2014 BUICK REGAL oil

Black plate (11,1)Buick Regal Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
6081497) - 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 11/22/13
Service and Maintenance 11-11
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Use only engine oil licensed to the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE
viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See
Engine Oil on page 10-11.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See Engine Coolant on page 10-19.
Hydraulic Brake/Clutch System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Hydraulic Power Steering System DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Manual Transmission Manual Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19259104, in Canada 19259105). Key Lock Cylinders Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in Canada 10953474).
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in
Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.

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11-12 Service and Maintenance
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579, in Canada 10953481).
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 55560894 A3128C
Engine Oil Filter 2.0L L4 Engine 12640445 PF64
2.4L L4 Engine 12605566 PF457G
Passenger Compartment Air Filter Element 13271191 CF176
Spark Plugs 2.0L L4 Engine 12647827 41–125
2.4L L4 Engine 12620540 41–108

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12-2 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Engine Cooling System 2.0L L4 Engine 7.8 L 8.2 qt
2.4L L4 Engine (LEA) 7.1 L 7.5 qt
2.4L L4 Engine (LUK) 9.6 L 10.1 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 2.0L L4 Engine AWD 5.7 L 6.0 qt
2.0L L4 Engine FWD 4.7 L 5.0 qt
2.4L L4 Engine 4.7 L 5.0 qt
Fuel Tank 2.0L L4 Engine 70.4 L 18.6 gal
2.4L L4 Engine (LEA) 70.4 L 18.6 gal

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14-4 OnStar
OnStar Mobile App
Download the OnStar RemoteLink
mobile app to select Apple
®,
Android™, and BlackBerry®devices
to check vehicle fuel level, oil life,
or tire pressure; to start the vehicle
(if equipped) or unlock it; or to
connect to an OnStar Advisor. For
OnStar RemoteLink information and
compatibility, see www.onstar.com
(U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Hands-Free Calling
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Please say the name or number
to call.”
3. Say the entire number without pausing, including a “1”and the
area code. System responds:
“OK calling.”
Calling 911 Emergency
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready,” followed by
a tone.
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Please say the name or number
to call.”
3. Say “911”without pausing.
System responds: “911.”
4. Say “Call.”System responds:
“OK, dialing 911.”
Retrieve My Number
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “My number.” System
responds: “Your OnStar
Hands-Free Calling number is,”
then says the number.
End a Call
Press=. System responds: “Call
ended.”
Store a Name Tag for Speed
Dialing
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Store.” System responds:
“Please say the number you
would like to store.”
3. Say the entire number without pausing. System responds:
“Please say the name tag.”
4. Pick a name tag. System responds: “About to store tag>. Does that sound OK?”
5. Say “Yes”or say “No”to try
again. System responds: “OK,
storing .”
Place a Call Using a Stored
Number
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call .” System
responds: “OK, calling
.”

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i-4 INDEX
Dual Automatic ClimateControl System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . 5-24
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Electrical System
Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-6
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Cooling System Messages . . . 5-41
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-26
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-1
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-3
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-71
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-94
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-15
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . 6-4, 10-32
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

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INDEX i-7
Lights (cont'd)Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 5-24
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 5-28
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-1
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 5-26
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-19
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 Locks (cont'd)
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-29
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-14
Maintenance Schedule
Recommended Fluidsand Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-21
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 9-30 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Messages
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-41
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Object Detection System . . . . . 5-43
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Mirrors
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

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i-8 INDEX
Mirrors (cont'd)Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . 2-20
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-50
N
NavigationOnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Net Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-13
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . 3-31
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
OnStar
®
System, In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
OnStar®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Vehicle
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . .13-11
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-29
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 9-26
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Passenger Sensing System . . . 3-24
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . 10-3
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6