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Buick 2004 LeSabre Owner's Manual (392 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 4 MB

Table of Contents

1
- Canadian Owners
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
  - Manual Seats
    8
    
    Power Seats
    8
    
    Manual Lumbar
    9
    
    Power Lumbar
    9
    
    Heated Seats
    10
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    10
  - Safety Belts
    12
    
    Head Restraints
    12
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    14
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    17
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    17
    
    Driver Position
    18
    
    Lap-Shoulder Belt
    18
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    24
    
    Center Front Passenger Position
    25
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    25
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    27
    
    Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    30
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    32
  - Child Restraints
    33
  - Older Children
    33
  - Infants and Young Children
    35
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    39
  - Where to Put the Restraint
    42
  - Top Strap
    43
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    44
    
    Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
    45
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    47
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    48
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    50
  - Air Bag Systems
    53
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    56
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    57
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    59
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    59
    
    What will You See after an Airbag Inflates
    60
  - Restraint System Check
    62
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    62
    
    Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    62
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    63
- Features and Controls
  
  65
  - Keys
    67
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    69
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    69
  - Personalization Features
    70
  - Security Feedback
    71
  - Battery Replacement
    72
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    72
  - Doors and Locks
    73
    
    Door Locks
    73
    
    Central Door Unlocking System
    74
    
    Power Door Locks
    74
    
    Delayed Locking
    75
    
    Door Ajar Reminder
    75
  - Personalization Programming
    76
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    76
  - Lockout Protection
    77
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle
    77
    
    Rear Door Security Locks
    77
  - Remote Trunk Release Lockout
    78
  - Trunk Lock Release
    78
  - Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    79
  - Trunk Security Override
    79
  - Windows
    80
  - Power Windows
    81
  - Sun Visors
    81
  - Express-Down Window
    81
  - Window Lock out
    81
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    82
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    82
  - Testing the Alarm
    83
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    85
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    85
  - Ignition Positions
    86
  - Key Reminder Warning
    87
  - Starting Your Engine
    87
    
    Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    87
    
    Engine Coolant Heater
    88
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    88
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    89
  - Parking Brake
    91
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    92
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    93
  - Shifting out of Park (P
    94
  - Torque Lock
    94
    
    Engine Exhaust
    95
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    95
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    96
    
    Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass
    97
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    97
  - Mirrors
    97
  - Mirror Operation
    97
  - Compass Calibration
    98
  - Compass Operation
    98
  - Compass Variance
    98
    
    Outside Power Mirrors
    99
    
    Outside Automatic Dimming Heated Mirror
    100
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    100
  - Outside Curb View Assist Mirror
    100
  - Onstar System
    101
  - Onstar Services
    101
  - Homelink Transmitter
    102
  - Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    105
  - Using Homelink
    105
  - Erasing Homelink
    105
  - Resetting Defaults
    106
    
