Buick TERRAZA 2007 Owner Manual

2007 Buick Terraza 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

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview Climate Controls

....................................................... 97

.............................................. 9

............................................. 16

............................................ 26

...................................... 49

........................................ 76

................................ 95

.................................. 106

............................................... 121

.................................................. 143

System

................................... 145

...................................... 158

....................................... 167

................................... 193

....................... 7

......................... 93

....................... 123

..... 128

.......... 147

................... 170

Warning Lights, Gages, and

Indicators 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 Bulb Replacement Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Tires Appearance Care Vehicle Identiﬁcation Electrical System Capacities and Speciﬁcations

...................................................... 402

..................................................... 449

.......................................... 207

................................... 258

................................. 345

.............................................. 346

................................................. 384

.................. 397

................................................. 400

................................ 443

.................................. 487

............................. 496

.................................. 496

............ 223

......... 408

... 447

................ 503

Maintenance Schedule

.............................. 505

.......................... 506

Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance and Information Reporting Safety Defects

Index

.......................................................... 547

...................... 543

............. 525

... 526

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, and the BUICK Emblem and the name TERRAZA 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.

This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not be equipped with all of them. For example, more than one entertainment system may be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered without a front passenger or rear seats.

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.

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

Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15869249 A First Printing

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.”

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:

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats ..................................................... 9

Manual Passenger Seat ................................ 9

Power Seats ................................................. 9

Heated Seats .............................................. 10

Memory Seat .............................................. 10

Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 12

Head Restraints .......................................... 15

Rear Seats .................................................... 16

Rear Seat Operation ................................... 16

Captain Chairs ............................................ 16

Third Row Seat ........................................... 21

Safety Belts .................................................. 26

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 26

Questions and Answers About

Safety Belts ............................................. 30

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 31

Driver Position ............................................. 31

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 40

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 41

Right Front Passenger Position ................... 41

Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 42

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 45

Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 48

Safety Belt Extender ................................... 48

Child Restraints ............................................ 49

Older Children ............................................. 49

Infants and Young Children ......................... 52

Child Restraint Systems .............................. 55

Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 60

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) .................................... 61

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear

Seat Position ........................................... 69

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

Front Seat Position .................................. 72

Airbag System .............................................. 76

Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 79

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .................. 81

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? ................... 83

How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 84

What Will You See After an Airbag

Inﬂates? ................................................... 84

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Passenger Sensing System ......................... 86

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 91

Adding Equipment to Your

Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 92

Restraint System Check ............................... 93

Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 93

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ........................................... 94

Front Seats

Power Seats

Manual Passenger Seat

Use the lever located on the front of the seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward. Pull up on the lever 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.

If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to operate them are located on the outboard side of the seats.

To adjust the seat, do any of the following:

• Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding

the control forward or rearward.

• Raise or lower the front part of the seat

cushion by moving the front of the control up or down.

• Raise or lower the rear part of the seat

cushion by moving the rear of the control up or down.

Heated Seats

Your vehicle may have this feature. If it does, the heated seat buttons are located on the climate control panel.

This feature will heat the lower cushions of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats.

Press this button once to turn the heated seat on to the high setting.

Driver’s Side Button shown, Passenger’s

Side similar

Both indicator lights next to the heated seat symbol will be lit to indicate that it is on the high setting. Press the button a second time to go to the low setting. One indicator will be lit. Press the button a third time to turn the heated seat off.

This feature will turn off automatically when the ignition is turned off.

Memory Seat

If your vehicle has this feature, the controls for the memory function are located on the driver’s door.

These buttons are used to program and recall memory settings for the driver’s seating position. The settings for these features can be personalized for both driver 1 and driver 2. Driver 1 or driver 2 corresponds to the memory buttons labeled 1 and 2 on the driver’s door and to the numbers, 1 or 2, on the back of the remote keyless entry transmitters.

To store the memory settings, do the following:

1. Adjust the driver’s seat to your preference.

2. Press and hold the 1 or 2 button of the memory control for three seconds. A double chime will sound to let you know that the position has been stored.

To repeat the procedure for a second driver, follow the preceding steps, but press the other numbered memory control button.

To recall the memory settings, press and release button 1 or 2 while the vehicle is in PARK (P). A single chime will sound and the memory position will be recalled.

To stop recall movement of the memory seat feature at any time, press one of the memory buttons or power seat controls.

Easy Exit Seat

The control for the easy exit seat function is located on the driver’s door below the memory buttons 1 and 2. The easy exit seat button is used to program and recall the desired driver’s seat position when exiting/entering the vehicle. The seat position can be personalized for both driver 1 and driver 2.

To store the easy exit seat position for driver 1 or 2, do the following:

1. Press and release the 1 or 2 button of the memory control. The seat will move to the stored memory position.

2. Adjust the seat to the desired exit position.

3. Press and hold the easy exit seat button for three seconds. A double chime will sound to let you know that the position has been stored for the identiﬁed driver 1 or 2.

To repeat the procedure for a second driver, follow the preceding steps, but press the other numbered memory control button.

To recall the easy exit seat position, press the easy exit seat button on the memory control while the vehicle is in PARK (P). A single chime will sound and the seat will move to the stored exit position.

If an easy exit seat position has not been stored, the default position is all the way rearward.

Reclining Seatbacks

Manual Reclining Seatbacks

{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.

{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.

If your seats have manual reclining seatbacks, the lever used to operate them is located on the outboard side of the seat(s).

