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Buick 2008 Allure Owner's Manual (426 pages)

2008 Allure

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.72 MB

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

5
- Canadian Owners
  2
- Using this Manual
  3
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  5
  - Table of Contents
    5
- Front Seats
  
  6
  - Power Seats
    6
  - Power Lumbar
    7
  - Heated Seats
    7
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    8
  - Head Restraints
    10
  - Center Seat
    11
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    12
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    14
- Safety Belts
  
  18
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    18
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    26
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    31
  - Lap Belt
    32
- Child Restraints
  
  33
  - Safety Belt Extender
    33
  - Older Children
    33
  - Top Tether Anchor
    45
- Rear Seats
  
  46
- Airbag System
  
  57
- Restraint System Check
  
  72
  - Checking the Restraint Systems
    72
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts
    73
    
    After a Crash
    73
Section 2 Features and Controls

75
- Features and Controls
  
  75
- Keys
  
  77
- Doors and Locks
  
  84
  - Door Locks
    84
  - Power Door Locks
    85
  - Delayed Locking
    85
  - Automatic Door Lock
    86
  - Programmable Automatic Door Unlock
    86
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    86
  - Lockout Protection
    87
  - Trunk
    88
    
    Opening the Trunk
    88
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    88
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    89
- Windows
  
  90
  - Power Windows
    91
  - Sun Visors
    92
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  92
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    93
  - Disarming with Your Key
    94
  - PASS-Key ® III
    95
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  96
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    96
  - Ignition Positions
    97
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    98
  - Starting Procedure
    98
  - Starting the Engine
    98
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    99
  - Active Fuel Management
    100
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    101
  - Parking Brake
    104
  - Shifting into PARK (P)
    105
  - Shifting out of PARK (P)
    106
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    107
  - Engine Exhaust
    108
  - Running the Vehicle While Parked
    108
- Mirrors
  
  109
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    109
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    110
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    110
  - Onstar
    110
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    111
  - Outside Power Heated Mirrors
    112
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    112
- Object Detection Systems
  
  112
  - Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
    112
  - How the System Works
    113
- Onstar System
  
  115
  - Onstar Virtual Advisor
    116
  - Onstar Steering Wheel Controls
    117
  - How Onstar Service Works
    117
- Universal Home Remote System
  
  118
  - Universal Home Remote System Operation
    118
    
    Programming the Universal Home Remote System
    120
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    122
- Storage Areas
  
  123
  - Glove Box
    123
  - Cupholder(S)
    123
  - Center Console Storage
    124
  - Convenience Net
    124
- Sunroof
  
  125
Section 3 Instrument Panel

127
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  130
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    132
  - Other Warning Devices
    132
  - Horn
    132
  - Tilt Wheel
    132
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    133
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    134
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    134
  - Flash-To-Pass
    134
  - Windshield Wipers
    135
  - Windshield Washer
    135
  - Cruise Control
    136
  - Exterior Lamps
    138
  - Daytime Running Lamps (Drl)/Automatic Headlamp System
    140
  - Fog Lamps
    141
  - Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
    141
  - Interior Lamps
    141
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    142
  - Courtesy Lamps
    142
  - Entry Lighting
    142
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    142
  - Theater Dimming
    142
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    143
  - Perimeter Lighting
    143
    
    Overhead Console Reading Lamps
    143
    
    Rear Assist Handle Reading Lamps
    143
    
    Electric Power Management
    144
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    145
    
    Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    145
    
    Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    146
- Climate Controls
  
  146
  - Climate Control System
    146
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    148
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    149
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    150
  - Manual Operation
    151
  - Outlet Adjustment
    154
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    154
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  156
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    157
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    158
  - Tachometer
    158
  - Safety Belt Reminders
    158
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    158
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    159
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    160
  - Charging System Light
    162
  - Brake System Warning Light
    162
  - Antilock Brake System Warning Light
    163
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    164
  - Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    164
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    165
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    165
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    166
  - Tire Pressure Light
    166
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    167
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    168
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    168
  - Oil Pressure Light
    169
  - Maintenance Schedule
    170
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    170
  - Security Light
    170
  - Cruise Control Light
    171
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    171
  - Highbeam on Light
    171
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    172
  - Door Ajar Light
    172
  - Trunk Ajar Light
    172
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    172
  - Fuel Gage
    173
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    173
  - Check Gas Cap Light
    173
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  174
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    174
    
    Average Fuel Economy
    177
    
    Maintenance Schedule
    178
  - DIC Compass (Uplevel Only)
    179
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    181
  - Battery Saver Active
    182
  - Check Gas Cap
    184
  - Check Tire Pressure
    184
  - Delayed Locking
    185
    
    Engine Coolant Hot
    186
    
    Hood Ajar
    187
    
    Key in Ignition
    188
  - Low Fuel
    189
  - Low Washer Fluid
    190
  - Parking Brake on
    190
  - Reduced Engine Power
    191
    
