display BUICK LUCERNE 2007 Get To Know Guide

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Your vehicle’s instrument panel is
equipped with this cluster or one very
similar to it. The instrument panel clusterincludes these key features:
A. Tachometer
B. Speedometer
C. Odometer/Driver Information Center
Display
D. Engine Coolant Temperature GaugeE.Fuel Gauge
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
ABCDE
Note: The instrument panel cluster
is designed to let you know aboutmany important aspects of your
vehicle’s operation. It is important toread your Owner Manual and becomefamiliar with the information beingrelayed to you by the lights, gaugesand indicators, as well as what actioncan be taken to ensure safety and toprevent damage.
Instrument Panel Cluster

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• Trip A and Trip B
• Fuel Range (until empty)
• Average Fuel Economy
• Instantaneous
Fuel Economy
• Average Speed
(Trip/Fuel):Press this button to
scroll through the following trip and fuelinformation:(Set/Reset):Press this button to reset
DIC information while it is displayed or toacknowledge a warning message.
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Your vehicle’s Driver Information Center
(DIC) provides vehicle feature customization,vehicle information, and vehicle warning
messages. The DIC messages will be shown
on your instrument panel cluster display. TheDIC buttons are located on the instrument
panel to the left of the steering wheel. Tooperate the DIC, the ignition switch must bein the Run position.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
(Vehicle Information):Press this
button to scroll through the following vehicleinformation:
• Oil Life Remaining
• Units (English/Metric)(Customization):Press this button to
scroll through the customization settings.
To program customization settings:
1. Place the vehicle in Park (P).
2. Press the (Customization) button to
enter the Feature Settings menu andscroll through the available features.
3. Press the (Set/Reset) button to
access the settings for the feature beingdisplayed.
4. Press the button to scroll through the
available settings.
5.Press the button to choose the set
ting being displayed and move to the nextfeature.
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Automatic Recall of the Easy Exit Seat
The easy exit seat can be programmed using
the Driver Information Center (DIC) to automatically recall the seat exit setting when thekey is removed from the ignition.
To program the easy exit seat:
1.Press the (Customization) button
until Easy Exit Seat appears on the DIC
display.
2.Press the (Set/Reset) button to
access the feature settings.
3. Press the button to scroll through the
settings of Off, On, or No Change.
4. With your choice displayed, press the
button to change the setting.
Automatic Recall of the Memory Seat
The memory seat can be programmed using
the Driver Information Center (DIC) to automatically recall the memory seat settingwhen the Remote Keyless Entry transmitterunlock button is pressed.
To program the memory seat:
1. Press the (Customization) button until
Memory Seat Recall appears on the DIC
display.
2. Press the (Set/Reset) button to
access the feature settings.
3. Press the button to scroll through the
settings of Off, On, or No Change.
4. With your choice displayed, press the
button to change the setting.
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See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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CD/AUX: Press
this button to playa CD instead ofthe radio. Pressthe button again
to automaticallysearch for a device connectedto the auxiliaryinput jack.
ENTERTAINMENT
Audio System Features
While most of the features on your radio will look familiar, following are some that may be new.
MENU:Press this
button todisplay theradiosetupmenu.
(Information):Press this button to
display additionalinformation related tothe current function.
FAV (Favorite):Press this button
to go through upto six pages ofany combination(AM, FM or XM,if equipped) ofpreset radio stations. On each page, up to six stations are available
by using the
six pushbuttonsbelow the radiodisplay.
(Tune): Turn this knob to select radio
stations or, when a CD is playing, to select atrack or MP3 file.
Press the knob to adjust the tone control
(bass/treble) or speaker control (balance/fade).
Auxiliary
Input Jack:
A portable
audio player
can be connected to thisjack andplayed over
the vehiclespeakers.
(Power/Volume):Press this knob to
turn the system on or
off. Turn the knob toadjust the volume.
(EJECT):Press this but
ton once to
eject the currently playingCD. Pressand hold this button to ejectall CDs.
(Clock)or LOAD(if equipped): Depending
on equipment, this buttonwill be either the Clock orCD Load button. Press theClock button to adjust the
clock; or, if equipped, pressthe Load button to load asingle CD or press andhold the button to loadmultiple CDs.

