sensor BUICK LUCERNE 2008 Get To Know Guide

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Aut omati cLam pControl
Your vehi cleisequ ipped withan Autom atic Lamp Control system, whichautomati callyturns
on the headl ampsand other exter ior lam ps, and theinstr ument panellights, atnight or
whe nnecessary\b
The Automa ticLamp Contr olsyst em’slight sensor islocated ontop ofthe instrum entpanel\b
To en sur eprop ersystem operation, it’s important toavoid placingany objects onornear
the sensor \b
The exterior lamps also can beoper atedmanuall y\bThe exterior lampcontrol knob
isloc ated onth e left side ofthe instrument panel\b
Exterio rLa mp s
(On\bOf f):
This position
tur ns off the
ex teri or lamp s,
excludi ng the
Day time
R unni ng
Lam ps\b
(Par king
Lam ps):This
positi ontur ns on
the parking
lamps, tail lamps
and instrument
panel lights\b
AUTO (Aut omatic) :
Thi spositi on
automaticall ytur ns on
the Aut omatic Lam p
Cont rol syst em\b
(Fog Lamp s)
(if equi pped): Push
inthe knob to turn
on the foglamps\b
Pu sh it agai nto tur n
offthe foglamp s\b
(Headl amps) :This position
tur ns on the headlam ps,parking
lamp s,taillam psandinst rum ent
panel light s\b
See Section 3of your Owner Manual.
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Get ti\b g to K\bow Yo\fr\fucerne1\b
Side Blin dZon eAl ert
(if equi pped)
This featu reuses aca mera mountedon the
wind shield ne ar the insid ere arvi ewmirror to
detect lanemark ingsand alertthe driver when
the vehic ledep artsfrom the lane\b Itoper ates
only at spe edsgre atertha n35 mph\b
La ne Dep artu reWa rnin g
(ifequi pped)
Thisfeatur e
mayalert you
tovehi cles
locat ed
inyour side
blind zone\b
When a
vehicle is
detected in your blind
zone, adisplay will
ill umi natein the
cor respondi ngoutsi de
mirror –right orleftsi de\b
If you acti vate the turn
signa lwhi leavehi cle is dete ctedin your
bli nd zone, the displa ywill flash\b
Th esyst emis enabl edatevery vehicle
start up\b Itcan beturned offthrough the
Vehicl eInf orma tio n butt oninthe Driver
Inf or mati on Center (DIC)\b
If the sy st em is not funct ioning correctly,you
may seea“CLEA NSID EBLI ND ZONE
ALE RT SYS TEM ”me ssage in the DIC, and
the mirror displays will light continuousl y\bThe
sens ors, loca ted behind therear quarter
panels, may be blocked bymud, ice, snow
orwa ter\b Clean the rea rqua rter panel s
and/o rthe sensor swi th water spray\bT his
m ess age may also app ear whil edr ivi ng in
op en areas with no object sto det ect\bYou
m ay choose toturn offthe syst eminthe DIC
un tilyou areno longer inwid e open areas\b
See Sections 2and 3of your Owner Manual.
The warning symbol, located inthe
ins trum entpanel clust er, will
appear green ifa lane marki ng is
dete cted \bIt will change to am ber,
flas hand so und thr ee ch imes ifyo ucross a
detected lanemar kin gwit hout yourturn
sign alon \b
The systemisenabled at
everyvehicle star tup\b
Y ou can tur nit off by
pressing the cont rol located
near the headlam pcont rol\b
Anindi cator onthe cont rol
willlight when the system
ison\b This system maynot funct ionifthe
cam eraisobst ructed, the windshi eldisdirty
or the camer acannot distingui shvisible lane
marki ngs\b Snow covered roads,bright
refl ecti ons offpavement orlow sun angle
intocam era lens areall condit ionswhich
may not allow the syst emto funct ion\b
See Section 2of your Owner Manual.
Thisfeat ureuses four
ult rasonic sensorson the
r ea rbumper sto help you
avoidcolliding with object s
whenpar king the vehi cle\b
It oper ates onlyatspe eds less than 5mph\b
The rear par king assist display islocat ed
near the rear window\b Thelightson the
displ ayprovide distance inform ation\b Asthe
vehicl eappr oaches anobject ,the num berof
lights illum inated increases\b Low�toned
beeps alsosound fr om the rear speakers
when objectsar enear the rear bumper\b
Be sure to keep the ultrasonic sensors on
the vehi cle’s rear bum perclean to ensure
pr oper operation\b
The syste mcan bedisabled usingthe Driver
Infor mati on Center \b
SeeSections 2and 3of your Owner Manual.
