Seats and Seat Controls, Manual Lumbar Support | Buick 2000 guide

Seats and Seat Controls

This section tells you about the power seats --how to adjust them and also about reclining seatbacks, lumbar adjustments, heated seats and head restraints.

Manual Lumbar Support

The knob that controls this feature is located on the outer edge of the seat. Turn the knob towards the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar support. Turn the knob towards the rear of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support.

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Power Seat

The power seat controls are located on the outboard side of each front seat cushion.

DRaise or lower the front of the seat cushion by holding the front part of the horizontal control up or down.

DRaise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by holding the rear part of the horizontal control up or down.

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Buick 2000 manual Seats and Seat Controls, Manual Lumbar Support, Power Seat

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Page Features and Controls For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual Iii How to Use this Manual Safety Warnings and Symbols Vehicle Damage Warnings These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle Vehicle Symbols Yellow blue Seats and Restraint Systems Power Seat Seats and Seat ControlsManual Lumbar Support Power Lumbar Control If Equipped Memory Seat and Mirrors Option Heated Seats Option Reclining Front Seatbacks Head Restraints Safety Belts Theyre for Everyone Why Safety Belts Work Yellow blue Yellow blue Yellow blue How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver PositionAdults Lap-Shoulder Belt Yellow blue Whats wrong with this? Belt is buckled in the wrong place Whats wrong with this? Belt is twisted across the body Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Air Bag Systems Right Front Passenger Position Yellow blue AIR BAG How the Air Bag Systems Work Where are the air bags? Yellow blue What makes an air bag inflate? When should an air bag inflate? What will you see after an air bag inflates? How does an air bag restrain? Yellow blue Lap Belt Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle Yellow blue Rear Seat Passengers Rear Seat Passenger PositionsLap-Shoulder Belt Yellow blue Yellow blue Smaller Children and Babies Children Yellow blue Yellow blue What are the different types of add-on child restraints? Child Restraints Yellow blue Forward-facing child restraint C-E positions Yellow blue Where to Put the Restraint Top Strap Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position Yellow blue Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position Yellow blue Yellow blue Larger Children Yellow blue Yellow blue Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint SystemsReplacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash Features and Controls Keys Yellow blue Door Locks Central Door Unlocking System Power Door LocksDoor Ajar Reminder If Equipped Automatic Door Locks Delayed Locking To Use One of These Locks Rear Door Security Lock To Cancel the Rear Door Lock To Open a Rear Door When the Security Lock is OnLockout Protection Leaving Your Vehicle This device may not cause harmful interference, Remote Keyless Entry System Instant Alarm Personal Choice FeaturesOperation Security Feedback Matching Transmitters To Your Vehicle Battery Replacement Resynchronization Trunk Lock Release TrunkRemote Trunk Release and Trunk Lockout Trunk Security Override Key in the Ignition TheftParking at Night Parking Lots Content Theft-Deterrent If Equipped PASS-KeyRIII Testing the Alarm Yellow blue New Vehicle ªBreak-Inº Ignition Positions Key Reminder Warning Retained Accessory Power Starting Your V6 Engine Starting Your Engine Yellow blue To Use the Engine Coolant Heater Engine Coolant Heater If Equipped Automatic Transaxle Operation Yellow blue Yellow blue Parking Brake Shifting Into Park P Yellow blue Torque Lock Leaving Your Vehicle With Engine Running Parking Over Things That Burn Shifting Out of Park P Running Your Engine While Youre Parked Engine Exhaust Windows Power Windows Tilt Wheel HornExpress-Down Windows Window Lock Turn and Lane Change Indicator Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Turn Signal On Chime Headlamp High/Low-Beam ChangerFlash-To-Pass Windshield Wipers RainsensetWipers If Equipped Cruise Control Windshield Washer Setting Cruise Control Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control Increasing Speed While Using Cruise ControlPassing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Resuming a Set Speed Headlamps Exterior Lamps Parking Lamps Lamps On ReminderDaytime Running Lamps Twilight SentinelR Cornering Lamps If Equipped Interior Lamps Park Lamp Override FeatureInstrument Panel Intensity Brightness Control Light Sensor Delayed Exit Lighting Delayed Entry LightingCourtesy Lamps Theater Dimming Personal Choice Programming Exterior Lighting Battery Saver Battery Load ManagementInadvertent Power Battery Saver Front Reading Lamps Mirrors Day/Night Manual Rearview MirrorElectrochromic