wheel BUICK RAINIER 2005 Owners Manual

Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-26
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-41
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-54
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-18
Dome........................................................3-16
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-17
Fog ...........................................................3-16
Reading.....................................................3-17LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-38
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System........................................1-40
Liftgate/Liftglass..............................................2-13
Liftglass/Liftgate..............................................2-13
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-29
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-34
Brake System Warning.................................3-32
Change Engine Oil......................................3-39
Charging System.........................................3-31
Check Gages Warning.................................3-41
Check Gas Cap..........................................3-42
Cruise Control.............................................3-40
Gate Ajar...................................................3-41
Highbeam On.............................................3-40
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-42
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-35
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-30
Reduced Engine Power................................3-40
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-28
Security.....................................................3-39
Service All-Wheel-Drive................................3-41
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-17
Exit...........................................................3-17
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O
Odometer......................................................3-27
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-27
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-39
Engine.......................................................5-16
Pressure Gage............................................3-38
Older Children, Restraints................................1-26
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System.............................................2-40
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off
Paved Roads..............................................4-15
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-24
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-40
Curb View Assist Mirror................................2-39
Heated Mirrors............................................2-40
Power Mirror...............................................2-39
Overhead Console..........................................2-46
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-26
Shifting Out of............................................2-27
Parking
Brake........................................................2-25
Over Things That Burn.................................2-28
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-30
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-55
Passing.........................................................4-12
Passlock
®......................................................2-18
Personalization, Climate Controls......................3-25
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-18
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.........................................5-92
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-40
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-19
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-35
Windows....................................................2-15
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-25
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-9
Programming the HomeLink
®Transmitter...........2-43
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Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-61
Replacing Parts...........................................1-62
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-19
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-20
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-43
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-29
S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-25
Reminder Light............................................3-28
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-86
Driver Position............................................1-12
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-12
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-11
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-23
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-20
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-20
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-25
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-19
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-7
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-5
Heated Seats............................................... 1-3
Memory.....................................................2-51
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-2
Power Reclining Seatbacks............................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-5
Secondary Latch System.................................5-77
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Seat Position....................................1-42
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-40
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-40
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-43
Security Light.................................................3-39
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
All-Wheel-Drive Light....................................3-41
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-35
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-60
Setting the Time.............................................3-56
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-89
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-26
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-27
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
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Spare Tire.....................................................5-82
Installing....................................................5-72
Removing...................................................5-70
Storing.......................................................5-80
Specications, Capacities...............................5-102
Speedometer..................................................3-27
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-20
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-121
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-47
Convenience Net.........................................2-49
Glove Box..................................................2-46
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-47
Overhead Console.......................................2-46
Rear Floor Storage Lid.................................2-48
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-16
Sunroof.........................................................2-50
T
Tachometer....................................................3-27
Taillamps
Turn Signal Lamps......................................5-49
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-121Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-16
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-16
Passlock
®...................................................2-18
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-21
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-53
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-88
Buying New Tires........................................5-62
Chains.......................................................5-66
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-69
Cleaning....................................................5-89
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-68
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-59
Inspection and Rotation................................5-60
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-72
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-72
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-70
Secondary Latch System..............................5-77
Spare Tire..................................................5-82
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-80
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-54
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-57
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-63
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-64
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-65
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-62
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Top Strap......................................................1-36
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-37
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-50
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-50
Your Vehicle...............................................4-50
Traction
Assist System (TAS)...................................... 4-8
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-22
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-22
Trip Odometer................................................3-27
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-122
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-63
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-50Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-91
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-91
Vehicle Personalization
Memory Seat..............................................2-51
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-24
Visors...........................................................2-16
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-32
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-25
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-47
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-64
Replacement...............................................5-65
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-35
Windows.......................................................2-14
Power........................................................2-15
Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning..........5-88
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