2007 Buick Lucerne Owners Manual

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Coolant Heater ......................................... 117 Coolant Temperature Gage ...................... 204 Coolant Temperature Warning Light .......... 204 Drive Belt Routing .................................... 454 Engine Compartment Overview ................ 334 Exhaust ................................................... 127 Oil ........................................................... 337 Oil Life System ........................................ 340 485 Fluid Automatic Transaxle ................................. 343 Power Steering ........................................ 364 Windshield Washer .................................. 365 Fog Lamp Light ........................................... 210 Fog Lamps .................................................. 173 Front Reading Lamps .................................. 175 Front Storage Area ...................................... 151 Fuel ............................................................ 327 Additives .................................................. 328 California Fuel .......................................... 328 Filling a Portable Fuel Container .............. 332 Filling Your Tank ...................................... 330 Fuels in Foreign Countries ....................... 329 Gage ....................................................... 211 Gasoline Octane ...................................... 327 Gasoline Speciﬁcations ............................ 328 Fuses Fuses and Circuit Breakers ...................... 428 Rear Underseat Fuse Block ..................... 431 Underhood Fuse Block ............................. 428 Engine (cont.) Overheated Protection Operating Mode ...... 353 Overheating ............................................. 351 Starting .................................................... 116 Entry Lighting .............................................. 174 Event Data Recorders (EDR) ...................... 471 Extender, Safety Belt ..................................... 42 Exterior Lamps ............................................ 170 Exterior Lighting Battery Saver .................... 173 Filter Engine Air Cleaner ................................... 342 Finish Damage ............................................ 425 Flashers, Hazard Warning ........................... 160 Flash-to-Pass .............................................. 164 Flat Tire ...................................................... 407 Flat Tire, Changing ...................................... 408 Flat Tire, Storing ......................................... 416 486 G Gage Engine Coolant Temperature .................... 204 Fuel ......................................................... 211 Speedometer ........................................... 196 Tachometer .............................................. 196 Garage Door Opener .......................... 139, 140 Gasoline Octane ..................................................... 327 Speciﬁcations ........................................... 328 Glove Box ................................................... 151 GM Mobility Reimbursement Program .......... 465 Hazard Warning Flashers ............................ 160 Head Restraints ............................................ 17 Headlamp Aiming ..................................................... 377 Headlamps Bulb Replacement .................................... 380 Daytime Running Lamps .......................... 172 Flash-to-Pass ........................................... 164 Halogen Bulbs ......................................... 380 High/Low Beam Changer ......................... 163 On Reminder ........................................... 171 Wiper Activated ........................................ 171 Heated Seats ......................................... 11, 12 Heated Steering Wheel ............................... 161 Heater ......................................................... 182 Heater ......................................................... 186 Highbeam On Light ..................................... 210 Highway Hypnosis ....................................... 299 Hill and Mountain Roads ............................. 300 Hood Checking Things Under ............................ 332 Release ................................................... 333 Horn ............................................................ 160 How to Use This Manual ................................ 4 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............... 25 487 I Labeling, Tire Sidewall ................................. 386 Lamps Battery Run-Down Protection ................... 177 Cornering ................................................. 173 Courtesy .................................................. 174 Electric Power Management ..................... 176 Exterior .................................................... 170 Exterior Lighting Battery Saver ................. 173 Fog .......................................................... 173 Front Reading .......................................... 175 Inadvertent Power Battery Saver .............. 177 LATCH System Child Restraints ......................................... 55 License Plate Lamps ................................... 383 Light Airbag Readiness ..................................... 197 Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ............. 202 Brake System Warning ............................. 201 Charging System ..................................... 200 Ignition Positions ......................................... 114 Inadvertent Power Battery Saver ................. 177 Infants and Young Children, Restraints .......... 46 Inﬂation - Tire Pressure ............................... 392 Instrument Panel Overview .................................................. 158 Instrument Panel (I/P) Brightness ................................................ 174 Cluster ..................................................... 194 Jump Starting .............................................. 372 Keyless Entry System ................................... 94 Keys ............................................................. 93 488 Light (cont.) Cruise Control .......................................... 210 Engine Coolant Temperature Warning ....... 204 Fog Lamp ................................................ 210 Highbeam On .......................................... 210 Malfunction Indicator ................................ 206 Oil Pressure ............................................. 209 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ............ 198 Passenger Safety Belt Reminder .............. 197 Safety Belt Reminder ............................... 196 Security ................................................... 210 StabiliTrak® Indicator ................................ 203 TCS Warning Light .................................. 202 Tire Pressure ........................................... 205 Traction Control System (TCS) Warning ..... 202 Lighting Delayed Entry .......................................... 174 Delayed Exit ............................................ 175 Entry ........................................................ 174 Perimeter ................................................. 175 Theater Dimming ..................................... 175 Loading Your Vehicle ................................... 307 Locks Delayed Locking ...................................... 103 Door ........................................................ 102 Lockout Protection ................................... 105 Power Door ............................................. 103 Locks (cont.) Programmable Automatic Door Locks ....... 104 Rear Door Security Locks ........................ 104 ........................................... 290 Loss of Control Lumbar Power Controls .......................................... 10 Maintenance Schedule Additional Required Services .................... 444 At Each Fuel Fill ...................................... 448 At Least Once a Month ............................ 449 At Least Once a Year .............................. 449 Introduction .............................................. 440 Maintenance Footnotes ............................ 446 Maintenance Record ................................ 455 Maintenance Requirements ...................... 440 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts .... 453 Owner Checks and Services .................... 448 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ....... 452 Scheduled Maintenance ........................... 442 Using ....................................................... 440 Your Vehicle and the Environment ............ 440 Malfunction Indicator Light ........................... 206 Manual Passenger Seat .................................. 9 Memory Seat and Mirrors .............................. 13 489 Message Mirrors DIC Warnings and Messages ................... 