2003 BUICK REGAL Owner's Manual

Six-Way Power Seats
Your vehicle may be
equipped with this feature
on the driver’s side of
the vehicle.The control for
the power seat is located
on the outboard side of the
seat cushion.
To move the seat forward or rearward, push the
control forward or rearward.
To raise or lower the entire seat, push the control
up or down.
To raise or lower the front of your seat, push the
front of the control up or down.
To raise or lower the rear of your seat, push the
rear of the control up or down.
Heated Seats
If your vehicle is equipped with heated seats, the
driver’s side and passenger’s side switches are located
on the center console, just behind the automatic
transaxle shift lever. Press LO to warm the seat to a
lower temperature. Press HI to warm the seat to a higher
temperature. To turn this feature off, return the switch
to its center position.
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Reclining Seatbacks
Lift the lever located on the outboard side of the seat to
release the seatback, then move the seatback to
where you want it. Release the lever to lock the
seatback in place. Pull up on the lever without pushing
on the seatback and the seatback will move forward.But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job
when you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash
the belt could go up over your abdomen. The
belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic
bones. This could cause serious internal
injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
Head Restraints
Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is closest to the top of your head. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
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Rear Seats
Split Folding Rear Seat
If your vehicle has this
feature it allows you to
have access to the trunk
from the inside of your
vehicle. Pull forward on the
seat tab, located on the
front of the rear seat,
to fold the rear seatback
down.
To return the seatback to its original position, push it
back up, making sure the rear seat latch locks the seat
in place.
Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t
wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a
crash and you’re not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can hit
things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.
You can be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
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{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not
allowpeople to ride in any area of your vehicle
that is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a
reminder to buckle up. See
Safety Belt Reminder
Light on page 3-29.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says to wear safety belts. Here’s why:They work.You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up, a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter... a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.Put someone on it.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn’t stop.The person keeps going until stopped by something. In
a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...
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or the instrument panel...
or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why
safety belts make such good sense.
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