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Yourvehicle’s instrume ntpanel is
eq uippe dwi th thisclust erorone very
simi lar toit\bThe instrum entpanel cluster
includes these keyfeatures:
A\b Tachomet er
B\b Speedom eter
C\b Odom eter/Driver Informati on Center
Di spl ay
D\b Engi neCool ant Tem perat ureGage
E\b Lane Depar tureWarning
F\bFuel Gage
SeeSection 3of your Owner Manual.
ABCDEF
Note:The instrument panel cluster
isdes igned toletyou know about
manyimportant aspectsofyour
vehic le’soperation\b Itis important to
read your Owner Manual andbecome
familiar withthe infor mation being
relay ed to yo uby the lights, gages and
indicators,as well as what action can
betak en to ensur esafety andto
prev ent damage\b
Instru mentPanel Clus ter
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(Unl ock) :Pr ess this
but ton to unlock the driver’ s
door \bPr ess itagai nwit hin
five seconds tounlock all
rema ining doors\bThe
appr oach lightingcan be
progr ammed using the DIC\b(Lo ck): Press this bu tton
whe nall door sare closed to
im me diatel y lock allthe door s\b
RKE feed back (light flash
an d/or horn chirp)can be
prog ramme dusin gthe DIC\b
If the Delayed Lockfeature is
en able dand theLock but ton
ispre ssed while any door is
open, thedoors will n ot lock
f or approxi mately10 seconds\b
Rem oteVehicleStart (if equ ipp ed)and Rem ote Keyless Entry
(Rem oteVehi cleStart ): Th is feat ure
can beused tostart the enginefrom outsi de
the vehi cle\b The rem ote star tcapabi lit y must
be tur ned onusing the Drive rInfor mati on
Cen ter(DIC )\b
Toremote star tth e vehi cle:
1\b Aim the transm itter atthe vehicl e\b
(Extend edrem ote star ttr ansm itter
ra nge iswithi n195 feet (60 mete rs) of
the vehi cle\b)
\f\b Press and release theLock button onthe
tr ans mitter\b3\b Imm edia tely press and hold the Remot e
Startbut ton for abo utfour seconds\b When
the par king lampsflash, release the
button\b The engine will start andthe
par king lampswill rem ain on\b The engine
willcont inue runni ngfor 10 minut es\b
4\bRepeat thesestepsfor a10�m inutetim e
ext ension\b Only twoconsecut iverem ote
start sare allow ed\b
When youenterthe vehicle after arem ote
star t,the key must beinser ted inthe ignit ion
and turned to the Run posit ionbefore drivi ng\b
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Your Remote KeylessEntr y(RKE) transm it ter allow syou tolock and unlock your vehicle and
perfor m other functi onsfrom upto60 feet (18 m) away fromthe vehicl e\b
(Remote Trunk
Rel ea se): Press thisbut ton
to re lea se the trunk lid\b The
tr unk may also be opened by
pressi ngthe Trunk Relea se
button onthe left side of the
in strument panel\b
SeeSection 2of your Owner Manual.
(Rem oteAl arm):
Pr ess this button to sound
the alarm\bThe hornwill
sound andthe headl amps
willflash for twominut es\b
Press the button again or
turnthe ignit ionkey tothe
Run positionto cancel the
a larm\b Thevehicle must be
turned offto use the alarm \b
SAF\fT Y& S\fCURIT Y
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(Next) :Pre ssthe uparrow to go to the next preset
radi ostati on or,w hen aCD is playing, tothe next track\b
+ (V olume ):Press the plus button to incr ease the vol um e\b
SR CE (Sou rce):Pr ess thisbutton to swit chtoAM ,F M,
X M or CD operat ion\b
(V oice Recogn ition\b Mute):Press thi s but ton to
int eract with the OnSta rsystem \bWit hout OnSt ar, pr ess
this but ton to mu tethe audio system\bPr ess itagai nto
tur non the sound\b
(Se ek): Press theseek arrow togo to the next radio
stati on or,when aCD isplaying, tothe next track\b
Press and holdthe seek arrow for two seconds to scan
radi ostati ons in the select edband or,when aCD is
pla ying, thetracks of th e CD \b
–(Volu me): Press theminus button to decrease the
volum e\b
(Previ ous): Press thedow nar row togo tothe
pr evious preset radiostat ion or,when aCD is pla ying,
to the previo ustrack\b
Get ti\b g to K\bow Yo\fr\fucerne14
+RES (Resum e\bAccel erate): Pressthis button toresume a
setspeed, ortoincr ease th e speed whenthe system isset\b
(Cancel ): Pr ess thi s but ton to cancel the cruise control
butretain the set speed inmem ory\bApplying thebrakes will
also cancel the cruise contr ol\b
(On\bOff ):Press this butt on to turn the cruise control on
oroff\b
–SET (Set ):Pr ess thisbut ton to set aspeed, ortodecrease
the speed when the syste misset\b When the cruise control is
set ,the cruise light willill uminat eon the instrument panel
clust er\b
CONV\fNI\f NC\f
Cruise Contro land Audi oSte ering Whee lCo ntro ls
See Section 3of your Owner Manual.