Day/Night Rearview Mirror If Equipped Time Delay Cleaning the PhotocellsMirror Operation Compass Calibration Compass Operation Compass Variance Power Remote Control Mirrors Parallel Park Assist Mirror If EquippedConvex Outside Mirror Glove Box Storage CompartmentsFront Storage Armrest Front Center Console Option Sun Visors Ashtrays and Cigarette LighterConvenience Net If Equipped Illuminated Visor Vanity Mirrors If Equipped OnStarR System Option Sunroof OptionDual Sun Visors Programming the Universal Transmitter Universal Transmitter If Equipped Operating the Universal Transmitter Accessories ªRolling Codeº Programming If EquippedErasing Channels Auxiliary Power Outlets Instrument Panel Your Information System Yellow blue Instrument Panel Clusters Instrument Cluster With Tachometer Speedometer and Odometer Tachometer If EquippedTrip Odometer Safety Belt Reminder Light Indicators Air Bag Readiness Light Brake System Warning Light Battery System Warning Light Traction Control System Warning Light Option Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light Engine Coolant Temperature Gage Malfunction Indicator Lamp Service Engine Soon Light If the Light Is On Steady If the Light Is Flashing Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs Oil Pressure Light Cruise Light Service Vehicle Soon Light Fuel Gage Head-Up Display HUD If Equipped Yellow blue Yellow blue DIC Displays and Controls Driver Information Center DIC If Equipped Yellow blue Yellow blue EXP Export ID DIC Warnings and Messages DIC Personal Choice Programming Yellow blue Window Lockout Automatic Door Locks Security Feedback Perimeter Lighting Delayed LockingExterior Lights Memory Seat Recall Driver ID Parallel Park Assist If Equipped Yellow blue Comfort Controls and Audio Systems Mode Controls Temperature LeverComfort Controls Electronic Touch Climate Control Yellow blue Dual Automatic Comfortemp Climate Control If Equipped Temperature Button Fan ButtonAutomatic Operation Manual Operation Air Conditioning Defogging and Defrosting Heating Ventilation System Rear Window Defogger Ventilation Tips Passenger Control If Equipped Setting the Clock Audio SystemsSteering Wheel Controls for Climate Control If Equipped AM-FM Stereo Playing the RadioFinding a Station Adjusting the Speakers Setting the Tone AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player If Equipped Playing a Cassette Tape Yellow blue Yellow blue Playing the Radio Setting the Tone Playing a Cassette Tape Yellow blue Playing the Radio Playing a Compact Disc Yellow blue Playing the Radio Setting the Tone Adjusting the Speakers Yellow blue Playing a Compact Disc Yellow blue Trunk-Mounted CD Changer Option Compact Disc Changer Errors Playing a Compact Disc Personal Choice Radio Controls If Equipped Theft-Deterrent Feature If Equipped Audio Steering Wheel Controls If Equipped Understanding Radio Reception Tips About Your Audio SystemFM Stereo Care of Your Cassette Tape Player Care of Your Compact Discs Care of Your Compact Disc PlayerDiversity Antenna System Yellow blue Your Driving and the Road Defensive Driving Drunken Driving Yellow blue Yellow blue Braking Control of a Vehicle Anti-Lock Brakes ABS Yellow blue Traction Control System If Equipped Using Anti-Lock Braking in Emergencies Steering Power SteeringSteering Tips Driving on Curves Steering in Emergencies Passing Off-Road Recovery Loss of Control Skidding Driving at Night Night Vision Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads Hydroplaning Driving Through Deep Standing Water Driving Through Flowing WaterSome Other Rainy Weather Tips City Driving Freeway Driving Fuel, Engine Oil, Other Fluids Have you checked all levels? Before Leaving on a Long Trip Hill and Mountain Roads Highway Hypnosis Yellow blue Winter Driving Driving on Snow or Ice If Youre Caught in a Blizzard Yellow blue Loading Your Vehicle Recreational Vehicle Towing Yellow blue Electronic Level Control Towing a Trailer If You Do Decide To Pull a Trailer Weight of the Trailer Total Weight on Your Vehicles Tires Weight of the Trailer Tongue Trailer Wiring Harness Safety ChainsHitches Trailer Brakes Following Distance Driving with a TrailerPassing Backing Up Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer Making TurnsDriving On Grades Maintenance When Trailer Towing When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a HillEngine Cooling When Trailer Towing Parking on Hills Yellow blue Problems on the Road Other Warning Devices Hazard Warning Flashers Jump Starting Yellow blue Yellow blue Yellow blue Yellow blue Towing Your Vehicle Removal Procedure Engine Overheating Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine Full HOT Cooling System Yellow blue How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Recovery Tank Yellow blue How to Add Coolant to the Radiator Yellow blue Yellow blue If a Tire Goes Flat Changing a Flat Tire Removing the Spare Tire and Tools Removing Wheel Covers Wheel Nut Caps Removing the Flat Tire and Installing Spare Tire Yellow blue Yellow blue Yellow blue Yellow blue Storing the Spare Tire and Tools Storing the Flat Tire and Tools Compact Spare Tire If Youre Stuck In Sand, Mud Ice or