seats BUICK LACROSSE 2011 User Guide

Black plate (17,1)Buick LaCrosse Owner Manual - 2011
Keys, Doors and Windows 2-17
Vehicles with the memory feature
can store a preferred mirror position.
See“Memory Seats” underPower
Seat Adjustment on page 3‑5 for
more information.
Folding Mirrors
Manual Foldaway Mirrors
The mirrors on vehicles with manual
folded mirrors are folded inward
to prevent damage when going
through an automatic car wash.
To fold, pull the mirror toward the
vehicle. Push the mirror outward
to return it to the original position.
Automatic Dimming Feature
The driver outside mirror
automatically adjusts for the glare
of the headlamps behind you.
Turn Signal Indicator
The vehicle may have a turn signal
indicator lamp built into the mirror
housing. The turn signal lamp
flashes with the use of the vehicle's
turn signal and hazard flashers.
Heated Mirrors
For vehicles with heated mirrors:
<(Rear Window Defogger):
Press to heat the mirrors.
See “Rear Window Defogger” under
Automatic Climate Control System
on page 8‑1 for more information.
Park Tilt Mirrors
If the vehicle is equipped with
memory mirrors, there is an option
to have the mirrors tilt down, when
in R (Reverse), to more easily see
the ground near the vehicle.
When the vehicle is shifted to
R (Reverse), both the driver and
passenger mirrors will tilt downward.
They will return to their previous
position when the vehicle is shifted
out of R (Reverse), the ignition is
turned to OFF, or the vehicle is left
in R (Reverse) for an extended
period of time.
This feature can be turned on or off.
SeeVehicle Personalization on
page 5‑39.

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Seats and Restraints 3-1
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . 3-5
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Rear SeatPass-Through Door . . . . . . . . 3-13
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . 3-27
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 3-31
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41

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3-2 Seats and Restraints
Adding Equipment to theAirbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 3-42
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . 3-43
Replacing Airbag System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 3-49
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-51
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Securing Child Restraints (Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Securing Child Restraints (Front Passenger Seat) . . . . 3-63
Head Restraints
The vehicle's front seats have
adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.
The vehicle's rear seats have
adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.
{WARNING
With head restraints that are
not installed and adjusted
properly, there is a greater
chance that occupants will suffer
a neck/spinal injury in a crash.
Do not drive until the head
restraints for all occupants are
installed and adjusted properly.
Adjust the head restraint so that the
top of the restraint is at the same
height as the top of the occupant's
head. This position reduces the
chance of a neck injury in a crash.

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Seats and Restraints 3-3
Front Seat
To raise or lower the head restraint,
press the release button located on
the side of the head restraint and
pull up or push the head restraint
down and release the button.
Pull and push on the head restraint
after the button is released to make
sure that it is locked in place.
The front head restraints are not
designed to be removed.
Rear Seat
Pull the head restraint up to raise it.
To lower the head restraint, press
the release button, located on the
head restraint post on the top of the
seatback, while you push the head
restraint down.Push down on the head restraint
after the button is released to make
sure that it is locked in place.
If you are installing a child restraint
in the rear seat, see
“Securing a
Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System” underLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) on page 3‑52.

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3-4 Seats and Restraints
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
Seat Position
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push
a pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust the seat position:
1. Pull the handle under the front of the seat cushion.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the handle.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place. Height Adjustment
Press and hold the top or bottom
of the switch to raise or lower the
seat. Release the switch when the
desired height is reached.

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Seats and Restraints 3-5
Power Seat Adjustment
To adjust a power seat:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the front or rear
part of the seat cushion by
moving the front or rear of
the control up or down.
.Raise or lower the entire seat
by moving the entire control up
or down.
Memory Seats
On vehicles with the memory
feature, the“1”and “2”buttons
on the outboard side of the driver
seat are used to manually save
and recall the driver seat and
outside mirror positions. These
manually stored positions are
referred to as Button Memory
positions. The vehicle will also automatically
save driver seat and outside
mirror positions to the current
driver Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter when the ignition is
placed in OFF. These automatically
stored positions are referred
to as RKE Memory positions.
See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 2‑4
for more information.
Storing Button Memory Positions
To save positions into Button
Memory:
1. Adjust the driver seat, seatback recliner, and both outside mirrors
to the desired driving positions.
2. Press and release the MEM (Memory) button.
3. Press “1”until a beep sounds.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for a second driver using “2.”

