lock BUICK LACROSSE 2006 Get To Know Guide

Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Unlocking the Doors with the Key . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Headlamp Controls and Automatic
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Interior Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Tilt/Telescoping Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Manual Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Dual Automatic Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Windshield Wipers/Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Audio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Universal Home Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Convenience Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Accessory Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Opening the Vehicle Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . .17
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . .17
Antilock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Traction Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
StabiliTrak
®–Stability Control System . . . . . . .18
Automatic Transaxle Shift Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Acoustic Laminate Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Vehicle Symbols Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
My GMLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Congratulations on your purchase of a Buick LaCrosse. Please read this information and your Owner Manual
to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not include all the features
described in this booklet. Keep this booklet with your Owner Manual for easy reference.

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InstrumentPanelCluster
Yourvehicle’sinstrument
panelisequippedwiththis
clusteroroneverysimilar
toit.Theinstrumentpanel
clusterincludesthesekey
gaugesandlights/lamps.
A.TrunkAjar
B.DoorAjar
C.AntilockBrakeSystem
(ABS)
D.CruiseEngaged
E.TachometerF.Security
G.SeatBelt–Driver
H.DriverAirBag
I.ServiceVehicleSoon
J.Speedometer
K.HeadlampSuggested
L.FuelGauge
M.WasherFluidLevel
N.Battery
O.TemperatureGauge
P.KilometersperHour(KMH)Q.MilesperHour(MPH)
R.HighBeam
S.ReducedEnginePower
T.ServiceTractionControl
U.CheckGasCap
V.OilLevel/ChangeOilSoon
W.ServiceEngineSoon
X.OilPressure
Y.Brake
NOTE:
Theinstrumentpanel
clusterisdesignedtoletyou
knowaboutmanyimportant
aspectsofyourvehicle’s
operation.Itisimportantto
readyourOwnerManualand
becomefamiliarwiththeinfor
mationbeingrelayedtoyou
bythelights,gauges,DIC
messagesandindicators,as
wellaswhatactioncanbe
takentoensuresafetyandto
preventdamage.

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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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Remote Vehicle Start
(if equipped)
Use the Remote Keyless Entry transmit
ter (key fob) to start the engine from out
side the vehicle. (See the Driver
Information Center personalization menu
section to enable.) Automatic Climate
Control system vehicles will regulate the
inside temperature.
To remote start the vehicle:
1. Press and release the key fob Lock
button.
2. Press and hold the (Remote Start)
button until the turn signal lights flash.
If the lights are not visible, hold the
Remote Start button for four seconds
and release.
The engine runs for 10 minutes. Extend
run time for 10 minutes from present by
pressing the Lock and Remote Start but
tons again. Pressing only the Remote
Start button again will turn off the igni
tion. Maximum run time is 20 minutes.
After two remote starts have been pro
vided, the Remote Vehicle Start feature
will not operate.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Unlocking the Doors with the Key
Your vehicle’s passenger doors can be
unlocked using the driver’sdoor key.
With the key in the lock cylinder:
• Turn the key toward the front of the
vehicle to unlock the driver’s door.
• Turn and hold the key toward the
front of the vehicle for two seconds to
unlock all doors.
• Turn and hold the key toward the rear
of the vehicle to lock all doors.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Headlamp Controls and
Automatic Headlamp System
You will find the exterior lamps knob on
the left side of the instrument panel.
(On/Off):If the switch is in the AUTO
position but lights are off, turn them on
by turning the switch to (On/Off) and
release. To turn the headlamps off when
the lights are on, turn the control to the
position. The momentary switch
design springs back to AUTO when
released.
AUTO:Activates the automatic head
lamp system, illuminating all exterior
lamps and the instrument panel/radio
lights when needed.
(Parking Lamps):The parking lamp
position illuminates tail/side marker/
license plate lamps and instrument
panel/radio lights.

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(Headlamps):The headlamps posi
tion manually activates the headlamps,
exterior tail/marker lamps and instrumentpanel/radio lights.
(Fog Lamps):To activate the fog
lamps, press the center of the rotary
control marked .
To switch headlamps from low to high
beam, push the multifunction lever away
from you. Pull it back and release for
lowbeam operation.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
DRL illuminates the lowbeam head
lamps at a lower intensity in daylight to
make the front of the vehicle more visi
ble to others. The DRL illuminates only
the lowbeam headlamps, not the
taillamps or side marker lamps.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Interior Lamps
The interior lamps control is located next to
the exterior lamps control on the left side
of the instrument panel. It can be set to:
(Off):This position disables the interi
or lamps entirely,whether or not a door
is open.
(Door):This position turns on the
interior lamps when a door is opened
and when the ignition key is removed.
(On):This position turns on the
interior lamps continuously.
Instrument Panel Brightness:When
you push the center of the interior lamps
knob, a springloaded stem will pop out.
Turn it right or left to adjust intensity.
Reading Lamps:Press the reading light
lens to turn on/off.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Tilt/Telescoping Steering Wheel
To adjust the tilt position of the steering
wheel, hold the wheel and pull the lever
(see “A”) on the left of the steering col
umn toward you. Move the wheel up or
down to a comfortable level. Release
the lever to lock.
To adjust the telescoping position of the
steering wheel, push down on the lever
(see “B”) to unlock the steering wheel.
Pull or push the steering wheel to the
desired position. Push up on the lever to
lock the steering wheel.
Do not adjust the position of the steering
wheel while driving.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
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Manual Climate Control
To cool the vehicle interior more quickly
on hot days, open the windows long
enough to let the hot air escape. For
maximum cooling:
1. Choose the coolest temperature
setting.
2. Select the Vent mode.
3. Press the (Recirculate) button.
4. Press the (Air Conditioning) button.
5. Turn the (Fan) knob clockwise to
its highest setting.
To defog or defrost, select the (Defog)
or (Defrost) mode. Defog directs half
of the air to the windshield/side windows
and half to the floor outlets. Defrost
directs most air to the windshield and
the side window outlets.
To remove frost or fog from the rear
window, press the (Rear Defog)
button on the mode knob.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Dual Automatic Climate Control
(if equipped)
Dual automatic climate control automati
cally maintains the desired temperature
individually for the driver and front seat
passenger.
Automatic Operation
Push the AUTO button and use the
driver or passengerside up/down arrow
keys to adjust the temperature. The air
delivery mode, fan speed, air condition
ing and recirculation functions will be set
automatically to achieve the desired
temperature.
To turn the passengerside operation on
or off, press the PASS button. When first
turned on, the setting will be the same
as the driver’s. Use the up/down arrow
keys to adjust the temperature.
To turn off the entire system, press the
(Off) button.
The indicator light on the air conditioning
button will always turn on when the
vehicle is started unless the automatic
climate control system is manually
turned off. With the air conditioning
indicator on, the system will determine
if ambient conditions warrant air condi
tioning operation.
Manual Operation
To manually select the temperature or
mode, press the desired mode button as
follows:

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Universal Home Remote
TheUniversal Home Remote can store
three frequencies for a garage door
opener, entry door lock, security system,
etc. The remote requires the vehicle’s
engine to be running or the ignition to be
in the Run position in order to operate.
This provides added security by not
allowing access to the home, garage,
etc., through the Universal Home
Remote without having the proper key
for the vehicle.
To program, with the key On and the
engine Off:
• Press and hold the two outer buttons
on the remote until the indicator light
flashes;
then release the buttons(about 20 seconds — do not hold for
more than 30 seconds); do not repeat
this step for the second or third
devices added.
• Hold the end of your handheld trans
mitter up to three inches away from
the surface of the remote. Hold its
button and the button you wish to
assign it to on the Universal Home
Remote.
• Continue holding both buttons (up to
90 seconds); the indicator light will
begin blinking slowly, then more quick
ly. Programming is complete when
the remote light flashes rapidly.
• Release both buttons.
• Press and hold the remote button
again. If the indicator stays lit con
stantly, programming is complete.
• Continue programming additional
devices using the remaining two
Universal Home Remote buttons, but
do not simultaneously press the two
outer buttons on the remote again.
If the remote indicator blinks rapidly for
two seconds and remains on during pro
gramming, it indicates that your device
(usually a garage door opener) has a
“rolling code.”
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Steering Wheel Controls (if equipped)
See Radio and CD Controls for full details
about the functions of the following buttons:
•
(Seek)
•BAND
•1–6 (Preset Stations)
•(OnStar®/Mute):Press to silence
audio, and again to play. In OnStar
equipped vehicles, press to interact
with the OnStar system.
•
(VOLUME):Press up/down
arrow to increase/decrease volume.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Pull forward on the seatback tab on the
outboard of the rear seat cushion and
fold the seatback down.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
Deck (Trunk) Lid PullDown Handle
A convenient handle is located in the top
inside of the deck lid. Use the handle
to easily pull down the deck lid when
closing it.
Deck (Trunk) Lid TieDown
Convenience Features
Trunk Access
Press the (Trunk) button on the
Remote Keyless Entry transmitter.
To unlock the trunk from inside the vehicle,
press and hold the top of the driver’s or
front passenger’s power door lock switch
for approximately two seconds. The vehi
cle must be in Park to unlock the trunk.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Rear Seat Trunk PassThrough
(if equipped)
Tofold down one/both sides of the rear
seatback to gain trunk access or haul
longer cargo, disconnect the rear center
lapshoulder belt latch by pressing the
release button with a pointed object.

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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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Passenger Air Bag
Status Indicator
Your vehicle is equipped with a
Passenger Sensing System located in
the front passenger seat for the front
passenger frontal air bag, and a passen
ger air bag status indicator located on
the instrument panel center stack.
See Sections 1 and 3 of your Owner Manual.
Passenger Compartment
Air Filter
The filter is located in the engine com
partment below the air inlet grille, near
the passengerside wiper arm. It traps
most of the pollen from the air that
enters the air conditioning module. Seeyour Owner Manual for Scheduled
Maintenance and replacement
instructions.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist
(if equipped)
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
detects objects up to 5 feet (1.5 m)
behind the vehicle when the shift lever
is in the Reverse position and vehicle
speed is less than 3 mph (5 km/h).
Three colorcoded lights inside the
vehicle, above the rear window, provide
distance and system information to the
driver. See your Owner Manual for full
operation details.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Antilock Brake System
(if equipped)
The Antilock Brake System (ABS) helps
to prevent a braking skid. The ABS
warning light illuminates briefly when the
engine is started. Momentary motor or
clicking noises and slight brake pedal
movement is normal as the system
checks itself at startup.
See Section 4 of your Owner Manual.
Note:It is recommended that children
not be placed in the front passenger
seat, even with the Passenger Sensing
System. All children should be secured
in a rear seat, including an infant riding
in a rearfacing infant seat, a child riding
in a forwardfacing child seat and an
older child riding in a booster seat.
Traction Control System (TCS)
(if equipped)
The Traction Control System (TCS)
limits wheelspin. TCS activates when it
senses one or both front wheels spin
ning or losing traction. Then the system
reduces engine power and may upshift
the transaxle to limit wheelspin. It is nor
mal to hear or feel the system working.
TCS is always enabled unless you dis
able it manually to rock the vehicle free
from sand, mud or snow.
Todisable TCS, press the TCS button
on the instrument panel. The TCS warn
ing light will come on. Press the button
again to turn on TCS.
See Section 4 of your Owner Manual.