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Setting Favorite Radio Stations
Before setting your favorite stations, shift the
vehicle into Park.
To set up the number of favorite station
pages:
1. Press the MENU button to display the
radio setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton located below the
FAV 1–6 label on the radio display.
3. Select the desired number of favorite sta
tion pages.
4. Press the FAV button. You may now begin
storing your favorite stations for the chosen amount of numbered pages.
To store favorite stations:
1. Tune to the desired radio station.
2. Press the FAV button to display the page
where the station is to be stored.
3.Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons
until a beep sounds.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton on
each page.
Setting the Time
(excluding Navigation Radio)
To set the time:
1. Press the (Clock) button. Or, if
equipped, press the MENU button
and then press the pushbutton located
under the clock option label. The HR,
MIN, MM, DD, YYYY labels will appear
on the display.
2. Press the pushbutton under any of the
labels to be changed.
3. Press the pushbutton again or the FWD
button to increase the numbers. Press theREV button to decrease the numbers.Rotating the
(Tune) knob also will
increase or decrease the selected label.
4.Press the Clock or MENU button again to
set the currently displayed time and date.
To set the time on the Navigation
Entertainment System, see yourNavigation Entertainment System OwnerManual supplement.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Note: Choosing to engage in extended
searching for specific audio stations orsongs by using buttons and knobs — or togive extended attention to entertainmenttasks — can lead you to look away fromthe road frequently or longer than usual.Looking away from the road for prolongedperiods may cause you to miss seeingthings on the road that you need to see.Be sure to keep your eyes on the roadand mind on the drive — and avoid
engaging in extended searching for specific items while driving.
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See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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With the indash 6disc CD player, a CD
cannot be directly loaded as in singleplay systems.
To load CDs:
• To load a single CD, press and release
the LOAD button. Wait for the displayprompt to load the CD.
• To load multiple CDs, press and hold the
LOAD button for two seconds. Followthe display prompts to load each CD.
Press the LOAD button again tocancel loading more CDs.
To play a specific CD:
• Press the pushbutton below the arrow
label on the radio display to select the
desired CD number.
To eject CDs:
• To eject the CD that is currently playing,
press the EJECT button once.
• To eject all CDs, press and hold the
EJECT button for two seconds.
If a CD is not removed after several sec
onds, it will be pulled back into the player
automatically.
The Navigation Entertainment System
provides detailed maps of all major highwaysand roads throughout the United States.After you enter a destination, the system provides turnbyturn driving directions. Inaddition, the system can help you locate avariety of points of interest, such as airportsand restaurants.
Refer to your Navigation Entertainment
System Owner Manual supplement for oper
ating information.
XM Satellite Radio (if equipped)MultipleDisc CD Player
(if equipped)
XM Satellite Radio offers more than 160
channels of digitalquality sound that goeswherever you go — coast to coast. XM displays song title, artist and entertainmentgenre.
Activation fee and service subscription
are extra. Service is based in the 48
U.S. contiguous states and Canada.
For more information, visit XM online
at www.XMradio.com or call 1800852XMXM (9696).
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Note: CDs with any affixed labels may jam
in the CD player. Label a CD using a
permanent marker. If more than one CD
isinserted into the slot at one time, or if
scratched or damaged CDs are played,
the CD player could be damaged. Whenusing the CD player, use only CDs in good
condition without labels; load one CD at atime; and keep the CD player and theloading slot free of foreign materials,liquids or debris.
Touch Screen Navigation
Entertainment System (if equipped)
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Automatic Lamp Control
Your vehicle is equipped with an Automatic Lamp Control system, which automatically turns
on the headlamps and other exterior lamps, and the instrument panel lights, at night or when
necessary.
The Automatic Lamp Control system’s light sensor is located on top of the instrument panel.
To ensure proper system operation, it’s important to avoid placing any objects on or near the
sensor.
The exterior lamps also can be operated manually. The exterior lamp control knob
is located on the left side of the instrument panel.
Exterior Lamps
(On/Off):This position
turns off theexterior lamps,excluding theDaytimeRunningLamps.
(Parking
Lamps): This
position turns onthe parkinglamps, taillampsand instrumentpanel lights.
AUTO (Automatic):This position automati
cally turns on theAutomatic LampControl system.
(Fog Lamps)(if equipped): Push
in the knob to turnon the fog lamps.Push it again to turn
off the fog lamps.
(Headlamps):This posi
tion turns on the headlamps,parking lamps, taillamps andinstrument panel lights.
This feature uses four ultrasonic sensors on
the rear bumpers to help you avoid collidingwith objects when parking the vehicle. Itoperates only at speeds less than 5 mph.
The rear parking assist display is located
near the rear window. The lights on the dis
play provide distance information. As thevehicle approaches an object, the number oflights illuminated increases. Lowtoned
Ultrasonic Rear Park Assist (if equipped)
beeps also sound from the rear speakers
when objects are near the rear bumper.
Be sure to keep the ultrasonic sensors on
the vehicle’s rear bumper clean to ensureproper operation.
The system can be disabled using the Driver
Information Center.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Tire Pressure Monitor
The Tire Pressure Monitor alerts you when a
significant reduction in pressure occurs in
one or more of your vehicle’s tires by illumi
nating the (low tire pressure) warning
light on the instrument panel. The low tirepressure warning light will remain on untilyou correct the tire pressure.
You may also have a CHECK TIRE PRES
SURE message appear on the DIC.
Correcting the Tire Pressure
When the low tire pressure warning light illu
minates, you must fill the tire to the proper
tire inflation pressure. The Tire and LoadingInformation label shows the correct inflationpressure for the tires when they’re cold.“Cold” means your vehicle has been sittingfor at least three hours or driven no morethan one mile.
You can temporarily remove the DIC mes
sage by acknowledging it with your DIC con
trols. However, at the next vehicle startup,the DIC message will reappear if the tirepressure has not been corrected.
You may notice during cooler conditions that
the low tire pressure warning light will appearwhen the vehicle is first started and then turn
off as you start to drive the vehicle. Thiscould be an early indicator that your tirepressures are getting low and need to beinflated to the proper pressure.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
Note:The Tire Pressure Monitor can alert
you about low tire pressure, but it doesn’treplace normal monthly tire maintenance.
Resetting the Engine Oil Life
System
The Oil Life System calculates engine oil life
based on vehicle use and displays CHANGE
ENGINE OIL in the Driver Information Center
(DIC) when it’s necessary to change your
engine oil and filter. The Oil Life Systemshould be reset to 100% only following an oilchange.
To reset the Oil Life System:
1. Turn the key to On, with the engine off.
2. Press the (Vehicle Information)
button until the DIC displays ENGINE OILLIFE.
3. Press and hold the (Set/Reset)
button until 100% ENGINE OIL LIFE isdisplayed.
4. Turn the key to Off.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
The recommended fuel for Lucerne models
equipped with the 3800 V6 engine is unleaded regular fuel.
Premium fuel is recommended for Lucerne
models equipped with the Northstar V8engine. Premium fuel enables the NorthstarV8 to provide maximum performance, butunleaded regular fuel may be used with no
harmful effects to the engine.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
Recommended Fuel
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