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Buick 2006 LaCrosse Owner's Manual (438 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.79 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
  - Six-Way Power Seats
    9
  - Power Lumbar
    9
  - Head Restraints
    12
- Rear Seats
  
  13
  - Center Seat
    13
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    13
- Safety Belts
  
  14
- Child Restraints
  
  34
- Airbag System
  
  59
- Restraint System Check
  
  73
  - Checking the Restraint Systems
    73
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    74
Section 2 Features and Controls

75
- Features and Controls
  
  75
- Keys
  
  76
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    77
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    78
    
    Battery Replacement
    80
    
    Remote Vehicle Start
    81
- Doors and Locks
  
  84
  - Door Locks
    84
  - Power Door Locks
    85
  - Delayed Locking
    85
  - Automatic Door Lock
    86
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    86
  - Lockout Protection
    87
  - Trunk
    87
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    88
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    88
- Windows
  
  90
  - Power Windows
    91
  - Sun Visors
    92
    
    Arming with the Power Lock Switch
    93
    
    Disarming with Your Key
    94
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  95
  - PASS-Key ® III
    95
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  96
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    96
  - Ignition Positions
    97
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    97
  - Starting the Engine
    98
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    99
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    100
  - Parking Brake
    104
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    105
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    106
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    108
  - Engine Exhaust
    108
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    109
- Mirrors
  
  110
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    110
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    110
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    110
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    111
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    111
  - Outside Power Heated Mirrors
    112
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    112
- Onstar System
  
  112
- Universal Home Remote System
  
  115
  - Universal Home Remote System Operation
    115
    
    Programming Universal Home Remote
    116
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    117
- Storage Areas
  
  118
  - Glove Box
    118
  - Cupholder(S)
    119
  - Center Console Storage Area
    120
  - Convenience Net
    120
- Sunroof
  
  121
Section 3 Instrument Panel

123
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  126
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    128
  - Other Warning Devices
    128
  - Horn
    128
  - Tilt Wheel
    128
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    129
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    130
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    130
  - Flash-To-Pass
    130
  - Windshield Wipers
    131
  - Windshield Washer
    131
  - Cruise Control
    132
  - Exterior Lamps
    135
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)/ Automatic Headlamp System
    136
  - Fog Lamps
    137
  - Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
    137
  - Interior Lamps
    138
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    138
  - Courtesy Lamps
    138
  - Entry Lighting
    138
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    139
  - Theater Dimming
    139
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    139
  - Perimeter Lighting
    140
  - Overhead Console Reading Lamps
    140
    
    Rear Assist Handle Reading Lamps
    140
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    140
    
    Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
    140
    
    How the System Works
    141
    
    Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    142
    
    Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    143
- Climate Controls
  
  144
  - Climate Control System
    144
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    146
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    147
  - Outlet Adjustment
    151
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    152
  - Steering Wheel Climate Controls
    153
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  153
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    154
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    155
  - Tachometer
    155
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    155
  - Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
    156
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    156
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    157
  - Charging System Light
    159
  - Brake System Warning Light
    160
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    161
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    161
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    162
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    162
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    163
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    163
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    164
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    164
    
    Maintenance Schedule
    166
  - Oil Pressure Light
    166
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    167
  - Security Light
    167
  - Cruise Control Light
    167
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    168
  - Highbeam on Light
    168
  - Headlamps Suggested Light
    168
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    169
  - Trunk Ajar Light
    169
  - Door Ajar Light
    169
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    169
  - Fuel Gage
    170
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    170
  - Check Gas Cap Light
    170
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  171
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    172
    
    Oil Life
    176
    
    Compass Calibration
    178
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    179
    
    Battery Saver Active
    180
    
    Change Oil Soon
    180
  - Delayed Locking
    181
  - Check Gas Cap
    181
  - Engine Coolant Hot
    182
  - Headlamps Suggested
    183
  - Key in Ignition
    184
  - Low Fuel
    185
  - Reduced Engine Power
    188
    
    Service Abs System
    190
    
    Right Rear Turn Lamp out
    190
    
    Service Brake System
    191
    
    Service Park Lamps
    191
    
    Service Traction System
    192
    
    Service Theft System
    192
    
    Service Variable Effort Steering
    193
    
    Stability Control Active
    193
  - Service Vehicle Soon
    193
    
    Stability Control off
    194
    
    Traction Control Active
    194
    
    Traction Control off
    194
    
    DIC Vehicle Personalization
    195
    
    Turn Signal on
    195
- Audio System(S)
  
  204
  - Setting the Time
    205
  - Radio with CD (Base)
    206
  - Radio with CD (Uplevel)
    206
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    206
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    207
    
    Playing a CD
    208
    
    Radio Messages
    208
    
    Radio with CD (Uplevel)
    210
    
    Playing the Radio
    211
    
    Finding a Station
    211
    
    Radio with CD (Mp)
    219
    
    Mp3 Format
    227
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    233
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    246
  - Radio Reception
    248
  - Care of Your Cds
    248
  - Care of the CD Player
    249
  - Backglass Antenna
    249
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    250
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    250
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

