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Buick RENDEZ 2004 Owner's Manual

Buick RENDEZ 2004 Owner's Manual (486 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 3.35 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1
- About Driving Your Vehicle
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  7
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  9
  - Front Seats
    9
    
    Four-Way Manual Driver Seat
    9
  - Manual Passenger Seat
    9
    
    Manual Lumbar
    11
    
    Six-Way Power Seats
    11
    
    Head Restraints
    14
  - Rear Seats
    15
    
    Rear Seat Operation
    15
  - Split Bench Seats
    15
  - Removing the Split Bench Seat
    16
  - Replacing the Split Bench Seat
    18
    
    Captain Chairs
    20
  - Adjusting the Captain's Chairs
    20
  - Second Row
    20
  - Removing the Captain's Chairs
    21
  - Replacing the Captain's Chairs
    22
  - Stowable Seat
    24
  - Folding the Seatback
    24
  - Removing the Stowable Seat
    25
  - Replacing the Stowable Seat
    26
  - Safety Belts
    28
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    29
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    32
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    33
    
    Driver Position
    34
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    36
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    42
    
    Right Front Passenger Position
    43
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    44
    
    Center Rear Passenger Position
    48
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    52
    
    Safety Belt Pretensioners
    52
  - Child Restraints
    53
  - Older Children
    53
  - Infants and Young Children
    56
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    59
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    62
  - Top Strap
    63
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    70
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position
    73
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    75
  - Air Bag Systems
    78
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    81
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    83
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    84
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    85
    
    What will You See after an Air Bag Inﬂates
    86
  - Restraint System Check
    88
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    88
    
    Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    88
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    89
- Features and Controls
  
  91
  - Keys
    93
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    94
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    95
  - Remote Alarm
    96
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    96
  - Battery Replacement
    97
  - Doors and Locks
    98
    
    Door Locks
    98
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    100
    
    Rear Door Security Locks
    100
  - Canceling the Rear Door Security Locks
    101
  - Lockout Protection
    101
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    101
  - Windows
    103
  - Power Windows
    104
  - Express-Down Window
    104
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    105
  - Sun Visors
    105
    
    Content Theft-Deterrent
    105
  - Visor Vanity Mirror
    105
  - Arming with the Power Lock Switch
    106
  - Disarming with Your Key
    106
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    109
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    109
  - Ignition Positions
    110
  - Retained Accessory Power (Rap)
    111
  - Starting Your Engine
    111
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    112
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    112
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    113
  - Warm-Up Shift
    115
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    117
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    118
  - Torque Lock
    119
  - Shifting out of Park (P
    119
    
    Engine Exhaust
    120
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    120
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    121
  - Mirrors
    122
  - Onstar System
    123
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    123
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    123
  - Homelink Transmitter
    125
  - Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    127
  - Using Homelink
    128
  - Resetting Defaults
    128
  - Storage Areas
    129
    
    Cell Phone Storage Area
    129
    
    Glove Box
    129
    
    Overhead Console
    129
  - Storage Compartment
    129
  - Sunglasses Storage Compartment
    130
    
    Floor Console Storage Area
    130
    
    Front Armrest Storage Area
    130
    
    Rear Storage Area
    130
    
    Roof Rack System
    131
    
    Convenience Net
    134
    
    Rear Convenience Center
    134
  - Cargo Cover
    134
  - Sunroof
    138
  - Vehicle Personalization
    139
- Instrument Panel
  
