2005 BUICK LACROSSE Get To Know Guide

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(Decrease fan speed):Press to
lower fan speed.
(Increase fan speed):Press to
raise fan speed.
(Air Conditioning):Press to activate
or deactivate air conditioning.
(Recirculation):Press to prevent
outside air from entering your vehicle.
Recirculation can be activated in Vent or
BiLevel mode, but not in Floor/Defog or
Defrost mode.
(Rear Window Defog):Press to
clear the rear glass (it turns off afterabout 20 minutes). Press again forextended operation. Press again or
switch off the ignition to turn off.
(Floor mode):Press to direct most
of the air to the floor.
(BiLevel mode):Press to direct
most of the air to the instrument paneland floor outlets.
(Vent mode):Press to direct air
through the instrument panel outlets.
(Floor/Defog):Press to clear the
windshield and front side windows ofmist and frost.
(Defrost):Press to clear the wind
shield of heavier amounts of mist and
frost more quickly.
(Heated Seats):Press to turn the
driver or passenger heated seat on/off.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
(Mist):For a single wipe, twist the
band on the multifunction stalk down tothis position and release.
(Off):Twist the band to this position
to turn off the wipers.
(Delay):Twist the band up to set the
delay time (the top of the band equals ashorter delay).
(Low):Twist the band up to this
position for lowspeed wipers.
(High):Twist the band up to this
position for highspeed wipers.
(Washer):To spray washer fluid,
turn the paddle at the top of the multifunction lever forward and release.There will be a slight delay before the
wipers are activated. This is normal andallows the washer to clean the entirewindshield.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Windshield Wipers/Washers

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Audio Systems
Setting the Time
Press and hold the “H” button on the
sound system faceplate until the correct
hour appears on the display. “AM/PM”
appears. Press and hold M until the cor
rect minute appears. The ignition doesnot need to be turned on.
Radio Controls
(Power):
Press to turn the system on
and off.
(Volume):Turn to increase/decrease
volume.
BAND:Press to switch between AM,
FM1/FM2 and XM1/XM2 (if equipped).
INFO (if equipped with XM): Press to
display a message, artist, song title andother information.
SCV (Speed Compensated Volume):Press to select Off, Min, Med or Max
radio volume compensation as vehiclespeed increases.
Tune/Balance/Fade:Turn to select
radio stations.
To set Bass/Treble, push and release
until “BAS” or “TRE” appears. Turn to
increase or decrease. To adjust to themiddle position, press and hold until itbeeps.
Cruise Control
The cruise control buttons are located
on the steering wheel.
(On/Off):Push to turn the system
on, off or to deactivate.
SET (Set/Decelerate):To set cruise
control, press the button and accelerate to the desired speed. Press theSET button and release the accelerator.
To decrease speed when cruise is
active, press and hold the SET buttonto reach the desired speed.
• Press SET once and release to
decrease speed by 1 mph.
RES+ (Resume/Accelerate):After
setting a cruise speed and later brakingfor conditions, push the RES+ button toresume the set speed.
To increase speed from a previous
setting, press and hold the RES+ buttonto reach the desired speed or use the
accelerator.
• Press RES+ once and release to
increase speed by 1 mph.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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To set Balance/Fade, push and release
until “BAL” appears to adjust Balance.
Turn the knob to move the sound toward
the right or left. Push until “FAD” appears
to adjust Fade. Turn the knob to move
the sound toward the front or rear.
To adjust all controls to the middle posi
tion, push/hold the speaker knob whenno tone or speaker control is displayed.
“ALL CEN” appears and the unit beeps.
(Seek):Press and release the
left/right Seek arrow to go to the previ
ous or next station and stay there.
To scan, press and hold either arrow for
more than two seconds. “SCAN”appears on the display and a beep
sounds. The radio finds a station, playsa few seconds and advances to thenext. Press either arrow or a pushbuttonto stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold
either arrow for more than four seconds.“PSCAN” appears and two beeps
sound. Press either arrow or a pushbutton to stop scanning presets.
Setting Preset Stations:
1. With the radio on, press BAND to
select AM/FM1/FM2 or XM1/XM2 (if equipped).
2. Tune to the desired station.
3. Press EQ to select equalization.
4. Press and hold a numbered push
button until a beep sounds.
Repeat for each pushbutton for each
band (up to 30 possible stations).
DISP (Display):With the ignition off,
press to display the time.
CD Controls
With the ignition on, insert a CD, label
side up, partway into the slot. The player
will pull it in and begin playing. To insert
with ignition off, first press eject or DISP.
1 (Reverse):Press to go to the start
of the current track if more than eightseconds have played. Hold or pressmore than once to progress backwardthrough the CD tracks.
2 (Fast Forward):Press to go to
the next track. Hold or press more thanonce to forward through the upcoming CDtracks.
4RDM (Random):Press to hear tracks
in random order. Press again to disable
random play.
(Seek):Press the left arrow to go
to the start of the current track or theprevious track. Press the right arrow togo to the start of the next track. Pressthe arrows for more than two seconds tosearch previous or next tracks. Releaseto stop searching and play the track.
DISP (Display):Press to display the
current CD track and the elapsed timethe current track has played.
BAND:Press to switch to the radio
when a CD is playing. The CD remainsinside the player.
(CD):Press to play a CD when the
radio is playing.
EQ (if equipped):Press to select cus
tomized equalization settings for C&W,Jazz, Talk, Pop, Rock and Classical
music. To return to manual mode, press
and release the Tone knob until “MANUAL” is displayed.
(Eject):Press to eject a CD, with the
ignition off or on, or the radio off. Load
CDs with the ignition off by pressing thisbutton first.

