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temperature is too high, COOLANT TEMP HOT will appear in the display. If you see the COOLANT TEMP HOT message, your engine is overheated. You should pull off the road, stop your vehicle and turn off your engine as soon as possible. This manual explains what to do. See “Engine Overheating” in the Index. Battery Volts: Press the GAGES button until the display shows BATTERY STAm. If the voltage is normal the display will show BATTERY STATE NORMAE. If the voltage drops below 10.5 volts, the display will show BATTERY STAm LOW. If the voltage is above 16 volts, the display will show BATTERY STATE HIGH. If the display shows the high or low message, you need to have your battery checked.


Oil Life Monitor (Index): Psess the GAGES button until OIL LIFE INDEX appears in the display. The OIL LEE INDEX NORMAL display will show an estimate of the oil’s remaining useful Me. When the oil life index is less than IO%, the display will show OIL LIFE INDEX CHANGE OIL. When you have the oil changed according to the maintenance schedule (see “Maintenance Schedule” in the Index), you will have to reset the oil We monitor. To do this, press and hold the RESET’ button for more than five seconds while the oil life index is being displayed on the DPC. The oil life will change to 100%. Tire Psessure Status: Press the GAGES button until ‘FWE IPWSSUWE appears in the display. TWE PRESSUWE NORMAL is displayed when the Check Tire Pressure System believes your ve~cle’s tire pressures are normal. If a potential tire pressure problem is detected, the display will show gIRE PRESSURE LOW CHECK TIRES. If you see the azRE PRESSURE LOW: CHECK TIRES message, you should s t ~ p as soon as you can and check all your tires for damage. (If a tire is flat, see ‘‘If a Tire Goes Flat” in the Index.) Also check the tire pressure in all four tires as soon as you can. See “Inflation - Tire Pressure” and “Check Tire Pressure System” in the Index.


mere are times when you will have to reset (calibrate) the Check Tire Pressure System. See “Check Tire Pressure System” in the Index. jJ&m&qgs sj& &ssag@j


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Other messages or warnings may appear display such as: 0 WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID LOW ENG COOLANT LOW - CHECK LEVEL ENGINE OIL LOW - CHECK LEVEL


0 CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON 0 TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVE 0 DOOR AJAR 0 TRUNKAJAR Pressing any of the DIC control buttons will remove the above messages or warnings from the DIC display.


The last driver number remembered by the DIC will show on the display each time the UNLOCK button on the same transmitter is pressed, and the ignition is turned OE. When you press UNLOCK en your transmitter, the DIC will automaticaihy change driver numbers 2nd the vehicle will recall the persod choice settings that were last made to correspond to your transmitter. if you unlock the vehicle using your door key instead sf your zransmitter, the DIC will not change drivers 2nd will recall the infomation from the last transmitter use or the last driver change using the men~ory seat controls. If this happens and you were not the last driver of the vehicle, simply press your correct driver number on the memory seat controls OH press the UNLOCK button on your transmitter.


The DIC can be used $0 program the following personal choice features available with your vehicle: @ Melnosy Seats


Memory Door Locks Security Feedback @ Delayed h c k i n g


See ‘‘Personal Choice Features” In the Index. T’ne DTC is used to program the personal choices of two drivers. The driver’s are recognized by DRIVER #I and DRIVER #2. You will k t the DIC know which driver you are by using your remote keyless entry transmitter or by pressing the appropriate memory seat control buttorm located on the driver’s door. The remote transmitter was pre-programmed to belong to DRIVER # 9 or DRIVER #2.


See the following steps for personab. choice progrinmrning instructions. 1 .


Turn the ignition on and keep the transaxle in PARK (P). h f o m the DIC which driver you are by pressing the UNLOCK button on your transmitter or the appropriate memory seat control. Press and hold the ENGMET button for five seconds. WELCOME TO BUICK OPTION FEATURE will appear in the display. T& next display will be your driver number. You are now in the sclection mode and the DIC is ready to program your personal choices in memory. Use the ENG/MET button PO sehect options. Use the RESET button t o save the selection and advance to the next option.


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Each feature that can be personalized will appear in the display. Once you have made ;1 selection for a feature, alae DEC will MOW on to the next pers~nal choice feature.


If YOU would like to exit the seiection mode without moving through each of the personal choice features, simply press a different button on the DIC or turn off the ignition. Whatever personal choices you made will still be retained, even without passing through each of the features. If you happen to move past a seiectiora YOU would like to make a personal choice for, press UNLOCK on your transmitter c)r press the appropriate driver r,umber on the seat control. This will return you to the beginning of the option feature programing mode.


The parakl park assist mirror, which tips the passenger mirror while the vehick is in REVERSE (W), can be made active or inactive through the DIC. %berm PARALLEL PARK-OFF-ON appears on the display, use the ENGMET button t~ toggle the arrow between O W and ON. When you have made your choice, press the RESET button to record your selection. For more idormation on this feature, see “Mirrors” in the Index.


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If YOU choose EIGHTS for LOCK FEEDBACK and OFF for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, your exterior lamps wiEl flash when I o c h g your vehicle and you will receive no security feedback when unlocking your vehicle. Hf you choose LIGHTS for LOCK FEEDBACK and LIGHTS for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, your exterior lamps will flash when locking and when ur,Bocking your vehicle. If you choose LIGHTS + H O W for LOCK FEEDBACK and OFF for UNLCCK FEEDBACK, your exterior lamps will flash and the horn will chiq when locking your vehicle and you will receive no security feedback when unlocking your vehicle. Hf you choose LIGHTS + HORN for LOCK FEEDBACK and LIGHTS for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, your exterior lamps will flash and the horn will chirp when locking YQW vehicle and your exterior lamps will flash when unlocking your vehicle.


For more infomation on this feature, see ''Security Feedback" in the Index.


If you choose ON for LOCK FEEDBACK YOU will also wed to choose LIGHTS or LIGHTS + HORN. You can select the following modes:


If you choose O W for LOCK FEEDBACK and OW for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, you will receive no security feedback when locking or unlocking your vehicle. Hf p t l choose OFF for LOCK FEEDBACK and LIGHTS for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, you will receive no security feedback when locking your vehicle and the exterior lamps will flash when unlocking your vehicle.


pep&Q_@ier- L&.$%gqg When the UNLOCK button on the transmitter is pressed, the DRL lamps (high-beams at reduced intensity), parking lmps and back-up l a p s will turn on if it is dark enough according to the twilight sentinel. You can control activation of this feature by choosing OFF QI- ON when the PERIMETER LIGHTS choice is displayed on the DIC. Make your choice by pressing the ENG/M.ET button and record your choice by pressing the RESET button. NOTE: If you want to choose PERIMETER LIGHTS ON, you must also choose LIGMTS for UNLOCK FEEDBACK while making the security feedback choices. For more information on this feature, see “Perimeter Lighting” in the Index.


%fetnory Position: Choose ON when the SEAT RECALL choice appears, and then choose MEMORY when the RECALL POSITION choice appears.


0 Exit Position: Choose ON when the SEAT RECALL


choice appears, and then choose EXIT when the RECALL POSITION choice aslpears and your seat will move all the way down anh back for easy exit. ’ h e seat will also move when you enter the vehicle after unlocking it with a remote keyless entry transmitter. This will allow for easy entry as well.


f b r more information on this feature, see “Memory Scats” in the Index.


The number of passenger windows locked out by the WINDOW LQCK switch can be programmed through the DIC. If you choose ALL PASS, all three passenger window switches will be inactive when the WINDOW LOCK switch is enabled. If you choose MAR, only the two rear passenger window switches will be locked out when the WINDOW LOCK switch is enabled. To change modes: 1. Move the ~


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and REAR by pressing the ENGMET button. 2. Once you have made your selection, press the


RESET button. Your choice will be retained in memory.


