lights BUICK LACROSSE 2012 User Guide

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5-32 Instruments and Controls
The images are projected through
the HUD lens located on the driver
side of the instrument panel.
Notice:If you try to use the HUD
image as a parking aid, you may
misjudge the distance and
damage your vehicle. Do not use
the HUD image as a parking aid.
The HUD information can be
displayed in one of three languages,
English, French, or Spanish. The
speedometer reading and other
numerical values can be displayed
in either English or metric units.
The language selection is changed
through the radio and the units of
measurement is changed through
the trip computer in the Driver
Information Center (DIC). See
AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD/DVD/
MEM) on page 7‑18 orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD and
Touchscreen) on page 7‑21 and
Driver Information Center (DIC) on
page 5‑27.
HUD Display on the Vehicle
Windshield
The HUD information appears as an
image focused out toward the front
of the vehicle.
When the ignition is placed in the
ON/RUN or ON/RUN/START
position, HUD will display an
introductory message for a short
time, until the HUD is ready. The following indicator lights come
on in the instrument panel when
activated and also appear on
the HUD:
.Turn Signal Indicators
.High-Beam Indicator Symbol
The HUD temporarily displays some
vehicle warnings, such as CHECK
TIRE PRESSURE and FUEL
LEVEL LOW when these messages
are on the DIC trip computer.
The HUD also displays the following
messages on vehicles with these
systems, when they are active:
.TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVE
.STABILITRAK ACTIVE

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5-46 Instruments and Controls
This allows you to turn the park tilt
mirrors feature on or off.
Press SELECT when Park Tilt
Mirrors is highlighted. Turn the
Menu knob to select Driver &
Passenger or Off. Press SELECT to
confirm the selection. Press
/BACK to move to the last menu.
Collision/Detection Systems
Select the Collision/Detection
Systems menu and the following will
be displayed:
.Side Blind Zone Alert System
Side Blind Zone Alert System
If equipped, this feature allows the
Side Blind Zone Alert System
feature to be turned on or off.
Press SELECT when Side Blind
Zone Alert System is highlighted.
Turn the Menu knob to select On or
Off. Press SELECT to confirm the
selection. Press
/BACK to move to
the last menu.
Language
Select the Language menu and the
following will be displayed:
.English
.French
.Spanish
Turn the Menu knob to select the
language. Press SELECT to confirm
the selection. Press
/BACK to
move to the last menu.
Lighting
Select the Lighting menu and the
following will be displayed:
.Exit Lighting
.Vehicle Locator Lights
Exit Lighting
This allows selection of how long
the exterior lamps stay on when
leaving the vehicle and it is dark
outside. Press SELECT when Exit Lighting is
highlighted. Turn the Menu knob to
select Off, 30 Seconds, 1 Minute,
or 2 Minutes. Press SELECT to
confirm the selection. Press
/BACK to move to the last menu.
Vehicle Locator Lights
This allows the vehicle locator lights
to be turned on or off. The vehicle
locator lights come on when
unlocking the vehicle with the RKE
transmitter.
Press SELECT when Vehicle
Locator Lights is highlighted. Turn
the Menu knob to select On or Off.
Press SELECT to confirm the
selection. Press
/BACK to move to
the last menu.

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Instruments and Controls 5-47
Power Door Locks
Select Power Door Locks and the
following will be displayed:
.Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
.Delayed Door Lock
.Auto Door Unlock
Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
When on, this feature will keep the
driver door from locking when the
door is open. If off is selected, the
Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out menu
will be available and the door will
lock as programmed through
this menu.
Press SELECT when Unlocked
Door Anti Lock Out is highlighted.
Turn the Menu knob to select On or
Off. Press SELECT to confirm the
selection. Press
/BACK to move to
the last menu. Delayed Door Lock
When on, this feature will delay the
locking of the doors until
five seconds after the last door is
closed. You will hear three chimes
to signal delayed locking is in use.
Pressing either the power lock
button or
Qon the RKE transmitter
twice will override the delayed
locking feature and immediately lock
all of the doors.
Press SELECT when Delayed Door
Lock is highlighted. Turn the Menu
knob to select On or Off. Press
SELECT to confirm the selection.
Press
/BACK to move to the
last menu.
Auto Door Unlock
This allows selection of which of the
doors will automatically unlock when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
Press SELECT when Auto Door
Unlock is highlighted. Turn the
Menu knob to select All Doors, Driver Door, or Off. Press SELECT
to confirm the selection. Press
/BACK to move to the last menu.
Remote Lock/Unlock/Start
Select Remote Lock/Unlock/Start
and the following will be displayed:
.Unlock Feedback (Lights)
.Locking Feedback
.Door Unlock Options
.Remote Recall
.Passive Entry
.Remote Left In Vehicle
Unlock Feedback (Lights)
When on, the exterior lamps will
flash when unlocking the vehicle
with the RKE transmitter.
Press SELECT when Unlock
Feedback (Lights) is highlighted.
Turn the Menu knob to select On or
Off. Press SELECT to confirm the
selection. Press
/BACK to move to
the last menu.