221 Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass ....................................... 132 Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar® ........................................ 129 Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar® and Compass .................. 130 Manual Rearview Mirror ........................... 129 Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature ..................... 19 Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ...... 129 Outside Automatic Dimming Heated Mirror ....................................... 135 Outside Convex Mirror ............................. 134 Outside Curb View Assist Mirror ............... 134 Outside Power Mirrors ............................. 133 MP3 ............................................................ 262 MyGMLink.com ............................................ 463 Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual ............................. 271 New Vehicle Break-In .................................. 113 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ..... 453 Odometer .................................................... 196 Odometer, Trip ............................................ 196 Off-Road Recovery ...................................... 288 Oil Engine ..................................................... 337 Pressure Light .......................................... 209 Oil, Engine Oil Life System ......................... 340 Older Children, Restraints ............................. 43 Online Owner Center ................................... 463 OnStar® System, see OnStar® Manual ........ 135 Other Warning Devices ................................ 160 490 Outlet Adjustment ........................................ 192 Outlet(s), Accessory Power .......................... 181 Outside Automatic Dimming Heated Mirror ............ 135 Convex Mirror .......................................... 134 Curb View Assist Mirror ........................... 134 Power Mirrors .......................................... 133 Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ....................................... 353 Owner Checks and Services ....................... 448 Owners, Canadian .......................................... 3 Paint, Damage ............................................ 425 Panic Brake Assist ...................................... 285 Park Aid ...................................................... 178 Park (P) Shifting Into ............................................. 123 Shifting Out of ......................................... 125 Parking Assist ....................................................... 178 Brake ....................................................... 122 Over Things That Burn ............................ 126 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ............... 198 Passenger Compartment Air Filter ............... 192 Passenger Sensing System ........................... 81 Passing ....................................................... 288 PASS-Key® III+ ........................................... 111 PASS-Key® III+ Operation ........................... 112 Perimeter Lighting ....................................... 175 Power Accessory Outlet(s) .................................. 181 Door Locks .............................................. 103 Electrical System ..................................... 428 Inadvertent Battery Saver ......................... 177 Lumbar Controls ........................................ 10 Retained Accessory (RAP) ....................... 115 Seat ............................................................ 9 Steering Fluid .......................................... 364 Windows .................................................. 109 Pretensioners, Safety Belt ............................. 42 Programmable Automatic Door Locks .......... 104 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ...... 24 491 R Radiator Pressure Cap ................................ 351 Radios ........................................................ 241 Care of Your CD Player ........................... 274 Care of Your CDs .................................... 273 Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual ......................... 271 Radio with CD ................................ 245, 251 Setting the Time .............................. 242, 243 Theft-Deterrent ......................................... 271 Understanding Reception ......................... 272 Rainsense™ II Wipers ................................. 165 Rear Door Security Locks ........................... 104 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides .................. 39 Rear Seat Armrest ...................................... 152 Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts .............. 36 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with Compass .......................................... 132 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar® ............................................ 129 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar® and Compass ..................... 130 Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature ........................................ 19 Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ...................... 129 Rearview Mirrors ......................................... 129 492 Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 14 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants .......... 452 Recreational Vehicle Towing ........................ 313 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ............ 94 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation ................................................... 95 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire ........................... 410 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............ 409 Replacement Bulbs ..................................... 383 Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government ............................. 477 General Motors ........................................ 478 United States Government ....................... 477 Restraint System Check Checking the Restraint Systems ................. 88 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ......................................... 89 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ................ 115 Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ............................................... 34 Roadside Assistance Program ................................. 466 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .............. 307 Routing, Engine Drive Belt .......................... 454 Running the Engine While Parked ............... 128 S Safety Belt Safety Belts Passenger Reminder Light ....................... 197 Pretensioners ............................................. 42 Reminder Light ........................................ 196 Care of .................................................... 422 Center Front Passenger Position ................ 35 Driver Position ........................................... 25 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............ 25 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ............................................ 24 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ............... 39 Rear Seat Passengers ............................... 36 Right Front Passenger Position .................. 34 Safety Belt Extender .................................. 42 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ............. 34 Safety Belts Are for Everyone .................... 19 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster .................... 33 Safety Warnings and Symbols ......................... 4 Scheduled Maintenance ............................... 442 Seats Center Seat ............................................... 18 Head Restraints ......................................... 17 Heated and Cooled Seats .......................... 12 Seats (cont.) Heated Seats ............................................. 11 Manual Passenger ....................................... 9 Memory, Mirrors ......................................... 13 Power Lumbar ........................................... 10 Power Seats ................................................ 9 Reclining Seatbacks ................................... 14 Securing a Child Restraint Center Front Seat Position ......................... 65 Rear Seat Position ..................................... 62 Right Front Seat Position ........................... 65 Security Light .............................................. 210 Service ........................................................ 325 Accessories and Modiﬁcations .................. 325 Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle ......................................... 