Buick Rainer 2007, Getting To Know Manual

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Getting to Know Your Rainier
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RANGE estimates the remaining
distance you can drive without refueling.
It is based on recent fuel economy and
remaining fuel.
AVG ECON calculates how many miles
per gallon you are getting based on
current and past driving conditions.
Press and hold the reset stem while it is
displayed and the DIC will begin calcu-
lating average fuel economy from that
point in time.
FUEL USED shows the current amount
of fuel used in gallons since the last
reset for FUEL USED. This mode should
be reset after every fuel tank fill-up.
ENGINE OIL LIFE calculates an estimat-
ed percentage of the engine oil’s
remaining useful life and alerts the driver
when it’s time to change the oil by
illuminating the CHANGE ENG OIL light
on the DIC. Please remember to always
reset the oil life system after an oil
change by pressing and holding
for four seconds while ENGINE OIL
LIFE is displayed. When successful, the
DIC displays ENGINE OIL LIFE: 100%.
For full engine oil information, see Section 5
of your Owner Manual.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
The Driver Information Center (DIC) fea-
tures a message center that can display
trip information, fuel economy informa-
tion, personalization features and other
messages or warnings.The DIC display
is located above the steering wheel on
the instrument cluster, and can be pro-
grammed in three languages. To access
the various DIC modes, press one of
the four DIC buttons located on the
steering wheel: Trip Information, Fuel
Information, Personalization or Select.
Trip Information Button: Press
to access each of the odometer, Trip A,
Trip B and Timer functions. To reset
either trip odometer to zero, access it on
the DIC and press the Select button
( ) for one second, or press and hold
the reset stem on the instrument cluster.
Use the TIMER function to time the
length of your trip, pressing to start
or stop the timer when the function is
displayed on the DIC. To reset it to zero,
press and hold when the function is
displayed on the DIC.
Fuel Information Button: Press
to access the range, average fuel
economy, fuel used and the GM Oil Life
System
TM
status.
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