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Locking Feedback
This allows selection of what type of
feedback is given when locking the
vehicle with the RKE transmitter.
Press SELECT when Locking
Feedback is highlighted. Turn the
Menu knob to select Lights and
Horn, Lights Only, Horn Only, or Off.
Press SELECT to confirm the
selection. Press
/BACK to move to
the last menu.
Door Unlock Options
This allows selection of which doors
will unlock when pressing
Kon the
RKE transmitter.
Press SELECT when Door Unlock
Options is highlighted. Turn the
Menu knob to select All Doors or
Driver Door Only. When set to
Driver Door Only, the driver door will
unlock the first time the unlock
button is pressed and all doors will
unlock when the button is pressed a
second time. When set to All Doors,
all of the doors will unlock at the first press of
K. Press SELECT to
confirm the selection. Press
/BACK to move to the last menu.
Remote Recall
When on, this feature will recall the
current driver's last seat and outside
mirror positions upon unlocking the
driver door with the RKE, and
opening that door. The current driver
is identified when the RKE is used
to unlock the driver door. If keyless
access equipped, the recall will
occur upon opening the driver door.
See “Memory Remote Recall” under
Power Seat Adjustment on page 3‑5
for more information.
This allows the Remote Recall
feature to be turned on or off.
Remote Recall is when the
memorized settings will be recalled
as you unlock and enter the vehicle.
Press SELECT when Remote Recall
is highlighted. Turn the Menu knob
to select On or Off. Press SELECT
to confirm the selection. Press
/BACK to move to the last menu. Passive Entry
This allows the Passive Entry
feature to be turned on or off.
Press SELECT when Passive Entry
is highlighted. Turn the Menu knob
to select On or Off. Press SELECT
to confirm the selection. Press
/BACK to move to the last menu.
Remote Left In Vehicle
This allows the Remote Left In
Vehicle reminder feature to be
turned on or off. If on, the horn will
chirp if a remote is left in the
vehicle.
Press SELECT when Remote Left In
Vehicle is highlighted. Turn the
Menu knob to select On or Off.
Press SELECT to confirm the
selection. Press
/BACK to move to
the last menu.

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6-2 Lighting
;(Parking Lamps):Turns on the
parking lamps together with the
following:
.Sidemarker Lamps
.Taillamps
.License Plate Lamps
.Instrument Panel Lights
5(Headlamps): Turns on the
headlamps together with the
following:
.Sidemarker Lamps
.Taillamps
.License Plate Lamps
.Instrument Panel Lights
.Parking Lamps
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A warning chime sounds if the driver
door is opened while the ignition is
off and the exterior lamps are on.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
2 3
(Headlamp High/Low‐Beam
Changer): Push the turn signal/
lane change lever away from you
and release, to turn the high beams
on. To return to low beams, push
the lever again or pull it toward you
and release.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument panel cluster when the
high‐beam headlamps are on.
Flash-to-Pass
To flash the high beams, pull the
turn signal/lane change lever toward
you, and release.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can
make it easier for others to see the
front of your vehicle during the day.
Fully functional daytime running
lamps are required on all vehicles
first sold in Canada.
The DRL system turns on the
low-beam headlamps at a reduced
brightness. For vehicles with High
Intensity Discharge (HID)
headlamps, the dedicated DRL will
come on when all of the following
conditions are met:
.The ignition is on.
.The exterior lamps control is
in AUTO.
.The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
.The parking brake is released or
the vehicle is not in P (Park).

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Lighting 6-3
When the DRL are on, the
low-beam headlamps will be on.
The taillamps, sidemarker lamps,
instrument panel lights, and other
lamps will not be on.
The DRL turn off when the
headlamps are turned to
Oor the
ignition is off.
This vehicle may have a DRL
disabling function. When the DRL
are on and a turn signal is activated,
the DRL on that side will be off until
the turn signal goes off.
Automatic Headlamp
System
When the exterior lamp control is
set to AUTO and it is dark enough
outside, the headlamps come on
automatically.
There is a light sensor located on
top of the instrument panel. Do not
cover the sensor; otherwise the
headlamps will come on when they
are not needed.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.
When it is bright enough outside,
the headlamps will turn off or may
change to Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL).
The automatic headlamp system
turns off when the exterior lamp
control is turned to
Oor the ignition
is off.
Adaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL)
The Adaptive Forward Lighting
System (AFL) pivots the headlamps
horizontally to provide greater road
illumination while turning. To enable
AFL, set the exterior lamp switch to
the AUTO position. Moving the
switch out of the AUTO position
deactivates the system. AFL
operates when the vehicle speed is
greater than 3 km/h (2 mph). AFL
does not operate when the
transmission is in R (Reverse). AFL
is not immediately operable after
starting the vehicle; driving a short
distance is required to calibrate the
AFL. See Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.