327 California Proposition 65 Warning ............. 326 Doing Your Own Work ............................. 326 Engine Soon Light ................................... 206 Publications Ordering Information ............. 478 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ......... 86 Setting the Time ................................. 242, 243 Sheet Metal Damage ................................... 425 Shifting Into Park (P) ................................... 123 Shifting Out of Park (P) ............................... 125 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .................. 162 493 Spare Tire Compact .................................................. 418 Installing .................................................. 410 Removing ................................................ 409 Storing ..................................................... 416 Speciﬁcations, Capacities ............................ 436 Speedometer ............................................... 196 StabiliTrak® System ..................................... 284 StabiliTrak® Indicator Light ........................... 203 Starting Your Engine ................................... 116 Steering ...................................................... 285 Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ................... 271 Steering Wheel, Heated .............................. 161 Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel .......................... 161 Storage Areas Center Console Storage Area ................... 151 Center Flex Storage Unit ......................... 152 Convenience Net ..................................... 152 Cupholder(s) ............................................ 151 Front Storage Area .................................. 151 Glove Box ................................................ 151 Rear Seat Armrest ................................... 152 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ............... 306 Sun Visors .................................................. 109 Sunroof ....................................................... 153 494 Tachometer ................................................. 196 Taillamps Back-Up Lamps ....................................... 382 Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Sidemarker Lamps ................................ 380 TCS Warning Light ...................................... 202 Theater Dimming ......................................... 175 Theft-Deterrent, Radio ................................. 271 Theft-Deterrent Systems .............................. 110 Content Theft-Deterrent ............................ 110 PASS-Key® III+ ........................................ 111 PASS-Key® III+ Operation ........................ 112 Tilt Wheel .................................................... 161 Tire Pressure Light .......................................... 205 Tires ........................................................... 385 Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels, Cleaning ............................................... 424 Buying New Tires ..................................... 400 Chains ..................................................... 406 Changing a Flat Tire ................................ 408 Cleaning .................................................. 424 Compact Spare Tire ................................. 418 Tires (cont.) Different Size ........................................... 402 If a Tire Goes Flat ................................... 407 Inﬂation - Tire Pressure ............................ 392 Inspection and Rotation ............................ 398 Installing the Spare Tire ........................... 410 Pressure Monitor System ......................... 393 Removing the Flat Tire ............................. 410 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ......... 409 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ..... 416 Tire Sidewall Labeling .............................. 386 Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions ............... 389 Uniform Tire Quality Grading .................... 402 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ........... 404 Wheel Replacement ................................. 404 When It Is Time for New Tires ................. 400 Recreational Vehicle ................................. 313 Towing a Trailer ....................................... 315 Your Vehicle ............................................. 313 Towing Traction Transaxle Control System (TCS) .............................. 283 Control System Warning Light .................. 202 StabiliTrak® System ................................. 284 Fluid, Automatic ....................................... 343 Transaxle Operation, Automatic ................... 119 Trip Odometer ............................................. 196 Trunk .......................................................... 106 Turn and Lane-Change Signals ................... 162 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever .................... 162 Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA) ........ 178 Understanding Radio Reception ................... 272 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ....................... 402 Universal Home Remote System ........ 139, 140 Operation ........................................ 141, 147 495 V Vehicle Control ..................................................... 280 Damage Warnings ....................................... 5 Loading .................................................... 307 Symbols ...................................................... 5 Vehicle Customization, DIC ......................... 231 Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders .............................. 471 Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN) .......................................... 427 Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label .............. 427 Ventilation Adjustment .................................. 192 Visors .......................................................... 109 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 194 Warnings DIC Warnings and Messages ................... 221 Hazard Warning Flashers ......................... 160 Other Warning Devices ............................ 160 Safety and Symbols ..................................... 4 Vehicle Damage .......................................... 5 496 Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance ..................... 404 Different Size ........................................... 402 Replacement ............................................ 404 Where to Put the Restraint ............................ 53 Windows ..................................................... 108 Power ...................................................... 109 Windshield Rainsense™ II Wipers ............................. 165 Washer .................................................... 166 Washer Fluid ........................................... 365 Wiper Blade Replacement ........................ 383 Wiper Blades, Cleaning ............................ 423 Wipers ..................................................... 164 Winter Driving ............................................. 302 Wiper Activated Headlamps ......................... 171 XM Radio Messages ................................... 269 XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System ......... 274 Your Vehicle and the Environment ............... 440 2007 Buick Lucerne Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 7 Front Seats .............................................. 9 Rear Seats ............................................. 19 Safety Belts ............................................ 19 Child Restraints ...................................... 43 Airbag System ........................................ 70 Restraint System Check ......................... 88 Features and Controls ................................. 91 Keys ....................................................... 93 Doors and Locks .................................. 102 Windows ............................................... 108 Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 110 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 113 Mirrors .................................................. 129 OnStar® System ................................... 135 Universal Home Remote System .......... 139 Storage Areas ...................................... 151 Sunroof ................................................ 153 Instrument Panel Overview Climate Controls Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators Driver Information Center (DIC) Audio System(s) Instrument Panel ........................................ 155 ................... 158 ................................... 182 .... 194 ............ 212 ................................... 241 Driving Your Vehicle .................................. 