fuel BUICK LUCERNE 2008 Get To Know Guide
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DRIVER INFOR MATI ON
Ins tru men tPa nel............2
Ins tru men tPa nelC lus ter ......\f
Dr iver Inf orma tion Center .....4
S AFE TY&SEC URI TY
Rem oteVehicle Sta rt.........5
Rem oteKey les sEnt ry........5
Pas sen ger Air Ba gSta tus
Indi cat or ....................6
On Star
®. ...................6
C OM FORT
Power Sea tCon trols .........7
Mem orySet ting s.............8
Hea ted andCool ed Se ats .....8
Du al Zon eCl imat eContro ls ..1 0E N TER TAINM ENT
Audi oSys te m Featur es ......1 2
XM ™Satellit eRadi o.........1 \f
C ON VEN IEN CE
Cruis eCont rol .............1 4
A udi oSt eering Wheel
Cont rols ...................1 4
E xter ior Lamp s.............1 5
S ide Blind Zone Alert ........1 6
L ane Depart ureWarn ing.....1 6
U ltra so nic Rea rPa rk
Ass ist .....................1 6
R ai ns ense™ IIWindshie ld
W iper s ....................1 7
H ea te d Was her Fluid........1 7P ERF ORM ANCE &MAI NT ENANCE
Sta b iliT ra k –Sta bi lit y Co ntro l
System ....................18
T ra ctio n Con trol ............18
B ra ke As sis t ...............18
M agn etic Ri de Con tro l.......18
T ir e Pre ssu re Mon it or .......19
R esetti ng the Eng ine OilL if e
S ystem ....................19
R eco m mend ed Fuel .........19
O WNE RINF ORM ATION
Road sid eAs sis ta nc e........20
M y GM Lin k ................20
Co ngr atula tions onyour purchase ofaBuick Lucerne \bPlease readthisinfo rmation aboutyour vehic le’sfeatur esand
your Ow ner Manual toensure anoutstanding owner shipexperience\b Notethatyour vehicle may notincl ude allthe
feat ures described inthis booklet\b Keep this booklet withyour OwnerMan ual foreasy referenc e\b
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Yourvehicle’s instrume ntpanel is
eq uippe dwi th thisclust erorone very
simi lar toit\bThe instrum entpanel cluster
includes these keyfeatures:
A\b Tachomet er
B\b Speedom eter
C\b Odom eter/Driver Informati on Center
Di spl ay
D\b Engi neCool ant Tem perat ureGage
E\b Lane Depar tureWarning
F\bFuel Gage
SeeSection 3of your Owner Manual.
ABCDEF
Note:The instrument panel cluster
isdes igned toletyou know about
manyimportant aspectsofyour
vehic le’soperation\b Itis important to
read your Owner Manual andbecome
familiar withthe infor mation being
relay ed to yo uby the lights, gages and
indicators,as well as what action can
betak en to ensur esafety andto
prev ent damage\b
Instru mentPanel Clus ter
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•Trip Aand Trip B
• Fuel Range (unti l
emp ty)
•Ave rage Fuel
Economy
•Ins tanta neous
Fuel Economy
• Ave rage Speed (Trip\bFuel) :Pre ssthisbutt onto
scro llthro ugh the fol lowing trip and fuel
informati on:
(S et\b Reset ): P re ss this button to reset
DI C inf orm ation while itis displayed orto
acknowle dgeawar ning message\b
G et ti\b g to K\bow Yo\fr\fucerne4
Your vehicl e’s Driver Informat ion Cent er
(D IC) provides vehiclefeatu recust omizat ion,vehicl einf orm ation, andvehicle warning
messages\b TheDICmessages willbeshown
onyour instrument panel clust erdisplay\b The
DIC but tons arelocate don the inst rum ent
panel to the leftof the steering wheel\b To
operate the DIC, the ignit ion swit chmust be
inthe Run position\b
See Section 3of your Owner Manual.
(Vehicl eInf orm ation) :Pr ess this
bu tton to scrol lthrou ghthe fol lowin gvehi cle
informati on:
• Oil Life Rem aining
•Uni ts(Engl ish/Metr ic)
•Parki ng Assist
• Reset Tire Pressure System
•Com pass Zone
•Com pass Calibrati on
•Rel earn RemoteKey(Cu stom izati on):Pr ess thi s but ton to
scr ollthro ugh the cus tom ization settings\b
Toprogr am cust omizati onsetti ngs:
1\bPlace the vehicle inPark (P)\b
\f\b Press the (Cust omizati on)button to
ente rthe Feat ureSett ings menu and
scrollthrough the available features\b
3\b Press the (Set /Reset )but ton to
access the sett ings for the feat ure being
displ ayed\b
4\bPress the button to scroll through the
availabl esett ings\b
5\bPress the buttonto choose the
setting being displayed andmove to the
next featur e\b
Drive rIn for ma tion Cente r
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Get ti\b g to K\bow Yo\fr\fucerne\b
Your vehicl eis equi pped with aPassenger
Sens ing System locatedinthe front
pa ssenger seatforthe front passenger
fr ont alairba g, and apassenger air bag
statu sindicat orlocated onthe over head
cons ole\b
See Sections 1and 3of your Owner Manual.
Passe nger Air Ba gStatus
Indi cato r
Note :It is recomme ndedthat children not
beplac ed inthe fron tpassenge rseat,
ev en with the Passen gerSen singSystem\b
All chi ldren should be se cured inarear
se at,inc ludin gan infan triding ina
rearf ac ing infa nt seat, ach ild riding ina
forwa rdfacin gch ild seat andanolder
child riding inabooster sea t\b
Yo uhave one yea rof OnSt ar se rv ice from the
dat eyou purchased your new vehicl e\bYour
vehicl ecom eswith the uplevel Directions&
Connect ionsPlan\b Your vehicle hasawide
var ietyof capabilit ies,from Remot eDoor
Unlo ckto Autom atic Airbag Notificat ion to
Hands Free Calli ng\b And you cangetdriving
direct ions using OnStar TurnbyTurn
Navigation\b Live Advisors areavai lable \f4
hoursa day 7days aweek andcanprovide
youwithmany ofthe services listed below\b
•TurnbyTurn Navigation
•OnStar Vehicle Diagnostic email
•Automatic AirbagNotification
•Automatic Advanced CrashNotification
•Emergency Services
•Remote DoorUnlock
•Cadillac “Didyouknow” askvehicle questions
•Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance
•HandsFree Callingwith30calling minutes
•Roadside Assistance
•Fuel Station Location
•Information &Connections services
•Virtual Advisor, GPSbased Traffic &Weather
For Remo teDoor Unlock orStol enVehicle
Locat ionAssistance call1\b 888 4ONSTAR
(1\b888\b 466\b78\f7) \bV isi tonstar \bcom or
onstar\bca\b For moreinf ormat ionabout
OnSt arrefer tothe OnSt arOwner Guide\b
Dr iving Direct ions andOnStar Turnby
TurnNavi gation
Whether you’relost orwant to get direct ions
to alocat ionyou might notbefamil iarwith,
On Sta rAdv isors ca n give you driving directions\b
Somevehicles havethe addit ional abilityto
deli ver direct ions to you automatically asyou
drive byusing asyst emcalledTurnbyTurn
navigat io n\b OnS tarAdvisor scan send apla nne d
route to your vehicle andasyou approach
roads youneed totak e,the turn instructi ons
play over yourvehicle’s speakers\b Formore
informat ionrefer toyour OnSt arOwner
Guide, or pr ess your OnSt arbut ton\b
See Section 2of your Owner Manual.
OnSta r®(if equ ippe d)
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TirePr essu reMo nitor
(if equip ped)
The Tire Pressur eMoni tor aler ts you when a
sign ific ant reducti onin pr essur eoccur sin
on eor mor eof your veh icle’s tir es by
illumi nating the (lowtir e pressur e)
war ning light on the instrume ntpanel cluster\b
The low tire pr essu rewarni nglight will
rem ain onunti lyou correctthe tir e pressur e\b
ACHEC KTIRE PRESS URE message may
also appear onthe DIC (if equipped) \b
Corr ect ing theTir e Pressu re
Whenthe low tire pressur ewar ning light
ill umi nates, you must fillthe tir e to the proper
tir e infl ation pressure (just asyou must ref uel
the vehi cle when thelow fuel warning light
ill umi nates)\b The Tire and Loadi ng
Inf or mat ionlabel shows the cor rect inflation
pressure forthe tires when they’r ecol d\b
“C old” means yourvehi clehas been sitting
for at least three hours ordriven nomor e
than one mile\b
You cantempora ril y cle arthe DIC message
by acknowl edgingit with your DIC cont rols\b
How eve r,at th e next vehicle star tup, theDIC
mess age will reappe arif the tire pressure
ha snot been corrected \b
Dur ing coolercondi tions, the low tir e
pr essure warning light may appear whenthe
v ehi cle is first started andthen tur noff as
you star tto drive the vehicle\b Thisco uld be
anearly indi cator that your tire pressures are
ge tting low and need tobe inf lat ed to the
pr op er pre ssur e\b
See Section \bof your Owner Manual.
