Buick Lucerne 2007 User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 7
Front Seats .............................................. 9
Rear Seats ............................................. 19
Safety Belts ............................................ 19
Child Restraints ...................................... 43
Airbag System ........................................ 70
Restraint System Check ......................... 88
Features and Controls ................................. 91
Keys ....................................................... 93
Doors and Locks .................................. 102
Windows ............................................... 108
Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 110
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 113
Mirrors .................................................. 129
OnStar
®
System ................................... 135
Universal Home Remote System .......... 139
Storage Areas ...................................... 151
Sunroof ................................................ 153
Instrument Panel ........................................ 155
Instrument Panel Overview ................... 158
Climate Controls ................................... 182
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators .... 194
Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 212
Audio System(s) ................................... 241
Driving Your Vehicle .................................. 275
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle ..................................... 276
Towing ................................................. 313
Service and Appearance Care ................... 323
Service ................................................. 325
Fuel ...................................................... 327
Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 332
Headlamp Aiming ................................. 377
Bulb Replacement ................................ 380
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement .... 383
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Tires ..................................................... 385
Appearance Care .................................. 418
Vehicle Identification ............................. 427
Electrical System .................................. 428
Capacities and Specifications ................ 436
Maintenance Schedule ............................... 439
Maintenance Schedule .......................... 440
Customer Assistance Information ............. 459
Customer Assistance and Information ..... 460
Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 477
Index ........................................................... 481
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
BUICK, the BUICK Emblem, and the name
LUCERNE 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 further
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 when 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. 15862327 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 Passenger Seat ................................ 9
Power Seats ................................................. 9
Power Lumbar ............................................. 10
Heated Seats .............................................. 11
Heated and Cooled Seats ........................... 12
Memory Seat and Mirrors ............................ 13
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 14
Head Restraints .......................................... 17
Center Seat ................................................ 18
Rear Seats .................................................... 19
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door .................... 19
Safety Belts .................................................. 19
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 19
Questions and Answers
About Safety Belts ................................... 24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 25
Driver Position ............................................. 25
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 34
Right Front Passenger Position ................... 34
Center Front Passenger Position ................. 35
Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 36
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 39
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 42
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 42
Child Restraints ............................................ 43
Older Children ............................................. 43
Infants and Young Children ......................... 46
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 49
Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 53
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 55
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ................................... 62
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position ....................... 65
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ......................... 65
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Airbag System .............................................. 70
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 72
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 76
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 78
How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 79
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inflates? ........................................ 79
Passenger Sensing System ......................... 81
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 86
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 87
Restraint System Check ............................... 88
Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 88
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ........................................... 89
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Passenger Seat
Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to
unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and
release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body
to be sure the seat is locked in place.
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.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power
Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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•Raise or lower the rear part of the seat
cushion by moving the rear of the control up
or down.
•Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the
entire control up or down.
If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, see
“Power Reclining Seatbacks” under Reclining
Seatbacks on page 14.
Power Lumbar
If your vehicle has this feature, the power lumbar
control is located on the outboard side of the
front seats.
Press the lumbar control forward to increase
support and rearward to decrease support in the
lower seatback. Press the control up or down
to raise or lower the support mechanism.
Keep in mind that as your seating position
changes, as it may during long trips, so should the
position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat
as needed.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control,
Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have heated front seats. To
operate the heated seats, the ignition must be on.
The buttons are located
on the front doors
forward of the door
handle.
J(Heated Seat Cushion and Seatback): Press
this button to turn on the heated seat cushion
and seatback.
I(Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn
on the heated seatback.
Press the button to turn on the desired feature.
A light on that button will display to show
which feature is on.
There are three temperature settings for each
feature. A column of three lights next to the
buttons will display which setting the feature is in:
high, medium or low. Three lights indicate the
highest setting, two lights indicate medium and
one light indicates the lowest setting.
When you press a button, the feature will turn on
at the highest setting. Each time you press the
button, the feature will decrease one temperature
setting.
To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button
until the display lights turn off.
If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is
started using the remote keyless entry transmitter,
the front heated seats will be turned on to the
high setting if it is cold outside. See “Remote
Vehicle Start” under Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 95. When the key is
inserted into the ignition and the ignition is turned
on, the heated seat feature will turn off. To turn
the heated seat feature back on, press the
desired button.
Driver’s Side Buttons
shown
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Heated and Cooled Seats
The front seats may have the heated and cooled
seat feature. To heat or cool the seats, the
ignition must be on.
The buttons are
located on the front
doors forward of the
door handle.
J(Heated Seat Cushion and Seatback): Press
this button to heat the seat cushion and
seatback.