Thecruise contr olbutton sand someaudio controls are locate don the steering wheel\b
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Aut omati cLam pControl
Your vehi cleisequ ipped withan Autom atic Lamp Control system, whichautomati callyturns
on the headl ampsand other exter ior lam ps, and theinstr ument panellights, atnight or
whe nnecessary\b
The Automa ticLamp Contr olsyst em’slight sensor islocated ontop ofthe instrum entpanel\b
To en sur eprop ersystem operation, it’s important toavoid placingany objects onornear
the sensor \b
The exterior lamps also can beoper atedmanuall y\bThe exterior lampcontrol knob
isloc ated onth e left side ofthe instrument panel\b
Exterio rLa mp s
(On\bOf f):
This position
tur ns off the
ex teri or lamp s,
excludi ng the
Day time
R unni ng
Lam ps\b
(Par king
Lam ps):This
positi ontur ns on
the parking
lamps, tail lamps
and instrument
panel lights\b
AUTO (Aut omatic) :
Thi spositi on
automaticall ytur ns on
the Aut omatic Lam p
Cont rol syst em\b
(Fog Lamp s)
(if equi pped): Push
inthe knob to turn
on the foglamps\b
Pu sh it agai nto tur n
offthe foglamp s\b
(Headl amps) :This position
tur ns on the headlam ps,parking
lamp s,taillam psandinst rum ent
panel light s\b
See Section 3of your Owner Manual.
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Get ti\b g to K\bow Yo\fr\fucerne1\b
Side Blin dZon eAl ert
(if equi pped)
This featu reuses aca mera mountedon the
wind shield ne ar the insid ere arvi ewmirror to
detect lanemark ingsand alertthe driver when
the vehic ledep artsfrom the lane\b Itoper ates
only at spe edsgre atertha n35 mph\b
La ne Dep artu reWa rnin g
(ifequi pped)
Thisfeatur e
mayalert you
tovehi cles
locat ed
inyour side
blind zone\b
When a
vehicle is
detected in your blind
zone, adisplay will
ill umi natein the
cor respondi ngoutsi de
mirror –right orleftsi de\b
If you acti vate the turn
signa lwhi leavehi cle is dete ctedin your
bli nd zone, the displa ywill flash\b
Th esyst emis enabl edatevery vehicle
start up\b Itcan beturned offthrough the
Vehicl eInf orma tio n butt oninthe Driver
Inf or mati on Center (DIC)\b
If the sy st em is not funct ioning correctly,you
may seea“CLEA NSID EBLI ND ZONE
ALE RT SYS TEM ”me ssage in the DIC, and
the mirror displays will light continuousl y\bThe
sens ors, loca ted behind therear quarter
panels, may be blocked bymud, ice, snow
orwa ter\b Clean the rea rqua rter panel s
and/o rthe sensor swi th water spray\bT his
m ess age may also app ear whil edr ivi ng in
op en areas with no object sto det ect\bYou
m ay choose toturn offthe syst eminthe DIC
un tilyou areno longer inwid e open areas\b
See Sections 2and 3of your Owner Manual.
