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Buick 2006 manual

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If your vehicle is facing downward on a steep grade (15 percent or more), the door may not stay open and could slam shut, possibly injuring someone. To make sure the door does not slam shut, turn on the power sliding door feature. Then if the door closes, it will close under the control of the power door system.

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Buick 2006 manual

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Service and Appearance Care Seats and Restraint SystemsCustomer Assistance and Information How to Use This Manual Canadian OwnersIndex Safety Warnings and Symbols Vehicle Symbols Vehicle Damage WarningsPage Page Seats and Restraint Systems Six-Way Power Seats Front SeatsManual Passenger Seat Eight-Way Power Seats Heated SeatsDriver’s Side Button shown, Passenger’s Side similar Reclining Seatbacks Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving Head Restraints Adjusting the Captain Chairs Forward or RearwardRear Seats Rear Seat OperationFolding or Reclining the Seatbacks Removing a Captain Chair without a Side Impact Airbag Installing a Captain Chair without a Side Impact Airbag Page Third Row Seat Folding the SeatbacksReturning the Seatback to an Upright Position Installing the Third Row Seat Removing the Third Row SeatPage Safety Belts Safety Belts They Are for EveryoneWhy Safety Belts Work Page Person keeps going until stopped by something. Questions and Answers About Safety Belts How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver PositionLap-Shoulder Belt Page Page What is wrong with this? Belt is buckled in the wrong place Belt is over an armrest What is wrong with this? Belt is twisted across the body Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Right Front Passenger PositionRear Seat Passengers Lap-Shoulder Belt Page Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Page Safety Belt Pretensioners Safety Belt Extender Child RestraintsOlder Children What is the proper way to wear safety belts? Page Infants and Young Children Page Page Child Restraint Systems Page Securing an Add-on Child Restraint in the Vehicle How Should I Use a Child Restraint?Securing the Child Within the Child Restraint Where to Put the Restraint Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children Latch Lower AnchorsTop Tether Anchor Lower Anchor Lower Anchor and Top Tether Anchor LocationsTop Tether Anchor Second Row Top Tether AnchorSecond Row Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System Page Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position Page Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position Page Status Indicator on Page Airbag System Page Page Where Are the Airbags? Page Page When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? How Does an Airbag Restrain?What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? Passenger Sensing System United States CanadaPage Page Page Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle Restraint System Check Checking the Restraint SystemsReplacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash Page Starting and Operating Your Vehicle Universal Home Remote SystemSection Features and Controls Keys Remote Keyless Entry System Be sure you have spare keysRemote Keyless Entry System Operation Page Remote Power Sliding Door Operation Matching Transmitters to Your VehicleBattery Replacement Remote Vehicle Start Remote Start Ready Doors and Locks Door LocksPower Door Locks Delayed Locking Sliding Door Delayed LockingLockout Protection Automatic Door LockProgrammable Automatic Door Unlock Dual Sliding DoorsSliding Door Lock Sliding Door Security Lock Power Sliding Door PSD Canceling the Sliding Door Security LockPower Sliding Door PSD Switches PSD Activation/Override Deactivation SwitchPower Sliding Door Operation Passenger PSD Activation SwitchPage Page Page Resetting the Power Sliding Door Liftgate Page Windows Power Windows Power Rear Quarter WindowsExpress-Down Window Sun Visors Content Theft-DeterrentTheft-Deterrent Systems Lighted Vanity MirrorArming with Your Key Arming with the Power Lock SwitchArming with the Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter Arming ConﬁrmationPASS-KeyIII PASS-KeyIII OperationDisarming with Your Key Page Starting and Operating Your Vehicle New Vehicle Break-InIgnition Positions Retained Accessory Power RAP Starting the EngineEngine Coolant Heater To Use the Engine Coolant HeaterAutomatic Transaxle Operation Reverse R Use this gear to back up Warm-Up Shift Automatic Overdrive DPage Parking Brake Shifting Into Park P Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine RunningShifting Out of Park P