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Buick 2005 Rendezvous Owner's Manual (480 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 3 MB

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

8
- About Driving Your Vehicle
  2
- Canadian Owners
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  3
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  4
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Table of Contents
    8
  - Four-Way Manual Driver Seat
    9
  - Manual Passenger Seat
    9
  - Front Seats
    9
  - Six-Way Power Seats
    10
  - Manual Lumbar
    11
  - Heated Seats
    11
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    12
  - Head Restraints
    13
  - Rear Seats
    14
  - Rear Seat Operation
    14
  - Split Bench Seats
    14
  - Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
    14
  - Removing the Split Bench Seat
    15
  - Replacing the Split Bench Seat
    17
  - Captain Chairs
    19
  - Removing the Captain's Chairs
    20
  - Replacing the Captain's Chairs
    21
  - Folding the Seatback
    23
  - Stowable Seat
    23
  - Replacing the Stowable Seat
    24
  - Removing the Stowable Seat
    24
  - Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    26
  - Safety Belts
    26
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    27
  - Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    30
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    31
  - Driver Position
    31
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
    39
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    40
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    40
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    40
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    41
  - Center Rear Passenger Position
    44
  - Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    46
  - Safety Belt Pretensioners
    48
  - Safety Belt Extender
    48
  - Child Restraints
    49
  - Older Children
    49
    
    Infants and Young Children
    51
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    54
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    58
    
    Top Strap
    59
    
    Top Strap Anchor Location
    60
    
    Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
    64
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    66
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
    66
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position
    68
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    70
    
    Airbag System
    73
    
    Where Are the Airbags
    76
    
    When Should an Airbag Inﬂate
    79
    
    What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate
    81
    
    How Does an Airbag Restrain
    81
  - What will You See after an Airbag Inﬂates
    82
  - Passenger Sensing System
    83
  - Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    88
  - Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    88
- Restraint System Check
  
  89
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    89
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    89
Section 2 Features and Controls

91
- Features and Controls
  
  91
- Keys
  
  93
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    95
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    96
    
    Battery Replacement
    97
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    97
- Doors and Locks
  
  98
  - Door Locks
    98
  - Power Door Locks
    99
  - Delayed Locking
    99
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    100
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    100
  - Canceling the Rear Door Security Locks
    101
  - Lockout Protection
    101
  - Liftgate
    101
  - Liftgate Release
    102
- Windows
  
  103
  - Power Windows
    104
  - Express-Down Window
    104
  - Sun Visors
    105
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  105
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    105
    
    Arming with the Power Lock Switch
    106
    
    Disarming with Your Key
    107
  - PASS-Key ® III
    108
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  109
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    109
  - Ignition Positions
    110
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    111
  - Starting Your Engine
    111
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    112
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    113
  - Warm-Up Shift
    115
  - All-Wheel Drive
    116
  - Parking Brake
    116
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    117
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    117
    
    Torque Lock
    118
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    118
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    119
  - Engine Exhaust
    119
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    120
- Mirrors
  
  121
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    121
  - Outside Power Mirror
    121
  - Outside Curb View Assist Mirror
    122
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    122
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    122
- Onstar System
  
  123
  - Onstar ® Virtual Advisor
    124
- Homelink Transmitter
  
  124
  - Programming the Homelink
    125
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    127
    
    Using Homelink
    127
- Storage Areas
  
  128
  - Glove Box
    128
  - Cupholder(S)
    129
  - Cell Phone Storage Area
    129
  - Overhead Console
    129
  - Floor Console Storage Area
    129
  - Front Armrest Storage Area
    130
  - Rear Storage Area
    130
  - Roof Rack System
    130
  - Convenience Net
    133
  - Cargo Cover
    133
  - Rear Convenience Center
    134
- Sunroof
  
  137
- Vehicle Personalization
  
  137
  - Memory Seat
    137
Section 3 Instrument Panel

139
- Instrument Panel
  139
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  142
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    144
  - Other Warning Devices
    144
  - Horn
    144
  - Tilt Wheel
    144
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    145
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    145
    
    Turn Signal on Chime
    146
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    146
  - Flash-To-Pass
    146
  - Windshield Wipers
    147
  - Windshield Washer
    147
    
    Rear Window Washer/Wiper
    148
  - Cruise Control
    148
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    150
    
    Resuming a Set Speed
    150
    
    Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    150
  - Exterior Lamps
    152
    
    Lamps on Reminder
    152
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    152
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    153
  - Fog Lamps
    153
  - Interior Lamps
    154
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    154
  - Interior Lamps Control
    154
  - Headlamp Exit Delay
    155
  - Entry Lighting
    155
  - Delayed Lighting
    156
  - Exit Lighting
    156
  - Perimeter Lighting
    157
  - Front Reading Lamps
    157
  - Rear Reading Lamps
    157
  - Cargo Lamp
    157
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    158
    
