2005 Buick Rendezvous Owner Manual M
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2005 Buick Rendezvous Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-62 Front Seats ............................................... 1-3 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-75 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-8 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-20 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-43 Towing ................................................... 4-36 Airbag System ......................................... 1-67 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-83 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-47 Windows ................................................. 2-13 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-49 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-15 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-53 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-19 Tires ...................................................... 5-55 Mirrors .................................................... 2-31 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-95 ® OnStar System ...................................... 2-33 Vehicle Identification ............................... 5-103 ® HomeLink Transmitter ............................. 2-34 Electrical System .................................... 5-104 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-38 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-112 Sunroof .................................................. 2-47 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-47 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-28 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-11 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-37 Index .................................................................1 Message Center ....................................... 3-51 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 RENDEZVOUS are About Driving Your Vehicle registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this This manual includes the latest information at the time it vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an was printed. We reserve the right to make changes accident. See Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle after that time without notice. For vehicles first sold in on page 4-2. Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Buick Motor Division whenever it appears How to Use This Manual in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is Many people read the owner manual from beginning to needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. 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. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 05RENDEZVOUS A First Edition © 2004 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii Index In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the A good place to quickly locate information about the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an you or others could be hurt. alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety Safety Warnings and Symbols symbol means “Do Not,” There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We “Do Not do this” or “Do Not use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things let this happen.” that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with Notice: These mean there is something that could the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered If you need help figuring out a specific name of a by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But component, gage, or indicator, reference the following the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. topics: When you read other manuals, you might see • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. • Features and Controls in Section 2 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • Climate Controls in Section 3 • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-3 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-42 Manual Passenger Seat ..................................1-3 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-42 Four-Way Manual Driver Seat ..........................1-3 Child Restraints .............................................1-43 Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-4 Older Children ..............................................1-43 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-5 Infants and Young Children ............................1-45 Heated Seats .................................................1-5 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-48 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-6 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-52 Head Restraints .............................................1-7 Top Strap ....................................................1-53 Rear Seats .......................................................1-8 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-54 Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-8 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Split Bench Seats ...........................................1-8 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-58 Captain Chairs .............................................1-13 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Stowable Seat ..............................................1-17 LATCH System .........................................1-60 Safety Belts ...................................................1-20 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-20 Seat Position ............................................1-60 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-24 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-25 Seat Position ............................................1-62 Driver Position ..............................................1-25 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-33 Seat Position ............................................1-64 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-34 Airbag System ...............................................1-67 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-34 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-70 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-34 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-73 Center Rear Passenger Position .....................1-38 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-75 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-75 and Small Adults .......................................1-40 1-1 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-76 Restraint System Check ..................................1-83 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-77 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-83 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-82 Replacing Restraint System