Buick 2006 Rainier Owner's Manual

Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Memory Settings for Driver’s Seat,

Mirrors and Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks . .6

Remote Lock/Unlock Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Headlamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Automatic Headlamp System (AHS) . . . . . . . . . .8

Dome Lamp Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Automatic Dual-Zone Climate Control . . . . . . . .8

Outside Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Electric Adjustable Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . .11

Congratulations on your purchase of a Buick Rainier. Please read this information and your Owner Manual
to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not include all the features
described in this booklet. Keep this booklet with your Owner Manual for easy reference.

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OnStar

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Audio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Touch Screen Navigation

Entertainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Universal Home Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Remote Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Content Theft-Deterrent System . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Electronically Controlled

Rear Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

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StabiliTrak

– Stability Control System . . . . . .17

Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

My GMLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

A. Exterior Lamp Controls
B. Air Outlets
C. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
D. OnStar

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/Audio Steering Wheel

Controls

E. Instrument Panel Cluster

F. Audio Steering Wheel Controls
G. Ignition Switch
H. Audio System
I. Climate Controls
J. Hood Release
K. Driver Information Center Steering

Wheel Controls

L. Rear Window Washer/Wiper
M.Lighter
N. Accessory Power Outlet
O. Rear Window Defogger
P. Glove Box

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Instrument Panel

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Your vehicle’s instrument panel is
equipped with this cluster or one very
similar to it. The instrument panel
cluster includes these key features:

A. Tachometer
B. Speedometer
C. Engine Oil Pressure Gauge
D. Voltmeter
E. Engine Coolant Temperature

Gauge
F. Fuel Gauge
G. Driver Information Center (DIC)

NOTE: The instrument panel cluster
is designed to let you know about
many important aspects of your
vehicle’s operation. It is important to
read your Owner Manual and
become familiar with the information
being relayed to you by the lights,
gauges and indicators, as well as
what action can be taken to ensure
safety and to prevent damage.

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See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Instrument Panel Cluster

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

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Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(Service Engine Soon Lamp)

Located on the instrument panel cluster,
this lamp illuminates under a variety of
conditions when the On-Board
Diagnostics II (OBD II) system detects a
malfunction in the vehicle’s emission
controls. If it is lit steadily, check the gas
cap to ensure that it is attached and
securely fastened. Turn it clockwise until
a “ratcheting” sound is heard, signaling
that it is secure. If this is the cause of
the condition, and the cap is installed
properly, this should turn the light off.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Trip Information Button: Press
to access each of the odometer, Trip A,
Trip B and Timer functions. To reset
either trip odometer to zero, access it on
the DIC and press the Select button
( ) for one second, or press and hold
the reset stem on the instrument cluster.

Driver Information Center (DIC)

The Driver Information Center (DIC) fea­tures a message center that can display
trip information, fuel economy informa­tion, personalization features and other
messages or warnings.The DIC display
is located above the steering wheel on
the instrument cluster, and can be pro­grammed in three languages. To access
the various DIC modes, press one of
the four DIC buttons located on the
steering wheel: Trip Information, Fuel
Information, Personalization or Select.

Use the TIMER function to time the
length of your trip, pressing to start
or stop the timer when the function is
displayed on the DIC. To reset it to zero,
press and hold when the function is
displayed on the DIC.

Fuel Information Button: Press
to access the range, average fuel econ­omy, fuel used and the GM Oil Life
SystemTMstatus.

RANGE estimates the remaining dis­tance you can drive without refueling.
It is based on recent fuel economy and
remaining fuel.

AVG ECON calculates how many miles
per gallon you are getting based on cur­rent and past driving conditions. Press
and hold the reset stem while it is dis­played and the DIC will begin calculating
average fuel economy from that point in
time.

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FUEL USED shows the current amount
of fuel used in gallons since the last
reset for FUEL USED. This mode should
be reset after every fuel tank fill-up.

