high beam BUICK LACROSSE 2005 Get To Know Guide

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See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
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Instrument Panel ClusterYour vehicle’s instrument
panel is equipped with thiscluster or one very similar to it. The instrument panel
cluster includes these key
gauges and lights/lamps.
A.Trunk Ajar
B.Door Ajar
C.Antilock Brake System
(ABS)
D.Cruise Engaged
E.TachometerF.Security
G.Seat Belt – Driver
H.Driver Air Bag
I.Service Vehicle Soon
J.Speedometer
K.Headlamp Suggested
L.Fuel Gauge
M.Washer Fluid Level
N.Battery
O.Temperature Gauge
P.KilometersperHour(KMH)Q.Miles per Hour (MPH)
R.High Beam
S.Reduced Engine Power
T.Service Traction Control
U.Check Gas Cap
V.Oil Level/ChangeOilSoon
W.Service Engine Soon
X.Oil Pressure
Y.Brake
IMPORTANT:
Theinstrument
panel cluster is designed tolet you know about manyimportant aspects of yourvehicle’s operation. It is
important to read your OwnerManual and become familiarwith the information beingrelayed to you by the lights,gauges, DIC messages andindicators, as well as whataction can be taken to ensuresafety and to prevent damage.

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(Headlamps):The headlamps posi
tion manually activates the headlamps,
exterior tail/marker lamps and instrument panel/radio lights.
(Fog Lamps):To activate the fog
lamps, press the center of the rotary
control marked .
To switch headlamps from low to high
beam, push the multifunction lever awayfrom you. Pull it back and release forlowbeam operation.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
DRL illuminates the lowbeam head
lamps at a lower intensity in daylight to
make the front of the vehicle more visi
ble to others. The DRL illuminates onlythe lowbeam headlamps, not the taillamps or side marker lamps.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Interior Lamps
The interior lamps control is located next to
the exterior lamps control on the left sideof the instrument panel. It can be set to:
(Off):This position disables the interi
or lamps entirely, whether or not a door
is open.
(Door):This position turns on the
interior lamps when a door is openedand when the ignition key is removed.
(On):This position turns on the inte
rior lamps continuously.
Instrument Panel Brightness:When
you push the center of the interior lampsknob, a springloaded stem will pop out.
Turn it right or left to adjust intensity.
Reading Lamps:Press the reading light
lens to turn on/off.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Tilt/Telescoping Steering Wheel
To adjust the tilt position of the steering
wheel, hold the wheel and pull the lever
(see “A”) on the left of the steering column toward you. Move the wheel up ordown to a comfortable level. Releasethe lever to lock.
To adjust the telescoping position of the
steering wheel, push down on the lever(see “B”) to unlock the steering wheel.Pull or push the steering wheel to thedesired position. Push up on the lever tolock the steering wheel.
Do not adjust the position of the steering
wheel while driving.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
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