spare wheel BUICK VERANO 2017 User Guide

Buick Verano Owner Manual (GMNA- Localizing-U.S./Canada-10122753) -
2017 - crc - 5/16/16
286 Vehicle Care
When using a compact spare tire,
the AWD (if equipped), ABS, and
Traction Control systems may
engage until the spare tire is
recognized by the vehicle,
especially on slippery roads. Adjust
driving to reduce possible
wheel slip.
Caution
When the compact spare is
installed, do not take the vehicle
through an automatic car wash
with guide rails. The compact
spare can get caught on the rails
which can damage the tire, wheel,
and other parts of the vehicle.Do not use the compact spare on
other vehicles.
Do not mix the compact spare tire or
wheel with other wheels or tires.
They will not fit. Keep the spare tire
and its wheel together.
Caution
Tire chains will not fit the compact
spare. Using them can damage
the vehicle and the chains. Do not
use tire chains on the compact
spare.
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North
America
For more information about the
vehicle battery, see
Battery - North
America 0244.
If the battery has run down, try to
use another vehicle and some
jumper cables to start your vehicle.
Be sure to use the following steps to
do it safely.
{Warning
WARNING: Battery posts,
terminals, and related
accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Batteries also
contain other chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer. WASH HANDS AFTER
HANDLING.
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Buick Verano Owner Manual (GMNA- Localizing-U.S./Canada-10122753) -
2017 - crc - 5/16/16
Index 351
RoofSunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 318
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 63
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 61
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 330
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 325
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Seats (cont'd)
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 53
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 52
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 89, 91
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 228
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 315
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 316
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 325
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 213
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Special Application Services . . . . 309
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Buick Verano Owner Manual (GMNA- Localizing-U.S./Canada-10122753) -
2017 - crc - 5/16/16
352 Index
Storage AreasCenter Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 94
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 332
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Taillamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 322
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . 41, 42 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Tires (cont'd)
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 268
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 267
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Terminology and Definitions . . 263
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 277
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 220
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 220
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 291
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Traction
Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Turn Signal
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 275
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 130Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2