BUICK PARK AVENUE 1993 Owners Manual

Convenience Net (Option)
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Astroroof (Option)
Your vehicle may have a convenience net. You’ll see it
just inside the back wall of the trunk.
Put small loads, like grocery bags, behind the net. It can
help keep them from falling over during sharp turns or
quick starts and stops.
The
net isn’t for larger, heavier loads. Store them in the
trunk as far forward as you can.
You can unhook the net so that it will lie flat when
you’re not using
it.
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If you have the Astroroof
option, the switch is on the
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roof between the sun visors.
It will open the astroroof
when in Retained
Accessory Power or when
the ignition is
ON.
To fully open the glass panel and sunshade, press the
switch rearward and release. To stop the panel in
a
partially open position, press the switch again at the
desired point.
To continue to open fully, press the switch
rearward again and release. The sunshade can be opened
manually.
To close the glass panel, press and hold the switch
forward. The sunshade must be manually closed.
Once
the astroroof is closed, it can be opened to a vent
position. Press the switch forward to vent.
To close,
press
the switch rearward.
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Garage Door Opener Storage
The garage door opener storage area is located in the
headliner.
To be able to use your garage door opener in
the storage area
you will have to find a pin and hole
combination for your garage door opener, see the
following chart.
If your garage door opener is not on the
chart you still may be able to find a pin and hole
combination that will work. Once you have found a pin
and hole combination, follow these instructions:
Pin Length
Model
Chamberlain
50
53
54LM
EZ-Lift 1089
3089
Genie AT-35A
AT-85/AT-95
AT-90 MAT 85190
Moore-0-Matic DT
DT2
Ladybug (MIN)
Sears 652030
53706/53707
5370815371 8
53738
Stanley 1047
1050
1052
1075
1077
1079
Tru-Guard 50TV
54Tv Not Combatible
Hole Location
1
.X
X
X
X
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2 -
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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3
X
X
X
X -
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4 -
X
X
X
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1. To place your garage
door opener in the
storage area, carefully
open the cover with a
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screwdriver, as shown,
by inserting the
screwdriver and prykg
the cover down.
2. Next, carefully pry
the panel tabs out of
the slots in the
cover to
disassemble the
3. Now install the selected
pin into the specified
hole, as indicated from
the chart.
panel and lever.
4. Remove the backing from the adhesive strips and
place the panel over your garage
door opener so that
the button
is over the number from the chart.
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5. If the adhesive strips
won’t hold your opener
in place, tie down loops
may be used.
6. Place lever in cover so
that pivots are
positioned as shown.
7. Snap the panel with your garage door opener into
the cover.
If your garage door opener doesn’t work after it is
installed, another pin and hole combination will havetto
be tried. If the opener doesn’t shut off after the lever
is
released, the pin will have to be filed down.
Electronic Level Control
This feature keeps the rear of your car level as the load
changes. It is automatic
- you don’t need to adjust
anything.
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Storage Armrest Courtesy Lights
When
any door is opened, several lights go on. They
make it easy for you to enter and leave the car.
You also
can turn these lights on by sliding the panel lights lever
to
INT (interior).
If
a door is left ajar for 10 minutes, the interior lights
will automatically shut off.
Assist Handles
A folding handle over each rear door and the front
passenger's door can be used in getting in or out of your
Buick.
The armrest between the front seats opens into a storage
area. To open it, press the lever at the front edge. Inside
are cupholders which can be rotated forward for use
with the cover closed. There is also a removeable
coinholder, cassette tape and compact disc storage area.
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Dual Sun Visors
Each sunvisor has two parts, so that both the windshield
and door glass can be shaded at the same time.
Visor Vanity Mirror (Option)
This mirror is on the larger of the passenger’s sun
visors. It may also be on the larger of the driver’s sun
visors. When you open it
by moving this latch, the lights
turn on. The brightness
of
the lights can be adjusted by sliding
this switch. The Park Avenue Ultra also has visor vanity
mirrors for the rear seat passengers.
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Rear License Plate Holder
To use it, open the trunk lid and slide your license plate
into the slot. Always
close the trunk to prevent theft of
the plate.
Ashtrays
The front center ashtray may be removed for cleaning.
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The rear ashtrays may also be removed for cleaning
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n't put papers or other flammable things into
ur ashtrays.
Hot cigarettes or other smoking
ignite them, causing a damaging
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Cigarette Lighter The Instrument Panel: Your
Information System It's near the ashtray. To use one, push it in all the way
and let go. When it's ready, it will pop back by itself.
NOTICE:
If you hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while it is heating, it won't be able
to back away
from the heating element when it's ready. That can make it overheat, damaging the lighter and
the heating element.
Your instrument panel is designed to let you know at a
glance how your car is running. You'll know how fast
you're going, how much fuel you're using, and many
other things you'll need
to know to drive safely and
economically.
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Speedometer and Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles (used in the
U.S.) or kilometers (used in
Canada).
Your Buick has a “tamper-resistant odometer.”
If you
can see very noticeable bright silver lines between the
numbers, probably someone has tried to turn it back.
The numbers may not be true.
You may wonder what happens if a car has to have a
new odometer installed. If possible, the new one has to
be set
to the same reading the old one had. If it can’t be,
then it’s set at zero, but
a label on the driver’s door must
show the old reading and when the new one was
installed.
Trip Odometer
A trip odometer can tell how far you’ve gone since you
last set it back to zero. To reset it, push the button.
Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators
This section describes the warning lights and gages that
may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you
locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that something
is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention
to
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your warning lights and gages could also save you or
others from injury.
Warning lights go on when there may be or is a problem
with one of your vehicle’s functions.
As you will see in
the details on the next few pages, some warning lights
come on briefly when you turn the ignition key just to
let you know they’re working.
If you are familiar with
this section, you should not be alarmed when this
happens.
Gages can indicate when there may be or
is a problem
with one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gages and
warning lights work together to let you know when
there’s a problem with your vehicle.
When one
of the warning lights comes on and stays on
when you are driving, or when one of the gages shows
there may be a problem, check the section that tells you
what to do about it. Please follow the manual’s advice.
Waiting to do repairs can be costly
-- and even
dangerous.
So please get to know your warning lights
and gages. They’re a big help.
Fuel Gage
Your fuel gage shows about how much fuel is in your
tank. It works only when the engine is on. When the
indicator nears
“E,” you still have a little fuel left. You
need to
get more fuel right away.
Here are four concerns some owners have had about the
fuel gage. All these situations are normal and indicate
nothing wrong
with the fuel gage.
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