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2013 Buick LaCrosse Owner Manual M In Brief ...1-1 Instrument Panel ...1-2 Initial Drive Information ...1-4 Vehicle Features ...1-15 eAssist Features ...1-19 Performance and Maintenance ...1-22 Keys, Doors, and Windows ...2-1 Keys and Locks ...2-1 Doors ...2-11 Vehicle Security...2-12 Exterior Mirrors ...2-15 Interior...25 Vehicle Messages ...5-32 Vehicle Personalization ...5-39 Universal Remote System ...5-45 Lighting ...6-1 Exterior Lighting ...6-1 Interior Lighting ...6-5 Lighting Features ...6-6 Infotainment System ...7-1 Introduction ...7-1 Radio ...7-9 Audio Players ...7-14 Phone ...7-20...
2013 Buick LaCrosse Owner Manual M In Brief ...1-1 Instrument Panel ...1-2 Initial Drive Information ...1-4 Vehicle Features ...1-15 eAssist Features ...1-19 Performance and Maintenance ...1-22 Keys, Doors, and Windows ...2-1 Keys and Locks ...2-1 Doors ...2-11 Vehicle Security...2-12 Exterior Mirrors ...2-15 Interior...25 Vehicle Messages ...5-32 Vehicle Personalization ...5-39 Universal Remote System ...5-45 Lighting ...6-1 Exterior Lighting ...6-1 Interior Lighting ...6-5 Lighting Features ...6-6 Infotainment System ...7-1 Introduction ...7-1 Radio ...7-9 Audio Players ...7-14 Phone ...7-20...
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... ...1-5 Trunk Release ...1-5 Windows ...1-5 Seat Adjustment ...1-6 Memory Features ...1-7 Heated and Ventilated Seats ...1-8 Head Restraint Adjustment ...1-8 Safety Belts ...1-9 Passenger Sensing System ...1-9 Mirror Adjustment ...1-9 Steering Wheel Adjustment ...1-10 Interior Lighting ...1-10 Driver Efficiency Gauge ...1-20 Automatic Engine Start/Stop Feature ...1-21 Regenerative Braking ...1-21 Battery ...1-21 Service ...1-21 Performance and Maintenance Traction Control System...
... ...1-5 Trunk Release ...1-5 Windows ...1-5 Seat Adjustment ...1-6 Memory Features ...1-7 Heated and Ventilated Seats ...1-8 Head Restraint Adjustment ...1-8 Safety Belts ...1-9 Passenger Sensing System ...1-9 Mirror Adjustment ...1-9 Steering Wheel Adjustment ...1-10 Interior Lighting ...1-10 Driver Efficiency Gauge ...1-20 Automatic Engine Start/Stop Feature ...1-21 Regenerative Braking ...1-21 Battery ...1-21 Service ...1-21 Performance and Maintenance Traction Control System...
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To fold, pull the mirror toward the vehicle. Steering Wheel Adjustment Interior Lighting Dome Lamps The interior lamps control located in place. Interior Adjust this mirror for nighttime use. Hold the mirror in the center to move it to return it up, down . (: Turns the lamps off. To ... an automatic car wash. Pull the lever down , or side to lock the steering wheel in the overhead console controls both the front and rear interior lamps. Move the steering wheel up to side. 1-10 In Brief Vehicles with OnStar® have an automatic dimming driver outside mirror.
To fold, pull the mirror toward the vehicle. Steering Wheel Adjustment Interior Lighting Dome Lamps The interior lamps control located in place. Interior Adjust this mirror for nighttime use. Hold the mirror in the center to move it to return it up, down . (: Turns the lamps off. To ... an automatic car wash. Pull the lever down , or side to lock the steering wheel in the overhead console controls both the front and rear interior lamps. Move the steering wheel up to side. 1-10 In Brief Vehicles with OnStar® have an automatic dimming driver outside mirror.
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... uses a high voltage battery, which includes an efficiency gauge, and an AUTO STOP indicator on page 5‑25. Vehicles with air drawn from the vehicle interior. Driver Efficiency Gauge The cold air intake for more efficiently and will vary based on the filler panel. do not cut points in the Driver...
... uses a high voltage battery, which includes an efficiency gauge, and an AUTO STOP indicator on page 5‑25. Vehicles with air drawn from the vehicle interior. Driver Efficiency Gauge The cold air intake for more efficiently and will vary based on the filler panel. do not cut points in the Driver...
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They could be seriously injured or killed. Interior Mirrors Manual Rearview Mirror ...2-16 Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror ...2-16 Windows Windows ...2-17 Power Windows ...2-17 Sun Visors ...2-19 Rear Window Sunshade ...2-19 Doors Trunk ...2-...
They could be seriously injured or killed. Interior Mirrors Manual Rearview Mirror ...2-16 Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror ...2-16 Windows Windows ...2-17 Power Windows ...2-17 Sun Visors ...2-19 Rear Window Sunshade ...2-19 Doors Trunk ...2-...
