BUICK RANDEZVOUS 2006 Owner's Manual

Battery Replacement
Under normal use, the battery in your remote keyless
entry transmitter should last about three years.
You can tell the battery is weak if the KEY FOB
BATTERY LOW message appears in the message
center. If you get this message, the battery in the key
fob needs to be replaced.Notice:When replacing the battery, use care not
to touch any of the circuitry. Static from your body
transferred to these surfaces may damage the
transmitter.
1. Insert a at object, such as a coin, into the slot on
the side of the transmitter and twist to separate
the halves.
2. Gently pry the battery out of the transmitter. Do not
use the metal anges to remove the battery.
3. Replace the battery.
4. Reassemble the transmitter. Make sure the halves
are snapped together tightly so water will not get in.
5. Press and hold the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons for
seven seconds to synchronize the transmitter.
6. Check the transmitter operation. United States
Canada
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Doors and Locks
Door Locks
{CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers — especially children — can
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked,
the handle will not open it. You increase
the chance of being thrown out of the
vehicle in a crash if the doors are not
locked. So, wear safety belts properly and
lock the doors whenever you drive.
Young children who get into unlocked
vehicles may be unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
suffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle
whenever you leave it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an
unlocked door when you slow down or
stop your vehicle. Locking your doors can
help prevent this from happening.There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use your key or the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
To unlock the driver’s door from the outside with the
key, insert the key and turn it toward the front of
the vehicle. To lock the driver’s door from the outside
with your key, insert the key and turn it toward the rear
of the vehicle.
To unlock either manual
locking front door from the
inside, pull back on the
manual lever. To lock
either front door from the
inside, push the manual
lever forward.
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Power Door Locks
The power door lock
switch is located on
the driver’s and front
passenger’s doors next
to the door handle.
Press the front of the switch to lock all doors, or press
the back of the switch to unlock all doors.
The rear doors do not have power door lock switches.
Instead, each rear door has a manual lever that
works only that door’s lock.
If your vehicle has the content theft-deterrent system,
the power door lock switch may cause the system
to arm. SeeContent Theft-Deterrent on page 2-15
for more information.
Delayed Locking
With the delayed locking feature, the doors will not lock
immediately when locking the doors using the power
door lock switch or when LOCK on the remote keyless
entry transmitter is pressed while any door is open.
Instead, three chimes will be heard to indicate that the
delayed locking feature is in operation. Five seconds
after all doors are closed, the doors will lock
automatically.
If the ignition is in ON or ACCESSORY, this feature will
not lock the doors.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information
Center (DIC), seeDIC Vehicle Personalization on
page 3-64to program the delayed locking feature.
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Programmable Automatic
Door Locks
All of the doors will automatically lock when all doors
are closed, the engine is running and the shift lever
is shifted out of PARK (P). All of the doors will
automatically unlock when the shift lever is shifted
into PARK (P).
With the automatic door lock feature, you can still lock
or unlock the doors at any time, either manually, with the
power door lock switches or by pressing LOCK on the
remote keyless entry transmitter. SeeRemote Keyless
Entry System Operation on page 2-5for more
information.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information
Center (DIC), seeDIC Vehicle Personalization on
page 3-64to program the automatic door lock feature.
Rear Door Security Locks
Your vehicle has rear door security locks. These help
prevent passengers from opening the rear doors on your
vehicle from the inside. To use one of these locks do
the following:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
2. On the inside of the
rear door will be a lock.
Push the lever up to
engage the safety lock.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other rear
door lock.
The rear doors on your vehicle cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle when this feature is in use. If you
want to open the rear door when the security lock is on,
unlock the door from the inside and then open the
door from the outside.
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Canceling the Rear Door Security
Locks
1. Unlock and open the rear door from the outside.
2. Push the lever down to disengage the safety lock.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other rear
door lock.
The rear door locks will now work normally.
Lockout Protection
The lockout protection feature may prevent you from
locking your key in your vehicle. Pressing the power
door lock switch will lock all doors, then unlock
the driver’s door, if the key is in the ignition when a
door is opened.
If you leave the key in your vehicle but not in the
ignition or if you use the manual door lock, you could
still lock the key in the vehicle. Always remember to
take the key with you.
Liftgate
{CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to drive with the liftgate
open because carbon monoxide (CO) gas can
come into your vehicle. You cannot see or
smell CO. It can cause unconsciousness and
even death. If you must drive with the liftgate
open or if electrical wiring or other cable
connections must pass through the seal
between the body and the liftgate:
Make sure all other windows are shut.
Turn the fan on your heating or cooling
system to its highest speed and select the
control setting that will force outside air
into your vehicle. SeeClimate Control
System on page 3-28.
