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Old Apr 17, 2016 | 11:00 AM
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Old Apr 17, 2016 | 11:14 AM
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2011 owner's manual page 5-56.

Entering the Personal
Options Menu
To enter the personal options menu,
use the following steps:
1. If you have an automatic
transmission vehicle, turn the
vehicle on with the shift lever in
P (Park).
If you have a manual
transmission vehicle, turn the
vehicle on with the parking
brake set.
To avoid excessive drain on the
battery, it is recommended that
the headlamps are turned off.
2. Press the OPTION button and
you will enter the PERSONAL
OPTIONS menu.
The DIC will display the current
driver number (1 or 2) for a
few seconds and then will
display instructions on which
buttons to use for setting the
personalizations. The RESET
button is used to select a
setting for a particular feature.
The OPTION button is used to
move to the next feature.
3. Press the OPTION button
while the instruction screen is
displayed to enter the first
personalization menu item.
4. Once you have cycled through
all of the personal options,
pressing the OPTION button
a final time exits the personal
options menu. In addition,
if no button is pressed within
45 seconds, the DIC will exit the
personal options menu.
Page 5-62:
Personalize Name: This option
allows you to type in a name or
greeting that will appear on the DIC
display whenever the corresponding
keyless access transmitter (1 or 2)
is used or one of the memory
buttons (1 or 2) located on the
driver's door is pressed.
Press the OPTION button until
PERSONALIZE NAME appears on
the display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
. YES
. NO (default)
If you choose YES, you can type in
a name that will appear on the DIC
display.
Page 5-63:
To program a name, use the
following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL OPTIONS
menu and select the driver
number (1 or 2) that you would
like to program by following the
instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal
Options Menu”.
2. Press the OPTION button until
the PERSONALIZE NAME
option appears on the display.
3. Select YES under
PERSONALIZE NAME by
pressing the RESET button.
4. Press the OPTION button and
a cursor will display where you
can insert a letter.
5. Press the OPTION button again
until the letter you want is
displayed. To scroll through the
letters faster and without
a beeping noise, keep the
OPTIONS button depressed.
There are alpha/numeric
characters and a blank space
available.
6. Then press the RESET button to
select the letter of your choice
and proceed on to the next
space to the right.
If you make a mistake and would
like to clear or replace a letter,
perform the following steps:
6.1. Press the RESET button to
reach the letter you would
like to change.
6.2. Press the OPTION button
to scroll through the letter
choices.
6.3. Press the RESET button
to select the letter and
proceed on to the next
space to the right.
7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 until the
name or greeting you want is
complete. After the name or
greeting is complete, keep
pressing the RESET button
until the display turns blank and
exits out of this option. You can
program up to 20 characters.
If you choose NO, this option will
turn off.
If a customized name or greeting is
not programmed, the DIC display
will show Driver 1 or Driver 2 to
correspond with either the number
on the back of the keyless access
transmitter (1 or 2) that is being used
or to the memory button (1 or 2) that
is pressed.
PERSONALIZE NAME is the last
option available to program in the
PERSONAL OPTIONS menu.
Pressing the OPTION button after
this setting will exit you from the
PERSONAL OPTIONS menu.
The last item you were in prior to
entering PERSONAL OPTIONS
will then display on the DIC.
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Old Apr 17, 2016 | 11:43 AM
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What I found: A red light showing character in seat belt. No one else was in Corvette with me. What does this indicate and is it preventing me from modifying the DIC since no number 1 or 2 displayed? I was using key FOB # 1
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Originally Posted by vettenut
What I found: A red light showing character in seat belt. No one else was in Corvette with me. What does this indicate and is it preventing me from modifying the DIC since no number 1 or 2 displayed? I was using key FOB # 1
The red light in a seat belt just indicates the engine is running and your driver's seat belt is not fastened. I don't know whether that will keep you from setting a personal name in the DIC or not. The memory option probably knows you're using fob #1. I don't have to "tell" it what fob # I'm using when I set an option.
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Originally Posted by vettenut
What I found: A red light showing character in seat belt. No one else was in Corvette with me. What does this indicate and is it preventing me from modifying the DIC since no number 1 or 2 displayed? I was using key FOB # 1
If for some reason someone had reprogrammed the key fobs with the wrong set of numbers out of sequence, this could be your issue not being able to change any DIC options. DIC options are only available for key fob 1 and 2, and only if they have been programed in that sequence. In other words, you key fob 1 may not be program correctly as number 1. Up to 4 fobs can be programed.
There is a sticky about programming the key fobs correctly.

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