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Buick 2005 Century Owner's Manual (348 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.43 MB

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Front Seats
  
  8
  - Manual Seats
    8
  - Power Seat
    9
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    10
  - Head Restraints
    11
- Rear Seats
  
  12
  - Safety Belts
    12
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    14
- Safety Belts
  
  18
- Child Restraints
  
  33
- Airbag System
  
  55
- Restraint System Check
  
  64
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    64
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    65
Section 2 Features and Controls

67
- Features and Controls
  
  67
- Keys
  
  68
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    70
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    71
    
    Delayed Locking
    73
    
    Illumination on Remote Activation
    74
    
    Battery Replacement
    75
- Doors and Locks
  
  76
  - Door Locks
    76
  - Power Door Locks
    77
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    77
  - Lockout Protection
    78
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    78
  - Trunk
    78
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    79
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    79
- Windows
  
  80
  - Power Windows
    81
  - Sun Visors
    81
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  82
  - PASS-Key ® II
    82
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  83
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    83
  - Ignition Positions
    84
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    85
  - Starting Your Engine
    85
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    86
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    87
  - Parking Brake
    90
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    91
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    92
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    93
  - Engine Exhaust
    93
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    94
- Mirrors
  
  95
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    95
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    95
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    96
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    96
- Onstar System
  
  97
- Storage Areas
  
  99
  - Glove Box
    99
  - Front Storage Area
    99
  - Convenience Net
    99
Section 3 Instrument Panel

101
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  104
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    106
  - Horn
    106
  - Other Warning Devices
    106
  - Tilt Wheel
    106
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    107
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    107
  - Flash-To-Pass
    108
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    108
  - Windshield Wipers
    108
  - Windshield Washer
    109
  - Cruise Control
    110
  - Delayed Headlamps
    113
  - Exterior Lamps
    113
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    113
  - Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp System
    114
  - Cornering Lamps
    115
  - Courtesy Lamps
    115
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    115
  - Interior Lamps
    115
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    116
    
    Delayed Exit Lighting
    117
    
    Reading Lamps
    117
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    117
    
    Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    118
  - Dome Lamp
    116
  - Entry Lighting
    116
- Climate Controls
  
  118
  - Dual Climate Control System
    118
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    120
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    120
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    121
  - Passenger Control
    124
  - Outlet Adjustment
    126
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    126
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  128
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    129
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    130
  - Trip Odometer
    130
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    130
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    131
  - Charging System Light
    132
  - Brake System Warning Light
    132
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    133
  - Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    134
  - Low Traction Light
    134
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    135
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    135
  - Tire Pressure Light
    136
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    136
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    138
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    138
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    140
  - Oil Pressure Light
    140
  - Cruise Control Light
    141
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    141
  - Security Light
    141
  - Door/Trunk Ajar Warning Light
    142
  - Fuel Gage
    142
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    142
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    143
- Audio System(S)
  
  144
  - Setting the Time
    144
  - Radio with CD
    145
    
    Finding a Station
    146
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    146
    
    Rds Messages
    149
    
    Radio Messages
    150
    
    Playing a CD
    150
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    153
    
    Playing a Cassette Tape
    158
    
    Cassette Tape Messages
    160
    
    CD Adapter Kits
    160
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    163
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    163
  - Radio Reception
    164
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    165
  - Care of Your CD Player
    166
  - Care of Your Cds
    166
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    166
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    166
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

167
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  167
  - Defensive Driving
    168
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  168
  - Drunken Driving
    169
  - Braking
    172
  - Control of a Vehicle
    172
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    173
  - Braking in Emergencies
    175
  - Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
    175
  - Steering
    177
    
    Power Steering
    177
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    178
  - Off-Road Recovery
    179
  - Passing
    179
  - Loss of Control
    181
  - Driving at Night
    182
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    183
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    185
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    185
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    185
  - City Driving
    186
  - Freeway Driving
    187
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    188
  - Highway Hypnosis
    189
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    190
  - Winter Driving
    192
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    193
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    194
  - Ice or Snow
    196
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud
    196
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    197
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    197
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    202
    
    Dolly Towing
    203
    
    Dinghy Towing
    203
- Towing
  
  202
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    202
  - Towing a Trailer
    204
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    205
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    205
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    206
    
    Safety Chains
    207
    
    Trailer Brakes
    207
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    208
    