If you have air outlets on or under the
instrument panel, open them all the way.
SeeEngine Exhaust on page 2-29.
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Liftgate Release
Your vehicle is equipped with a liftgate release
touchpad, located on the inner side of the liftgate
handle.To open the liftgate using the touchpad, do the following:
1. Put the vehicle in PARK (P).
2. Unlock all of the doors.
3. Lift up on the liftgate handle.
If your vehicle has a remote keyless entry transmitter,
you may unlock the liftgate by pressing the REAR button
on the transmitter, then open the liftgate manually by
lifting up on the liftgate handle. Pressing REAR while
the Content Theft-Deterrent is active allows you to open
the liftgate while all other doors remain locked. See
Content Theft-Deterrent on page 2-15
Notice:If you open the liftgate without checking
for overhead obstructions such as a garage
door, you could break the liftgate glass. Always
check to make sure the area above the liftgate
is clear before opening it. Liftgate Handle
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Windows
{CAUTION:
Leaving children, helpless adults, or pets in a
vehicle with the windows closed is dangerous.
They can be overcome by the extreme heat
and suffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke. Never leave a child, a
helpless adult, or a pet alone in a vehicle,
especially with the windows closed in warm
or hot weather.
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Power Windows
Switches on the driver’s door armrest control each of
the windows when the ignition is in ON, ACCESSORY,
or when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active.
SeeRetained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 2-20
for more information. In addition, each passenger’s
door has a window switch.The driver’s power window switch has two down
positions. Push the rear of the switch to the rst position
to lower the window normally.
Press the rear of any passenger window switch and
that window will open. Press the front of any switch to
close the window.
Express-Down Window
The driver’s window switch also has an express-down
feature. This switch is labeled AUTO. To activate
the express-down feature, push the rear of the driver’s
window switch to the second position, then release
it. The window will lower completely.
To stop the window while it is lowering, press the front
of the switch. To raise the window, press and hold
the front of the switch.
Window Lockout
The driver’s window controls also include a lockout
switch. Press the right side of the WDO LOCK switch to
stop rear passengers from lowering their window.
The driver can still control all of the windows with the
lockout on. Press the other side of the WDO LOCK
switch for normal window operation.
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Sun Visors
To block out glare you can swing down the visors.
You can also remove them from the center mount and
swing them to the side. There may be an extension
on the inboard side of the sun visors. Pull the extension
out to block out glare.
Visor Vanity Mirror
Pull down the sun visor. Flip up the cover to expose the
vanity mirror.
Lighted Visor Vanity Mirrors
Pull down the sun visor. Flip up the cover to expose the
vanity mirror. The lamps will come on when you open
the cover.
Theft-Deterrent Systems
Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities.
Although your vehicle has a number of theft-deterrent
features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it
impossible to steal.
Content Theft-Deterrent
Your vehicle may have a theft-deterrent alarm system.
A security light, located on
top of the instrument panel
will ash slowly to let
you know that the system
has been armed.
While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power
door lock switch.
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Once armed, the alarm will go off if someone tries to
enter the vehicle without using the optional remote
keyless entry transmitter or the key, or tries to turn the
ignition on without using the correct key. The horn
will sound and the headlamps and parking lamps will
ash any time the alarm sounds.
When the content theft-deterrent system is armed, the
liftgate may be opened by pressing the REAR button on
the remote keyless entry transmitter. The alarm will
go into standby mode. Once the liftgate is closed, the
alarm will be armed. See “Liftgate Release” under
Liftgate on page 2-11for more information on how to
open the liftgate.
Arming with the Power Lock Switch
The content theft-deterrent alarm system will arm
when you use either power door lock switch to lock
the doors while any door or the liftgate is open and the
key is removed from the ignition. The security light,
located on top of the instrument panel, will start ashing
when the system is armed.
Within ve seconds, after the security light begins to
ash, any door can be manually unlocked and opened,
without sounding the alarm. A door unlocked manually
will remain unlocked until locked again.
Arming with the Remote Keyless Entry
Transmitter
Your alarm system will arm when you press LOCK
once on your remote keyless entry transmitter to lock
the doors. The alarm system light will come on for
30 seconds and then start ashing to let you know
the system is armed.
Within the 30 second delay after the security light
comes on, and an additional ve seconds after the light
begins to ash, any door can be manually unlocked
and opened, without sounding the alarm.
If LOCK is pressed on your remote keyless entry
transmitter twice within ve seconds, any door can be
manually unlocked and opened within ve seconds after
the security light begins to ash, without sounding the
alarm. A door unlocked manually will remain unlocked
until locked again.
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