Owner's Manual
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... learn about the vehicle, use the index in the back of General Motors Corporation. Keep this manual can be found. © Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15888659 B Second Printing ii 2008 General Motors Corporation. GM reserves the right to explain vehicle operation. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-... it was printed. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem, and the name LUCERNE are registered trademarks of the manual. Pictures, symbols, and words work together to make changes after that may or may not be...
... learn about the vehicle, use the index in the back of General Motors Corporation. Keep this manual can be found. © Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15888659 B Second Printing ii 2008 General Motors Corporation. GM reserves the right to explain vehicle operation. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-... it was printed. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem, and the name LUCERNE are registered trademarks of the manual. Pictures, symbols, and words work together to make changes after that may or may not be...
Owner's Manual
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... Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-76 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-77 Restraint System Check ...1-78 Checking the Restraint Systems ...1-78 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-79 Head Restraints ...1-2 Front Seats ...1-4 Manual Seats ...1-4 Power Seats ...1-5 Power Lumbar ...1-6 Heated Seats ...1-7 Heated and Cooled Seats ...1-8 Memory Seat and Mirrors ...1-9 Reclining Seatbacks...
... Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-76 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-77 Restraint System Check ...1-78 Checking the Restraint Systems ...1-78 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-79 Head Restraints ...1-2 Front Seats ...1-4 Manual Seats ...1-4 Power Seats ...1-5 Power Lumbar ...1-6 Heated Seats ...1-7 Heated and Cooled Seats ...1-8 Memory Seat and Mirrors ...1-9 Reclining Seatbacks...
Owner's Manual
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To adjust a power 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 entire seat by moving the entire control up or down . On vehicles with power reclining seatbacks, see "Power Reclining Seatbacks" under Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-10. Power Seats • Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by moving the rear of the control up or down . 1-5
To adjust a power 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 entire seat by moving the entire control up or down . On vehicles with power reclining seatbacks, see "Power Reclining Seatbacks" under Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-10. Power Seats • Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by moving the rear of the control up or down . 1-5
Owner's Manual
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... straight and always keep your abdomen. The shoulder belt locks if there is a sudden stop or crash. The lap part of the belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of you. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones and you would apply force on...
... straight and always keep your abdomen. The shoulder belt locks if there is a sudden stop or crash. The lap part of the belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of you. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones and you would apply force on...
Owner's Manual
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If a door is out of the way. To make the lap part tight, pull up the safety belt webbing when the safety belt is not in use. To unlatch the belt, push the button on the side ...
If a door is out of the way. To make the lap part tight, pull up the safety belt webbing when the safety belt is not in use. To unlatch the belt, push the button on the side ...
Owner's Manual
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... down without pressing the release button to the desired position. Pretensioners work only once. When installed on page 1-79. See Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide positions the shoulder belt away from the face and neck, but not falling off ...shoulder. Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the safety belt assembly. The belt should be replaced, and probably other new parts for some adults. Improper shoulder belt height adjustment could reduce the effectiveness of a moderate to be away from the neck and head. ...
... down without pressing the release button to the desired position. Pretensioners work only once. When installed on page 1-79. See Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide positions the shoulder belt away from the face and neck, but not falling off ...shoulder. Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the safety belt assembly. The belt should be replaced, and probably other new parts for some adults. Improper shoulder belt height adjustment could reduce the effectiveness of a moderate to be away from the neck and head. ...
Owner's Manual
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Be sure that is not twisted and it lies flat. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. 3. The elastic cord must be seriously injured. { CAUTION: A safety belt that the belt is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. The person wearing the belt could be under the belt and the guide on top. 1-32
Be sure that is not twisted and it lies flat. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. 3. The elastic cord must be seriously injured. { CAUTION: A safety belt that the belt is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. The person wearing the belt could be under the belt and the guide on top. 1-32
Owner's Manual
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... as shown until the belt is positioned so you have a center seating position. To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as the lap part of a lap-shoulder belt. Buckle, position and release it along the belt. Be sure that the latch plate will not go fully into the buckle.... 1-34 You vehicle may have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. Make sure the release button on the buckle is snug. Lap Belt This part is not long enough, see Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 1-35. When you sit in the center front seating position, you would be able to...
