BUICK ENCLAVE 2009 Owner's Manual

A
Accessories and
Modications...................... 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets......3-18
Adaptive Forward Lighting
System...........................3-14
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-57
Additives, Fuel...................... 5-5
Add-On Electrical
Equipment.......................5-91
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.......5-14
Air Conditioning...................3-20
Airbag
Passenger Status
Indicator.......................3-31
Readiness Light................3-31
Airbag System.....................1-45
Adding Equipment to
Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-57
How Does an Airbag
Restrain?.....................1-50
Passenger Sensing
System........................1-52
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-56Airbag System (cont.)
What Makes an Airbag
Inate?........................1-50
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inates?.............1-51
When Should an Airbag
Inate?........................1-48
Where Are the Airbags?.....1-47
All-Wheel Drive....................5-32
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD)
System............................. 4-7
Analog Clock.......................3-19
Antilock Brake
System (ABS).................... 4-4
Antilock Brake, System
Warning Light...................3-34
Appearance Care
Aluminum or
Chrome-Plated
Wheels........................5-88
Care of Safety Belts..........5-86
Chemical Paint Spotting.....5-90
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/
Lenses........................5-87
Fabric/Carpet
...................5-85
Finish Care......................5-87
Finish Damage.................5-90Appearance Care (cont.)
Instrument Panel, Vinyl,
and Other Plastic
Surfaces......................5-86
Interior Cleaning...............5-83
Leather...........................5-85
Sheet Metal Damage........5-89
Tires...............................5-89
Underbody Maintenance....5-90
Washing Your Vehicle........5-86
Weatherstrips...................5-86
Windshield, Backglass, and
Wiper Blades................5-88
Appointments, Scheduling
Service............................. 7-8
Audio System......................3-64
Audio Steering Wheel
Controls.....................3-113
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual . . . 3-92
Radio Reception.............3-114
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)....3-111
Setting the Clock..............3-65
Theft-Deterrent Feature....3-113
Audio System(s)..................3-67
Automatic Transmission
Fluid...............................5-15
Operation........................2-24
INDEX i-1

B
Battery...............................5-27
Electric Power
Management.................3-16
Run-Down Protection.........3-17
Bluetooth
®..........................3-92
Brake
Emergencies...................... 4-5
Brake Fluid.........................5-24
Brakes...............................5-24
System Warning Light.......3-33
Braking................................ 4-3
Braking in Emergencies.......... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle..........2-20
Bulb Replacement................5-33
Halogen Bulbs..................5-34
Headlamp Aiming..............5-33
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting...............5-33
License Plate Lamps.........5-35
Replacement Bulbs...........5-35
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps.........5-34
Buying New Tires.................5-50
C
Calibration..........................3-46
California Fuel....................... 5-5
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65
Warning............................ 5-3
Canadian Owners..................... ii
Capacities and
Specications...................5-98
Carbon
Monoxide........2-10, 2-30, 4-13
Care of
Safety Belts.....................5-86
Cargo Management System . . . 2-52
Cargo Tie Downs.................2-51
CD, MP3 ....................3-82, 3-86
Center Console
Storage Area....................2-49
Chains, Tire........................5-56
Charging System Light..........3-32
Check
Engine Lamp...................3-36
Checking Things Under
the Hood ........................... 5-9
Chemical Paint Spotting........5-90Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems.....1-31
Infants and Young
Children.......................1-28
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children..................1-34
Older Children..................1-26
Securing a Child Restraint
in a Rear Seat
Position.......................1-40
Securing a Child Restraint
in the Right Front Seat
Position.......................1-42
Where to Put the
Restraint......................1-32
Cleaning
Aluminum or
Chrome-Plated Wheels . . . 5-88
Exterior Lamps/Lenses......5-87
Fabric/Carpet...................5-85
Finish Care......................5-87
Instrument Panel, Vinyl,
and Other Plastic
Surfaces......................5-86
Interior............................5-83
Leather...........................5-85
Tires...............................5-89
i-2 INDEX

