BUICK TERRAZA 2007 Owner's Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems....................... 7
Front Seats
.............................................. 9
Rear Seats
............................................. 16
Safety Belts
............................................ 26
Child Restraints
...................................... 49
Airbag System
........................................ 76
Restraint System Check
......................... 93
Features and Controls................................ 95
Keys
....................................................... 97
Doors and Locks
.................................. 106
Windows
............................................... 121
Theft-Deterrent Systems
....................... 123
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
..... 128
Mirrors
.................................................. 143
OnStar
®System
................................... 145
Universal Home Remote System
.......... 147
Storage Areas
...................................... 158
Instrument Panel....................................... 167
Instrument Panel Overview
................... 170
Climate Controls
................................... 193Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators
.......................................... 207
Driver Information Center (DIC)
............ 223
Audio System(s)
................................... 258
Driving Your Vehicle................................. 345
Your Driving, the Road, and Your
Vehicle
.............................................. 346
Towing
................................................. 384
Service and Appearance Care.................. 397
Service
................................................. 400
Fuel
...................................................... 402
Checking Things Under the Hood
......... 408
Bulb Replacement
................................ 443
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
... 447
Tires
..................................................... 449
Appearance Care
.................................. 487
Vehicle Identication
............................. 496
Electrical System
.................................. 496
Capacities and Specications
................ 503
2007 Buick Terraza Owner ManualM
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Maintenance Schedule.............................. 505
Maintenance Schedule
.......................... 506Customer Assistance Information............. 525
Customer Assistance and Information
... 526
Reporting Safety Defects
...................... 543
Index.......................................................... 547
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
BUICK, and the BUICK Emblem and the
name TERRAZA are registered trademarks
of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at
the time it was printed. We reserve the right
to make changes after that time without notice.
For vehicles rst sold in Canada, substitute
the name “General Motors of Canada Limited”
for Buick Motor Division whenever it appears
in this manual.This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
be equipped with all of them. For example,
more than one entertainment system may be
offered or your vehicle may have been ordered
without a front passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there
if it is needed while you are on the road. If the
vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be
obtained from your dealer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15869249 A First Printing
©2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read the owner manual from
beginning to end when they rst receive their new
vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn
about the features and controls for the vehicle.
Pictures and words work together in the
owner manual to explain things.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about
the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.
It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual
and the page number where it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this
book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to
tell about things that could hurt you if you were to
ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could
hurt you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or
reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If
you do not, you or others could be hurt.
You will also nd a
circle with a slash
through it in this book.
This safety symbol
means “Do Not,” “Do
Not do this” or “Do Not
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will nd these notices:
Notice:These mean there is something
that could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage
the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They
use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specic component,
control, message, gage, or indicator.
If you need help guring out a specic name of a
component, gage, or indicator, reference the
following topics:
Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
Features and Controls in Section 2
Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
Climate Controls in Section 3
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in
Section 3
Audio System(s) in Section 3
Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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Front Seats..................................................... 9
Manual Passenger Seat................................ 9
Power Seats................................................. 9
Heated Seats.............................................. 10
Memory Seat.............................................. 10
Reclining Seatbacks.................................... 12
Head Restraints.......................................... 15
Rear Seats.................................................... 16
Rear Seat Operation................................... 16
Captain Chairs............................................ 16
Third Row Seat........................................... 21
Safety Belts.................................................. 26
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 26
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................. 30
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 31
Driver Position............................................. 31
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment................. 40
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 41
Right Front Passenger Position................... 41
Rear Seat Passengers................................ 42Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides................ 45
Safety Belt Pretensioners............................ 48
Safety Belt Extender................................... 48
Child Restraints............................................ 49
Older Children............................................. 49
Infants and Young Children......................... 52
Child Restraint Systems.............................. 55
Where to Put the Restraint.......................... 60
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH).................................... 61
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position........................................... 69
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position.................................. 72
Airbag System.............................................. 76
Where Are the Airbags?.............................. 79
When Should an Airbag Inate?.................. 81
What Makes an Airbag Inate?................... 83
How Does an Airbag Restrain?................... 84
What Will You See After an Airbag
Inates?................................................... 84
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Passenger Sensing System......................... 86
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...... 91
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.......................... 92Restraint System Check............................... 93
Checking the Restraint Systems.................. 93
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash........................................... 94
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Passenger Seat
Use the lever located on
the front of the seat to
adjust the seat
forward or rearward.
Pull up on the lever to
unlock the seat.
Slide the seat to where
you want it and
release the lever.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to
move the seat back and forth with your body.
Power Seats
If the vehicle has power
seats, the controls used
to operate them are
located on the outboard
side of the seats.
To adjust the seat, do any of the following:
Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
the control forward or rearward.
Raise or lower the front part of the seat
cushion by moving the front of the control up
or down.
Raise or lower the rear part of the seat
cushion by moving the rear of the control up
or down.
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Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have this feature. If it does, the
heated seat buttons are located on the climate
control panel.
This feature will heat the lower cushions of the
driver’s and front passenger’s seats.
Press this button once
to turn the heated seat
on to the high setting.
Both indicator lights next to the heated seat
symbol will be lit to indicate that it is on the high
setting. Press the button a second time to go to the
low setting. One indicator will be lit. Press the
button a third time to turn the heated seat off.This feature will turn off automatically when the
ignition is turned off.
Memory Seat
If your vehicle has this
feature, the controls for
the memory function
are located on the
driver’s door.
These buttons are used to program and recall
memory settings for the driver’s seating position.
The settings for these features can be
personalized for both driver 1 and driver 2.
Driver 1 or driver 2 corresponds 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.
Driver’s Side Button
shown, Passenger’s
Side similar
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