warning BUICK LUCERNE 2008 Get To Know Guide

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A\b Air Outl ets
B\b Dr iver Informa tionCent erBut tons
C\b Tu rn Sign al/Mul tifunction Lever
D\b Inst rume ntPanel Cluster
E\b Ha zard Warni ngFlashers Button
F\b Aud ioSystem
G \b Cli mate Controls
H\b Ext eri or Lam pControls
I\b Trun kRe leas eBu ttonJ\b Inst rument PanelBrightnessControl
K\bLane Depar ture Warning Butt on
L\b Heated Steer ing Wheel Button
M\bCrui se Contr ols
N\bHorn
O \b Audio Steeri ngWheel Controls
P\b Tract ion Contr olBut ton
Q \b Shif tLever
R\b Glove Box
SeeSection 3of your Owner Manual.
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Instrum entPa nel
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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.
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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
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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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Side Blin dZon eAl ert
(if equi pped)
This featu reuses aca mera mountedon the
wind shield ne ar the insid ere arvi ewmirror to
detect lanemark ingsand alertthe driver when
the vehic ledep artsfrom the lane\b Itoper ates
only at spe edsgre atertha n35 mph\b
La ne Dep artu reWa rnin g
(ifequi pped)
Thisfeatur e
mayalert you
tovehi cles
locat ed
inyour side
blind zone\b
When a
vehicle is
detected in your blind
zone, adisplay will
ill umi natein the
cor respondi ngoutsi de
mirror –right orleftsi de\b
If you acti vate the turn
signa lwhi leavehi cle is dete ctedin your
bli nd zone, the displa ywill flash\b
Th esyst emis enabl edatevery vehicle
start up\b Itcan beturned offthrough the
Vehicl eInf orma tio n butt oninthe Driver
Inf or mati on Center (DIC)\b
If the sy st em is not funct ioning correctly,you
may seea“CLEA NSID EBLI ND ZONE
ALE RT SYS TEM ”me ssage in the DIC, and
the mirror displays will light continuousl y\bThe
sens ors, loca ted behind therear quarter
panels, may be blocked bymud, ice, snow
orwa ter\b Clean the rea rqua rter panel s
and/o rthe sensor swi th water spray\bT his
m ess age may also app ear whil edr ivi ng in
op en areas with no object sto det ect\bYou
m ay choose toturn offthe syst eminthe DIC
un tilyou areno longer inwid e open areas\b
See Sections 2and 3of your Owner Manual.
The warning symbol, located inthe
ins trum entpanel clust er, will
appear green ifa lane marki ng is
dete cted \bIt will change to am ber,
flas hand so und thr ee ch imes ifyo ucross a
detected lanemar kin gwit hout yourturn
sign alon \b
The systemisenabled at
everyvehicle star tup\b
Y ou can tur nit off by
pressing the cont rol located
near the headlam pcont rol\b
Anindi cator onthe cont rol
willlight when the system
ison\b This system maynot funct ionifthe
cam eraisobst ructed, the windshi eldisdirty
or the camer acannot distingui shvisible lane
marki ngs\b Snow covered roads,bright
refl ecti ons offpavement orlow sun angle
intocam era lens areall condit ionswhich
may not allow the syst emto funct ion\b
See Section 2of your Owner Manual.
Thisfeat ureuses four
ult rasonic sensorson the
r ea rbumper sto help you
avoidcolliding with object s
whenpar king the vehi cle\b
It oper ates onlyatspe eds less than 5mph\b
The rear par king assist display islocat ed
near the rear window\b Thelightson the
displ ayprovide distance inform ation\b Asthe
vehicl eappr oaches anobject ,the num berof
lights illum inated increases\b Low�toned
beeps alsosound fr om the rear speakers
when objectsar enear the rear bumper\b
Be sure to keep the ultrasonic sensors on
the vehi cle’s rear bum perclean to ensure
pr oper operation\b
The syste mcan bedisabled usingthe Driver
Infor mati on Center \b
SeeSections 2and 3of your Owner Manual.
Ultrasonic RearPa rk Ass is t
(if equipp ed)
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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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