    Making Turns
    208
    
    Following Distance
    208
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    209
    
    Parking on Hills
    209
    
    Driving on Grades
    209
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    210
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    210
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

211
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  211
- Service
  
  213
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    214
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside
    215
    
    Of Your Vehicle
    215
- Fuel
  
  215
  - Gasoline Octane
    215
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    215
  - California Fuel
    216
  - Additives
    216
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    217
  - Filling Your Tank
    218
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    220
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  220
  - Hood Release
    221
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    222
  - Engine Oil
    223
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    224
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    224
  - Engine Oil Life System
    226
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    227
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    228
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    229
    
    How to Check
    230
    
    How to Add Fluid
    231
  - Engine Coolant
    232
    
    What to Use
    232
    
    Checking Coolant
    233
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    234
  - Engine Overheating
    235
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    236
  - Overheated Engine Protection
    236
    
    Operating Mode
    236
  - Cooling System
    237
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    240
  - Power Steering Fluid
    244
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    245
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    245
  - Brakes
    246
    
    Brake Fluid
    246
    
    Brake Wear
    247
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    248
  - Battery
    249
  - Vehicle Storage
    249
  - Jump Starting
    250
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  255
- Bulb Replacement
  
  257
  - Halogen Bulbs
    257
  - Headlamps
    257
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    258
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    259
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps
    260
  - Back-Up Lamps
    261
  - Replacement Bulbs
    261
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  262
- Tires
  
  263
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    264
  - Tire Size
    266
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    267
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    270
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    271
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    273
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    274
  - Buying New Tires
    274
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    275
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    277
  - Wheel Replacement
    277
  - Tire Chains
    278
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    279
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    280
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    281
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    283
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    289
  - Compact Spare Tire
    291
- Appearance Care
  
  292
  - Fabric/Carpet
    292
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    293
  - Leather
    294
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    294
  - Vinyl
    294
  - Care of Safety Belts
    295
  - Glass Surfaces
    295
  - Instrument Panel
    295
  - Interior Plastic Components
    295
  - Weatherstrips
    295
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    296
  - Finish Care
    296
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    296
  - Aluminum Wheels
    297
  - Tires
    297
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    297
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    298
  - Finish Damage
    298
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    298
  - Underbody Maintenance
    298
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    299
    
    Electrical System
    300
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    300
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    300
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    300
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    301
  - Headlamp Wiring
    301
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    301
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    301
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    301
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    304
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  306
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

307
- Introduction
  308
- Maintenance Requirements
  308
- Maintenance Schedule
  308
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  308
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  308
- Scheduled Maintenance
  310
- Additional Required Services
  312
- Maintenance Footnotes
  314
- At each Fuel Fill
  315
- Owner Checks and Services
  315
- At Least Once a Month
  316
- At Least Once a Year
  316
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  319
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  320
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  321
- Maintenance Record
  322
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

325
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  325
  - Customer Assistance and Information
    326
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
    328
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    328
  - Online Owner Center
    328
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons
    330
    
    With Disabilities
    330
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    330
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    331
  - Courtesy Transportation
    332
    
    Transportation Options
    332
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    332
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event
    333
    
    Data Recorders
    333
    
    Additional Program Information
    333
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  334

Buick 2005 Century Owner's Manual (12 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 0.83 MB

Table of Contents
1
Instrument Panel
2
Instrument Panel Cluster
3
Trip Odometer
4
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp Control
4
Delayed Headlamp Illumination
4
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
4
Cruise Control
5
Oil Life Monitor
6
Delayed Locking
6
Door Locks)
6
Tire Inflation Monitor
7
Audio System
7
Onstar
8
Automatic Power Door Locks
9
Remote Keyless Entry Signal (Security Feedback)
9
Trunk Lock Release
10
Trunk Storage
10
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
10
Window Defogging (HVAC)
10
Restraint System for Children
10
(Latch)
10
Dual Climate Control System
10
Roadside Assistance
12
My Gmlink
12

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Buick 2005 Century Owner's Manual (348 pages)

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Rear Seats

Safety Belts

Child Restraints

Airbag System

Restraint System Check

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Onstar System

Storage Areas

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Audio System(S)

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Headlamp Aiming

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Buick 2005 Century Owner's Manual (12 pages)

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