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Buick 2007 Rainier Owner's Manual (534 pages)

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Table of Contents

1
- Canadian Owners
  3
- How to Use this Manual
  4
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  4
  - Vehicle Damage Warnings
    5
  - Vehicle Symbols
    5
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  7
Section 2 Features and Controls

89
- Features and Controls
  
  89
- Keys
  
  91
  - Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
    93
  - Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation
    94
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    94
    
    Battery Replacement
    95
- Doors and Locks
  
  96
  - Door Locks
    96
  - Power Door Locks
    97
  - Delayed Locking
    98
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    98
    
    Programmable Locking Feature
    99
    
    Programmable Unlocking Feature
    100
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    101
  - Lockout Protection
    101
  - Liftgate/Liftglass
    102
  - Emergency Release for Opening Liftgate
    102
- Windows
  
  103
  - Power Windows
    104
  - Express-Down Window
    104
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  105
  - Sun Visors
    105
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    106
  - Testing the Alarm
    107
  - Passlock
    107
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  108
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    108
  - Ignition Positions
    109
  - Key in the Ignition
    110
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    110
  - Starting the Engine
    110
  - Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal
    112
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    112
  - Active Fuel Management
    113
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    114
  - Parking Brake
    118
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    119
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    119
    
    Torque Lock
    120
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    120
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    121
  - Engine Exhaust
    122
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    123
- Mirrors
  
  124
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Onstar and Compass
    124
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    124
    
    Automatic Dimming Mirror Operation
    124
    
    Compass Operation
    124
    
    Compass Calibration
    125
    
    Compass Variance
    125
    
    Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass
    126
  - Outside Power Mirror
    127
  - Outside Curb View Assist Mirror
    128
- Onstar ® System
  
  129
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    129
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    129
- Universal Home Remote System
  
  133
- Storage Areas
  
  144
  - Glove Box
    144
  - Overhead Console
    144
  - Center Console Storage Area
    144
  - Luggage Carrier
    145
  - Rear Floor Storage Lid
    146
  - Convenience Net
    146
  - Cargo Cover
    147
- Sunroof
  
  148
  - Cargo Tie Downs
    148
Section 3 Instrument Panel

149
- Instrument Panel
  
  149
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  152
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    154
  - Other Warning Devices
    154
  - Horn
    154
  - Tilt Wheel
    154
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    155
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    156
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    157
  - Flash-To-Pass
    157
  - Windshield Wipers
    157
  - Windshield Washer
    158
  - Rear Window Wiper/Washer
    158
  - Cruise Control
    159
  - Headlamps
    162
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    163
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    163
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    164
  - Fog Lamps
    165
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    166
  - Dome Lamps
    166
  - Dome Lamp Override
    166
  - Entry Lighting
    167
  - Exit Lighting
    167
  - Reading Lamps
    167
    
    Electric Power Management
    167
    
    Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    168
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    168
    
    Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    169
- Climate Controls
  
  170
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    170
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    174
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    174
  - Outlet Adjustment
    175
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  176
  - Rear Climate Control System
    176
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    178
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    179
  - Trip Odometer
    179
  - Tachometer
    179
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    180
  - Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
    180
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    181
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    182
  - Charging System Light
    185
  - Voltmeter Gage
    185
  - Brake System Warning Light
    186
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    187
  - Stabilitrak Service Light
    188
  - Stabilitrak Indicator Light
    188
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    189
  - Tire Pressure Light
    189
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    190
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    191
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    191
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    192
  - Oil Pressure Gage
    193
  - Security Light
    194
  - Cruise Control Light
    194
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    195
  - Highbeam on Light
    195
  - Service All-Wheel Drive Light
    196
  - Check Gages Warning Light
    196
  - Gate Ajar Light
    196
  - Fuel Gage
    197
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    197
  - Check Gas Cap Light
    197
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  198
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    199
    
    Trip Information Button
    199
    
    Fuel Information Button
    200
    
    Select Button
    202
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    202
    
