warning light BUICK TERRAZA 2005 Owner's Guide

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Accessory Inator...........................................5-60
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-23
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-67
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-86
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-17
Air Conditioning..............................................3-25
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-35
Readiness Light..........................................3-34
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-54
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-67
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-60
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-62
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-66
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-60
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-61
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-59
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-56
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-41
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System.........................2-36
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System.........................4-12
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-114Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-114
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-38
Appearance Care............................................5-77
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-82
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-80
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-84
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-81
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-78
Finish Care.................................................5-81
Finish Damage............................................5-83
Glass Surfaces............................................5-80
Instrument Panel.........................................5-80
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-80
Leather......................................................5-80
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-83
Tires..........................................................5-83
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-84
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-84
Vinyl..........................................................5-79
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-81
Weatherstrips..............................................5-81
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-82
Audio System(s).............................................3-77
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-112
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-114
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-113
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-114
Navigation/Radio System..............................3-96
Radio with CD............................................3-77
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-110
Setting the Time..........................................3-77
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-112
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-113
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-114
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-33
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Battery..........................................................5-36
Run-Down Protection...................................3-19
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-24
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-37
System Warning Light..................................3-37
Brakes..........................................................5-33
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-30
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-42Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-44
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-43
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-46
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-45
Buying New Tires...........................................5-56
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California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications............................5-93
Captain Chairs, Rear........................................ 1-7
Carbon Monoxide...................2-22, 2-40, 4-27, 4-39
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-80
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-114
Your CDs and DVDs..................................3-113
Cargo Lamp...................................................3-19
Chains, Tire...................................................5-60
Charging System Light....................................3-37
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-40
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-84
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-40
Infants and Young Children...........................1-37
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
Government............................................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
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Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System......................................................3-15
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Lighting.............................................3-18
Delayed Locking.............................................2-12
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-17
Door
Delayed Locking..........................................2-12
Dual Sliding Doors.......................................2-13
Locks........................................................2-10
Power Door Locks.......................................2-11
Power Sliding Door......................................2-16
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-13
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-21
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-45
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-46
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-68
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-51Driving
At Night.....................................................4-18
City...........................................................4-22
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-23
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-25
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-19
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-32
Winter........................................................4-27
Dual Climate Control System............................3-25
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-96
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Eight-Way Power Seats..................................... 1-4
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-86
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-87
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-86
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-88
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-87
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-90
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-87
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-17
Battery.......................................................5-36
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Engine (cont.)
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-40
Coolant......................................................5-21
Coolant Heater............................................2-32
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-39
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-40
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-26
Overheating................................................5-24
Starting......................................................2-31
Entry Lighting.................................................3-17
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Exit Lighting...................................................3-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-34
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
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Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-17
Finish Damage...............................................5-83
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-114
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8Flat Tire........................................................5-62
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-62
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-74
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-32
Windshield Washer......................................5-32
Folding Tray...................................................2-51
Front Console Storage Area.............................2-50
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-19
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-44
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-44
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-87
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-88
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-90
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-87
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Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-39
Fuel..........................................................3-44
Speedometer..............................................3-33
Tachometer.................................................3-33
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-44
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-48
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
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Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-86
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-42
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System....................................3-15
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-44
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-43
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps................5-43
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8Headlamps (cont.)
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Wiper Activated...........................................3-15
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps...................5-43
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-25
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-44
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-25
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-25
HomeLink
®Wireless Control System.................2-44
HomeLink®Wireless Control System Operation.....2-45
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-21
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-30
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-37
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-53
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-32
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Interior Lamps Control.....................................3-17
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Jump Starting.................................................5-36
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Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
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Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-48
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-19
Cargo........................................................3-19
Dome........................................................3-17
Exterior......................................................3-14
Front Reading.............................................3-19
Interior Control............................................3-17
Rear Reading.............................................3-19
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-48
Level Control..................................................4-39
Liftgate..........................................................2-22Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-34
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-38
Brake System Warning.................................3-37
Charging System.........................................3-37
Cruise Control.............................................3-43
Highbeam On.............................................3-44
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-44
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-40
Oil Pressure...............................................3-42
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-35
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-33
Security.....................................................3-43
TCS Warning Light......................................3-39
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-39
Lighting
Delayed.....................................................3-18
Entry.........................................................3-17
Exit...........................................................3-18
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-32
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-12
Door..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door................................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-13
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Loss of Control...............................................4-16
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-44
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-51
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-11
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-40
Manual Passenger Seat.................................... 1-3
Memory Seat.................................................2-54
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-51Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-41
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass
and Temperature......................................3-34
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-42
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-42
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-41
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
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Navigation/Radio System..................................3-96
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-30
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
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Odometer......................................................3-33
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-33
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-14
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Light.............................................3-42
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-16
Older Children, Restraints................................1-34
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-16
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-28
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Captain Chairs.............................................. 1-7
Eight-Way Power Seats.................................. 1-4
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual Passenger......................................... 1-3
Memory.....................................................2-54
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-7
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-5
Six-Way Power Seats.................................... 1-3
Third Row Seat...........................................1-12
Secondary Latch System.................................5-72
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-48
Rear Seat Position......................................1-48
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-50
Security Light.................................................3-43
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4Service (cont.)
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-40
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-66
Setting the Time.............................................3-77
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-83
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-38
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-39
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-28
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Sliding Door, Power........................................2-16
Sliding Doors, Dual.........................................2-13
Spare Tire
Installing....................................................5-67
Removing...................................................5-64
Storing.......................................................5-74
Specications, Capacities.................................5-93
Speedometer..................................................3-33
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................4-10
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-31
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-112
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas................................................2-48
Convenience Center.....................................2-53
Convenience Net.........................................2-52
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Storage Areas (cont.)
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-49
Floor Console Storage Area..........................2-50
Folding Tray...............................................2-51
Glove Box..................................................2-48
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-51
Overhead Console...............................2-49, 2-50
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-31
Sun Visors.....................................................2-26
Switchbanks
Overhead Console.......................................3-20
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Tachometer....................................................3-33
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps......5-45
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-39
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-112
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-26
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-26
PASS-Key
®III .............................................2-28
PASS-Key®III Operation..............................2-28
Third Row Seat..............................................1-12
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6Tires.............................................................5-47
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-82
Buying New Tires........................................5-56
Chains.......................................................5-60
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-62
Cleaning....................................................5-83
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-77
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-62
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-53
Inspection and Rotation................................5-54
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-67
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-67
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-64
Secondary Latch System..............................5-72
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-74
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-48
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-50
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-57
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-58
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-58
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-55
Top Strap......................................................1-44
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-45
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Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-37
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-39
Your Vehicle...............................................4-37
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-9
Control System Warning Light.......................3-39
StabiliTrak
®System.....................................4-10
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-19
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-33
Trip Odometer................................................3-33
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
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Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-20
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-113
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-57
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-6
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-32
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-85
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-86
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-68
Memory Seat..............................................2-54
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-28
Visors...........................................................2-26
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