ENGINE OIL LIFE calculates an estimat­ed percentage of the engine oil’s
remaining useful life and alerts the driver
when it’s time to change the oil by illumi­nating the CHANGE ENG OIL light on
the DIC. Please remember to always
reset the oil life system after an oil
change by pressing and holding
for four seconds while ENGINE OIL
LIFE is displayed. When successful, the
DIC displays ENGINE OIL LIFE: 100%.

For full engine oil information, see Section 5
of your Owner Manual.

• Mirror Curb View Assist

• Easy Exit Driver Seat (see Seats
section of this booklet)

• Display Units (English/Metric)

• Display Language

Personalization Button: Up to two
people can program individualized
settings. Press once and current­driver preferences will be displayed. Any
changes made at this time affect only
the displayed driver. Press the button
again to scroll through and personalize
menu features.

Select Button: When scrolling through
the personalization features, press
to scroll through the choices provided for
each menu item. When you find the
choice you want, press to select it
and move on to the next feature. To
reset all personalization features to their
default settings, hold and down for
four seconds. Driver preferences are
recalled by pressing memory button #1
or #2 located on the driver’s door.

Vehicle Personalization

Depending on the equipment ordered on
your vehicle, you can personalize a wide
variety of preferences on the DIC. Only
the features included on your vehicle will
be displayed by the DIC.

Personalization features can include:

• Alarm Warning Type

• Automatic Locking and Unlocking

• Perimeter Lighting

• Remote Lock and Unlock Feedback

• Headlamps On at Exit

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Memory Settings for Driver’s
Seat, Mirrors and Pedals

Use the driver’s door mounted controls
(shown above) to program and recall
memory settings for the following
features:

• Driver’s seat, including seatback
recliner and lumbar adjustment

• Accelerator and brake pedals

• Outside rearview mirrors

Programming a Memory Setting

• Adjust the above features to your
preferred settings.

• Press and hold memory button 1 or
2, located on the driver’s door, until
two chimes sound (about three
seconds). This confirms that your
settings are stored.

• To program memory positions for
another driver, repeat the process
using the other memory button.

Programmable Automatic Power
Door Locks

Your vehicle includes an automatic door
lock/unlock feature with a choice of four
modes, as well as automatic door lock­out protection to prevent locking the
keys in the vehicle. In the event the
power door lock switch is activated
when a door is open and the key is in
the ignition, the driver door will unlock.

Locking Options: The default setting
for the programmable automatic power
door locks is to lock automatically when
the transmission is shifted into gear
(Mode 1).

Other locking options include:

Mode 2: All doors lock when vehicle
speed is over 8 mph (13 kph)

Unlocking options: Choose one of the
following options before personalizing
your unlocking preference:

Mode 1: Driver door unlocks when the
transmission is placed into Park

Mode 2: All doors unlock when the
transmission is shifted into Park

Mode 3: All doors unlock when the key
is removed from the ignition

Recalling Memory Settings

Each time memory button 1 or 2 on the
driver’s door is pressed while the vehicle
is in Park (P), a single chime will sound
and the memory position(s) will be
recalled.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Mode 4: No automatic door unlock

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There are two methods for personalizing
your vehicle locking/unlocking prefer­ences. One method is to press the per­sonalization button ( ) on the Driver
Information Center until AUTOMATIC
LOCKING (or AUTOMATIC UNLOCK­ING) appears on the display. Press the
Select button ( ) until the desired set­ting appears on the display and press

to select it.

For an alternate method of setting lock­ing/unlocking preferences, see the
Programmable Locking Feature section
of your Owner Manual.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Remote Lock/Unlock Feedback

Headlamp Controls

The exterior lamps knob is located on
the instrument panel, to the left of the
steering wheel.

Turn off the Daytime Running Lamps
(DRL) and automatic headlamp
system

Program the Remote Keyless Entry
System’s lock/unlock feedback (horn,
parking lamps, both or neither) by press­ing the personalization button ( ) on the
Driver Information Center until REMOTE
LOCK FEEDBACK (or UNLOCK FEED­BACK, as desired) appears on the dis­play. Press the Select button ( ) to
scroll through the menu of choices. To
program the lock/unlock feedback fea­ture, press when the desired menu
option is displayed.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

• Move the knob to the OFF ( )
position.