    Change Engine Oil
    202
    
    Check Tire Pressure
    203
    
    Check Washer Fluid
    203
    
    Curb View Activated
    203
    
    Driver Door Ajar
    203
    
    Fuel Level Low
    204
    
    Ice Possible
    204
    
    Left Rear Door Ajar
    204
    
    Oil Pressure Low/Stop Engine
    205
    
    Passenger Door Ajar
    205
    
    Rear Access Open
    205
    
    Right Rear Door Ajar
    205
    
    Service Air Bag
    206
    
    Service Brake System
    206
    
    Service Tire Monitor
    207
    
    Tighten Fuel Cap
    208
    
    Traction Control off
    208
    
    Turn Signal on
    208
  - DIC Vehicle Customization
    208
- Audio System(S)
  
  215
  - Setting the Time
    217
  - Radio with CD (Base)
    217
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    218
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    218
    
    Playing the Radio
    219
    
    Finding a Station
    220
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    220
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    222
    
    Setting Preset Ptys (RDS Only)
    223
    
    Radio Messages
    224
    
    Rds Messages
    224
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    228
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    238
    
    Using Song List Mode
    248
    
    Listening to a DVD
    251
  - Using an MP3
    251
  - XM Radio Messages
    257
  - Navigation/Radio System
    260
  - Rear Seat Entertainment System
    260
    
    Before You Drive
    261
    
    Parental Control
    261
    
    Audio Output
    263
    
    Stereo RCA Jacks
    263
    
    Video Screen
    264
    
    DVD Player
    265
    
    Remote Control
    268
    
    Cleaning the Video Screen
    274
    
    DVD Distortion
    274
    
    DVD Messages
    274
  - Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
    275
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    276
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    277
  - Radio Reception
    278
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    279
  - Care of the CD and DVD Player
    279
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    279
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    280
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    280
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

281
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  281
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  282
  - Defensive Driving
    282
  - Drunken Driving
    283
  - Control of a Vehicle
    286
  - Braking
    286
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    287
  - Braking in Emergencies
    289
  - Locking Rear Axle
    289
  - Stabilitrak System
    289
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    293
  - Power Steering
    294
  - Steering
    294
    
    Steering Tips
    294
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    295
  - Off-Road Recovery
    296
  - Passing
    296
  - Loss of Control
    298
  - Off-Road Driving
    299
    
    Before You Go Off-Roading
    300
    
    Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
    300
    
    Environmental Concerns
    301
    
    Traveling to Remote Areas
    301
    
    Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving
    302
    
    Scanning the Terrain
    303
    
    Driving on Off-Road Hills
    304
    
    Approaching a Hill
    305
    
    Driving Uphill
    306
    
    Driving Downhill
    308
    
    Driving Across an Incline
    310
    
    Stalling on an Incline
    311
    
    Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow, or Ice
    312
    
    Driving in Water
    313
    
    After Off-Road Driving
    314
  - Driving at Night
    314
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    316
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    317
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    318
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    318
  - City Driving
    319
  - Freeway Driving
    320
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    321
  - Highway Hypnosis
    322
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    323
  - Winter Driving
    325
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    326
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    327
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow
    329
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    330
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    330
- Towing
  
  337
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    337
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    337
  - Electronically Controlled Air Suspension System
    337
  - Indicator Light
    338
  - Towing a Trailer
    339
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    340
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    340
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    342
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    345
    
    Safety Chains
    346
    
    Trailer Brakes
    346
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    347
    
    Following Distance
    348
    
    Making Turns
    348
    
    Driving on Grades
    349
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    349
    
    Parking on Hills
    350
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    351
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    351
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    352
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

353
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  353
- Service
  
  356
  - Accessories and Modiﬁcations
    356
  - California Proposition 65 Warning
    357
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    357
- Fuel
  
