Buick Rendezvous 2006 User Manual

2006 Buick Rendezvous Owner Manual M

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats Rear Seats Safety Belts Child Restraints Airbag System Restraint System Check

Features and Controls

Keys Doors and Locks Windows Theft-Deterrent Systems Starting and Operating Your Vehicle Mirrors

OnStar Universal Home Remote System Storage Areas Sunroof Vehicle Personalization

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview Climate Controls Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators Message Center

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System

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Driver Information Center (DIC) Audio System(s)

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Towing

Service and Appearance Care

Service Fuel Checking Things Under the Hood All-Wheel Drive Bulb Replacement Windshield Replacement Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Tires Appearance Care Vehicle Identiﬁcation Electrical System Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Maintenance Schedule

Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information Reporting Safety Defects

Index

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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 registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation.

This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without notice. For vehicles ﬁrst sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Buick Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual.

Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.

Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 06RENDEZVOUS A First Printing

About Driving Your Vehicle

As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. See Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle on page 4-2.

How to Use This Manual

Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle. If this 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.

Index

A good place to quickly locate information about the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found.

Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.

{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.

You will also ﬁnd a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.”

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Vehicle Damage Warnings

Vehicle Symbols

Also, in this manual you will ﬁnd these notices:

Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage.

When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words.

There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a speciﬁc component, control, message, gage, or indicator.

If you need help ﬁguring out a speciﬁc name of a component, gage, or indicator, reference the following topics:

• Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1

• Features and Controls in Section 2

• Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3

• 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

These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:

✍ NOTES

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats ......................................................1-3

Manual Seats ................................................1-3

Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-4

Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-5

Heated Seats .................................................1-5

Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-6

Head Restraints .............................................1-8

Rear Seats .......................................................1-8

Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-8

Split Bench Seats ...........................................1-8

Captain Chairs .............................................1-14

Stowable Seat ..............................................1-18

Safety Belts ...................................................1-22

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-22

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-26

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-27

Driver Position ..............................................1-27

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-35

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-36

Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-36

Rear Outside Passenger Positions ..................1-36

Center Rear Passenger Position .....................1-40

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-42

Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-45

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-45

Child Restraints .............................................1-45

Older Children ..............................................1-45

Infants and Young Children ............................1-48

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-51

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-54

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) ......................................1-55

Securing a Child Restraint in a

Rear Outside Seat Position .........................1-65

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Center Rear Seat Position ..........................1-67

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position ............................1-69

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Airbag System ...............................................1-72

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-75

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .....................1-77

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-79

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-79

What Will You See After an

Airbag Inﬂates? .........................................1-80

Passenger Sensing System ............................1-81

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Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-85

Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped

Vehicle ....................................................1-86

Restraint System Check ..................................1-87

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-87

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ............................................1-88

Front Seats

Manual Seats

{CAUTION:

You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving.

Your vehicle may have manual seats.

Use the lever located under the front of the seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward.

Pull the lever up to unlock the seat. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat back and forth with your body.

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Six-Way Power Seats

If your vehicle has this feature, the power seat control is located on the outboard side of the seat(s).

• Move the front of the control up or down to adjust

the front portion of the seat up or down.

• Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust

the rear portion of the seat up or down.

• Slide the control forward or rearward to move the

seat forward or rearward.

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Manual Lumbar

Heated Seats

The knob that controls this feature is located on the outboard sides of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats.

Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar support. Turn the knob toward the rear of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support.

Your vehicle may have heated seats. If it does, the heated seat switches are located in the instrument panel switchbank.

This feature will quickly heat the seat cushions and lower back of the driver’s and front passenger’s seat. The left switch is for the driver’s seat and the right switch is for the front passenger’s seat.

Press the top of the switch to turn the heater on. Press the bottom of the switch to turn the heater off. The heated seat switch will turn off when the ignition is turned to OFF and will resume operation when the ignition is turned to ON, unless the switch is turned off.

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Reclining Seatbacks

To adjust a seatback, pull up on the lever located on the outboard side of the driver’s or front passenger’s seats. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is locked into position.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

Pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to its original upright position.

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Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.

{CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this.

The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries.

The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash, the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries.

For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.

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Head Restraints

Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

The head restraints are adjustable. Slide the head restraint up or down to adjust it.

Rear Seats

Rear Seat Operation

The rear seats in your vehicle have seat operating features to adjust, fold, remove and reinstall the seats. By using the seat operating procedures, in the correct order, you can easily remove the seats from your vehicle.

When you put the seats back in the vehicle, be sure to follow the label on the back of the seat for proper location.

Split Bench Seats

If your vehicle has the split bench seat, the seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined individually and the sections can be ﬂipped forward or removed individually.

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Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

To recline the seatback on up-level split bench seats, push forward on the recliner lever located on the outboard side of the seatback.

Base-Level

To recline the seatback on base-level split bench seats, lift up on the recliner lever located on the outboard side of the seatback.

Up-Level

Move the seatback to the desired position. It is easier to raise or lower the seatback if you lean

forward and take the weight off the seatback. The seatbacks on each section also fold forward to put

items behind the seats. Lift up or push forward on the recliner lever and fold

the seatback forward. The seatback will lock into place when you push it back to the upright position.

After raising a seatback to an upright position, push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked upright.

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Removing the Split Bench Seat

Each section of the split bench seat can be ﬂipped forward or removed individually.

1. Unlatch the shoulder belt from the lap-belt.

2. Make sure that the seatback is in the upright position.

3. Lift up or push forward on the seatback recliner lever to fold the seatback forward.

Base-Level

4. For base-level split bench seats, pull the lever at the base of the seat on the outboard side to release the rear latches from the ﬂoor pins and ﬂip the seat forward.

