BUICK LESABRE 1993 User Guide

How to Use this Manual ................................................................
This part tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings & symbols.
SeatsandSafetyBelts ..................................................................
This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.
Featuresandcontrols ..................................................................
This part explains how to start and operate your Buick.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .....................................................
This part tells you how to adjust the ventilation & comfort controls and how to operate your sound system.
YourDrivingandtheRoad ..............................................................
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
ProblemsontheRoad ..................................................................
This part tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating.
ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Buick running properly and looking good.
Maintenanceschedule ..................................................................
This part tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information ........................................................
This part tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives
you information on “Reporting Safety Defects.”
Index ........................................................................\
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Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want
to read.
(@ Table of Contents
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This
will help you learn about the features and controls for
your vehicle.
In this manual, you’ll find that pictures
and words work together to explain things quickly.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use yellow and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
A CAUTION:
In the yellow caution area, we tell you what the hazard
is. Then we tell
you what to do to help avoid or reduce
the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you
or others could be hurt. You
will also find
a red circle with a slash through it in
this book.
This safety symbol means
“Don’t,” “Don’t do this,”
or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these blue notices: In
the blue notice area, we tell you about somethmg that
can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage
would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be
costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or
in different words. In this manual, we’ve used the
familiar words and colors that Buick has used
for years.
You’ll also see warning labels
on your vehicle. They use
the same colors, and the words CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These
are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
Q
CAUSTIC
BURNS AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
4
BELTS
WINDOW POWER
These symbols
have
to do with
your lights:
LIGHTING - 8 -
MASTER 8
SWITCH 0 ,
SIGNALS e 9
TURN
LIGHTS
Pf
HIGH BEAM OR = =o
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD ' ' ' 4- e-
WASHER
wlNDsHIELDw DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
HEADLAMP
- r~.c.r
WASHER :Q
WIPER -
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F*
TEMP -.--
ENGINE
CHARGING
I-1
BATTERY SYSTEM
RADIATOR
a
COOLANT
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
TEMP OIL
&
ANTILOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you
may see:
FUSE
RADIO >
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
AIR 33
HATCHBACK /y
TRUNK
RELEASE
t LIGHTER

@ Part 1 Seats and Safety Belts
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Buick. your Supplemental Inflatable Restraint/Supplemental
Restraint System (“air bag”) system and how to use your safety belts properly
. You can also learn about some things
you should
not do with safety belts .
Part 1 includes:
SeatsandSeatControls
............................................................. 14
HeadRestraints
................................................................... 17
Why Safety Belts Work
............................................................. 19
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................................... 24
Adults
........................................................................\
... 24
DriverPosition
.................................................................... 25
Lap-ShoulderBelt
................................................................. 25
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System
............................................... 33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
..................................................... 37
PassengerPositions
................................................................ 38
Children
........................................................................\
. 41
Smaller Children and Babies ......................................................... 42
ChildRestraints
................................................................... 43
LargerChildren
................................................................... 52
SafetyBeltExtender
................................................................ 55
Checking Your Restraint System ...................................................... 55
Safety
Belts
. They’re for Everyone ................................................... 17
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts
.......................................... 23
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
................................................... 55
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and also about reclining front seatbacks, and head
restraints.
Manual Seat
fl CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you
push a pedal when
you don’t want
to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle
is not moving.
I
I
Move the lever under the front seat to unlock it. Slide
the seat
to where you want it. Then release the lever and
try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the
seat is locked into place.

Power Seat (Option)
Front Control (F): Raise the front of the seat by pushing
on the left side of the switch. Push on
the right side of
the switch
to lower the front of the seat.
Center Control (C): Move the seat forward or back
by
holding the control to the front or back. Raise the seat
by holding
the control to the left. Hold the control to the
right
to lower the seat.
Rear Control
(R): Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the switch to the left. Holding the switch to the right
iowers the rear
of the seat.
Reclining Front Seatback(s)
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat and move the seatback to where you want it.
Release the lever to lock
the seatback. Pull up on the
lever and
the seat will go to an upright position.
But don't have a seatback reclined
if your vehicle, is
moving.
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I A CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can't do their job when
you're reclined like this.
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The shoulder belt can't do its job because it
won't be against your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other Injuries.
The lap
belt can't do its job either. In a crash the
belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces
would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serlous internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion,
have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
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Head Restraints
1-
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top
of your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
Safety Belts: They’re For Everyone
This part of the manual tells you- how to use safety belts
properly. It
also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or
“air
bag” system.
CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where they can’t wear a
safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
bou’re not wearing I safety belt, your injuries can
be-much’ worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You canbe
seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you
might not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten
your safety belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly too.

This figure lights up when you turn the key to “Run” or
“Start” when your safety belt isn’t buckled, and you’ll
hear a tone, too. It’s the reminder to buckle up.
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are very mild. In them, you won’t get hurt
even if you’re not buckled up. And some crashes can be
so serious, like being hit by a train, that even buckled up
a person wouldn’t survive. But most crashes are
in
between. In many of them, people who buckle up can
survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they
could be badly hurt
or killed. After
25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are
clear.
In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot!
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