For more information on this feature, see “Window Lock” in the Index.


In this section, you'll find out how to operate the comfort control and audio systems cffered with your whicle. Be sure to read about the particular systems supplied with your vehicle.


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' M s section tells you how to operate your comfort ctrrtt.ro8s. Your comfort control system uses trxone-friendIy hi- B 348 refrigerant. With these systems, you can control the heating, cooling and ventilation in your vehicle. Your vehicle also has a flow-through ventilation system described Eater in this section.


This feature allows two different drivers to store and recall their own climate control settings for temperature, air delivery node, fan and passenger climate COXI~FO~ f d o m status. The Personal Choice settings recalled are determined by the transmitter used to enter the vehicle. After the UNLOCK button of a remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, and the igrrition is in RUN, the climate control will adjust to the last settings of the identified driver. The settings can also be changed by briefly pressing one of the MEMORY seat switches located on the driver's door panel. When adjustments are made, the new settings are automatically saved for the driver.


Your vehicle has the dual automatic cornfortemp climate control system. The fdowing infomation tells you how 1: works. Yorr will hear a beep each time a button is pushed and a small light orr the button will indicate which buttons lire active. The lights are QIP ali buttons except E M P , FAN and AIR FLOW. The display will show f m speed, comfort level setting and a i r f ' ~ direction for a few seconds whenever any button, except for the rear defog, is pushed, and then it will display the outside temperature. The outside temperature reading is most accurate when the vehicle is movi~g. During stops, when drivkg slow, QF when the engine is first sta-ted after a short trip, the outside temperature reading can be affected by road or engine heat. In order to enswe proper automatic climate control operation, the outside temperature display may not update BS quickly as expected.


in cold weather, the system will delay turning t5 r e f anon high, to avoid blowing cold air. The Iength of the delay depends on the engine coolant temperature and the outside temperature. Pushing the FAN, AIR FLOW or FRONT buttons will override this delay, turn off the AUTO setting and change the fan speed.


You may also manually adjust the air delivery or fan speed. AIR FLOW This button is used to change the direction of the airflow. The airflow choices available are FLOOR, FLOOR-MID, MID and WINDSHIELD-FIBOR. If the systen is set for AUTO, pressing the AIR FLOW button will display the current airflow direction, the comfort setting and the fan speed. Press the AIR FLOW up or down button again to change the direction of the airflow.


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OFF: If the passenger comfort C Q I I ~ ~ O ~ can be turned off by pressing the OW button once. Pressing the OFF button a second time wiil turn off the main system. Turning off the main system causes the fan to turn off and the airflow to be directed to the FLOOR. The system will still try to keep the interior of the vehicle at the previous chosen comfsrt settifig. The outside temperature will show on the display when the system is off. The ventilation system always allows fresh air t~ flow through your vehicle when the vehicle is moving even with the system in the OFF mode. VENT: The VENT button aEIows outside air to flow through your vehicle without the air conditioning compressor working. Selecting VENT and the AUTO button at the same time allows the system to contsoi automatically without the use of the ais: conditioning compressor or the use of the MCIRC mode. To turn off the VENT selection, push the VENT button again.


C: When RECIRC is selected, the system will limit the mount of outside air entering your vehicle. This is helpful when you are trying to cool the interior limit the mount of outside air of the vehicle quickly or entering your vehicle for some other reason. IIPlECmC and AUTO may be selected at the same time. The system will remain in RECRC until the ignition is tuned off. m e system will return back to the previousBy is w e d back on. M C R C selected mode when the car can be selected in dl manual airflow modes except FRONT defrost. RECRC cannot be selected with the


VENT button. 9 FRON* m s selec~on i~ used to dehst h e


windshield by directing the ~ tow& the widshield. If FRONT is selected while in the AUTO mode, the fan speed md the air temperature from the f i ~ n t defroster will vary. If a mmud fan speed setting is selected, the fan speed will remain at that selection until another fan speed selection is made or the AUTO mode is selected. To turn off FRONT', press the AUTO or AW mow bUttQn. FRONT defrost will work better if any ice QP snow is cleared from the hood a d the air inlet area between the base of the windshield and the hood.


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TkntiIatioEs \rips @ Keep the hood md front air inlet free of ice, snow or such as leaves. The heater md


any other Q ~ S ~ I X C ~ ~ Q I I defroster will work better, reducing the chance of hgging YQW windows. Keep the air path under the front seats clear of objects. m s helps air to ckcukite throughout your vehicle.


Passenger compammezt. f i r ~ g & % Passenger compartment air, both outside air md recirculated air, is routed through a passenger compartment filter, which is part of a three piece filter system. The filter removes certain particles from the air, including pollen andl dust particles. Reductions in OW, which may QCCW more quickly in dusty areas, indicate that the filter needs to be replaced early.


The lines you see on the r e x window w m the glass. Press this button to start warming your Window.


The ffront seat passenger can control the air temperature in their seating area. This can be set up to 5 O F (- 15 O C> cooler or warmer than the primary setting. You can activate this featwe by sliding the lever located QIP the instrument panel toward warm or cool. If the passenger control has been turned on, it can be turned off by pressing the OFF button once. Pressing the OFF button a second time will turn off the main system.


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Your DeBco Electronics audio system has been designed to operate easily and give years of listeing pleasmi. You will get the most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself with it first. Find out what your Delco Electronics system can do and how to operate all its . controls, to be sure you're getting the most out of the?.. J advanced engineering that went into it. Setting &he Chock Press and hold and hold MIN until the correct minute appears. You may set the clock with the ignition off if YOU press RECALL fist and follow the same procedure described above.


until the correct how appears. Press


VOLUME: This h o b turns the system on and off anad controls the volume. To increase volume and turn the radio on, turn the knob to the right. Turn it to the left to decrease volume.


5;. Repeat :he steps for each p u s h b ~ t t ~ n . P SCAN: Press this button to :isten to each of your preset stations f ~ r a few seconds. The radio will go to the first preset station, stcp for a few seconds, then go on Fa the next ?reset station. Press P SCAN again to stop scanning. The radio will not stop at a preset if the station is weak.


BASS: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Tun the knob to increase or decrease bass. TREB: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the knob to increase or decrease treble. If a station is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble. Push these h o b s back into their stored positions when you're not using them.


BAL: Turn the control behind the upper knob to move the s o m i to the left or right speakers. The middle position balances the sound between the speakers. FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move the sound to thc front or rear speakers. The middle position balmces the sound between the speakers. (..,I &F$i 7-. . The longer side with the tape visible should face to the right. If the ignition and the radio are on, the tape can be inserted and will begin playing. If you hear nothing or hear a garbled sound, the tape may not be in squarely. Press EJECT to remove the tape and start over.


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Mile the tape is playing, use the VOLUME, FADE, BAL, BASS and TBZEB controls just as you do for the radio. Other controk may have different functions when a tape is inserted. The display will show an m o w to show which side of the tape is playing. If you want to insert a tape when the ignition or radio is off, first press EJECT or RECALL. Note that the cassette tape adapter kits for portable compact disc players will work in your cassette tape player. Your tape bias is set automatical2y. If E and a number appear on the radio display, the tape won't play because of an error. e EdO: The tape is tight and the player can't turn the tape hubs. Remove the tape. Hold the tape with the open end down and try to turn the right hub to the left with a pencil. Turn the tape over and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily, your tape may be damaged and shoutct not be used in the player. Try a new tape to make sure your player is working properly. Ell: The tape is broken. Try a new tape.