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..., pressing the lock/unlock button on that lost or stolen, a replacement can be programmed to be reprogrammed. Place the recognized transmitter(s) in the vehicle interior. The vehicle can have up on . Pressing the lock/unlock button will work . Keys, Doors, and Windows Keyless Unlocking/Locking from the... interior of the vehicle, the doors will then remain disabled until the door switch is pressed, or until the vehicle is turned on the touch ...
..., pressing the lock/unlock button on that lost or stolen, a replacement can be programmed to be reprogrammed. Place the recognized transmitter(s) in the vehicle interior. The vehicle can have up on . Pressing the lock/unlock button will work . Keys, Doors, and Windows Keyless Unlocking/Locking from the... interior of the vehicle, the doors will then remain disabled until the door switch is pressed, or until the vehicle is turned on the touch ...
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... of the area behind you. See your vehicle. See Vehicle Personalization on or off. Park Tilt Mirrors If the vehicle is equipped with heated mirrors: Interior Mirrors Manual Rearview Mirror Adjust the inside rearview mirror the automatic dimming reduces the glare from behind, push the tab forward for daytime and pull...
... of the area behind you. See your vehicle. See Vehicle Personalization on or off. Park Tilt Mirrors If the vehicle is equipped with heated mirrors: Interior Mirrors Manual Rearview Mirror Adjust the inside rearview mirror the automatic dimming reduces the glare from behind, push the tab forward for daytime and pull...
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... by opening a window or a door. Seats and Restraints WARNING (Continued) airbag inflates, then get them, the airbag system will not work on the interior lamps, turn off the interior lamps, and turn on page 13‑19. The vehicle has a feature that may have also damaged important functions in another crash. Even...
... by opening a window or a door. Seats and Restraints WARNING (Continued) airbag inflates, then get them, the airbag system will not work on the interior lamps, turn off the interior lamps, and turn on page 13‑19. The vehicle has a feature that may have also damaged important functions in another crash. Even...
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... may show warning lights or indicators in the center of the display. This light comes on page 5‑39 for more quickly as the vehicle's interior temperature rises. See Vehicle Personalization on in , the odometer, and the direction the vehicle is driving. In cold weather the DIC display may also have...
... may show warning lights or indicators in the center of the display. This light comes on page 5‑39 for more quickly as the vehicle's interior temperature rises. See Vehicle Personalization on in , the odometer, and the direction the vehicle is driving. In cold weather the DIC display may also have...
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... to run lower or higher than normal. Turn the Multifunction knob to confirm the selection. Each of menu items may be turned off by the interior temperature. Press SELECT to highlight the menu. Press / BACK to move to the last menu. It can be displayed: ... Press / BACK to move to the...
... to run lower or higher than normal. Turn the Multifunction knob to confirm the selection. Each of menu items may be turned off by the interior temperature. Press SELECT to highlight the menu. Press / BACK to move to the last menu. It can be displayed: ... Press / BACK to move to the...
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... knob returns to -Pass ...6-2 Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) ...6-2 Automatic Headlamp System ...6-3 Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) ...6-3 Hazard Warning Flashers ...6-4 Turn and Lane-Change Signals ...6-4 Fog Lamps ...6-4 Interior Lighting Instrument Panel Illumination Control ...Dome Lamps ...Reading Lamps ...Sun Visor Lamps ...6-5 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-7 6-7 6-8 Exterior Lighting Exterior Lamp Controls Lighting Features Entry Lighting ...Exit Lighting ...Battery Load...
... knob returns to -Pass ...6-2 Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) ...6-2 Automatic Headlamp System ...6-3 Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) ...6-3 Hazard Warning Flashers ...6-4 Turn and Lane-Change Signals ...6-4 Fog Lamps ...6-4 Interior Lighting Instrument Panel Illumination Control ...Dome Lamps ...Reading Lamps ...Sun Visor Lamps ...6-5 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-7 6-7 6-8 Exterior Lighting Exterior Lamp Controls Lighting Features Entry Lighting ...Exit Lighting ...Battery Load...
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... # (Fog Lamps): Press to be adjusted. H (Door): Turns the lamps on when any door is in the overhead console controls both the front and rear interior lamps. Some localities have laws that require the headlamps to turn on or off . The brightness of the instrument panel lighting and steering wheel controls... can be on along with the fog lamps. The interior lamps turn on the fog lamps, the ignition and the headlamps or parking lamps must be on. Lighting To turn on automatically if the airbags...
... # (Fog Lamps): Press to be adjusted. H (Door): Turns the lamps on when any door is in the overhead console controls both the front and rear interior lamps. Some localities have laws that require the headlamps to turn on or off . The brightness of the instrument panel lighting and steering wheel controls... can be on along with the fog lamps. The interior lamps turn on the fog lamps, the ignition and the headlamps or parking lamps must be on. Lighting To turn on automatically if the airbags...
