2009 BUICK LUCERNE Get To Know Guide

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Rains ens e™II W indshield Wiper s(if equipp ed)and Heated
Washe rFlui d
(ifequ ipp ed)
(Wa sher Flui d) :
Pres san d relea se
thepaddle onto p
o f th e mult ifunct io n
le ve rto spray
w ash er fluid on
thew in dshi eld.(S en sitivity Setti ng):
Ro tate theco n tro lb and
u p to on e of thesensi tivit y
leve ls to activ ate the
Rain sen se fun ctio n.The
wip ersact ivate mor e
ofte nas theban dis
r o ta ted upwa rd.
(H ig h ):
R ot ate the
con trol band up
to th is posit io n
to tur nthe
wi per son the
Hig hset ting .
(He ated Wash er
Fluid): Slid ean d
release thisswit chto
star tfour autom atic
heated wash/ wipe
cycl es.Th efirst cycle
m ay take upto40
secon ds tooccu r
befo re the was her
fl uid isheated. The
rem ainin gcycles
m ay take up to20
secon ds tooccu r.
The system
deter min esthe
amou ntofflui dand
ac tiv ate sthe wiper s.
To cancel any
rem ainin gwash /
wipe cycles ,sl ide
and release the
swit chagain.
(L ow ):
Rotate the
control band up
to th ispo sition
t o tur nthe
wip erson the
Lo w setti ng.
(Off ): Ro tat eth e
con trol band tothi s
position to turn off
thewip ers.(M ist):R ota te
the control ban d
down tothi s
posi tion totur n
the wip ersonfor
o ne wipe .
See Section \bof your Owner Manual.
Note :T urn offthe Rainsense wipers
beforeente ring anautomatic carwash
topreve ntwipe rdamage.
The Rainsense™ IIw inds hield wiper suse amoisture sens ortoautomat ical ly
ope rate thewiperswhen needed, dependingondriving condit ions andthe
se nsitiv itysettin g.Ifthe system islef ton fo rlong periods, anoccasional wipe
m ay occur without any moistur eon the windshield toindicate thesystem
isactivated.
The headlamp san dparkin glamps als o w ill be turned onautomaticall ywhe n
th e Ra insense wipe rsare active ifthe exterior la m pcontrol switchisin the
AUTO position. Thecont rols for the windshi eldwip ersare located onthe
multifunction stalk onthe left side ofthe steeri ngcolum n.

Thetrac tion contro l
systemlimits
wheel spin ,w hi ch
is esp ecial lyus eful
in slip per yroad
con ditions. Yoush ould alway sle ave
th esy stem on .H owev er,if your vehicle
be com esstuc kand rocking thevehi cle
is required ,th esyst emshould be
turn edoff.
To turn off th e sy stem ,press the
traction contr olbutton located on
the cent ercon sole.For vehicles
with outacen terconsole, the
bu tton isloc ated atthe endof the
gearshi ftlever .
SeeSection 4of your Owner Manual.
StabiliT rak®isan advanced
comp uter\bcon trolledvehic lestabi lity
en hancement system thatassists
with direction alcont rolofthe vehic le
indiffi cult drivingconditions. Ittur ns
on aut omatic ally every timeyou start
yo ur vehi cle.
W hen thesy stem senses adiscrep ancy
betw een your intended pathand the
dire ction thevehic leisac tually
traveling ,it sel ectively applies brake
pr es sure atanyone ofthe wheels to
helpsteer the vehic lein the directi on
inwhi chyou aresteering.
See Section 4of your Owner Manual.
Stabi liTr ak®–Stab ility
Control System
(if eq ui ppe d)
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The brake assi stsys tem monito rs
th ein tent ion of the drive rw hile
br ak in g.If th esystem sens estha t
har d/fa stpress ure hasbeen applie d
to thebra keped al, the system will
ge nera tead di tiona lpress ure,
makin git ea sier to ma inta inbrake
appli cati on .Wh enthishap pens ,the
br ak eped almay feel easier to push.
