BUICK PARK AVENUE 1998 Owners Manual

ff ysbts vehicle is damaged in m accident and the
headamp
ain seems to be affected, see your dealer.
Headlamps
sn damaged vehicles may require
recttiibration of the horizontal aim by your dealer.
To check the ala, <he vekick should be p-~pdg’
prepared 2s follows:
The vehicle should aot have any snow, ice OK- aud
attache6 to it.
o There sh~dd not be any CS~Q or loading of the
vehicle, except
it should have 2 full tank of gas and
me person or 160 Ibs. (75 kg) on the driver’s seat.
@ Tires should be properly inflated.
Rock the vehicle to stabilize the suspension.
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For the vertical. adjustment, state inspection stations
generally wiJl
allow a reading of plus 0.76 degrees or
minus 0.76 degrees from the center of the bubble. ...... ...... ...... ......
It is recommended that the
upper
limit not exceed plus
0.4 degrees from the center
of the bubble. Other
drivers
may flash their
high beans at you if your
adjustment is
much above
plus 0.4 degrees.
The headlamp
aiming device is under the hood, directly
behind the headlamps.
If you find that the headlamp aiming needs adjustment,
follow these steps:
Stat with the vertical headlamp aim. Adjustment
screws can be tanned with
an E8 Torn@ socket or
TI5 Tom screwdriver.
1. Check the vertical aim for each headlamp (A). The
vehicle must
be on a Bevel surface. Turn the vertical
aiming screw
(B) until the bubble in the level is lined
up with the
0 (zero).
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For the type of buib to use, see "Replacement Bulbs"
in the Index.
2. Unhook the cargo net
from the cargo net
retainer and remove the
retainer by turning it tc
the left.
3. Pull back the trunk trim panel.
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4. Beneath the trim panel are three nuts that secure the
taillamp assembly. Remove these nuts with
a BO mm
wrench. Remove the nuts from only the side you
want
to access. The turn signal and a stoplamp can
now be accessed.
5. Pull the t~illmp assembly away from the vehicle.
6. Remove the bulb socket
assembly by turning
the
socket one-quarter of a
tun to the lek and
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7. Once the socket has
been removed,
pull
the bulb straight out
to remove
it from
the socket.
8. Reverse the above steps to replace the
taiUamp assembly.
Turn
lamps, stoplamps and back-up bulbs are located
bekind the taillamp assembly along the trunk lid. The
following instructions explain how to access these bulbs.
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1. There are four studs
located at the edge of the
trunk lid. Remove the
protective
vinyl caps
from the studs.
3. Next, there are eight fasteners along the top of tame
trunk lid (four on each side), holding the trunk trim
in place. Remove these fasteners.
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4. Hold the treEnk trim back to expose the three mnaining
nuts holding the taillamp assembly in place.
5. From inside the tmnk compment, use a 10 mppl
wrench to remove the nuts from the studs.
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9. Reverse the above steps
taillamp assembly.
7.
8. Once the socket has
been removed, pull
the bulb straight out
to remove it from
the socket.
to replace the
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Xeplacement blades come in digerent types and are
removed in different ways.
To replace the wiper blade assembly:
1. Position the wipers on the windshield in the “mid’’
wipe position.
windshield. Note:
The windshieid wiper does not
have a ’;ocking upright positior~ feature.
2. Lift the windshield wiper m away from the
3.
4.
5.
Push the tab OR the wiper biade assembly 2nd pull
the assembly dcwn enough to release it from the “U”
hooked end of the wiper m. Slide the assembly
away from the am.
Replace the blade.
TQ reinstall the wiper blade assembly, slide it, over
the wiper m to engage the “U” hooked end QII the
wiper
blade assembly. Full up on the assembly to
lock it into place.
For the correct windshield wiper blade replacement
length and type, see “Nomal Maintenance Replacement
Parts’’ in the Index.
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Your new vehicle comes with high-quality tires made by
a leading tire manufacturer. If you ever Rave questions
about YQW tire warranty md where to obtain service, see
your Buick Wmmty booklet for details.
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The Tire-Loading Infamation label, which is located on
the rear edge of the driver’s door shows the correct
inflation pressures for your tires when they’re cold.
“CoId” means your vehicle has been sitting for at least
three hours
OH driven no more than 1 mile (1.6 km).
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