2010 BUICK LACROSSE seat adjustment

Keys, Doors and Windows 1-15
If the keyless access transmitter
appears to be undamaged, try
another keyless access transmitter.
Or, you may try placing the
transmitter in the transmitter pocket
located in the center console. See
“No Remote Detected”underKey
and Lock Messages on page 4‑36.
If the engine does not start with the
other transmitter or when the
transmitter is on the pocket in the
center console, your vehicle needs
service. See your dealer/retailer
who can service the theft-deterrent
system and have a new transmitter
programmed to the vehicle.
Do not leave the key or device that
disarms or deactivates the theft
deterrent system in the vehicle.Exterior Mirrors
Power Mirrors
To adjust the mirrors:
1. Turn the control knob to the L (left) or R (right) selecting the
driver or passenger mirror.
2. Push the control knob to the left, right, up, or down to adjust the
mirror. Vehicles with the memory feature
can store a preferred mirror position.
See
“Memory Seats” underPower
Seat Adjustment
on page 2‑4for
more information.
Folding Mirrors
Manual Foldaway Mirrors
Vehicles with manual folded mirrors
are folded inward to prevent
damage when going through an
automatic car wash. To fold, pull the
mirror toward the vehicle. Push the
mirror outward, to return it to the
original position.
Automatic Dimming Feature
The driver outside mirror
automatically adjusts for the glare of
the headlamps behind you.

Seats and Restraints 2-1
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . 2-4
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19 Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . 2-23
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 2-27
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37 Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 2-38
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . 2-39
Replacing Airbag System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 2-39
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 2-45
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 2-46
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Securing Child Restraints (Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Securing Child Restraints (Front Seat ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57

Seats and Restraints 2-3
Rear Seat
Pull the head rest up to raise it. To
lower the head rest, press the
release button, located on the head
rest post on the top of the seatback,
while you push the head rest down.
Push down on the head rest after
the button is released to make sure
that it is locked in place.
This vehicle's head restraints and
head are not designed to be
removed.
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seat Adjustment
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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.
To adjust the seat position:
1. Pull the handle located at the front of the seat.
2. Move the seat forward or backward to adjust the seat
position.
3. Release the handle to stop the seat from moving.

2-4 Seats and Restraints
Power Seat Adjustment
To adjust a power seat, do any of
the following:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control up or down.
.Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the entire control up
or down.
Memory Seats
The vehicle may have a memory
function which allows seat settings
to be saved and recalled.
To save your positions in memory:
1. Adjust the driver seat, includingthe seatback recliner and both
outside mirrors to a comfortable
position. 2. Press and hold MEM and
button 1until the beep lets you
know that the position has been
stored.
A second seating and mirror
position can be programmed by
repeating the above steps and
pressing button 2.
To recall the memory positions,
press and hold either button 1 or
button 2 corresponding to the
desired driving position. The seat
and outside mirrors move to the
position previously stored.
Releasing the button before the
stored position is reached cancels
the recall.

Seats and Restraints 2-5
Using the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter to enter the
vehicle with the remote recall
memory feature on causes
automatic seat and mirror
adjustment associated with that
transmitter. There is no adjustment
when the position has not been
changed by another seating
position.
To stop recall movement of the
memory feature at any time, press
one of the power seat controls,
memory buttons, or power mirror
buttons.
If something has blocked the driver
seat while recalling a memory
position, the driver seat recall may
stop working. If this happens, press
the appropriate control for the area
that is not recalling for two seconds,
after the obstruction is removed.Then try recalling the memory
position again by pressing the
appropriate memory button. If the
memory position is still not being
recalled, see your dealer/retailer for
service.
Easy Exit Seat
With this feature, the driver seat
automatically moves back to give
the driver more room to exit when
the ignition is turned to OFF and the
driver door is opened.
Lumbar Adjustment
To increase or decrease lumbar
support, press and hold the front or
rear of the round control knob.
To raise or lower lumbar support,
press and hold the top or bottom of
the round control knob.
Release the control knob when the
seatback reaches the desired level
of lumbar support.
See
Power Seat Adjustment
on
page 2‑4for more information.