Thi sis no rm al;jus tho ldthe bra ke
pe dald ow nfir mly .
See Section 4of your Owner Manual.
Brak eAssi st(if equippe d)PERFORM AN\fE&MAINTENAN\f E
Mag neti cRid eCo ntro la utoma tic ally
a dju sts therid eof yo ur vehi cle
th roug hacomp uter used tocon tro l
and mon itor the suspensi on sys tem.
The computer recei vesinput from
va rio us sen sors to determ inethe
pr oper system resp onse. This
pr ovid es enhanc ed contro la nd
rid ecom fort under ava riety of
roa dcon diti on s.
See Section 4of your Owner Manual.
Magnetic Ride Cont rol
(if equippe d)
Trac tion Control
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TirePres sur eM onito r
(if equ ippe d)
The TirePr ess ure Monitor aler ts you
when asignific antreducti onin
pressu reoccu rsin one ormor eof you r
vehicle ’s tires byillu minati ngthe
(low tirepr essure) warni nglight on the
instru mentpan elcluster. Thelow tire
pressu rewarning light willremai non
u ntil youcorrect thetire pressu re.
ACHECK TIRE PRESSURE message may
also appear on the DIC (ifequipped).
Correcting theTirePressure
Whe nthe low tire pressure warning
light illuminates, you mu stfillthe tire
to the prop ertire inflati onpressure
(just asyou must refuel thevehi cle
when thelow fuel warning light
illumina tes).The Tire and Loadin g
Informa tionlabel shows the cor rect
inflation pres sure forthe tires when
the y’re cold. “Cold” means your veh icle
has beensitting for atleast three hours
or drive nno mo rethan onemile.
Youcan tempor arilyclear theDIC
messa ge byackn owledgin git by press ing
the (Set /Reset) button onthe DIC
con trol s.However, atthe next vehicle
startup ,the DIC message willreap pea rif
th etir e press urehasno tbeen correct ed.
Dur ingcool ercondi tions, thelow tire
pr essur ew arning lightmayappea rw he n
the vehicle isfir st star tedand then turn
off as you startto dri ve the vehi cle. This
cou ldbe an early indicator thatyour
tire pre ssur esaregetti nglow andneed
to be infl ated tothe proper pressure.
See Secti on5of your Owner Manual.
Note:The Tire Pres sure Monitor can aler t
yo uabo ut low tire pressure, butitdo esn’t
rep lac eno rma lmo nthly tiremain tenanc e.
R ese tting theEngine Oil
Lif eSyste m
The OilLife Sys tem cal cul ates engi ne
oillif ebased onvehic leus eand
d is play sCHAN GEENG INEOI LSOON
in th eDriver In for ma tion Cente r(D IC )
wh en it’ s nec essa ry to cha ng eyou r
en gi ne oil an dfilter. The OilLi fe
S ystem should bereset to\f00 %
on lyfoll owi ng an oil cha nge.
To reset theOil Lif eSys tem:
\f.Tur nthe key toOn, with the
e ng in e off.
2. Press th e (Vehi cle Info rma tio n)
bu tto nun tilthe DIC disp lays
ENG INE OILLI FE.
3. Press and holdthe (Set/R ese t)
bu tto nun til\f0 0% ENG INEOI LLI FE
is dis play ed.
4. Tur nthe key toOff.
See Section 5of your Owner Manual.
If your veh icle has the 3.9LV6
en gi ne, you ca n use either unleade d
ga solin eor eth ano lfuel contai ning
up to 85%eth anol(E8 5).
Pre m ium fuelis rec om mended for
L u ce rn e mo delseq uipp edwith the
4.6L V8 en gin e.Pr emi um fuel
en ab les theV8 to provide maxim um
pe rfor ma nce,but unlea dedregular
fu elm ay be used with no harm ful
e ff ect sto theen gine.
See Section 5of your Owner Manual.
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