2005 Buick Century Owners Manual

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Outside Seat Position ............................... 1-42 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ................................... 1-46 Top Strap ................................................... 1-37 Child Restraints (cont.) Top Strap Anchor Location ............................ 1-39 Where to Put the Restraint ........................... 1-36 Chime Level Adjustment .................................. 3-66 Cigarette Lighter ............................................. 3-18 Cleaning Aluminum Wheels ........................................ 5-87 Exterior Lamps/Lenses ................................. 5-86 Fabric/Carpet .............................................. 5-82 Finish Care ................................................. 5-86 Glass Surfaces ............................................ 5-85 Instrument Panel ......................................... 5-85 Interior Plastic Components ........................... 5-85 Leather ...................................................... 5-84 Tires .......................................................... 5-87 Underbody Maintenance ............................... 5-88 Vinyl .......................................................... 5-84 Washing Your Vehicle ................................... 5-86 Weatherstrips .............................................. 5-85 Windshield and Wiper Blades ........................ 5-87 Climate Control System Air Filter, Passenger Compartment ................. 3-26 Dual .......................................................... 3-18 Dual Automatic ............................................ 3-21 Outlet Adjustment ........................................ 3-26 Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt ..................... 1-24 Compact Spare Tire ........................................ 5-81 Control of a Vehicle .......................................... 4-6 Convenience Net ............................................ 2-33 Coolant Engine Temperature Gage ............................ 3-35 Engine Temperature Warning Light ................. 3-35 Heater, Engine ............................................ 2-20 Cooling System .............................................. 5-27 Cornering Lamps ............................................ 3-15 Courtesy Lamps ............................................. 3-15 Cruise Control Lever ....................................... 3-10 Cruise Control Light ........................................ 3-41 Customer Assistance Information Courtesy Transportation .................................. 7-8 Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users ............................... 7-4 Customer Assistance Offices ........................... 7-4 Customer Satisfaction Procedure ..................... 7-2 GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities .......................................... 7-6 Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors ........................................ 7-11 Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government .............................. 7-11 Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government ......................... 7-10 Roadside Assistance Program ......................... 7-6 Service Publications Ordering Information ........ 7-11 D Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp System ....................................... 3-14 Defensive Driving ............................................. 4-2 Delayed Entry Lighting ..................................... 3-16 Delayed Exit Lighting ....................................... 3-17 Delayed Headlamps ........................................ 3-13 Doing Your Own Service Work ........................... 5-4 Dome Lamp ................................................... 3-16 Door Locks ........................................................ 2-10 Power Door Locks ....................................... 2-11 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ............. 2-11 Trunk Ajar Warning Light .............................. 3-42 Position, Safety Belt ..................................... 1-12 Driver Driving At Night ..................................................... 4-16 City ........................................................... 4-20 Defensive ..................................................... 4-2 Drunken ....................................................... 4-3 Freeway ..................................................... 4-21 Hill and Mountain Roads .............................. 4-24 In Rain and on Wet Roads ........................... 4-17 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out ................. 4-31 Winter ........................................................ 4-26 Dual Automatic Climate Control System ............. 3-21 Dual Climate Control System ............................ 3-18 Electrical System Add-On Equipment ...................................... 5-90 Fuses and Circuit Breakers ........................... 5-91 Headlamp Wiring ......................................... 5-91 Instrument Panel Fuse Block ......................... 5-91 Power Windows and Other Power Options ...... 5-91 Underhood Fuse Block ................................. 5-94 Windshield Wiper Fuses ............................... 5-91 Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ......................................... 5-18 Battery ....................................................... 5-39 Change Engine Oil Light ............................... 3-40 Check and Service Engine Soon Light ............ 3-36 Coolant ...................................................... 5-22 Coolant Heater ............................................ 2-20 Coolant Temperature Gage ........................... 3-35 Coolant Temperature Warning Light ................ 3-35 Drive Belt Routing ....................................... 6-15 Engine Compartment Overview ...................... 5-12 Exhaust ..................................................... 2-27 Oil ............................................................. 5-13 Overheated Protection Operating Mode ........... 5-26 Overheating ................................................ 5-25 Starting ...................................................... 2-19 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) ........................ 4-9 ............................................. 3-34 Entry Lighting ................................................. 3-16 Warning Light Event Data Recorders (EDR) ............................. 7-9 Extender, Safety Belt ....................................... 1-26 Exterior Lamps ............................................... 3-13 Filter Engine Air Cleaner ...................................... 5-18 Finish Damage ............................................... 5-88 Fixed Mast Antenna ........................................ 3-66 Flash-to-Pass ................................................... 3-8 Flat Tire ........................................................ 