Ultrasonic RearPa rk Ass is t
(if equipp ed)
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The Rainsen se™ IIwindshi eldwiper suse amoi sture sensor toautomatically operatethe
wiper swhen need ed,depen dingondrivi ng conditions andthesensitivity setting\bIfthe system
is lef ton for long periods, an occasi onalwipe mayoccur without anymoisture onthe
windsh ieldto indicat ethe syste misact ivat ed\b
The hea dlam psand parking lam psalso will be turned onautomaticall ywhen theRainse nse
wiper sar eacti veif th e ext erior lam pcontr olswi tch isin the AUTO position\b Thecontrols for the
windsh ieldwiper sare locat edonthe mult if unction stalkon the leftside of the steering column\b
Rainsen se™ II Wi nd shield Wipe rs(if equ ipped)and Heated Wash er
Flui d(if equipp ed)
(Washer Fluid):
Push the paddle on
topofthe mult ifunct ion
lever to spr aywasher
fluidon the windshield\b
(Sensi tivi ty Sett ing): Rotate
the cont rol band upto one ofthe
sensit ivitylevels to act ivat ethe
Rainsense funct ion\b The wiper s
activate mor eoften asthe band
isrot ated upwar d\b
(Hi gh) :
Rotat ethe
cont rol band
up to thisposi �
tion toturn the
wiper son the
High setting\b
( H eated Washer
Flu id) :Sl ide and
rele ase this sw itch to
star tfour automatic
heated wash/ wipe
cycles\bThe first
cycle ma ytake up
to 45 seconds to
occur bef ore the
w asher fluid
is hea ted\b The
rem aini ngcycles
may take upto\f0
sec on ds tooccu r\b
The system
determ ines the
am ount offluid and
ac tiv at es the wipers\b
To ca ncel any
rem aini ngwash/wi pe
cycles, slide and
rele ase the swi tch
again\b
(Low ):
Rot ate the
cont rol band
up to this
posit ionto tur n
the wiper son
the Low
setting\b
( Off) :Rota tethe contr ol
band tothi s posit ionto tur n
offthe wip ers\b(M ist):Rotat ethe
contr olband down to
thisposi tion toturn the
wiper son for one wipe\b
See Section 3of your Owner Manual.
Note:Turn off the
Rains ens ewipers before
ent ering anautomatic
ca rwas hto pr event
wiper damage\b
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Sta bili Trak®is an advan cedcomputer �
cont roll ed veh iclestability enhancem ent
syst em that assists with dire ctional contr ol
ofthe vehi cleindiffi cult driving conditio ns\b
It tu rn son autom atically everytim eyou start
your vehicl e\b
Whenth e system senses adiscr epancy
between your intend edpath andthedirect ion
the vehicl eis actual ly traveling, itselect ively
applie sbrake pressure atanyone ofthe
w hee lsto hel pste erthe veh icle inthe
dir ect ion in which youaresteer ing\b
SeeSection 4of your Owner Manual.
Stabil iTr ak®–Sta bility Contr ol
System (ifequ ipped)
Get ti\b g to K\bow Yo\fr\fucerne
Thebra keassist systemmoni torsthe
int ent ion ofthe driver while braking\b Ifthe
syst emsenses thathard/ fast pressure has
beenapplied tothe brake pedal, thesystem
will gener ateaddit ional pressure, making it
easier tomaint ain brake applicat ion\bWhen
this happens, the brake pedal may feel
easier topush\b Thisisnorm al;just hold the
br ake pedal downfir m ly\b
See Section 4of your Owner Manual.
BrakeAss ist(if equi ppe d)P\f RFORMANC\f &MAI NT\fN ANC\f
Magneti cRide Contr olaut omaticall yadjust s
the ride ofyour vehicle through acomput er
usedtocont roland monit orthe suspension
syst em\b The compute rreceives inputfrom
var ious sensors to de term inethe proper
syst emresponse\b Thisprovides enhanced
controland ride comf ortunder avariet yof
road condi tions\b
See Section 4of your Owner Manual.
Magnetic Ride Control
(if equipp ed)
Thetract ioncontro lsystem lim its wheelspin ,
which is especi allyusefu lin slipper yroad
cond itions\b Youshould always leavethe
s yst em on\b Howe ver,ifyour vehiclebecomes
stuc kan drocki ngthe vehicle isrequi red,the
syst em should beturned off\b
To tur noff the syst em, press the tr acti on
cont rol butt onlocated on the cent erconsole \b
Forvehi cles without acenter console, the
bu tton is located at th e end ofthe gear shift
lever\b
See Section 4of your Owner Manual.
Tra ctio nCon tro l
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