    Glove Box
    106
  - Storage Areas
    106
    
    Center Console Storage Area
    106
    
    Convenience Net
    106
  - Sunroof
    107
  - Vehicle Personalization
    108
    
    Memory Seat and Mirrors
    108
- Instrument Panel
  
  111
Section 3 Instrument Panel

112
- Instrument Panel Overview
  114
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    116
  - Other Warning Devices
    116
- Tilt Wheel
  117
- Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
  117
- Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
  118
- Turn and Lane-Change Signals
  118
  - Turn Signal on Chime
    118
  - Flash-To-Pass
    119
  - Rainsense™ II Wipers
    119
  - Windshield Wipers
    119
- Windshield Washer
  120
- Cruise Control
  121
  - Resuming a Set Speed
    122
  - Setting Cruise Control
    122
- Exterior Lamps
  124
- Headlamps on Reminder
  124
- Wiper Activated Headlamps
  124
- Cornering Lamps
  125
- Daytime Running Lamps
  125
- Twilight Sentinel
  126
- Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
  127
- Instrument Panel Brightness
  127
- Interior Lamps
  127
- Courtesy Lamps
  128
- Delayed Entry Lighting
  128
- Delayed Exit Lighting
  128
- Entry Lighting
  128
- Perimeter Lighting
  128
- Theater Dimming
  128
- Front Reading Lamps
  129
- Inadvertent Power Battery Saver
  129
- Battery Load Management
  130
- Head-Up Display (Hud
  130
- Accessory Power Outlets
  132
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    133
  - Climate Control System
    134
- Climate Controls
  134
- Defogging and Defrosting
  135
- Dual Automatic Climate Control System
  136
- Rear Window Defogger
  136
- Automatic Operation
  137
- Manual Operation
  137
  - Outlet Adjustment
    140
  - Climate Controls Personalization
    141
  - Operation Tips
    141
  - Steering Wheel Climate Controls
    141
- Passenger Temperature Control
  140
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
  142
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    143
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    145
- Trip Odometer
  145
  - Air Bag Readiness Light
    146
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    146
  - Battery Warning Light
    147
  - Brake System Warning Light
    147
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    148
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    149
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    150
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    150
- Service Engine Soon Light
  150
- If the Light Is Flashing
  151
- Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
  152
- If the Light Is on Steady
  152
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  153
  - Oil Pressure Light
    153
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    154
  - Cruise Control Light
    154
  - Security Light
    154
  - Fuel Gage
    155
  - Driver Information Center (DIC)
    155
    
    DIC Controls and Displays
    156
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  159
  - Service
    159
    
    DIC Warnings and Messages
    159
    
    DIC Vehicle Personalization
    160
    
    Automatic Door Locks
    161
    
    Exterior Lights
    163
    
    Perimeter Lighting
    163
    
    Driver ID
    164
    
    Language Selection
    164
    
    Memory Seats
    164
- Audio System(S)
  
  165
  - Setting the Time
    165
  - Radio with CD
    166
    
    Finding a Station
    166
    
    Playing the Radio
    166
  - Setting Preset Stations
    167
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    167
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    167
  - Using Rds
    168
  - Finding a Pty Station
    169
  - Rds Messages
    169
  - Playing a Compact Disc
    170
  - Radio Messages
    170
  - Radio Data System (Rds)
    172
  - Compact Disc Messages
    172
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    172
  - Usa Only
    173
  - Playing the Radio
    173
  - Finding a Station
    174
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade
    175
  - Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    175
    
    Finding a Pty Station (Rds and XM)
    176
    
    XM Radio Messages
    178
  - Playing a Cassette Tape
    180
  - Cassette Tape Messages
    181
  - CD Adapter Kits
    181
  - Trunk-Mounted CD Changer
    183
  - Personal Choice Radio Controls
    187
  - Compact Disc Errors
    187
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    188
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    188
  - Contiguous Us States
    189
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    189
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    190
  - Care of Your Cds
    191
  - Care of Your CD Player
    191
  - Diversity Antenna System
    191
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System (48 Contiguous US States)
    192
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    192
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

193
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  193
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  194
  - Defensive Driving
    194
  - Drunken Driving
    194
  - Control of a Vehicle
    197
  - Braking
    198
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    199
    
    Braking in Emergencies
    200
    
    Using Anti-Lock
    200
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    201
  - Steering
    202
    
    Power Steering
    202
    
    Steering Tips
    202
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    204
  - Off-Road Recovery
    205
  - Passing
    205
  - Loss of Control
    207
  - Driving at Night
    208
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    209
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    211
  - City Driving
    212
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    212
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    212
  - Freeway Driving
    213
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    214
  - Highway Hypnosis
    215
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    216
  - Winter Driving
    217
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    218
    
    If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    220
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    222
    
    Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    223
- Towing
  
  223
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    223
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    224
    
    Dinghy Towing
    224
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    225
    
    Dolly Towing
    225
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    226
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    227
    
    Certification Label
    230
  - Towing a Trailer
    231
    
    Automatic Level Control
    231
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    232
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    233
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    233
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    234
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    235
    
    Trailer Brakes
    235
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    235
    
    Following Distance
    236
    
    Making Turns
    236
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    236
    
    Driving on Grades
    237
    
    Parking on Hills
    237
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    238
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    238
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    238
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

239
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  239
- Service
  
  241
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    241
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    242
- Fuel
  
