BUICK LUCERNE 2007 User Guide

Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have heated front seats. To
operate the heated seats, the ignition must be on.
The buttons are located
on the front doors
forward of the door
handle.
J(Heated Seat Cushion and Seatback):Press
this button to turn on the heated seat cushion
and seatback.
I(Heated Seatback):Press this button to turn
on the heated seatback.Press the button to turn on the desired feature.
A light on that button will display to show
which feature is on.
There are three temperature settings for each
feature. A column of three lights next to the
buttons will display which setting the feature is in:
high, medium or low. Three lights indicate the
highest setting, two lights indicate medium and
one light indicates the lowest setting.
When you press a button, the feature will turn on
at the highest setting. Each time you press the
button, the feature will decrease one temperature
setting.
To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button
until the display lights turn off.
If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is
started using the remote keyless entry transmitter,
the front heated seats will be turned on to the
high setting if it is cold outside. See “Remote
Vehicle Start” underRemote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 95. When the key is
inserted into the ignition and the ignition is turned
on, the heated seat feature will turn off. To turn
the heated seat feature back on, press the
desired button.
Driver’s Side Buttons
shown
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Heated and Cooled Seats
The front seats may have the heated and cooled
seat feature. To heat or cool the seats, the
ignition must be on.
The buttons are
located on the front
doors forward of the
door handle.
J(Heated Seat Cushion and Seatback):Press
this button to heat the seat cushion and
seatback.
I(Heated Seatback):Press this button to heat
the seatback.
H(Cooled Seat Cushion and Seatback):Press
this button to cool the seat cushion and seatback.Press each button to turn on the desired feature.
A light on that button will display indicating
which feature is on.
There are three temperature settings for each
feature. A column of three lights next to the
buttons will display which setting the feature is in:
high, medium or low. Three lights indicate the
highest setting, two lights indicate medium and
one light indicates the lowest setting.
When you press a button, the feature will turn on
at the highest setting. Each time you press the
button, the feature will decrease one temperature
setting.
To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button
until the display lights turn off.
If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is
started using the remote keyless entry transmitter,
the front heated seats will be turned on to the
high setting if it is cold outside. See “Remote
Vehicle Start” underRemote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 95. When the key is
inserted into the ignition and the ignition is turned
on, the heated seat feature will turn off. To turn
the heated seat feature back on, press the
desired button.
Driver’s Side Buttons
shown
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Memory Seat and Mirrors
Your vehicle may have the memory package.
The controls for this feature are located on the
driver’s door panel, and are used to program and
recall memory settings for the driver’s seat and
the outside mirrors.
To save your positions in memory, do the
following:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback
recliner and lumbar, and both outside mirrors
to your preferred position.
2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps
sound through the driver’s side front speaker
to let you know that the position has been
stored.
A second seating and mirror position can be
programmed by repeating the above steps and
pressing button 2 for a second driver.To recall your memory positions, the vehicle must
be in PARK (P). Press and release either
button 1 or button 2 corresponding to the desired
driving position. The seat and outside mirrors
will move to the position previously stored for the
identied driver. You will hear a single beep.
If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to
enter your vehicle and the remote recall memory
feature is on, automatic seat and mirror movement
will occur. See “MEMORY SEAT RECALL”
underDIC Vehicle Customization on page 231for
more information.
To stop recall movement of the memory feature at
any time, press one of the power seat controls,
memory buttons, or power mirror buttons.
If something has blocked the driver’s seat while
recalling a memory position, the driver’s seat recall
may stop working. If this happens, press the
appropriate control for the area that is not recalling
for two seconds, after the obstruction is removed.
Then 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.
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Easy Exit Seat
The control for this feature is located on the
driver’s door panel between buttons 1 and 2.
With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position can
be recalled by pressing the exit button. You will
hear a single beep. The driver’s seat will
move back.
If the easy exit seat feature is on in the Driver
Information Center (DIC), automatic seat
movement will occur when the key is removed
from the ignition. See “EASY EXIT SEAT” under
DIC Vehicle Customization on page 231for
more information.
Further programming for automatic seat movement
can be done using the DIC. You can select or
not select the following:
The easy exit seat feature.
The memory seat recall feature.
For programming information, seeDIC Vehicle
Customization on page 231.
Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust a manual driver’s 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’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving.
{CAUTION:
If the 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
seatback to be sure it is locked.
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If the seats have manual reclining seatbacks, the
lever used to operate them is located on the
outboard side of the seats.To recline the seatback, do the following:
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position,
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 an upright position, do
the following:
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.
Passenger’s Seat shown
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Power Reclining Seatbacks
If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, the
controls used to operate them are located on
the outboard side of the seats.
Tilt the top of the control rearward to recline
the seatback.
Tilt the top of the control forward to raise the
seatback.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power
Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even if you buckle up, your safety belts
cannot do their job when you are reclined
like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job. 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
your safety belt properly.
Do not have the seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Head Restraints
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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Pull the head restraint
up to raise it.
To lower the head restraint, press the button,
located on the top of the seatback, and push the
head restraint down.Center Seat
Your vehicle may have a front center seat. This
seat can be converted to a storage area by
lowering the seatback. SeeCenter Flex Storage
Unit on page 152.
For information on safety belts for this position,
seeCenter Front Passenger Position on page 35.
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Rear Seats
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door
Your vehicle has a pass-through door that provides
access to the trunk from the rear seats. See
“Rear Seat Pass-Through Door” underTrunk
on page 106.
Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use
safety belts properly. It also tells you some things
you should not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she
cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you
are in a crash and you are not wearing a
safety belt, your injuries can be much
worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be
seriously injured or killed. In the same
crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety
belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly too.
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{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured or
killed. Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not equipped
with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and your
passengers to buckle your safety belts. SeeSafety
Belt Reminder Light on page 196andPassenger
Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 197.In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the
law says to wear safety belts. Here is why:
They work.
You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do
have a crash, you do not know if it will be a
bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so serious that even buckled up, a person
would not survive. But most crashes are in
between. In many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and sometimes walk away. Without
belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety belts in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up does matter... a lot!
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