5-69 Flat Tire, Changing ......................................... 5-70 Flat Tire, Storing ............................................. 5-79 Fluid Automatic Transaxle ..................................... 5-19 Power Steering ........................................... 5-34 Windshield Washer ...................................... 5-35 Folding Rear Seat ............................................ 1-6 Front Storage Area ......................................... 2-33 ............................................................... 5-5 Fuel Additives ...................................................... 5-6 California Fuel .............................................. 5-6 Filling a Portable Fuel Container .................... 5-10 Filling Your Tank ........................................... 5-8 Fuels in Foreign Countries .............................. 5-7 Gage ......................................................... 3-42 Gasoline Octane ........................................... 5-5 Fuel (cont.) Fuses Gasoline Speciﬁcations .................................. 5-5 Low Warning Light ....................................... 3-43 Fuses and Circuit Breakers ........................... 5-91 Instrument Panel Fuse Block ......................... 5-91 Underhood Fuse Block ................................. 5-94 Windshield Wiper ......................................... 5-91 Gage Gasoline Engine Coolant Temperature ......................... 3-35 Fuel .......................................................... 3-42 Speedometer .............................................. 3-30 Octane ........................................................ 5-5 Speciﬁcations ............................................... 5-5 Glove Box ..................................................... 2-33 GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities ............................................. 7-6 Hazard Warning Flashers ................................... 3-6 Head Restraints ............................................... 1-5 Headlamp Aiming ....................................................... 5-45 Headlamp Wiring ............................................ 5-91 Headlamps .................................................... 5-47 Bulb Replacement ....................................... 5-47 Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp System .................................... 3-14 Delayed ..................................................... 3-13 Flash-to-Pass ............................................... 3-8 Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ............. 5-48 Halogen Bulbs ............................................ 5-47 High/Low Beam Changer ................................ 3-8 On Reminder .............................................. 3-13 Heater ........................................................... 3-18 Heater ........................................................... 3-21 Highway Hypnosis ........................................... 4-23 Hill and Mountain Roads .................................. 4-24 Hood Checking Things Under ................................ 5-10 Release ..................................................... 5-11 Horn ............................................................... 3-6 How to Use This Manual ...................................... ii How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................... 1-12 If You Are Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ....... 4-30 Ignition Positions ............................................. 2-18 Infants and Young Children, Restraints ............... 1-30 Inﬂation -- Tire Pressure .................................. 5-60 Instrument Panel Brightness .................................................. 3-15 Cluster ....................................................... 3-29 Overview ..................................................... 3-4 Interior Lamps ................................................ 3-15 Jump Starting ................................................. 5-40 Keyless Entry System ....................................... 2-4 Keys ............................................................... 2-2 Labelling, Tire Sidewall .................................... 5-54 Lamps Battery Run-Down Protection ......................... 3-17 Cornering ................................................... 3-15 Courtesy .................................................... 3-15 Dome ........................................................ 3-16 Exterior ...................................................... 3-13 Interior ....................................................... 3-15 Reading ..................................................... 3-17 LATCH System Child Restraints ........................................... 1-40 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System ................................... 1-42 Leaving Your Vehicle ....................................... 2-12 Light Airbag Readiness ........................................ 3-31 Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ................... 3-33 Brake System Warning ................................. 3-32 Change Engine Oil ...................................... 3-40 Charging System ......................................... 3-32 Cruise Control ............................................. 3-41 Door/Trunk Ajar Warning ............................... 3-42 Engine Coolant Temperature Warning ............. 3-35 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Warning Light .......................................... 3-34 Low Fuel Warning ....................................... 3-43 Low Traction ............................................... 3-34 Low Washer Fluid Warning ........................... 3-41 Malfunction Indicator .................................... 3-36 Oil Pressure ............................................... 3-40 Safety Belt Reminder ................................... 3-30 Security ..................................................... 3-41 Service Vehicle Soon ................................... 3-42 Tire Pressure .............................................. 3-36 Lighting Delayed Entry ............................................. 3-16 Delayed Exit ............................................... 3-17 Entry ......................................................... 3-16 Lockout Protection .......................................... 2-12 Locks Door .......................................................... 2-10 Leaving Your Vehicle .................................... 2-12 Lockout Protection ....................................... 2-12 Power Door ................................................ 2-11 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ............. 2-11 Loss of Control ............................................... 4-15 Low Fuel Warning Light ................................... 3-43 Low Traction Light .......................................... 3-34 Low Washer Fluid Warning Light ....................... 3-41 Maintenance Schedule Additional Required Services ........................... 