2017 BUICK REGAL spare tire

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10. Raise the vehicle by turning thejack handle clockwise. Raise
the vehicle far enough off the
ground so there is enough
room for the road tire to clear
the ground.11. Remove all of the wheel nuts.
12. Remove the flat tire.
{Warning
Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the
parts to which it is fastened, can
make wheel nuts become loose
after time. The wheel could come
off and cause an accident. When
changing a wheel, remove any
rust or dirt from places where the
wheel attaches to the vehicle. In
an emergency, a cloth or a paper
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Warning (Continued)
towel can be used; however, use
a scraper or wire brush later to
remove all rust or dirt.
13. Remove any rust or dirt fromthe wheel bolts, mounting
surfaces, and spare wheel.
14. Place the compact spare tire on the wheel-mounting surface.

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Caution
Wheel covers will not fit on the
vehicle's compact spare. If you try
to put a wheel cover on the
compact spare, the cover or the
spare could be damaged.
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire
and Tools
{Warning
Storing a jack, a tire, or other
equipment in the passenger
compartment of the vehicle could
cause injury. In a sudden stop or
collision, loose equipment could
strike someone. Store all these in
the proper place.
1. Turn the wrenchcounterclockwise to remove the
fastener.
2. Replace the fastener with the one provided in the foam.
3. Turn the wrench clockwise to tighten the fastener.
4. Replace the foam, jack and tools, and the tire.
5. Turn the retainer nut clockwise to secure the tire.
6. Place the floor cover on the wheel.
To store the compact spare tire, use
the shorter mounting bolt. The compact spare is for temporary
use only. Replace the compact
spare tire with a full-size tire as
soon as you can.
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

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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.
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North
America
For more information about the
vehicle battery, see
Battery - North
America 0231.
If the battery has run down, try to
use another vehicle and some
jumper cables to start the vehicle.
Be sure to use the following steps to
do it safely.
{Warning
WARNING: Battery posts,
terminals, and related
accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Batteries also
contain other chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer. WASH HANDS AFTER
HANDLING.
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.Lock-Out Service: Service to
unlock the vehicle if you are
locked out. A remote unlock may
be available if you have
OnStar
®. For security reasons,
the driver must present
identification before this service
is given.
. Emergency Tow from a Public
Road or Highway: Tow to the
nearest Buick dealer for
warranty service, or if the vehicle
was in a crash and cannot be
driven. Assistance is not given
when the vehicle is stuck in
sand, mud, or snow.
. Flat Tire Change: Service to
change a flat tire with the spare
tire. The spare tire, if equipped,
must be in good condition and
properly inflated. It is the owner's
responsibility for the repair or
replacement of the tire if it is not
covered by the warranty.
. Battery Jump Start: Service to
jump start a dead battery.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: If your trip is
interrupted due to a warranty event, incidental expenses may
be reimbursed within the
Powertrain warranty period.
Items considered are reasonable
and customary hotel, meals,
rental car, or a vehicle being
delivered back to the customer,
up to 805 km (500 mi).
Services Not Included in
Roadside Assistance
.
Impound towing caused by
violation of any laws.
. Legal fines.
. Mounting, dismounting,
or changing of snow tires,
chains, or other traction devices.
Service is not provided if a vehicle
is in an area that is not accessible
to the service vehicle or is not a
regularly traveled or maintained
public road, which includes ice and
winter roads. Off-road use is not
covered.
Services Specific to
Canadian-Purchased Vehicles
. Fuel Delivery: Reimbursement
is up to 7 liters. Diesel fuel
delivery may be restricted.
Propane and other fuels are not
provided through this service.
. Lock-Out Service: Vehicle
registration is required.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: Must be over
150 km from where your trip was
started to qualify.
Pre-authorization, original
detailed receipts, and a copy of
the repair orders are required.
Once authorization has been
received, the Roadside
Assistance advisor will help you
make arrangements and explain
how to receive payment.
. Alternative Service: If
assistance cannot be provided
right away, the Roadside
Assistance advisor may give
permission to get local
emergency road service. You will
receive payment, up to $100,
after sending the original receipt

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Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
CleaningExterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 101, 104
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 316
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 265
Connections
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 108 Coolant (cont'd)
Engine Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 188
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Customer Information
Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 318
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 316
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 322 Data Collection (cont'd)
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 321
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 308
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 179, 232
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 195
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 122
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 198
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 23

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Roadside AssistanceProgram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 308
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 60
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 320
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 315
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Seats (cont'd)
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 49
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 49
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 86, 89
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 185
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 213
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 305
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 306
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 315 Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 202
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Special Application Services . . . . 300
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 92
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 322
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 312
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . 39, 40
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251, 252
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 253
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 252
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Tires (cont'd)
Sealant and Compressor
Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Terminology and Definitions . . 248
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 262
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Towing
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 209
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 282
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Track Events and
Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . 185
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176