Note: TheTire Pre ss ureMonitor canalert
you abo utlow tire pressure, butitdoesn’t
repla ce norma lmonthly tiremaintenance\b
Resetting th e Engin eOi lLif e
Sy stem
Th eOi lLi fe System calculatesengine oillife
based onvehicl euse and displays CHANG E
ENGINE OILSOO Nin the Driver Inf ormat ion
Center(DI C) when it’s necessary to change
your engineoiland fil ter \bThe OilLif eSyst em
shoul dbe reset to100% onlyfoll owing anoil
change\b
To reset the OilLi fe System:
1\b Turn the key to On, wit hthe engi neoff\b
\f\b Press the (Vehicle Inform ation)
butt onunti lthe DIC displays ENGIN E OIL
LIF E\b
3\bPress and hold the (Set/Reset )
buttonunti l100% ENGINE OIL LI FE is
displ ayed\b
4\bTurn the key to Off\b
See Section \bof your Owner Manual.
There com mended fuelfor Lucerne model s
equipped withthe 3800 V6engine is
unleaded regular fuel\b
Pr em ium fuel isrecomm endedforLucerne
models equipped withthe Nort hstarV8
engine\b Premium fuelenabl esthe Nort hstar
V8 toprovide maximu mperform ance,but
unleaded regular fuel may be used withno
har mfuleff ects to the engine\b
See Section \bof your Owner Manual.
Recomme ndedFue l
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Get ti\b g to K\bow Yo\fr\fucerne20
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As the proud owner ofanew Buick vehicle,
you areaut omat icallyenrolle din the Buick
Road side Assist anceprogram \bThis
value adde dservi ceisint ended toprovide
you withpeace ofmind asyou drive inthe
c ity or travel the open road\b
Buic k’s Roadsi deAssistance toll free number
isstaffed byateam oftechn icallytr ained
ad vis ors, who areavailable \f4hour sa day,
36 5da ys ayear \bThe advisor scan provi de
minor repai rinf ormat ionormake
arrangem entsto tow your vehicle to the
ne are stBuick dealer\b
Buic kwi ll pr ovide thefollowing services for
5year s/100, 000miles atno expense toyou:
•Fuel deliver y
•Loc kout service (identificat ionrequir ed)
•Towto near estdealer ship for war ranty
se rvice
•Fla ttire assistan ce
•Jump starts
In many instances, mechanica lfai lur es are
cov ered under Buick’s compr ehensive
war rant y\bHow ever, when otherser vices are
utiliz ed, our advisor swill expl ain any
paym ent obl igati ons youmight incur \b
TheBuick Owner Cent eratMyGM Link is a
com plimentaryser vice for Buick owners,
aonest opresour cetoenhance yourBuick
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Signup today atwww \bmygm link\bcom \b Forprom ptand efficient assistancewhen
calling, please providethe following
informat ion to the advisor:
•Locati onofthe vehicle
•Telephone numberandyour location
•V ehicl emodel, yearandcolor
•Vehicl emileage
•Vehicl eIdent ificat ion Num ber(VIN)
•Vehicl elicense plat e num ber
Buick reserves the rig ht to lim itservices
or re im burse ment to an owner ordriver
when, in Buick’ sjudgment ,the claim s
becom eexcessi veinfrequency ortype
of occur rence\b
R oadsi de Assi stance andOn Star®
(if eq uip ped)
Push the OnSt arbut ton, the vehicl ewill send
your GPS locat iontothe OnSt arAdvisor
who willspeak to you, assess yourproblem ,
contactRoadsi deAss istance andrelay your
exact locati onsoyou getthe helpyou need\b
Certain restrictions, precautions andsafety procedures applytoyour vehicle\b PleasereadyourOwner
Manual forcomplete instructions\b Allinformation containedhereinisbased oninformation availableat
thetime ofprinting andissubject tochange withoutnotice\bCopyright \f007byGM Corp\b
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