BUICK LUCERNE 2006 User Guide

Heated and Cooled Seats
The front seats may have the heated and cooled seat
feature. To heat or cool the seats, the ignition must
be on.
The buttons are located on
the front doors forward of
the door handle.
J(Heated Seat Cushion and Seatback):Press this
button to heat the seat cushion and seatback.
I(Heated Seatback):Press this button to heat the
seatback.
H(Cooled Seat Cushion and Seatback):Press this
button to cool the seat cushion and seatback.Press each button to turn on the desired feature. A light
on that button will display indicating which feature is on.
There are three temperature settings for each feature.
A column of three lights next to the buttons will
display which setting the feature is in: high, medium or
low. Three lights indicate the highest setting, two lights
indicate medium and one light indicates the lowest
setting.
When you press a button, the feature will turn on at
the highest setting. Each time you press the button,
the feature will decrease one temperature setting.
To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button until
the display lights turn off.
If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is started
using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the front
heated seats will be turned on to the high setting if it
is cold outside. See “Remote Vehicle Start” under
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-6.
When the key is inserted into the ignition and the
ignition is turned on, the heated seat feature will turn
off. To turn the heated seat feature back on, press the
desired button. Driver’s Side Buttons
shown
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Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
If the seats have manual reclining seatbacks, the lever
used to operate them is located on the outboard side
of the seats.To recline the seatback, do the following:
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then
release the lever to lock the seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked.Passenger’s Seat shown
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To return the seatback to an upright position, do the
following:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback and the seatback will return to the upright
position.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked.
Power Reclining Seatbacks
If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, the controls
used to operate them are located on the outboard
side of the seats.
Tilt the top of the control rearward to recline the
seatback.
Tilt the top of the control forward to raise the
seatback. Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power
Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their
job when you are reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a
crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or
other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a
crash the belt could go up over your abdomen.
The belt forces would be there, not at your
pelvic bones. This could cause serious
internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
Do not have the seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
Pull the head restraint
up to raise it. Press the
release button, located at
the base of the head
restraint, and push
the head restraint down
to lower it.
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top of the occupant’s head.
This position reduces the chance of a neck injury
in a crash.
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Center Seat
Your vehicle may have a front center seat. This seat can
be converted to a storage area by lowering the seatback.
SeeCenter Flex Storage Unit on page 2-45.
For information on safety belts for this position,
seeCenter Front Passenger Position on page 1-24.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door
Your vehicle has a pass-through door that provides
access to the trunk from the rear seats. See “Rear Seat
Pass-Through Door” underTrunk on page 2-14.
Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot
wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a
crash and you are not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can hit
things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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CAUTION: (Continued)
You can be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not
allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle
that is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and your
passengers to buckle your safety belts. SeeSafety Belt
Reminder Light on page 3-35andPassenger Safety
Belt Reminder Light on page 3-36.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says to wear safety belts. Here is why:They work.
You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have
a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up, a person would not
survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of
them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes
walk away. Without belts they could have been badly
hurt or killed.
After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up
does matter...a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat
on wheels.Put someone on it.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
does not stop.The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...
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or the instrument panel... or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why
safety belts make such good sense.
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