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Buick 2005 LaCrosse Owner's Manual (410 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.74 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
  
  9
  - Manual Seats
    9
  - Six-Way Power Seats
    10
  - Power Lumbar
    10
  - Head Restraints
    13
  - Center Seat
    13
- Rear Seats
  
  14
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    14
  - Safety Belts
    16
  - Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    16
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    17
  - Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    20
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    21
  - Driver Position
    21
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
    28
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    29
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    29
  - Center Front Passenger Position
    30
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    31
  - Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
    33
  - Safety Belt Pretensioners
    36
  - Safety Belt Extender
    36
- Child Restraints
  
  37
- Airbag System
  
  57
- Restraint System Check
  
  71
Section 2 Features and Controls

73
- Features and Controls
  
  73
- Keys
  
  74
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    75
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    76
    
    Battery Replacement
    78
    
    Remote Vehicle Start
    79
- Doors and Locks
  
  82
  - Door Locks
    82
  - Power Door Locks
    83
  - Delayed Locking
    83
  - Automatic Door Locks
    84
  - Lockout Protection
    84
  - Trunk
    85
    
    Trunk Lock
    85
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    86
- Windows
  
  87
  - Power Windows
    88
  - Sun Visors
    89
    
    Arming with the Power Lock Switch
    90
    
    Disarming with Your Key
    90
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  91
  - PASS-Key ® III
    91
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  93
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    93
  - Ignition Positions
    93
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    94
  - Starting the Engine
    94
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    95
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    96
  - Parking Brake
    99
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    100
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    101
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    102
  - Engine Exhaust
    102
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    103
- Mirrors
  
  104
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    104
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    104
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    104
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    105
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    105
  - Outside Power Heated Mirrors
    106
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    106
- Onstar System
  
  106
  - Virtual Advisor
    107
- Homelink Transmitter
  
  108
  - Homelink
    108
  - Programming the Homelink
    108
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    111
    
    Using Homelink
    111
- Storage Areas
  
  112
  - Glove Box
    112
  - Cupholder(S)
    112
  - Center Console Storage Area
    113
  - Convenience Net
    113
- Sunroof
  
  114
Section 3 Instrument Panel

115
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  118
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    120
  - Other Warning Devices
    120
  - Horn
    120
  - Tilt Wheel
    120
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    121
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    122
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    122
  - Flash-To-Pass
    122
  - Windshield Wipers
    123
  - Windshield Washer
    123
  - Cruise Control
    124
  - Exterior Lamps
    127
  - Daytime Running Lamps (Drl)/Automatic Headlamp System
    128
  - Fog Lamps
    129
  - Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
    129
  - Interior Lamps
    130
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    130
  - Courtesy Lamps
    130
  - Entry Lighting
    130
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    131
  - Theater Dimming
    131
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    131
  - Perimeter Lighting
    132
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    132
    
    Overhead Console Reading Lamps
    132
    
    Rear Assist Handle Reading Lamps
    132
    
    Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
    132
    
    How the System Works
    133
    
    Accessory Power Outlets
    134
- Climate Controls
  
  135
  - Climate Control System
    135
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    137
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    138
  - Outlet Adjustment
    142
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    142
  - Steering Wheel Climate Controls
    144
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  144
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    145
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    146
  - Tachometer
    146
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    146
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    147
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    148
  - Charging System Light
    149
  - Brake System Warning Light
    150
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    151
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    151
  - Warning Light
    151
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    152
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    152
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    153
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    153
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    154
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    154
  - Maintenance Schedule
    156
  - Oil Pressure Light
    156
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    157
  - Security Light
    157
  - Cruise Control Light
    157
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    158
  - Highbeam on Light
    158
  - Headlamps Suggested Light
    158
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    159
  - Door Ajar Light
    159
  - Trunk Ajar Light
    159
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    159
  - Fuel Gage
    160
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    160
  - Check Gas Cap Light
    160
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  161
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    161
  - Oil Life
    165
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    167
    
    Battery Saver Active
    168
    
    Change Oil Soon
    168
    
    Check Gas Cap
    169
  - Delayed Locking
    170
    
    Engine Coolant Hot
    171
    
    Headlamps Suggested
    171
    
    Key in Ignition
    173
    
    Low Fuel
    174
  - Reduced Engine Power
    177
    
    Right Rear Turn Lamp out
    179
    
    Service Abs System
    179
    
    Service Brake System
    180
    
    Service Park Lamps
    180
    
    Service Theft System
    181
    
    Service Traction System
    182
  - Service Vehicle Soon
    182
    
    Service Variable Effort Steering
    182
    
    Stability Control Active
    183
    
    Stability Control off
    183
    
    Traction Control Active
    183
    
    Traction Control off
    184
    
    Turn Signal on
    184
    
    DIC Vehicle Personalization
    185
- Audio System(S)
  
