1996 Buick Park Avenue Owners Manual

Belt. Engine Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.67. 6.68 Better Business Bureau Mediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 9-1

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Adjustment .................................. 6-32 Fluid ......................................... 6-30 Master Cylinder ............................... 6-30 Parking .. i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27 Pedal Travel .... -. ............................... 6-32 Replacing System Parts ......................... 6-33 System Warning Light ......................... 2-71 Trailer ....................................... 4-34 Transaxle Shift Interlock ....................... 2-30 Transaxle Shift Interlock Check .................. 7-40 Wear ......................................... 6-32 Brakes, Anti-Lock. ............................... 4-6 Braking ........................................ :4-5 Braking in Emergencies ............................ 4-9 .......................... 2-19 Break-In, New Vehicle Brightness Control .............................. 2-46 BTSI ......................................... 2-3 0 BTSICheck ................................... 7-40 Bulb Replacement .............................. 6-34 Canadian Roadside Assistance ..... 1. ............. 8-4 Capacities apd Specifications ........................ 6-64 Carbon Monoxide ......... : .......... 2-31,2-32, 4-27 Cassette Deck Service ........................... 7-38 Cassette Tape Player .................. 3-14,3-17, 3-24 Cassette Tape Player Care ......................... 3-3 1 Cassette Tape Player Errors ........ : .... 3-14,3-18, 3-25 CD Player Theft-Deterrent Feature .................. 3-27 Center Passenger Position ........................ 1-24 Central Door Unlocking System .................... 2-4 9-2

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!’. ... 4-29 Certification Label .......................... Certification/”ire Label ..................... 4.28, 4.29 Chains. Safety .................................. 4-34 Chains. Tire ......... ; ......................... 6-46 Change Oil Soon Light .......................... 2-80 Changing a Flat Tire ............................. 5-22 Check Engine Light ............................. 2-75 Check Oil Level Light ........................... 2-79 Checking Your. Restraint Systems .................. 1-44 Chemical Paint Spotting .......................... 6-54 Child Restraints ................................ 1-33 Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position ... .. ....... 1-35 Securing in the Center . Rear Seat Position .......... 1-37 Securing in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-39 TopStrap .................................... 1- 34 Where to Put ................................. 1-33 Cigarette Lighter ............................... 2-61 Circuit Breakers and Fuses ....................... 6-58 Cleaner. Air ................................... 6-17 Cleaning Aluminum Wheels ........................ .... 6-53 Fabric ...................................... 6-48 Glass ....................................... 6-51 Inside of Your Buick .......................... 6-47 InstrumentPanel ............................. 6-50 Leather ..................................... 6-49 Outside of Your Buick .......................... 6-52 Speaker Covers ............................. 6-50 Special Problems ............................ 6-48 Stains ...................................... 6-48 Tires ........................................ 6-53 Vinyl ....................................... 6-49

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Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windshield and Wiper Blades

6-53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51 Climate Control. Steering Wheel Touch Control . . . . . . . 3- 11 Climate Control System ........................... 3- 1 Clock. Setting the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 Coinholder .................................... 2-59 Comfort Controls ................................ 3 - 1 Comfort Controls. Steering Wheel Touch Control . . . . . 3- 11 Compact Disc Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 1 Compact Disc Player ....................... 3- 18. 3.22 Compact Disc Player Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.20. 3.25 Compact Spare Tire ............................. 5-34 Compass. Rearview Mirror with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52 Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Convenience Net ............................... 2-60 Convex Outside Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55 Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23 2-22 5-14. 5-16 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 14 Cornering Lamps ............................... 2-45 Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47 Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Cruise Control ................................. 2-39 Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59 Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users . . . . . . . . . 8-3 Customer Assistance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8- 1 Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8- 1

Heater, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recovery Tank ..........................