275 Your Driving, the Road, and Towing Your Vehicle ..................................... 276 ................................................. 313 Service and Appearance Care ................... 323 ................................................. 325 ...................................................... 327 ......... 332 ................................. 377 ................................ 380 .... 383 Service Fuel Checking Things Under the Hood Headlamp Aiming Bulb Replacement Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule ............................... 439 .......................... 440 Customer Assistance Information ............. 459 ..... 460 ...................... 477 Index ........................................................... 481 Customer Assistance and Information Reporting Safety Defects Tires ..................................................... 385 Appearance Care .................................. 418 Vehicle Identiﬁcation ............................. 427 Electrical System .................................. 428 Capacities and Speciﬁcations ................ 436 This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not have all of them. For example, more than one entertainment system may be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered without a front passenger or rear seats. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed when you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem, and the name LUCERNE are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles ﬁrst sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Buick Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15862327 A First Printing ©2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. How to Use This Manual Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. Index A good place to quickly locate information about the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Safety Warnings and Symbols There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. You will also ﬁnd a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this manual you will ﬁnd these notices: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice tells about something that can damage the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a speciﬁc component, control, message, gage, or indicator. If you need help ﬁguring out a speciﬁc name of a component, gage, or indicator, reference the following topics: (cid:127) Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 (cid:127) Features and Controls in Section 2 (cid:127) (cid:127) Climate Controls in Section 3 (cid:127) Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 Section 3 (cid:127) Audio System(s) in Section 3 (cid:127) Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ..................................................... 9 Manual Passenger Seat ................................ 9 Power Seats ................................................. 9 Power Lumbar ............................................. 10 Heated Seats .............................................. 11 Heated and Cooled Seats ........................... 12 Memory Seat and Mirrors ............................ 13 Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 14 Head Restraints .......................................... 17 ................................................ 18 Center Seat Rear Seats .................................................... 19 Rear Seat Pass-Through Door .................... 19 Safety Belts .................................................. 19 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 19 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ................................... 24 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 25 Driver Position ............................................. 25 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 33 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 34 Right Front Passenger Position ................... 34 Center Front Passenger Position ................. 35 Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 36 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 39 Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 42 Safety Belt Extender ................................... 42 Child Restraints ............................................ 43 Older Children ............................................. 43 Infants and Young Children ......................... 46 Child Restraint Systems .............................. 49 Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 53 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) .................................... 55 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ................................... 62 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Front Seat Position ....................... 65 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ......................... 65 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Passenger Sensing System ......................... 81 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 86 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 87 Restraint System Check ............................... 88 Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 88 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ........................................... 89 Airbag System .............................................. 70 Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 72 When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .................. 76 What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? ................... 78 How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 79 What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? ........................................ 79 Front Seats Manual Passenger Seat Power Seats Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to operate them are located on the outboard side of the seats. To adjust the seat, do any of the following: (cid:127) Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the control forward or rearward. (cid:127) Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by moving the front of the control up or down. If your vehicle has this feature, the power lumbar control is located on the outboard side of the front seats. Press the lumbar control forward to increase support and rearward to decrease support in the lower seatback. Press the control up or down to raise or lower the support mechanism. Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it may during long trips, so should the position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed. (cid:127) Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by moving the rear of the control up or down. (cid:127) Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entire control up or down. If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, see “Power Reclining Seatbacks” under Reclining Seatbacks on page 14. Power Lumbar Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown 10 Heated Seats Your vehicle may have heated front seats. To operate the heated seats, the ignition must be on. The buttons are located on the front doors forward of the door handle. Driver’s Side Buttons shown J(Heated Seat Cushion and Seatback): Press this button to turn on the heated seat cushion and seatback. I(Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn on the heated seatback. Press the button to turn on the desired feature. A light on that button will display to show which feature is on. There are three temperature settings for each feature. A column of three lights next to the buttons will display which setting the feature is in: high, medium or low. Three lights indicate the highest setting, two lights indicate medium and one light indicates the lowest setting. When you press a button, the feature will turn on at the highest setting. Each time you press the button, the feature will decrease one temperature setting. To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button until the display lights turn off. If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is started using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the front heated seats will be turned on to the high setting if it is cold outside. See “Remote Vehicle Start” under Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 95. When the key is inserted into the ignition and the ignition is turned on, the heated seat feature will turn off. To turn the heated seat feature back on, press the desired button. 11 Heated and Cooled Seats The front seats may have the heated and cooled seat feature. To heat or cool the seats, the ignition must be on. The buttons are located on the front doors forward of the door handle. Driver’s Side Buttons shown J(Heated Seat Cushion and Seatback): Press this button to heat the seat cushion and seatback. I(Heated Seatback): Press this button to heat the seatback. H(Cooled Seat Cushion and Seatback): Press this button to cool the seat cushion and seatback. 