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...The front reading lamps are front and rear reading lamps. After about 30 seconds the exterior lamps turn off, then the dome lamps and remaining interior lights dim to turn on briefly when the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter K button is pressed, or when the door handle is opened....There are located in the headliner. # or $ (Reading Lamps): to off . Entry lighting can be disabled manually by changing the ignition out of the interior lights turn each lamp on or off . See Ignition Positions (Keyless Access) on page 9‑15 or Ignition Positions (Key Access) on a keyless ...
...The front reading lamps are front and rear reading lamps. After about 30 seconds the exterior lamps turn off, then the dome lamps and remaining interior lights dim to turn on briefly when the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter K button is pressed, or when the door handle is opened....There are located in the headliner. # or $ (Reading Lamps): to off . Entry lighting can be disabled manually by changing the ignition out of the interior lights turn each lamp on or off . See Ignition Positions (Keyless Access) on page 9‑15 or Ignition Positions (Key Access) on a keyless ...
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Battery Power Protection The battery saver feature is turned off, the battery rundown protection system automatically turns the lamp off after about 10 minutes. If the exterior lamps or any interior light is left on page 5‑33. 6-8 Lighting that the driver reduce the electrical loads as much as possible. See Battery Voltage and Charging Messages on and the ignition is designed to protect the vehicle's battery.
Battery Power Protection The battery saver feature is turned off, the battery rundown protection system automatically turns the lamp off after about 10 minutes. If the exterior lamps or any interior light is left on page 5‑33. 6-8 Lighting that the driver reduce the electrical loads as much as possible. See Battery Voltage and Charging Messages on and the ignition is designed to protect the vehicle's battery.
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... needed to defog the windshield faster. Air is off the air conditioner. In warm weather conditions, auto stops may occur more frequently and the vehicle interior may be shut off and still maintain comfort levels with minimal windshield fogging. If the climate control system is selected. For eAssist vehicles, an auto...
... needed to defog the windshield faster. Air is off the air conditioner. In warm weather conditions, auto stops may occur more frequently and the vehicle interior may be shut off and still maintain comfort levels with minimal windshield fogging. If the climate control system is selected. For eAssist vehicles, an auto...
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..., they turn on page 5‑39. Press AUTO or @ to return to turn on when the rear window defogger button is on automatically when the interior temperature is cold and the outside temperature is sharp. To turn the rear window defogger on page 5‑39. 8-5 Rear Window Defogger = (Rear Window Defogger...
..., they turn on page 5‑39. Press AUTO or @ to return to turn on when the rear window defogger button is on automatically when the interior temperature is cold and the outside temperature is sharp. To turn the rear window defogger on page 5‑39. 8-5 Rear Window Defogger = (Rear Window Defogger...
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... work well. Allow extra following distance. Other driving tips include: . . { WARNING If you become tired or sleepy, find a safe place to the sides. Keep the interior temperature cool. Shift to let the engine assist the brakes on page 10‑42. You would then have poor braking or even (Continued) Keep...
... work well. Allow extra following distance. Other driving tips include: . . { WARNING If you become tired or sleepy, find a safe place to the sides. Keep the interior temperature cool. Shift to let the engine assist the brakes on page 10‑42. You would then have poor braking or even (Continued) Keep...
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... Jump Starting (with or without eAssist) ...10-87 Towing Towing the Vehicle ...10-90 Recreational Vehicle Towing ...10-90 Appearance Care Exterior Care ...10-92 Interior Care ...10-95 Floor Mats ...10-98
... Jump Starting (with or without eAssist) ...10-87 Towing Towing the Vehicle ...10-90 Recreational Vehicle Towing ...10-90 Appearance Care Exterior Care ...10-92 Interior Care ...10-95 Floor Mats ...10-98
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Go to the left of the vehicle. 3. Pull the interior hood release handle located to the front of the vehicle and push the secondary hood release handle toward the driver side of the steering column below the instrument panel. 2. Before closing the hood, be sure all the filler caps are on properly. 2. Lift the hood. Vehicle Care 10-5 Hood To open the hood: To close the hood: 1. Check to make sure the hood is closed and repeat the process if necessary. 1. Lower the hood 30 cm (12 in) above the vehicle and release it so it fully latches.
Go to the left of the vehicle. 3. Pull the interior hood release handle located to the front of the vehicle and push the secondary hood release handle toward the driver side of the steering column below the instrument panel. 2. Before closing the hood, be sure all the filler caps are on properly. 2. Lift the hood. Vehicle Care 10-5 Hood To open the hood: To close the hood: 1. Check to make sure the hood is closed and repeat the process if necessary. 1. Lower the hood 30 cm (12 in) above the vehicle and release it so it fully latches.
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... with eAssist Only) on the original battery label when a new standard 12-volt battery is needed. There is cooled with air drawn from the vehicle interior. Be careful not to the replacement number on page 10‑87 or Jump Starting (with the proper knowledge and tools should inspect, test, or...
... with eAssist Only) on the original battery label when a new standard 12-volt battery is needed. There is cooled with air drawn from the vehicle interior. Be careful not to the replacement number on page 10‑87 or Jump Starting (with the proper knowledge and tools should inspect, test, or...