The automatic headlamp system auto­matically reactivates at the next key-on.

Activate the Daytime Running Lamps
(DRL) and automatic headlamp system

• Move the knob to the AUTO ( )
position.

• All exterior lamps and the instrument
panel/radio lights will illuminate when
they are needed.

Manually activate the parking lamps,
side-marker lamps, taillamps, instru­ment panel/radio lights and license
plate lamps

• Move the knob to the parking lamp
( ) position.

Manually activate the headlamps, all
exterior tail/side-marker lamps and
the instrument panel/radio lights

• Move the knob to the ON ( )
position.

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Activate the fog lamps

• Press the fog lamp button ( )
located on the instrument panel to the
right of the exterior lamps switch.

• An indicator lamp will illuminate.

• To turn them off, press the button
again.

Note: The fog lamps shut off automati­cally when the ignition is turned off and
must be reactivated when needed.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Automatic Headlamp System
(AHS)

When encountering darker conditions
during the daytime (such as when driv­ing under a bridge or inside a parking
garage), you may notice the AHS tem­porarily activating your headlamps, inte­rior lights and radio display lights. This
is normal. The lights will automatically
shut off when returning to daylight driv­ing conditions.

Dome Lamp Override

The dome lamp
override button is
located below the
exterior lamps knob.
To prevent the
dome lamp from
illuminating when a
door is opened,
press the button.

Although using your
Remote Keyless Entry transmitter to
unlock the doors will activate the dome
lamp temporarily, the lamp will remain
deactivated when opening a door, until
the override button is pressed again.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Automatic Dual-Zone Climate
Control

When you start the vehicle at night,
the automatic headlamps will come on
immediately. The Automatic Headlamp
System light sensor is located on top of
the instrument panel near the windshield
defroster outlets. To ensure proper sys­tem operation, avoid placing objects or
stickers on or near the sensor.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Your vehicle is equipped with a climate
control system that automatically main­tains the desired temperature individual­ly for the driver and front seat passen­ger. Independent rear seat fan and air
distribution controls are included for
increased rear-passenger comfort. A
memory feature for up to two drivers is
also included with this system.

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Automatic Operation: Push the AUTO

button to set automatic air delivery
mode, fan speed, A/C and recirculation
functions. Each time the AUTO button is
pressed, the display shows the current
driver’s set temperature, automatic air
delivery mode and fan speed. The dis­play shows the outside temperature five
seconds later. At vehicle startup (with
the ignition off for two hours), the pas­senger temperature setting defaults to
match the driver’s setting.

Manual Operation: The OFF, Recir­culation, A/C, front Defroster buttons,
fan speed and mode controls can also
be manually adjusted as desired.

Rear Seat Controls: The rear seat
comfort controls are included with the
rear seat audio display on the rear of the
center console. The controls include a
power button to turn the controls on and
off, up and down arrows for fan speed
regulation and a Mode button to change
airflow to the rear seat from upper, floor
or bi-level. When the front seat Mode
button is set to Defrost, the rear controls
do not function. Rear outlet air tempera­ture is determined by the front passen­ger’s temperature setting.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Outside Rearview Mirrors

The power mirrors control is located on
the driver door. To operate:

2. Move the knob in the direction you
want the mirror to go. (Adjust it so
you can see some of the side of your
vehicle and the area behind your
vehicle.)

3. After adjusting
to the desired
position, return
the knob to the
center position
or turn it toward
the other mirror
and adjust that
mirror using the
same procedure.

Note: Before entering a car wash, fold
in the mirrors manually by pulling them
toward the vehicle. Push the mirrors
back out after exiting the car wash.

Outside Heated Mirrors: When you
turn on the rear window defogger, a
defogger also warms the outside mirrors
to clear them of mist, ice and snow.