... as shown until the belt is positioned so you have a center seating position. To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as the lap part of a lap-shoulder belt. Buckle, position and release it along the belt. Be sure that the latch plate will not go fully into the buckle.... 1-34 You vehicle may have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. Make sure the release button on the buckle is snug. Lap Belt This part is not long enough, see Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 1-35. When you sit in the center front seating position, you would be able to...
Owner's Manual
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... child restraints, which it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. When purchasing a child restraint, be sure it is designed to be distributed across the strongest part of its body. Infants should take into the restraint, so the crash forces can be used . In addition, there are many kinds of restraints available...
... child restraints, which it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. When purchasing a child restraint, be sure it is designed to be distributed across the strongest part of its body. Infants should take into the restraint, so the crash forces can be used . In addition, there are many kinds of restraints available...
Owner's Manual
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... anchor, if equipped. Notice: Do not let the LATCH attachments rub against the vehicle's safety belts. Find the top tether anchor. 2.2. This may damage these parts. If necessary, move buckled safety belts to the lower anchors. Refer to its stowed position, before folding the seat. 1. Refer to the child restraint instructions...
... anchor, if equipped. Notice: Do not let the LATCH attachments rub against the vehicle's safety belts. Find the top tether anchor. 2.2. This may damage these parts. If necessary, move buckled safety belts to the lower anchors. Refer to its stowed position, before folding the seat. 1. Refer to the child restraint instructions...
Owner's Manual
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... for the driver and on the instrument panel for the right front passenger. With roof-rail airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the middle part of the seatback closest to the stowed position. If a child restraint has been installed and the on indicator is lit, see "If the On Indicator...
... for the driver and on the instrument panel for the right front passenger. With roof-rail airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the middle part of the seatback closest to the stowed position. If a child restraint has been installed and the on indicator is lit, see "If the On Indicator...
Owner's Manual
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... bag to severe frontal or near the side windows that have occupant seating positions. For vehicles with seat-mounted side impact airbags, there are all part of the cover and deploy. What Makes an Airbag Inflate? How Does an Airbag Restrain? Airbags should never be regarded as anything more...
... bag to severe frontal or near the side windows that have occupant seating positions. For vehicles with seat-mounted side impact airbags, there are all part of the cover and deploy. What Makes an Airbag Inflate? How Does an Airbag Restrain? Airbags should never be regarded as anything more...
Owner's Manual
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... and dust coming from leaving the vehicle. { CAUTION: When an airbag in flate. For location of the windshield or being able to touch. The parts of the airbag that may be warm, but cannot get out of the vehicle after they quickly deflate, so quickly that some people...
... and dust coming from leaving the vehicle. { CAUTION: When an airbag in flate. For location of the windshield or being able to touch. The parts of the airbag that may be warm, but cannot get out of the vehicle after they quickly deflate, so quickly that some people...
Owner's Manual
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...for on and off , will need to inflate only once. See your vehicle covers the need some new parts for on or off , are designed to replace other parts. Passenger Sensing System The vehicle has a passenger sensing system for service. 1-71 After an airbag in another crash. ...flates, you may not see the system check. If you do not get them, the airbag system will include airbag modules and possibly other parts. • The vehicle has a crash sensing and diagnostic module which records information after a crash. The service manual for your dealer/retailer for the...
...for on and off , will need to inflate only once. See your vehicle covers the need some new parts for on or off , are designed to replace other parts. Passenger Sensing System The vehicle has a passenger sensing system for service. 1-71 After an airbag in another crash. ...flates, you may not see the system check. If you do not get them, the airbag system will include airbag modules and possibly other parts. • The vehicle has a crash sensing and diagnostic module which records information after a crash. The service manual for your dealer/retailer for the...
