2008-2012 Buick Enclave Service & Repair Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Rear Seats .............................................. 1-10 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-16 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-35 Airbag System ......................................... 1-59 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-75 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10 Windows ................................................. 2-18 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-22 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-26 Mirrors .................................................... 2-40 Object Detection Systems .......................... 2-44 OnStar ® System ...................................... 2-47 Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-50 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-55 Sunroof .................................................. 2-60 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-22 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-33 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-50 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-74 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Towing ................................................... 4-25 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-45 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-46 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-47 Windshield Replacement ........................... 5-50 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-50 Tires ...................................................... 5-51 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-89 Vehicle Identiﬁcation ................................. 5-97 Electrical System ...................................... 5-98 Capacities and Speciﬁcations ................... 5-108 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-15 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ........... 7-17 Index ................................................................ 1 2008 Buick Enclave Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem are registered trademarks; and the name ENCLAVE 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. This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not have 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 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 Propriétaires Canadiens On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès de concessionnaire ou à l’adresse suivante: Helm Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 Using this Manual 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 and words work together to explain things. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15861575 A First Printing © 2007 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii

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. A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about things that could hurt you or others if you were to ignore the warning. {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. We tell you what the hazard is and what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” iii

Vehicle Damage Warnings You will also ﬁnd notices in this manual. 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. The notice tells 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 which use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols 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. iv

Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3 Heated Seats .................................................1-4 Memory Seat and Mirrors ................................1-4 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-6 Head Restraints .............................................1-9 Rear Seats .....................................................1-10 Rear Seat Operation .....................................1-10 Third Row Seats ...........................................1-12 Safety Belts ...................................................1-16 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-16 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-21 Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-29 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-34 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-34 Child Restraints .............................................1-35 Older Children ..............................................1-35 Infants and Young Children ............................1-38 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-41 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-44 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) ......................................1-45 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ....................................1-53 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ............................1-56 Airbag System ...............................................1-59 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-62 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-65 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-67 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-67 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-68 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-69 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-74 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............................1-74 Restraint System Check ..................................1-75 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-75 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................1-76 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems 1-1

Front Seats Power Seats A. Power Seat Adjustment Control. B. Power Reclining Seatback Control. See Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-6. C. Power Lumbar Control. See Power Lumbar on page 1-3. If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to operate them are located on the outboard side of the seats. Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the control forward or rearward. Your vehicle may have additional features to adjust your vehicle’s power seat: • Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entire control up or down. • 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. Your vehicle may have a memory function which allows seat settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory Seat and Mirrors on page 1-4 for more information. Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown 1-2

Manual Lumbar If your vehicle has this feature, the handle is located on the inboard side of the seatback. Turn the handle rearward to decrease lumbar support. Turn the handle forward to increase lumbar support. You may need to adjust the lumbar support whenever you change your seating position. Power Lumbar If the seats have power lumbar, the controls used to operate this feature are located on the outboard side of the seats. See Power Seats on page 1-2 for more information. • To increase lumbar support, press and hold the front of the control. • To decrease lumbar support, press and hold the rear of the control. • To raise the height of the lumbar support, press and hold the top of the control. • To lower the height of the lumbar support, press and hold the bottom of the control. Release the control when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of lumbar support. You may need to adjust the lumbar support whenever you change your seating position. 1-3

Heated Seats On vehicles with heated front seats the controls are located on the center console. To operate the heated seats the engine must be running. I (Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn on the heated seatback. J (Heated Seat and Seatback): Press this button to turn on the heated seat and seatback. The light on the button will come on to indicate that the feature is working. Press the button to cycle through the temperature settings of high, medium, and low and to turn the heat to the seat off. Indicator lights above the button will show the level of heat selected: three for high, two for medium, and one for low. The passenger seat may take longer to heat up. If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is started using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the front heated seats will be turned on to the high setting if it is cold outside. See “Remote Vehicle Start” under Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 2-5. When the key is inserted into the ignition and the ignition is turned on, the heated seat feature will turn off. To turn the heated seat feature back on, press the desired button. Memory Seat and Mirrors On vehicles with the memory package, the controls are located on the driver’s door. 1: Saves the seating position for driver 1 2: Saves the seating position for driver 2 S: Recalls the easy exit position. To save your positions in memory, do the following: 1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback recliner, both outside mirrors, and the power steering column to a comfortable position. See Outside Power Mirrors on page 2-42 for more information. Not all mirrors will have the ability to save and recall the mirror positions. 2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps let you know that the position has been stored. A second seating and mirror position can be programmed by repeating the above steps and pressing button 2. 1-4

To recall the memory positions, the vehicle must be in PARK (P). Press and release either button 1 or button 2 corresponding to the desired driving position. The seat, outside mirrors, and power steering column will move to the position previously stored. You will hear a single beep. If you use the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter to enter your vehicle and the remote recall memory feature has been turned on, automatic seat and mirror movement will occur. See “MEMORY SEAT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle Customization on page 3-65 for more information. To stop recall movement of the memory feature at any time, press one of the power seat controls, memory buttons, or power mirror buttons. If something has blocked the driver’s seat while recalling a memory position, the driver’s seat recall may stop working. If this happens, press the appropriate control for the area that is not recalling for two seconds, after the obstruction is removed. Then try recalling the memory position again by pressing the appropriate memory button. If the memory position is still not being recalled, see your dealer/retailer for service. Easy Exit Seat S: With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position can be recalled by pressing the exit button. You will hear a single beep. The driver’s seat will move back. If the easy exit seat feature has been turned on in the Driver Information Center (DIC), automatic seat movement will occur when the key is removed from the ignition. See “EASY EXIT SEAT” under DIC Vehicle Customization on page 3-65 for more information. For programming information, see DIC Vehicle Customization on page 3-65. 1-5

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. In vehicles with seats that have manual reclining seatbacks, the lever used to operate them is located on the outboard side of the seat. 1-6

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