Damage. Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-54 Damage. Sheet Metal ............................ 6-53

Daytime Running Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44 Defects. Reporting Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7 . 8-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Dead Battery Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Defogger. Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . 10 Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66 Dimensions. Vehicle Dolby B Noise Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14.3-17. 3-25 Door

Ajar Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-81 Central Unlocking System ....................... 2-4 Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Driver Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 11 Driving City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19 Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Drunken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Freeway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20 InaBlizzard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26 In Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 In the Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16 Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 On Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 On Grades While Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36 On Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 OnSnowandIce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25 Throughwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 WetRoads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16 Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 With a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 9-3

Drunken Driving

6.10. 6.11 6.67. 6.68

Electrical Equipment. Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30. 6.57 Electrical System ............................... 6-57 Electrochromic Daymight Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 1 Electronic Level Control ......................... 4-30 Electronic Touch Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 1 Engine .................................. Accessory Belt .......................... Coolant ..................................... 6-23 Coolant Heater ............................... 2-22 Coolant Level Check .......................... 7-38 Coolant Temperature Gage ..................... 2-74 Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-74 Exhaust ..................................... 2-31 Identification ................................ 6-56 OilLevelCheck .............................. 7-38 Overheating ................................. 5-12 Running While Parked ......................... 2-32 Specifications ................................ 6-65 Starting ..................................... 2-21 Language Supercharged ................................ 6-11 Engineoil .................................... 6- 12 Adding ..................................... 6-13 Additives ................................... 6-15 Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13 LifeMonitor ................................. 2-80 Pressure Light/Gage ........................... 2-78 Used ....................................... 6-16 Whentochange .............................. 6-16 Entry Lighting. Delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47 Exhaust. Engine ................................ 2-31

Manual

9-4

Exit Lighting. Delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47 Express-Down Window .......................... 2-33 Express-Open Sunroof ........................... 2-63

Fabric Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48 Fan Control. Climate Control System . . . . . . . . 3.2.3.4. 3.5 Filling Your Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Filter. Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17 Filter. Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16 Finish Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52 Finish Damage ................................. 6-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 First Gear, Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Flashers. Hazard Warning ............................. 5-22 Flat Tire. Changing Fluid Capacities ................................ 6-64 Fluids and Lubricants ............................ 7-43 Foreign Countries, Fuel ........................... 6-4 .. French 11 Front Storage Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59 FrontTowing ................................... 5-9 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 DoorLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Filling Your Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82 In Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58

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Fuses and Circuit Breakers

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Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-74 Engine Oil Pressure ........................... 2-78 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82 Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56 GAWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29 Gear Positions. Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23 GloveBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55 Gross Axle Weight Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ...................... 4-29 .. Guide en Franqais 11 GVWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

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Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-34 Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34 High/'Low Beam Changer ...................... 2-36 On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44 Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57 Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 Heated Outside Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55 Heatedseats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 High-Beam Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36 Highway Hypnosis .............................. 4-22 Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 Hitches. Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33

Hood

Checking Things Under . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33 Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Ignition Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 Illuminated Entry ............................... 2-47 Inflation. Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50 Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror Inspections

Brakesystem ................................ 7-42 Exhaust Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 Front-Wheel-Drive Axle Boot Front-Wheel-Drive Axle Seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 Radiator and Heater Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 Throttle Linkage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 7-42 ............................... 2-64 Brightness Control ............................ 2-46 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50 Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-66, 2-67 FuseBlock .................................. 6-59 Interior Lamps ................................. 2-46

Instrument Panel

Jack. Tire .................................... Jump Starting ...................................

5-24 5-2

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K e y Lock Cylinders Service ..................... Key Reminder Warning .......................... Keyless Entry System. Remote Instant Alarm ................................. Personal Choice ...............................