Outside Mirror with Curb View Assist:

This feature automatically adjusts the
passenger-side mirror downward to a
preset tilt position when the vehicle is in
Reverse gear. The mirror returns to its
normal position when the vehicle is
moved out of Reverse. See your Owner
Manual to activate the system for the
first time.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

1. Turn the knob toward the mirror you
wish to adjust.

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Electric Adjustable Pedals
(if equipped)

Drivers can adjust
the brake and accel­erator pedals to a
comfortable position
by using the toggle
switch located on the steering column.
The vehicle must be in Park (P) for this
feature to operate.

• Press the switch toward you to move
the pedals closer.

• Press the switch away from you to
move the pedals farther away.

This feature can be programmed to work
with your vehicle’s memory feature. See
the Memory Settings for Driver’s Seat,
Mirrors and Pedals section of this
booklet.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Seats

B

A

Heated Seats (if equipped): The buttons

to control this feature are located on the
front door armrests. Controls can be set
to heat the seatback only or the seat­back and the seat cushion. The three
lights next to the controls indicate LO,
MED or HI setting. Push the vertical
switch (B above) to activate heat for the
seatback only. An indicator light illumi­nates when the seatback is being heat­ed. Push the horizontal switch
(A above) to heat the whole seat.

Note: The engine must be running for
the heated seat feature to operate.

See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.

Easy Exit Driver Seat

Two personalized driver exit seat posi­tions can be set by following these
steps:

1. First, set the Easy Exit Driver Seat
feature to ON in your Driver
Information Center (see “Vehicle
Personalization” in the Driver
Information Center section of this
booklet).

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2. Select memory button 1 or 2 on the
driver’s door.

3. Move the driver’s seat to the desired
exit position.

4. Press and hold the Exit button
located on the driver’s door (shown
on previous page) for three seconds.
A double chime will sound confirming
that the position has been stored.

With the vehicle in Park (P), the exit
seat position for that driver can be
recalled by pressing the Exit button.
If no exit position is stored, the seat
defaults to a completely rearward
position.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Passenger Air Bag Status
Indicator

Your vehicle is equipped with a
Passenger Sensing System located in
the front passenger seat for the front
passenger frontal air bag, and a passen­ger air bag status indicator located on
the rearview mirror.

Note: It is recommended that children
not be placed in the front passenger
seat, even with the Passenger Sensing
System. All children should 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.

See Sections 1 and 3 of your Owner Manual.

OnStar

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Your vehicle’s OnStar system provides
in-vehicle safety, security and phone
services, available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. With OnStar, you can
enjoy such available services as:

• Automatic notification of air bag
deployment

• Emergency services assistance

• Roadside assistance

• Stolen vehicle tracking

• GM Goodwrench remote diagnostics

• Remote door unlock

• Routing and location assistance*

• OnStar Personal Calling, a hands­free, voice-activated phone service**

These services are easily accessed
through the three OnStar buttons in your
vehicle.

• Press the white Phone button to
access OnStar Personal Calling,
a hands-free, voice-activated phone
service.*

• Press the blue OnStar button to
connect to an OnStar Advisor for
services such as GM Goodwrench
Remote Diagnostics or routing and
location assistance.**

• Press the red Emergency button to
connect to an OnStar Advisor who
can contact a nearby emergency
services provider to dispatch
ambulance, police, fire, or other
emergency services to your location.

For more information about OnStar fea­tures, refer to the OnStar Owner’s
Manual and Audio CD, located in your
glove box.

vailable in most markets

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**Routing and location assistance may require

service upgrade

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

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Audio Systems

Radio with Cassette/CD and RDS

Setting the Clock: Press and hold the

H (or HR) button until the correct hour
appears. AM or PM will appear on the
radio display. Press and hold MN until
the correct minute appears.

To set the time to the time of an FM
station broadcasting RDS information,
press/hold HR and MN simultaneously
for two seconds until UPDATED and the
clock symbol appear on the display. If
the time is not available from the station,
NO UPDAT will appear.