’If any enor occurs repeatedly OF- if an ~ K Q F can’t be corrected, please contact your dealer. If yocs radh disphys zn error number, write it dow3 and provide it to p u r dealer when reporting the problem. P W V (I): Press tkis brrtton to search the ~ I X V ~ Q U S selection on the tape. Your tape ;must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for PREV to work. The sound will Pllute while seeking. NEXT (2): Press this button to search for the next selectioz on the tape. Your tape must have at Ieast three seconds sf silence between each selection for NEXT to work. The sound will mute while seekrrg.


EJECT: Press this button to remove rile tape. The radio will play.


44 (3): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly. Press It again to return to playing speed. The radio will play while the tape reverses.


,, (4): Press this button to advmce quickly IS another


pap; of the tape. Press the buttcm again to return to playing speed. The radio will play whiie the tape advances.


RECALL: Press this button briefly to recall the station being played or to display the clock. To change whzt is normally shown on the display (station OH time), press this button until you see the display you want, then hold the button until the display flashes. If you press the button when the ignition is oE, the clock will show for a few seconds. -2 p&Ij%p


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AM-FM: Press this b l ~ t t ~ n and FM2. The display shows your selection. 'TUNE: Press the up or down m o w to choose radio stations. SEEK: Press Lie up or down m c w to go to the next 5igher ar lower station and stay there. The sound will mute while seeking. SCAN: Tress one of the SEEK arrows for two seconds and SCAN will appear 011. the display. Use SCAN to listen to stations for a few seconds. The radio will go to a station, stop €or a few seconds, then go on to the next station, Press one of the SEEK buttons again to s t ~ p scanning, The sound will mute while scanning.


.E yeu want to insert a tape wher?, the igrrition or radio is of?, first press EJECT or RECALL. Note that the cassette tape adapter kits for pomhle compact disc players will \work in your cassette tape player. Your tape bias is set mtornatica18y. If‘ E and a number appear ~ s , the radio display, the tape won’t play because sf an ~ I T Q ~ .


e? If any error occurs repeatedly or if an enor can’t be corrected, please csntsct your dealer. If your rzdio displays an error number, write it down and provide it to your dealer when reporting the problem.


PREV (I): Press this button to search for the previous selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for PREV to work. The SQU~C!. wili mute while seeking. NEXT (2): Press this button to search for the next selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for NEXT to work. The sound will mute while seeking. The SEEK up and down mows will also find the previous and next selections on the tape. 44 (3): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly. Press it again KI return to playing speed. The rzdbo will play while the tape reverses. bb (4): Press this 5 ~ i t c n to advance quickly tc another part off the tape. Press the button again to return to playing speed. The radio will play while the tape advances. SIDE (5): Press this button to change the side of the tape that is playing.


(6): Press this button to reduce background noise.


The double-D symbol wiEI appear on the display.


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NEXT (2): Press this button to go to the next track. HE you hold the button or press it more than once, the pkyer will c~ntinane I T I G V ~ I I ~ forward through the disc. The sourpd wiiB mute whiie seeking. The SEEK down and up im-ows will also find the previous and next selections on the disc. 44 (3): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse within a track. You will ilea sound.


playing. Press it again within five seconds to see how long it has been playing. TQ change what is normally shown on the display (track or elapsed time), press the button until YOU see the display YOU want, then hold the button until the display Washes. AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a disc is in the player. SOURCE: Press this button to change to the disc fbnction when h e radio is on. When a disc is inserted, the disc will play until YOU press AA4-m. Then the disc will stop playing and the radio will play. Press SOURCE again to play a disc again. CD PLAY will show on the display. EJECE Press this button to ~ ~ X I I Q V ~ will. play. I% you turn off the ignition or radio with a disc in the player, it will stay in the player. m e n YOU turn on the ignition OF system, the disc will start playing where it stopped, if it was the last-selected audio source.


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P!aying til8 Radio VOLUME: Press this h o b to turn the system on md OB. To increase volume, turn the knob to the right. Turn it to the left to decrease VO~UIIE.


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RECALL: Press this button briefly to recal! the statim being played or to display the clock. To change what Is EomalEy shown on the display (station or time), press the RECALL butttorn until yon see the display YSU want. then hold the RECALL button until the display flashes. If you press the button when the ignition is off, the c k ~ k wiEI show for 8 Eew seconds.


AM-FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FME. and FM2. The display shows your selection. TUNE: Press the up OF down m o w to choose s a d i ~ stations. SEEK: Press the up or down arrow to go to the next higher or lower station and stay there. The sound will mute while seeking. SCAN: Press one sf the SEEK mows for EWO seconds and SCAN wiPB appear on the display. Use SCAN to listen to stations for a few seconds. The radio wiIB go to 2 stzti~n, stop for a few seconds, the^ go on to the next station. Press one of the SEEK mows again to stop scanning. Tie sound will mute while scanning.


f . Turn the radio on. 2. Press AIM-FM to select the band.


4. Press TONI2 tc select the set*iing YSU prefer. 5. Press an@ hodd m e of the six numbered buttons. The sound will mute. When it returns, release the button. Whenever you press that cumbered button, the station you set will return and the tone you selected will be automatically selected for that button.


6. Repeat the steps E x e3ch pushb~tton. P SCAN: Press this button BQ Bisten to each of your preset stations for a fcw seconds. The radio will go to the first preset station, stop for a €ew seconds, then go on to the next preset statim. Press P SCAN again to stop scanning. If a preset station has we& reception, the radio will not stop at the preset station.


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BASS: Press Clis knob lightly so it extends. Turn the knob to increase or decrease bass. TREB: Press this knob iightly so it extends. Turn the knob to increase GT decrease treble. If a sf~tiarn is we& or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble. Push these knobs back into their stored positions when YcLl’re H1Qt Using eheEi. TONE: This feature allows you to choose preset bass and treble equalization settings designed for ciassical, pop, rock, jazz, talk and ccuntrylwestem stations. CLASS will appear on the display when you firsst press TONE. Each time you press it, mother setting v d l appear on the clispiay. Press it agsn after C 22 W appears a~td MANUAL will appear. Tone corntrol wiil return to the BASS and TREE3 knobs. Also, if YSU use the BASS and T W B knobs, control will retwn to them and MANUAL will appear.


P ~ s h these knobs back into their stored positions wher, you’re not using them.


If YQU want to insert a tape when the ignition or radio is off, first press EJECT or RECALL.


dour tape bias is set automaticaliy. If E and a number appear on the radio display, the tape won’t play because of an error. 0 El& The tape is tight and the player can’t turn the tape hubs. Remove the tape. Hold the tape with the open end down and try to turn the right hub to the left with a pencil. Turn the tape over and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily, your tape may be damaged and should not be used in the player. Try 2 new tape to make sure your player is working properly.


@ Ell: The tape is broken. Try a new tape. Hf m y emor occurs rcpestedly or if ;UI enor can’t be corrected, picase contact your dealer. If your radio displays 211 error trunmber, write it down md provide it to your dealer when reporting the problem. PWEV (1): Press this button to search for the previous selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for PREV to work. The sound will mute while seeking. NEXT 42): Press this button to search for the next selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three seconds of silence between each selection for NEXT to work. The sound will mute while seeking.


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Tine SEEM down md up mows will also find the previous and next selections ow the tape. 44 (3): Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly. Press it again to return to playing speed. The radio will play while the tape reverses.