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3-6 Seats and Restraints
Recalling Button Memory
Positions
To recall the manually saved
Button Memory positions, press
and hold“1”or“2.” The driver seat
and outside mirrors move to the
positions stored to those buttons
when pressed. Releasing “1”or“2”
before the stored positions are
reached stops the recall.
If something has blocked the
driver seat while recalling a
memory position, the recall may
stop. Remove the obstruction;
then press and hold the appropriate
manual control for the memory item
that is not recalling for two seconds.
Try recalling the memory position
again by pressing the appropriate
memory button. If the memory
position is still not recalling,
see your dealer for service. Recalling RKE Memory Positions
(Memory Remote Recall)
The Memory Remote Recall
feature can recall the driver seat
and outside mirrors to previously
stored RKE Memory positions
when entering the vehicle.
Every time the ignition is placed
in OFF, the positions of the driver
seat and outside mirrors are
automatically stored to the RKE
transmitter that was used to start
the vehicle. These positions are
called RKE Memory positions and
may be different than the previously
mentioned Button Memory positions
saved to the
“1”or“2” buttons. To automatically recall RKE
Memory positions, unlock
the driver door with the RKE
transmitter, and open the driver
door. On vehicles with Keyless
Access, opening the driver door
when an RKE transmitter is
present will activate the RKE
Memory recall. If the driver door
is already open, pressing the
RKE transmitter
Kbutton will also
activate the RKE Memory recall.
The driver seat and outside mirrors
will move to the previously saved
RKE Memory positions.

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Seats and Restraints 3-7
This feature is turned on or off using
the vehicle personalization menu.
See“Remote Recall” underVehicle
Personalization on page 5‑39 for
more information.
To stop recall movement, press
one of the memory, power mirror,
or power seat controls.
If something has blocked the
driver seat while recalling a
memory position, the recall may
stop. Remove the obstruction;
then press and hold the appropriate
manual control for the memory item
that is not recalling for two seconds.
Try recalling the memory position
again by opening the driver door
and pressing the RKE transmitter K
button. If the memory position is
still not recalling, see your dealer
for service. Easy Exit Driver Seat
This feature moves the seat
rearward allowing the driver
more room to exit the vehicle.
To activate, place the ignition in
OFF and open the driver door. If the
driver door is already open, placing
the ignition in OFF will activate the
easy exit driver seat.
This feature is turned on or off
using the vehicle personalization
menu. See
“Driver Seat Easy Exit”
under Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑39 for more information.
To stop recall movement, press
one of the memory or power seat
controls.
If something has blocked the driver
seat while recalling the exit position,
the recall may stop. Remove the
obstruction; then press and hold
the power seat control rearward for
two seconds. Try recalling the exit
position again. If the exit position is
still not recalling, see your dealer
for service.Lumbar Adjustment
To increase or decrease lumbar
support, press and hold the front
or rear of the control.
To raise or lower lumbar support,
press and hold the top or bottom
of the control.
Release the control when the
seatback reaches the desired
level of lumbar support.
See Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3‑5 for more information.

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3-8 Seats and Restraints
Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be
dangerous. Even when buckled
up, the safety belts cannot do
their job when reclined like this.(Continued)
WARNING (Continued)
The shoulder belt cannot do its
job because it will not be against
your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crash, you could
go into it, receiving neck or other
injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job
either. In a crash, the belt could
go up over your abdomen.
The belt forces would be there,
not at your pelvic bones. This
could cause serious internal
injuries.
For proper protection when the
vehicle is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear the
safety belt properly.
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push
a pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
{WARNING
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.

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Seats and Restraints 3-9
To recline the seatback:
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to thedesired position, and then
release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To return the seatback to the upright
position:
1. Lift the lever fully without
applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
Power Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust a power seatback,
if equipped:
.Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
.Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.