Buick Verano (2017 year). Manual

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Seats and Restraints

seating position does not have
lower anchors, secure the child
restraint with the top tether and
the safety belts. Refer to the
child restraint manufacturer
instructions and the
instructions in this manual.

1.1. Find the lower anchors

for the desired rear
outboard seating position.

1.2. Put the child restraint on

the seat.

For outboard rear seating
positions, if the head
restraint interferes with
the proper installation of
the child restraint, the
head restraint may be
removed. See “Head
Restraint Removal and
Reinstallation” at the end
of this section.

1.3. Attach and tighten the

lower attachments on the
child restraint to the lower
anchors.

2. If the child restraint

manufacturer recommends that
the top tether be attached,
attach and tighten the top
tether to the top tether anchor,
if equipped. Refer to the child
restraint instructions and the
following steps:

2.1. Find the top tether

anchor.

Open the top tether
anchor cover to expose
the anchor.

2.2. Route, attach, and tighten

the top tether according
to the child restraint
instructions and the
following instructions:

If you are using a single
tether in a rear outboard
seating position with an
adjustable head restraint,
raise the head restraint
and route the single
tether under the head
restraint and in between
the head restraint posts.

If you are using a dual
tether in a rear outboard
seating position with an
adjustable head restraint,
raise the head restraint
and route the tether
under the head restraint
and around the head
restraint posts.

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If you are using a single
tether in a rear outboard
seating position and the
head restraint has been
removed, route the single
tether over the seatback.

If you are using a dual
tether in a rear outboard
seating position and the

head restraint has been
removed, route the dual
tether over the seatback.

If you are using a single
tether in the rear center
seating position, route the
single tether over the
headrest.

If you are using a dual
tether in the rear center
seating position, route the
dual tether over the
headrest.

3. Before placing a child in the

child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the LATCH path and attempt
to move it side to side and
back and forth. There should
be no more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement, for proper
installation.

Head Restraint Removal and
Reinstallation

The rear outboard head restraints
can be removed if they interfere with
the proper installation of the child
restraint.

To remove the head restraint:

1. Partially fold the seatback

forward. See Rear Seats 0 55
for additional information.

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2. Press both buttons on the head

restraint posts at the same
time, and pull up on the head
restraint.

3. Store the head restraint in the

trunk of the vehicle.

4. When the child restraint is

removed, reinstall the head
restraint before the seating
position is used.

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Warning

With head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly,
there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/
spinal injury in a crash. Do not
drive until the head restraints for
all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.

To reinstall the head restraint:

1. Insert the head restraint posts

into the holes in the top of the
seatback. The notches on the
posts must face the driver side
of the vehicle.

2. Push the head restraint down.

If necessary, press the height
adjustment release button to
further lower the head restraint.
See Head Restraints 0 50.

3. Try to move the head restraint

to make sure that it is locked in
place.

Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash

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Warning

A crash can damage the LATCH
system in the vehicle. A damaged
LATCH system may not properly
secure the child restraint,
resulting in serious injury or even
death in a crash. To help make
sure the LATCH system is
working properly after a crash,

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Warning (Continued)

see your dealer to have the
system inspected and any
necessary replacements made as
soon as possible.

If the vehicle has the LATCH system
and it was being used during a
crash, new LATCH system parts
may be needed.

New parts and repairs may be
necessary even if the LATCH
system was not being used at the
time of the crash.

Securing Child Restraints
(With the Safety Belt in
the Rear Seat)

When securing a child restraint in a
rear seating position, study the
instructions that came with the child
restraint to make sure it is
compatible with this vehicle.

If the child restraint has the LATCH
system, see Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 0 82 for how and where to
install the child restraint using
LATCH. If a child restraint is
secured in the vehicle using a
safety belt and it uses a top tether,
see Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 0 82 for
top tether anchor locations.

Do not secure a child seat in a
position without a top tether anchor
if a national or local law requires
that the top tether be anchored, or if
the instructions that come with the
child restraint say that the top strap
must be anchored.

If the child restraint or vehicle seat
position does not have the LATCH
system, you will be using the safety
belt to secure the child restraint.
Be sure to follow the instructions
that came with the child restraint.

If more than one child restraint
needs to be installed in the rear
seat, be sure to read Where to Put
the Restraint 0 81.

1. Put the child restraint on

the seat.

If the head restraint interferes
with the proper installation of
the child restraint, the head
restraint may be removed. See
“Head Restraint Removal and
Reinstallation” under Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 0 82.

2. Pick up the latch plate, and run

the lap and shoulder portions
of the vehicle's safety belt
through or around the restraint.
The child restraint instructions
will show you how.

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3. Push the latch plate into the

buckle until it clicks. If the latch
plate will not go fully into the
buckle, check if the correct
buckle is being used.

Position the release button on
the buckle, away from the child
restraint system, so that the
safety belt could be quickly
unbuckled if necessary.

4. Pull the shoulder belt all the

way out of the retractor to set
the lock. When the retractor
lock is set, the belt can be
tightened but not pulled out of
the retractor.

