Buick 2007 Rendezvous User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7
Front Seats .............................................. 9
Rear Seats ............................................. 15
Safety Belts ............................................ 30
Child Restraints ...................................... 57
Airbag System ........................................ 88
Restraint System Check ....................... 104
Features and Controls .............................. 107
Keys ..................................................... 109
Doors and Locks .................................. 114
Windows ............................................... 120
Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 122
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 127
Mirrors .................................................. 142
OnStar
®
System ................................... 144
Universal Home Remote System .......... 147
Storage Areas ...................................... 158
Sunroof ................................................ 169
Instrument Panel ....................................... 171
Instrument Panel Overview ................... 174
Climate Controls ................................... 200
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators .......................................... 211
Message Center ................................... 225
Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 235
Audio System(s) ................................... 250
Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 301
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle ..................................... 302
Towing ................................................. 337
Service and Appearance Care .................. 351
Service ................................................. 354
Fuel ...................................................... 356
Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 362
Bulb Replacement ................................ 399
Windshield Replacement ....................... 404
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Windshield Wiper Blade
Replacement ..................................... 404
Tires ..................................................... 406
Appearance Care .................................. 451
Vehicle Identification ............................. 461
Electrical System .................................. 462
Capacities and Specifications ................ 469
Maintenance Schedule .............................. 471
Maintenance Schedule .......................... 472
Customer Assistance Information ............. 491
Customer Assistance and Information ... 492
Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 508
Index .......................................................... 513
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
BUICK, the BUICK Emblem, and the name
RENDEZVOUS are registered trademarks of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the
time it was printed. We reserve the right to
make changes after that time without notice. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the
name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for
Buick Motor Division whenever it appears in this
manual.
This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
have all of them. For example, more than one
entertainment system may be offered or your
vehicle may have been ordered without a front
passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there
if it is needed while you are on the road. If the
vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be
obtained from your dealer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15860822 A First Printing
©
2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read the owner manual from
beginning to end when they first receive their new
vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn
about the features and controls for the vehicle.
Pictures and words work together in the
owner manual to explain things.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about
the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.
It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual
and the page number where it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this
book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to
tell about things that could hurt you if you were to
ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could
hurt you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or
reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If
you do not, you or others could be hurt.
You will also find a
circle with a slash
through it in this book.
This safety symbol
means “Do Not,” “Do
Not do this” or “Do Not
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will find these notices:
Notice: These mean there is something
that could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage
the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They
use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specific component,
control, message, gage, or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of a
component, gage, or indicator, reference the
following topics:
•Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
•Features and Controls in Section 2
•Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
•Climate Controls in Section 3
•Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in
Section 3
•Audio System(s) in Section 3
•Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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Front Seats ..................................................... 9
Manual Seats ................................................ 9
Power Seats ............................................... 10
Manual Lumbar ........................................... 10
Heated Seats .............................................. 11
Memory Seat and Mirrors ............................ 11
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 13
Head Restraints .......................................... 15
Rear Seats .................................................... 15
Rear Seat Operation ................................... 15
Split Bench Seats ....................................... 15
Captain Chairs ............................................ 21
Stowable Seat ............................................. 26
Safety Belts .................................................. 30
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 30
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts ............................................. 34
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 35
Driver Position ............................................. 36
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 45
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 46
Right Front Passenger Position ................... 46
Rear Outside Passenger Positions .............. 47
Center Rear Passenger Position .................. 51
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 53
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 56
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 56
Child Restraints ............................................ 57
Older Children ............................................. 57
Infants and Young Children ......................... 60
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 64
Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 68
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 69
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position .............................. 79
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Rear Seat Position ................................... 82
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position .................................. 84
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Airbag System .............................................. 88
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 91
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 93
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 95
How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 96
What Will You See After an Airbag
Inflates? ................................................... 96
Passenger Sensing System ......................... 98
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .... 102
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ........................ 103
Restraint System Check ............................. 104
Checking the Restraint Systems ................ 104
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ......................................... 105
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while
the vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you do
not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving.
Your vehicle may have manual seats.
Use the lever located
under the front of the
seat to adjust the
seat forward or
rearward.
Pull the lever up to unlock the seat. Slide the seat
to where you want it and release the lever. To
make sure the seat is locked into place, try
to move the seat back and forth with your body.
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Power Seats
If the vehicle has power
seats, the controls used
to operate them are
located on the outboard
side of the seats.
To adjust the seat, do any of the following:
•Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
the control forward or rearward.
•Raise or lower the front part of the seat
cushion by moving the front of the control up
or down.
•Raise or lower the rear part of the seat
cushion by moving the rear of the control up
or down.
Manual Lumbar
The knob that controls
this feature is located
on the outboard sides of
the driver’s and front
passenger’s seats.
Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to
increase lumbar support. Turn the knob toward the
rear of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support.
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Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have
heated seats. If it does,
the heated seat
switches are located in
the instrument panel
switchbank.
This feature will quickly heat the seat cushions
and lower back of the driver’s and front
passenger’s seat. The left switch is for the driver’s
seat and the right switch is for the front
passenger’s seat.
Press the top of the switch to turn the heater on.
Press the bottom of the switch to turn the
heater off. The heated seat switch will turn off
when the ignition is turned to OFF and will resume
operation when the ignition is turned to ON,
unless the switch is turned off.
