2016 BUICK VERANO trunk

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Vehicle Care 253
Driver Side Shown, Passenger
Side Similar
1. Back-Up Lamp
2. Taillamp
To replace any one of these bulbs:1. Open the trunk.
2. Remove the push pins (1) retaining the trunk deck trim
cover.
3. Pull the hinge cover (3) rearward.
4. For the passenger side bulb, remove the pull handle
fasteners (2) and pull handle. 5. Pull the trunk deck trim down
far enough to gain access to
the lamps.
6. Remove the bulb socket by turning counterclockwise.
7. Remove the bulb from the socket by pulling straight out.
8. Install the new bulb in the bulb socket.
9. Reverse Steps 1–7 to reinstall.
Stoplamp, Taillamp, and Turn
Signal Lamp
Driver Side Shown, Passenger
Side Similar
1. Taillamp
2. Turn Signal Lamp
3. Stoplamp/Taillamp
To replace any one of these bulbs: 1. Open the trunk.
2. Remove the push pins securing the trunk trim.
3. Pull the trunk lining away from the taillamp assembly.
4. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise to remove it
from the rear taillamp
assembly.
5. Pull the bulb straight out to remove it from the bulb socket.
6. Push the new bulb into the socket.
7. Push the bulb socket straight in and turn it clockwise to lock it
into place.
8. Reinstall the trunk trim.
9. Reinstall the push pins.

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260 Vehicle Care
Fuses Amps Usage24 20A Body control module
25 – –
26 – –
Relays Usage 1 Trunk open
2 Door security
3 Power outletRear Compartment Fuse
Block
The rear compartment fuse block,
if equipped, is on the left side of the
trunk behind a cover.

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Vehicle Care 283
Tire Changing
Removing the Spare Tire and
Tools
1. Retainer Nut
2. Tool Bag Tether
3. Tool Bag
4. Spare Tire
To access the spare tire and tools:1. Open the trunk. See Trunk 037.
2. Lift the load floor.
3. Turn the retainer nut (1) counterclockwise to remove it.
Then remove the tool bag tether (2) from the stow rod,
the tool bag (3) containing the
wheel wrench and wheel
blocks, and the spare tire (4).
4. Remove the jack, jack handle extension, and two-piece
wrench, if equipped.
1. Hex Head Jack
2. Jack Handle Extension
3. Coin/Pierce Jack
4. Two-Piece Wrench
This vehicle may have one of the
following: A coin/pierce jack (3), a
jack handle extension (2), and a
two-piece wrench (4), or a hex head
jack (1) and two-piece wrench (4).
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire
This vehicle may have aluminum
wheels with exposed wheel nuts.
Use the wheel wrench to loosen all
the wheel nuts. Do not remove
them yet.
Or, this vehicle may have steel
wheels with plastic covers.
To remove the plastic covers and
wheel nut caps, loosen the plastic
nut caps with the wheel wrench in a
counterclockwise direction.
If needed, finish loosening them
with your fingers. The plastic nut
caps will not come off.

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If needed, use the flat end of the
wheel wrench and pry along the
edge of the cover until it comes off.
The edge of the wheel cover could
be sharp, so do not try to remove it
with your bare hands. Do not drop
the cover or lay it face down, as it
could become scratched or
damaged. Store the wheel cover in
the trunk until the flat tire is repaired
or replaced.
Once you have removed the wheel
cover, use the following procedure
to remove the flat tire and install the
spare tire.1. Do a safety check before proceeding. See If a Tire Goes
Flat 0281 for more information.
2. Turn the wheel wrench
counterclockwise once on each
wheel nut to loosen it. Do not
remove them yet.
3. Place the jack near the flat tire.
4. Place the wheel blocks on both sides of the tire at the opposite
corner of the tire being
changed. See If a Tire Goes
Flat 0281 for proper wheel
block placement.
5. Place the jack under the vehicle. 6. If you have a coin/pierce jack,
attach the jack handle
extension to the jack by sliding
the hook through the end of
the jack.
If you have a hex head jack,
place the hex tube end of the
wrench over the hex head of
the jack.
Caution
Make sure that the jack lift head
is in the correct position or you
may damage your vehicle. The
repairs would not be covered by
your warranty.

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314 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. AC Delco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0235.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0241.
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.
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Manual Transmission Manual Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19259104, in Canada 19259105).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood, Door, and Trunk Lid 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).

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Technical Data 317
Technical Data
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Service Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Vehicle Data
Capacities andSpecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Engine Drive Belt Routing . . . . 319
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
This legal identifier is in the front
corner of the instrument panel, on
the left side of the vehicle. It can be
seen through the windshield from
outside. The VIN also appears on
the Vehicle Certification and Service
Parts labels and certificates of title
and registration.
Engine Identification
The eighth character in the VIN is
the engine code. This code
identifies the vehicle's engine,
specifications, and replacement
parts. See “Engine Specifications”
under Capacities and Specifications
0 318 for the vehicle's engine code.
Service Parts
Identification Label
This label, in either the glove box or
the trunk area, has the following
information:
.
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN).
. Model designation.
. Paint information.
. Production options and special
equipment.
Do not remove this label from the
vehicle.

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Index 345
Audio PlayersCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
B
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Voltage and Charging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Battery - North America . . . . 248, 290
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 250
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 158, 161
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 108
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Brakes (cont'd)
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 186
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Headlamps, Front TurnSignal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 254
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 218 California (cont'd)
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .228, 248, 290
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 94
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 106
Check Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 249
Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 75
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Theft-Deterrent Systems (cont'd)Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 271
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 270
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Terminology and Definitions . . 267
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 280
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Tires (cont'd)
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 221
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 221
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 294
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Trailer
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 278
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 129Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 317
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 110
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331