5. To tighten the belt, push down

on the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the
belt, and feed the shoulder belt
back into the retractor. When
installing a forward-facing child
restraint, it may be helpful to
use your knee to push down on
the child restraint as you
tighten the belt.

Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 4 and 5.

6. If the child restraint has a top

tether, follow the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions
regarding the use of the top
tether. See Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 0 82.

7. Before placing a child in the

child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the safety belt path and
attempt to move it side to side
and back and forth. When the
child restraint is properly
installed, there should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement.

To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.
If the top tether is attached to a top
tether anchor, disconnect it. If the
head restraint was removed,
reinstall it before the seating
position is used. See “Head
Restraint Removal and

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Reinstallation” under Lower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 0 82 for additional
information on installing the head
restraint properly.

Securing Child Restraints
(With the Safety Belt in
the Front Seat)

This vehicle has airbags. A rear
seat is a safer place to secure a
forward-facing child restraint. See
Where to Put the Restraint 0 81.

In addition, the vehicle has a
passenger sensing system which is
designed to turn off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag
and knee airbag under certain
conditions. See Passenger Sensing
System 0 69 and Passenger Airbag
Status Indicator 0 106 for more
information, including important
safety information.

Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front. This is because the risk to
the rear-facing child is so great,
if the airbag deploys.

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Warning

A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured
or killed if the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag inflates.
This is because the back of the
rear-facing child restraint would
be very close to the inflating
airbag. A child in a forward-facing
child restraint can be seriously
injured or killed if the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag
inflates and the passenger seat is
in a forward position.

Even if the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger airbag(s), no
system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will not
deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though the
airbag(s) are off.

Secure rear-facing child restraints
in a rear seat, even if the
airbag(s) are off. If you secure a

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Warning (Continued)

forward-facing child restraint in
the front outboard passenger
seat, always move the seat as far
back as it will go. It is better to
secure the child restraint in a
rear seat.

See Passenger Sensing System
0 69 for additional information.

If the child restraint uses a top
tether, see Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 0 82 for top tether anchor
locations.

In Canada, the law requires that
forward-facing child restraints have
a top tether, and that the tether be
attached.

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When using the lap-shoulder belt to
secure the child restraint in this
position, follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint and the
following instructions:

1. Move the seat as far back as it

will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint.
Move the seat upward or the
seatback to an upright position,
if needed, to get a tight
installation of the child
restraint.

When the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger frontal
airbag and knee airbag, the off
indicator on the passenger
airbag status indicator should
light and stay lit when you start
the vehicle. See Passenger
Airbag Status Indicator 0 106.

2. Put the child restraint on

the seat.

3. Pick up the latch plate, and run

the lap and shoulder portions
of the vehicle's safety belt

through or around the restraint.
The child restraint instructions
will show you how.

4. Push the latch plate into the

buckle until it clicks.

Position the release button on
the buckle, away from the child
restraint system, so that the
safety belt could be quickly
unbuckled if necessary.

5. Pull the shoulder belt all the

way out of the retractor to set
the lock. When the retractor
lock is set, the belt can be
tightened but not pulled out of
the retractor.

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6. To tighten the belt, push down

Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 5 and 6.

7. Before placing a child in the

child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the safety belt path and
attempt to move it side-to-side
and back-and-forth. When the
child restraint is properly
installed, there should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement.

If the airbags are off, the off
indicator in the passenger airbag
status indicator will come on and
stay on when the vehicle is started.

If a child restraint has been installed
and the on indicator is lit, see “If the
On Indicator Is Lit for a Child
Restraint” under Passenger Sensing
System 0 69.

To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.

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Storage

Storage Compartments

Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 94
Instrument Panel Storage . . . . . . 94
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . 95

Additional Storage Features

Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Storage
Compartments

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Warning

Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in storage compartments.
In a crash, these objects may
cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.

Instrument Panel Storage

Pull down to open it.

Glove Box

Lift up on the lever to open it.

The glove box features a pen
holder (1).

The intermediate shelf (2) can be
removed by pulling on the
front edge.

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To reinstall the shelf, slide it into the
side guides (1) and push back until
it engages into the rear panel (2).

Cupholders

There are two cupholders in the
center console with a removable
liner. To remove the liner, lift up on
the notch on the underside of the
rear of the cupholder.

Rear Seat

There are two cupholders in the rear
seat armrest. Lower the rear seat
armrest to access the cupholders.

Center Console Storage

The armrest is adjustable. Lift the
lever to move it forward or rearward.

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The armrest must be in the rearward
position to open it. Lift the lever and
then lift up on the armrest to access
the storage area.

If equipped, there is a USB port and
auxiliary input jack inside the
storage area. See Auxiliary
Devices 0 153.

Additional Storage
Features

Convenience Net

The vehicle may have a
convenience net in the trunk. The
net attaches to the convenience net
hooks. Use the net for small
loads only.