Memory Seat and Mirrors
If your vehicle has this
feature, the controls are
located on the driver’s
door panel and are used
to store and recall the
driver’s seat position
and the outside rearview
mirror position.
The settings for these features can be
personalized for both driver 1 and driver 2.
Driver 1 and driver 2 correspond to the memory
buttons labeled 1 and 2 on the driver’s door and to
the numbers, 1 or 2, on the back of the remote
keyless entry transmitters.
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To store the memory settings, do the following:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat and the outside
rearview mirrors to the position you would like
for driving.
2. Press and hold memory button 1 for more
than three seconds.
A double beep will sound when the memory seat
and mirror position have been stored.
To store the seat and outside rearview mirror
positions for a second driver, follow the previous
steps, but press button 2 instead.
To recall your stored positions, your vehicle must
be in PARK (P). Press and release the memory
button (1 or 2) corresponding to the desired driving
position. The seat and the outside rearview
mirrors will move to the position previously stored
for the identified driver. You will hear one beep.
To store an exit position for each driver, do the
following:
1. Move the seat to the desired exit position.
2. Hold the button with the exit symbol, located
below the memory buttons, for more than
three seconds.
The exit position stored will be for the most
recently selected driving position (1 or 2). A double
beep will sound when the exit position is stored.
To use the exit feature, your vehicle must be
in PARK (P). Press and release the button with
the exit symbol and the seat will move to the exit
position stored for the most recently selected
driver. You will hear one beep.
To stop recall movement of the seat at any time,
press one of the three memory buttons or one
of the power seat controls located on the outboard
side of the driver’s seat.
If your vehicle is equipped with a Driver
Information Center (DIC), you can use it to
program certain functions of the memory seats.
See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 240.
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Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while
the vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you do
not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The
lever used to operate them is located on the
outboard side of the seats.
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position,
then release the lever to lock the seatback
in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
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To return the seatback to an upright position, do
the following:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to
the seatback and the seatback will return to
the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even if you buckle up, your safety belts
cannot do their job when you are reclined
like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job
because it will not be against your body.
Instead, it will be in front of you. In a
crash, you could go into it, receiving neck
or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a
crash, the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there,
not at your pelvic bones. This could cause
serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is
in motion, have the seatback upright.
Then sit well back in the seat and wear
your safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the
restraint is at the same height as the top of
the occupant’s head. This position reduces the
chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Pull the head restraint up or push it down to
adjust it.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
The rear seats in your vehicle have seat operating
features to adjust, fold, remove and reinstall the
seats. By using the seat operating procedures, in
the correct order, you can easily remove the
seats from your vehicle.
When you put the seats back in the vehicle, be
sure to follow the label on the back of the seat for
proper location.
Split Bench Seats
If your vehicle has the split bench seat, the
seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined
individually and the sections can be flipped forward
or removed individually.
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Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
To recline the seatback
on base-level split
bench seats, lift
the recliner lever,
located on the outboard
side of the seatback,
to release the seatback.
Move the seatback to
the desired position.
To recline the seatback
on up-level split bench
seats, push forward
on the recliner lever,
located on the outboard
side of the seatback,
to release the seatback.
Move the seatback to
the desired position and
release the lever.
It is easier to raise or lower the seatback if you
lean forward and take the weight off the seatback.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle
the safety belts and return them to their normal
stowed position before folding a rear seat.
The seatbacks also fold forward. Lift or push the
recliner lever forward, depending on the model,
and fold the seatback forward.
Base-Level
Up-Level
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The seatback will lock into place when you push it
back to the upright position. After raising a
seatback to an upright position, push and pull on
the seatback to make sure that it is locked in
place.
Removing the Split Bench Seat
Each section of the split bench seat can be flipped
forward or removed individually.
1. Unlatch the shoulder belt from the lap-belt.
2. Make sure that the seatback is in the upright
position.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle
the safety belts and return them to their normal
stowed position before folding a rear seat.
3. Lift up or push forward on the seatback
recliner lever to fold the seatback forward.
4. For base-level split bench seats, pull the lever
at the base of the seat on the outboard side
to release the rear latches from the floor
pins and flip the seat forward.
Base-Level
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For up-level split bench
seats, continue pushing
forward on the recliner
lever to release the
rear latches from
the floor pins and flip
the seat forward.
5. To release the front latches, squeeze the
angled latch release bar toward the straight
crossbar.
6. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward
the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.
Repeat these steps for the other section of the split
bench seat.
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Replacing the Split Bench Seat
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
{CAUTION:
A seat that is not locked into place
properly can move around in a collision or
sudden stop. People in the vehicle could
be injured. Be sure to lock the seat into
place properly when installing it.
{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted will not
provide the protection needed in a crash.
The person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After installing the seat,
always check to be sure that the safety
belts are properly routed and attached,
and are not twisted.
Make sure that the seatback is in the folded
forward position and that the safety belts are on
the correct section of the seat.
Do not put the sections of the bench seat in so
that they face rearward because they will not latch
that way.
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The split bench seat sections have seat position
labels, located on the back of each section,
showing where the section must go.
The seat must be placed in the proper location for
the legs to attach correctly.
1. Squeeze the angled latch release bar toward
the straight crossbar while placing the front
hooks of the bench seat onto the front
two floor pins.
2. Make sure that the
bench seat is angled
so that the front
hooks clear the floor
pins. If the front
legs are not
attached correctly,
the rear legs will not
attach to the rear
set of floor pins.
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