Parking Over Things That BurnTorque Lock Engine Exhaust Running the Engine While Parked Outside Convex Mirror Outside Power MirrorsMirrors Outside Heated MirrorsOnStar Services OnStar SystemDirections and Connections Plan OnStar Personal CallingSafe and Sound Plan OnStar Virtual AdvisorUniversal Home Remote System Universal Home Remote System Operation Programming Universal Home RemotePage Using Universal Home Remote Gate Operator and Canadian ProgrammingErasing Universal Home Remote Buttons Cupholders Storage AreasGlove Box Reprogramming a Single Universal Home Remote ButtonOverhead Console With Rail Storage BinOverhead Console Without Rail Floor Console Storage AreaFolding Tray Luggage CarrierConvenience Net With Rear Convenience Center Convenience Net Without Rear Convenience CenterConvenience Center Removing the Convenience CenterReplacing the Convenience Center Vehicle Personalization Memory SeatEasy Exit Seat Instrument Panel Section Instrument Panel Driver Information Center DICPage Instrument Panel Overview Glove Box. See Glove Box on Horn Hazard Warning FlashersOther Warning Devices Tilt WheelTurn Signal/Multifunction Lever Turn and Lane-Change SignalsTurn Signal On Chime Headlamp High/Low-Beam ChangerFlash-to-Pass Windshield Wipers Windshield WasherRear Window Wiper/Washer Cruise Control Setting Cruise Control Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control Resuming a Set SpeedUsing Cruise Control on Hills Reducing Speed While Using Cruise ControlPassing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Cancelling Cruise ControlExterior Lamps Wiper Activated Headlamps Headlamps on ReminderDaytime Running Lamps DRL/ Automatic Headlamp System Instrument Panel Brightness Interior Lamps Control Dome LampDelayed Lighting Entry LightingRear Reading Lamps Exit LightingFront Reading Lamps Cargo LampBattery Run-Down Protection Overhead Console SwitchbankUltrasonic Rear Parking Assist Urpa How the System Works Description English MetricAccessory Power Outlets When the System Does Not Seem to Work ProperlyPower Outlet 115 Volt Alternating Current With your dealer before adding electrical equipmentDual Climate Control System Climate ControlsCigarette Lighter OperationBe turned on for the air conditioning compressor to operate Defogging and Defrosting Outlet Adjustment Rear Window DefoggerOperation Tips Rear Climate Control System Decrease Setting Press this button to Rear Air OutletsPassenger Compartment Air Filter Page Page Instrument Panel Cluster United States version shown, Canada similarSpeedometer and Odometer Tachometer Trip OdometerSafety Belt Reminder Light Passenger Safety Belt Reminder LightAirbag Readiness Light Passenger Airbag Status Indicator Page Charging System Light Brake System Warning LightAnti-Lock Brake System Warning Light Engine Coolant Temperature Gage Traction Control System TCS Warning LightMalfunction Indicator Lamp Check Engine LightIf the Light is Flashing If the Light Is On SteadyEmissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs Oil Pressure LightSecurity Light Cruise Control LightHighbeam On Light Fuel GageLow Fuel Warning Light Driver Information Center DIC DIC Buttons DIC Operation and DisplaysInformation Button Items OdometerTrip a and Trip B Time ElapsedAverage Fuel Economy Average SpeedFuel Range Instantaneous Fuel EconomyOil Life BatteryMenu Button Items UnitsCompass Zone Uplevel Only LanguagePersonalization Uplevel Only Compass Calibration Uplevel OnlyPage DIC Warnings and Messages OFF for Engine ProtectionALL Wheel Drive Disabled Charging System Failure DRIVER’S Door Ajar Headlamps Suggested KEY FOB Battery LOW Lift Gate Ajar LOW Fuel On page 5-15for more informationPark Lamps on Passenger Seatbelt is not Fastened Remote Start Disabled Right Rear Turn Lamp OUT Service Brake System Service Traction System Stability Control Active Traction Control OFF DIC Vehicle Personalization Uplevel Only Entering the Personal Program Menu Customization Menu ItemsEXT Exterior Light Delay INT Interior Lights Keys RemovedDelayed Locking Content Theft Lights and Horn default The exterior lampsPersonalization Menu Items Remote StartReplace KEY Auto Unlock on Audio Systems Exiting the Personal Program MenuSetting the Time Radio with CD Radio Data System RDSRadio with CD shown, Radio with Six-Disc CD Similar XM Satellite Radio Service Playing the RadioSetting Preset Stations Finding a StationSetting the Tone Bass/Treble Adjusting the Speakers Balance/FadeFinding a Category Station RDS and XM RDS Messages Radio Messages XM Radio MessagesRadio Display Condition Action Required Message XM Radio Messages cont’d Playing a CD Single CD Player Radio Display Condition Action RequiredPage Playing a CDs Six-Disc CD Player Playing a Speciﬁc Loaded CD Page Using an MP3 