tow bar BUICK RANDEZVOUS 2005 Owner's Manual

Front Seats......................................................1-3
Manual Passenger Seat..................................1-3
Four-Way Manual Driver Seat..........................1-3
Six-Way Power Seats.....................................1-4
Manual Lumbar..............................................1-5
Heated Seats.................................................1-5
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-6
Head Restraints.............................................1-7
Rear Seats.......................................................1-8
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-8
Split Bench Seats...........................................1-8
Captain Chairs.............................................1-13
Stowable Seat..............................................1-17
Safety Belts...................................................1-20
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone................1-20
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts......1-24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-25
Driver Position..............................................1-25
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment.....................1-33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-34
Right Front Passenger Position.......................1-34
Rear Seat Passengers..................................1-34
Center Rear Passenger Position.....................1-38
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults.......................................1-40Safety Belt Pretensioners...............................1-42
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-42
Child Restraints.............................................1-43
Older Children..............................................1-43
Infants and Young Children............................1-45
Child Restraint Systems.................................1-48
Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-52
Top Strap....................................................1-53
Top Strap Anchor Location.............................1-54
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)...........................1-58
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System.........................................1-60
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside
Seat Position............................................1-60
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear
Seat Position............................................1-62
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position............................................1-64
Airbag System...............................................1-67
Where Are the Airbags?................................1-70
When Should an Airbag Inate?.....................1-73
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.......................1-75
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-75
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Manual Lumbar
The knob that controls this
feature is located on the
outboard sides of the
driver’s and front
passenger’s seats.
Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to increase
lumbar support. Turn the knob toward the rear of the
vehicle to decrease lumbar support.
Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have
heated seats. If it does,
the heated seat switches
are located in the
instrument panel
switchbank.
This feature will quickly heat the seat cushions and
lower back of the driver’s and front passenger’s seat.
The left switch is for the driver’s seat and the right switch
is for the front passenger’s seat.
Press the top of the switch to turn the heater on. Press
the bottom of the switch to turn the heater off. The
heated seat switch will turn off when the ignition
is turned to OFF and will resume operation when the
ignition is turned to ON, unless the switch is turned off.
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4. For base-level split bench seats, pull the lever at
the base of the seat on the outboard side to
release the rear latches from the oor pins and ip
the seat forward.
For up-level split bench seats, continue pushing
forward on the recliner lever to release the rear
latches from the oor pins and ip the seat forward.
The seat can stay in this position or it can be
removed from the vehicle by following the next steps.5. To release the front latches, squeeze the angled
latch release bar toward the straight crossbar.
6. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward the
rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.
Repeat these steps for the other section of the split
bench seat. Base-Level
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1. Squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the
straight crossbar while placing the front hooks of
the bench seat onto the front two oor pins.
2. Make sure that the
bench seat is angled
so that the front
hooks clear the oor
pins. If the front
legs are not attached
correctly, the rear
legs will not attach
to the rear set of
oor pins.3. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear oor pins
by pushing down on the rear of the seat.
4. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
5. Lift the seatback recliner lever and raise the
seatback until it locks upright.
6. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked upright.
7. Attach the lap belt.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the right
and the left speakers, push and release the AUDIO
knob until BAL appears on the display. Then turn the
AUDIO knob to move the sound toward the right or
the left speakers. A bar graph with indicators will show
how the sound is balanced.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, push and release the AUDIO knob until FADE
appears on the display. Then turn the AUDIO knob to
move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. A
bar graph with indicators will show how the sound is
balanced.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select
BAL or FADE. Then push and hold the AUDIO knob
for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. The
indicator will be centered on the display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls
to the middle position, rst end out of audio mode
by waiting ve seconds without making any changes.
Then push and hold the AUDIO knob for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED
will appear on the display.
Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™)
To select and nd a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press P-TYP to activate program type select
mode. The PTY symbol will appear on the display.
2. Turn the AUDIO knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow to select the PTY and take you to
the PTY’s rst station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY and the PTY
is displayed, press either SEEK arrow once. If the
PTY is not displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice
to display the PTY and then to go to another station.
5. Press P-TYP to exit program type select mode.
If PTY times out and is no longer on the display,
go back to Step 1.
If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio will search for
stations with the selected PTY and traffic
announcements.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the right
and the left speakers, push and release AUDIO until
BAL appears on the display. Then turn the AUDIO knob
to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers.
A bar graph with indicators will appear on the display.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, push and release AUDIO until FADE appears
on the display. Then turn the AUDIO knob to move
the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. A bar
graph with indicators will appear on the display.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select
BAL or FADE. Then push and hold AUDIO for more
than two seconds until you hear a beep. The indicator
will be centered on the display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls
to the middle position, end out of audio mode by
waiting ve seconds without making any changes. Then
push and hold AUDIO for more than two seconds
until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on
the display.
Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
To select and nd a desired PTY perform the
following:
1. Press P-TYP to activate program type select mode.
P-TYPE will appear on the display.
2. Turn the AUDIO knob to select a PTY.
3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow to select the PTY and to take you to
the PTY’s rst station.
4. To go to another station within that PTY and the PTY
is displayed, press either SEEK arrow once. If the
PTY is not displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice
to display the PTY and then to go to another station.
5. Press P-TYP to exit program type select mode.
If PTY times out and is no longer on the display,
go back to Step 1.
If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio will search for
the selected PTY and traffic announcements.
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3. Tilt the retainer downward and slip it through the
center hole of the spare tire.
Make sure the retainer is fully seated across the
underside of the wheel.
4. Attach the folding wrench to the hoist shaft.
5. Turn the folding wrench clockwise to lift the
spare tire.
6. When the tire reaches the stabilizer bar, move the
tire over the bar, then continue to turn the folding
wrench clockwise to lift the spare tire.
7. When the tire is almost in the stored position, turn
the tire so that the valve stem is towards the rear of
the vehicle.
This will help when you check and maintain tire
pressure in the spare.
8. Raise the tire fully against the underside of the
vehicle. Continue turning the folding wrench until
you feel more than two clicks. This indicates that the
compact spare tire is secure and the cable is
tight. The spare tire hoist cannot be overtightened.9. Make sure the tire is stored securely. Push, pull (A),
and then try to turn (B) the tire. If the tire moves,
use the folding wrench to tighten the cable.
10. Put back all tools as they were stored in the jack
storage compartment and put the compartment
cover back on.
To put the cover back on, slip the tabs on the side
of the cover into the cover opening. Push the
cover in place and push down the tabs on the cover
so that it rests in the groove. This secures the
cover in place.
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults......................................1-40
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-34
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-34
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-42
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-34
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-20
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-33
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Captain Chairs............................................1-13
Four-Way Manual Driver Seat......................... 1-3
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-5
Manual Passenger......................................... 1-3
Memory.....................................................2-47
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-8
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Six-Way Power Seats.................................... 1-4
Split Bench Seats......................................... 1-8
Stowable Seat............................................1-17
Secondary Latch System.................................5-84Securing a Child Restraint
Center Rear Seat Position............................1-62
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-60
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-60
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-64
Security Message, PASS-Key
®III ......................3-57
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-46
Publications Ordering Information...................7-12
Traction System Warning Message.................3-51
Vehicle Soon Message.................................3-59
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-82
Setting the Time.............................................3-76
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-101
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-27
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-28
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-33
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire
Installing....................................................5-80
Removing...................................................5-74
Storing.......................................................5-88
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