2011 BUICK REGAL Owner's Manual

Black plate (5,1)Buick Regal Owner Manual - 2011
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Door Locks
To lock or unlock the door, use the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter or the key from outside
the vehicle, and the door lock knob
or switch from inside the vehicle.
To unlock or lock the fuel door, use
the RKE transmitter or the door lock
switch from inside.
From inside the vehicle, pull the
door handle once to unlock it and a
second time to open it.
SeeDoor Locks on page 2‑4 for
additional information.
Power Door Locks
The power door lock switch is
located on the center of the
instrument panel.
K: Press to unlock the doors.
Q:Press to lock the doors.
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑31 for more information.
Trunk Release
To open the trunk, pressVon the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter or press the touchpad
under the vehicle emblem.
See Trunk on page 2‑7 for
additional information.
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 2‑12
for additional information.
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
A. Seatback Recline Lever
B. Height Adjustment Switch
C. Seat Position Handle

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1-6 In Brief
To adjust the seat position:
1. Pull the handle (C) under thefront of the seat cushion.
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.
Press and hold the top or bottom of
the switch (B) to raise or lower the
seat. Release the switch when the
desired height is reached.
To raise or recline the seatback, use
the lever (A) on the outboard side of
the seat. See Reclining Seatbacks
on page 3‑6.Power Seats
A. Power Seat Adjustment Control
B. Reclining Seatbacks
C. Lumbar Adjustment To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the
control (A) forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the front or rear
part of the seat cushion by
moving the front or rear of the
control (A) up or down.
.Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the control (A) up
or down.
See Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3‑5 for more information.
To raise or recline the seatback, tilt
the top of the control (B) forward or
rearward. See Reclining Seatbacks
on page 3‑6.
Press the front or rear of the
control (C) to increase or decrease
lumbar support. See Lumbar
Adjustment on page 3‑5.

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Heated Seats
Heated Front Seats
The buttons are on the climate
control panel. To operate, the
ignition must be on.
Press
MorLto heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback. Indicator lights on the
climate control display show the
temperature setting.
For more information see Heated
Front Seats on page 3‑8.
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.
For more information see Head
Restraints on page 3‑2 andSeat
Adjustment on page 3‑4.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly.
.Safety Belts on page 3‑11.
.How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly on page 3‑14.
.Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3‑18.
.Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3‑49.

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Sensing System for
Passenger Airbag
The passenger sensing system
turns off the right front passenger
frontal airbag and the seat‐mounted
side impact airbag under certain
conditions. The driver airbags and
roof‐rail airbags are not affected by
the passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 5‑12for more information.
The passenger airbag status
indicator will be visible on the
instrument panel when the vehicle
is started.
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirrors
Controls for the outside power
mirrors are located on the
driver door.
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.
See Power Mirrors on page 2‑11.
Interior Mirror
The vehicle has an automatic
dimming inside rearview mirror.
Automatic dimming reduces the
glare from the headlamps of the
vehicle behind you. The dimming
feature and the indicator light come
on each time the ignition is turned to
start.
SeeAutomatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror on page 2‑11.

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Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up,down, forward, and backward.
3. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The interior lamps control located in
the overhead console controls both
the front and rear interior lamps.
*: Turns the lamps off.
1:Turns the lamps on when any
door is opened.
+: Keeps the lamps on all
the time.
Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps.
The front reading lamps are located
in the overhead console.
# $: Press to turn each lamp on
or off.
The rear reading lamps are located
in the headliner.
For more information about interior
lamps, see:
.Dome Lamps on page 6‑5.
.Reading Lamps on page 6‑5.
.Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6‑4.

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Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is located
on the instrument panel on the
outboard side of the steering wheel.
O:Turns off the exterior lamps.
The knob returns to the AUTO
position after it is released. Turn to
off again to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate once the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park). AUTO:
Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off,
depending on outside lighting.
The current status of the AUTO
system is displayed in the Driver
Information Center (DIC) display.
See Driver Information Center (DIC)
on page 5‑22.
;: Turns on the parking lamps,
instrument panel lights, and other
exterior lighting.
2: Turns on the headlamps,
parking lamps, instrument panel
lights, and other exterior lighting.
For more information, see:
.Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
.Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
on page 6‑2.
.Fog Lamps on page 6‑4.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper lever is on the
side of the steering column.
2: Use for fast wipes.
1: Use for slow wipes.
&:Turn the band up for more
frequent wipes or down for less
frequent wipes.
9: Use to turn the windshield
wipers off.

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3:For a single wipe, briefly move
the wiper lever down. For several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
Windshield Washer
Pull the windshield wiper lever to
spray windshield washer fluid and
activate the wipers.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑3.
Climate Controls
The heating, cooling, and ventilation for the vehicle can be controlled with
these systems.
A. Air Conditioning
B. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
C. Heated Seats
D. Air Delivery Modes
E. Climate Display
F. Defrost G. Recirculation
H. Fan Controls
I. AUTO (Automatic Mode)
J. Rear Defogger
See
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8‑1.

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Transmission
Automatic Transmission
P:Park
R: Reverse
N: Neutral
D: Drive Manual Mode
Move the selector lever from
D (Drive) to the left. Press the shift
lever forward (+) to upshift or
rearward (−) to downshift.
The selector lever can only be
moved out of P (Park) when the
ignition is on and the brake pedal
is applied. To engage P (Park) or
R (Reverse), push the release
button.
See
Automatic Transmission on
page 9‑25.
Vehicle Features
Radio(s)
3 O
:Press to turn the system
on and off. Turn to increase or
decrease the volume.
RADIO/BAND: Press to choose
between FM, AM, or XM™,
if equipped.
Z: Turn to select radio
stations.
s ©:Press to seek the previous
station or track.
¨ \:Press to seek the next
station or track.
Buttons 1 to 6: Press to save and
select favorite stations.
INFO: Press to show available
information about the current station
or track, or to display the time when
the ignition is off.
For more information about these
and other radio features, see
Operation on page 7‑4.