Seats and Restraints 2-19
Lap-Shoulder Belt
All seating positions in the vehicle
have a lap-shoulder belt.
The following instructions explain
how to wear a lap-shoulder belt
properly.
1. Adjust the seat, if the seat isadjustable, so you can sit up
straight. To see how, see “Seats”
in the Index.
2. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it
get twisted. The lap-shoulder belt may lock if
you pull the belt across you very
quickly. If this happens, let the
belt go back slightly to unlock it.
Then pull the belt across you
more slowly.
If the shoulder portion of a
passenger belt is pulled out all
the way, the child restraint
locking feature may be engaged.
If this happens, let the belt go
back all the way and start again.3. Push the latch plate into the
buckle until it clicks. Pull up on the latch plate to
make sure it is secure. If the belt
is not long enough, see
Safety
Belt Extender
on page 2‑23.
Position the release button on
the buckle so that the safety belt
could be quickly unbuckled if
necessary.
If equipped with a shoulder belt
height adjuster, move it to the
height that is right for you. See
“Shoulder Belt Height
Adjustment” later in this section
for instructions on use and
important safety information.
4. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder belt.
It may be necessary to pull
stitching on the safety belt
through the latch plate to fully
tighten the lap belt on smaller
occupants.

2-20 Seats and Restraints
To unlatch the belt, push the button
on the buckle. The belt should
return to its stowed position. Slide
the latch plate up the safety belt
webbing, when the safety belt is not
in use. The latch plate should rest
on the stitching on the safety belt,
near the guide loop on the side wall.Before a door is closed, be sure the
safety belt is out of the way. If a
door is slammed against a safety
belt, damage can occur to both the
safety belt and the vehicle.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
The vehicle has a shoulder belt
height adjuster for the driver and
right front passenger seating
positions.
Adjust the height so that the
shoulder portion of the belt is
centered on the shoulder. The belt
should be away from the face and
neck, but not falling off of the
shoulder. Improper shoulder belt
height adjustment could reduce the
effectiveness of the safety belt in a
crash.
Press the release button (A) and
move the height adjuster to the
desired position. The adjuster can
be moved up by pushing the slide/
trim up. After the adjuster is set to
the desired position, try to move it
down without pushing the release
button to make sure it has locked
into position.

Instruments and Controls 4-5
A.Air Vents on page 7‑8.
B. Head-Up Display (HUD)
on
page 4‑28(If Equipped).
C. Turn and Lane-Change Lever. See Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
on page 5‑4. Driver
Information Center Buttons. See
Driver Information Center (DIC)
on page 4‑25.
D. Instrument Cluster
on
page 4‑13. Driver Information
Center Display. See Driver
Information Center (DIC)
on
page 4‑25.
E. Windshield Wiper/Washer
on
page 4‑7.
F. Info-Display.
G. AM-FM Radio on page 6‑12.
H. Exterior Lamp Controls
on
page 5‑1. Fog Lampson
page 5‑5(If Equipped).
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 5‑5. I.
Front Storage on page 3‑1.
J. Cruise Control
on page 8‑37.
Heated Steering Wheelon
page 4‑7.
K. Steering Wheel Adjustment
on
page 4‑6.
L. Horn on page 4‑7.
M. Steering Wheel Controls
on
page 4‑6.
N. Ignition Positions (Key Access)
on page 8‑18orIgnition
Positions (Keyless Access)on
page 8‑19.
O. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 2‑8.
P. Automatic Climate Control
System
on page 7‑1orDual
Automatic Climate Control
System on page 7‑4.
Q. Power Door Locks
on
page 1‑10. Hazard Warning
Flasherson page 5‑4.
Passenger Sensing Systemon
page 2‑32. R.
Parking Brake on page 8‑32.
S. PRNDL. See Automatic
Transmission on page 8‑27.
T. Shift Lever. See Shifting Into
Park on page 8‑23.
U. Traction Control System (TCS)
on page 8‑34.Electronic
Stability Control (ESC)on
page 8‑35. Ultrasonic Parking
Assiston page 8‑40. Power
Rear Sunshade.
V. Glove Box on page 3‑1.