ECO mode BUICK LACROSSE 2006 Get To Know Guide

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Your ignition key identifies you to the
vehicle.Two keys can be programmed
for certain features that correspond to
each driver. To personalize a key:
1. From the Personal Program menu,
press the (Option) button until
“PERSONALIZE KEY” is displayed.
2. Press the (Set/Reset) button until
“YES” is displayed.
3. Press the button.
Personalization Features include:
•
Delayed Locking—Delays locking
of the vehicle doors for up to five
seconds after the last door is closed.Two chimes will sound when the
power door lock switch or the Lock
button on the Remote Keyless Entry
transmitter is pressed when a door is
open. To program:
1. From the Personal Program menu,
press the (Option) button until
“DELAYED LOCKING” is displayed.
2. Press the (Set/Reset) button until
“ON” or “OFF” appears.
3. Press the button to select it.
The ignition key must be removed for
the feature to work after programming.
•
Key Fob Feedback—Choose from
Off (no feedback), Lights (exterior
lights flash) or Lights and Horn when
you press the Remote Keyless Entry
transmitter (key fob) Lock button. To
program:
1. From the Personal Program menu,
press the (Option) button until
“FOB LOCK FEEDBACK” is displayed.
2. Press the (Set/Reset) button until
the desired setting is displayed.
3.Press the button to save the
setting.•
Exterior Light Delay—Sets the
time for exterior lights to remain on
after the key is removed from the
ignition or the vehicle is unlocked with
the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter.
To program:
1. From the Personal Program menu,
press the (Option) button until
“EXT LIGHT DELAY” is displayed.
2. Press the (Set/Reset) button to
scroll through OFF or 15/30/60/90
second delays.
3. Press the button to store a setting.
You can also use the (Option) and
(Set/Reset) buttons to personalize
each of the following:
• Return settings to factory
default/reset all keys
• Interior lights on when key is
removed from the ignition
• Content theftdeterrent system on/off
• Remote start on/off
• Personalize/replace key
• Personalize radio stations
• Auto door lock on/off
• Auto door unlock all/driver’s door/off
• Key fob unlock driver’s door/all doors
on first press
Exiting Programming Mode:The DIC
exits programming mode when:
•The vehicle is shifted out of Park.
• The vehicle is no longer in Run.
• You reach the end of the Personal
Program menu.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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To set Bass/Treble, push and release
until “BAS” or “TRE” appears. Turn to
increase or decrease. To adjust to the
middle position, press and hold until it
beeps.
To set Balance/Fade, push and release
until “BAL” appears to adjust Balance.
Turn the knob to move the sound toward
the right or left. Push until “FAD” appears
toadjust Fade. Turn the knob to move
the sound toward the front or rear.
To adjust all controls to the middle posi
tion, push/hold the speaker knob when
no tone or speaker control is displayed.
“ALL CEN” appears and the unit beeps.
(Seek):Press and release the
left/right Seek arrow to go to the previ
ous or next station and stay there.
Toscan, press and hold either arrow for
more than two seconds. “SCAN”
appears on the display and a beep
sounds. The radio finds a station, playsafew seconds and advances to the
next. Press either arrow or a pushbutton
to stop scanning.
Toscan preset stations, press and hold
either arrow for more than four seconds.
“PSCAN” appears and two beeps
sound. Press either arrow or a push
button to stop scanning presets.
Setting Preset Stations:
1. With the radio on, press BAND to
select AM/FM1/FM2 or XM1/XM2
(if equipped).
2. Tune to the desired station.
3. Press EQ to select equalization.
4.Press and hold a numbered push
button until a beep sounds.
Repeat for each pushbutton for each
band (up to 30 possible stations).
CD Controls
With the ignition on, insert a CD, label
side up, partway into the slot. The player
will pull it in and begin playing. To insert
with ignition off, first press eject or DISP.
1 (Reverse):Press to go to the start
of the current track if more than eight
seconds have played. Hold or press
more than once to move backward
through the CD tracks.
2 (Fast Forward):Press to go to
the next track. Hold or press more than
once to forward through the upcoming
CD tracks.
4RDM (Random):Press to hear tracks
in random order.Press again to disable
random play.
(Seek):Press the left arrow to go
to the start of the current track or the
previous track. Press the right arrow to
go to the start of the next track. Press
the arrows for more than two seconds to
search previous or next tracks. Release
to stop searching and play the track.
DISP (Display):Press to display the
current CD track and the elapsed time
the current track has played.
BAND:Press to switch to the radio
when a CD is playing. The CD remains
inside the player.
(CD):Press to play a CD when the
radio is playing.
EQ (if equipped): Press to select cus
tomized equalization settings for C&W,
Jazz, Talk, Pop, Rock and Classical
music. To return to manual mode,
press and release the Tone knob until
“MANUAL” is displayed.
(Eject):Press to eject a CD, with the
ignition off or on, or the radio off. Load
CDs with the ignition off by pressing this
button first.