(4): Press this button to advance quickly to another


part of the tape. Press the button again to return to playing speed. The radio will play while the tape advacces. SIDE (5): Press this button to change the side of the tape that is playing. RAND (6): Press this button to reduce background noise. The double-D symbol will appear in the display. Dolby Noise Reduction is mankafactrrred under a license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby and the double-l) symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. SOURCE: Press this button to change to the tape or disc function when the radio is on. If both a tape and a disc ape installed, the system will first go to tape play; TAPE SIDE and an arrow will appear on the display. If SOURCE is pressed again, the system will go to disc play; CD PLAY will appear on the display.


EJEC’E The system has two EJECT buttons. Press the button near the CD slot t~ remove a disc. Press the button near the tape slot to remove a tape and the radio will play. CLN: E this message appears on the display, the cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It will still play tapes, but you should clean it as S Q O ~ as possible to prevent damage to the tapes and player. See “Care of Your Cassette Tape Player” in the Endex. After you clean the player, press and hold EJECT for five seconds to reset the CLN indicator. The radio will display --- to show the indicator was reset. YQW cassette tape player automatically reduces background noise from tapes encoded with Dolby NIX. YOU may turn Dolby off by pressing the number six preset. Playbg a c@mpact Disc Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in. The disc should begin playing. If you want to insert a CD while the igition or the radio is off, first press EJECT or =CALL.


If you’re driving on a very rough road or if it’s very hot, the disc may not play and an ~ E Q P code may appear on the display. When things get back to no~lmal, tbe disc should play. If the disc comes out, it could be hat: @ E20: “he disc is upside down. e E20: It is &dy, @ E2& TFhePe’S $00 KlIUCh IIIQiStWe ill h e 8k. (wait If any enor QCCU~S repeatedly or if an error can’t be corrected, please contact your dealer. If your radio displays an error number, write it down md provide it to your dealer when reporting the problem.


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(1): PSeSS this button t0 g 0 to the Still% of the


current track, if more than eight seconds have played. E YOU hold the button or press it more than once, the player will continue moving back through the disc. The sound will mute while seeking. NEXT (2): Press this button to go to the next lXXk. If you hold the button or press it more than once, the player will c ~ n t h u e moving h w a d through the disc. The sound will mute while seeking. The SEEK down md up mows will also find the previous and next selections on the disc.


44 (3): Press and hold this b ~ t t ~ n within a track. You will h e x sound.


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W~th the optional compact disc changer, you can play up to 12 discs C Q I I ~ ~ ~ U Q U S ~ ~ . played using the trays supplied in the magazine. The small discs (8 cm) can be played only with specially designed trays.


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You must first load the magazine with discs before you can play a compact disc. Each of the 12 trays holds one disc. Press the buttton on the back of the magazine and pull gently ora one of the trays. Load the trays from bottom to top, placing a disc on the tray label side down.


Once you have loaded the discs in tbe magazine, slide open the door of the compact disc (CD) changer. Wash the magazine into the changer in the direction of the mow marked on t ~ p of the magazine.


A11 of the CD functions a-e cantrolled by the radio buttons except fc~r ejecting the magazine. Whenever a CD magazine with discs is Ioaded in the changer, the compact disc S ~ I I I ~ Q ~ will appea on the radio display. If the CD changer is checking the magazine for CDs, the compact disc symbol will flash on the display until the changer is ready to gray. when a CD begins playing, the disc and track number will be displayed. The disc numbers %e listed 03 the front of the magazine.


If E and a number appear on the display, an error has occm-ed and the compact disc temporarily cannot play. Tie CD changer will send an error message to the receiver to indicate:


E30: Disc Loaded Incorrectly (Label Side Up)


To eject the magazine from the player, slide ;he CD changer door all the way open. The magazine will automaticalfry eject. Remember to keep the door closed whenever possible to keep dirt and dust from getting inside the changer.


If the error occurred while trying to play a CD in the compact disc player or changer, the following conditions may have caused the -Tor:


The road is too rough. The disc should play when the road is smoother. The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or upside down.


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door to restore noma1 operation.


@ An empty magazine is inserted in the CD changer. Try the magazine again with a disc loaded on one of the trays.


If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, please contact your dealer. If your radio displays an emor number other than the error codes listed previously, write it down and provide it to your dedes when reporting the problem.


PREV (I): Press this button to go to the start of the current track, if more than eight seconds have played. If you hold the button or press it more than once, the player will continue moving back through the disc to the previous track. The sound will mute whiIe seeking. NEXT (2): Press this button to go to the next track on the disc. E you hold the button or press it more than once, the player will continue moving forwad through h e disc to the next track. The sound wili mute while seeking. 44 (3): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse within a track. You will hear sound.


bb (4): Press and hold this button to quick!y advance within a track. You will hear S Q U ~ . SIDE (5): Press this button to select the next disc in the magazine. Each time you press SIDE, the disc number on the radio display will go to the next available CD. If a CD cannot be played, its number will be skipped when selecting discs while using the SIDE button. RAND (6): Press this button to enter the random play rnode.RAND will appear an the display. While in this mode, tracks and discs will &e played in random order. Press the button again to turn off the random feature and return to noma1 operation. RECALL: Press this button to see what track is currently playing. Press RECALL again within five seconds to see how long the track has been playing. EL TM will appear on the display when in elapsed time mode. When a new track starts to play, the track number will also appear. Press RECALL a third time and the time of day will be displayed. SOURCE: Press this button to play a CD if YQU have a magazine loaded in the changer and the radio is playing. To return to the radio while a CD is playing, press AM-FM. You can also press this button to switch between a cassette tape, CD or the CD changer if a11 three are loaded.


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With this feature, your vehicle wGl recall the latest radio settings as adjusted the last time your vehicle was operated. This feature allows two different drivers to store and recall their Q W ~ presets, last tuned station, volume, tone and audio source (radio, cassette or CD). The settings recaiied by the radio are determined by which transmitter (i'I'' or "2") was used to enter the vehicle. The number on the back of the transmitter corresponds to driver I. or to driver 2. After the UNLOCK button is pressed orr the transmitter and the ignition is i n RUN. the radio settings will azmtsmaticalEy adjust to where dzey were last set by the identified drivcr. ?he settings can also be changed by briefly pressing one of' the MELMORY seat brattoas ( I or 2) located on the driver's door. Wlzen chsnges are made, the new settings will be saved for the driver.


THEFTLOCK'" is designed to discourage theft of your radio. It works by using a secret code to disable ail radio functions whenever battery power is removed. If THEFTLOCK is active, the TXEFTLBCK indicator wili3 Eash when fie ignition is off. The THEFTLOCK featwe for the radio nay be used 01- ignored. If igrP,ored, the system plays normai!y and the radio is not protected by the feature. If THEFTLOCK is activated, your r d i o will not operate if stolen. W k n THEmLBCK is activated, :he radio wilS display LOC to indicate a locked cenditiora anytime battery power is removed. If your battery loses power b r any reason, you ness8 rrnlock the radio with the secret code before it will operate.


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Enter your secret code as ~ Q ~ H O W S ; pause no more than 15 seconds between steps: 1. 2. 3.


LOC appears when the igr,ition is on. Press MfN and 880 will appear on the display. Press MHN again to make the fast two digits agree with your code. Press HRS to ~nake the first one or two digits agree with your code. Press AM-FM after you have confimed that the code matches the secret code you have writ’een down. The display will show SEC, indicating the radio is ~ Q W operable and secure.


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HE you er,ter the wrong code eight times, INQP will appear on the display. Ygu will have t~ wait an hour with the ignition on before you can try again. When you try again, you will O ~ Y (eight tries per chance) to enter the correc: code before INOP appears. If you lose or forget your code, contact your dealer.


