1997 Buick Park Avenue Owners Manual

1-19 WhyTheyWork ............................... 1-9 Safety Chains .................................. 4-36 Safety Defects, Reporting ..................... 8-8, 8-9 ... Safety Warnings and Symbols ...................... vu1 Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-4

Seatback

Seats

1-5 1-5

Power Recliner ................................ ............................... Reclining Front Heated ...................................... 1-5 Lumbar Control ............................... 1-2 Memory ..................................... l-3 Power ....................................... l-2 Restraint Systems .............................. 1-1 SeatControls ................................. l-2 Securing a Child Restraint ............ 1-37,l-39, 1-41 Second Gear, Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 Security Feedback ......................... 2-11, 2-91 Security System ........................... 2-16, 2-17 Service ........................................ 6-2 Bulletins, Ordering ............................ 8-10 Manuals, Ordering ............................ 8-10 Parts Identification Label ....................... 6-66 Publications, Ordering .......................... 8-10 Work, Doing Your Own ......................... 6-2 Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6-1 Service and Owner Publications ................... 8-10 ServicePublications ............................. 8-10 Servicing Your A r Bag-Equipped Buick ............ 1-26 ............................ Sheet Metal Damage 6-63 ShiftLever .................................... 2-23 Shifting .......................... Automatic Transaxle Into Park (P) ................................. Outofpark ..................................

2-23 2-28 2-30

Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ..................... 1-15 Signaling Turns ................................ 2-35 Skidding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Sound Equipment. Adding ........................ 3-33 Spare Tire. Compact ............................. 5-34 Speaker Covers. Cleaning ........................ 6-59 Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-76 Specifications. Engine ........................... 6-77 Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-72 SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20 Stains. Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58 Starter Switch Check ............................ 7-41 Starting Your Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 Steam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 In Emergencies ............................... 4- 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magnasteer Rrf 4- 10 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11 Wheel. Tilt .................................. 2-34 Steering Wheel Touch Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9. 3-32 Storageheas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55 Storage. Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34 Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33 Sunvisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62 Supercharged Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 12 Superchargeroil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20 Supplemental Restraint System .................... 1-20 Symbols. Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-72 Taillamp Bulb Replacement ....................... 6-40 Tape Player Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34 Temperature Control. Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Theater Dimming ............................... 2-47 Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 Theft-Deterrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Alarmsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30 THEFTLOCK" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30 Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28 Third Gear. Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Tilt Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34 Time. Setting the ............................... 3-10 Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56 TireLoading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30 Tire-Loading Information Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47 Alignment and Balance ........................ 6-54 BuyingNew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52 Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56 Changing a Flat .............................. 5-22 Cleaning .................................... 6-63 Compact Spare ............................... 5-34 Inflation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48 Inflation Check ............................... 7-39 Inspection and Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30 Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48 Temperature ................................. 6-54

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Tires (Continued)

Trailer

Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53 Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53 Uniform Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53 Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 1 Wheel Replacement ........................... 6-54 When It’s Time for New ....................... 6-5 1 Top Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36 TorqueLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30 Torque. Wheel Nut ......................... 5-29. 6-76 Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Towing Your Vehicle ............................. 5-7 Traction Control System ................................ Control System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.76. 4.9 Brakes ..................................... 4-36 Driving on Grades ............................ 4-38 Drivingwith ................................. 4-36 Hitches ..................................... 4-35 Maintenance When Towing ..................... 4-38 Parkingonfills .............................. 4-38 Safety Chains ................................ 4-36 Tongueweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 Total Weight on Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Turnsignals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 Transaxle Fluid. Automatic ....................... 6-21 Transmitters. Matching to Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 12 9-12

4-9

Transmitters. Remote Keyless Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Transportation. Courtesy .......................... 8-6 Trip Odometer ................................. 2-72 Trunk Accesspanel ................................ 2-61 LockRelease ................................ 2-14 Lockout. Remote Release ...................... 2-14 Release. Remote .............................. 2-14 Security Override ............................. 2-14 TrunkLamp ................................... 2-49 Trunk Mounted CD Changer ...................... 3-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 TTY Users Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35 Turn Signal On Chime ........................... 2-36 Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34 Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Twilight Sentinel ............................... 2-46

Underbody Flushing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 Underbody Maintenance ......................... 6-64 Universal Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-64

Vehicle

Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Damage Warnings Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78 Identification Number ......................... 6-66 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34

Ventilation System ............................... 3-6 Visor Vanity Mirror. Illuminated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62 Visors. Sun .................................... 2-62 Voltage Indicator ............................... 2-74

w a r n i n g Devices ............................... 5-2 Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-73 Warranty Information ............................. 8-8 ........................ 6-29 Washer Fluid. Windshield ........................... 6-61 Washing Your Vehicle Weatherstrips .................................. 6-60 Wheel Alignment .................................. Nut Torque ............................. Replacement ................................. Wrench ..................................... WindowLock ..................................

6-54 5-29, 6-76 6-54 5-24 2-33

Windshield Wiper

Windshield Washer

Windows ..................................... Express-Down ............................... Power ...................................... ............................. Fluid .................................. Fluid Level Check ............................ .............................. Bladecleaning ............................... Blade Replacement ........................... Windshield Wipers, Rain Sense .................... Winter Driving ................................. Wiper Blade Check ............................. Wiper Blades, Cleaning .......................... WreckerTowing ................................. Wrench, Wheel .................................

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Service Station Checkpoints

REMOTE BATTERY TERMINAL

P5-5

ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK

P6-13

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TIRES

RECOVERY TANK

P6-26

WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID

P6-29

RELEASE TAB

P6-7

FUEL DOOR P6-6

REMOTE FUEL

DOOR AND TRUNK

RELEASE

P2-14 AND 6-7

For detailed information, refer to the page number listed, or see the Index in the back of the owner’s manual. 9-14