2007 BUICK RANDEZVOUS ignition

Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have
heated seats. If it does,
the heated seat
switches are located in
the instrument panel
switchbank.
This feature will quickly heat the seat cushions
and lower back of the driver’s and front
passenger’s seat. The left switch is for the driver’s
seat and the right switch is for the front
passenger’s seat.
Press the top of the switch to turn the heater on.
Press the bottom of the switch to turn the
heater off. The heated seat switch will turn off
when the ignition is turned to OFF and will resume
operation when the ignition is turned to ON,
unless the switch is turned off.
Memory Seat and Mirrors
If your vehicle has this
feature, the controls are
located on the driver’s
door panel and are used
to store and recall the
driver’s seat position
and the outside rearview
mirror position.
The settings for these features can be
personalized for both driver 1 and driver 2.
Driver 1 and driver 2 correspond to the memory
buttons labeled 1 and 2 on the driver’s door and to
the numbers, 1 or 2, on the back of the remote
keyless entry transmitters.
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If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat position, move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing
the forward-facing child restraint. SeeManual
Seats on page 9orPower Seats on page 10.
If your child restraint has the LATCH system, see
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 69.
There is no top tether anchor at the right front
seating position. Do not secure a child seat in this
position if a national or local law requires that
the top tether be anchored or if the instructions
that come with the child restraint say that the top
tether must be anchored. SeeLower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 69if
the child restraint has a top tether.
You will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure
the child restraint in this position. Be sure to follow
the instructions that came with the child restraint.Secure the child in the child restraint when and as
the instructions say.
1. Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s
frontal airbag. SeePassenger Sensing
System on page 98. General Motors
recommends that rear-facing child restraints
be secured in a rear seat, even if the airbag is
off. If your child restraint is forward-facing,
move the seat as far back as it will go before
securing the child restraint in this seat.
SeeManual Seats on page 9orPower Seats
on page 10.
When the passenger sensing system has
turned off the right front passenger’s frontal
airbag, the off indicator in the passenger airbag
status indicator should light and stay lit
when you turn the ignition to ON or START.
SeePassenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 217.
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Passenger Sensing System
Your vehicle has a passenger sensing system.
The passenger airbag status indicator in the
rearview mirror will be visible when you turn your
ignition key to ON or START.The words ON and OFF or the symbol for on and
off, will be visible during the system check.
When the system check is complete, either the
word ON or the word OFF, or the symbol for on or
the symbol for off will be visible. SeePassenger
Airbag Status Indicator on page 217.
The passenger sensing system will turn off the
right front passenger’s frontal airbag under certain
conditions. The driver’s airbags are not part of
the passenger sensing system.
The passenger sensing system works with
sensors that are part of the right front passenger’s
seat and safety belt. The sensors are designed
to detect the presence of a properly-seated
occupant and determine if the passenger’s frontal
airbag should be enabled (may inate) or not.
Accident statistics show that children are safer if
they are restrained in the rear rather than the front
seat. General Motors recommends that child
restraints be secured in a rear seat, including an
infant riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child
riding in a forward-facing child seat and an older
child riding in a booster seat.
United States
Canada
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Aftermarket equipment, such as seat covers, can
affect how well the passenger sensing system
operates. You may want to consider not using seat
covers or other aftermarket equipment if your
vehicle has the passenger sensing system. See
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle on page 103for more information about
modications that can affect how the system
operates.
{CAUTION:
Stowing of articles under the passenger’s
seat or between the passenger’s seat
cushion and seatback may interfere with
the proper operation of the passenger
sensing system.
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle
Airbags affect how your vehicle should be
serviced. There are parts of the airbag system in
several places around your vehicle.You do not want the system to inate while
someone is working on your vehicle. Your dealer
and the service manual have information about
servicing your vehicle and the airbag system. To
purchase a service manual, seeService
Publications Ordering Information on page 510.
{CAUTION:
For up to 10 seconds after the ignition key
is turned off and the battery is
disconnected, an airbag can still inate
during improper service. You can be
injured if you are close to an airbag when
it inates. Avoid yellow connectors. They
are probably part of the airbag system. Be
sure to follow proper service procedures,
and make sure the person performing
work for you is qualied to do so.