The warning symbol, located inthe
ins trum entpanel clust er, will
appear green ifa lane marki ng is
dete cted \bIt will change to am ber,
flas hand so und thr ee ch imes ifyo ucross a
detected lanemar kin gwit hout yourturn
sign alon \b
The systemisenabled at
everyvehicle star tup\b
Y ou can tur nit off by
pressing the cont rol located
near the headlam pcont rol\b
Anindi cator onthe cont rol
willlight when the system
ison\b This system maynot funct ionifthe
cam eraisobst ructed, the windshi eldisdirty
or the camer acannot distingui shvisible lane
marki ngs\b Snow covered roads,bright
refl ecti ons offpavement orlow sun angle
intocam era lens areall condit ionswhich
may not allow the syst emto funct ion\b
See Section 2of your Owner Manual.
Thisfeat ureuses four
ult rasonic sensorson the
r ea rbumper sto help you
avoidcolliding with object s
whenpar king the vehi cle\b
It oper ates onlyatspe eds less than 5mph\b
The rear par king assist display islocat ed
near the rear window\b Thelightson the
displ ayprovide distance inform ation\b Asthe
vehicl eappr oaches anobject ,the num berof
lights illum inated increases\b Low�toned
beeps alsosound fr om the rear speakers
when objectsar enear the rear bumper\b
Be sure to keep the ultrasonic sensors on
the vehi cle’s rear bum perclean to ensure
pr oper operation\b
The syste mcan bedisabled usingthe Driver
Infor mati on Center \b
SeeSections 2and 3of your Owner Manual.
Ultrasonic RearPa rk Ass is t
(if equipp ed)
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TirePr essu reMo nitor
(if equip ped)
The Tire Pressur eMoni tor aler ts you when a
sign ific ant reducti onin pr essur eoccur sin
on eor mor eof your veh icle’s tir es by
illumi nating the (lowtir e pressur e)
war ning light on the instrume ntpanel cluster\b
The low tire pr essu rewarni nglight will
rem ain onunti lyou correctthe tir e pressur e\b
ACHEC KTIRE PRESS URE message may
also appear onthe DIC (if equipped) \b
Corr ect ing theTir e Pressu re
Whenthe low tire pressur ewar ning light
ill umi nates, you must fillthe tir e to the proper
tir e infl ation pressure (just asyou must ref uel
the vehi cle when thelow fuel warning light
ill umi nates)\b The Tire and Loadi ng
Inf or mat ionlabel shows the cor rect inflation
pressure forthe tires when they’r ecol d\b
“C old” means yourvehi clehas been sitting
for at least three hours ordriven nomor e
than one mile\b
You cantempora ril y cle arthe DIC message
by acknowl edgingit with your DIC cont rols\b
How eve r,at th e next vehicle star tup, theDIC
mess age will reappe arif the tire pressure
ha snot been corrected \b
Dur ing coolercondi tions, the low tir e
pr essure warning light may appear whenthe
v ehi cle is first started andthen tur noff as
you star tto drive the vehicle\b Thisco uld be
anearly indi cator that your tire pressures are
ge tting low and need tobe inf lat ed to the
pr op er pre ssur e\b
See Section \bof your Owner Manual.
Note: TheTire Pre ss ureMonitor canalert
you abo utlow tire pressure, butitdoesn’t
repla ce norma lmonthly tiremaintenance\b
Resetting th e Engin eOi lLif e
Sy stem
Th eOi lLi fe System calculatesengine oillife
based onvehicl euse and displays CHANG E
ENGINE OILSOO Nin the Driver Inf ormat ion
Center(DI C) when it’s necessary to change
your engineoiland fil ter \bThe OilLif eSyst em
shoul dbe reset to100% onlyfoll owing anoil
change\b
To reset the OilLi fe System:
1\b Turn the key to On, wit hthe engi neoff\b
\f\b Press the (Vehicle Inform ation)
butt onunti lthe DIC displays ENGIN E OIL
LIF E\b
3\bPress and hold the (Set/Reset )
buttonunti l100% ENGINE OIL LI FE is
displ ayed\b
4\bTurn the key to Off\b
See Section \bof your Owner Manual.
There com mended fuelfor Lucerne model s
equipped withthe 3800 V6engine is
unleaded regular fuel\b
Pr em ium fuel isrecomm endedforLucerne
models equipped withthe Nort hstarV8
engine\b Premium fuelenabl esthe Nort hstar
V8 toprovide maximu mperform ance,but
unleaded regular fuel may be used withno
har mfuleff ects to the engine\b
See Section \bof your Owner Manual.
Recomme ndedFue l
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