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2008 Buick LaCrosse Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint Systems Driving Your Vehicle
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-8 Towing ................................................... 4-27
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Safety Belts .............................................. 1-9 Ser
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Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference. Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer/retailer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem, and the name LACROSSE are 1-800-551-4123 registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. www.helminc.com This manual includes the latest information at the time Propriétaires Canadiens it was printed. We reserve the right to
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Using this Manual {CAUTION: Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle to learn about the vehicle’s features and controls. Pictures These mean there is something that could hurt and words work together to explain things. you or other people. Index We tell you what the hazard is and what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. A good place to quickly locate information about the If you do not, you or others could
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols You will also find notices in this manual. The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along Notice: These mean there is something that could with the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warr
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Children (LATCH) ......................................1-41 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint in a Heated Seats .................................................1-3 Rear Seat Position ....................................1-47 Reclining Seat
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If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to Front Seats operate them are located on the outboard side of the seats. To adjust the seat, do any of the following: Power Seats 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. Raise or lower the entire seat by moving
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Power Lumbar Heated Seats On vehicles with this feature, the buttons are located on the climate control panel. Press the button once to activate the high heat setting. Both indicator lights on the button will come on. Press the button again to select the lower temperature setting. Only one indicator light will come on. Press the button a third On seats with power lumbar, the control is located on time to turn the heat off. the outboard side of the seat cushion. This feature only works when the i
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Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The lever Reclining Seatbacks used to operate them is located on the outboard side of the 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. {CAUTION: To recline the seatback, do the following: If the seatback is not l
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To return the seatback to an upright position, do the following: {CAUTION: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the upright position. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle 2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you locked. 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
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Pull the head restraint up Head Restraints to raise it. To lower the head restraint, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the head restraint down. 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. 1-6
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Your vehicle may have a front center seat. There are Center Seat cupholders on the underside of the seat cushion. To use them, raise the seat cushion. This seat can also be converted to a storage area by lowering the armrest. See Center Console Storage on page 2-53. 1-7
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Rear Seats {CAUTION: Split Folding Rear Seat If the seatback is not locked, it could move If your vehicle has this feature, both sides of the rear forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could seatback can be folded down. This gives direct access cause injury to the person sitting there. Always to the trunk. Make sure the front seats are not reclined. push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is If they are, the rear seatback(s) may not fold down all locked. the way. Notice: Folding a rear sea
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Safety Belts {CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo This part of the manual tells you how to use safety area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a belts properly. It also tells you some things you should collision, people riding in these areas are more not do with safety belts. 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. {CAUTION: Be sure eve
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Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels. 1-10
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider The person keeps going until stopped by something. does not stop. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-11
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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. 1-12
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Questions and Answers About Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? Safety Belts A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in a crash — even one that is not your fault — you and Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash if I your passenger(s) can be hurt. Being a good driver am wearing a safety belt? does not protect you from things beyond your A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety control, such as bad drivers. belt
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly This section is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page 1-29 or Infants and Young Children on page 1-33. Follow those rules for everyone’s protection. It is very important for all occupants to buckle up. Statistics show that unbelted people are hurt more often i
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Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should fit snugly against your body. A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It will not give as much protection this way. 1-15
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Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your lap belt is too loose. In a crash, you could slide under the lap belt and apply force on your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The lap belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. A: The lap belt is too loose. It will not give nearly as much protection this way. 1-16