2-8 2-8 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

7-39 2-21

Labels

Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29 Certificationflire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Service Parts Identification ..................... 6-56 Tire-Loading Information ...................... 4-28 Vehicle Identification Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56 Lamps ........................................ 2-43 Courtesy .................................... 2-47 Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46 Monitor System .............................. 2-45 OnReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44 Perimeter Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48 TheaterDimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47 Leaving Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running . . . . . . . 2-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-63 License Plate Holder Light Sensor. Twilight Sentinel .................... 2-46 2-61 . Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lights

Air Bag Readiness ....................... 1 - 18. 2-70 Anti-Lock Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-72.4-6 Battery Warning .............................. 2-70

Loading Your Vehicle Locks

Brake System Warning ......................... 2-71 ChangeOilSoon ............................. 2-80 CheckEngine ................................ 2-75 DoorAjar ................................... 2-81 Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-78 Engine Oil Pressure Light/Gage Interior ..................................... 2-46 Low Coolant Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75 LowFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82 OilLevelCheck .............................. 2-79 Safety Belt Reminder ...................... 1-6, 2-69 Traction Control System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-73, 4-8 TrunkAjar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-81 4-28

........................... Cylinders ................................... 7-39 Door ........................................ 2-3 FuelDoor .................................... 6-6 Key Lock Cylinder Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39 Lockout Protection ............................. 2-7 Memory Door ................................. 2-4 PowerDoor .................................. 2-4 Rear Door Security ............................. 2-6 Steering Column Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40 Trunk ...................................... 2-13 Window .................................... 2-33 Low Coolant Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75 LowFuelLight ................................ 2-82 Lubricants and Fluids ............................ 7-43 Lubrication Service, Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39

................................. Magnasteer 4.9 Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66 Maintenance Record ............................ 7-45 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Long Tripmghway Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Long Tripmighway Intervals .................... 7-27 Owner Checks and Services ..................... 7-38 Periodic Maintenance Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43 Scheduled Maintenance Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Short Trip/City Definition ....................... 7-4 Short Trip/City Intervals ........................ 7-6 Maintenance. Underbody ......................... 6-54 Maintenance When Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Malfunction Indicator Lamp ...................... 2-75 Manual Front Seat ............................... 1-1 Maxifuse/Relay Center .......................... 6-58 Memory Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Memory Seat and Mirrors ......................... 1-2 Methanol ...................................... 6-4 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50 Convex Outside .............................. 2-55 Electrochromic Daymight Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 1 Heated Outside ............................... 2-55 Inside Daymight Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50 Power Remote Control ......................... 2-54 Visor Vanity ................................. 2-62 MMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 MountainRoads ................................ 4-22 Multifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34

N e t . Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-60 ..................... 2-24 Neutral. Automatic Transaxle ........................... 2-19 New Vehicle Break-In Nightvision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68 Odometer. Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11 Off-Road Recovery Oil. Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 Oil Level Check Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-79 Oil Pressure Light/Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-78 Oil. Supercharger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19 Opener. Garage Door ............................ 2-56 Overdrive. Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Overheating Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-38 Owner Publications. Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

6-54

Parking

Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ Park Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shifting Into ................................. Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AtNight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27 Brake Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41 Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31 With a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

2-23 2-28 2-30

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Passenger Temperature Control .................... 3- 1 I ................................ 4-12 Passing 2-18 PASS-Key Perimeter Lighting .............................. 2-48 Periodic Maintenance Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 Personal Choice Features. Keyless Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Power Antenna Mast Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32 Antennaservice .............................. 7-39 DoorLocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Remote Control Mirror ........................ 2-54 Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Seatback Recliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Steering ..................................... 4-9 Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33 2-21

Power, Retained Accessory ....................... Power Seat Memory Function .............................. 1-2 Regnancy, Use of Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23 Problems on the Road ............................ 5- 1 Protection, Lockout .............................. 2-7 Publications, Service and Owner .................... 8-9 Pull-Down Feature, Automatic, Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 15

Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14. 5.19 Radiator Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27 Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30 Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 Rain. Driving In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 16