The airbag system does not need regular
maintenance.
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Keys............................................................ 109
Remote Keyless Entry System.................. 110
Remote Keyless Entry System
Operation............................................... 111
Doors and Locks........................................ 114
Door Locks................................................ 114
Power Door Locks..................................... 115
Delayed Locking........................................ 116
Programmable Automatic Door Locks........ 116
Rear Door Security Locks......................... 116
Lockout Protection..................................... 118
Liftgate...................................................... 118
Windows...................................................... 120
Power Windows........................................ 121
Sun Visors................................................ 122
Theft-Deterrent Systems............................. 122
Content Theft-Deterrent............................. 122
PASS-Key
®III ........................................... 124
PASS-Key®III Operation........................... 125Starting and Operating Your Vehicle......... 127
New Vehicle Break-In................................ 127
Ignition Positions....................................... 128
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)............. 129
Starting the Engine.................................... 129
Engine Coolant Heater.............................. 131
Automatic Transaxle Operation.................. 132
Parking Brake........................................... 135
Shifting Into Park (P) ................................. 136
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................. 138
Parking Over Things That Burn................. 139
Engine Exhaust......................................... 140
Running the Engine While Parked............. 141
Mirrors......................................................... 142
Manual Rearview Mirror............................. 142
Outside Power Mirror................................ 142
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror................ 143
Outside Convex Mirror............................... 143
Outside Heated Mirrors............................. 143
OnStar®System.......................................... 144
Section 2 Features and Controls
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Keys
{CAUTION:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the
ignition key is dangerous for many
reasons. They could operate the power
windows or other controls or even make
the vehicle move. The children or others
could be badly injured or even killed.
Do not leave the keys in a vehicle with
children.
Your vehicle’s key can be used for the ignition as
well as the driver’s door lock, the oor console, and
the glove box. If you need a new key, contact your
dealer, who can obtain the correct key code.
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Delayed Locking
With the delayed locking feature, the doors will not
lock immediately when locking the doors using
the power door lock switch or when LOCK on the
remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed
while any door is open. Instead, three chimes will
be heard to indicate that the delayed locking
feature is in operation. Five seconds after all doors
are closed, the doors will lock automatically.
If the ignition is in ON or ACCESSORY, this
feature will not lock the doors.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver
Information Center (DIC), seeDIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 240to program the
delayed locking feature.
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks
All of the doors will automatically lock when all
doors are closed, the engine is running and
the shift lever is shifted out of PARK (P). All of the
doors will automatically unlock when the shift
lever is shifted into PARK (P).With the automatic door lock feature, you can still
lock or unlock the doors at any time, either
manually, with the power door lock switches or by
pressing LOCK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter. SeeRemote Keyless Entry System
Operation on page 111for more information.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver
Information Center (DIC), seeDIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 240to program the
automatic door lock feature.
Rear Door Security Locks
Your vehicle is equipped with rear door security
locks that help prevent passengers from opening
the rear doors on your vehicle from the inside.
To use one of these locks do the following:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
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Lockout Protection
The lockout protection feature may prevent you
from locking your key in your vehicle. Pressing the
power door lock switch will lock all doors, then
unlock the driver’s door, if the key is in the ignition
when a door is opened.
If you leave the key in your vehicle but not in the
ignition or if you use the manual door lock,
you could still lock the key in the vehicle. Always
remember to take the key with you.
Liftgate
{CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to drive with the
liftgate open because carbon monoxide
(CO) gas can come into your vehicle. You
cannot see or smell CO. It can cause
unconsciousness and even death. If you
must drive with the liftgate open or if
electrical wiring or other cable
connections must pass through the seal
between the body and the liftgate:
Make sure all other windows are shut.
Turn the fan on your heating or
cooling system to its highest speed
and select the control setting that will
force outside air into your vehicle. See
Climate Control System on page 200.
If you have air outlets on or under the
instrument panel, open them all the
way. SeeEngine Exhaust on page 140.
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