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MP3Capable Uplevel Radio
(if equipped)
Play MP3 files on CDR CDs of up to
700MB capacity. To play, with the ignition on, insert the disc partway into the
slot, label side up. The player will pull itin. “READING” appears on the display
and the disc plays. Smaller, 3inch
(8cm) single CDs may be used with
an adapter ring.
3 (Repeat):Press to hear a track
over again. RPT is displayed. Press
again to disable repeat play.
5 (Previous Folder):Press to go to
the first track in the previous folder.Pressing while in the Folder Randommode takes you to the previous folderand plays random tracks there.
6(Next Folder):Press to go to the
first track in the next folder. Pressingwhile in Folder Random mode takes youto the next folder and plays randomtracks there.
SixDisc CD Player (if equipped)
To load multiple CDs in the sixdisc
CD player:
1.Turn the ignition on. Press and hold
the Load button for two seconds. The
player beeps and the light to the right
of the slot will flash. “MULTI LOAD #”is displayed.
2.When the light stops flashing and
turns green, “INSERT CD #” is
displayed. Insert a disc partway, label side up.
3. Indicator light will begin blinking and
turn green. Another disc may beloaded.
4. When loading two to five CDs, press
the Load button again after loadingthe final CD.
For every CD loaded, a number appears
on the radio display. To play a specific
disc, press CD and the number of the
CD you want to hear. A small barappears under the CD number that isplaying, and the track number appears.
Finding a Category Station
(if equipped)
Category (CAT) stations are available on
XM1 or XM2 bands only. To find a CAT
station:
1. Press the CAT button to activate
Program Type (PTY) Select mode.
2. A category is displayed.3.Rotate the Tune knob. When the
preferred category appears, press theSeek button to go to the first categorystation (Pressing Seek for more thantwo seconds will activate CategoryScan).
4. To go to another station, press the
CAT button. The previously storedcategory will be displayed.
5. Press the up or down Seek button.
6. Press the CAT button to exit Program
Type Select mode.
Steering Wheel Controls (if equipped)
See Radio and CDControls for full details
about the functions of the following buttons:
•
(Seek)
•BAND
•16 (Preset Stations)
•(OnStar®/Mute):Press to silence
audio, and again to play. In OnStarequipped vehicles, press to interactwith the OnStar system.
•
(VOLUME):Press up/down
arrow to increase/decrease volume.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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HomeLink®Wireless Control
System
The HomeLink system can store three
frequencies for a garage door opener,entry door lock, security system, etc.
To program, with the engine Off:
• Press and hold the two outer buttons
on the HomeLink until the indicatorlight flashes;
then release the buttons(about 20 seconds — do not hold for
more than 30 seconds); do not repeatthis step for the second or thirddevices added.
• Hold the end of your handheld trans
mitter up to three inches away fromthe surface of the HomeLink. Hold itsbutton and the button you wish toassign it to on the HomeLink system.
• Continue holding both buttons (up to
90 seconds); the indicator light will
begin blinking slowly, then more quick
ly. Programming is complete whenthe HomeLink light flashes rapidly.
• Release both buttons.
• Press and hold the HomeLink button
again. If the indicator stays lit con
stantly, programming is complete.
• Continue programming additional
devices using the remaining two
HomeLink buttons, but do not simultaneously press the two outer buttonson the HomeLink again.
If the HomeLink indicator blinks rapidly
for two seconds and remains on duringprogramming, it indicates that yourdevice (usually a garage door opener)has a “rolling code.”
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Accessory Power Outlets
Your vehicle is equipped with 12volt
outlets. One is located on the center
console below the climate controls. The
second outlet is located inside the center storage console. On 6passengermodels, the second outlet is located inthe flip/fold console. Use them to powercellular phones, CB radio, etc. See your
Owner Manual for full safety and warranty cautions.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Pull forward on the seatback tab on the
outboard of the rear seat cushion andfold the seatback down.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
Deck (Trunk) Lid PullDown Handle
A convenient handle is located in the top
inside of the deck lid. Use the handle to easily pull down the deck lid whenclosing it.
Deck (Trunk) Lid TieDown
Convenience Features
Trunk Access
Press the (Trunk) button on the
Remote Keyless Entry transmitter.
To unlock the trunk from inside the vehicle,
press and hold the top of the driver’s orfront passenger’s power door lock switch
for approximately two seconds. The vehicle must be in Park to unlock the trunk.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Rear Seat Trunk PassThrough
(if equipped)
To fold down one/both sides of the rear
seatback to gain trunk access or haullonger cargo, disconnect the rear centerlapshoulder belt latch by pressing therelease button with a pointed object.

