Maintenance - Buick LaCrosse 2011 Owner's Manual

1-22 In Brief
Performance and

Maintenance

Traction Control
System (TCS)
The traction control system limits
wheel spin. The system turns on
automatically every time the vehicle
is started.
To turn off traction control,
press and release located
on the console to the right of
the shifter. illuminates and
the appropriate DIC message
is displayed. See Electronic
Stability Control (ESC)/Traction
Control System (TCS) Indicator/
Warning Light on page 5 22.
Press and release the button
again to turn on traction control.
For more information, see Traction
Control System (TCS) on
page 9 36.
Electronic Stability
Control (ESC)
The Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) system assists
with directional control of the
vehicle in difficult driving conditions.
The system turns on automatically
every time the vehicle is started.
To turn off both traction control
and ESC, press and hold ,
located on the console to
the right of the shifter, until
illuminates and the appropriate
DIC message is displayed.
See Electronic Stability Control
(ESC)/Traction Control System
(TCS) Indicator/Warning Light on
page 5 22.
Press and release the button to
turn on both systems.
For more information, see Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) on
page 9 37.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Tire Pressure Monitor
This vehicle may have a Tire
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS).
The TPMS warning light alerts you
to a significant loss in pressure
of one of the vehicle's tires. If the
warning light comes on, stop as
soon as possible and inflate the
tires to the recommended pressure
shown on the Tire and Loading
Information label. See Vehicle Load
Limits on page 9 12. The warning
light will remain on until the tire
pressure is corrected.
During cooler conditions, the low tire
pressure warning light may appear
when the vehicle is first started and
then turn off. This may be an early