  242
  - Gasoline Octane
    242
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    243
  - California Fuel
    243
  - Additives
    244
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    244
  - Filling Your Tank
    245
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    247
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  248
  - Hood Release
    249
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    250
  - Checking Engine Oil
    251
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    252
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    252
  - Engine Oil Additives
    254
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    255
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    256
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    256
  - When to Check and Change
    259
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    259
    
    How to Check
    259
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    260
  - Engine Coolant
    261
  - How to Add Fluid
    261
  - What to Use
    262
  - Checking Coolant
    263
    
    Adding Coolant
    263
    
    Engine Overheating
    264
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    264
    
    Radiator Pressure Cap
    264
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    265
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    266
  - Cooling System
    266
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    269
  - Power Steering Fluid
    273
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    274
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    274
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    274
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    274
  - Brakes
    275
  - Brake Fluid
    275
  - What to Add
    276
  - Brake Wear
    277
    
    Brake Adjustment
    277
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    277
  - Battery
    278
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    278
  - Vehicle Storage
    279
  - Jump Starting
    280
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  285
  - Headlamp Horizontal Aiming
    287
  - Headlamp Vertical Aiming
    288
- Bulb Replacement
  
  290
  - Halogen Bulbs
    290
  - Headlamps
    290
  - Front Turn Signal Lamps
    291
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps
    292
  - Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps
    293
  - Replacement Bulbs
    294
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  295
- Tires
  
  296
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    296
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    300
  - Tire Size
    300
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    303
  - When to Check
    303
  - Check Tire Pressure System
    304
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    305
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    306
  - Buying New Tires
    307
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    308
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    308
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    309
  - Wheel Replacement
    309
  - Tire Chains
    310
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    310
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    311
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    312
    
    Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    313
    
    Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    315
    
    Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
    319
    
    Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    320
  - Compact Spare Tire
    321
- Appearance Care
  
  321
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    322
    
    Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    322
    
    Cleaning Vinyl
    323
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    323
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    323
  - Care of Safety Belts
    324
    
    Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    324
    
    Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    324
    
    Cleaning Leather
    324
    
    Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    324
  - Weatherstrips
    325
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    325
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    325
    
    Finish Care
    325
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    325
    
    Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    326
    
    Cleaning Windshield and Wiper Blades
    326
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    327
  - Finish Damage
    327
  - Underbody Maintenance
    327
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    327
    
    Cleaning Tires
    327
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    328
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  329
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    329
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    329
- Electrical System
  
  329
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    329
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    330
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    330
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    330
  - Removing the Rear Seat Cushion
    333
  - Rear Underseat Fuse Block
    334
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  337
  - Engine Specifications
    337
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  
  338
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

339
- Introduction
  340
- Maintenance Requirements
  340
- Maintenance Schedule
  340
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  340
- How this Section Is Organized
  341
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  342
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  342
  - Short Trip/City Deﬁnition
    343
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  343
  - Short Trip/City Intervals
    343
    
    Long Trip/Highway Deﬁnition
    344
    
    Long Trip/Highway Intervals
    344
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  344
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  351
  - Tire Inﬂation Check
    355
- At each Fuel Fill
  355
- At Least Once a Month
  355
  - Cassette Tape Player Service
    355
  - Engine Coolant Level Check
    355
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    355
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  355
- At Least Once a Year
  356
  - Automatic Transaxle Check
    356
  - Body Lubrication Service
    356
  - Key Lock Cylinders Service
    356
  - Weatherstrip Lubrication
    356
  - Starter Switch Check
    357
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    358
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    358
- At Least Twice a Year
  356
- Exhaust System Inspection
  359
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  359
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  359
- Brake System Inspection
  360
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  360
- Fuel System Inspection
  360
- Throttle System Inspection
  360
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  361
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  362
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

365
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  365
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  366
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    366
  - Online Owner Center
    367
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    368
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    368
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    369
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    369
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    370
  - Courtesy Transportation
    371
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    371
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    371
    
    Transportation Options
    372
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Records
    373
    
    Additional Program Information
    373
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  374

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Seats and Restraint Systems

Features and Controls

Instrument Panel

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Maintenance Schedule

Service and Appearance Care

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

Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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