2-49

Rearview Mirror

2-6 1-25 1-29 1-25 2-59 5 . 10 3-10

Reading Lamps ................................ Rear ........................... Door Security Locks Outside Seat Position .......................... Safety Belt Comfort Guides ..................... Seatpassengers .............................. Storage Armrest .............................. Towing ..................................... Window Defogger ............................ Electrochromic Daymight ...................... Inside Daymight ............................. Reclining Front Seatbacks ......................... Recovery Tank. Coolant ..................... Refrigerants. Air Conditioning .................... Remote ............................. 6-6 Fuel Door Release Keyless Entry ................................. 2-7 Keyless Entry. Instant Alarm ..................... 2-8 Keyless Entry. Personal Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Trunk Release ................................ 2-13 Bulbs ...................................... 6-63 Parts ....................................... 6-66 Wheel ...................................... 6-45 Replacing Safety Belts ........................... 1-44 Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 8-7. 8.8 Restraints

2-51 2-50 1-4 5- 14. 5- 16 6-65

Checking ................................... 1-44 Child ....................................... 1-33 Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Replacement

Replacing Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44 Systemcheck ................................ 7-39 Reverse. Automatic Transaxle ..................... 2-24 Ride Control. Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 Right Front Passenger Position .................... 1-23 Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 Roadside Assistance. Canadian ..................... 8-4 ........................... 5-35 Rocking Your Vehicle Rotation. Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41

Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44 Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50 Center Passenger Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31 1 - 1 1 Driver Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44 How to Wear Properly ......................... 1 - 1 1 Incorrect Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 13, 1-42, 1-43 LapBelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 Lap-Shoulder ........................... 1 - 11, 1-26 Larger Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41 1 - 10 Questions and Answers ........................ Rear Comfort Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29 Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Rear Seat Passengers .......................... 1-25 Reminder Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6, 2-69 Replacing After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44 Right Front Passenger Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Smaller Children and Babies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23 Use During Pregnancy WhyThey Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Safety Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 Safety Defects. Reporting ..................... 8-7. 8-8 ... Safety Warnings and Symbols ...................... v111 Scheduled Maintenance Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Seatback Power Recliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Reclining Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Seats

Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 ManualFront . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 Seat Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Securing a Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35. 1-37. 1-39 Second Gear. Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Bulletins. Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Manuals. Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Parts Identification Label ....................... 6-56 Publications. Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Work. Doing Your Own . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Service and Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Service and Owner Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Buick . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

Sheet Metal Damage ............................ ShiftLever .................................... Shifting

6-53 2-23 Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23 Into Park (P) ................................. 2-28 OutofPark .................................. 2-30 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ..................... 1-12 Signaling Turns ................................ 2-35 Skidding ...................................... 4-13 Sound Equipment. Adding ........................ 3-30 Spare Tire. Compact ............................. 5-34 Speaker Covers. Cleaning ........................ 6-50 Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64 Specifications. Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65 Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 Speedometer ................................... 2-68 SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17 Stains. Cleaning ................................ 6-48 Starter Switch Check ............................ 7-39 Starting Your Engine ............................ 2-21 Steam ........................................ 5-12 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Column Lock Check .......................... 7-40 In Emergencies ............................... 4- 10 ................................. Magnasteer 4-9 Power ....................................... 4-9 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Wheel. Tilt .................................. 2-34 Steering Wheel Touch Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 11. 3-29 Storage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55

Storage. Vehicle ................................ 6-33 Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35 Sunvisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62 Sunroof ....................................... 2-63 Supercharged Engine ............................ 6-11 Supercharger Oil ............................... 6-19 Supplemental Restraint System .................... 1-17 Symbols. Vehicle ..................................