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MP3Capable Uplevel Radio
(if equipped)
Play MP3 files on CDR CDs of up to
700MB capacity. To play, with the igni
tion on, insert the disc partway into the
slot, label side up. The player will pull it
in. “READING” appears on the display
and the disc plays. Smaller, 3inch
(8cm) single CDs may be used with
an adapter ring.
3 (Repeat):Press to hear a track
over again. RPT is displayed. Press
again to disable repeat play.
5 (Previous Folder):Press to go to
the first track in the previous folder.
Pressing while in the Folder Random
mode takes you to the previous folder
and plays random tracks there.
6(Next Folder):Press to go to the
first track in the next folder. Pressing
while in Folder Random mode takes you
to the next folder and plays random
tracks there.
SixDisc CD Player (if equipped)
To load multiple CDs in the sixdisc
CD player:
1.Turn the ignition on. Press and hold
the Load button for two seconds. The
player beeps and the light to the right
of the slot will flash. “MULTI LOAD #”
is displayed.
2.When the light stops flashing and
turns green, “INSERT CD #” is
displayed. Insert a disc partway,
label side up.
3. The indicator light will begin blinking
and turn green. Another disc may be
loaded.
4. When loading two to five CDs, press
the Load button again after loading
the final CD.
For every CD loaded, a number appears
on the radio display. To play a specific
disc, press CD and the number of the
CD you want to hear. A small bar
appears under the CD number that is
playing, and the track number appears.
Finding a Category Station
(if equipped)
Category (CAT) stations are available on
XM1 or XM2 bands only.To find a CAT
station:
1.Press the CAT button to activate
Program Type (PTY) Select mode.
2.A category is displayed.
3. Rotate the Tune knob. When the
preferred category appears, press the
Seek button to go to the first category
station (pressing Seek for more than
two seconds will activate Category
Scan).
4. To go to another station, press the
CAT button. The previously stored
category will be displayed.
5. Press the up or down Seek button.
6.Press the CAT button to exit Program
Type Select mode.
Note:CDs with any labels may jam in
the CD player. Label a CD using a
permanent marker. If more than one CD
is inserted into the slot at one time, or if
scratched or damaged CDs are played,
the CD player could be damaged. When
using the CD player, use only CDs in
good condition without added labels;
load one CD at a time; and keep the CD
player and the loading slot free of for
eign materials, liquids and debris.

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Opening the Vehicle Hood
Pull the hood release handle located
under the driver’s side of the instrument
panel.
Under the leading edge of the hood
itself, push the secondary hood release
handle up and to the right. Lift the hood.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
Accessory Power Outlets
Your vehicle is equipped with 12volt
outlets. One is located on the center
console below the climate controls.
The second outlet is located inside the
center storage console. On 6passenger
models, the second outlet is located in
the flip/fold console. Use them to power
cellular phones, CB radio, etc. See your
Owner Manual for full safety and war
ranty cautions.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Automatic Door Locks
Auto Door Lock
The automatic door locks will automati
cally lock the vehicle’sdoors when all
doors are closed and the vehicle is shift
ed into Drive. This feature can be turned
off or on by pressing the (Option) but
ton on the Driver Information Center
(DIC) until “Auto Door Lock” appears on
the display. Press the (Set/Reset)
button to scroll between Offand On.
Press the button to select your choice.
Hanging Garments
Use the rear assist handle or coat
hook to secure clothing on hangers for
transport.
Auto Door Unlock
If the Auto Door Lock feature is turned
on, you may also select the Auto Door
Unlock feature. Automatic door unlock
ing may be turned off, used only for the
driver’s door or for all of the doors.
Press the button on the DIC until “Auto
Door Unlock” is displayed; and then
press the button to scroll through
Off, Driver and All. If Driver or All is
selected, two additional choices —
“KeyOut” and “Park” — will be dis
played. Select one of these choices to
determine when the vehicle’s door(s)
will automatically unlock.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Roadside Assistance
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cle, you are automatically enrolled in the
Buick Roadside Assistance program.
This valueadded service is intended to
provide you with peace of mind as you
drive in the city or travel the open road.
Buick’s Roadside Assistance tollfree
number is staffed by a team of techni
cally trained advisors who are available
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The
advisors can provide minor repair infor
mation or make arrangements to tow
your vehicle to the nearest Buick dealer.
Buick will provide the following services
for 3 years/36,000 miles (60,000 km),
at no expense to you:
• Fuel delivery
• Lockout service (identification
required)
• Tow to nearest dealership for
warranty service
• Flat tire assistance
• Jump starts
In many instances, mechanical failures
are covered under Buick’s comprehen
sive warranty.However, when other
services are utilized, our advisors will
explain any payment obligations you
might incur.
The Buick Owner Center at My GMLink
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Certain restrictions, precautions and safety procedures apply to your vehicle. Please read your Owner Manual
for complete instructions. All information contained herein is based on information available at the time of
printing and is subject to change without notice. Copyright 2005 by GM Corp. All rights reserved.
For prompt and efficient assistance
when calling, please provide the follow
ing information to the advisor:
• Location of the vehicle
• Telephone number and your location
• Vehicle model, year and color
• Vehicle mileage
• Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
• Vehicle license plate number
Buick reserves the right to limit services
or reimbursement to an owner or driver
when, in Buick’s judgment, the claims
become excessive in frequency or type
of occurrence.
Roadside Assistance and OnStar
(if equipped)
If your vehicle is OnStarequipped, press
the blue OnStar button and the vehicle will
send your current GPS location to an
OnStar Advisor who will speak to you,
assess your problem, contact Roadside
Assistance and relay your exact location
so you will get the help you need.