2020 BUICK REGAL seat adjustment

Buick Regal Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13557849) -
2020 - CRC - 6/25/19
38 Seats and Restraints
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . 42
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . 43
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 58 Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 61
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Passenger Sensing System . . . 65
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 70
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 71
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Infants and Young Children . . . . 73
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . 76
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 77
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . . 78 Replacing LATCH System Parts
After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Pedestrian Protection System
Pedestrian ProtectionSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Seats and Restraints 41
Warning (Continued)
drive until the head restraints for
all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To reinstall the head restraint:
1. Insert the head restraint posts into the holes in the top of the
seatback. The notches on the
posts must face the driver side
of the vehicle. 2. Push the head restraint down.
If necessary, press the height
adjustment release button to
further lower the head restraint.
3. Try to move the head restraint to make sure that it is locked in
place.
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
{Warning
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a driver
seat while the vehicle is moving.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.

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42 Seats and Restraints
To adjust a manual seat:1. Pull up on the handle at the front of the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the
handle.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Seat Height Adjuster
If available, move the lever up or
down to manually raise or lower
the seat.
Power Seat Adjustment
{Warning
The power seats will work with
the ignition off. Children could
operate the power seats and be
injured. Never leave children
alone in the vehicle.
To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward. .
Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control up or down.
. Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down.
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks 044.
To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment 043.

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Lumbar Adjustment
Four-Way Shown, Two-WaySimilar
To adjust the lumbar support,
if equipped:
. Press and hold the front or rear
of the control to increase or
decrease lumbar support.
. If equipped, press and hold the
top or bottom of the control to
raise or lower lumbar support. Back Bolster AdjustmentTo adjust the back bolster support,
if equipped:
.
Press and hold the front of the
control to decrease back bolster
support.
. Press and hold the rear of the
control to increase back bolster
support.
Thigh Support
Adjustment
If equipped, pull up on the lever.
Then pull or push on the support to
lengthen or shorten. Release the
lever to lock in place.

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Instruments and Controls 99
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 100
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 100
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 100
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 100
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge
(Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Voltmeter Gauge (Uplevel) . . . . 116
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 117
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 118
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 119
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 119
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 123
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . 124
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 124
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light (Uplevel) . . . . . 125
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 126 Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 126
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 127
Adaptive Forward Lighting
(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 127
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 128
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 128
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 133
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 137
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 138
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 138
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 143
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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Index 365
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . 182
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 196
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 229
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 242
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 65 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 61
Airbags
Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .118
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 213
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, 252
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 188 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

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Index 369
Frequency StatementRadio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 257
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 164
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 126
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 182
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 259 Fuses (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 143Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . .115
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 322
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 150
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 148
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 128
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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Index 371
Lights (cont'd)Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 148
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . .117
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 126
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 324
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 119
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Mirrors (cont'd)
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 33
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274N
NavigationConnected Services . . . . . . . . . . 362
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 175
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 240
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 72
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 343
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356