  141
Section 3 Instrument Panel

142
- Instrument Panel Overview
  144
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    146
  - Other Warning Devices
    147
- Tilt Wheel
  147
- Turn and Lane-Change Signals
  148
  - Windshield Washer
    150
- Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
  148
- Cruise Control
  151
- Exterior Lamps
  154
- Lamps on Reminder
  154
- Automatic Headlamp System
  155
- Daytime Running Lamps (Drl)
  155
- Instrument Panel Brightness
  156
- Interior Lamps
  156
- Interior Lamps Control
  157
- Delayed Lighting
  158
- Entry Lighting
  158
- Exit Lighting
  159
- Perimeter Lighting
  159
- Battery Run-Down Protection
  160
- Cargo Lamp
  160
- Rear Reading Lamps
  160
- Head-Up Display (Hud
  161
- Instrument Panel Switchbank
  161
- How the System Works
  166
- Accessory Power Outlets
  167
- Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
  168
- Climate Control System
  168
- Climate Controls
  168
- Defogging and Defrosting
  170
- Rear Window Defogger
  171
- Dual Climate Control System
  172
- Automatic Operation
  175
- Dual Automatic Climate Control System
  175
- Manual Operation
  176
- Operation Tips
  178
- Outlet Adjustment
  178
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
  179
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    180
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    181
- Trip Odometer
  181
- Retro-Active Reset
  182
  - Air Bag Readiness Light
    183
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    183
  - Brake System Warning Light
    184
- Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
  185
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    186
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    186
- If the Light Is Flashing
  188
- If the Light Is on Steady
  188
- Fuel Gage
  189
- Message Center
  190
  - Service Traction System Warning Message
    190
  - Traction Active Message
    191
- Charging System Indicator Message
  192
- Low Oil Pressure Message
  192
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  193
  - Change Engine Oil Message
    193
  - Low Tire Message
    194
  - Door Ajar Warning Message
    194
  - Rear Hatch Ajar Warning Message
    194
  - 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
    
    DIC Vehicle Personalization
    204
  - Entering Programming Mode
    204
  - Interior Lighting Delay
    205
  - Interior Lighting on
    206
  - Auto Door Lock/Unlock
    207
    
    Delayed Locking
    208
  - Remote Door Unlock
    209
  - Unlock Feedback
    209
  - Lock Feedback
    210
  - Seat Recall
    211
  - Tilt Mirror
    212
  - Exiting Programming Mode
    212
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  213
  - Audio System(S)
    213
  - Setting the Time
    213
  - Radio with CD
    214
  - Playing the Radio
    215
  - Finding a Station
    215
  - Setting Preset Stations
    216
  - Rds and XM
    217
  - Rds Messages
    218
  - Radio Messages
    220
  - Playing a CD
    223
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    225
  - Contiguous Us States
    226
  - Playing a Cassette Tape
    233
  - Cassette Tape Messages
    234
  - CD Adapter Kits
    235
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    238
  - Setting Preset Ptys (Rds Only)
    242
  - Playing a SpeciﬁC Loaded CD
    248
  - Using Song List Mode
    250
  - Navigation/Radio System
    252
  - Rear Seat Entertainment System
    253
  - Before You Drive
    253
  - Stereo Rca Jacks
    254
  - Audio Speakers
    255
    
    DVD Player
    256
  - Video Screen
    256
    
    Playing a Disc
    258
    
    Ejecting a Disc
    259
  - Remote Control
    259
    
    Remote Control Buttons
    260
    
    Setup Menu
    262
  - Tips and Trouble
    263
  - Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
    266
  - Primary Radio Controls
    266
  - Rear Seat Audio (Rsa) Controls
    267
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    268
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    269
  - DVD Distortion
    269
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    270
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    270
  - Fm Stereo
    270
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    271
  - Care of Your CD and DVD Player
    271
  - Cleaning Your DVD Player
    271
  - Integrated Windshield Antenna
    272
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System (48 Contiguous US States)
    272
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

273
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  274
  - Driver Behavior
    274
  - Driving Environment
    274
  - Vehicle Design
    275
  - Defensive Driving
    275
  - Drunken Driving
    276
  - Control of a Vehicle
    279
  - Braking
    279
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    280
    
    Braking in Emergencies
    282
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    283
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    284
  - Steering
    285
    
