light BUICK ENCLAVE 2009 Get To Know Guide

The transmission will be limited to the
gear selected and lower gears. Gears
higher than the gear selected will not be
available.
If current vehicle speed is too high or
too low for the requested gear, the shift
will not occur.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
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PERFORMANCE & MAINTENANCE
Refueling the Vehicle
To open the fuel door, press the center
of the rear edge of the door and it will
pop open slightly. Pull the door to open
it fully.
When closing the fuel door, press the
center of the rear edge of the door until
it latches and is flush with the side of the
vehicle.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
Automatic Transmission
Operation
The automatic transmission has an
Electronic Range Select mode that
enables the driver to select the top-gear
limit desired for the current driving con-
ditions, such as when driving on down-
hill grades. This provides engine braking
and reduces brake wear.
To use this feature, move the shift lever
to the Low (L) range position and select
a lower or higher driving gear using the
+ / – button on the side of the shift
lever. The display on the instrument
panel cluster will show the current gear
selection.
StabiliTrak®– Stability Control
System
StabiliTrak is an
advanced computer-
controlled vehicle
stability and traction
enhancement sys-
tem that assists with
directional control of
the vehicle in difficult driving conditions.
It turns on automatically every time you
start your vehicle.
To limit wheelspin and help maintain
directional control, you should always
leave the system on. However, if your
vehicle becomes stuck and rocking the
vehicle is required, the system should
be turned off.
To turn off the traction control part of the
system, press the (Traction Control)
button located on the center console in
front of the shift lever.
When the system is turned off, the
Traction Control light will illuminate.
See Section 4 of your Owner Manual.

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Trailer Towing
The Tow/Haul mode
(if equipped) assists
when pulling a heavy
trailer by reducing the
frequency of trans-
mission shifts and
improves the control of vehicle speed.
To turn on this feature, press the
(Tow/Haul) button located on the center
console in front of the shift lever. Press it
again to turn off the feature.
See Section 4 of your Owner Manual.
Tire Pressure Monitor
The Tire Pressure Monitor alerts you
when a significant reduction in pressure
occurs in one or more of your vehicle’s
tires by illuminating the (Low Tire
Pressure) warning light on the instru-
ment panel. The low tire pressure warn-
ing light will remain on until you correct
the tire pressure.
A CHECK TIRE PRESSURE message
may appear on the DIC.
Correcting the Tire Pressure
When the low tire pressure warning light
illuminates, you must inflate the tire to
the proper tire pressure. The Tire and
Loading Information label, located on
the center pillar below the driver’s door
latch, shows the correct tire pressure for
the tires when they’re cold. “Cold”
means your vehicle has been sitting for
at least three hours or driven no more
than one mile.
You can temporarily remove the DIC
message by acknowledging it with your
DIC controls. However, at the next
vehicle start-up, the DIC message will
reappear if the tire pressure has not
been corrected.
You may notice during cooler conditions
that the low tire pressure warning light
will appear when the vehicle is first
started and then turn off as you start to
drive. This could be an early indicator
that your tire pressures are getting low
and the tires need to be inflated to the
proper pressure.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
Note:The Tire Pressure Monitor can
alert you about low tire pressure, but it
doesn’t replace normal monthly tire
maintenance.
Resetting the Oil Life System
The Oil Life System calculates engine
oil life based on vehicle use and dis-
plays CHANGE OIL SOON in the Driver
Information Center (DIC) when it’s
necessary to change your engine oil
and filter. The Oil Life System should be
reset to 100% only following an oil
change.
To reset the Oil Life System:
1. Turn on the ignition, with the engine
off.
2. Press the (Vehicle Information)
button until the DIC displays OIL LIFE
REMAINING.
3. Press and hold the (Set/Reset)
button until 100% is displayed.
4. Turn off the ignition.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.