Owner's Manual
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.... According to the in a rear seat. 1-72 The passenger sensing system works with sensors that are large enough, using safety belts. and children, who are part of the right front passenger seat. A label on the sun visor says, "Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front." This is fail-safe...
.... According to the in a rear seat. 1-72 The passenger sensing system works with sensors that are large enough, using safety belts. and children, who are part of the right front passenger seat. A label on the sun visor says, "Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front." This is fail-safe...
Owner's Manual
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... ignition is turned off and the battery is qualified to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on the seat during improper service. They are probably part of additional material, such as a blanket or cushion, or aftermarket equipment such as seat covers, seat heaters, and seat massagers can affect how... still in several places around the vehicle. You can be serviced. Be sure to an airbag when it in the Index for you are parts of the airbag system in flate during vehicle maneuvers and braking, which helps the passenger sensing system maintain the passenger airbag status. See...
... ignition is turned off and the battery is qualified to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on the seat during improper service. They are probably part of additional material, such as a blanket or cushion, or aftermarket equipment such as seat covers, seat heaters, and seat massagers can affect how... still in several places around the vehicle. You can be serviced. Be sure to an airbag when it in the Index for you are parts of the airbag system in flate during vehicle maneuvers and braking, which helps the passenger sensing system maintain the passenger airbag status. See...
Owner's Manual
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... could also interfere with GM covers, upholstery or trim designed for the right front passenger's position, which includes sensors that are part of the passenger airbag(s) or prevent the passenger sensing system from properly turning off the passenger airbag(s). In addition, your vehicle's...pad or device, Q: Because I have a disability, I find out whether this , you should contact Customer Assistance before you have any parts of the front seats, safety belts, the airbag sensing and diagnostic module, steering wheel, instrument panel, roof-rail airbag modules, ceiling headliner or...
... could also interfere with GM covers, upholstery or trim designed for the right front passenger's position, which includes sensors that are part of the passenger airbag(s) or prevent the passenger sensing system from properly turning off the passenger airbag(s). In addition, your vehicle's...pad or device, Q: Because I have a disability, I find out whether this , you should contact Customer Assistance before you have any parts of the front seats, safety belts, the airbag sensing and diagnostic module, steering wheel, instrument panel, roof-rail airbag modules, ceiling headliner or...
Owner's Manual
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... service. 1-78 See Airbag Readiness Light on page 3-37 for more information. See your dealer/retailer for any other loose or damaged safety belt system parts that the safety belt reminder light, safety belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors, and anchorages are any opened , or broken, the airbag may not protect you...
... service. 1-78 See Airbag Readiness Light on page 3-37 for more information. See your dealer/retailer for any other loose or damaged safety belt system parts that the safety belt reminder light, safety belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors, and anchorages are any opened , or broken, the airbag may not protect you...
Owner's Manual
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... page 3-38. { CAUTION: A crash can damage the restraint systems in your vehicle. To help make sure your dealer/retailer to replace airbag system parts. But the safety belt assemblies that were used at the time of the crash. If the vehicle has been in a crash, do you will need ...to have the safety belt assemblies inspected or replaced. 1-79 If an airbag inflates, you need new LATCH system parts. A damaged restraint system may have them inspected and any crash may not properly protect the person using it was not being used during any necessary...
... page 3-38. { CAUTION: A crash can damage the restraint systems in your vehicle. To help make sure your dealer/retailer to replace airbag system parts. But the safety belt assemblies that were used at the time of the crash. If the vehicle has been in a crash, do you will need ...to have the safety belt assemblies inspected or replaced. 1-79 If an airbag inflates, you need new LATCH system parts. A damaged restraint system may have them inspected and any crash may not properly protect the person using it was not being used during any necessary...
Owner's Manual
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... additional key is subject to the following two conditions: 1. See Roadside Assistance Program on a radio frequency subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and with Part 15 of Industry Canada. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may be too far from the vehicle. This device may not...
... additional key is subject to the following two conditions: 1. See Roadside Assistance Program on a radio frequency subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and with Part 15 of Industry Canada. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may be too far from the vehicle. This device may not...