brake BUICK LACROSSE 2006 Manual PDF

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-20
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-70
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-93
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning......................................3-22, 3-25
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-35
Readiness Light..........................................3-34
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)....7-10
Airbag System................................................1-56
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-70
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-63
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-65
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-69
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-63
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-64
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-61
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-59
Antenna, Backglass.......................................3-129
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-130
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-39Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-89
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-87
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-90
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-87
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-84
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-85
Finish Care.................................................5-88
Finish Damage............................................5-90
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-86
Leather......................................................5-86
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-90
Tires..........................................................5-89
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-90
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-91
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-87
Weatherstrips..............................................5-87
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-88
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-21
Audio System(s).............................................3-84
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-126
Backglass Antenna.....................................3-129
Care of Your CD Player..............................3-129
Care of Your CDs......................................3-128
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-130
Radio with CD............................3-86, 3-90, 3-99
Radio with Six-Disc CD..............................3-113
Setting the Time..........................................3-85
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-126
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-128
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-130
Automatic Door Lock.......................................2-12
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-26
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Backglass Antenna........................................3-129
Battery..........................................................5-42
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-15
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-22
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-9
Parking......................................................2-30
System Warning Light..................................3-38
Brakes..........................................................5-39
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-22
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-51
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps.............5-53
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-51
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-48Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-56
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Back-Up Lamps.................................5-54
Buying New Tires...........................................5-66
C
Calibration.....................................................3-57
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications............................5-98
Carbon Monoxide...................2-13, 2-34, 4-26, 4-38
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-87
Your CD Player.........................................3-129
Your CDs .................................................3-128
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-46
Center Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts....1-24
Center Seat..................................................... 1-8
Chains, Tire...................................................5-72
Charging System Light....................................3-37
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-41
Check Gas Cap Light......................................3-49
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-90
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Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-15
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-23
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-33
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-63
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-32
Interior Lamps................................................3-16
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Jump Starting.................................................5-42
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-58
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-18
Courtesy....................................................3-16
Exterior......................................................3-13
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-15
Fog ...........................................................3-15
Interior.......................................................3-16
Overhead Console Reading..........................3-18
Rear Assist Handle Reading..........................3-18
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-41
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-34
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-39
Brake System Warning.................................3-38
Change Engine Oil......................................3-45
Charging System.........................................3-37
Check Gas Cap..........................................3-49
Cruise Control.............................................3-46
Door Ajar...................................................3-47
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-40
Headlamps Suggested.................................3-47
Highbeam On.............................................3-47
Low Coolant Warning...................................3-41
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-49
Low Washer Fluid Warning...........................3-47
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Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-36
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®.....2-37
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-36
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-36
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-38
Outside Power Heated Mirrors.......................2-38
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-37
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
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New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-22
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
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Odometer......................................................3-33
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-45
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-44
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-30
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-38
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-29Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-20
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-38
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-38
Power Mirrors.............................................2-37
Overhead Console Reading Lamps....................3-18
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-29
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
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Paint, Damage...............................................5-90
Park Aid........................................................3-18
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-31
Shifting Out of............................................2-33
Parking
Assist........................................................3-18
Brake........................................................2-30
Over Things That Burn.................................2-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-35
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-30
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-65
Passing.........................................................4-14
PASS-Key
®III ................................................2-20
PASS-Key®III Operation..................................2-21
Perimeter Lighting...........................................3-18
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