    Instrument Panel Switchbank
    158
    
    Head-Up Display (HUD)
    159
    
    Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
    162
    
    How the System Works
    163
    
    Accessory Power Outlets
    164
    
    Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    165
- Climate Controls
  
  166
  - Climate Control System
    166
    
    Operation
    166
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    167
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    168
  - Dual Climate Control System
    168
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    171
    
    Automatic Operation
    171
    
    Manual Operation
    172
  - Outlet Adjustment
    174
  - Operation Tips
    174
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  175
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    176
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    177
  - Trip Odometer
    177
  - Retro-Active Reset
    178
  - Tachometer
    178
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    179
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    179
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    180
  - Brake System Warning Light
    182
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    183
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    183
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    184
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    184
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    185
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    186
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance
    187
    
    Highbeam on Light
    187
  - Fuel Gage
    188
- Message Center
  
  189
  - Passenger Seatbelt Reminder Message
    189
  - Service Traction System Warning Message
    189
  - Traction Active Message
    190
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Message
    190
  - Charging System Indicator Message
    191
  - Reduced Engine Power Message
    191
  - Low Oil Pressure Message
    192
  - Low Engine Oil Level Message
    193
  - Change Engine Oil Message
    193
  - Low Tire Message
    194
  - Door Ajar Warning Message
    194
  - Rear Hatch Ajar Warning Message
    194
  - Check Gas Cap Message
    195
  - All-Wheel Drive Disable Warning Message
    195
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Message
    196
  - Low Fuel Warning Message
    196
  - Low Brake Fluid Warning Message
    197
  - Service Vehicle Soon Message
    197
  - Program Mode Message
    198
  - Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter Battery Low Warning Message
    198
    
    Parking Lamp Warning Message
    199
    
    Highbeam out Warning Message
    199
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  200
  - Compass Variance
    200
  - Compass Calibration
    200
  - DIC Controls and Displays
    202
  - DIC Vehicle Personalization
    204
    
    Entering Programming Mode
    204
    
    Interior Lighting Delay
    206
    
    Interior Lighting on
    206
    
    Auto Door Lock/Unlock
    207
    
    Remote Door Unlock
    209
    
    Unlock Feedback
    210
    
    Lock Feedback
    211
    
    Seat Recall
    211
    
    Tilt Mirror
    212
    
    Exiting Programming Mode
    213
- Audio System(S)
  
  213
  - Setting the Time
    214
  - Radio with CD
    214
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    214
    
    Playing the Radio
    215
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    215
    
    Finding a Station
    216
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    217
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    217
    
    Rds and XM
    218
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    218
    
    Rds Messages
    219
    
    Radio Messages
    220
    
    XM Radio Messages
    221
    
    Playing a CD
    223
    
    Listening to a DVD
    225
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    225
    
    Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
    229
    
    Playing a Cassette Tape
    234
    
    Cassette Tape Messages
    235
    
    CD Adapter Kits
    235
    
    Listening to a DVD
    238
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    238
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    239
    
    Setting Preset Ptys (RDS Only)
    243
    
    Using Song List Mode
    251
    
    Parental Control
    253
  - Rear Seat Entertainment System
    253
    
    Before You Drive
    254
    
    Stereo Rca Jacks
    255
    
    Battery Replacement
    255
    
    Audio Output
    256
    
    DVD Player
    257
    
    Video Screen
    257
    
    Ejecting a Disc
    259
    
    Playing a Disc
    259
    
    Remote Control Buttons
    260
    
    Remote Control
    260
    
    Setup Menu
    262
    
    Cleaning the Video Screen
    267
    
    DVD Distortion
    267
    
    DVD Messages
    267
  - Navigation/Radio System
    268
  - Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
    268
    
    Primary Radio Controls
    268
    
    Rear Seat Audio (RSA) Controls
    269
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    270
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    271
  - Radio Reception
    272
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    272
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    273
  - Care of Your CD and DVD Player
    273
  - Integrated Windshield Antenna
    273
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    273
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

275
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  275
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  276
  - Driver Behavior
    276
  - Driving Environment
    276
  - Vehicle Design
    276
  - Defensive Driving
    277
  - Drunken Driving
    277
  - Control of a Vehicle
    280
  - Braking
    280
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    281
    
    Using Anti-Lock
    283
  - Braking in Emergencies
    283
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    284
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    285
    
    Power Steering
    286
  - Steering
    286
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    287
  - Off-Road Recovery
    288
  - Passing
    288
  - Loss of Control
    289
  - Driving at Night
    291
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    292
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    294
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    294
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    294
  - City Driving
    295
  - Freeway Driving
    296
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    297
  - Highway Hypnosis
    298
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    298
  - Winter Driving
    300
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    300
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    302
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    304
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    305
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    305
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    306
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    306
    
    Certification/Tire Label
    309
- Towing
  
  310
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    310
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    310
    
    Dinghy Towing
    311
    
    Dolly Towing (Two-Wheel-Drive Vehicles)
    311
  - Level Control
    312
  - Towing a Trailer
    312
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    313
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    314
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    314
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    315
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    316
    