    Service Brake System
    194
    
    Service Tire Monitor System
    195
    
    Service Theft System
    195
    
    Service Vehicle Soon
    196
    
    Stability Control off
    197
    
    Turn Signal on
    198
  - Trunk Ajar
    198
    
    DIC Vehicle Personalization
    199
    
    Remote Start
    203
- Audio System(S)
  
  206
  - Setting the Clock
    207
    
    Playing the Radio
    208
    
    Finding a Station
    209
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    210
    
    Radio Messages
    211
    
    Care of Your Cds
    212
    
    Playing a CD
    212
    
    Care of Your CD Player
    213
    
    Using an Mp
    218
    
    XM Radio Messages
    221
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    221
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    222
  - Radio Reception
    223
  - Backglass Antenna
    224
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    225
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    225
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

227
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  227
  - Defensive Driving
    228
  - Drunk Driving
    228
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  228
  - Control of a Vehicle
    229
  - Braking
    230
  - Antilock Brake System (ABS)
    231
  - Braking in Emergencies
    231
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    232
  - Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
    233
  - Stabilitrak System
    234
  - Steering
    234
    
    Steering Tips
    235
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    236
  - Off-Road Recovery
    237
  - Passing
    237
  - Loss of Control
    238
  - Driving at Night
    239
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    239
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    240
  - Highway Hypnosis
    240
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    241
  - Winter Driving
    242
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    244
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow
    246
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    246
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    247
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    252
    
    Dinghy Towing
    253
- Towing
  
  252
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    252
  - Towing a Trailer
    254
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    255
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    255
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    256
    
    Trailer Brakes
    257
    
    Safety Chains
    257
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    258
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    259
    
    Parking on Hills
    259
    
    Driving on Grades
    259
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    260
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    260
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

261
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  261
- Service
  
  263
- Fuel
  
  265
  - Gasoline Octane
    265
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    266
  - California Fuel
    266
  - Additives
    266
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    267
  - Filling the Tank
    268
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    270
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  270
  - Hood Release
    271
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    272
  - Engine Oil
    278
    
    Checking Engine Oil
    278
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    280
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    281
  - Engine Oil Life System
    281
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    282
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    282
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    283
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    285
  - Checking the Fluid Level
    286
  - Engine Coolant
    287
    
    What to Use
    288
    
    Checking Coolant
    288
    
    Adding Coolant
    289
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    289
  - Pressure Cap
    290
  - Engine Overheating
    290
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    291
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    292
  - Cooling System
    292
    
    How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    298
    
    L V6 Engine
    298
  - Power Steering Fluid
    302
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    303
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    303
  - Brakes
    304
    
    Brake Fluid
    304
    
    Brake Adjustment
    306
  - Battery
    307
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    307
    
    Vehicle Storage
    308
  - Jump Starting
    308
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  315
- Bulb Replacement
  
  318
  - Halogen Bulbs
    318
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    318
  - License Plate Lamp
    320
  - Replacement Bulbs
    320
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  321
- Windshield Replacement
  
  321
- Tires
  
  322
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    323
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    327
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    330
  - How to Check
    331
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    331
  - Tire Pressure Monitor Operation
    333
    
    Tpms Malfunction Light and Message
    334
    
    Tpms Sensor Matching Process
    335
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    336
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    338
  - Buying New Tires
    339
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    340
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    341
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    342
  - Wheel Replacement
    342
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    343
  - Tire Chains
    344
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    345
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    346
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    347
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    348
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    354
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    356
- Appearance Care
  
  358
  - Compact Spare Tire
    358
  - Interior Cleaning
    358
  - Fabric/Carpet
    360
  - Leather
    360
  - Care of Safety Belts
    361
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    361
  - Weatherstrips
    361
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    362
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    362
    
    Finish Care
    362
    
    Windshield and Wiper Blades
    363
    
    Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels and Trim
    364
    
    Tires
    364
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    365
    
    Finish Damage
    365
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    365
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    365
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    366
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  367
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    367
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    367
- Electrical System
  
  368
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    368
  - Headlamp Wiring
    368
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    368
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    368
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    369
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    369
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    370
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  374
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

377
- Maintenance Requirements
  378
- Maintenance Schedule
  378
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  378
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  378
- Scheduled Maintenance
  380
- Additional Required Services
  382
- Maintenance Footnotes
  383
- Owner Checks and Services
  384
- At each Fuel Fill
  385
- At Least Once a Month
  385
- At Least Once a Year
  386
  - Ignition Transmission Lock Check
    387
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    387
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  388
- Maintenance Replacement Parts
  389
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  390
- Maintenance Record
  392
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

395
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  395
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  396
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    396
  - Online Owner Center
    398
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    399
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    399
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    400
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    400
    
    Calling for Assistance
    402
  - Scheduling Service Appointments
    402
  - Courtesy Transportation
    403
  - Collision Damage Repair
    404
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    405
    
    Repair Facility
    405
    
    If a Crash Occurs
    406
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  407
- Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy
  
  409
  - Event Data Recorders
    410
  - Onstar
    411
  - Navigation System
    411
  - Radio Frequency Identiﬁcation (RFID)
    411

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Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Safety Belts

Child Restraints

Rear Seats

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

Object Detection Systems

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

Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy

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