2004 Buick Rainier Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-5 Towing ................................................... 4-45 Safety Belts .............................................. 1-7 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-26 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Air Bag Systems ...................................... 1-45 Fuel ......................................................... 5-4 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-55 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-12 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-51 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Rear Axle ............................................... 5-51 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8 Front Axle ............................................... 5-53 Windows ................................................. 2-15 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-54 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-17 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-56 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-19 Tires ...................................................... 5-59 Mirrors .................................................... 2-31 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-92 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-35 Vehicle Identification ............................... 5-101 HomeLink® Transmitter ............................. 2-36 Electrical System .................................... 5-102 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-40 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-113 Sunroof .................................................. 2-45 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-45 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 ...................................... 3-20 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-11 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-27 Index .................................................................1 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-43 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-56 Canadian Owners You can obtain a French language copy of this manual from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem are registered trademarks and How to Use This Manual the name Rainier is a trademark of General Motors Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to Corporation. end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do This manual includes the latest information at the time it this, it will help you learn about the features and controls was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after for your vehicle. In this manual, you will find that pictures that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in and words work together to explain things. Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Buick Motor Division whenever it appears in Index this manual. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be A good place to look for what you need is the Index in there if you ever need it when you are on the road. back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it the manual, and the page number where you will find it. so the new owner can use it. Litho in U.S.A. ©Copyright General Motors Corporation 07/14/03 Part No. B2438 A FIRST EDITION All Rights Reserved ii Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. through it in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you This safety symbol about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore means “Don’t,” the warning. “Don’t do this” or “Don’t 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 don’t, you or others could be hurt. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this book you will find these notices: Your vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, Notice: These mean there is something that could are shown along with the text describing the operation damage your vehicle. or information relating to a specific component, control, A notice will tell you about something that can damage message, gage or indicator. your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figuring out a specific name of a covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the component, gage or indicator, reference the following notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. topics: When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. • Features and Controls in Section 2 You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 They use 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 you may find on your vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Top Strap ....................................................1-36 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-37 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-2 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Heated Seats .................................................1-3 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-38 Power Reclining Seatbacks ..............................1-4 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for Head Restraints .............................................1-5 the LATCH System ....................................1-40 Rear Seats .......................................................1-5 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-5 Outside Seat Position ................................1-40 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Safety Belts .....................................................1-7 Seat Position ............................................1-42 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-7 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-12 Front Seat Position ....................................1-43 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-13 Driver Position ..............................................1-13 Air Bag Systems ............................................1-45 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-19 Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-49 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-20 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-51 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-20 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-52 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-52 for Children and Small Adults ......................1-23 What Will You See After an Air Bag Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-25 Inflates? ...................................................1-53 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-55 Child Restraints .............................................1-26 Older Children ..............................................1-26 Restraint System Check ..................................1-55 Infants and Young Children ............................1-28 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-55 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-32 Replacing Restraint System Parts Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-35 After a Crash ............................................1-56 1-1 Front Seats • Lift up or push down on the center of the seat control to move the entire seat up or down. • To move the seat forward or rearward, slide the Power Seats seat control forward or rearward. The power seat • To recline the seatback, press the vertical control controls are located on rearward. To raise the seatback, press the vertical the outboard side of control forward. the front seat cushions. The horizontal control Power Lumbar adjusts the seat cushion and the vertical control The seatback lumbar support can be adjusted by adjusts the seatback. moving a control located