seats 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
2007 Buick Lucerne Owner ManualM
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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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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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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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Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have heated front seats. To
operate the heated 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 turn on the heated seat cushion
and seatback.
I(Heated Seatback):Press this button to turn
on the heated seatback.Press the button to turn on the desired feature.
A light on that button will display to show
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” underRemote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 95. 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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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” underRemote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 95. 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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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.
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.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
Passenger’s Seat shown
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