User manual BUICK REGAL 2004

[. . . ] 2004 Buick Regal Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44 M Driving Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Canadian Owners You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P. O. [. . . ] To limit wheel spin, especially in slippery road conditions, the system should be left on. The full-range traction control system should be turned off if the vehicle ever gets stuck in sand, mud or snow and rocking the vehicle is required. See "Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out" under If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow on page 4-30. To turn the system off or on, press the TRACTION button located directly behind the automatic transaxle shift lever on the instrument panel. Traction Control System (TCS) The vehicle may have a Traction Control System (TCS) that limits wheel spin. The system operates only if it senses that one or both of the front wheels are spinning or beginning to lose traction. When this happens, the system reduces engine power and may also upshift the transaxle to limit wheel spin. See Low Traction Light on page 3-33. You may feel or hear the system working, but this is normal. If the vehicle is in cruise control when the traction control system begins to limit wheel spin, the cruise control will automatically disengage. When road conditions allow safe use of the cruise control, it can be used again. See "Cruise Control" under Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever on page 3-5. The TRAC OFF warning light will come on the instrument panel when the system is turned off, and will go out when the system is turned back on. 4-10 The TCS operates in all transaxle shift lever positions. But the system can upshift the transaxle only as high as the shift lever position that was chosen, so use the lower gears only when necessary. While the TCS is on, the TRAC OFF light could come on the instrument panel cluster to show that the TCS is not limiting wheel spin. To turn the TCS on or off, press the TRACTION button located directly behind the automatic transaxle shift lever on the instrument panel. See Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light on page 3-33. To limit wheel spin, especially in slippery road conditions, you should always leave the TCS on. The TCS should be turned off if the vehicle ever gets stuck in sand, mud or snow and rocking the vehicle is required. See Rocking Your Vehicle in If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow on page 4-30. When the TCS is turned off, the TRAC OFF warning light will come on. If the TCS is limiting wheel spin when the TRACTION button is pressed, the TRAC OFF light will come on and the TCS will turn off right away. 4-11 Steering Power Steering If you lose power steering assist because the engine stops or the system is not functioning, you can steer but it will take much more effort. Suppose you are steering through a sharp curve. Both control systems -- steering and braking -- have to do their work where the tires meet the road. Unless you have four-wheel anti-lock brakes, adding the hard braking can demand too much of those places. The same thing can happen if you are steering through a sharp curve and you suddenly accelerate. Those two control systems -- steering and acceleration -- can overwhelm those places where the tires meet the road and make you lose control. See Full-Range Traction Control System on page 4-9 or Traction Control System (TCS) on page 4-10. Ease up on the brake or accelerator pedal, steer the vehicle the way you want it to go, and slow down. [. . . ] 3-46, 3-53 Setting the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Skidding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62 Storage Areas Center Console Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]