Setting Stations: You can set up to 30
station presets (six AM, six FM1, six
FM2; an XM1 and XM2 satellite sub­scription is available).

• Turn the radio on.

• Press BAND to select AM, FM1, etc.

• Tune to the desired station using the
seek function or tune knob.

Using RDS Mode: Your radio’s RDS
mode allows you to:

• Seek only stations with your preferred
programming type

• Seek stations with traffic
announcements (MP3 radio only)

• Receive announcements of local
and/or national emergencies

• Receive and display messages from
radio stations

RDS features are available on FM sta­tions that broadcast RDS information.
When tuned to an RDS station, the radio
displays the station name instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations broadcast
their station name, time of day and a
Program Type (PTY).

DISP: Press this knob to toggle
between the station frequency, station
name, PTY and the name of the pro­gram if available.

TRAF: Press this button to activate the
traffic announcement feature. The radio
will display traffic announcement brack­ets <> or TRAF (as applies to your
radio) if the station you’re currently on
broadcasts traffic announcements. If the
station doesn’t, the radio seeks one that
does (MP3 radio only).

INFO: If the tuned station has a mes­sage, the radio displays INFO. Press the
INFO button to see the message.

• Press AUTO EQ or AUTO TONE (as
applies to your radio) to select the
sound equalization best suiting the
type of station selected.

• Press/hold a numbered button until a
beep confirms storage of the station.

• Repeat the previous steps for each
pushbutton.

TYPE: Press this button to turn the
Program Type selection on or off. Press
the TYPE button knob to select the
Program Type you want; then press the

or button and the radio seeks to the
first RDS broadcast of the selected
Program Type.

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BAND (ALTERNATE FREQUENCY):

Allows the radio to switch to a station
with a stronger signal and of the same
PTY. Press and hold the button for two
seconds to turn it on; repeat to turn it off.

ALERT!: Warns of local or national
emergencies and appears on the display
during such an announcement. If a CD
or cassette tape is playing, the
announcement overrides it. An ALERT!
announcement cannot be turned off,
but it is also not affected by tests of the
Emergency Broadcast System.

MP3 Radio (if equipped): A CD-R or
CD-RW containing MP3 audio tracks will
play automatically when inserted into the
CD/MP3 player.

XM Satellite Radio (if equipped): Two
subscription service bands are available:
XM1 and XM2. To access them on
equipped radios, press the BAND button
until XM1 or XM2 appears on the display.

An extra-cost subscription to XM
Satellite Radio service brings you the
quality of digital audio and text reception
from coast to coast. Available only in
the contiguous U.S., and Canada
(if available), XM offers more than
150 channels of music, news, sports,
talk and children’s programming. For
more information, contact XM on the
Internet at www.XMradio.com or call
1-800-852-XMXM (9696).

Radio with Six-Disc CD (if equipped)

To load one CD on vehicles equipped
with the radio/six-disc CD:

• Turn the ignition on; then press and

release the LOAD side of the LOAD
CD button.

• Wait for the green indicator light at

the right side of the slot to turn green.

• Insert the disc partway into the slot,

label side up; the player will pull the
disc in.

To load multiple CDs in the Six-Disc CD
Player:

• Turn the ignition on; then press and

hold the LOAD button for two sec­onds. The unit beeps and the light to
the right of the slot begins to flash.

• When the light stops flashing and

turns green, insert a disc partway,
label side up.

• The indicator light will begin blinking

and then turn green. Load another
disc at this time.

• When more than one disc is loaded,

a number for each disc is displayed.

• To load more than one but fewer than

six discs, press the LOAD button
again after loading the final CD.

• For every CD loaded, a number

appears on the radio display

.

• To play a specific CD, press the CD

AUX button and then the number of
the CD you want to hear.

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• A small bar appears under the CD
number that is playing, and the track
number appears.