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Turn the ignition to ACCESSORY or RUN. Turn the radio off. Press the B and 4 buttons together. Hold them down until SEC shows on the display. Press MIN and 000 will appear on the display. Press MfN again to make the last two digits agree with your code. Press HRS to make the first one or two digits agree with your cocie. Press AI-FM after you have confkmed that the code matches the secret code you have written CIOWH~. The display will shaw ---, indicating that the radio is no longer secured.


If the code entered is inccnect, SEC will appear on the display. The radio will remain secured until the correct code is entered. When battery power is removed and later applied to a secured radio, the radio won’t turn on and EQC wirl appear on the display.


SCAN: Press this button to scan the stations preset on your radio psaslnbuttons. This feature works like your radio’s P SCAN button and allows YOU to listen to each of you preset stations for a few seconds. The radio will go to the fist preset station, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press SCAN again to stop scanning. If a preset station has weak reception, the radio will mot stop at the preset st&hn~.


To unlock a secured radio see ‘6Udock.ing the Thefi-Deterrent Feature After a Bower LOSS” earlier in this section. Audio Steering W3eel c@ntr@ls


If your vehicle has this feature, can control certain radio functions using the buttons on your steering wheel. Some steering wheel controls may operate climate C O ~ & Q ~ S . See “’Steering Wheel Controls for Climate Contd” earlier in this section.


SEEK: Press this go to the next higher or lower radio station.


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The range for m ~ s t AM stations is greater than for I?”, especially at might. The longer range, however, can came stations io interfere with each other. AM can pick up noise from things like S~QITIIS and power Eises. Try reducing the treble to reduce this noise iE you ever get it.


Your tape player should be cleaned regularly after every 50 hours of use. Your raciio may display CLM to indicate that you have used your tape player €or 50 hours ~ i t h ~ u t resetting the tape clean timer. €f this message appears om the display, your cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It will still play tapes, but you should clean it as SOOR as possible to prevent damage to your tapes and. pkiYLX. If Y0t.i IIOtiCe a redPrCtiOn iEm S O U d quality, &j‘ a known good cassette to see if it is the tape or the tape player at fault. If this other cassette has EO improvement in sound quality, clean the tape player.


After ycu clean the player, press and hold EJECT for five seconds to reset the CLN indicator. The rxlio will display --- to show the indicator was reset. Cassettes me subject to wear m d the sound quality may degrade over time. Always make sure the cassette tape is in good condition before you have YOLK tape player serviced.


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yax-ipa (..k n,;T 7;: Handle discs carefully. Store them in their original cases or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight and dust. If the surface of a disc is soiled, danpem a clean, soft ~10th in a mild, neutral detergent sdution and clean it, wiping from the center to the edge. Be sure never to touch the signal surface when handking discs. Pick up discs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the k t e and the outer edge.


If, when YOU turn on your rear window defogger, you hear static on your radio station, it means a defogger grid line has been damaged and must be repaired. (Your rlldiQ iS not at fault.) X you C ~ O Q S ~ vehicle, and the mtenma needs to be attached to the glass, be sure that you do not damage the grid lines for the AlV-FM zn'renna.


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Your AM-FM antenna is integrated with yorrr rear window defogger, located in the rex window. B e sure that the inside surface sf the rear window is not scratched and that the lines QI-I the glass are not damaged. If the inside surface is damaged, it could interfere with radio reception. Do not apply aftermarket glass tinting. The metallic film in some tinting materials will interfere with OH distort the incoming radio reception.


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Defensive driving redly means “be ready for mything.” On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means “always expect the unexpected.”’ Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It’s the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and wd driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate on the driving task. Anything that distracts from the driving task -- such as concentrating on a cellular telephone call, reading, or reaching for something on the floor -- makes proper defensive driving more difficult and can even cause a collision, with resulting injury. Ask a passenger to help do things like this, or pull off the road in a safe place to do them yourself. These simple defensive driving techniques coukl save your Me.


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The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device in your Buick: Buckle up. (See “’Safety Belts” in the Index.)


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The obvious way to solve this highway safety pmblem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? Wow much is “too much“ if the driver plans to drive? It’s a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem.


Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It’s the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. AIcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: 0 Judgment @ Muscular Coordination 8 vision


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Police records show that almost half of all motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking and driving. In recent years, over 17,000 annud motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population -- choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under 2 I, it’s against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws.


Since alcohol is carried in body water, this means that a W Q ~ Z U I generally will reach a higher BAC level than a man of her same body weight when each has the same number of chinks. The law in many U.S. states sets the legal limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. Hn a growing number of U.S. states, and throughout Canada, she limit is 64.08 percent. Ina some other countries, it’s even Bower. The BAC limit for all commercial drivers in the United States is 8.04 percent. The BAC will be over 0.10 percent after three to six drinks (in one hour). Of course, as we’ve seen, it depends on how much alcohol is in the drinks, and how quickly the person drinks them. But the ability to drive is affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research shows that the driving skills of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above 0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chance of being in a collision increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC of 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent has doubled his or her chance of having a C O ~ ~ S ~ O I L At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance of this driver having a collision is 12 times greater; at a level of 0.15 percent, the chance is 25 times greater!


It’s the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, if the same person drank thee double martinis (3 ounces or 540 d of liquor each) within an hour, the person’s BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A person who consumes food just before or during drinking will have a somewhat Bower BAC level. There is a gender difference, too. Women generally have a Bower relative percentage of body water than men.


YO:; have three systems that make YQLX vehick go wircre you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering anti the accelerator. AH three systems have to do their work at the places where the tires meet the road.


Braking action involves perreption time and reaction time. First, you have to decide to push on the brake pedal. That’s perception time. Then you have to bring up your foot and do it. That’s reaction time. Average reaction time is about 314 of a second. But that’s only an average. It might be less with one driver and as long as two OS three seconds or more with another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination and eyesight dl play a part. So do alcohol, drugs and frustration. But even in 3/4 of a second, a vehicle moving at 60 mpph (100 km/h) travels 66 feet (20 m). That could be a lot of distance in an emergency, so keeping enough space between your vehicle and others is important. And, of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly with the surface of the road (whether it’s pavement or gravel); the condition of the road (wet, dry, icy); tire tread; the condition of your brakes; the weight of the vehicle and the amount of brake force applied.


Sometimes, as when you’re driving on snow or ice, it’s easy to ask more of hose control systems than the tires and road can provide. That means you can lose control of your vehicle.


Avoid Reedless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts -- heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking -- rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to COO^ between hard stops. Your brakes will wear out much Easter if you dc a lot of heavy braking. If YOU keep pace with the traffic ‘ a d allow realistic follewing distances, you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking. That means better braking and longer brake life. If your engine ever steps while you’re driving, brake nomctHBy but don’t pump your brakes. HE you do, the pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be hxder to push.


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You can steer around the obstacle while braking hard. As you brake, your C Q I I I ~ U ~ ~ I - keeps receiving updates on wheel speed and c~ntgols braking pressure accordingly.


Remember: Anti-lock doesn’t change the t h e you need to get your foot up to the br&e pedal or always decrease stopping distance. If you get too dose to the vehicle in front of you, you won’t have time to apply your brakes If that vehicle suddenly slows or stcps. Always leave enough room up ahead tu stop, even though yorr have anti-lock brakes.


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YQW vehicle may have a traction control system thzat limits wheel spin. This is especially useful in slippery road conditions. 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 works the front brakes and reduces engine power to limit wheel spin. You may feel or hear the system working, but this is nomal.