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Use the deck lid tiedown to secure the
deck lid when carrying oversize cargothat prevents the deck lid from closing
completely. Observe all applicable safetyprecautions.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Load Floor (Spare Tire Cover)
For convenient access to the spare tire,
lift and attach the load floor (tire cover)handle to the front of the deck lid weatherstrip.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
Sun Visors
Swing down the visors and slide them
along the rod to cover different areas of
the front window, or move them to coverthe side windows.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Cupholders
On fivepassenger models, the center
console has a cupholder in its front sec
tion. A twoposition arm adjusts to hold
the cup securely.
On sixpassenger models, a cupholder
is located inside the armrest/center storage console. Turn the bottom of the
armrest/console outward to access the
cupholder.
The rear seat armrest also has a
cupholder.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
OnStar®and Owner Manual Shelf
The OnStar system and Owner Manual
shelf are located at the top of the glove box.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Bag Holder
A hook on the glove box door is
designed to hold the handle of a smallplastic bag, which may be used to holdtrash or small, lightweight items. Closethe glove box door after placing the bagon the hook.
Hanging Garments
Use the rear assist handle to secure
clothing on hangers for transport.

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Opening the Vehicle Hood
Pull the hood release handle located
under the driver’s side of the instrumentpanel.
Under the leading edge of the hood
itself, push the secondary hood releasehandle up and to the right. Lift the hood.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
Passenger Air Bag
Status Indicator
Your vehicle’s passengersensing air
bag system has a status indicator located in the instrument panel center stack.
With the key in Run or Start, the indica
tor blinks on/off for several seconds as asystem check. Following, the light will
stay on or off to indicate passengersideair bag status. If it shows that the airbag is on, it means that the air bag isenabled (could inflate). If it shows that
the air bag is off, the passenger air bagis disabled. If all lights remain on or off
after several seconds, see your dealership for service.
IMPORTANT: See your
Owner Manual for full safety informationand cautions.
See Sections 1 and 3 of your Owner Manual.
Passenger Compartment
Air Filter
The filter is located in the engine com
partment below the air inlet grille, nearthe passengerside wiper arm. It trapsmost of the pollen from the air thatenters the air conditioning module. See your Owner Manual for ScheduledMaintenance and replacement instructions.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist
(if equipped)
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
detects objects up to 5 feet (1.5 m)behind the vehicle when the shift lever is in the Reverse position and vehiclespeed is less than 3 mph (5 km/h).Three colorcoded lights inside the vehicle, above the rear window, provide
distance and system information to the
driver. See your Owner Manual for fulloperation details.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Antilock Brake System
(if equipped)
The Antilock Brake System (ABS) helps
to prevent a braking skid. The ABSwarning light illuminates briefly when theengine is started. Momentary motor orclicking noises and slight brake pedalmovement is normal as the systemchecks itself at startup.
See Section 4 of your Owner Manual.