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For up-level split bench seats, continue pushing forward on the recliner lever to release the rear latches from the ﬂoor pins and ﬂip the seat forward.

5. To release the front latches, squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the straight crossbar.

6. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.

Repeat these steps for the other section of the split bench seat.

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Replacing the Split Bench Seat

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

{CAUTION:

A seat that is not locked into place properly can move around in a collision or sudden stop. People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock the seat into place properly when installing it.

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A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After installing the seat, always check to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted.

Make sure that the seatback is in the folded forward position and that the safety belts are on the correct section of the seat.

Don’t put the sections of the bench seat in so that they face rearward because they won’t latch that way.

The split bench seat sections have seat position labels, located on the back of each section, showing where the section must go.

The seat must be placed in the proper location for the legs to attach correctly.

1. Squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the straight crossbar while placing the front hooks of the bench seat onto the front two ﬂoor pins.

2. Make sure that the bench seat is angled so that the front hooks clear the ﬂoor pins. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of ﬂoor pins.

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3. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear ﬂoor pins by pushing down on the rear of the seat.

4. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.

5. Lift the seatback recliner lever and raise the seatback until it locks upright.

6. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked upright.

7. Attach the lap belt.

Captain Chairs

If your vehicle has captain’s chairs, the chairs and seatbacks can be adjusted forward or rearward.

Adjusting the Captain’s Chairs (Second Row)

To adjust the second row captain’s chairs, use the adjustment bar located below the front of each seat.

Lift up the lever to slide the seat forward or rearward. Release the lever. Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is locked into place.

Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

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To recline the seatback, lift up on the recliner lever located on the outboard side of the seatback. Use the recliner lever to move the seatback to the desired position.

It is easier to raise or lower the seatback if you lean forward and take the weight off the seatback.

After raising a seatback to an upright position, push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked upright.

Removing the Captain’s Chairs

1. Make sure that the seatback is in the upright position.

2. Lift the seatback recliner lever to fold the seatback forward.

3. Pull the nylon strap behind the chair to release the rear hooks from the ﬂoor pins.

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Replacing the Captain’s Chairs

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

4. The seat can then be lifted off the front ﬂoor pins.

5. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.

Repeat these steps for the other captain’s chair.

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{CAUTION:

A seat that is not locked into place properly can move around in a collision or sudden stop. People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock the seat into place properly when installing it.

{CAUTION:

Make sure that the seatback is in the folded forward position and that the safety belts are on the correct side of the chair.

Don’t put the chairs in so that they face rearward because they won’t latch that way.

The captain’s chairs have seat position labels, located on the back of each section, showing where the section must go.

The seat must be placed in the proper location for the legs to attach correctly.

1. Hook the front latches over the front ﬂoor pins.

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Stowable Seat

The stowable seat is a two passenger bench seat and comes with the rear convenience center. See Rear Convenience Center on page 2-43 for more information. The stowable seat can be removed and replaced or, with the seatback folded, it can lie ﬂat with the convenience center.

Folding the Seatback

{CAUTION:

2. Push the rear of the seat down to lock the rear latches onto the rear set of ﬂoor pins.

3. Push and pull on the seat to check that it is properly attached.

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If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

To fold the seatback down, pull up on the lever located on the back of the seat. Push down on the seatback until it is locked into place.

Push and pull on the seatback to make sure that it is locked into place.

To raise the seatback, do one of the following:

• From the rear of the vehicle, pull up on the lever to

release the seatback. Then pull the strap, located on the right side of the seat, to pull the seatback up. The seatback has a pocket to stow the strap on the side of the seatback when not in use, or

• from the passenger’s side door, pull up on the lever

to release the seatback. Then push up on the seatback to raise the seat.

Push and pull on the seatback to make sure that it is locked into the upright position.

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Removing the Stowable Seat

1. Remove the convenience center, if it is in the vehicle. See Rear Convenience Center on page 2-43 for more information.

2. Make sure all items are off the stowable seat.

3. If the seatback is down, put the seatback in its upright position before removing the seat. See “Folding the Seatback” listed previously.

4. From the front of the bench seat, remove the two nuts from the brackets, located on the ﬂoor on each side.

5. From behind the bench seat, fold the seatback down.

6. Remove the rear nuts located on the ﬂoor on each side.

7. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out through the rear of the vehicle. This should be done in one motion.

8. Put the nuts back onto the screws so the nuts do not get misplaced.

Replacing the Stowable Seat

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

{CAUTION:

A seat that is not locked into place properly can move around in a collision or sudden stop. People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock the seat into place properly when installing it.

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{CAUTION:

Do not put the stowable seat in so that it faces rearward. The stowable seat has to go in before the rear convenience center. See Rear Convenience Center on page 2-43 for more information.

The stowable seat has seat position labels, located on the back of the seat, showing where the seat must go.

The seat must be placed in the proper location for the legs to attach correctly.

Make sure that the seatback is folded forward before beginning this procedure.

1. Remove the nuts from the screws.

2. Place the stowable seat on the vehicle ﬂoor so that the brackets are placed over the screws.

3. Reinstall the nuts back onto the screws. Torque to approximately 18 lb ft (25 Y).

4. Try to raise the seat to make sure that it is locked down.

5. Raise the seatback to its upright position. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure

that it is locked into place.

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Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts.

{CAUTION:

Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you are not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be, if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts are fastened properly too.

{CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a safety belt properly.

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Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. See Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 3-40.

In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here is why: They work.

You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one.

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.

After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter...a lot!

Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels.

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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider

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does not stop.

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