2009 BUICK LACROSSE light

Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-15
United States Government............................7-15
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-68
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-69
Retained Accessory Power...............................2-22
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-20
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-14
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-34
S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-32
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-93
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-13
Lap Belt.....................................................1-28
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-22
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-29
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-27
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-8Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Center Seat.................................................. 1-7
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-3
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-7
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-49
Rear Seat Position......................................1-47
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-50
Security Light.................................................3-43
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
the Vehicle................................................ 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-40
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Vehicle Soon Light.......................................3-45
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-66
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Setting the Clock............................................3-82
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-97
Shifting Into Park............................................2-29
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-32
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-89
Installing....................................................5-79
Removing...................................................5-78
Storing...............................................5-84, 5-87
Specications, Capacities...............................5-106
Speedometer..................................................3-32
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-7
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-23
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-110
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-47
Convenience Net.........................................2-48
Cupholders.................................................2-47
Glove Box..................................................2-47
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-19
Sun Visors.....................................................2-16
Sunroof.........................................................2-48
T
Tachometer....................................................3-32
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.......................................5-50
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-37
Theater Dimming............................................3-17
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-110
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-16
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-17
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-18
PASS-Key®III Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-19
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-82
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-39
Tires.............................................................5-54
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-96
Buying New Tires........................................5-69
Chains.......................................................5-75
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-76
Cleaning....................................................5-97
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-89
Different Size..............................................5-71
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Tires (cont.)
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-76
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-61
Inspection and Rotation................................5-67
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-79
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-64
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-62
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-79
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-78
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire
and Tools........................................5-84, 5-87
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-55
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-58
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-72
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-74
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-74
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-68
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-26
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-28
Your Vehicle...............................................4-26
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-7
Control System Warning Light.......................3-37
Enhanced Traction System (ETS).................... 4-8
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light..........................................3-37
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-6Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-22
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-26
Trunk............................................................2-12
Trunk Ajar Light..............................................3-45
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-37
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-72
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-43
Operation...................................................2-43
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Loading......................................................4-20
Running While Parked..................................2-34
Service Soon Light......................................3-45
Symbols......................................................... iii
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-17
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-98
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-98
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Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-74
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-7
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-28
Visors...........................................................2-16
W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-30
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-56
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Washer Fluid, Low Warning Light......................3-45
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-74
Different Size..............................................5-71
Replacement...............................................5-74
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-40
Windows.......................................................2-14
Power ........................................................2-15Windshield
Replacement...............................................5-53
Washer........................................................ 3-9
Washer Fluid..............................................5-35
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-53
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-95
Wiper Fuses...............................................5-99
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-17
X
XM Radio Messages.......................................3-98
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-113
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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