CD MP3 FormatRoot Directory Empty Directory or FolderNo Folder Preprogrammed Playlists Order of PlayFile System and Naming Playing an MP3Page Using R Song List Mode Single CD MP3, and Six-Disc CD Page CD Messages Navigation/Radio SystemRear Seat Entertainment System Parental ControlHeadphones Wireless HeadphonesBefore You Drive Battery Replacement Wired HeadphonesStereo RCA Jacks Audio OutputVehicle Speakers Video ScreenDVD Player DVD Player Buttons Tr / u Previous and Fast Reverse/NextStopping and Resuming Playback Remote ControlPlaying a Disc Ejecting a DiscRemote Control Buttons 109 RSE On-Screen Display OSD Menu Tips and Troubleshooting Chart Problem Recommended ActionProblem Recommended Action Problem Recommended Action DVD Messages Cleaning the DVD PlayerCleaning the Video Screen DVD DistortionRear Seat Audio RSA Page Theft-Deterrent Feature Audio Steering Wheel ControlsRadio Reception FM StereoCare of the CD and DVD Player Chime Level AdjustmentCare of Your CDs and DVDs Fixed Mast Antenna120 Driving Your Vehicle Your Driving, the Road, and Your VehicleYour Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Defensive DrivingDrunken Driving Page Page Control of a Vehicle BrakingAnti-Lock Brake System ABS Using Anti-Lock Braking in EmergenciesTraction Control System TCS StabiliTrak System Traction Control Operation All-Wheel Drive AWD System Power Steering SteeringSteering Tips Steering in Emergencies Off-Road Recovery PassingPage Loss of Control SkiddingDriving at Night Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads Hydroplaning City Driving Some Other Rainy Weather TipsFreeway Driving Page Before Leaving on a Long Trip Fuel, Engine Oil, Other Fluids Have you checked all levels?Highway Hypnosis Hill and Mountain RoadsPage Winter Driving Also see Tires onDriving on Snow or Ice If You Are Caught in a Blizzard You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out Loading Your VehicleTire and Loading Information Label Steps for Determining Correct Load LimitExample Label Example Description Total Example Description Total Certiﬁcation/Tire Label Towing Towing Your VehicleRecreational Vehicle Towing Dinghy Towing Dolly TowingLevel Control Towing a TrailerIf You Do Decide To Pull a Trailer Two-Wheel-Drive Weight of the TrailerMaximum Trailer Vehicle Axle Ratio Weight All-Wheel DriveWeight of the Trailer Tongue Page Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s Tires Safety ChainsHitches Trailer Brakes Driving with a TrailerBacking Up Following DistancePassing Making TurnsTurn Signals When Towing a Trailer Driving on GradesParking on Hills When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a Hill Maintenance When Trailer TowingTrailer Wiring Harness Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Checking Things Under the HoodCapacities and Speciﬁcations Service Accessories and ModiﬁcationsCalifornia Proposition 65 Warning Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle Doing Your Own Service WorkFuel Gasoline OctaneGasoline Speciﬁcations California FuelAdditives Fuels in Foreign Countries Filling the TankPage Page Filling a Portable Fuel Container Checking Things Under the Hood Hood Release To open the hood, do the followingEngine Compartment Overview Page Page Engine Oil Checking Engine OilWhen to Add Engine Oil What Kind of Engine Oil to Use When to Change Engine Oil Engine Oil Life SystemEngine Oil Additives How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System What to Do with Used OilCleaner/Filter Engine Air Cleaner/FilterWhen to Inspect the Engine Air How to Inspect the Engine AirPage Automatic Transaxle Fluid When to Check and Change Automatic Transaxle FluidHow to Check Automatic Transaxle Fluid Checking the Fluid LevelHow to Add Automatic Transaxle Fluid Engine Coolant What Engine Coolant to UseChecking Coolant Radiator Pressure Cap Adding CoolantEngine Overheating If Steam Is Coming From Your EngineIf No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode Cooling System5L V6 Engine 9L V6 Engine Page How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Recovery Tank Page How to Add Coolant to the Radiator Housing Bypass Tube Page How to Check Power Steering Fluid Power Steering FluidWhen to Check Power Steering Fluid What to UseWindshield Washer Fluid What Washer Fluid to UseAdding Washer Fluid Brakes Brake FluidBrake Wear What to AddBrake Adjustment Replacing Brake System PartsBrake Pedal Travel Battery Jump StartingVehicle Storage 5L V6 Engine 9L V6 Engine Page Jumper Cable Removal How to Check Lubricant Transfer Case Power Transfer UnitWhen to Check Lubricant All-Wheel DriveCarrier Assembly-Differential Rear Drive Module When to Check and Change LubricantBulb Replacement Halogen BulbsHeadlamps and Sidemarker Lamps To replace one