Snow Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out Yellow blue Service and Appearance Care Doing Your Own Service Work Service Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle Fuel Yellow blue Filling Your Tank Fuels in Foreign Countries Yellow blue Filling a Portable Fuel Container Hood Release Checking Things Under the Hood Yellow blue Yellow blue Engine Oil Underhood LampChecking Engine Oil What Kind of Engine Oil to Use When to Add Engine Oil Yellow blue Engine Oil Additives Engine Air Cleaner/Filter How to Reset the Oil Life SystemWhat to Do with Used Oil Yellow blue Yellow blue When to Check and Change Automatic Transaxle FluidPassenger Compartment Air Filter If Equipped Checking the Fluid Level How to Check Yellow blue Engine Coolant How to Add Fluid What to Use Checking Coolant Adding Coolant Radiator Pressure Cap When to Check Power Steering Fluid Power Steering FluidHow to Check Power Steering Fluid Windshield Washer Fluid Adding Washer Fluid Brake Fluid Brakes What to Add Brake Adjustment Brake WearBrake Pedal Travel Replacing Brake System Parts Battery Vehicle Storage Halogen Bulbs Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming Yellow blue Headlamp Horizontal Aiming Headlamp Vertical Aiming Yellow blue Front Turn Signal Cornering LampsTrunk-Mounted Back-Up and Taillamps Pull out the assembly Rear Turn Signals, Stoplamps and Taillamps Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Inflation -- Tire Pressure Tires When to Check How to CheckCheck Tire Pressure System If Equipped Yellow blue Tire Inspection and Rotation Buying New Tires When Its Time for New Tires Uniform Tire Quality Grading Temperature --A, B, C TreadwearTraction --AA, A, B, C Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance Wheel Replacement Tire Chains Used Replacement Wheels Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle Cleaning of Fabric/CarpetAppearance Care Special Fabric Cleaning Problems Using Multi-Purpose Interior Cleaner on Fabric Cleaning Vinyl Care of Safety BeltsCleaning Leather Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades Cleaning Glass SurfacesCleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle Weatherstrips Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses Washing Your VehicleFinish Care Cleaning Aluminum Wheels If Equipped Cleaning TiresSheet Metal Damage Underbody Maintenance Finish DamageChemical Paint Spotting Part Number Size Description Usage GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials Service Parts Identification Label Vehicle Identification Number VINEngine Identification Electrical System Power Windows and Other Power AccessoriesAdd-On Electrical Equipment Fuses and Circuit Breakers Engine Compartment Bussed Electrical Center BEC Mini Usage fuse Mini Relays Usage Removing the Rear Seat Cushion Rear Underseat Bussed Electrical Center BEC Minifuses Usage Circuit Usage Breakers Rear Outside Lamps Replacement Bulbs Engine Specifications Capacities and SpecificationsWheel Nut Torque Capacities Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts Vehicle DimensionsEngine Accessory Belt Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Requirements IntroductionYour Vehicle and the Environment How This Section is Organized Part a Scheduled Maintenance Services Using Your Maintenance ScheduleSelecting the Right Schedule Short Trip/City Intervals Short Trip/City Definition Long Trip/Highway Definition Footnotes Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance Miles 5 000 km 12,000 Miles 20 000 km 24,000 Miles 40 000 km 36,000 Miles 60 000 km 45,000 Miles 75 000 km 51,000 Miles 85 000 km 60,000 Miles 100 000 km 69,000 Miles 115 000 km 78,000 Miles 130 000 km 90,000 Miles 150 000 km 99,000 Miles 165 000 km 150,000 Miles 240 000 km Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance Miles 12 500 km 37,500 Miles 62 500 km 52,500 Miles 87 500 km 67,500 Miles 112 500 km 82,500 Miles 137 500 km 100,000 Miles 166 000 km Part B Owner Checks and Services At Each Fuel FillAt Least Once a Month At Least Once a Year At Least Twice a Year Automatic Transaxle Shift Lock Control System Check Starter Switch Check Ignition Transaxle Lock Check Underbody Flushing Service Exhaust System Inspection Part C Periodic Maintenance InspectionsEngine Cooling System Inspection Throttle System Inspection Usage FLUID/LUBRICANT Part D Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Usage FLUID/LUBRICANT Part E Maintenance Record Maintenance Record Maintenance Record Maintenance Record Maintenance Record Maintenance Record Maintenance Record Customer Assistance Information Customer Satisfaction Procedure Yellow blue Customer Assistance for Text Telephone TTY Users Customer Assistance OfficesUnited States Canada GM Mobility Program for Persons with DisabilitiesAll Overseas Locations Caribbean Numbers Canadian Roadside Assistance Roadside Assistance Shuttle Service Plan Ahead When PossibleCourtesy Transportation Transportation Options Warranty Information Additional Program InformationCourtesy Rental Vehicle Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada Buick Service Publications Ordering Information Order Toll Free