lights BUICK LACROSSE 2010 Owner's Guide

8-42 Driving and Operating
The following describes how the URPA display lights appear as the vehicle
gets closer to a detected object:Description Metric Englishamber light 2.5 m 8 ft.
amber/amber lights 1.0 m 40 in.
amber/amber/red lights and continuous beeping for five seconds 0.6 m 23 in.
amber/amber/red lights flashing and continuous beeping for five seconds 0.3 m 1 ft.
PARK ASSIST OFF displays on the
Driver Information Center (DIC) to
indicate that URPA is off, see Driver
Information Center (DIC)
on
page 4‑25for more information.
Turning the System On and Off
The URPA system can be turned on
and off using the park assist button
located next to the shift lever.
The park assist button lights up
when the system is on and turns off
when it has been disabled.
URPA defaults to the on setting
each time the vehicle is started.
When the System Does Not
Seem to Work Properly
If the URPA system does not
activate due to a temporary
condition, the message PARK
ASSIST OFF displays on the DIC
and a red light is shown on the rear
URPA display when the shift lever is
moved into R (Reverse). This can
occur under the following
conditions:
.The ultrasonic sensors are not
clean. Keep the vehicle's rear
bumper free of mud, dirt, snow,
ice and slush. For cleaning
instructions, see Exterior Care
on page 9‑82.
.A trailer was attached to the
vehicle, or an object was
hanging out of the trunk during
the last drive cycle, a red light
may come on in the rear display.
Once the attached object is
removed, URPA will return to
normal operation.

9-76 Vehicle Care
1. Check the other vehicle. It musthave a 12-volt battery with a
negative ground system.
Notice: If the other vehicle's
system is not a 12-volt system
with a negative ground, both
vehicles can be damaged. Only
use vehicles with 12-volt systems
with negative grounds to jump
start your vehicle. 2. Position the two vehicles so that
they are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake firmly and put the shift lever in P (Park).
See Shifting Into Park
on
page 8‑23. Notice:
If you leave the radio or
other accessories on during the
jump starting procedure, they
could be damaged. The repairs
would not be covered by the
warranty. Always turn off the
radio and other accessories when
jump starting the vehicle.
4. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF
and switch off all lights and
accessories in both vehicles,
except the hazard warning
flashers if needed.
{WARNING
An electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running
and can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.

INDEX i-5
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-51
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-53
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-52
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . 8-51
Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 8-50
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 4-24
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-50
Requirements, California . . . . . 8-51
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43G
GagesEngine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-50
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 10-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-54
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 5-4
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . 4-28
HeadlampsAdaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 5-2
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

i-6 INDEX
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 8-9
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . 8-18, 8-19
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii, 6-2
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-75
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . 4-36
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . 1-3, 1-5
Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . 5-2
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36 Lamps (cont.)
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Sun Visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
LATCH System Replacing Parts After aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Latch, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
Light Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 4-20
Lighting Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

INDEX i-7
Lights (cont.)Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 5-2
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 4-15
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Taillamp Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Locks Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 4-24
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
SYSTEM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . 10-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 4-17
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
Mass Storage Media (MEM) . . . 6-25
Messages Anti-Theft Alarm System . . . . . . 4-37
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 4-34
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36 Messages (cont.)
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Mirrors
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
N
Navigation SystemVehicle Data Recordingand Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

i-12 INDEX
Vehicle IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Service Parts Identification
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Cautions and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Wheels Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66 When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Where to Put the Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . 9-29