Note: CDs with any labels may jam in
the CD player. Label a CD using a per­manent marker. If more than one CD is
inserted into the slot at one time, or if
scratched or damaged CDs are played,
the CD player could be damaged. When
using the CD player, use only CDs in
good condition without labels; load one
CD at a time; and keep the CD player
and the loading slot free of foreign
materials, liquids and debris.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Touch Screen Navigation
Entertainment System
(if equipped)

Universal Home Remote

This programmable remote can store up
to three frequencies for items such as a
garage door opener, entry door lock or
security system. With the ignition Off,
program the remote as follows:

• Press and hold the two outside
remote buttons and release when the
indicator light begins to flash (about
20 seconds; do not repeat this step
when programming second and third
remote buttons).

Your vehicle’s Navigation Entertainment
System provides you with detailed maps
of all major highways and roads
throughout the United States. After you
enter a destination, the system provides
turn-by-turn instructions for reaching
your destination. In addition, the system
can help you locate banks, airports,
restaurants, post offices, ATMs and
more.

Note: See your Navigation Entertain­ment System Quick Reference Guide
for operating instructions.

• Hold the end of your hand-held trans­mitter up to three inches away from
the surface of the remote and simul­taneously hold down the transmitter
button and the button on the remote
unit you wish to program.

• The remote indicator light will begin
blinking slowly. Programming is com­plete when the indicator light on the
remote flashes rapidly.

• Release both buttons.

• Press and hold the newly pro­grammed remote button. If the light
stays on constantly, programming is
complete and your device should
operate when pressed and released.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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For garage door openers with a “rolling
code,” continue with the following steps:

• Firmly press the training button (usu­ally marked “LEARN” or “SMART”) on
the garage door opener motor head
unit near the antenna.

• Within 30 seconds, press and hold
the remote button programmed in the
previous steps for two seconds.

• Press and release this button twice
more for two seconds each time.

Note: To ensure successful Universal
Home Remote programming, it’s
important that your garage door opener
battery be well charged.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Remote Keyless Entry System

• Check to see whether other vehicles
or obstacles are blocking the trans­mitter signal by stepping a few feet to
the left or right, and hold the transmit­ter higher when pressing the
button(s).

• Consider the length of time that
the transmitter battery has been in
service and replace it if necessary
(the DIC will display RFA # BAT LOW
if the battery needs replacing). Use
CR 2032 battery or equivalent.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Content Theft-Deterrent System

The Content Theft-Deterrent System has
a red indicator lamp on the instrument
panel that is labeled

SECURITY. The

system can be activated in two ways:

The RKE system locks and unlocks the
doors and lift glass from a range of 3 to
30 feet (1–9 m). At times the range may
be shorter than usual, which is normal.
If the transmitter doesn’t seem to be
working properly:

• Ensure that you are within transmitter
range of the vehicle. Rainy and
snowy weather can reduce transmit­ter range.

• Press the Lock button on the Remote
Keyless Entry key fob after closing all
doors.

• Press the power door

Lock switch

with the door open.

The alarm is not armed until the
SECURITY light turns off (after a delay
of approximately 30 seconds).

If the alarm is tripped, the horn sounds
for 30 seconds, and the headlamps and
parking lamps also flash for two minutes
to get visual attention. The alarm sounds
whenever a locked door is opened with­out the key or Remote Keyless Entry
transmitter.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

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Sun Visors

To block the sun’s glare, pull the sun
visor down. You can also cover the driv­er or passenger front-side window by
sliding the sun visor front to rear of the
vehicle and vice versa.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Sunroof (if equipped)

To open or close your sunroof, the igni­tion must be on or Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) must be active.

Open the sunroof

• Press and release the back portion of
the button in the overhead console.

Close the sunroof

• Press (and hold) the front portion of
the button.

Vent the sunroof

• Once the sunroof is closed, press the
forward side of the button to open the
sunroof to the vent position.