I(Heated Seatback): Press this button to heat
the seatback.
H(Cooled Seat Cushion and Seatback): Press
this button to cool the seat cushion and seatback.
Press each button to turn on the desired feature.
A light on that button will display indicating
which feature is on.
There are three temperature settings for each
feature. A column of three lights next to the
buttons will display which setting the feature is in:
high, medium or low. Three lights indicate the
highest setting, two lights indicate medium and
one light indicates the lowest setting.
When you press a button, the feature will turn on
at the highest setting. Each time you press the
button, the feature will decrease one temperature
setting.
To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button
until the display lights turn off.
If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is
started using the remote keyless entry transmitter,
the front heated seats will be turned on to the
high setting if it is cold outside. See “Remote
Vehicle Start” under Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 95. When the key is
inserted into the ignition and the ignition is turned
on, the heated seat feature will turn off. To turn
the heated seat feature back on, press the
desired button.
Driver’s Side Buttons
shown
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Memory Seat and Mirrors
Your vehicle may have the memory package.
The controls for this feature are located on the
driver’s door panel, and are used to program and
recall memory settings for the driver’s seat and
the outside mirrors.
To save your positions in memory, do the
following:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback
recliner and lumbar, and both outside mirrors
to your preferred position.
2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps
sound through the driver’s side front speaker
to let you know that the position has been
stored.
A second seating and mirror position can be
programmed by repeating the above steps and
pressing button 2 for a second driver.
To recall your memory positions, the vehicle must
be in PARK (P). Press and release either
button 1 or button 2 corresponding to the desired
driving position. The seat and outside mirrors
will move to the position previously stored for the
identified driver. You will hear a single beep.
If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to
enter your vehicle and the remote recall memory
feature is on, automatic seat and mirror movement
will occur. See “MEMORY SEAT RECALL”
under DIC Vehicle Customization on page 231 for
more information.
To stop recall movement of the memory feature at
any time, press one of the power seat controls,
memory buttons, or power mirror buttons.
If something has blocked the driver’s seat while
recalling a memory position, the driver’s seat recall
may stop working. If this happens, press the
appropriate control for the area that is not recalling
for two seconds, after the obstruction is removed.
Then try recalling the memory position again
by pressing the appropriate memory button. If the
memory position is still not recalling, see your
dealer for service.
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Easy Exit Seat
The control for this feature is located on the
driver’s door panel between buttons 1 and 2.
With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position can
be recalled by pressing the exit button. You will
hear a single beep. The driver’s seat will
move back.
If the easy exit seat feature is on in the Driver
Information Center (DIC), automatic seat
movement will occur when the key is removed
from the ignition. See “EASY EXIT SEAT” under
DIC Vehicle Customization on page 231 for
more information.
Further programming for automatic seat movement
can be done using the DIC. You can select or
not select the following:
•The easy exit seat feature.
•The memory seat recall feature.
For programming information, see DIC Vehicle
Customization on page 231.
Reclining Seatbacks
Manual 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.
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If the seats have manual reclining seatbacks, the
lever used to operate them is located on the
outboard side of the seats.
To recline the seatback, do the following:
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.
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.
Passenger’s Seat shown
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Power Reclining Seatbacks
If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, the
controls used to operate them are located on
the outboard side of the seats.
•Tilt the top of the control rearward to recline
the seatback.
•Tilt the top of the control forward to raise the
seatback.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power
Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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{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. 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 the seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
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.
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Pull the head restraint
up to raise it.
To lower the head restraint, press the button,
located on the top of the seatback, and push the
head restraint down.
Center Seat
Your vehicle may have a front center seat. This
seat can be converted to a storage area by
lowering the seatback. See Center Flex Storage
Unit on page 152.
For information on safety belts for this position,
see Center Front Passenger Position on page 35.
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Rear Seats
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door
Your vehicle has a pass-through door that provides
access to the trunk from the rear seats. See
“Rear Seat Pass-Through Door” under Trunk
on page 106.
Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use
safety belts properly. It also tells you some things
you should not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she
cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you
are in a crash and you are not wearing a
safety belt, your injuries can be much
worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be
seriously injured or killed. In the same
crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety
belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly too.
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{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured or
killed. Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not equipped
with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and your
passengers to buckle your safety belts. See Safety
Belt Reminder Light on page 196 and Passenger
Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 197.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the
law says to wear safety belts. Here is why:
They work.
You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do
have a crash, you do not know if it will be a
bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so serious that even buckled up, a person
would not survive. But most crashes are in
between. In many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and sometimes walk away. Without
belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety belts in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up does matter... a lot!
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