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Instruments and Controls

Universal Remote System

Universal Remote System . . . . 130
Universal Remote System

Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Universal Remote System

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Controls

Steering Wheel
Adjustment

To adjust the steering wheel:

1. Pull the lever down.

2. Move the steering wheel up

or down.

3. Pull or push the steering wheel

closer or away from you.

4. Lift the lever up to lock the

steering wheel in place.

Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.

Steering Wheel Controls

Some audio controls can be
adjusted at the steering wheel.

: For vehicles with a

Bluetooth, OnStar, or navigation
system, press to interact with those
systems. See “Bluetooth” or
“OnStar” in the separate
infotainment manual.

: Press to silence the

vehicle speakers only. Press again
to turn the sound on. For vehicles
with OnStar or Bluetooth systems,
press to reject an incoming call,
or end a current call.

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SRC

: Press to select an audio

source.

Move the thumbwheel up or down to
select the next or previous favorite
radio station, CD, or MP3 track.

− : Press + to increase the

volume. Press − to decrease the
volume.

Heated Steering Wheel

(

: If equipped, press to turn on or

off. A light on the button displays
when the feature is turned on.

The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to start heating.

Horn

Press

on the steering wheel pad

to sound the horn.

Windshield Wiper/Washer

The windshield wiper/washer lever
is on the right side of the steering
column. With the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN, move
the windshield wiper lever to select
the wiper speed.

HI : Use for fast wipes.

LO : Use for slow wipes.

INT : Move the lever up to INT for
intermittent wipes, then turn the

INT band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.

OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.

1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the wiper lever down. For several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.

n L

: Pull the windshield wiper

lever toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
The wipers will continue until the
lever is released or the maximum
wash time is reached. When the
windshield wiper lever is released,
additional wipes may occur
depending on how long the
windshield washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid 0 241
for information on filling the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.

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Warning

In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.

Clear snow and ice from the wiper
blades and windshield before using
them. If frozen to the windshield,
carefully loosen or thaw them.
Damaged blades should be
replaced. See Wiper Blade
Replacement 0 246.

Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wiper motor.

Wiper Parking

If the ignition is turned to OFF while
the wipers are on LO, HI, or INT,
they will immediately stop.

If the windshield wiper lever is then
moved to OFF before the driver
door is opened or within 10 minutes,
the wipers will restart and move to
the base of the windshield.

If the ignition is turned to OFF while
the wipers are performing wipes due
to windshield washing, the wipers
continue to run until they reach the
base of the windshield.

Compass

The vehicle may have a compass
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC). The compass receives
its heading and other information
from the Global Positioning
System (GPS) antenna,
StabiliTrak

, and vehicle speed

information.

The compass system is designed to
operate for a certain number of
miles or degrees of turn before
needing a signal from the GPS
satellites. When the compass
display shows CAL, drive the
vehicle for a short distance in an
open area where it can receive a
GPS signal. The compass system
will automatically determine when a
GPS signal is restored and provide

a heading again. See Compass
Messages 0 119 for the messages
that may be displayed for the
compass.

Clock

The infotainment system controls
are used to access the time and
date settings through the menu
system. The clock menu can be
only be used with the radio on while
in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY.
See Operation 0 142 for information
about how to use the menu system.

Setting the Clock (Radio
with CD)

To set the time:

1. Press the CONFIG button and

select Time and Date or
press

2. Select Set Time.

3. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to

adjust the highlighted number.

4. Press TUNE/MENU to select

the next number.

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5. To save the time and return to

the Time and Date menu, press

BACK at any time or press

the TUNE/MENU knob after
adjusting the minutes.

Setting the 12/24 Hour Format

1. Press the CONFIG button and

select Time and Date or
press

2. Highlight 12/24 Hour Format.

3. Press TUNE/MENU to select

the 12 hour or 24 hour display
format.

Setting the Clock (Radio with
CD and Touch Screen)

The clock is in the center stack
display.

To set the time:

1. Press the CONFIG button to

enter the menu options or
press

. Turn the TUNE/

MENU knob to scroll through
the available setup features
and select Time and Date.
Press TUNE/MENU or press

the Time screen button to
display other options within that
feature.

2. Press + or − to increase or

decrease the Hours and
Minutes displayed on the clock.

If auto timing is set, the time
displayed on the clock may not
update immediately when driving
into a new time zone.

12/24 HR Format : Press the 12 HR
screen button for standard time;
press the 24 HR screen button for
military time.

Day + or Day − : Press the Day +
or Day − display buttons to increase
or decrease the day.

Display : Press Display to turn the
display of the time on the screen on
or off.

Power Outlets

The accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone or MP3 player.

There is one accessory power outlet
on the center stack below the
climate controls and one on the rear
of the center floor console. These
outlets are powered when the key is
in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY,
or until the driver door is opened
within 10 minutes of turning off the
vehicle. See Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) 0 193.

Caution

Leaving electrical equipment
plugged in for an extended period
of time while the vehicle is off will
drain the battery. Always unplug
electrical equipment when not in
use and do not plug in equipment
that exceeds the maximum
20 amp rating.

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