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Black plate (1,1)Buick Verano Owner Manual - 2012 - CRC - 1/10/12
2012 Buick Verano Owner ManualM
In Brief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4
Vehicle Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Performance and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Keys and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Exterior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Interior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32 Storage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 4-1
Instruments and Controls . . . . 5-1
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Information Displays . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 5-30
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Lighting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 Climate Controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . 8-1
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . 9-1
Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Starting and Operating . . . . . . . 9-14
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 9-26
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Ride Control Systems . . . . . . . . 9-33
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Object Detection Systems . . . . 9-39
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Conversions and
Add-Ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52

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In Brief 1-3
A.Air Vents on page 8‑6.
B. Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer on page 6‑2.
Turn and Lane-Change Lever.
See Turn and Lane-Change
Signals on page 6‑4.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑21.
C. Instrument Cluster on page 5‑8.
D. Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑3.
E. Keyless Access Ignition. See Ignition Positions (Key Access)
on page 9‑15 orIgnition
Positions (Keyless Access) on
page 9‑17.
Traction Control System (TCS)
on page 9‑33. StabiliTrak
®
System on page 9‑35.
F. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System on page 6‑3.
G. Hazard Warning Flashers on
page 6‑4. H. Infotainment Display Screen.
I.
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator on page 5‑12.
Trunk Release. See Trunk
Release on page 1‑6.
J. Hood on page 10‑4.
K. Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
Front Fog Lamps on page 6‑4
(If Equipped).
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6‑5.
L. Instrument Panel Fuse Block on
page 10‑30.
M. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp on page 5‑13.
N. Cruise Control on page 9‑37.
O. Steering Wheel Adjustment on
page 5‑2.
P. Horn on page 5‑3. Q.
Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5‑2.
R. Ignition Switch. See Ignition
Positions (Key Access) on
page 9‑15 orIgnition Positions
(Keyless Access) on page 9‑17.
S. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission on page 9‑26.
T. Electric Parking Brake. See Parking Brake on page 9‑31.
U. Climate Control Systems on
page 8‑1 (If Equipped).
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8‑3
(If Equipped).
Heated Front Seats on page 3‑6
(If Equipped).
V. Infotainment on page 7‑1.
Satellite Radio on page 7‑17
(If Equipped).

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1-6 In Brief
Trunk Release
To open the trunk, press8on the
center stack or
Von the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
For more information see:
.Trunk on page 2‑12.
.Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 2‑4.
Windows
The power window switches are
located on the driver door. Each
passenger door has a switch that
controls only that window.
Press the switch to lower the
window. Pull the front of the switch
up to raise it.
See Power Windows on page 2‑18
for additional information.
Seat Adjustment
Manual Front Seats
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Lift the handle at the front of the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the handle.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.

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In Brief 1-7
Seat Height Adjuster
If available, move the lever up or
down to manually raise or lower
the seat.Seat Cushion Tilt FeatureIf available, move the lever up or
down to raise or lower the front of
the seat cushion.
See
Seat Adjustment on page 3‑3. Reclining SeatbacksTo recline the seatback:
1. Lift the lever.
If necessary, move the safety
belt out of the way to access the
lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release
the lever to lock the seatback in
place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.

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1-8 In Brief
To return the seatback to an upright
position:
1. Lift the lever fully withoutapplying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback
returns to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
See Reclining Seatbacks on
page 3‑5.Power Driver Seat
To adjust a power driver seat,
if equipped:
.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 rear of the control up
or down.
See Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3‑4.
Rear Seats
The rear seatbacks can be folded.
For detailed instructions, see Rear
Seats on page 3‑8.

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In Brief 1-9
Heated Seats
Uplevel Automatic Climate ControlSystem Shown, Other Automatic Systems Similar
On vehicles with heated front seats,
the controls are on the climate
control panel. The engine must be
running to operate the heated seats. Press
MorLto heat the driver
or passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
Press the control once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the control, the heated seat will
change to the next lower setting,
and then the off setting. Three lights
indicate the highest setting and one
light the lowest.
See Heated Front Seats on
page 3‑6.Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the
head restraint height in the proper
position.
See Head Restraints on page 3‑2
and Seat Adjustment on page 3‑3.

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1-10 In Brief
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.Safety Belts on page 3‑10.
.How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly on page 3‑11.
.Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3‑12.
.Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3‑41.
Passenger Sensing
System
The passenger sensing system
turns off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag under certain conditions. No
other airbag is affected by the
passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System on
page 3‑26for important information.
The passenger airbag status
indicator will be visible on the
instrument panel when the vehicle is
started. See Passenger Airbag
Status Indicator on page 5‑12.
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirrors
1. Turn the selector switch to
L (Left) or R (Right) to choose
the driver or passenger mirror.
2. Move the control to adjust the mirror.
3. Turn the selector switch to
9to
deselect the mirror.
The vehicle has manual folding
mirrors. See Folding Mirrors on
page 2‑17.

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In Brief 1-13
;:Turns on the parking lamps,
taillamps, license plate lamps,
sidemarker lamps, and instrument
panel lights.
5: Turns on the headlamps,
parking lamps, taillamps, license
plate lamps, sidemarker lamps, and
instrument panel lights. A warning
chime sounds if the driver door is
opened when the ignition switch is
off and the headlamps are on.
#: For vehicles with fog lamps,
press to turn the lamps on or off.
For more information, see:
.Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
.Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
on page 6‑2.
.Front Fog Lamps on page 6‑4.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper lever is on
the right side of the steering
column. With the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN, move
the windshield wiper lever to select
the wiper speed.
2: Use for fast wipes.
1: Use for slow wipes.
3:Move the lever to3, then
turn the band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
9: Use to turn the windshield
wipers off.
3: Briefly move the wiper lever
down for a single wipe or hold down
for several wipes.