2016 BUICK LACROSSE Owner's Manual

Buick LaCrosse Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159288) - 2016 - CRC - 10/5/15
8 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The RKE transmitter may work up to
60 m (197 ft) away from the vehicle.
With Remote Start Shown
Press the button to extend the key.
The key can be used for all locks.
This key is also used for the
ignition, if the vehicle does not have
pushbutton start.
K: Press to unlock the driver door
or all doors.
Q: Press to lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized.
Y: Press and hold to release the
trunk.
7: Press and release to initiate
vehicle locator. Press and hold for at
least three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. Press again to cancel
the panic alarm.
See Keys 026 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 028.
Remote Vehicle Start
The engine can be started from
outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQon the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/
for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash.
3. Start the vehicle normally after entering.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on.
Remote start can be extended.

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Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
.Press and hold
/until the
parking lamps turn off.
. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
. Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start 034.
Door Locks
To lock or unlock the doors:
.
From inside the vehicle, use the
door lock knob or the power
door lock controls. Pull once on
the door handle to unlock it, and
a second time to open it.
. From outside, use the key,
or press
QorKon the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
See Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation 028.
See Door Locks 035.
Power Door Locks
The power door lock controls are on
the front door panels.
K:Press to unlock all doors.
Q: Press to lock all doors.
See Power Door Locks 036.
Trunk Release
To open the trunk, press and
hold
Yon the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter to unlock all
doors and then press the touch pad
above the license plate.
To open the trunk from inside the
vehicle, press the trunk release
button on the driver door. The
vehicle must be in P (Park) or off.
See Trunk 038.
Windows
Press the switch to lower the
window. Pull the switch up to
raise it.
See Power Windows 045.

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Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
To adjust a manual seat:1. Pull 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. Seat Height Adjuster
Press and hold the top or bottom of
the switch to raise or lower the seat.
Release the switch when the
desired height is reached.
See
Seat Adjustment 052.
Power Seats
To adjust the seat:
.
Move the seat forward or
rearward by moving 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 053.

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Lumbar Adjustment
To adjust the lumbar support:
.Press and hold the front or rear
of the control to increase or
decrease lumbar support.
. If equipped, press and hold the
top or bottom of the control to
raise or lower lumbar support.
See Lumbar Adjustment 053.
Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
To recline a manual seatback:
1. Lift the lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, and then
release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To return the seatback to the upright
position:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
Power Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust a power seatback:
. Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
. Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.
See Reclining Seatbacks 054.

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Memory Features
If equipped, the 1, 2, and SET
buttons on the driver door are used
to manually store and recall the
driver seat, and outside mirror
positions.
Automatic Memory Recall and/or
Easy Exit Recall features may be
enabled in the personalization
menus to automatically recall
positions stored to the 1, 2, and
B
buttons. These features allow the
seat, and outside mirrors positions
to automatically recall upon turning
the ignition on or off upon exiting thevehicle. The positions recalled are
those previously stored to the 1 or 2
buttons.
See
Memory Seats 055 and
Vehicle Personalization 0139.
Heated and Ventilated
Seats
Heated and Ventilated Seat
Buttons Shown, Heated Seat
Buttons Similar
If available, the buttons are part of
the climate control system on the
center stack. To operate, the ignition
and the climate control system must be on. If the climate control system
is off, press the
Obutton to turn
it on.
Press
MorLto heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
Press
Cor{, if equipped, to
ventilate the driver or passenger
seat. A ventilated seat has a fan
that pulls or pushes air through the
seat. The air is not cooled.
Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the seat will change to
the next lower setting, and then to
the off setting. The lights near the
heated or ventilated seat symbol on
the display indicate three for the
highest setting and one for the
lowest.
See Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 056.

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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.
SeeHead Restraints 050 and Seat
Adjustment 052.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.
Safety Belts 059.
. How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly 060.
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 061.
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 084.
Passenger Sensing
System
United States
Canada and Mexico
The passenger sensing system
turns off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag under
certain conditions. No other airbag
is affected by the passenger
sensing system.
The passenger airbag status
indicator will be visible on the
overhead console when the vehicle
is started. See Passenger Sensing
System 071 for important
information.

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Mirror Adjustment
Exterior
To adjust the mirrors:1. Turn the control knob to select the L (Left) or R (Right) mirror.
2. Push the control knob left, right, up, or down to adjust the
mirror.
Vehicles with the memory feature
can store a preferred mirror position.
See Memory Seats 055 and Power
Mirrors 043. Manual Folding Mirrors
The outside mirrors can be 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.
See
Folding Mirrors 044.
Automatic Dimming Feature
If equipped, the driver outside mirror
automatically dims to reduce the
glare of headlamps from behind.
See Power Mirrors 043.Interior
Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear
view of the area behind your
vehicle.
Manual Rearview Mirror
If equipped, push the tab forward for
daytime use and pull it for nighttime
use to avoid glare from headlamps.
See Manual Rearview Mirror 044. Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror
If equipped, automatic dimming
reduces the glare of the headlamps
from behind. This feature comes on
when the vehicle is started. See
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror
045.
Vehicles with OnStar
®have three
control buttons at the bottom of the
mirror. See your dealer for more
information on the system and how
to subscribe to OnStar. See OnStar
Overview 0345.

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Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. 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 in the
overhead console controls both the
front and rear interior lamps.
(: Turns the lamps off.
H: 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 in the
overhead console.