2016 BUICK VERANO engine overheat

Buick Verano Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9085356) - 2016 - crc - 10/20/15
Vehicle Care 255
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload
The vehicle has fuses and circuit
breakers to protect against an
electrical system overload.
When the current electrical load is
too heavy, the circuit breaker opens
and closes, protecting the circuit
until the current load returns to
normal or the problem is fixed. This
greatly reduces the chance of circuit
overload and fire caused by
electrical problems.
Fuses and circuit breakers protect
power devices in the vehicle.
Replace a bad fuse with a new one
of the identical size and rating.
If there is a problem on the road and
a fuse needs to be replaced, the
same amperage fuse can be
borrowed. Choose some feature of
the vehicle that is not needed to use
and replace it as soon as possible.
Headlamp Wiring
An electrical overload may cause
the lamps to go on and off, or in
some cases to remain off. Have the
headlamp wiring checked right away
if the lamps go on and off or
remain off.
Windshield Wipers
If the wiper motor overheats due to
heavy snow or ice, the windshield
wipers will stop until the motor
cools, and the wiper control is
turned off. After removal of the
blockage, the wiper motor will
restart when the control is moved to
the desired operating position.
Although the circuit is protected
from electrical overload, overload
due to heavy snow or ice may
cause wiper linkage damage.
Always clear ice and heavy snow
from the windshield before using the
windshield wipers.
If the overload is caused by an
electrical problem and not snow or
ice, be sure to get it fixed.
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers
The wiring circuits in the vehicle are
protected from short circuits by a
combination of fuses and circuit
breakers. This greatly reduces the
chance of damage caused by
electrical problems.
To check a fuse, look at the
silver-colored band inside the fuse.
If the band is broken or melted,
replace the fuse. Be sure to replace
a bad fuse with a new one of the
identical size and rating.
Fuses of the same amperage can
be temporarily borrowed from
another fuse location, if a fuse goes
out. Replace the fuse as soon as
possible.
To identify and check fuses, circuit
breakers, and relays, seeEngine
Compartment Fuse Block 0256,
Instrument Panel Fuse Block 0258,
and Rear Compartment Fuse
Block 0260.

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Index 347
Dual Automatic ClimateControl System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
E
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 109
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 255
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Emergency
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 232
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Cooling System Messages . . . .119
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Engine (cont'd)
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 195
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 332
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 134
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 238 Fluid (cont'd)
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Fog Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .112
Requirements, California . . . . . 218
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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350 Index
MessagesBattery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . .119
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Object Detection System . . . . . 120
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 121
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mirrors Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 43 Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
N
Navigation OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 186
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 237
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 74
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 323
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 336
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 OnStar
®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Operation Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 142
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 329
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 249
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 194
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 68
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 228