2005 BUICK TERRAZA maintenance

Maintenance Record (cont’d)
DateOdometer
ReadingServiced ByMaintenanceIor
MaintenanceIIServices Performed
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Owner’s Information
Owner publications are written specically for owners
and intended to provide basic operational information
about the vehicle. The owner’s manual will include
the Maintenance Schedule for all models.
In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Owner’s Manual,
and Warranty Booklet.
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ORDER TOLL FREE: 1-800-551-4123
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quoted in U.S. funds. Canadian residents are to make
checks payable in U.S. funds.
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Accessory Inator...........................................5-60
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-23
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-67
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-86
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-17
Air Conditioning..............................................3-25
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-35
Readiness Light..........................................3-34
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-54
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-67
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-60
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-62
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-66
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-60
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-61
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-59
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-56
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-41
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System.........................2-36
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System.........................4-12
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-114Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-114
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-38
Appearance Care............................................5-77
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-82
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-80
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-84
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-81
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-78
Finish Care.................................................5-81
Finish Damage............................................5-83
Glass Surfaces............................................5-80
Instrument Panel.........................................5-80
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-80
Leather......................................................5-80
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-83
Tires..........................................................5-83
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-84
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-84
Vinyl..........................................................5-79
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-81
Weatherstrips..............................................5-81
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-82
Audio System(s).............................................3-77
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-112
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-114
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-113
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Child Restraints (cont.)
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-46
Older Children.............................................1-34
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-48
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-48
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-50
Top Strap...................................................1-44
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-45
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-43
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-82
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-81
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-78
Finish Care.................................................5-81
Glass Surfaces............................................5-80
Instrument Panel.........................................5-80
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-80
Leather......................................................5-80
Tires..........................................................5-83
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-84
Vinyl..........................................................5-79
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-81
Weatherstrips..............................................5-81
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-82Climate Control System
Dual..........................................................3-25
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-28
Rear..........................................................3-29
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-31
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-77
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-26
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Convenience Center........................................2-53
Convenience Net............................................2-52
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-39
Heater, Engine............................................2-32
Cooling System..............................................5-26
Cruise Control Lever.......................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-43
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-49
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-10
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Loss of Control...............................................4-16
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-44
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-51
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-11
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-40
Manual Passenger Seat.................................... 1-3
Memory Seat.................................................2-54
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-51Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-41
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass
and Temperature......................................3-34
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-42
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-42
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-41
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
Navigation/Radio System..................................3-96
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-30
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
O
Odometer......................................................3-33
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-33
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-14
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Light.............................................3-42
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-16
Older Children, Restraints................................1-34
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-16
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-28
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Captain Chairs.............................................. 1-7
Eight-Way Power Seats.................................. 1-4
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual Passenger......................................... 1-3
Memory.....................................................2-54
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-7
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-5
Six-Way Power Seats.................................... 1-3
Third Row Seat...........................................1-12
Secondary Latch System.................................5-72
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-48
Rear Seat Position......................................1-48
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-50
Security Light.................................................3-43
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4Service (cont.)
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-40
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-66
Setting the Time.............................................3-77
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-83
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-38
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-39
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-28
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Sliding Door, Power........................................2-16
Sliding Doors, Dual.........................................2-13
Spare Tire
Installing....................................................5-67
Removing...................................................5-64
Storing.......................................................5-74
Specications, Capacities.................................5-93
Speedometer..................................................3-33
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................4-10
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-31
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-112
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas................................................2-48
Convenience Center.....................................2-53
Convenience Net.........................................2-52
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