child restraint BUICK REGAL 2016 Owner's Guide

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Seats and Restraints 93
When using the lap-shoulder belt to
secure the child restraint in this
position, follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint and the
following instructions:1. Move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint.
When the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger frontal
airbag, the off indicator on the
passenger airbag status
indicator should light and stay
lit when the vehicle is started.
See Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0114.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions
of the vehicle's safety belt
through or around the restraint.
The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
4. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it clicks.
Position the release button on
the buckle so that the safety
belt could be quickly unbuckled
if necessary.5. Pull the shoulder belt all theway out of the retractor to set
the lock. When the retractor
lock is set, the belt can be
tightened but not pulled out of
the retractor.

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6. To tighten the belt, push downon the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the
belt, and feed the shoulder belt
back into the retractor. When
installing a forward-facing child
restraint, it may be helpful to
use your knee to push down on
the child restraint as you
tighten the belt.
Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 5 and 6. 7. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the safety belt path and
attempt to move it side to side
and back and forth. When the
child restraint is properly
installed, there should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement.
If the airbag is off, the off indicator in
the passenger airbag status
indicator will come on and stay on
when the vehicle is started.
If a child restraint has been installed
and the on indicator is lit, see “If the
On Indicator Is Lit for a Child
Restraint” underPassenger Sensing
System 069.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.

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164 Driving and Operating
Towing
General TowingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On ElectricalEquipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Driving Information
Distracted Driving
Distraction comes in many forms
and can take your focus from the
task of driving. Exercise good
judgment and do not let other
activities divert your attention away
from the road. Many local
governments have enacted laws
regarding driver distraction. Become
familiar with the local laws in
your area.
To avoid distracted driving, always
keep your eyes on the road, hands
on the wheel, and mind on the drive.
. Do not use a phone in
demanding driving situations.
Use a hands-free method to
place or receive necessary
phone calls.
. Watch the road. Do not read,
take notes, or look up
information on phones or other
electronic devices.
. Designate a front seat
passenger to handle potential
distractions. .
Become familiar with vehicle
features before driving, such as
programming favorite radio
stations and adjusting climate
control and seat settings.
Program all trip information into
any navigation device prior to
driving.
. Wait until the vehicle is parked
to retrieve items that have fallen
to the floor.
. Stop or park the vehicle to tend
to children.
. Keep pets in an appropriate
carrier or restraint.
. Avoid stressful conversations
while driving, whether with a
passenger or on a cell phone.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving.

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Example 3
1.Vehicle Capacity Weight
for Example 3 = 453 kg
(1,000 lbs).
2.Subtract Occupant
Weight @ 91 kg
(200 lbs) × 5 = 453 kg
(1,000 lbs).
3.Available Cargo Weight
= 0 kg (0 lbs).
Refer to the vehicle's Tire and
Loading Information label for
specific information about the
vehicle's capacity weight and
seating positions. The combined weight of the driver, passengers,
and cargo should never exceed
the vehicle's capacity weight.
Certification Label
Label Example
A vehicle-specific Certification
label is attached to the vehicle's
center pillar (B-pillar). The label
may show the gross weight
capacity of the vehicle, called
the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(GVWR). The GVWR includes
the weight of the vehicle, all
occupants, fuel, and cargo.
{Warning
Things inside the vehicle can
strike and injure people in a
sudden stop or turn, or in a
crash.
.Put things in the cargo
area of the vehicle. In the
cargo area, put them as
far forward as possible.
Try to spread the weight
evenly.
.Never stack heavier
things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that
some of them are above
the tops of the seats.
.Do not leave an
unsecured child restraint
in the vehicle.
.Secure loose items in the
vehicle.
.Do not leave a seat
folded down unless
needed.

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Index 347
Assistance Systems forParking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 204
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
B
Battery
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . .241, 288, 289
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 244
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . .117
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 175
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 246
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Headlamps, Front TurnSignal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 247
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . 220, 241, 288, 289
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2 Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 96
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 115
Check
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 243
Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 77
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 92
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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350 Index
FusesEngine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 249
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 146Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 304
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 152
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 122
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 150
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 123
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 262
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 169
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 191 Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 175, 177
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Information Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 104, 108
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 44
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 289

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M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 305 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 116
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Messages Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 133
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Object Detection System . . . . . 135
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 137
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Messages (cont'd)
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 44
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
N
NavigationOnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 175
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 230
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 75
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 325
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 338
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 331
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
P
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

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S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 63
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 333
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 328
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 52
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 52
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 89, 92 Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 193
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 221
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 317
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 318
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 328
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 210
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Special Application Services . . . . 311
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96