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Lighting 6-5
Fog Lamps
For vehicles with fog lamps, the
button is located on the exterior
lamp control, left of the steering
wheel.
To turn on the fog lamps, the ignition
and the headlamps or parking lamps
must be on.If the fog lamps are turned on while
the exterior lamp switch is in the
AUTO position, the headlamps
come on automatically.
#:
Press to turn on or off. An
indicator light on the instrument
panel cluster comes on when the
fog lamps are on.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The brightness of the instrument
panel lighting and steering wheel
controls can be adjusted.
D(Instrument Panel
Illumination): Move and hold the
thumbwheel up or down to brighten
or dim the lights.

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Lighting 6-7
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, license
plate lamps, back‐up lamps, dome
lamps, and most of the interior lights
turn on briefly when the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE)
Kbutton is
pressed, or when the door handle is
pulled on a keyless access vehicle.
See Ignition Positions (Key Access)
on page 9‑18 orIgnition Positions
(Keyless Access) on page 9‑20.
After about 30 seconds the exterior
lamps turn off, then the dome lamps
and remaining interior lights dim to
off. Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by changing the ignition
out of the OFF position, or by
pressing the RKE
Qbutton.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑43.
Exit Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, parking
lamps, back‐up lamps, and license
plate lamps come on at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when the
key is removed from the ignition.
The dome lamps also come on
when the key is removed from the
ignition. The exterior lights and
dome lamps remain on after the
door is closed for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.
For vehicles with keyless access,
the exterior lights and dome lamps
automatically turn on when a door is
opened after the ignition is turned
off. See Ignition Positions (Key
Access) on page 9‑18 orIgnition
Positions (Keyless Access) on
page 9‑20.
The exterior lights turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamps control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑43.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC), you may see the
voltage move up or down. This is
normal. If there is a problem, an
alert will be displayed.

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7-4 Infotainment System
G.g
.Radio: Seeks the previous
station.
.CD: Select the previous
track or rewinds within a
track.
H.
X
.Removes a disc from the
CD slot.
I.
l
.Radio: Seeks the next
station.
.CD: Select the next track
or fast forwards within a
track. J. RADIO/BAND
.Changes the band while
listening to the radio.
.Selects the radio when
listening to a different
audio source.
K. Menu Knob
.Opens menus, highlights
menu items, or sets
numeric values while in
a menu.
L. SELECT
.Selects menu items.
M. CONFIG
.Opens the Settings menu. N.
/BACK
.Menu: Moves one
level back.
.Character Input: Deletes
the last character.
O.
H
.Opens the Clock menu.
P. TONE
.Opens the Tone menu.
Q.
5
.Opens the Phone
main menu.
.Mutes the audio system.

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7-6 Infotainment System
E. TUNE/k
.Manually selects radio
stations and pauses time
shifted content.
.CD/DVD: Select tracks,
pauses playback, and
stops playback.
.MEM: Select tracks and
pauses playback.
F. RADIO/BAND
.Changes the band while
listening to the radio.
.Selects the radio when
listening to a different
audio source.
G.
g
.Radio: Seeks the previous
station.
.CD: Selects the previous
track or rewinds within a
track.
.MEM: Selects the previous
track or rewinds within a
track. H.
X
.Removes a disc from the
CD/DVD slot.
I. REC
O
.AUX: Records content
from audio CDs, MP3/
WMA CDs, and USB mass
storage devices.
J. DEL
.MEM: Deletes the current
track from MEM.
K.
l
.Radio: Seeks the next
station.
.CD: Selects the next track
or fast forwards within a
track.
.MEM: Selects the next
track or fast forwards
within a track. L. SELECT
.Selects menu items.
M. Menu Knob
.Opens menus, highlights
menu items, or sets
numeric values while in
a menu.
N.
/BACK
.Menu: Moves one
level back.
.Character Input: Deletes
the last character.
O. TONE
.Opens the Tone menu.
P.
H
.Opens the Clock menu.
Q. CONFIG
.Opens the Settings menu.