2006 Buick Lucerne Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-50 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-74 Rear Seats .............................................. 1-10 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-10 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-30 Towing ................................................... 4-34 Airbag System ......................................... 1-52 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-69 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-11 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-49 Windows ................................................. 2-16 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-52 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-18 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-55 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-21 Tires ...................................................... 5-56 Mirrors .................................................... 2-33 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-83 ® OnStar System ...................................... 2-38 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-92 Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-40 Electrical System ...................................... 5-93 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-44 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-101 Sunroof .................................................. 2-46 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-46 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 ...................................... 3-23 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-13 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-33 Index ................................................................ 1 2006 - Buick Lucerne Owner Manual 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, and the BUICK Emblem are registered trademarks; How to Use This Manual and the name LUCERNE is a trademark of General Many people read the owner manual from beginning to Motors Corporation. end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this This manual includes the latest information at the time it is done, it can help you learn about the features was printed. We reserve the right to make changes and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work after that time without further notice. For vehicles first together in the owner manual to explain things. sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Buick Motor Division whenever it Index appears in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if A good place to quickly locate information about the it is needed when you are on the road. If the vehicle vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 06LUCERNE A First Printing © 2005 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii 2006 - Buick Lucerne Owner Manual Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash through it in There are a number of safety cautions in this book. this book. This safety We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about symbol means “Do Not,” things that could hurt you if you were to ignore “Do Not do this” or “Do Not the warning. let this happen.” {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. iii 2006 - Buick Lucerne Owner Manual 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. component, gage, or indicator, reference the But the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the following topics: damage. • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors • Features and Controls in Section 2 or in different words. • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. • Climate Controls in Section 3 They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv 2006 - Buick Lucerne Owner Manual These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v 2006 - Buick Lucerne Owner Manual ✍ NOTES vi 2006 - Buick Lucerne Owner Manual Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Child Restraints .............................................1-30 Manual Passenger Seat ..................................1-2 Older Children ..............................................1-30 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Infants and Young Children ............................1-33 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-36 Heated Seats .................................................1-4 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-40 Heated and Cooled Seats ................................1-5 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-6 Children (LATCH) ......................................1-41 Head Restraints .............................................1-9 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat .................................................1-10 Rear Seat Position ....................................1-46 Rear Seats .....................................................1-10 Securing a Child Restraint in the Rear Seat Pass-Through Door ........................1-10 Center Front Seat Position ..........................1-48 Securing a Child Restraint in the Safety Belts ...................................................1-10 Right Front Seat Position ............................1-49 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-10 Airbag System ...............................................1-52 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-15 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-55 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-16 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-59 Driver Position ..............................................1-16 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-61 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-22 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-61 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-23 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-62 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-23 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-63 Center Front Passenger Position .....................1-24 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-67 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-25 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-27 Vehicle ....................................................1-68 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-29 Restraint System Check ..................................1-69 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-30 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-69 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................1-70 1-1 2006 - Buick Lucerne Owner Manual Front Seats Power Seats Manual Passenger Seat Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock operate them are located on the outboard side of it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the