Cleaning (cont.)
Underbody Maintenance....5-90
Washing Your Vehicle........5-86
Weatherstrips...................5-86
Windshield, Backglass, and
Wiper Blades................5-88
Climate Control System
Dual Automatic.................3-20
Outlet Adjustment.............3-25
Rear Air Conditioning and
Heating System.............3-26
Rear Air Conditioning and
Heating System,
Electronic.....................3-27
Clock.................................3-19
Clock, Setting......................3-65
Collision Damage Repair......... 7-9
Compact Spare Tire.............5-83
Compass............................3-46
Compressor Kit
Storing............................5-70
Compressor Kit, Tire
Sealant...........................5-57
Content Theft-Deterrent.........2-16
Control of a Vehicle............... 4-3Coolant
Engine............................5-17
Engine Temperature Gage . . . 3-35
Engine Temperature
Warning Light...............3-35
Cooled Seats........................ 1-4
Cooling System...................5-16
Cruise Control.....................3-10
Cruise Control Light..............3-40
Cupholders.........................2-49
Customer Assistance
Information
Courtesy Transportation....... 7-8
Customer Assistance for
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users............................ 7-4
Customer Assistance
Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure...................... 7-1
GM Mobility
Reimbursement
Program........................ 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors.............7-13Customer Assistance Information
(cont.)
Reporting Safety Defects to
the Canadian
Government..................7-13
Reporting Safety Defects to
the United States
Government..................7-12
Roadside Assistance
Program........................ 7-6
Service Publications
Ordering Information......7-13
D
Daytime Running Lamps/
Automatic Headlamp
System...........................3-13
Defensive Driving................... 4-2
Delayed Entry Lighting..........3-16
Delayed Exit Lighting............3-16
Delayed Headlamps.............3-13
Delayed Locking.................... 2-8
DIC Compass......................3-46
Disc, MP3...................3-82, 3-86
INDEX i-3

Doing Your Own
Service Work..................... 5-4
Dome Lamp Override...........3-15
Dome Lamps .......................3-15
Door
Delayed Locking................. 2-8
Locks............................... 2-8
Power Door Locks.............. 2-8
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks.................... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-9
Driver Information
Center (DIC)....................3-41
DIC Operation and
Displays.......................3-41
DIC Vehicle
Customization...............3-57
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................3-48
Driving
At Night..........................4-10
Before a Long Trip............4-12
Defensive.......................... 4-2
Drunken............................ 4-2
Highway Hypnosis............4-12
Hill and Mountain Roads....4-13
In Rain and on Wet
Roads.........................4-11Driving (cont.)
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out ....................4-16
Winter.............................4-13
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy........................... 4-1
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System.................3-20
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment
System......................3-102
E
EDR ..................................7-14
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment............5-91
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers......................5-92
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block...........................5-92
Power Windows and Other
Power Options..............5-92
Underhood Fuse Block......5-94
Windshield Wiper Fuses....5-92
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+................2-18Electronic Immobilizer
Operation
PASS-Key
®III+................2-18
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter...............5-14
Check and Service Engine
Soon Lamp..................3-36
Coolant...........................5-17
Coolant Heater.................2-23
Coolant Temperature
Gage ...........................3-35
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light...............3-35
Drive Belt Routing.............6-15
Engine Compartment
Overview......................5-10
Exhaust...........................2-30
Oil ..................................5-11
Oil Life System.................5-13
Overheated Protection
Operating Mode............5-22
Overheating.....................5-20
Starting...........................2-22
Entry Lighting......................3-15
Event Data Recorders..........7-15
Extender, Safety Belt............1-25
Exterior Lamps....................3-12
i-4 INDEX

F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner............5-14
Finish Damage....................5-90
Flashers, Hazard Warning....... 3-5
Flash-to-Pass........................ 3-7
Flat Tire..............................5-56
Flat Tire, Changing...............5-71
Flat Tire, Storing..................5-80
Floor Mats..........................2-50
Fluid
Automatic Transmission.....5-15
Power Steering.................5-22
Windshield Washer...........5-23
Fog Lamp
Fog ................................3-14
Fog Lamp Light...................3-39
Fuel..................................... 5-5
Additives........................... 5-5
California Fuel................... 5-5
Driving for Better
Economy....................... 4-1
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container....................... 5-8
Filling the Tank.................. 5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 5-6Fuel (cont.)
Gage ..............................3-40
Gasoline Octane................ 5-5
Gasoline Specications........ 5-5
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers......................5-92
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block...........................5-92
Underhood Fuse Block......5-94
Windshield Wiper..............5-92
G
Gage
Engine Coolant
Temperature.................3-35
Fuel................................3-40
Speedometer...................3-30
Tachometer......................3-30
Voltmeter Gage................3-33
Garage Door Opener............2-44
Gasoline
Octane............................. 5-5
Specications..................... 5-5
Glove Box...........................2-49
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program............................ 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers........ 3-5
Head Restraints..................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming ............................5-33
Headlamps
Adaptive Forward Lighting
System........................3-14
Bulb Replacement.............5-33
Daytime Running Lamps/
Automatic Headlamp
System........................3-13
Delayed..........................3-13
Exterior Lamps.................3-12
Flash-to-Pass..................... 3-7
Halogen Bulbs..................5-34
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting...............5-33
High/Low Beam Changer..... 3-7
Heated Seats........................ 1-4
Heater
Engine Coolant.................2-23
Heater................................3-20
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring.............................5-91
Highbeam On Light..............3-40
Highway Hypnosis................4-12
Hill and Mountain Roads.......4-13
INDEX i-5

