steering wheel adjustment BUICK REGAL SPORTBACK 2019 Owner's Manual

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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . 13
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 14
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Passenger Sensing System . . . 14
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 16
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 17
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 20
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 22
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 22
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 23
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Universal Remote System . . . . . 24
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel (2.0L Turbo Engine) . . . . . . 26
Fuel (3.6L Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 27 Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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1.Air Vents 0176.
2. Turn and Lane-Change Signals
0165.
3. Instrument Cluster 0124.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0144.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer
0117.
5. Hazard Warning Flashers
0165.
6. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0163.
7. Infotainment 0170.
8. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0205.
9. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0171.
10. Transmitter Pocket. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 029.
11. Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0229
(If Equipped). Park Assist Button (If
Equipped). See
Driver
Assistance Systems 0217.
Selective Ride Control (GS
Models Only) 0207.
12. Wireless Charging 0120 (If
Equipped).
13. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0198.
14. Electric Parking Brake 0202.
15. ENGINE START/STOP Button (Out of View). See Ignition
Positions 0190.
16. Steering Wheel Controls 0117.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) 0144.
17. Horn 0117.
18. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0117 (Out of View).
19. Cruise Control 0208 (If
Equipped).
Adaptive Cruise Control 0210
(If Equipped). Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System
0221 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0117
(If Equipped).
20. Hood Release. See Hood
0 247.
21. Exterior Lamp Controls 0162.
Fog Lamps 0166.
22. Instrument Panel Fuse Block Cover. See Instrument Panel
Fuse Block 0276.
23. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0135.
24. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0149
(If Equipped).
25. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0166.

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Memory Features
If equipped, memory seats allow two
drivers to save and recall their
unique seat positions for driving the
vehicle. Other feature positions may
also be saved, such as power
mirrors and power steering wheel,
if equipped. Memory positions are
linked to RKE transmitter 1 or 2 for
automatic memory recalls.
Before saving, adjust all available
memory feature positions. Turn the
ignition on and then press and
release MEM; a beep will sound.Then immediately press and hold 1
or 2 until two beeps sound. To
manually recall these positions,
press and hold 1 or 2 until the
saved position is reached.
When Seat Entry Memory is
enabled in the personalization
menu, positions previously saved to
memory buttons 1 and 2 are
recalled when the ignition is
changed from off to on or ACC/
ACCESSORY.
When Seat Exit Memory is enabled
in the personalization menu, the
feature automatically moves the
driver seat rearward when exiting
the vehicle.
Memory adjustments may not be
available upon delivery or after
service until steps in
“Saving
Memory Positions” section are
performed. See Memory Seats064.
Heated and Ventilated
Seats
If equipped, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the center stack.
To operate, the engine must be
running.
Press
MorLto heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion.
Press
Cor{to ventilate the driver
or passenger seat.
Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the seat will change to
the next lower setting, and then to

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Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The dome lamp controls are in the
overhead console.
To operate, press the following
buttons:
jOFF : Press to turn off the
dome lamps when a door is
open. An indicator light on the
button will turn on when the
dome lamp override is activated.
Press
jOFF again to deactivate this feature and the indicator light
will turn off. The dome lamps will
come on when doors are opened.
+
ON/OFF : Press to turn the dome
lamps on manually.
Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps.
The front reading lamps are in the
overhead console.
Press the lamp lenses to turn the
front reading lamps on or off.

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64 Seats and Restraints
Memory Seats
If equipped, memory seats allow two
drivers to save and recall their
unique seat positions for driving the
vehicle. The driver seat may also be
moved rearward to an exit position
for getting out of the vehicle. Other
feature positions may also be
saved, such as power mirrors and
power steering wheel, if equipped.
Memory positions are linked to RKE
transmitter 1 or 2 for automatic
memory recalls.
Before saving, adjust all available
memory feature positions. Turn the
ignition on and then press andrelease MEM; a beep will sound.
Then immediately press and hold 1
or 2 until two beeps sound. To
manually recall these positions,
press and hold 1 or 2 until the
saved position is reached. Follow
the instructions under
“Saving
Memory Positions.”
The vehicle identifies the current
driver ’s RKE transmitter number
(1–8). See Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation 029. Only
RKE transmitters 1 and 2 can be
used for automatic memory recalls.
A Driver Information Center (DIC)
welcome message indicating the
transmitter number may display for
the first few ignition cycles following
a transmitter change. For Seat Entry
Memory to work properly, save the
positions to the memory button (1 or
2) matching the RKE transmitter
number displayed in the DIC
welcome message. Carry the linked
RKE transmitter when entering the
vehicle. Memory adjustments may not be
available upon delivery or after
service until steps in
“Saving
Memory Positions” section are
performed.
Vehicle Personalization Settings
. To have the Seat Entry Memory
movement begin when the
vehicle is started, select the
Settings menu, then Vehicle,
then Seating Position, and then
Seat Entry Memory. Select On or
Off. See “Seat Entry Memory”
later in this section.
. •To begin Seat Exit Memory
movement when the ignition is
turned off and the driver door is
opened, or when the ignition is
turned off with the driver door
already opened, select the
Settings menu, then Vehicle,
then Seating Position, and then
Seat Exit Memory. Select On or
Off. See “Seat Exit Memory”
later in this section.
. See Vehicle Personalization
0 153 for additional setting
information.

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116 Instruments and Controls
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 117
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 117
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 117
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 117
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge
(Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Voltmeter Gauge (Uplevel) . . . 132
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 133
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 134
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 135
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 135
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 139
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 140
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 141
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 142 Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 142
Adaptive Forward Lighting
(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 143
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 143
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 143
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 149
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 152
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 153
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 153
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 158
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

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Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place. Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering
wheel controls. See
“Steering Wheel
Controls” in the infotainment
manual.
Heated Steering Wheel
(: If equipped, press to turn on or
off. A light near the button displays
when the feature is turned on. The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to start heating.
Horn
Pressaon the steering wheel pad
to sound the horn.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY, move the windshield
wiper lever to select the wiper
speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.

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382 Index
Forward Collision Alert(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 66
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 270
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 142
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Fuses (cont'd)
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 272
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . 131
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 334
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 165
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 142
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 163
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 143
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Specifications andCapacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 111
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 365
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 355
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 50 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . 62
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Tires (cont'd)
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285, 286
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 288
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 287
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . 300, 306
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Terminology and Definitions . . 282
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 297
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231