See ‘‘T~-acti~m Contra1 System Warning Eight” ii: the Irzdex. WEen this warning light is on, the system will m t limit wheel spin. Adjust your driving zccsrdingly. The traction C O I I ~ F O ~ system arr;2smaticaily comes on whenever you start your vehicle. To limit wheel spin, especially in siippery road conditio~s, y3u shouEd always leave the system on. But you can turn- the traction control system off‘ if you ever need to. (YQQ should turn the system off if p u r vehicBe ever gets stuck in sand, mud, ice or snow. See “Rockr~g Your Vehicle” in the Index.)


Your vehicle may be equipped with GM Magnasteer ” , a steering system that continuousIy adjusts the effort you feel when steering at all vehicle speeds. It provides ease when parking yet a firm, solid feel at highway speeds. You- steering can be adjusted for an easier or more firm setting. See your dealer for information


To turn the system off, press the button l~cated at the end of the shift lever. The traction control system warning light will come on and stay on. If the system is limiting wheel spin when you press the button, the warning light will come on -- but the system won’t turn off right away. It will wait until there’s no longer a current need to h i t wheel spin. Y m can turn the system back on at any time by pressing ?.he button again. The traction control system warning Bi&


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It‘s important to take curves at ;r reasonable speed. A lot of the “driver lost control” accidents mentioned on the news happen on curves. Here’s why: Experienced driver or beginner, each of us is subject to the same laws of physics when driving on curves. The traction of the tires agzjinst the roaC surface makes it possible fcr the vehicle to change its path when you turn the front wheels. If there’s no traction, inertia wiHl keep the vehicle going in the same direction. If you‘ve ever tried to steer a vehicle on wet ice, YQK‘IB understacd this. The trzctionr YOU can get in a curve depends on the condition of your tires md the road surface, the angle at which Gie curve is banked, and your speed. Mile you’re in ip curve, speed is the one fxtor you can control. Suppose ycu’re steering through a sharp curve. Then you suddenly accelerate. Both control


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&3g;-izg 1x1 There are times when steering can be more effective than brakmg. For example, you come over a hill and find a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls out from nowhere, OH a child darts out from between parked cars m d stops right in front of YOU. You can avoid these problems by braking -- if you can stop in time. But sometimes you can’t; trlere isn’t room. That’s the time for evasive action -- steering ~ o u n d the problem. Your vehicle can perform very well in emergencies like these. First apply your brakes. (See ‘‘Braking in Emergencies” earlier in ”s section.) It is better tc remove as much speed as you can from a possible collision. Then steer around the problem, to the left or right depending on the space available.


An emergency like this requires close attention and a quick decision. If you are holding the steering wheel a’: the recomended 9 and 3 o’clock positloas, you can tuna it a full 180 degrees very quickly without removing either hand. But you have to act fast, steer quickly, and just as quickly straighten the wheel once you have avoided the object. The fact that such emergency situations are always possible is a good reason to practice defensive driving at dl times and wear safety belts properly.


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I 4 o not get too ciose to the vehicle you want to pass while you’re awaiting an opportunity. For one thing, fblhwing too closely reduces YQUP area of visiorn, cspecidly if you’re following a larger vehide. Also, you won’t have adequate space if the vehicle ahead suddenly slows cx stops. Keep back a reasonable distance.


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start to accelerate but stay in the right lane and don‘t get too close. Time YOUF move so you will be increasing speed as the time comes to move into the other lane. If the way is clear to pass, you will have a “running start” that more than makes up for the distance you would lose by dropping back. And if something happens to cause you to cancef your pass, you need only slow down and drop back again and wait for another opportunity. If other cars =e lined up to pass a slow vehicle, wait your turn. But take care that someone isn’t trying to pass YOU as you pull out +LO pass the slow vehicle. Remember to glance over your shoulder and check the blind spot.


8 Check your minors, giance over your shoulder, and start your left Bane change signal before moving out of the right lane to pass. When you =e far enough ahead of the passed vehicle BO see its front in your inside minor, activate your right lafie change signal 2nd move back into the right laze. (Remember that your right outside mirror is convex. The vehicle YSU just passed may seem to be f ~ t h e r away from you than it really is.)


@ Don’t overtake a sEowIy moving vehdcIe too rapidly. Even though the br&e lamps are not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. If you’re being passed, make it easy for the foilowing driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease a littie to the right.


A cornering skid is best handled by easing your EQOT OE the accelerator pedal. If you have the traction control system, remember: It helps avoid only the acceleration skid.


Here are some tips on night driving.


Drive defensively. Don’t chi& and drive. Adjust your inside rearview III~JTQ~ to reduce the glare from headlamps behind you. Since you can’t see as well, you may need to slow down and keep more space between you and other vehicles. Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlamps can light up only so much road ahead. In remote areas, watch for animals. If you’re tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest.


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Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. One reason is that some drivers are likely to be impaired -- by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, or by fatigue.


Driving too fast through large water puddles or even going through some car washes can cause problems, too. The water may affect your brakes. Try to avoid puddles. But if you can’t, try to slow down before you hit them.


Hydroplaning is dangerous. S:, much water can build up under your tires that they c m actually ride on the water. This can happerm If the road is wet enough and you’re going fast enough. When your vehicle is hydroplaning, it has little or no contact with the road. Hydroplaning doesn’t happen often. But it can if your tires do not have much tread or if the pressure in one or more is low. It can happen if a lot of water is standing on the road. If you can see reflections from trees, telephone poles or other vehicles, and raindrops “dimple” the water’s surface, there could be hydroplaning.


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Mile for mile, freeways (dso called thruways, parkways, expressways, turnpikes or superhighways) are the safest of dl roads. But they have their QWII special rules. The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep UP with tp.&c and keep to the right. Drive at the same speed most of the other drivers are driving. T~o-fast or too-slow driving breaks a smooth traffic flow. Treat the left lane on a fkeeway as a passing lane.


At the entrance, there is usually a ramp that leads to the freeway. If you have a clear view of the freeway 2s you drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin to check traffic. Try to determine where you expect to blend with the flow. Try to merge into the gap at close to the prevailing speed. Switch on your turn signal, check your mirrors and glance over your shoulder as often as necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the traffic flow. Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speed to the posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it’s slower. Stay in the right lane unless you want to pass. Before changing lanes, check your rnkors. Then use your turn signal. Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over your shoulder to make sure there isn’t another vehicle in your “bIind” spot.


Once YOU are moving on the freeway, make certain you allow a reasonable following distance. Expect to move slightly dower at night. When you want to leave the freeway, move to the proper lane well in advmce. If you m i s s your exit, do not, under any circumstances, stop and back up. Drive cn to the next exit. The exit ramp can be curved, sometimes quite sharply. The exit speed is usually posted. Reduce your speed according to YOUP speedometer, not to your sense of motion. After driving for any distance at higher speeds, you may tend to think you are going slower than you actually are.


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Make sure you’re ready. Try to be w e l rested. if p a r must start when you’re not fresh -- such as after a day’s wo& -- don’t plan to make too many d e s that Eirst part of the journey. Wew comhrta’ole ciothing and shoes you can easily drive in. 1s your vehick ready for a Iong trip? If ycu keep it serviced mb maintained, it’s ready to go. If it needs service, have it done before starting out. Of course, you’ET find experienced and able service experts in Buickdealerships ail across North America.They’!l be ready and willing to help if you need it. Here are some things you can check befme a trip:


]Is there actually such a ~~nrdition as “highway hypnosis”? Or is it just plain falling asleep at the wheel? Call it highway hypnosis, lack of awareness, or whatever. mere is something about an easy stretch of road with the same scenery, dong with the hum of the tires on the road, the &one of the engine, and the msh of the wind against the vehicle that can make you sleepy. Don’t let it happen to you! If it does, your vehicle can leave the road in less than a secondy and you could crash agld be injured.


