The 2003 BuickRendezvousOwnerManual Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-3 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-9 ............................................. 1-22 Safety Belts Child Restraints ....................................... 1-49 ...................................... 1-74 Air Systems Bag ............................ 1-84 Restraint System Check Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 ....................................... 2-8 Doors Locks and Windows ................................................. 2-13 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-16 Starting Operating and Your Vehicle ........... 2-20 2-33 Mirrors .................................................... Onstar@System ...................................... 2-35 HomeLink@ Transmitter ............................. 2-37 Storage Areas L-4 I ......................................... Sunroof .................................................. 2-49 ............................. 2-50 Vehicle Personalization Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 2 Climate CGntrGls "- 3 R ...................................... Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 3-35 Message Center ....................................... 3-47 n 14 L " a Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-56 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-69 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ........ 4-2 Towing ................................................... 4-33 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 5-5 Fuel ......................................................... Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 5-46 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-48 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-53 Tires ...................................................... 5-55 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-87 5-95 Vehicle Identification ................................. Electrical System ...................................... 5-96 Capacities ana Speciiicaiions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 102 Maintenance Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . 5-104 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 6-2 Maintenance Schedule ................................ CustomerAssistanceInformation .................... 7-1 Customer Assistance information .................. 7-2 Index ................................................................ 1 Canadian Owners You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUCK, the BUCK Emblem are registered trademarks and the name RENDEZVOUS is a trademark 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 further 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. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it. 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 their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things. Litho U.S.A. Part No. 10324218 A First Edition ii 06/07/02 MotorsGeneral Corporation OCopyright Reserved Rights All Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the manual. It's an alphabetical list of what's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. 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 don't, you or others could be hurt. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do this" or "Don't let this happen." These mean there is somethin- :hat could hurt you or other people. Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle may be equipped with components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, 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 in the Index: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice will tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you 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. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. "EngineCompartmentOverview" "Instrument Panel Overview" "Climate Controls" "Audio Systems" Also see Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators on page 3-35. IV These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY /1\ LATCH BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS TO PROTECT OCCUPANT DO NOT TWIST SAFETY BELT WHEN ATTACHING *& @? e PROTECT SHIELDING AIR BAG @ a Et \ LIGHTING MASTER / SWITCH - 8, \ ENGINE COOLANT TEMP SIGNALS TURN CG BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM ENGINE COOLANT FAN CAUSTIC BAlTERY \CID COULD CAUSE BURNS MOVE SEAT FULLY REARWARD* SECURE CHILD SEAT PULL BELT COMPLETELY THENSECURE CHILD SEAT $ !% \ / z DO NOT INSTALL A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSITION PARKING LAMPS BRAKE () a G3 FUEL COOLANT DO NOTINSTALL A -ORWARD-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSITION OWNERS MANUAL AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES I DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W&SERVICE SERVICE MANUAL a 1 I;r V Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ...................................................... 13 . Manual Passenger Seat .................................. 1.3 Four-Way Manual Driver Seat .......................... 1-3 Six-Way Power Seats .................................... .l -5 Manual Lumbar .............................................. 1-5 Heated Seats ................................................. 1.6 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................ 1-6 Head Restraints ............................................ -1-8 Rear Seats ....................................................... 1.9 Rear Seat Operation ...................................... .l -9 Split Bench Seats ........................................... 1.9 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 ............................................. . l -26 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-27 .............................................. I -LO Driver Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-36 Right Front Passenger Position ....................... 1.37 Rear Seat Passengers ................................. .l -38 I Center Rear Passenger Position .................... Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults .......................... Safety Belt Extender ..................................... -1-42 1-44 1-48 am Child Restraints ............................................. 1.49 Older Children .............................................. 1.49 Infants and Young Children ............................1.52 Child Restraint Systems ................................. 1.55 Where to Put the Restraint ............................. 1-58 Top Strap .................................................... 1-59 Top Strap Anchor Location ............................. 1-60 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) ........................... 1-64 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System ................., ..... -1-66 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........ .......... 1-66 S C C Z : ~ ~ ? chi!d Restr?.int in 8 2~ Center Rear Seat Position .......................... 1-69 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ............................ 1-71 1-1 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Restraint System Check .................................. 1-84 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-84 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................ 1-84 Air Bag Systems ......................... ................... 1.74 Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-77 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-80 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ..................... 1-81 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ..................... 1-81 What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? ....................................... 1-82 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-83 1-2 Front Seats Manual Passenger Seat Pull up on the lever, located on the front of the seat, to unlock and move the seat. Four-Way Manual Driver Seat Use the lever located on the front left side of the seat to adjust theseat forward or rearward. Pull up the lever to unlock the seat. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. 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 ana iorin wiiil p u r body. To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat back and forth with your body. 1-3 To raise the seat, pull up on the lever located on the front right side of the seat. 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 don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. To lower the seat, push the lever down. Adjust the seat and release the lever. 1-4 Six-Way Power Seats Your vehicle may have this feature. If it does, the six-way power seat control is located on the outboard sides of the driver's and front passenger's seats. Manual Lumbar The knob that controls this feature is located on the outboard sides of the driver's and front passenger's seats. Move the front of the control up or down to adjust the front portion of the cushion up or down. 0 Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust the rear portion of the cushion up or down. Lift up or push down on the whole control to move the entire seat up or down. 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. 0 To move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide the control forward or rearward. 1-5 Heated Seats Your vehicle may have heated seats. If it does, the heated seat switches are located in the instrument panel switchbank. Reclining Seatbacks This feature will quickly heat the lower 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 To adjust the seatback, pull up on the lever located on the outboard sides of both the driver's and the front passenger`s seats. It is easier to recline the seat if you lean forward, taking your weight off the seatback. 1-6 ...