    Power Steering
    285
    
    Steering Tips
    285
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    286
  - Off-Road Recovery
    287
  - Passing
    287
  - Loss of Control
    289
  - Driving at Night
    290
  - 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
    301
    
    If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    302
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    304
- Towing
  
  305
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    305
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    305
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    306
    
    Dinghy Towing
    306
    
    Dolly Towing
    307
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    308
  - Towing a Trailer
    314
    
    Automatic Level Control
    314
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    315
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    315
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    317
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    318
    
    Trailer Brakes
    318
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    319
    
    Following Distance
    320
    
    Making Turns
    320
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    320
    
    Driving on Grades
    321
    
    Parking on Hills
    321
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    322
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    322
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

323
- Service
  
  325
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    325
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    326
- Fuel
  
  326
  - Gasoline Octane
    326
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    327
  - California Fuel
    327
  - Additives
    328
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    328
  - Filling Your Tank
    329
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    331
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  332
  - Hood Release
    333
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    334
  - Engine Oil
    336
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    337
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    338
  - Engine Oil Additives
    339
    
    Gm Oil Life System
    340
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    340
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    341
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    341
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    342
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    343
  - Engine Coolant
    345
  - How to Add Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    345
  - What Coolant to Use
    346
  - Checking Coolant
    346
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    347
  - Engine Overheating
    348
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    348
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    349
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    350
  - Cooling System
    351
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    355
  - Power Steering Fluid
    358
  - What Power Steering Fluid to Use
    359
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    359
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    359
  - Brakes
    360
  - Brake Fluid
    360
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    360
  - Brake Wear
    363
  - Battery
    364
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    364
  - Vehicle Storage
    364
  - Jump Starting
    365
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  370
  - Transfer Case (Power Transfer Unit)
    370
- Bulb Replacement
  
  372
  - Halogen Bulbs
    372
  - Headlamps
    372
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking
    374
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps
    374
  - Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps
    375
  - Replacement Bulbs
    376
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  377
- Tires
  
  379
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    380
  - Tire Size
    383
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    384
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    386
  - Check Tire Pressure System
    387
  - How to Check
    387
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    389
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    391
  - Buying New Tires
    392
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    393
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    394
  - Wheel Replacement
    394
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    395
  - Tire Chains
    396
  - Accessory Inﬂator
    396
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    398
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    399
    
    Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    400
    
    Secondary Latch System
    406
    
    Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    409
    
    Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    413
    
    Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    414
    
    Convenience Center
    416
  - Compact Spare Tire
    420
- Appearance Care
  
  421
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    421
    
    Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    422
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    422
    
    Cleaning Leather
    423
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    423
    
    Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    424
  - Care of Safety Belts
    424
  - Weatherstrips
    424
    
    Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    424
    
    Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    424
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    425
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    425
    
    Finish Care
    425
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    425
    
    Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    426
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    427
  - Finish Damage
    427
  - Underbody Maintenance
    427
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    428
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    428
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  429
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    429
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    430
- Electrical System
  
  430
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    430
  - Headlamp Wiring
    430
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    431
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    431
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    431
  - Floor Console Fuse Block
    432
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    434
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  437
  - Engine Speciﬁcations
    438
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

439
- Introduction
  440
- Maintenance Requirements
  440
- Maintenance Schedule
  440
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  440
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  440
- Scheduled Maintenance
  442
- Additional Required Services
  444
- Maintenance Footnotes
  445
- At each Fuel Fill
  446
- Owner Checks and Services
  446
- At Least Once a Month
  447
- At Least Once a Year
  447
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    448
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    449
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  450
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  451
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  451
- Maintenance Record
  452
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

455
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  456
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    456
  - Online Owner Center
    458
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    458
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    459
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    459
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    460
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    460
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    461
  - Courtesy Transportation
    462
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    462
    
    Transportation Options
    462
    
    Additional Program Information
    463
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Records
    464
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  465

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