BUICK LUCERNE 2007 Owner's Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems
........................ 7
Front Seats
.............................................. 9
Rear Seats
............................................. 19
Safety Belts
............................................ 19
Child Restraints
...................................... 43
Airbag System
........................................ 70
Restraint System Check
......................... 88
Features and Controls
................................. 91
Keys
....................................................... 93
Doors and Locks
.................................. 102
Windows
............................................... 108
Theft-Deterrent Systems
....................... 110
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
..... 113
Mirrors
.................................................. 129
OnStar
®System
................................... 135
Universal Home Remote System
.......... 139
Storage Areas
...................................... 151
Sunroof
................................................ 153Instrument Panel
........................................ 155
Instrument Panel Overview
................... 158
Climate Controls
................................... 182
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
.... 194
Driver Information Center (DIC)
............ 212
Audio System(s)
................................... 241
Driving Your Vehicle
.................................. 275
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
..................................... 276
Towing
................................................. 313
Service and Appearance Care
................... 323
Service
................................................. 325
Fuel
...................................................... 327
Checking Things Under the Hood
......... 332
Headlamp Aiming
................................. 377
Bulb Replacement
................................ 380
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
.... 383
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Tires
..................................................... 385
Appearance Care
.................................. 418
Vehicle Identication
............................. 427
Electrical System
.................................. 428
Capacities and Specications
................ 436Maintenance Schedule
............................... 439
Maintenance Schedule
.......................... 440
Customer Assistance Information
............. 459
Customer Assistance and Information
..... 460
Reporting Safety Defects
...................... 477
Index
........................................................... 481
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
BUICK, the BUICK Emblem, and the name
LUCERNE are registered trademarks of General
Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the
time it was printed. We reserve the right to
make changes after that time without further
notice. For vehicles rst sold in Canada, substitute
the name “General Motors of Canada Limited”
for Buick Motor Division whenever it appears
in this manual.This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
have all of them. For example, more than one
entertainment system may be offered or your
vehicle may have been ordered without a front
passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there
if it is needed when you are on the road. If the
vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be
obtained from your dealer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15862327 A First Printing
©2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read the owner manual from
beginning to end when they rst receive their new
vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn
about the features and controls for the vehicle.
Pictures and words work together in the
owner manual to explain things.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about
the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.
It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual
and the page number where it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this
book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to
tell about things that could hurt you if you were to
ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could
hurt you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or
reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If
you do not, you or others could be hurt.
You will also nd a
circle with a slash
through it in this book.
This safety symbol
means “Do Not,” “Do
Not do this” or “Do Not
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will nd these notices:
Notice:These mean there is something
that could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage
the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They
use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specic component,
control, message, gage, or indicator.
If you need help guring out a specic name of a
component, gage, or indicator, reference the
following topics:
Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
Features and Controls in Section 2
Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
Climate Controls in Section 3
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in
Section 3
Audio System(s) in Section 3
Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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Front Seats..................................................... 9
Manual Passenger Seat................................ 9
Power Seats................................................. 9
Power Lumbar............................................. 10
Heated Seats.............................................. 11
Heated and Cooled Seats........................... 12
Memory Seat and Mirrors............................ 13
Reclining Seatbacks.................................... 14
Head Restraints.......................................... 17
Center Seat................................................ 18
Rear Seats.................................................... 19
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door.................... 19
Safety Belts.................................................. 19
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 19
Questions and Answers
About Safety Belts................................... 24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 25
Driver Position............................................. 25
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment................. 33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 34Right Front Passenger Position................... 34
Center Front Passenger Position................. 35
Rear Seat Passengers................................ 36
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides................ 39
Safety Belt Pretensioners............................ 42
Safety Belt Extender................................... 42
Child Restraints............................................ 43
Older Children............................................. 43
Infants and Young Children......................... 46
Child Restraint Systems.............................. 49
Where to Put the Restraint.......................... 53
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH).................................... 55
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position................................... 62
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position....................... 65
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position......................... 65
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Airbag System.............................................. 70
Where Are the Airbags?.............................. 72
When Should an Airbag Inate?.................. 76
What Makes an Airbag Inate?................... 78
How Does an Airbag Restrain?................... 79
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inates?........................................ 79Passenger Sensing System ......................... 81
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...... 86
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.......................... 87
Restraint System Check............................... 88
Checking the Restraint Systems.................. 88
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash........................................... 89
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Passenger Seat
Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to
unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and
release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body
to be sure the seat is locked in place.
Power Seats
If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used
to operate them are located on the outboard
side of the seats. To adjust the seat, do any of the
following:
Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
the control forward or rearward.
Raise or lower the front part of the seat
cushion by moving the front of the control up
or down.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power
Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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Raise or lower the rear part of the seat
cushion by moving the rear of the control up
or down.
Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the
entire control up or down.
If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, see
“Power Reclining Seatbacks” underReclining
Seatbacks on page 14.
Power Lumbar
If your vehicle has this feature, the power lumbar
control is located on the outboard side of the
front seats.
Press the lumbar control forward to increase
support and rearward to decrease support in the
lower seatback. Press the control up or down
to raise or lower the support mechanism.
Keep in mind that as your seating position
changes, as it may during long trips, so should the
position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat
as needed.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control,
Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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