Buick LaCrosse: General Towing Information
Only use towing equipment that has been designed for the vehicle.
Contact your dealer or trailering dealer for assistance with preparing the vehicle for towing a trailer.
See the following trailer towing information in this section:
• For information on driving while towing a trailer, see “Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips.”.
• For maximum vehicle and trailer weights, see “Trailer Towing.”.
• For information on equipment to tow a trailer, see “Towing Equipment.”.
For information on towing a disabled vehicle, see Towing the Vehicle. For information on towing the vehicle behind another vehicle such as a motor home, see Recreational Vehicle Towing.
Towing
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Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips
WARNING!
The driver can lose control when
pulling a trailer if the correct
equipment is not used or the
vehicle is not driven properly. For
example, if the trailer is too
heavy, the brakes ...
See also:
Automatic-Transmission
Switching off the engine
1. Engage transmission position P with the vehicle
stopped.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
The engine is switched off.
The radio ready state is switched on.
3. Set th ...
The alarm indicator light
The status of the alarm system is indicated by the red indicator light on the
dashboard (see illustration):
Indicator light off – the alarm is not armed
The indicator light flashes at one- ...
Pedestrian detection
The pedestrian detection and warning system
only operates in darkness and only when a heat
image is displayed.
Warm objects that are similar in shape to human
beings are detected by the syste ...
