Buick Verano Owner Manual (GMNA- Localizing-U.S./Canada-10122753) -
2017 - crc - 5/16/16
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Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 180
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 181
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 183
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 187
Ignition Positions (Key
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 197
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Brakes
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 201
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 203
Ride Control Systems
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 208
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 217
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Trailer Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Conversions and Add-Ons