Hood
Checking Things Under....... 5-9
Release............................ 5-9
Horn .................................... 3-5
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly..........................1-16
I
Ignition Positions..................2-21
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints........................1-28
Ination - Tire Pressure.........5-42
Inator Kit, Tire....................5-57
Instrument Panel
Brightness.......................3-15
Cluster............................3-29
Overview........................... 3-4
Storage Area....................2-49
J
Jump Starting......................5-28
K
Keyless Entry System............ 2-3
Keys.................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall..........5-37
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator.........3-36
Lamps
Dome .............................3-15
Dome Lamp Override........3-15
Reading..........................3-16
Lap-Shoulder Belt................1-20
LATCH System for Child
Restraints........................1-34
License Plate Lamps............5-35
Liftgate
Carbon Monoxide.............2-10
Liftgate, Power....................2-10
Light
Airbag Readiness.............3-31
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning..............3-34
Brake System Warning......3-33
Charging System..............3-32
Cruise Control..................3-40
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning.....3-35
Fog Lamp ........................3-39
Highbeam On...................3-40
Oil Pressure.....................3-39Light (cont.)
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator.......................3-31
Safety Belt Reminders.......3-30
Security...........................3-39
StabiliTrak
®Indicator.........3-35
Tire Pressure...................3-36
Tow/Haul Mode................3-40
Lighting
Delayed Entry..................3-16
Delayed Exit....................3-16
Entry..............................3-15
Parade Dimming...............3-16
Lights
Exterior Lamps.................3-12
Flash-to-Pass..................... 3-7
High/Low Beam Changer..... 3-7
Loading Your Vehicle............4-16
Lockout Protection................. 2-9
Locks
Delayed Locking................. 2-8
Door ................................. 2-8
Lockout Protection.............. 2-9
Power Door....................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks.................... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-9
Loss of Control....................4-10
i-6 INDEX

Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children......................1-34
Luggage Carrier...................2-51
Lumbar
Manual Controls................. 1-3
Power Controls.................. 1-4
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services........................ 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill................ 6-9
At Least Once a Month....... 6-9
At Least Once a Year.......6-10
Introduction....................... 6-1
Maintenance Footnotes....... 6-7
Maintenance Record.........6-16
Maintenance Replacement
Parts...........................6-14
Maintenance
Requirements................. 6-2
Owner Checks and
Services........................ 6-9
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants....................6-12
Scheduled Maintenance....... 6-3Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Using............................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the
Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp....3-36
Manual Lumbar Controls......... 1-3
Memory Seat and Mirrors....... 1-5
Message
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................3-48
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming
Rearview......................2-31
Outside Convex Mirror.......2-34
Outside Heated Mirrors......2-34
Outside Power Foldaway
Mirrors.........................2-33
Outside Power Mirrors.......2-32
Park Tilt..........................2-34
MP3 ...........................3-82, 3-86
MyGMLink.com...................... 7-3
N
Navigation System, Privacy . . . 7-16
Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual............3-92
New Vehicle Break-In...........2-20
O
Odometer...........................3-30
Off-Road Recovery................ 4-9
Oil
Engine............................5-11
Pressure Light..................3-39
Oil, Engine Oil Life System....5-13
Older Children, Restraints......1-26
Online Owner Center.............. 7-3
OnStar, Privacy....................7-15
OnStar
®System, see
OnStar®Manual...............2-41
Operation, Universal Home
Remote System................2-45
Orange Covered Wiring.........5-91
Outlet Adjustment.................3-25
Outlets
Accessory Power..............3-18
Outside
Convex Mirror..................2-34
Heated Mirrors.................2-34
Power Foldaway Mirrors....2-33
Power Mirrors..................2-32
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode................5-22
Owner Checks and Services . . . 6-9
Owners, Canadian.................... ii
INDEX i-7

P
Paint, Damage.....................5-90
Parade Dimming..................3-16
Park
Shifting Into.....................2-28
Shifting Out of..................2-29
Park Aid.....................2-34, 2-37
Park Brake..........................2-27
Park Tilt Mirrors...................2-34
Parking
Assist.............................2-34
Over Things That Burn......2-30
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator..........................3-31
Passenger Sensing System . . . 1-52
Passing................................ 4-9
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer......................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer Operation........2-18
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California...... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®.......................3-92
Power
Door Locks........................ 2-8
Electrical System..............5-92
Liftgate............................2-10Power (cont.)
Lumbar Controls................. 1-4
Outlet 115 Volt Alternating
Current........................3-18
Retained Accessory...........2-22
Seat................................. 1-3
Steering Fluid...................5-22
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic
Steering Column............. 3-6
Windows.........................2-14
Privacy...............................7-14
Event Data Recorders.......7-15
Navigation System............7-16
OnStar............................7-15
Radio Frequency
Identication.................7-16
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks........................ 2-9
R
Radio Frequency Identication
(RFID), Privacy.................7-16
Radio(s).............................3-67
Radios
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual . . . 3-92
Rear Seat Audio.............3-111
Reception......................3-114Radios (cont.)
Setting the Clock..............3-65
Theft-Deterrent...............3-113
Reading Lamps...................3-16
Rear Air Conditioning and
Heating System................3-26
Rear Air Conditioning and
Heating System and
Electronic Climate
Controls..........................3-27
Rear Door Security Locks....... 2-9
Rear Seat Armrest...............2-51
Rear Seat Audio (RSA).......3-111
Rear Seat Entertainment
System..........................3-102
Rear Seat Operation.............. 1-8
Rear Vision Camera.............2-37
Rear Windshield Washer/
Wiper............................... 3-9
Rearview Mirror, Automatic
Dimming ..........................2-31
Reclining Seatbacks............... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants........................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . 4-21
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System............................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System, Operation.............. 2-3
i-8 INDEX