6-6 At Each Fuel Fill ........................................... 6-9 At Least Once a Month ................................ 6-10 At Least Once a Year .................................. 6-10 Introduction .................................................. 6-2 Maintenance Footnotes .................................. 6-8 Maintenance Record .................................... 6-16 Maintenance Requirements ............................. 6-2 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ......... 6-14 Owner Checks and Services ........................... 6-9 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............. 6-13 Scheduled Maintenance ................................. 6-4 Using Your ................................................... 6-2 Your Vehicle and the Environment ................... 6-2 Malfunction Indicator Light ................................ 3-36 Manual Seats ................................................... 1-2 Mirrors Manual Rearview Mirror ................................ 2-29 Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ............. 2-29 Outside Convex Mirror ................................. 2-30 Outside Power Mirrors .................................. 2-30 MyGMLink.com ................................................ 7-4 New Vehicle Break-In ...................................... 2-17 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ............ 6-14 Odometer ...................................................... 3-30 Odometer, Trip ............................................... 3-30 Off-Road Recovery .......................................... 4-13 Oil Change Engine Oil Light ............................... 3-40 Engine ....................................................... 5-13 Pressure Light ............................................. 3-40 Older Children, Restraints ................................ 1-27 Online Owner Center ........................................ 7-4 OnStar® System ............................................. 2-31 Other Warning Devices ...................................... 3-6 Outlet Adjustment ............................................ 3-26 Outside Convex Mirror ............................................. 2-30 Power Mirrors ............................................. 2-30 Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode .......................................... 5-26 Owner Checks and Services .............................. 6-9 Owners, Canadian ............................................... ii Park (P) Parking Shifting Into ................................................ 2-25 ............................................ 2-26 Shifting Out of Brake ........................................................ 2-24 Over Things That Burn ................................. 2-27 Passenger Compartment Air Filter ..................... 3-26 Passing ......................................................... 4-13 PASS-Key® II ................................................. 2-16 Power Door Locks ................................................. 2-11 Electrical System ......................................... 5-91 Retained Accessory (RAP) ............................ 2-19 Seat ............................................................ 1-3 Steering Fluid ............................................. 5-34 Windows .................................................... 2-15 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ................. 2-11 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......... 1-11 Radiator Pressure Cap .................................... 5-24 Radios .......................................................... 3-44 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player ................ 3-65 Care of Your CD Player ............................... 3-66 Care of Your CDs ........................................ 3-66 Radio with Cassette and CD ......................... 3-53 Radio with CD ............................................ 3-45 Setting the Time .......................................... 3-44 Theft-Deterrent ............................................ 3-63 Understanding Reception .............................. 3-64 Reading Lamps .............................................. 3-17 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ...................... 1-24 Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts .................. 1-21 Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ........................... 2-29 Rearview Mirrors ............................................. 2-29 Reclining Seatbacks .......................................... 1-4 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ................. 6-13 Recreational Vehicle Towing ............................. 4-36 Remote Keyless Entry System ............................ 2-4 Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation ............ 2-5 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire .................................................. 5-73 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ................... 5-71 Replacement Bulbs ......................................... 5-51 Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government .................................. 7-11 General Motors ........................................... 7-11 United States Government ............................ 7-10 Restraint System Check Checking Your Restraint Systems ................... 1-58 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash .......................................... 1-59 Restraint Systems Checking .................................................... 1-58 Replacing Parts ........................................... 1-59 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................... 2-19 Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ......... 1-19 Roadside Assistance Program ....................................... 7-6 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-31 Routing, Engine Drive Belt ............................... 6-15 Running Your Engine While You Are Parked .......... 2-28 Safety Belt Safety Belts Reminder Light ............................................ 3-30 Care of ...................................................... 5-85 Center Passenger Position ............................ 1-20 Driver Position ............................................ 1-12 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-12 Safety Belts (cont.) Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ........ 1-11 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults ......................... 1-24 Rear Seat Passengers ................................. 1-21 Right Front Passenger Position ...................... 1-19 Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-26 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-19 Safety Belts Are for Everyone ......................... 1-6 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................ 1-18 Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4 Seats Head Restraints ............................................ 