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the sides. Check YOLK rearview ~~II-QI-S and your instruments frequently.


@ If you get sleepy, pull off the road into a rest, service or parking area and take a nap, get some exercise, or both. For safety, treat drowsiness on the highway as an emergency.


HE you drive regdarly in steep country, or if you're planning to visit there, here are some tips that can make your trips safer and more enjoyable.


Keep yoas vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid Bevels and also the brkes, tires, cooling system and transaxle. These par"cs can work h a d on mountain roads.


8 Know how to go down hills. "he most i m p ~ r t m t thing to h o w is this: le: your engine do some of the slowing ~ Q W I I . Shift to a lower gear whm YOU go down a steep or long hill.


If you d d t shift down, your brakes coddl get so hot that they wouldn't work wel. YQU would then have poor braking or even none going down a hill. You could crash. Shift down to Bet your engine assist YOW brakes on a steep downhill slope.


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Know how to go uphill. Drive in the highest geX pOSSibke. Stay in your own lane when driving an two-lane roads in hills or mountains. Don't swing wide GT cut across the center of the road. Drive at speeds tha': let you stay in your own lane. As yo.^ go over the top of a -hill, be dert. There could be somettzlng h you- lane, %e a stailed car or m accident. You may see highway signs on mountains that wanz of specid problems. Examples a e H~ng grades, passing or no-passing zones, a falling rocks area or winding roads. Be alert to these and take appropriate zction.


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Here are some tips for winter driving:


hclude an ice scraper, a smdl brush or broom, a supply of windshield washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel, a flashlight, a red cloth and a couple of reflective warning triangles. And, if you will. be driving under severe conditions, include a small bag of sand, a piece of old carpet or a couple of burlap bags to help provide traction. Be sure you p p e r l y secure these items in YOU vehicle.


However, if there is snow OF ice between yorar tires and the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You’ll have a lot less traction cr “grip” and will need to be very careful.


What’s the worst time for this? “Wet ice.” Very cold snow or ice can be slick 2nd hard to drive on. 3 u t wet ice can be even more trouble because it may oEer the least traction of all. You can get wet ice when it’s about freezing (,32”F; OOC) and freezing rain begins to fail. Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt 2nd sand crews can get there. Whatever the condition -- smooth ice, packed, blowing or hose snow -- drive with caution. If you have traction control, keep the systcrn on. It will improve your ability to accelerate when driving on a slippery road. Even though your vehicle has a traction controi system, you’ll want to slow down and adjust your driving to the road conditions. Sec ‘‘Trrrctionr Control System” in the Index. If you don’t have the traction control system, accelerate gently. Try not to break thc FragiEt: Fraction. If you acceierate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more.


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Your anti-lock brakes i r r ; . l p ~ ~ e your vehicle’s stability when you make a hard stop on a slippery road. Even though you have the anti-lock braking system, p ~ ’ i 8 want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. See “Anti-Lock)’ in the Index. @ Allow greater following distance on a ~ y


slippery road.


@ Watch for slippery spots. The road might be h e until you hit a spot that’s covered with ice. Ora an otherwise clew road, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where the sun can’t reach: around clumps of trees, behind buildings or under bridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve or an overpass may remain icy when the surrounding roads are c k a . ff you see a patch of ice ahead of you, br&e before you are on it. Try not to br&e while you’re actually on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers.


If you are stopped by heavy snow, you couId be in a serious situation. YOE skhoald prsbably stay witk your vehicle unless you know for sure that you are zear help and you cas hike through the snow. Here are some things to do to S U H ~ ~ Q E Z passengers safe: @ Turn on your hazard flashers.


k i p and keep yourself and ~ Q U I -


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Two labels on p u r vehicle show how much weight it may properly cmy. The Tire Loading Information label found on the r e a edge of the driver's door tells YOU the groper size, speed rating and recommended inflation pressures for the tires on your vehicle. It also gives you important infomation about the number of people that can be in your vehicle and the total weight that you can carry. This weight is called the Vehicle Capacity Weight and includes the weight of all occupants, cargo, and all nonfactory-instalM Q P ~ ~ Q P ~ S .


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The other label is the Certification Label. found on the rear edge cf the driver's door. it tells ycu the gross weight capacity of your vehicle, called the Gross vehicle Weight Rating (GVW).The GVWR includes the weight of the vehicle, all occupants. fuel and cargo. Never exceed the G W R for your vehicle, or the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) foreither the front or rear axle.


YOUr WEtE'ralI~y does components that fail because of overloading.


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Hf you put things inside your vehicle -- like suitcases, tools, packages, or anything else -- they will go as fast as the vehicle goes. If YOU have to stop or turn quickly, or if there is a crash, they'll keep going.


Your vehicie can tow a trailer if it is equipped with the proper trailer towing equipment. To identify what the vehicle trailering capacity is far your vehick, you shora'rd read the infomation in "Weight of the Trailer" that appears later in this section. But trailerifmg is differect than just driving your vehicle by itself. Trailering neans changes in handling, durability and fuel economy. Successful, safe tmilering takes correct equipment, and it has to be used properly.


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Eszd-pulling components such as the engine, transaxle. wheel assembiles and tires %e forced ea work harder against the drag uf the added weight. The engine is required to operate at reEativeIy higher speeds and gnder grczter Isads, gecerating extra heat. What's more, the trailer adds considerably to w i d resistance, increasing the pulling requirements. If You Do Decide To PnlI A Railerr If you do, here are some irqm-tana points:


There are mmy different laws, inclndlng speed Zimit restrictions, having to do with trailerkg Make sure your rig will be legal, not only where yolr live but also where you'll be driving. A good source for this infomation can be state or' provincial p e k e .


If you’re using a weight-carrying hitch, the trailer tongue (A) should weigh 18 percent of the total loaded trailer weight (B). If yog have a weight-distributing hitch, the trziler tongue (A) should weigh 12 percent of the total ioaded trailer weight (B). After you’ve loaded your trailer, weigh the trailer and then the tongue, separately, to see if the weights are proper. If they aren’t, YOU may be able to get them right simply by moving some items around in the traiier.


Be sure your vehicle’s tires are inflated to the Gpper limit for cold tires. You’ll find these numbers on the Tire-Loading Information Babel at the rear edge of the driver’s door OF see “Loading Your Vehicle” in the Index. Then be sure you don’t go over the GVW limit for your vehicle, including the weight sf the trailer tongue. q ; -I ,-+ LL&LA2Lb It’s important to have the correct hitch equipment. Crosswinds, large trucks going by and rough roads are a few reasons why you’ll need the right hitch. Were are some d e s to follow:


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Be sure to read and follow the ins~srctions for the t ~ t i l e ~ b r d w so you’ll be able to install, adjust a d maintain them properly.


You’ll Zeed more passing distance up ahead when gr~u’re towing a trailer. And, because you’re a good deal longer, you‘ll geed to go much farther beyond the passed vehicle bef0re you cas return to your lane.


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3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks. 4. Stop and have someone pick up and store the chocks.


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find what to do about some problems that can occur


the road.


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Hazard Warning Flashers Other Warning Devices sump Starting Towing Your Vehicle Engine Overheating


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YQW hazard warning flashers work no matter what position yow key is in, and even if the key isn't in. To turn off the flashers, press down on the button again. When the hazard warning flashers are CUI, your turn signals won't work.


your vehicle.