Electronically Controlled
Rear Air Suspension

This feature automatically keeps your
vehicle level when loaded or unloaded.
The system may make an occasional
“whirring” sound
under the rear of the
vehicle under heav­ier rear loads, indi­cating that the sys­tem’s air compressor
is operating to pro­vide a level ride
height. When
unloading, you may
also hear air being
released from the system. An inflator
outlet and hose are included with the
system for inflating tires, toys and sports
equipment. The compressor automati­cally shuts down if it overheats, and
resumes operation when it cools.

See Section 4 of your Owner Manual.

All-Wheel Drive

Note: In the closed position, the sunroof

may not appear parallel with the vehicle
headliner.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

For extra traction, vehicles equipped
with all-wheel drive can automatically
transfer power from the rear wheels to
the front wheels under low-traction con­ditions. On dry roads with good traction,
the system operates in two-wheel drive.
You may feel the system operating when
engine power is transferred to all four
wheels.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

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StabiliTrak®– Stability Control
System

StabiliTrak combines antilock brake,
traction control, and stability control sys­tems that help the driver maintain direc­tional control of the vehicle in most driv­ing conditions. The system is designed
to help keep the vehicle on the driver’s
intended path by using throttle and
brake intervention.

When activated, the system will apply
braking to individual wheels and may
reduce engine power as necessary to
help you maintain directional control of
the vehicle. You may also hear a noise
or vibration, or feel a reduction in accel­eration, while the system is active. This
is normal.

StabiliTrak is automatically turned on
when the vehicle is started and does not
require any driver input. It is recom­mended to leave the system on at all
times for normal driving. It may be nec­essary to turn off the system if the vehi­cle is stuck in sand, mud or snow.

Hood Release

To open your vehicle’s hood:

• Pull the handle located on the lower
driver’s side of the instrument panel.

• Go to the front of the vehicle and
release the hood latch.

• Lift the hood.
Release the hood prop from its retain-

•
er and place it into the hood slot.

See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.

To turn off StabiliTrak, press and hold
the (StabiliTrak) button on the trans­mission shift handle for five seconds.
STABILITRAK OFF will be displayed on
the DIC. Press the button again to turn
the system back on.

See Section 4 of your Owner Manual.

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Getting to Know Your Rainier

Notes

Notes

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Getting to Know Your Rainier

Roadside Assistance

1-800-252-1112

TTY Users: 1-888-889-2438
As the proud owner of a new Buick

vehicle, you are automatically enrolled
in the Buick Roadside Assistance
program. This value-added service is
intended to provide you with peace of
mind as you drive in the city or travel
the open road. Buick’s Roadside
Assistance toll-free number is staffed
by a team of technically trained advi­sors, who are available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.

We will provide the following services
for 3 years/36,000 miles (60,000 km),
at no expense to you:

• Fuel delivery

• Lockout service (identification
required)

• Vehicle model, year and color

• Vehicle mileage

• Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

• Vehicle license plate number
Buick reserves the right to limit services

or reimbursement to an owner or driver
when, in Buick’s judgment, the claims
become excessive in frequency or type
of occurrence.

Roadside Assistance and OnStar
(if equipped)

If your vehicle is OnStar-equipped,
press the blue OnStar button and the
vehicle will send your current GPS loca­tion to an OnStar Advisor who will speak
to you, assess your condition, contact
Roadside Assistance and relay your
exact location so you will get the help
you need.

• Tow to nearest dealership for

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warranty service

The Buick Owner Center at My GMLink

• Flat tire assistance

• Jump starts

For prompt and efficient assistance
when calling, please provide the follow­ing information to the advisor:

is a complimentary service for Buick
Owners, a one-stop resource to
enhance your Buick ownership experi­ence. Exclusive member benefits
include online service reminders, vehicle
maintenance tips, online owner manual,

• Location of the vehicle

• Telephone number and your location

Certain restrictions, precautions and safety procedures apply to your vehicle. Please read your Owner
Manual for complete instructions. All information contained herein is based on information available at
the time of printing and is subject to change without notice. Copyright 2005 by GM Corp.
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