BUICK RANDEZVOUS 2007 User Guide

Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have
heated seats. If it does,
the heated seat
switches are located in
the instrument panel
switchbank.
This feature will quickly heat the seat cushions
and lower back of the driver’s and front
passenger’s seat. The left switch is for the driver’s
seat and the right switch is for the front
passenger’s seat.
Press the top of the switch to turn the heater on.
Press the bottom of the switch to turn the
heater off. The heated seat switch will turn off
when the ignition is turned to OFF and will resume
operation when the ignition is turned to ON,
unless the switch is turned off.
Memory Seat and Mirrors
If your vehicle has this
feature, the controls are
located on the driver’s
door panel and are used
to store and recall the
driver’s seat position
and the outside rearview
mirror position.
The settings for these features can be
personalized for both driver 1 and driver 2.
Driver 1 and driver 2 correspond to the memory
buttons labeled 1 and 2 on the driver’s door and to
the numbers, 1 or 2, on the back of the remote
keyless entry transmitters.
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To store the memory settings, do the following:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat and the outside
rearview mirrors to the position you would like
for driving.
2. Press and hold memory button 1 for more
than three seconds.
A double beep will sound when the memory seat
and mirror position have been stored.
To store the seat and outside rearview mirror
positions for a second driver, follow the previous
steps, but press button 2 instead.
To recall your stored positions, your vehicle must
be in PARK (P). Press and release the memory
button (1 or 2) corresponding to the desired driving
position. The seat and the outside rearview
mirrors will move to the position previously stored
for the identied driver. You will hear one beep.To store an exit position for each driver, do the
following:
1. Move the seat to the desired exit position.
2. Hold the button with the exit symbol, located
below the memory buttons, for more than
three seconds.
The exit position stored will be for the most
recently selected driving position (1 or 2). A double
beep will sound when the exit position is stored.
To use the exit feature, your vehicle must be
in PARK (P). Press and release the button with
the exit symbol and the seat will move to the exit
position stored for the most recently selected
driver. You will hear one beep.
To stop recall movement of the seat at any time,
press one of the three memory buttons or one
of the power seat controls located on the outboard
side of the driver’s seat.
If your vehicle is equipped with a Driver
Information Center (DIC), you can use it to
program certain functions of the memory seats.
SeeDIC Vehicle Personalization on page 240.
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Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while
the vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you do
not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The
lever used to operate them is located on the
outboard side of the seats.
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position,
then release the lever to lock the seatback
in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
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To return the seatback to an upright position, do
the following:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to
the seatback and the seatback will return to
the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even if you buckle up, your safety belts
cannot do their job when you are reclined
like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job
because it will not be against your body.
Instead, it will be in front of you. In a
crash, you could go into it, receiving neck
or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a
crash, the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there,
not at your pelvic bones. This could cause
serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is
in motion, have the seatback upright.
Then sit well back in the seat and wear
your safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the
restraint is at the same height as the top of
the occupant’s head. This position reduces the
chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Pull the head restraint up or push it down to
adjust it.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
The rear seats in your vehicle have seat operating
features to adjust, fold, remove and reinstall the
seats. By using the seat operating procedures, in
the correct order, you can easily remove the
seats from your vehicle.
When you put the seats back in the vehicle, be
sure to follow the label on the back of the seat for
proper location.
Split Bench Seats
If your vehicle has the split bench seat, the
seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined
individually and the sections can be ipped forward
or removed individually.
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Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
To recline the seatback
on base-level split
bench seats, lift
the recliner lever,
located on the outboard
side of the seatback,
to release the seatback.
Move the seatback to
the desired position.To recline the seatback
on up-level split bench
seats, push forward
on the recliner lever,
located on the outboard
side of the seatback,
to release the seatback.
Move the seatback to
the desired position and
release the lever.
It is easier to raise or lower the seatback if you
lean forward and take the weight off the seatback.
Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle
the safety belts and return them to their normal
stowed position before folding a rear seat.
The seatbacks also fold forward. Lift or push the
recliner lever forward, depending on the model,
and fold the seatback forward.
Base-Level
Up-Level
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The seatback will lock into place when you push it
back to the upright position. After raising a
seatback to an upright position, push and pull on
the seatback to make sure that it is locked in
place.
Removing the Split Bench Seat
Each section of the split bench seat can be ipped
forward or removed individually.
1. Unlatch the shoulder belt from the lap-belt.
2. Make sure that the seatback is in the upright
position.Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle
the safety belts and return them to their normal
stowed position before folding a rear seat.
3. Lift up or push forward on the seatback
recliner lever to fold the seatback forward.
4. For base-level split bench seats, pull the lever
at the base of the seat on the outboard side
to release the rear latches from the oor
pins and ip the seat forward.
Base-Level
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For up-level split bench
seats, continue pushing
forward on the recliner
lever to release the
rear latches from
the oor pins and ip
the seat forward.
5. To release the front latches, squeeze the
angled latch release bar toward the straight
crossbar.
6. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward
the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.
Repeat these steps for the other section of the split
bench seat.
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Replacing the Split Bench Seat
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
{CAUTION:
A seat that is not locked into place
properly can move around in a collision or
sudden stop. People in the vehicle could
be injured. Be sure to lock the seat into
place properly when installing it.
{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted will not
provide the protection needed in a crash.
The person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After installing the seat,
always check to be sure that the safety
belts are properly routed and attached,
and are not twisted.
Make sure that the seatback is in the folded
forward position and that the safety belts are on
the correct section of the seat.
Do not put the sections of the bench seat in so
that they face rearward because they will not latch
that way.
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The split bench seat sections have seat position
labels, located on the back of each section,
showing where the section must go.
The seat must be placed in the proper location for
the legs to attach correctly.
1. Squeeze the angled latch release bar toward
the straight crossbar while placing the front
hooks of the bench seat onto the front
two oor pins.2. Make sure that the
bench seat is angled
so that the front
hooks clear the oor
pins. If the front
legs are not
attached correctly,
the rear legs will not
attach to the rear
set of oor pins.
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