button
2. MODE button

Set Button
The Set button allows options to be reset in the DIC. Options can be reset by depressing and holding the Set button for 3 seconds

Keep pushing the buttons first. They get dirty inside. Some times this can help. After that remove it, disassemble it and clean it. This is not guarantied fix though. Replace the DIC.

Sorry to say, but it has/is dieing. ll will work well. JUST THE dic is bad.It can be fixed, $200+

probably not the cluster but the spiral wiring in the steering wheel broken

Try this and if it does not work let me know.

1. Turn the ignition key to the "Run" position but do not start the engine.

2. Press the display button until the display reads "Oil Life"

3. Press the accelerator (gas) pedal all the way down and all the way back up 3 times within 5 seconds.

4. The oil life index should reset to 100 or the display will read "Oil Life Index Resetting", and when completed then turn off the ignition.

Start the vehicle and verify that the oil life has been reset, and if it did not reset then repeat the procedure, because sometimes it will take more than one try to clear and reset the oil life index.


If that does not work then try this procedure...


1. Press the fuel information button until ENGINE OIL LIFE appears on the Driver Information Center (DIC).

2. Press and hold the select button.

3. The engine oil life percentage will return to 100.

4. Turn the key to OFF.

5. If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL message comes back on when you start your vehicle, the engine oil life system has not reset.
Repeat the procedure.

Your vehicle has a Driver Information Center (DIC).
All messages will appear in the DIC display located
below the speedometer in the instrument panel cluster.
The DIC buttons are located on the instrument panel,
to the left of the instrument panel cluster.
The DIC comes on when the ignition is on. After a short
delay, the DIC will display the information that was
last displayed before the engine was turned off.
The DIC displays trip, fuel, and vehicle system
information, and warning messages if a system problem
is detected. The bottom line of the DIC shows the
shift lever position indicator. See Automatic
Transmission Operation on page 3-23 for more
information.
If your vehicle’s DIC has these features, the compass
direction and the outside air temperature may also
display on the DIC when viewing the trip and fuel
information. The compass direction appears on the top
right corner of the DIC display. The outside air
temperature automatically appears in the bottom right
corner of the DIC display. If there is a problem with the
system that controls the temperature display, the
numbers will be replaced with dashes. If this occurs,
have the vehicle serviced by your dealer/retailer.
The DIC also allows some features to be customized.
See DIC Vehicle Customization on page 4-66 for
more information.
DIC

Hello, it depends on whether or not you have the Driver Information Center (DIC). I'll send you both ways.

Without the DIC, turn the key to the ON position and depress the gas pedal 3 times within 5 seconds, the light will flash, turn the key off.
With the DIC, turn the key to the ON position, press the Fuel Information button repeatedly until OIL LIFE is displayed, press and hold the button with the arrow pointing left until 100% is displayed. Turn the key to off.