Remote Vehicle Start............. 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire.....5-74
Removing the Spare Tire and
Tools..............................5-72
Replacement Bulbs..............5-35
Replacement Parts,
Maintenance....................6-14
Replacement, Windshield......5-35
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government.......7-13
General Motors................7-13
United States
Government..................7-12
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint
Systems.......................1-58
Replacing Restraint System
Parts After a Crash........1-59
Retained Accessory Power....2-22
Roadside
Assistance Program............ 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get
it Out ..............................4-16
Routing, Engine Drive Belt....6-15
Running the Vehicle While
Parked............................2-31S
Safety Belt Reminders..........3-30
Safety Belts
Care of ...........................5-86
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly.......................1-16
Lap-Shoulder Belt.............1-20
Safety Belt Extender.........1-25
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy....................1-25
Safety Belts Are for
Everyone.....................1-12
Safety Warnings and Symbols.... iii
Scheduled Maintenance.......... 6-3
Seats
Heated and Cooled Seats.... 1-4
Heated Seats..................... 1-4
Manual Lumbar.................. 1-3
Memory, Mirrors................. 1-5
Power Lumbar ................... 1-4
Power Seats...................... 1-3
Rear Seat Operation........... 1-8
Reclining Seatbacks............ 1-6
Third Row Seat................1-10
Second Row Center
Console..........................2-50Secondary Latch System.......5-78
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position............1-40
Right Front Seat
Position.......................1-42
Security Light......................3-39
Service................................ 5-3
Accessories and
Modications.................. 5-3
Adding Equipment to the
Outside of the Vehicle..... 5-4
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements.... 5-4
California Proposition 65
Warning......................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work........ 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp...........3-36
Publications Ordering
Information...................7-13
Service, Scheduling
Appointments..................... 7-8
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-56
Setting the Clock.................3-65
Sheet Metal Damage............5-89
Shifting Into Park
.................2-28
Shifting Out of Park..............2-29
INDEX i-9

Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change..................... 3-7
Spare Tire
Compact.........................5-83
Installing..........................5-74
Removing........................5-72
Storing............................5-80
Specications, Capacities......5-98
Speedometer.......................3-30
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light.....3-35
Stabilitrak®System................ 4-5
Start Vehicle, Remote............. 2-5
Starting the Engine..............2-22
Steering............................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls,
Audio............................3-113
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt
Wheel and Telescopic
Steering Column................ 3-6
Steering Wheel, Tilt and
Telescopic......................... 3-6
Storage Areas
Cargo Management
System........................2-52
Center Console
Storage Area................2-49Storage Areas (cont.)
Cupholders......................2-49
Glove Box.......................2-49
Instrument Panel
Storage Area................2-49
Luggage Carrier...............2-51
Rear Seat Armrest............2-51
Second Row Center
Console.......................2-50
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit................5-70
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow..........................4-15
Sun Visors..........................2-16
Sunroof..............................2-53
T
Tachometer.........................3-30
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps.........5-34
Telescopic Steering Column,
Power Tilt Wheel................ 3-6
Telescopic Wheel................... 3-6
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.........3-113Theft-Deterrent Systems........2-16
Content Theft-Deterrent.....2-16
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer...................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer Operation....2-18
Tilt Wheel............................. 3-6
Time, Setting.......................3-65
Tire
Pressure Light..................3-36
Tire Sealant
Storing............................5-70
Tires..................................5-36
Aluminum or
Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning......................5-88
Buying New Tires.............5-50
Chains............................5-56
Changing a Flat Tire.........5-71
Cleaning..........................5-89
Compact Spare Tire..........5-83
Different Size...................5-52
If a Tire Goes Flat............5-56
Ination - Tire Pressure.....5-42
Inspection and Rotation.....5-48
Installing the Spare Tire.....5-74
i-10 INDEX