2003 Buick Rendezvous Owners Manual

United States Government ..............................

7-9 7 9 7-8 Reprogramming a Single HomeLink@ Button ....... 2-40 Resetting Defaults ........................................... 2-40 6-10 Restraint System Check ................................... Checking Your Restraint Systems ................... 1-84 Repiacing Restraint System Paris

After a Crash

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Restraint Systems

Checking .................................................... 1-84 Replacing Parts ........................................... 1-84 Restraints, Head ............................................... 1-8 ...................... Retained Accessory Power (RAP) 2-21 Retro-Active Reset .......................................... 3-38 Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ...... 1-37 Roadside

Assistance Program .......................................

7-5 Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out ................... 4-32 Roof Rack System 2-42 Running Your Engine While You Are Parked ....... 2-32

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Safety Belt

Safety Belts

Reminder Light ............................................ 3-38

Care of ...................................................... 5-90 1-42 Center Rear Passenger Position .................... Driver Position ............................................ 1-28 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-27 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ........ 1-26 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for

Children and Small Adults ......................... ................................. Rear Seat Passengers Right Front Passenger Position ......................

1-44 1-38 1-37

Safety Belts (cont.)

Safety Belt Extender .................................... Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety Belts Are for Everyone

1-48 ................. 1-36 ....................... 1-22 Safety Chains ................................................. 4-40 ... Safety Warnings and Symbols III Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4 Seat Recall .................................................... 3-67 Seats

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Captain Chairs ............................................ ..................... Four-Way Manual Driver Seat Head Restraints ........................................ Heated Seats ........................................... Manual Lumbar ......................................... Manual Passenger ......................................... Memory ..................................................... Rear Seat Operation ...................................... Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... Six-Way Power Seats Split Bench Seats ..................................... ......................................... Stowable Seat

1-14 1-3 1-8 1-6 1-5 1-3 2-57 1-9 1-6 .......... 1-5 1-9 1-18 ..... 5-72

Secondary Latch System .................... Securing a Child Restraint Center Rear Seat Position 1-69 Designed for the LATCH System ................... 1-66 Rear Outside Seat Position ........................... 1-66 Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-71 Security Message, PASS-Key@ Ill ...................... 3-51

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Service ...........................................................

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Adding Equipment to

the Outside of

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Your Vehicle .............................................. ...................................

Doing Your Own Work Engine Soon Light Publications Ordering Information ..................... Traction System Warning Message Vehicle Soon Message

................................. Service Bulletins ............................................... Service Engine Soon Light in the United States

5-4 5-4 ......... 3-42 7-9 ................. 3-47 3-54 7-9

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or Check Engine Light in Canada .....................

3-42 Service Manuals ............................................... 7-9 3-93 Setting Preset PTYs (RDS Only) Setting Preset Stations .................... 3-71, 3-79, 3-90 Setting the Time 3-69 Setting the Tone (BassTTreSle) .......... 3-77, 3-79, 3-91 Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-92 Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-27 Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-30 ........................... Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster 1-30 Skidding ........................................................ 4-1 7 ....................... 4-21 Some Other Rainy Weather Tips ............................................ Spare I rre w w c k m 4 A W- I u ..................... Special Fabric Cleaning Problems 5-88 Specifications, Capacities ............................... 5-1 02 Speedometer .................................................. 3-37 ......... 1-9 Split Bench Seats ........... 6-1 1 Starter Switch Check

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Starting Your Engine ....................................... Steering ........................................................ Steering in Emergencies .................................. Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle

Boot and Seal Inspection .......................... Steering Tips .................................................. Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ....................... Stereo RCA Jacks ......................................... Storage Areas

2-21 4-12 4-14

6-13 4-13 3-1 13 3-102

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Cell Phone Storage Area .............................. 2-41 Convenience Net ......................................... 2-45 Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-41 Floor Console Storage Area .......................... 2-42 ............ 2-42 Front Armrest Storage Area .... Glove Box ........ 2-41 Overhead Console ................................... 2-41 Rear Convenience Center ............................. 2-46 Rear Storage Area ....................................... 2-45 ....................................... 2-42 Roof Rack System Storage Compartment ...................................... 2-41 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-79 Stowable Seat ................................................ 1-18 3LuLn 1 1 1 Qat I u , I v I u u , I'cIG u I u 1 I v v w ...................... 4-22 Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-15 Sunglasses Storage Compartment ..................... 2-42 Sunroof ......................................................... 2-49 Switchbanks, Instrument Panel .......................... 3-18

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Tachometer ... Taillamps

Back-up Lamps ........................................... .......................... Turn Signal, and Stoplamps TCS Warning Light .......................................... Theft-Deterrent, Radio .................................... Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ PASS-Key@ Ill ............................................. PASS-Key@ Ill Operation ............................... Throttle System Inspection ............................... Tilt Mirror ....................................................... Tilt Wheel ........................................................ Tips and Trouble ....................................... Ti re

5-51 5-50 3-41 3-1 12 2-1 6 2-1 6 2-1 7 2-1 8 6-1 4 3-68 3-7 3-109

Low Message

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3-50 Tire Inflation Check ........................................... 6-9 Tires ..................................................... 5-55, 5-92 Buying New Tires .................................... 5-60 Chains ................................................... 5-64 Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-67 Check Tire Pressure System ......................... 5-56 Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-85 5-66 If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... Inflation -- Tire Pressure ............................... 5-56 Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-58 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-61

Tires (cont.)

Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-62 Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-62 ...................... 5-59 When It Is Time for New Tires 2-22 To Use the Engine Coolant Heater .................... Top of the Instrument Panel ............................. 5-89 Top Strap ...................................................... 1-59 Top Strap Anchor Location ............................... 1-60 Torque Lock ................................................... 2-29 .................. 4-39 Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s Tires Towing

Recreational Vehicle ..................................... Towing a Trailer .......................................... Your Vehicle ...............................................

4-33 4-36 4-33

Traction

Active Message ........................................... 3-47 .................................. Control System (TCS) 4-11 ....................... Control System Warning Light 3-41 Service Traction System Warning Message ....... 3-47 4-40 ......... 4-43

Trailer Brakes ................................................. Trailer Wiring Harness .................... Transaxle

Fluid, Automatic ...........................................

5-19 Transaxle Operation, Automatic ......................... 2-23 Transfer Case (Power Transfer Unit) .................. 5-46 Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer Case Unit

Repair Manual ..............................................

Transportation Options .................... Trip Odometer ...........................

7-9 ........... 7-7 ..... 3-37

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Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... ........................... Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer

3-8 3-7 .................. 4-42

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............................. Underbody Flushing Service .................................... Underhood Fuse Block Understanding Radio Reception ....................... Uniform Tire Quality Grading United States Unlock Feedback .............................. Used Replacement Wheels .................................. Using Cleaner on Fabric Using HomeLink@ ........................................... Using RDS .................................................... ................................... Using Song List Mode Ustrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)

6-12 5-99 3-1 14 .................. 5-61 ............ 7-4 , ...... 3-65 5-63 5-88 2-40 3-72 3-100 .............. 3-22

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Vehicle Identification

Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-95 Service Parts Identification Label ................... 5-95 Vehicle Personalization .................................... 2-50 Automatic Door LocWUnlock .......................... 2-52 .... 2-53 Delayed Locking ............................... DIC ........................................................ 3-59 Entering Programming Mode ......................... 2-50 Exiting Programming Mode ........................... 2-56 Headlamp Exit Delay ................................... 2-51 Memory Seat .............................................. 2-57 Remote Driver Unlock Control ....................... 2-54 Remote Lock and Unlock Confirmation ........... 2-55 Vehicle Storage .............................................. 5-41 ....................... Ventilation Adjustment .... 3-34 Video Screen ................... .................. 3-103 Vinyl ............................................................. 5-89 Visor Vanity Mirror .......................................... 2-15 Visors ........................................................... 2-15

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Damage Warnings ........................................... Design ......................................................... Loading ...................................................... Service Soon Message ................................. ayrrluwls .........................................................

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4-7 iv 4-3 4-34 3-54 iV

Warm-up Shltt ................................. Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators .. .., Warnings

2-25 .... .... 3-35

Hazard Warning Flashers .............. Other Warning Devices .................................. Safety and Symbols ..................................... Vehicle Damage ..........................................

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Washer Fluid Low Warning Message ............. 3-52 Washing Your Vehicle ...................................... 5-90 Weatherstrip Lubrication ................................... 6-1 0 Weight of the Trailer ........................................ 4-38 Weight of the Trailer Tongue ............................. 4-38 What Kind of Engine Oil to Use ........................ 5-15 What to Do with Used Oil ................................ 5-18 What to Use .......................................... 5-22, 5-36 Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance ........... Replacement ........................................... When to Add Engine Oil .............................. When to Change Engine Oil

... 5-62 5-62 5-14

(GM Oil Life System) ............................... 5-17 When to Check .............................................. 5-56 When to Check and Change ............................ 5-19 When to Check Power Steering Fluid ................ 5-36 When You Are Ready to Leave After

Parking on a Hill ......................................... 4-43 Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-58 Why Safety Belts Work .................................... 1-23 Window Lock Out ........................................... 2-15

Windows ....................................................... Power ........................................................

Windshield, Backglass and Wiper Blades Windshield Washer ........................................... Fluid ..........................................................

2-13 2-14 ........... 5-91 3-9 5-36 ................. 6-9

Windshield Washer Fluid Level Check Windshield Wiper

Blade Replacement ...................................... Fuses ........................................................

Windshield Wipers ............................................ Winter Driving ................................................ Wiper Blade Check .....................

5-53 5-96 3-9 4-27 ............ 6-10

XMTM Satellite Radio Antenna System .............. 3-1 16 XMTM Satellite Radio Service 3-1 14

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Your Driving. the Road. and Your Vehicle ............. 4-2 Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2

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