12 Press each button to turn on the desired feature. A light on that button will display indicating which feature is on. There are three temperature settings for each feature. A column of three lights next to the buttons will display which setting the feature is in: high, medium or low. Three lights indicate the highest setting, two lights indicate medium and one light indicates the lowest setting. When you press a button, the feature will turn on at the highest setting. Each time you press the button, the feature will decrease one temperature setting. To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button until the display lights turn off. If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is started using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the front heated seats will be turned on to the high setting if it is cold outside. See “Remote Vehicle Start” under Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 95. When the key is inserted into the ignition and the ignition is turned on, the heated seat feature will turn off. To turn the heated seat feature back on, press the desired button. Memory Seat and Mirrors Your vehicle may have the memory package. The controls for this feature are located on the driver’s door panel, and are used to program and recall memory settings for the driver’s seat and the outside mirrors. To save your positions in memory, do the following: 1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback recliner and lumbar, and both outside mirrors to your preferred position. 2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps sound through the driver’s side front speaker to let you know that the position has been stored. A second seating and mirror position can be programmed by repeating the above steps and pressing button 2 for a second driver. To recall your memory positions, the vehicle must be in PARK (P). Press and release either button 1 or button 2 corresponding to the desired driving position. The seat and outside mirrors will move to the position previously stored for the identiﬁed driver. You will hear a single beep. If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to enter your vehicle and the remote recall memory feature is on, automatic seat and mirror movement will occur. See “MEMORY SEAT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle Customization on page 231 for more information. To stop recall movement of the memory feature at any time, press one of the power seat controls, memory buttons, or power mirror buttons. If something has blocked the driver’s seat while recalling a memory position, the driver’s seat recall may stop working. If this happens, press the appropriate control for the area that is not recalling for two seconds, after the obstruction is removed. Then try recalling the memory position again by pressing the appropriate memory button. If the memory position is still not recalling, see your dealer for service. 13 Easy Exit Seat The control for this feature is located on the driver’s door panel between buttons 1 and 2. With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position can be recalled by pressing the exit button. You will hear a single beep. The driver’s seat will move back. If the easy exit seat feature is on in the Driver Information Center (DIC), automatic seat movement will occur when the key is removed from the ignition. See “EASY EXIT SEAT” under DIC Vehicle Customization on page 231 for more information. Further programming for automatic seat movement can be done using the DIC. You can select or not select the following: (cid:127) The easy exit seat feature. (cid:127) The memory seat recall feature. For programming information, see DIC Vehicle Customization on page 231. Reclining Seatbacks Manual Reclining Seatbacks {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked. 14 If the seats have manual reclining seatbacks, the lever used to operate them is located on the outboard side of the seats. Passenger’s Seat shown To recline the seatback, do the following: 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lever to lock the seatback in place. 3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To return the seatback to an upright position, do the following: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the upright position. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. 15 Power Reclining Seatbacks Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, the controls used to operate them are located on the outboard side of the seats. (cid:127) Tilt the top of the control rearward to recline the seatback. (cid:127) Tilt the top of the control forward to raise the seatback. 16 {CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Do not have the seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. Head Restraints Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. 17 Pull the head restraint up to raise it. Center Seat To lower the head restraint, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the head restraint down. Your vehicle may have a front center seat. This seat can be converted to a storage area by lowering the seatback. See Center Flex Storage Unit on page 152. For information on safety belts for this position, see Center Front Passenger Position on page 35. 18 Rear Seats Rear Seat Pass-Through Door Your vehicle has a pass-through door that provides access to the trunk from the rear seats. See “Rear Seat Pass-Through Door” under Trunk on page 106. Safety Belts Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. {CAUTION: Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you are not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be, if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts are fastened properly too. 19 {CAUTION: It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a safety belt properly. Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and your passengers to buckle your safety belts. See Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 196 and Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 197. In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here is why: They work. You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than 40 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter... a lot! 20 Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels. 21 Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider does not stop. The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 22 or the instrument panel... or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why safety belts make such good sense. 23 Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in an accident — even one that is not your fault — you and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver does not protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Safety belts are for everyone. Questions and Answers About Safety Belts Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I am wearing a safety belt? A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you are upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to wear safety belts? A: Airbags are supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts — not instead of them. Every airbag system ever offered for sale has required the use of safety belts. Even if you are in a vehicle that has airbags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That is true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. 24 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly This part is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page 43 or Infants and Young Children on page 46. Follow those rules for everyone’s protection. First, you will want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We will start with the driver position. Driver Position Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to wear it properly. 1. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see how, see “Seats” in the Index. 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it get twisted. The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you more slowly. 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. 25 Be sure to use the correct buckle when buckling your lap-shoulder belt. If you ﬁnd that the latch plate will not go fully into the buckle, see if you are using the buckle for the center passenger position. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 42. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 5. Move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the height that is right for you. Improper shoulder belt height adjustment could reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt in a crash. See Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment on page 33. 26 6. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder belt. It may be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to fully tighten the lap belt on smaller occupants. The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you would be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or crash. 27 Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should ﬁt against your body. A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It will not give nearly as much protection this way. 28 Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your lap belt is too loose. In a crash, you could slide under the lap belt and apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The lap belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. A: The lap belt is too loose. It will not give nearly as much protection this way. 29 Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong place like this. In a crash, the belt would go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at the pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you. A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place. 30 Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under your arm. In a crash, your body would move too far forward, which would increase the chance of head and neck injury. Also, the belt would apply too much force to the ribs, which are not as strong as shoulder bones. You could also severely injure internal organs like your liver or spleen. A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should be worn over the shoulder at all times. 31 Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. In a crash, you would not have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces. If a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or ask your dealer to ﬁx it. A: The belt is twisted across the body. 32 To unlatch the belt, push the button on the buckle. The belt should go back out of the way. Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle. Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the height that is right for you. Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the belt is centered on your shoulder. The belt should be away from your face and neck, but not falling off your shoulder. Improper shoulder belt height adjustment could reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt in a crash. To move it down, press the release button (A) and move the height adjuster to the desired position. You can move the height adjuster up just by pushing up on the shoulder belt guide. After you move the height adjuster to where you want it, try to move it down without pressing the release button to make sure it has locked into position. 33 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they do not wear safety belts. The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it is more likely that the fetus will not be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Right Front Passenger Position To learn how to wear the right front passenger’s safety belt properly, see Driver Position on page 25. The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s safety belt — except for one thing. If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt out all the way, you will engage the child restraint locking feature. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the way and start again. When the safety belt is not in use, slide the latch plate up so that it is stored on the safety belt stitching, near the guide loop. If your vehicle has a center passenger position, be sure to use the correct buckle when buckling your lap-shoulder belt. If the latch plate will not go fully into the buckle, see if you are using the buckle for the center passenger position. A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should be worn as low as possible, below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy. 34 Center Front Passenger Position Lap Belt If your vehicle has a front bench seat, someone can sit in the center position. When you sit in the center front seating position, you have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it along the belt. To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until the belt is snug. Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap part of a lap-shoulder belt. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 42. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 35 Rear Seat Passengers It is very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. Rear passengers who are not safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts. Lap-Shoulder Belt All rear seating positions have lap-shoulder belts. Here is how to wear one properly. 36 1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it get twisted. The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you more slowly. 2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. The latch plates for the safety belts in each rear seating position vary in size. If the center rear or the left rear latch plate is inserted into the incorrect buckle, the plate will not latch properly. Be sure you are using the correct buckle and that the latch plate clicks when inserted into the buckle. When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way, it will lock. If it does, let it go back and start again. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 42. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 3. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder part. 37 The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or a crash. {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should ﬁt against your body. The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the pelvic bones. And you would be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. 38 There is one guide for each outside passenger position in the rear seat. Here is how to install a comfort guide to the safety belt: To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle. Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Rear shoulder belt comfort guides may provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for small adults. When installed on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide better positions the belt away from the neck and head. 1. Remove the guide from its storage pocket on the rear side of the seatback. 39 2. Slide the guide under and past the belt. The elastic cord must be under the belt. Then, place the guide over the belt, and insert the two edges of the belt into the slots of the guide. 3. Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it lies ﬂat. The elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on top. 40 {CAUTION: A safety belt that is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. 4. Buckle, position, and release the safety belt as described in Rear Seat Passengers on page 36. Make sure that the shoulder belt crosses the shoulder. To remove and store the comfort guide, squeeze the belt edges together so that you can take them out of the guide. Slide the guide into its storage pocket on the side of the seatback. 41 Safety Belt Pretensioners Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for the driver and right front passenger. Although you cannot see them, they are part of the safety belt assembly. They help tighten the safety belts during the early stages of a moderate to severe frontal and near frontal crash if the threshold conditions for pretensioner activation are met. And, if your vehicle has side impact airbags, safety belt pretensioners can help tighten the safety belts in a side crash. Pretensioners work only once. If they activate in a crash, you will need to get new ones, and probably other new parts for your safety belt system. See Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash on page 89. Safety Belt Extender If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you should use it. But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer will order you an extender. When you go in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be long enough for you. To help avoid personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use it only for the seat it is made to ﬁt. The extender has been designed for adults. Never use it for securing child seats. To wear it, just attach it to the regular safety belt. For more information see the instruction sheet that comes with the extender. 42 Child Restraints Older Children Older children who have outgrown booster seats should wear the vehicle’s safety belts. Q: What is the proper way to wear safety belts? A: An older child should wear a lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder belt should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt should ﬁt snugly below the hips, just touching the top of the thighs. It should never be worn over the abdomen, which could cause severe or even fatal internal injuries in a crash. According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating positions. In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike other people who are buckled up, or can be thrown out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety belts properly. 43 Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, but the child is so small that the shoulder belt is very close to the child’s face or neck? A: If the child is sitting in a seat next to a window, move the child toward the center of the vehicle. Also see Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides on page 39. If the child is sitting in the center rear seat passenger position, move the child toward the safety belt buckle. In either case, be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child’s shoulder, so that in a crash the child’s upper body would have the restraint that belts provide. {CAUTION: Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same belt. The belt can not properly spread the impact forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by only one person at a time. 44 {CAUTION: Never do this. Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind the child. If the child wears the belt in this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt. The belt’s force would then be applied right on the child’s abdomen. That could cause serious or fatal injuries. Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the child’s thighs. This applies belt force to the child’s pelvic bones in a crash. 45 Infants and Young Children Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This includes infants and all other children. Neither the distance traveled nor the age and size of the traveler changes the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints. In fact, the law in every state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be restrained while in a vehicle. {CAUTION: Children can be seriously injured or strangled if a shoulder belt is wrapped around their neck and the safety belt continues to tighten. Never leave children unattended in a vehicle and never allow children to play with the safety belts. Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles, they should have the protection provided by appropriate restraints. Young children should not use the vehicle’s adult safety belts alone, unless there is no other choice. Instead, they need to use a child restraint. {CAUTION: People should never hold a baby in their arms while riding in a vehicle. A baby does not weigh much — until a crash. During a crash a baby will become so heavy it is not possible to hold it. For example, in a crash at only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12 lb (5.5 kg) baby will suddenly become a 240 lb (110 kg) force on a person’s arms. A baby should be secured in an appropriate restraint. 46 CAUTION: (Continued) Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its airbag system is designed for them. Young children and infants need the protection that a child restraint system can provide. {CAUTION: Children who are up against, or very close to, any airbag when it inﬂates can be seriously injured or killed. Airbags plus lap-shoulder belts offer protection for adults and older children, but not for young children and infants. CAUTION: (Continued) 47 {CAUTION: Newborn infants need complete support, including support for the head and neck. This is necessary because a newborn infant’s neck is weak and its head weighs so much compared with the rest of its body. In a crash, an infant in a rear-facing seat settles into the restraint, so the crash forces can be distributed across the strongest part of an infant’s body, the back and shoulders. Infants always should be secured in appropriate infant restraints. Q: What are the different types of add-on child restraints? A: Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by the vehicle’s owner, are available in four basic types. Selection of a particular restraint should take into consideration not only the child’s weight, height, and age but also whether or not the restraint will be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will be used. For most basic types of child restraints, there are many different models available. When purchasing a child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used in a motor vehicle. If it is, the restraint will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that come with the restraint state the weight and height limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition, there are many kinds of restraints available for children with special needs. 48 {CAUTION: The body structure of a young child is quite unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom the safety belts are designed. A young child’s hip bones are still so small that the vehicle’s regular safety belt may not remain low on the hip bones, as it should. Instead, it may settle up around the child’s abdomen. In a crash, the belt would apply force on a body area that is unprotected by any bony structure. This alone could cause serious or fatal injuries. Young children always should be secured in appropriate child restraints. Child Restraint Systems An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in a motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system designed to restrain or position a child on a continuous ﬂat surface. Make sure that the infant’s head rests toward the center of the vehicle. 49 A rear-facing infant seat (B) provides restraint with the seating surface against the back of the infant. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint. A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides restraint for the child’s body with the harness and also sometimes with surfaces such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields. 50 A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to improve the ﬁt of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Some booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and some high-back booster seats have a ﬁve-point harness. A booster seat can also help a child to see out the window. Q: How Should I Use a Child Restraint? A: A child restraint system is any device designed for use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position children. A built-in child restraint system is a permanent part of the motor vehicle. An add-on child restraint system is a portable one, which is purchased by the vehicle’s owner. To help reduce injuries, an add-on child restraint must be secured in the vehicle. With built-in or add-on child restraints, the child has to be secured within the child restraint. When choosing an add-on child restraint, be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may ﬁnd these instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both. 51 See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 55 for more information. A child can be endangered in a crash if the child restraint is not properly secured in the vehicle. When securing an add-on child restraint, refer to the instructions that come with the restraint which may be on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and to this manual. The child restraint instructions are important, so if they are not available, obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer. Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle — even when no child is in it. Securing an Add-on Child Restraint in the Vehicle {CAUTION: A child can be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child restraint is not properly secured in the vehicle. Make sure the child restraint is properly installed in the vehicle using the vehicle’s safety belt or LATCH system, following the instructions that came with that restraint, and also the instructions in this manual. To help reduce the chance of injury, the child restraint must be secured in the vehicle. Child restraint systems must be secured in vehicle seats by lap belts or the lap belt portion of a lap-shoulder belt, or by the LATCH system. 52 Securing the Child Within the Child Restraint There are several systems for securing the child within the child restraint. One system, the three-point harness, has straps that come down over each of the infant’s shoulders and buckle together at the crotch. The ﬁve-point harness system has two shoulder straps, two hip straps, and a crotch strap. A shield may take the place of hip straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulder straps that are attached to a ﬂat pad which rests low against the child’s body. A shelf- or armrest-type shield has straps that are attached to a wide, shelf-like shield that swings up or to the side. Because there are different systems, it is important to refer to the instructions that come with the restraint. A child can be endangered in a crash if the child is not properly secured in the child restraint. Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We, therefore, recommend that child restraints be secured in a rear seat, including an infant riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding in a forward-facing child seat and an older child riding in a booster seat. {CAUTION: A child can be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child is not properly secured in the child restraint. Make sure the child is properly secured, following the instructions that came with that restraint. 53 Your vehicle has a rear seat that will accommodate a rear-facing child restraint. A label on your sun visor says, “Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front.” This is because the risk to the rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys. {CAUTION: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger’s airbag inﬂates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inﬂating airbag. Even though the passenger sensing system is designed to turn off the right front passenger’s frontal and seat-mounted side impact airbag if the system detects a rear-facing child restraint, no system is CAUTION: (Continued) 54 CAUTION: (Continued) fail-safe, and no one can guarantee that an airbag will not deploy under some unusual circumstance, even though it is turned off. We recommend that rear-facing child restraints be secured in the rear seat, even if the airbags are off. If you need to secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, always move the front passenger seat as far back as it will go. It is better to secure the child restraint in a rear seat. {CAUTION: A child in a child restraint in the center front seat can be badly injured or killed by the right front passenger’s airbag if it inﬂates. Never secure a child restraint in the center front seat. It is always better to secure a child restraint in the rear seat. Wherever you install a child restraint, be sure to secure the child restraint properly. Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle — even when no child is in it. Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) The LATCH system holds a child restraint during driving or in a crash. This system is designed to make installation of a child restraint easier. The LATCH system uses anchors in the vehicle and attachments on the child restraint that are made for use with the LATCH system Make sure that a LATCH-compatible child restraint is properly installed using the anchors, or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint, following the instructions that came with that restraint, and also the instructions in this manual. When installing a child restraint with a top tether, you must also use either the lower anchors or the safety belts to properly secure the child restraint. A child restraint must never be installed using only the top tether and anchor. In order to use the LATCH system in your vehicle, you need a child restraint that has LATCH attachments. The child restraint manufacturer will provide you with instructions on how to use the child restraint and its attachments. The following explains how to attach a child restraint with these attachments in your vehicle. Not all vehicle seating positions or child restraints have lower anchors and attachments or top tether anchors and attachments. 55 Lower Anchors Top Tether Anchor Lower anchors (A) are metal bars built into the vehicle. There are two lower anchors for each LATCH seating position that will accommodate a child restraint with lower attachments (B). A top tether (A, C) anchors the top of the child restraint to the vehicle. A top tether anchor is built into the vehicle. The top tether attachment (B) on the child restraint connects to the top tether anchor in the vehicle in order to reduce the forward movement and rotation of the child restraint during driving or in a crash. Your child restraint may have a single tether (A) or a dual tether (C). Either will have a single attachment (B) to secure the top tether to the anchor. 56 Some child restraints that have a top tether are designed for use with or without the top tether being attached. Others require the top tether always to be attached. In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be attached. In the United States, some child restraints also have a top tether. Be sure to read and follow the instructions for your child restraint. If the child restraint does not have a top tether, one can be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints. Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit is available. Lower Anchor and Top Tether Anchor Locations i (Top Tether Anchor): Seating positions with top tether anchors. j (Lower Anchor): Seating positions with two lower anchors. Rear Seat To assist you in locating the lower anchors, each seating position with lower anchors has two labels, near the crease between the seatback and the seat cushion. To assist you in locating the top tether anchors, the top tether anchor symbol is located on the trim cover. 57 Do not secure a child restraint in the right front passenger’s position if a national or local law requires that the top tether be attached, or if the instructions that come with the child restraint say that the top tether must be attached. There is no place to attach the top tether in this position. Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. See Where to Put the Restraint on page 53 for additional information. The top tether anchors are located under the trim covers on the rear seatback ﬁller panel. Flip open the trim cover to access the anchors. Be sure to use an anchor located on the same side of the vehicle as the seating position where the child restraint will be placed. 58 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System {CAUTION: {CAUTION: If a LATCH-type child restraint is not attached to anchors, the restraint will not be able to protect the child correctly. In a crash, the child could be seriously injured or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraint is properly installed using the anchors, or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint, following the instructions that came with that restraint, and also the instructions in this manual. Each top tether anchor and lower anchor in the vehicle is designed to hold only one child restraint. Attaching more than one child restraint to a single anchor could cause the anchor or attachment to come loose or even break during a crash. A child or others could be injured if this happens. To help prevent injury to people and damage to your vehicle, attach only one child restraint per anchor. 59 Folding an empty rear seat with the safety belts secured may cause damage to the safety belt or the seat. When removing the child restraint, always remember to return the safety belts to their normal, stowed position before folding the rear seat. 1. Attach and tighten the lower attachments to the lower anchors. If the child restraint does not have lower attachments or the desired seating position does not have lower anchors, secure the child restraint with the top tether and the safety belts. Refer to your child restraint manufacturer instructions and the instructions in this manual. 1.1. Find the lower anchors for the desired seating position. 1.2. Put the child restraint on the seat. 1.3. Attach and tighten the lower attachments on the child restraint to the lower anchors. {CAUTION: Children can be seriously injured or strangled if a shoulder belt is wrapped around their neck and the safety belt continues to tighten. Secure any unused safety belts behind the child restraint so children cannot reach them. Pull the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock, if your vehicle has one, after the child restraint has been installed. Be sure to follow the instructions of the child restraint manufacturer. Notice: Contact between the child restraint or the LATCH attachment parts and the vehicle’s safety belt assembly may cause damage to these parts. Make sure when securing unused safety belts behind the child restraint that there is no contact between the child restraint or the LATCH attachment parts and the vehicle’s safety belt assembly. 60 2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends that the top tether be attached, attach and tighten the top tether to the top tether anchor, if equipped. Refer to the child restraint instructions and the following steps: 2.1. Find the top tether anchor. 2.2. Flip open the top tether anchor trim cover to expose the anchor. 2.3. Route, attach and tighten the top tether according to your child restraint instructions and the following instructions: If the position you are using does not have a head restraint and you are using a single tether, route the tether over the seatback. If the position you are using does not have a head restraint and you are using a dual tether, route the tether over the seatback. If the position you are using has a ﬁxed head restraint and you are using a single

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2007 Buick Lucerne Owners Manual