Buick Rainier 2005, Getting To Know Manual

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OnStar
®
Your vehicle’s OnStar system provides
in-vehicle safety, security and communi-
cations services, available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. With OnStar, you
can enjoy such available services as:
• Automatic notification of air bag
deployment
• Emergency services assistance
• Roadside assistance
• Stolen vehicle tracking
• GM Goodwrench remote diagnostics
• Remote door unlock
• Routing and location assistance*
• OnStar Personal Calling, a hands-
free, voice-activated communications
service**
These services are easily accessed
through the three OnStar buttons in your
vehicle.
• Press the Phone button to access
OnStar Personal Calling, a hands-
free, voice-activated communications
service.*
Your vehicle is equipped with a
Passenger Sensing System located in
the right-front outboard passenger seat.
The Passenger Sensing System classi-
fies the occupant sitting in the front pas-
senger seat and communicates the sta-
tus to the air bag module. The air bag
module uses this occupant information
to enable or suppress the deployment of
the front passenger-side air bag.
If the Passenger Sensing System deter-
mines there is an empty seat, a child
seat or an occupant weighing below a
specified threshold, it will communicate
a suppress request to the air bag mod-
ule. If the system determines there is an
occupant weighing above the specified
threshold, it will communicate an enable
request to the air bag module.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG ON/OFF
indicator located on the rearview mirror
will indicate to the driver and front pas-
senger the current state of the front pas-
Front Passenger-Side Passive
Air Bag
2. Select memory button 1 or 2 on the
driver’s door.
3. Move the driver’s seat to the desired
exit position.
4. Press and hold the Exit button
located on the driver’s door (shown
on previous page) for three seconds.
A double chime will sound confirming
that the position has been stored.
With the vehicle in Park (P), the exit
seat position for that driver can be
recalled by pressing the Exit button.
If no exit position is stored, the seat
defaults to a completely rearward
position.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
senger air bag. If the air bag is sup-
pressed, the “OFF” indicator will be illu-
minated. If the air bag is enabled, the
“ON” indicator will be illuminated.
General Motors recommends that child restraints
be secured in a rear seat, including an infant riding
in a rear-racing infant seat, a child riding in a for-
ward-facing child seat and an older child riding in a
booster seat.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.