To recline the seatback, do the following:

1. Lift the recline lever.

2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lever to lock the seatback in place.

3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.

To return the seatback to an upright position, do the following:

1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the upright position.

2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.

Power Reclining Seatbacks

If your seats have power reclining seatbacks, use the vertical power seat control located on the outboard side of the seat(s).

• To recline the seatback, press the control

toward the rear of the vehicle.

• To raise the seatback, press the control

toward the front of the vehicle.

{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.

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

Head Restraints

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

The height of the head restraints can be adjusted on the ﬁrst and second row seats. Pull the head restraint up or push it down to adjust it.

The head restraints on the third row seat cannot be adjusted.

Rear Seats

Rear Seat Operation

The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps used to adjust, remove, and reinstall the seats. By using the levers and straps in the correct order, you can easily remove the seats from the vehicle. If your vehicle has second row captain chairs with airbags, the seats cannot be removed.

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

Captain Chairs

Your vehicle has second row captain chairs that can be adjusted forward or rearward as well as seatbacks that can be adjusted.

Adjusting the Captain Chairs Forward or Rearward

There are two manual adjustment bars on each seat. One is located under the front of the seat cushion. The other one is located under the rear of the seat cushion.

Lift either bar 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.

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

To raise the seatback, lift up on the recliner lever without applying pressure to the seatback. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked in place.

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat.

To fold the seatback forward, lift up fully on the recliner lever. Push the seatback forward until it is ﬂat.

The armrests can be lowered or raised for easier entry or exit of the vehicle.

Removing a Captain Chair (without a Side Impact Airbag)

If your vehicle has captain chairs with side impact airbags, the seats cannot be removed.

To remove a captain chair, do the following:

1. Pull the nylon strap behind the seat to release the rear hooks from the ﬂoor pins.

2. The seat can then be lifted off the front ﬂoor pins and removed from the vehicle.

Installing a Captain Chair (without a Side Impact Airbag)

{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.

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.

Do not put the seats in so they face rearward because they will not latch that way. For the second row, if you want more storage room behind the seat, adjust the seat by sliding it forward.

Make sure the seatbacks are in the upright position, the seat belts are on the correct side of the seats and the seats are in the full rear position before beginning this procedure.

To install a captain chair, do the following:

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

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 be sure it is properly attached.

Third Row Seat

Your vehicle may have a third row seat. It is a full bench seat and may come with the convenience center. See Convenience Center on page 164 for more information. The third row seat can be removed and replaced, or with the seatback folded, it will lie ﬂat with the convenience center.

Folding the Seatback(s)

To fold down either side of the 50/50 split bench seat, lift the lever located on the back of the seat you want to fold, and push the seatback down.

Returning the Seatback to an Upright 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.

To raise the seatback, do the following:

1. Move the second row seat completely forward by using the manual adjustment bar under either the front or rear of the seat cushion.

2. Open the liftgate.

3. From the rear of the vehicle, locate the pullstrap attached to the lever on the back of the seat and pull it to raise the seat.

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

Removing the Third Row Seat

1. Remove the convenience center, if equipped. See Convenience Center on page 164 for more information.

2. Make sure all items are off the seat.

3. Put the seatback in its folded position before removing the seat. See “Folding the Seatback(s)” earlier in this section.

4. From behind the seat, squeeze the release handle until the pin indicators are fully out. This indicates that the rear latches are released from the ﬂoor. For ease of removing the seat, squeeze the handle with the palm of your hand up.

5. Lift the seat slightly from the ﬂoor to ensure the latches are clear of the ﬂoor pins.

6. Pull the seat rearward and out of the vehicle. The release handle can be used to carry the seat.

Installing the Third Row Seat

{CAUTION:

Do not put the third row seat in so it faces rearward because it will not latch that way. The seat needs to be installed before the convenience center. See Convenience Center on page 164 for more information.

For ease of installing the seat, put the seat in the folded position before beginning this procedure.

1. From the rear of the vehicle, place the front hooks of the seat onto the front ﬂoor pins in the third row. To do this, the seat will need to be angled approximately 8-10 inches (20-25 cm) from the ﬂoor so the front hooks clear the rear ﬂoor pins and rear ﬂoor cups. Use the release handle to guide the seat into place.

If the front hooks are not attached correctly, the rear latches will not attach to the rear set of ﬂoor pins.

2. Firmly push the rear latches into the rear ﬂoor pins by pushing down on the rear of the seat.

{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.

3. Try to raise the seat to make sure that it is locked down. The indicator pins will no longer stick out when the seat is properly latched into place.

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. Return the seatback to its upright position. See “Returning the Seatback to an Upright Position” earlier in this section.

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.

Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and your passengers to buckle your safety belts. See

Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 209 and Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 210.

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 40 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.

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

rider does not stop.

The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...

or the instrument panel...

or the safety belts!

With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why safety belts make such good sense.

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts

Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an

accident if I am wearing a safety belt?

A: You could be — whether you are wearing a

safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you are upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted.

Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I

have to wear safety belts?

A: Airbags are in many vehicles today and will be

in most of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts — not instead of them. Every airbag system ever offered for sale has required the use of safety belts. Even if you are in a vehicle that has airbags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That is true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions.

+ 532 hidden pages

Buick TERRAZA 2007 Owner Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Power Seats

Manual Passenger Seat

Heated Seats

Memory Seat

Reclining Seatbacks

Head Restraints

Rear Seats

Rear Seat Operation

Captain Chairs

Third Row Seat

Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts