2019 BUICK LACROSSE fog light

Buick LaCrosse Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-12032549) -
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In Brief 7
1.Air Vents 0162.
2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0149.
Fog Lamps 0152.
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0153.
3. Turn and Lane-Change Signals
0152.
4. Tap Shift Controls (If Equipped). See Manual Mode
0 191.
5. Instrument Cluster 0114.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0131.
6. Windshield Wiper/Washer
0107.
7. Hazard Warning Flashers
0151.
8. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0150.
9. Infotainment 0156.
10. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0157. 11.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0196.
Park Assist Button (If
Equipped). See Driver
Assistance Systems 0208.
SPORT Button (If Equipped).
See Selective Ride Control
0 198.
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0222
(If Equipped).
Automatic Parking Assist
Button (If Equipped). See
Driver Assistance Systems
0 208.
12. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0187.
13. ENGINE START/STOP Button (Out of View). See Ignition
Positions 0176.
14. Steering Wheel Controls. See the infotainment manual.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) 0131.
15. Horn 0107. 16.
Steering Wheel Adjustment
0106 (Out of View).
17. Cruise Control 0199 (If
Equipped).
Adaptive Cruise Control 0201
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0214 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0106
(If Equipped).
18. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0134
(If Equipped).
19. Hood Release (Out of View). SeeHood 0237.
20. Front Storage.
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0122.
22. Electric Parking Brake 0193.

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36 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Laws in some local communities
may restrict the use of remote
starters. For example, some laws
may require a person using remote
start to have the vehicle in view.
Check local regulations for any
requirements.
Starting the Engine Using Remote
Start
To start the engine using the remote
start feature:1. Aim the RKE transmitter at the vehicle.
2. Press and release
Q.
3. Immediately after completing Step 2, press and hold
/for at
least four seconds or until the
turn signal lamps flash. The
turn signal lamps flashing
confirms the request to remote
start the vehicle has been
received.
When the engine starts, the
parking lamps will turn on and
remain on as long as the engine is running. The doors
will be locked and the climate
control system may come on.
Start the engine to drive the vehicle.
The engine will shut off after
15 minutes unless a time extension
is done or the engine is started.
The climate control system will use
the previous setting during a remote
start. The rear defog may come on
during remote start based on cold
ambient conditions. The rear defog
indicator light does not come on
during remote start. Vehicles with
heated or heated and ventilated
front seats can have this feature
turn on automatically during a
remote start. See Vehicle
Personalization 0138.
Extending Engine Run Time
The engine run time can also be
extended by another 15 minutes,
if during the first 15 minutes
Steps 1–3 are repeated while the
engine is still running. An extension
can be requested, 30 seconds after
starting. This provides a total of
30 minutes. The remote start can only be
extended once.
When the remote start is extended,
the second 15-minute period is
added on to the first 15 minutes for
a total of 30 minutes.
A maximum of two remote starts,
or a remote start with an extension,
are allowed between ignition cycles.
The vehicle's ignition must be
turned on and then off before the
remote start procedure can be used
again.
Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do any of
the following:
.
Aim the RKE transmitter at the
vehicle and press and hold
/
until the parking lamps turn off.
. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
. Turn the vehicle on and then off.

