flat tire BUICK LUCERNE 2009 Get To Know Guide

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TirePres sur eM onito r
(if equ ippe d)
The TirePr ess ure Monitor aler ts you
when asignific antreducti onin
pressu reoccu rsin one ormor eof you r
vehicle ’s tires byillu minati ngthe
(low tirepr essure) warni nglight on the
instru mentpan elcluster. Thelow tire
pressu rewarning light willremai non
u ntil youcorrect thetire pressu re.
ACHECK TIRE PRESSURE message may
also appear on the DIC (ifequipped).
Correcting theTirePressure
Whe nthe low tire pressure warning
light illuminates, you mu stfillthe tire
to the prop ertire inflati onpressure
(just asyou must refuel thevehi cle
when thelow fuel warning light
illumina tes).The Tire and Loadin g
Informa tionlabel shows the cor rect
inflation pres sure forthe tires when
the y’re cold. “Cold” means your veh icle
has beensitting for atleast three hours
or drive nno mo rethan onemile.
Youcan tempor arilyclear theDIC
messa ge byackn owledgin git by press ing
the (Set /Reset) button onthe DIC
con trol s.However, atthe next vehicle
startup ,the DIC message willreap pea rif
th etir e press urehasno tbeen correct ed.
Dur ingcool ercondi tions, thelow tire
pr essur ew arning lightmayappea rw he n
the vehicle isfir st star tedand then turn
off as you startto dri ve the vehi cle. This
cou ldbe an early indicator thatyour
tire pre ssur esaregetti nglow andneed
to be infl ated tothe proper pressure.
See Secti on5of your Owner Manual.
Note:The Tire Pres sure Monitor can aler t
yo uabo ut low tire pressure, butitdo esn’t
rep lac eno rma lmo nthly tiremain tenanc e.
R ese tting theEngine Oil
Lif eSyste m
The OilLife Sys tem cal cul ates engi ne
oillif ebased onvehic leus eand
d is play sCHAN GEENG INEOI LSOON
in th eDriver In for ma tion Cente r(D IC )
wh en it’ s nec essa ry to cha ng eyou r
en gi ne oil an dfilter. The OilLi fe
S ystem should bereset to\f00 %
on lyfoll owi ng an oil cha nge.
To reset theOil Lif eSys tem:
\f.Tur nthe key toOn, with the
e ng in e off.
2. Press th e (Vehi cle Info rma tio n)
bu tto nun tilthe DIC disp lays
ENG INE OILLI FE.
3. Press and holdthe (Set/R ese t)
bu tto nun til\f0 0% ENG INEOI LLI FE
is dis play ed.
4. Tur nthe key toOff.
See Section 5of your Owner Manual.
If your veh icle has the 3.9LV6
en gi ne, you ca n use either unleade d
ga solin eor eth ano lfuel contai ning
up to 85%eth anol(E8 5).
Pre m ium fuelis rec om mended for
L u ce rn e mo delseq uipp edwith the
4.6L V8 en gin e.Pr emi um fuel
en ab les theV8 to provide maxim um
pe rfor ma nce,but unlea dedregular
fu elm ay be used with no harm ful
e ff ect sto theen gine.
See Section 5of your Owner Manual.
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