2016 BUICK VERANO traction control

Buick Verano Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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Vehicle Care 281
Tire Chains
{Warning
Do not use tire chains. There is
not enough clearance. Tire chains
used on a vehicle without the
proper amount of clearance can
cause damage to the brakes,
suspension, or other vehicle
parts. The area damaged by the
tire chains could cause loss of
control and a crash.
Use another type of traction
device only if its manufacturer
recommends it for the vehicle's
tire size combination and road
conditions. Follow that
manufacturer's instructions. To
avoid vehicle damage, drive slow
and readjust or remove the
traction device if it contacts the
vehicle. Do not spin the wheels.
If traction devices are used, install
them on the front tires.
If a Tire Goes Flat
It is unusual for a tire to blow out
while driving, especially if the tires
are maintained properly. SeeTires
0 262. If air goes out of a tire, it is
much more likely to leak out slowly.
But if there ever is a blowout, here
are a few tips about what to expect
and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire
creates a drag that pulls the vehicle
toward that side. Take your foot off
the accelerator pedal and grip the
steering wheel firmly. Steer to
maintain lane position, and then
gently brake to a stop, well off the
road, if possible.
A rear blowout, particularly on a
curve, acts much like a skid and
may require the same correction as
used in a skid. Stop pressing the
accelerator pedal and steer to
straighten the vehicle. It may be
very bumpy and noisy. Gently brake
to a stop, well off the road,
if possible.{Warning
Driving on a flat tire will cause
permanent damage to the tire.
Re-inflating a tire after it has been
driven on while severely
underinflated or flat may cause a
blowout and a serious crash.
Never attempt to re-inflate a tire
that has been driven on while
severely underinflated or flat.
Have your dealer or an authorized
tire service center repair or
replace the flat tire as soon as
possible.
{Warning
Lifting a vehicle and getting under
it to do maintenance or repairs is
dangerous without the
appropriate safety equipment and
training. If a jack is provided with
the vehicle, it is designed only for
changing a flat tire. If it is used for
anything else, you or others could
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Vehicle Care 289
Compact Spare Tire
{Warning
Driving with more than one
compact spare tire at a time could
result in loss of braking and
handling. This could lead to a
crash and you or others could be
injured. Use only one compact
spare tire at a time.
If this vehicle has a compact spare
tire, it was fully inflated when new;
however, it can lose air over time.
Check the inflation pressure
regularly. It should be 420 kPa
(60 psi).
Stop as soon as possible and check
that the spare tire is correctly
inflated after being installed on the
vehicle. The compact spare tire is
designed for temporary use only.
The vehicle will perform differently
with the spare tire installed and it is
recommended that the vehicle
speed be limited to 80 km/h
(50 mph). To conserve the tread of
the spare tire, have the standard tire repaired or replaced as soon as
convenient and return the spare tire
to the storage area.
When using a compact spare tire,
the AWD (if equipped), ABS, and
Traction Control systems may
engage until the spare tire is
recognized by the vehicle,
especially on slippery roads. Adjust
driving to reduce possible
wheel slip.
Caution
When the compact spare is
installed, do not take the vehicle
through an automatic car wash
with guide rails. The compact
spare can get caught on the rails
which can damage the tire, wheel,
and other parts of the vehicle.
Do not use the compact spare on
other vehicles.
Do not mix the compact spare tire or
wheel with other wheels or tires.
They will not fit. Keep the spare tire
and its wheel together.
Caution
Tire chains will not fit the compact
spare. Using them can damage
the vehicle and the chains. Do not
use tire chains on the compact
spare.

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346 Index
Child Restraints (cont'd)Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 90
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 327
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Control Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Coolant (cont'd)
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 104
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 329
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 327
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 332
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Devices
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 319
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Driving
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 23
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 180
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 182
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

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L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 264
LampsCourtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 133
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 106
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 108
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . .112
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 132
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . .110
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 104
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . . 111
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 112
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 305 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 106
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

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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