1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt


battery with a negative ground system.


2. Get the vehicles close enough so the jumper cables can reach, but be sure the vehicles aren’t touching each other. If they are, it could cause a ground connection YOU don’t want. YQU wouldn’t be able to start your vehicle, and the bad grounding could damage the electrical systems. TQ avoid the possibility of the vehicles rolling, set the parking brake firmly on both vehicles involved. Put an automatic transaxle in PARK (PI before setting the parking brake.


3. ’ h m off the ignition on 5~1th vehicles. Turn off the


radios and all lamps that aren’t needed. This will avoid sparks and help save both batteries. Et could save YSUP radio!


damaged. The repairs wouldn’t be covered by your warranty.


4. Open the hood and locate the batteries.


6. Check that the jumper cables don’t have loose or


missing insulation. If they do, you could get a shock and the vehicles could be damaged. Before you connect the cables, here are SOW basic things you should know. Positive (9) will go to positive (+) and negative (-) will go to a metal engine p a . Don’t connect positive (+) to negative (-1 or you’ll get a short that would damage the battery and maybe other parts, too.


7. Connect the red positive (9) cable to the positive (+>


terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery. Use a remote positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one.


8. Don’t let the other end metal. Connect it


to the positive (+) terminal of the good battery. Use a remote positive (9) terminal if the vehicle has one.


NOW connect the black negative (-) cable to the good battery’s negative (-) terminal. Don’t let the other end touch anytkzng until the next step. The other end of the negative cable doem Z go to the dead battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted metal part on the engine of the vebcle with the dead battery.


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IO. Attach the cable at least 18 inches (45 cm) away from the dead battery, but not near engine parts that move. The electrical connection is just as good thee, but the chance of sparks getting back to the battery is much less.


11. Now star& the vehicle with the good battery and run


the engine for a while.


1%. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.


If it won’t start &er a few tries, it probably needs service.


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A vehicle can fall from a car carrier if it isn’t adequately secured. This can cause a collision, serious personal injury and vehicle damage. The vehicle should be tightly secured with chains OF steel cables before it is transported. Don’t use substitutes (ropes, leather straps, canvas webbing, etc.) that can be cut by sharp edges underneath the towed vehicje. Always use T-hooks inserted in the T-hook siob. Never use J-hooks. They will damage drivetrain and suspension components.


When your vehicle is being towed, have the ignition key in OW. The steering wheel should be clamped in a. straight-ahead position, with a clamping device designed for towing service. DQ not use the vehicle’s steering column iock for this. The transaxle should be in NEUTRAL (N) and the parking brake released. Don’t have your vehicle towed the front wheels, unless you must. If the vehicle must be towed QII the front wheels, be sure to fallow the speed and distance restrictions later in this section or your transaxle will be damaged. If these Limits must be exceeded, then the front wheels have to be supported on a dolly.


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Position the lower sling crossbar in front of the rear bumper.


If you 1'10 longer have the overheat wmimg, you can drive. Just to be safe, drive slower for about IO minutes. If the warning doesn't come back on, you can drive normally. If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and park your vehicle right away. If there's still no sign of steam, YOU can idle the engine for two or three minutes while you're parked, to see if the warning stops. But then, if you still have the warning, turn c$ftthe engine and get everyone out of the a,chicke until it cools down. You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service help right away.


E you get the overheat w m i n g but see or hear no steam, the problem may not be too serious. Sometines the engine can get a BittIe too hot when you: @B Climb a long hill on a hot day. 8 Stop after high-speed driving. Idle for long periods in tra€€ic.


9 Tow a trailer. If you get the overheat warning with try this for a mimte or so: I. Turn off your air conditioner. 2. Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest Fan


speed and opera the window as necessary.


sign of stem,


3. If you're Ira a tra€fic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N); otherwise, shift to the highest gear while driving -- AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (a) or THmD (3 1.


When you decide it’s safe to lift the hood, here’s what you’ll see:


A. Radiator Pressure Cap B. Electric Engine Fans C. Coolant Recovery Tank


If there seem to be no leak, with the engine on, check io see if the electric engiap,e cooling fans are mnning. If the engine is cverkeating, both fm.s shouici be marning. If they aren't, your vehicle needs service.


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In cold weather, water can freeze and crack the engine, radiator, heater core and other parts. Use the recommended cooisant and the proper coolant mixture.


CAUTION:


Adding only plain water to your cooling system can be dangerous. Plain water, OF some other liquid like alcohol, can boil before the proper coolant mixture will. Your vehicle’s coolant warning system is set for the proper coolant mixture. With plain water or the wrong mixture, your engine could get too hot but you wouldn’t get the overheat warning. Your engine could catch fire and you or others could be burned. Use a 50/50 mixture of clean water and DEX-COOL@ coolant.


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1. You can remove the radiator pressure cap when


the cooling system, including the radiator pressure hot. Turn cap and upper radiator hose, is longer the pressure cap S ~ O W ~ Y counterdockwise until it fist stops. (Don't press down while turning the pressure cap) If you h e z a hiss, wait for ahat to stop. A hiss means there is still some presswe lek.


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Start the engine and let it mn until you can feel the upper radiator hose getting h ~ t . Watch Q U ~ fop the engine cooling fans. By this time, the coolant level inside the radiator filler neck may be lower. If the level is lower, add more of h e proper DEX-COOP coolant mixture ahrough the filler neck until the level reaches the base of the filler neck.


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8. Then replace the pressure cap. At any time during this procedure if C Q Q ~ E U I ~ begins to flow out of the filler neck, reinstall the pressure cap. Be sure the mows on the pressure cap line up like this.


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If 8 It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out” while you’re driving, especially if you maintain your tires properly. If air goes out of a &e, it’s much moie likely to leak out slowly. But if you should ever have a “blowout,” here are a few tips about what to expect and what to do: If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that pulls the vehicle accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly. Steer to maintain A rear blowout, particularly on a c w e , acts much like a skid and may require the same correction you’d use in a accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by steering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may be very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently brake to a stop -- well off the road if possible. If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely.


toward that side. Take YOLK foot off the brake to


lane well out of the traffic lane.


h any kearblowout, remove your foot kom the


position, and then


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The following steps are necessary if you have the dloy (alu~num) wheel with a center cover that conceals the wheel nuts.


1. Insert the flat end of the wheel wrench in the


notch and pry off the center cover. DQ not drop the cover QP lay it face down, as it could be scratched or damaged.


2. If your vehicle has this a l u h u m wheel, you may have plastic wheel nut caps. Use the wheel nut wrench to remove the wheel nut caps anad to loosen the wheel nuts.


3. When reinstalling the decorative nut caps, tighten the


caps snugly with the wheel wrench, then continue one-eighth of a turn for steel caps and one-quarter of a turn €or plastic caps. It is not required to remove the center cover on this wheel; however, i€ it should be necessary, it should be removed h m the back side by pushing out with a blunt tool and not pried off from the front. When reinstalling the cap, there is a plastic alignment pin which must be aligned with the notch in the wheel to assure proper installation.


4. After the wheel is put back on the vehicle, replace


the cover. Apply pressure around the edge of the cover to snap it in place. Do not use a hammer or mallet to instdl the cover.


I. Use the wheel wrench to loosen the wheel nuts, but


don’t. remove them yet.


2. The jack has a bolt at the


end. Attach the wheel wrench to the bolt to create a jack handle.


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3. Rotate the wheel wrench to the left to lower the jack


head until it fits under the vehicle.


4. Near each wheel well is a K I O ~ C ~


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