of these bulbs, do the following Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime Running Lamps DRL Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up LampsReplacement Bulbs Exterior Lamp Bulb NumberWindshield Wiper Blade Replacement Tires Tire Sidewall Labeling Passenger P-Metric Tire ExampleCompact Spare Tire Example Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions Tire SizeFrom driving. See Inﬂation Tire Pressure on See When It Is Time for New Tires on When to Check Inﬂation Tire PressureHow to Check Tire Inspection and RotationWhen It Is Time for New Tires Buying New Tires Different Size Tires and Wheels Treadwear Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature aUniform Tire Quality Grading Traction AA, A, B, CWheel Replacement Temperature A, B, CWheel Alignment and Tire Balance Used Replacement Wheels Accessory Inﬂator Tire ChainsPage If a Tire Goes Flat Changing a Flat TirePage Removing the Spare Tire and Tools Page Page Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire Page Page Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the ﬂat tire Page Page Secondary Latch System Page Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools Storing the Spare TireStoring the Flat Tire on a Front-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Storing the Flat Tire on an All-Wheel-Drive VehiclePage Compact Spare Tire Storing the ToolsCleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle Appearance CareFabric/Carpet Leather Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic SurfacesWeatherstrips Care of Safety BeltsCleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses Washing Your VehicleFinish Care Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper BladesAluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels TiresFinish Damage Underbody MaintenanceSheet Metal Damage Chemical Paint SpottingVehicle Care/Appearance Materials Description UsageElectrical System Service Parts Identiﬁcation LabelVehicle Identiﬁcation Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number VINWindshield Wiper Fuses Headlamp WiringPower Windows and Other Power Options Fuses and Circuit BreakersFuses Usage Fuse Puller Underhood Fuse BlockRelays Usage CircuitSpare SpareSpare Case Fuses Usage PLRCapacities and Speciﬁcations Application Capacities English MetricEngine VIN Code Transaxle Spark Plug Gap Section Maintenance Schedule Using the Maintenance Schedule Maintenance ScheduleMaintenance Requirements Your Vehicle and the Environment IntroductionPage Scheduled Maintenance Scheduled MaintenanceService Maintenance Scheduled Maintenance cont’d Additional Required Services Additional Required ServicesMaintenance Footnotes At Each Fuel Fill Owner Checks and ServicesTo your engine not covered by your warranty Engine Oil Level CheckAt Least Once a Month At Least Once a YearAutomatic Transaxle Shift Lock Control System Check Ignition Transaxle Lock CheckUnderbody Flushing Service Recommended Fluids LubricantsUsage Fluid/Lubricant DEXRON-VI Automatic Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part NumberMaintenance Record Maintenance RecordMaintenance Record cont’d Maintenance Record cont’d Section Customer Assistance and Information Customer Satisfaction Procedure Customer Assistance and InformationPage Customer Assistance Offices Online Owner CenterCustomer Assistance for Text Telephone TTY Users Online Owner Center allows you toUnited States Customer Assistance Canada Customer AssistanceOverseas Customer Assistance GM Mobility Reimbursement Program Roadside Assistance ProgramDealer Locator Service Canadian Roadside AssistanceCourtesy Transportation Scheduling Service AppointmentsShuttle Service Transportation OptionsAdditional Program Information Courtesy Rental VehicleVehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders Collision Damage Repair Collision PartsRepair Facility Insuring Your Vehicle If an Accident OccursPage Reporting Safety Defects Reporting Safety Defects to the United States GovernmentManaging the Vehicle Damage Repair Process Service Publications Ordering Information Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian GovernmentReporting Safety Defects to General Motors Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer Case Unit Repair ManualCurrent and Past Model Order Forms Service BulletinsOwner’s Information Order Toll Free Monday-Friday 800 AM 600 PM Eastern TimeAntenna, XM Satellite Radio Antenna System Audio Systems Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual 119 DVD 119 Page Jump Starting Keyless Entry System Keys 101 OnStar System, see OnStar Manual Steering Fluid Rear Seat Entertainment System Page Shifting Out of Park P Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster DIC Windshield Wiper