1-5 Manual ........................................................ 1-2 Power Seat .................................................. 1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 1-4 Split Folding Rear Seat .................................. 1-6 Securing a Child Restraint Center Rear Seat Position ............................ 1-44 Designed for the LATCH System ................... 1-42 Rear Outside Seat Position ........................... 1-42 Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-46 Security Light ................................................. 3-41 Service ........................................................... 5-3 Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle .............................................. 5-5 Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4 Service (cont.) Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-36 Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-11 Vehicle Soon Light ....................................... 3-42 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-58 Setting the Time ............................................. 3-44 Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-88 Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-25 Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-26 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................... 1-18 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-7 Spare Tire Installing .................................................... 5-73 Removing ................................................... 5-71 Storing ....................................................... 5-79 Speciﬁcations, Capacities ................................. 5-96 Speedometer .................................................. 3-30 Split Folding Rear Seat ..................................... 1-6 Starting Your Engine ....................................... 2-19 Steering ........................................................ 4-11 Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ......................... 3-63 Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6 Storage Areas Convenience Net ......................................... 2-33 Front Storage Area ...................................... 2-33 Glove Box .................................................. 2-33 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................... 4-30 Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-15 10 T Taillamps Turn Signal, and Stoplamps .......................... 5-50 Theft-Deterrent, Radio ..................................... 3-63 Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-16 PASS-Key® II .............................................. 2-16 Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6 Tire Pressure Light ............................................. 3-36 Tires ............................................................. 5-53 Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning .......................... 5-87 Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-64 Chains ....................................................... 5-68 Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-70 Cleaning .................................................... 5-87 Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-81 If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-69 Inﬂation -- Tire Pressure ............................... 5-60 Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-63 Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-73 Pressure Monitor System .............................. 5-61 Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-73 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-71 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............ 5-79 Tire Sidewall Labelling .................................. 5-54 Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions .................... 5-57 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-65 Tires (cont.) Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-67 Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-67 When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-64 Top Strap ...................................................... 1-37 Top Strap Anchor Location ............................... 1-39 Towing Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-36 Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-38 Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-36 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) .................... 4-9 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Warning Light .......................................... 3-34 Low Light ................................................... 3-34 Traction Transaxle Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-19 Transaxle Operation, Automatic ......................... 2-21 Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-30 Trunk ............................................................ 2-12 Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-7 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7 Understanding Radio Reception ........................ 3-64 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-65 11 Washer Fluid, Low Warning Light ...................... 3-41 Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-67 Replacement ............................................... 5-67 Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-36 Windows ....................................................... 2-14 Power ........................................................ 2-15 Windshield Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-87 Windshield Washer ........................................... 3-9 Fluid .......................................................... 5-35 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...................................... 5-52 Fuses ........................................................ 5-91 Windshield Wipers ......................................... 3-8 Winter Driving ................................................ 4-26 Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2 Vehicle Control ........................................................ 4-6 Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Service Soon Light ...................................... 3-42 Symbols ......................................................... iv Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders ............................................. 7-9 Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-90 Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label ................... 5-90 Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-26 Visors ........................................................... 2-15 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-28 Warnings Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6 Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-6 Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv 12

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2005 Buick Century Owners Manual