2007 BUICK RANDEZVOUS seats

To store the memory settings, do the following:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat and the outside
rearview mirrors to the position you would like
for driving.
2. Press and hold memory button 1 for more
than three seconds.
A double beep will sound when the memory seat
and mirror position have been stored.
To store the seat and outside rearview mirror
positions for a second driver, follow the previous
steps, but press button 2 instead.
To recall your stored positions, your vehicle must
be in PARK (P). Press and release the memory
button (1 or 2) corresponding to the desired driving
position. The seat and the outside rearview
mirrors will move to the position previously stored
for the identied driver. You will hear one beep.To store an exit position for each driver, do the
following:
1. Move the seat to the desired exit position.
2. Hold the button with the exit symbol, located
below the memory buttons, for more than
three seconds.
The exit position stored will be for the most
recently selected driving position (1 or 2). A double
beep will sound when the exit position is stored.
To use the exit feature, your vehicle must be
in PARK (P). Press and release the button with
the exit symbol and the seat will move to the exit
position stored for the most recently selected
driver. You will hear one beep.
To stop recall movement of the seat at any time,
press one of the three memory buttons or one
of the power seat controls located on the outboard
side of the driver’s seat.
If your vehicle is equipped with a Driver
Information Center (DIC), you can use it to
program certain functions of the memory seats.
SeeDIC Vehicle Personalization on page 240.
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Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while
the vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you do
not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The
lever used to operate them is located on the
outboard side of the seats.
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position,
then release the lever to lock the seatback
in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
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Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the
restraint is at the same height as the top of
the occupant’s head. This position reduces the
chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Pull the head restraint up or push it down to
adjust it.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
The rear seats in your vehicle have seat operating
features to adjust, fold, remove and reinstall the
seats. By using the seat operating procedures, in
the correct order, you can easily remove the
seats from your vehicle.
When you put the seats back in the vehicle, be
sure to follow the label on the back of the seat for
proper location.
Split Bench Seats
If your vehicle has the split bench seat, the
seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined
individually and the sections can be ipped forward
or removed individually.
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Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
To recline the seatback
on base-level split
bench seats, lift
the recliner lever,
located on the outboard
side of the seatback,
to release the seatback.
Move the seatback to
the desired position.To recline the seatback
on up-level split bench
seats, push forward
on the recliner lever,
located on the outboard
side of the seatback,
to release the seatback.
Move the seatback to
the desired position and
release the lever.
It is easier to raise or lower the seatback if you
lean forward and take the weight off the seatback.
Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle
the safety belts and return them to their normal
stowed position before folding a rear seat.
The seatbacks also fold forward. Lift or push the
recliner lever forward, depending on the model,
and fold the seatback forward.
Base-Level
Up-Level
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The seatback will lock into place when you push it
back to the upright position. After raising a
seatback to an upright position, push and pull on
the seatback to make sure that it is locked in
place.
Removing the Split Bench Seat
Each section of the split bench seat can be ipped
forward or removed individually.
1. Unlatch the shoulder belt from the lap-belt.
2. Make sure that the seatback is in the upright
position.Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle
the safety belts and return them to their normal
stowed position before folding a rear seat.
3. Lift up or push forward on the seatback
recliner lever to fold the seatback forward.
4. For base-level split bench seats, pull the lever
at the base of the seat on the outboard side
to release the rear latches from the oor
pins and ip the seat forward.
Base-Level
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For up-level split bench
seats, continue pushing
forward on the recliner
lever to release the
rear latches from
the oor pins and ip
the seat forward.
5. To release the front latches, squeeze the
angled latch release bar toward the straight
crossbar.
6. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward
the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.
Repeat these steps for the other section of the split
bench seat.
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3. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear oor
pins by pushing down on the rear of the seat.
4. Try to raise the seat to check that it is
locked down.
5. Lift the seatback recliner lever and raise the
seatback until it locks upright.
6. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it
is locked upright.
7. Attach the lap belt.
Captain Chairs
If your vehicle has captain chairs in the second
row, the seats can be adjusted forward or rearward
and the seatbacks can be folded forward or
reclined.
Adjusting the Captain Chairs Forward
and Rearward
To adjust the captain chairs, use the adjustment
bar located below the front of each seat.
Lift the lever to slide the seat forward or rearward.
Release the lever. Try to move the seat to
make sure it is locked into place.
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Do not put the seats in so that they face rearward
because they will not latch that way. The captain
chairs have seat position labels, located on
the back of each seat, showing where that seat
must go. The seat must be placed in the
proper location for the legs to attach correctly.
1. Make sure that the seatback is in the folded
forward position and that the safety belts are
on the correct side of the seat.
2. Hook the front latches over the front oor pins.
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