251
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  251
  - Defensive Driving
    252
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  252
  - Drunken Driving
    253
  - Braking
    256
  - Control of a Vehicle
    256
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    257
  - Braking in Emergencies
    259
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    260
  - Stabilitrak System
    261
  - Steering
    261
    
    Power Steering
    261
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    262
  - Off-Road Recovery
    263
  - Passing
    264
  - Loss of Control
    265
  - Driving at Night
    266
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    267
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    269
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    269
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    269
  - City Driving
    270
  - Freeway Driving
    271
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    272
  - Highway Hypnosis
    273
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    274
  - Winter Driving
    276
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    277
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    278
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    280
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    281
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    281
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    286
    
    Dolly Towing
    287
    
    Dinghy Towing
    287
- Towing
  
  286
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    286
  - Towing a Trailer
    288
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    289
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    290
    
    Safety Chains
    291
    
    Trailer Brakes
    291
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    292
    
    Making Turns
    292
    
    Following Distance
    292
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    293
    
    Parking on Hills
    293
    
    Driving on Grades
    293
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    294
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    294
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

295
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  295
- Service
  
  297
  - Accessories and Modiﬁcations
    297
  - California Proposition 65 Warning
    298
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    298
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside
    299
    
    Of Your Vehicle
    299
- Fuel
  
  299
  - Gasoline Octane
    299
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    300
  - California Fuel
    300
  - Additives
    300
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    301
  - Filling the Tank
    302
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    304
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  304
  - Hood Release
    305
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    306
  - Engine Oil
    309
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    310
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    311
  - Engine Oil Life System
    312
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    313
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    314
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    315
  - How to Check Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    316
  - Engine Coolant
    318
    
    What to Use
    318
    
    Checking Coolant
    320
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    321
  - Engine Overheating
    321
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    322
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    322
  - Overheated Engine Protection
    323
    
    Operating Mode
    323
  - Cooling System
    324
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    327
  - Power Steering Fluid
    331
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    332
  - Brakes
    333
    
    Brake Fluid
    333
    
    What to Add
    334
    
    Brake Wear
    335
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    335
    
    Brake Adjustment
    335
  - Battery
    336
  - Jump Starting
    336
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  342
- Bulb Replacement
  
  345
  - Halogen Bulbs
    345
  - Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps
    345
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    347
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker
    348
  - Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    348
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  350
- Windshield Replacement
  
  350
- Tires
  
  351
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    352
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    354
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    357
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    358
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    360
  - Buying New Tires
    360
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    362
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    362
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    364
  - Wheel Replacement
    364
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    365
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    366
  - Tire Chains
    366
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    367
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    368
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    370
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    376
  - Compact Spare Tire
    377
- Appearance Care
  
  378
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    378
  - Fabric/Carpet
    379
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    380
  - Leather
    380
  - Care of Safety Belts
    381
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    381
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    381
  - Weatherstrips
    381
  - Finish Care
    382
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    382
    
    Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    383
    
    Tires
    383
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    384
    
    Finish Damage
    384
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    384
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    384
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    385
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  386
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    386
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    386
- Electrical System
  
  387
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    387
  - Headlamp Wiring
    387
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    387
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    387
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    387
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    388
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    389
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  392
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

393
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  393
  - Introduction
    394
  - Maintenance Requirements
    394
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  394
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    394
  - Using the Maintenance Schedule
    395
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    396
  - Additional Required Services
    398
  - Maintenance Footnotes
    399
  - Owner Checks and Services
    400
  - At each Fuel Fill
    401
  - At Least Once a Month
    401
  - At Least Once a Year
    402
    
    Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    403
    
    Underbody Flushing Service
    403
  - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
    404
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    405
  - Maintenance Record
    406
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

409
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  409
  - Customer Assistance and Information
    410
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    412
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    412
  - Online Owner Center
    412
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    414
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    414
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    415
  - Courtesy Transportation
    416
    
    Transportation Options
    416
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    416
    
    Additional Program Information
    417
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    418
  - Collision Damage Repair
    419
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  422

Buick 2006 LaCrosse Getting To Know Manual (20 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 0.78 MB

Table of Contents
1
Instrument Panel
2
Instrument Panel Cluster
3
Driver Information Center (DIC)
4
Remote Vehicle Start
6
Unlocking the Doors with the Key
6
Headlamp Controls and Automatic Headlamp System
6
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
7
Interior Lamps
7
Tilt/Telescoping Steering Wheel
7
Manual Climate Control
8
Dual Automatic Climate Control
8
Windshield Wipers/Washers
9
Cruise Control
10
Audio Systems
10
Universal Home Remote
13
Convenience Features
14
Accessory Power Outlets
16
Automatic Door Locks
16
Opening the Vehicle Hood
16
Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator
17
Passenger Compartment Air Filter
17
Antilock Brake System
17
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist
17
Traction Control System (TCS)
17
Stabilitrak - Stability Control System
18
Automatic Transaxle Shift Lock
18
Acoustic Laminate Glass
18
Vehicle Symbols Glossary
18
Roadside Assistance
20
My Gmlink
20

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Buick 2006 LaCrosse Owner's Manual (438 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

Universal Home Remote System

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

Windshield Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Maintenance Schedule

Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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