    Trailer Brakes
    316
    
    Safety Chains
    316
    
    Following Distance
    317
    
    Making Turns
    317
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    318
    
    Driving on Grades
    318
    
    Parking on Hills
    318
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    319
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    319
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    319
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

321
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  321
- Service
  
  323
- Fuel
  
  325
  - Gasoline Octane
    325
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    325
  - California Fuel
    326
  - Additives
    326
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    327
  - Filling Your Tank
    328
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    330
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  330
  - Hood Release
    331
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    332
  - Engine Oil
    336
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    337
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    337
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    339
  - Engine Oil Life System
    339
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    340
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    340
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    341
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    341
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    342
    
    How to Check Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    343
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    343
    
    How to Add Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    345
  - Engine Coolant
    345
    
    What Coolant to Use
    346
    
    Checking Coolant
    347
    
    Adding Coolant
    347
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    348
  - Engine Overheating
    348
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    348
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    349
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    350
  - Cooling System
    350
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    354
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    356
    
    How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    357
    
    What Power Steering Fluid to Use
    357
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    357
    
    Brake Fluid
    358
    
    Adding Washer Fluid
    358
  - Brakes
    358
    
    What to Add
    359
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    360
    
    Brake Adjustment
    360
    
    Brake Wear
    360
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    361
    
    Vehicle Storage
    361
  - Battery
    361
  - Jump Starting
    362
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  367
  - How to Check Lubricant
    367
  - What to Use
    367
- Bulb Replacement
  
  369
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  373
- Tires
  
  375
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    376
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    378
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    381
    
    When to Check
    381
    
    How to Check
    382
  - Check Tire Pressure System
    382
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    384
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    385
  - Buying New Tires
    386
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    387
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    387
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    388
  - Wheel Replacement
    388
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    389
  - Tire Chains
    390
  - Accessory Inﬂator
    390
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    392
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    392
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    394
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    400
  - Secondary Latch System
    404
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    408
    
    Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    412
  - Compact Spare Tire
    414
- Appearance Care
  
  415
  - Fabric/Carpet
    415
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    416
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    416
  - Vinyl
    417
  - Leather
    417
  - Instrument Panel
    417
  - Interior Plastic Components
    417
  - Glass Surfaces
    418
  - Care of Safety Belts
    418
  - Weatherstrips
    418
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    418
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    419
  - Finish Care
    419
    
    Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades
    419
    
    Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    420
    
    Tires
    420
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    421
    
    Finish Damage
    421
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    421
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    421
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    422
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  423
- Electrical System
  
  424
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    424
  - Headlamp Wiring
    424
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    424
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    424
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    425
  - Floor Console Fuse Block
    425
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    427
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  432
  - Engine Specifications
    433
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

435
- Introduction
  436
- Maintenance Requirements
  436
- Maintenance Schedule
  436
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  436
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  436
- Scheduled Maintenance
  438
- Additional Required Services
  440
- Maintenance Footnotes
  441
- At each Fuel Fill
  442
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    442
- Owner Checks and Services
  442
- At Least Once a Month
  443
- At Least Once a Year
  443
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    444
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    445
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  446
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  447
- Maintenance Record
  448
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

451
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  451
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  452
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    452
  - Online Owner Center
    453
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    454
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    454
    
    Overseas - Customer Assistance
    455
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    455
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    456
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    457
  - Courtesy Transportation
    457
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    458
    
    Transportation Options
    458
    
    Additional Program Information
    459
    
    Courtesy Rental Vehicle
    459
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    460
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  461

Buick 2005 Rendezvous Getting To Know Manual (20 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents
1
Instrument Panel
2
Instrument Panel Cluster
3
Driver Information Center
4
Compass Calibration
6
Auto Door Lock/Unlock
6
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
6
Headlamp Control
7
Automatic Headlamp System
7
Fog Lamps
7
Interior Lamps
8
Head-Up Display (HUD)
8
Manual Dual Climate Control
9
Automatic Dual Climate Control
9
Seats
10
Outside Rearview Mirrors
11
Opening the Vehicle Hood
11
Entertainment Systems
12
Homelink Universal Transmitter
14
Content Theft-Deterrent System
15
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
15
Electronic Liftgate Release
16
Rear Door Security Locks
16
LATCH System
16
Center Rear Passenger Position Lap-Shoulder Belt
17
Automatic Level Control
17
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
17
Traction Control System (TCS)
17
Onstar
18
Securing the Fuel Cap
19
Fuel Economy
19
Roadside Assistance
20
My Gmlink
20

Buick 2005 Rendezvous Quick Start Manual (2 pages)

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Buick 2005 Rendezvous Owner's Manual (480 pages)

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

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

Vehicle Personalization

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Message Center

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

All-Wheel Drive

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

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Buick 2005 Rendezvous Getting To Know Manual (20 pages)

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Buick 2005 Rendezvous Quick Start Manual (2 pages)

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