  193
  - Radio with CD (Base
    193
  - Setting the Time
    193
    
    Finding a Station
    194
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    194
    
    Radio Messages
    195
    
    Playing a CD
    196
    
    Radio with CD (Uplevel)
    198
    
    Radio with CD (Mp)
    206
    
    Mp3 Format
    214
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    219
    
    Playing the Radio
    220
    
    Theft-Deterrent Feature
    231
    
    Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    232
    
    Radio Reception
    233
  - Care of Your Cds
    233
  - Care of Your CD Player
    233
    
    Backglass Antenna
    234
    
    Chime Level Adjustment
    234
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

235
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  235
  - Defensive Driving
    236
  - Drunken Driving
    236
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  236
  - Braking
    239
  - Control of a Vehicle
    239
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    240
  - Braking in Emergencies
    242
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    242
  - Stabilitrak System
    243
  - Steering
    244
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    245
  - Off-Road Recovery
    246
  - Passing
    246
  - Loss of Control
    247
  - Driving at Night
    249
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    250
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    252
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    252
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    252
  - City Driving
    253
  - Freeway Driving
    254
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    255
  - Highway Hypnosis
    255
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    256
  - Winter Driving
    258
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    259
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    260
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    262
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    262
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    263
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    268
- Towing
  
  268
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    268
  - Towing a Trailer
    269
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    270
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    270
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    271
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    272
    
    Safety Chains
    272
    
    Trailer Brakes
    272
    
    Following Distance
    273
    
    Making Turns
    273
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    273
    
    Driving on Grades
    274
    
    Parking on Hills
    274
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    275
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    275
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

277
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  277
- Service
  
  279
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    280
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    281
- Fuel
  
  281
  - Gasoline Octane
    281
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    282
  - California Fuel
    282
  - Additives
    282
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    283
  - Filling the Tank
    284
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    286
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  286
  - Hood Release
    287
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    288
  - Engine Oil
    291
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    292
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    293
  - Engine Oil Life System
    294
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    295
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    297
  - Engine Coolant
    297
    
    Checking Coolant
    298
    
    What to Use
    298
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    300
  - Engine Overheating
    300
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    301
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    302
  - Cooling System
    302
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    306
  - Power Steering Fluid
    309
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    310
  - Brakes
    311
    
    Brake Wear
    312
    
    What to Add
    312
    
    Brake Adjustment
    313
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    313
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    313
  - Battery
    314
  - Vehicle Storage
    314
  - Jump Starting
    315
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  319
- Bulb Replacement
  
  321
  - Halogen Bulbs
    321
  - Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps
    322
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    323
  - Fog Lamps
    324
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    324
  - Replacement Bulbs
    326
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  327
- Tires
  
  328
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    329
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    331
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    334
    
    How to Check
    335
    
    When to Check
    335
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    336
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    337
  - Buying New Tires
    338
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    339
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    340
  - Wheel Replacement
    341
  - Tire Chains
    342
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    343
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    344
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    345
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    347
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    352
  - Compact Spare Tire
    353
- Appearance Care
  
  354
  - Fabric/Carpet
    354
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    355
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    355
  - Glass Surfaces
    356
  - Instrument Panel
    356
  - Interior Plastic Components
    356
  - Leather
    356
  - Vinyl
    356
  - Care of Safety Belts
    357
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    357
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    357
  - Weatherstrips
    357
  - Finish Care
    358
    
    Windshield and Wiper Blades
    358
    
    Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    359
    
    Tires
    359
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    360
    
    Finish Damage
    360
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    360
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    360
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    361
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  362
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    362
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    362
- Electrical System
  
  363
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    363
  - Headlamp Wiring
    363
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    363
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    364
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    364
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    364
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    366
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  368
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

369
- Introduction
  370
- Maintenance Requirements
  370
- Maintenance Schedule
  370
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  370
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  371
- Scheduled Maintenance
  372
- Additional Required Services
  374
- Maintenance Footnotes
  375
- At each Fuel Fill
  376
- Owner Checks and Services
  376
- At Least Once a Month
  377
- At Least Once a Year
  377
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    378
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    379
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  380
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  381
- Maintenance Record
  382
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

385
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  386
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    386
  - Online Owner Center
    387
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    388
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    388
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    389
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    390
  - Courtesy Transportation
    391
    
    Additional Program Information
    392
    
    Transportation Options
    392
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    393
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  394

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Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Rear Seats

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

Homelink Transmitter

Storage Areas

Sunroof

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Driver Information Center (DIC)

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

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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