2005 BUICK TERRAZA Owner's Manual

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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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
Government............................................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
D
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System......................................................3-15
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Lighting.............................................3-18
Delayed Locking.............................................2-12
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-17
Door
Delayed Locking..........................................2-12
Dual Sliding Doors.......................................2-13
Locks........................................................2-10
Power Door Locks.......................................2-11
Power Sliding Door......................................2-16
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-13
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-21
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-45
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-46
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-68
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-51Driving
At Night.....................................................4-18
City...........................................................4-22
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-23
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-25
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-19
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-32
Winter........................................................4-27
Dual Climate Control System............................3-25
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-96
E
Eight-Way Power Seats..................................... 1-4
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-86
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-87
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-86
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-88
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-87
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-90
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-87
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-17
Battery.......................................................5-36
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Engine (cont.)
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-40
Coolant......................................................5-21
Coolant Heater............................................2-32
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-39
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-40
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-26
Overheating................................................5-24
Starting......................................................2-31
Entry Lighting.................................................3-17
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Exit Lighting...................................................3-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-34
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-17
Finish Damage...............................................5-83
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-114
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8Flat Tire........................................................5-62
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-62
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-74
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-32
Windshield Washer......................................5-32
Folding Tray...................................................2-51
Front Console Storage Area.............................2-50
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-19
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-44
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-44
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-87
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-88
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-90
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-87
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G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-39
Fuel..........................................................3-44
Speedometer..............................................3-33
Tachometer.................................................3-33
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-44
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-48
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-86
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-42
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System....................................3-15
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-44
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-43
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps................5-43
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8Headlamps (cont.)
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Wiper Activated...........................................3-15
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps...................5-43
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-25
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-44
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-25
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-25
HomeLink
®Wireless Control System.................2-44
HomeLink®Wireless Control System Operation.....2-45
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-21
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-30
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-37
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-53
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-32
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Interior Lamps Control.....................................3-17
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J
Jump Starting.................................................5-36
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-48
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-19
Cargo........................................................3-19
Dome........................................................3-17
Exterior......................................................3-14
Front Reading.............................................3-19
Interior Control............................................3-17
Rear Reading.............................................3-19
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-48
Level Control..................................................4-39
Liftgate..........................................................2-22Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-34
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-38
Brake System Warning.................................3-37
Charging System.........................................3-37
Cruise Control.............................................3-43
Highbeam On.............................................3-44
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-44
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-40
Oil Pressure...............................................3-42
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-35
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-33
Security.....................................................3-43
TCS Warning Light......................................3-39
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-39
Lighting
Delayed.....................................................3-18
Entry.........................................................3-17
Exit...........................................................3-18
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-32
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-12
Door..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door................................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-13
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Loss of Control...............................................4-16
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-44
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-51
M
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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OnStar®System.............................................2-42
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-28
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-42
Heated Mirrors............................................2-42
Power Mirrors.............................................2-41
Overhead Console..................................2-49, 2-50
Overhead Console Switchbank..........................3-20
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-26
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park Aid........................................................3-20
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-38
Shifting Out of............................................2-39
Parking
Assist........................................................3-20
Brake........................................................2-37
Over Things That Burn.................................2-39
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-35
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-62
Passing.........................................................4-15
PASS-Key
®III ................................................2-28
PASS-Key®III Operation..................................2-28Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-23
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Eight-Way Seats........................................... 1-4
Electrical System.........................................5-87
Outlet 115 Volt Alternating Current.................3-24
Rear Quarter Windows.................................2-25
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-31
Six-Way Seats.............................................. 1-3
Sliding Door................................................2-16
Steering Fluid.............................................5-32
Windows....................................................2-25
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-34
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-13
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-20
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-23
Radios..........................................................3-77
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-114
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-113
Navigation/Radio System..............................3-96
Radio with CD............................................3-77
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Radios (cont.)
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-110
Setting the Time..........................................3-77
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-112
Understanding Reception............................3-113
Rear Climate Control System............................3-29
Rear Reading Lamps......................................3-19
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-31
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-110
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-96
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-7
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-29
Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature...............................................3-34
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-41
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-11
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-37
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-67
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-64
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-46
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-10
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-67
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-68
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-31
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-29
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-32
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-40
S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-34
Reminder Light............................................3-33
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-80
Driver Position............................................1-21
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-21
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-20
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-31
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-29
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-29
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-34
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-28
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