Tachometer .................................. 2-68 Taillamp Bulb Replacement ....................... 6-36 Tape Player Care ............................... 3-31 Temperature Control. Climate Control System” ..... 3- 1. 3-3 Temperature Control. Passenger ................... 3-11 TheaterDimming ............................... 2-47 Theft ......................................... 2-15 Theft-Deterrent Feature. CD Player ................ 3-27 ................................ THEFTLOCK 3-27 Thermostat .................................... 6-27 Third Gear. Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Tilt Steering Wheel ............................. 2-34 Time Out Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47 Time. Setting the ............................... 3-12 Tirechains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46 TireLoading ................................... 4-28 Tire-Loading Information Label ................... 4-28 Tires ......................................... 6-39 Alignment and Balance ........................ 6-44 BuyingNew ................................. 6-42

9-10

Chains ..................................... 6-46 Changing a Flat .............................. 5-22 Cleaning .................................... 6-53 . Compact Spare ............................... 5-34 Inflation .................................... 6-40 . Inflation Check ............................... 7-38 Inspection and Rotation ........................ 6-41 Loading .................................... 4-28 Pressure ...................................... 6-40 Temperature ................................. 6-44 Traction .................................... 6-44 Treadwear .................................... 6-43 Uniform Quality Grading ....................... 6-43 Wear Indicators ............................... 6-42 Wheel Replacement ........................... 6-45 When It's Time for New ....................... 6-42 TopStrap ...................................... 1-34 TorqueLock .................................... 2-30 Torque, Wheel Nut ......................... 5-31, 6-64 Towing 8 Trailer ................................ 4-30 Towing Your Vehicle .............................. 5-7 Traction Control System ................................ 4-8 Control System Wasrning Light .............. 2-73, 4-8 Brakes .'.................................... 4-34 DrivingonGrades ............................ 4-36 Drivingwith ................................. 4-34 Hitches ..................................... 4-33 Maintenance When Towing ..................... 4-37

Trailer

Parking on Hills .............................. 4-36 Safety Chains ................................ 4-34 Tongueweight ............................... 4-32 Total Weight on Tires .......................... 4-33 Towing ..................................... 4-30 Turnsignals ................................. 4-36 Weight ...................................... 4-32 Transaxle Fluid .Automatic .........?......................... 6-20 Transmitters, Remote Keyless Entry ................. 2-7 Transportation, Courtesy ........ .I ................. 8-5 Trip Odometer ................................. 2-68 TrUnk AjarLight ................................... 2-81 Automatic Pull-Down Feature ................... 2-15 Lock ....................................... 2-13 Release, Remote .............................. 2-13 SecurityOverride .............................. 2-14 TrUnkLamp ................................... 2-50 TTYUsers ..................................... 8-3 Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator ............. 2-35 Turn Signal On Chime ........................... 2-36 Turn SignalNultifunction Lever ................... 2-34 Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer ................ 4-36 Twilight Sentinel ............................... 2-46

. underbody Flushing Service ..................... 7-41 Underbody Maintenance ......................... 6-54 l Universal Theft-Deterrent System .................. 2-16

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Control ...................................... 4-5 Damage Warnings ................................ ix Dimensions ................................. 6-66 Identification Number ......................... 6-56 Loading .................................... 4-28 Storage ...................................... 6-33 Ventilation System ............................... 3-7 ............................ 2-62 Visor Vanity Mirrors Visors, Sun .................................... 2-62 Voltage Indicator ................................ 2-7 1

w a r n i n g Devices ........................... 5.1. 5.2 Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators ................ 2-69 ........................ 6-29 Washer Fluid. Windshield Washing Your Vehicle .. : ........................ 6-52 Weatherstrips ................................... 6-52

Wheel

Alignment .................................. 6-44 LockKey ................................... 5-25 Nut Torque ............................. 5-31, 6-64 Replacement ............................... : .. 6-45 Wrench ..................................... 5-23 WindowLock .................................. 2-33 Windows ..................................... 2-33 Express-Down ............................... 2-33 Power ...................................... 2-33 2-38 Fluid ................................... 2-38, 6-29 Fluid Level Check ............................ 7-38 Windshield Wiper ............................... 2-37 6-38 Blade Replacement Fuses ....................................... 6-57 Winter Driving ................................. 4-24 Wiring, Headlamp ............................... 6-57 WreckerTowing ................................. 5-7 Wrench ,Wheel ................................. 5-24

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