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Turn Signal Indicator
The vehicle may have a turn signal
indicator lamp built into the mirror
housing. The turn signal lamp
flashes when the turn signals or
hazard flashers are used.
Puddle Light
The vehicle may have a puddle light
on the mirror housings. The light will
illuminate the ground when the door
is opened.
Folding Mirrors
Manual Folding Mirrors
These 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.
Memory Mirrors
The vehicle may have memory
mirrors. SeeMemory Seats 056. Lane Change Alert (LCA)
The vehicle may have LCA. See
Lane Change Alert (LCA)
0220.
Side Blind Zone Alert
The vehicle may have Side Blind
Zone Alert. See Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) 0220.
Heated Mirrors
If equipped with heated mirrors:
K:The rear window defogger also
heats the outside mirrors.
See Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0157.
Automatic Dimming
Mirror
If equipped, the vehicle has an
automatic dimming outside mirror(s).
The mirror(s) will adjust for the glare
of headlamps behind you.
Reverse Tilt Mirrors
If equipped with memory seats, the
passenger and/or driver mirror tilts
to a preselected position when the
vehicle is in R (Reverse). This
allows the curb to be seen when
parallel parking.
The mirror(s) return to the original
position when:
.
The vehicle is shifted out of
R (Reverse), or remains in
R (Reverse) for about
30 seconds.
. The ignition is turned off.
. The vehicle is driven in
R (Reverse) above a set speed.
To turn this feature on or off, see
Vehicle Personalization 0138.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 106
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 106
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 106
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 107
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Driver Efficiency Gauge (eAssist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 120
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 121
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 122
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 122
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 126
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 127
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 128
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 129 Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 129
Adaptive Forward Lighting
(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 130
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 130
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 130
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Information Displays
Power Flows (eAssist) . . . . . . . . 131
Energy Information
(eAssist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 134
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 138
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 138
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 138
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 145
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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Front Fog Lamp Light
This light comes on when the fog
lamps are on.
The light goes out when the fog
lamps are turned off. SeeFog
Lamps 0152.
Lamps On Reminder
This light comes on when the
exterior lamps are in use. See
Exterior Lamp Controls 0149.
Cruise Control Light
The cruise control light is white
when the cruise control is on and
ready, and turns green when the
cruise control is set and active.
See Cruise Control 0199.
Adaptive Cruise Control Light
This light is white when the Adaptive
Cruise Control (ACC, if equipped) is
on and ready, and turns green when
the ACC is set and active. See
Adaptive Cruise Control 0201.
Door Ajar Light
This light comes on when a door is
open or not securely latched. Before
driving, check that all doors are
properly closed.

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Personalization Menus
The following list of features may be
available:
.Time and Date
. Rear Seat Reminder
. Language
. Valet Mode
. Teen Driver
. Radio
. Vehicle
. Bluetooth
. Apple CarPlay
. Android Auto
. Voice
. Display
. Rear Camera
. Return to Factory Settings
. Software Information
. Wi-Fi
Each menu is detailed in the
following information.
Time and Date
Manually set the time and date. See
Clock 0108.
Rear Seat Reminder
This allows for a chime and a
message when the rear door has
been opened before or during
operation of the vehicle.
Select Off or On.
Language
Select Language, then select from
the available language(s).
Valet Mode
To turn Valet Mode on and off, see
“Valet Mode” under“Setting Radio
Preferences” in the infotainment
manual.
Teen Driver
See “Teen Driver” under“Settings”
in the infotainment manual.
Radio
To manage the radio features, see
“Radio Setup” under“Setting Radio
Preferences” in the infotainment
manual.
Vehicle
Select and the following may be
displayed:
. Climate and Air Quality
. Collision/Detection Systems
. Comfort and Convenience
. Lighting
. Power Door Locks
. Remote Lock, Unlock, Start
Climate and Air Quality
Select and the following may be
displayed:
. Auto Fan Speed
. Air Quality Sensor
. Auto Defog
. Auto Rear Defog
. Ionizer

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 151
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Sun Visor Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Battery Load Management . . . 154
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 155
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering column.
There are four positions.
O: Turns the exterior lamps off and
deactivates the AUTO mode. Turn
to
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate when the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on
and off automatically depending on
outside lighting.

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Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the lever all the way up or
down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. Hold it there until the lane
change is completed. If the lever is
briefly pressed and released, the
turn signal flashes three times.
The turn and lane-change signal
can be turned off manually by
moving the lever back to its original
position.If after signaling a turn or lane
change the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
might be burned out.
Have any burned out bulbs
replaced. If the bulb is not burned
out, check the fuse. See
Fuses and
Circuit Breakers 0261.
Fog Lamps
The fog lamps button is on the
instrument panel to left of the
steering wheel.
To turn on the fog lamps, the ignition
and the headlamps or parking lamps
must be on. If the fog lamps are turned on while
the exterior lamp control is in the
AUTO position, the headlamps
come on automatically.
9:
Press to turn on or off. An
indicator light on the instrument
cluster comes on when the fog
lamps are on.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.
Cornering Lamps
If equipped with cornering lamps,
they automatically come on when all
of the following occur:
. The low-beam headlamps
are on.
. The turn signals are activated or
the steering wheel is at a
calibrated angle.
. The vehicle speed is below the
calibrated speed.