  358
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    358
  - Gasoline Octane
    358
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    358
  - California Fuel
    359
  - Additives
    359
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    360
  - Filling the Tank
    361
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    363
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  364
  - Hood Release
    364
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    366
  - Engine Oil
    369
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    370
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    371
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    372
  - Engine Oil Life System
    372
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    373
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    373
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    374
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    374
  - How to Check Automatic Transmission Fluid
    375
  - How to Add Automatic Transmission Fluid
    378
  - Engine Coolant
    379
    
    What to Use
    380
    
    Checking Coolant
    381
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    382
  - Engine Overheating
    382
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    383
  - Cooling System
    384
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    388
  - Engine Fan Noise
    390
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    390
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    391
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    391
    
    Adding Washer Fluid
    392
    
    Brake Fluid
    392
  - Brakes
    392
    
    Checking Brake Fluid
    393
    
    What to Add
    393
    
    Brake Wear
    394
    
    Brake Adjustment
    395
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    395
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    395
  - Battery
    396
  - Vehicle Storage
    396
  - Jump Starting
    397
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  402
- Rear Axle
  
  402
  - How to Check Lubricant
    403
- Front Axle
  
  403
  - When to Check Lubricant
    403
- Bulb Replacement
  
  404
  - Halogen Bulbs
    404
  - Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and Parking Lamps
    405
  - Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps
    405
  - License Plate Lamp
    407
  - Replacement Bulbs
    407
- Windshield Replacement
  
  408
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  408
  - Backglass Wiper Blade Replacement
    410
- Tires
  
  411
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    412
  - Tire Size
    415
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    416
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    419
    
    When to Check
    419
    
    How to Check
    420
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    420
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    425
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    426
  - Buying New Tires
    427
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    428
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    429
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    431
  - Wheel Replacement
    432
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    433
  - Tire Chains
    433
  - Accessory Inﬂator
    434
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    435
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    436
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    438
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    440
  - Secondary Latch System
    446
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    450
  - Spare Tire
    453
- Appearance Care
  
  453
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    453
  - Fabric/Carpet
    455
  - Leather
    456
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    456
  - Care of Safety Belts
    457
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    457
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    458
  - Finish Care
    458
  - Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades
    459
  - Aluminum Wheels
    459
  - Tires
    460
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    460
  - Finish Damage
    460
  - Underbody Maintenance
    461
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    461
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    462
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  463
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    463
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    463
- Electrical System
  
  464
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    464
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    464
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    464
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    465
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    465
    
    Rear Underseat Fuse Block
    471
    
    Capacities and Speciﬁcations
    474
    
    Engine Specifications
    474
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

475
- Introduction
  476
- Maintenance Requirements
  476
- Maintenance Schedule
  476
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  477
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  477
- Scheduled Maintenance
  479
- Additional Required Services
  482
- Maintenance Footnotes
  483
- At each Fuel Fill
  485
- Owner Checks and Services
  485
- At Least Once a Month
  486
- At Least Once a Year
  486
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  489
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  491
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  492
- Maintenance Record
  493
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

497
- Customer Assistance Information
  497
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  498
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    498
  - Online Owner Center
    501
  - Customer Assistance for Text
    502
  - Telephone (TTY) Users
    502
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    502
    
    Overseas - Customer Assistance
    503
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    503
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    504
  - Courtesy Transportation
    507
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    508
    
    Transportation Options
    508
    
    Additional Program Information
    509
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    510
  - Collision Damage Repair
    511
    
    Collision Parts
    511
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    512
    
    Repair Facility
    512
    
    If an Accident Occurs
    513
    
    Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair Process
    515
    
    Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
    516
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  516
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
    516
  - Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
    516
  - Service Publications Ordering
    517
    
    Information
    517
    
    Service Bulletins
    517
    
    Current and Past Model Order Forms
    518
    
    Owner Information
    518
Right Front Passenger Position/Safety Warnings and Symbols

530

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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

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

All-Wheel Drive

Rear Axle

Front Axle

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Right Front Passenger Position/Safety Warnings and Symbols

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