BUICK REGAL 1994 User Guide

Table of Contents
HowtoUsethisManual ................................................................ 10
This part tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.
Seats and Restraint Systems .............................................................
This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the ”SRS” system.
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 and comfort controls and how to operate your
sound system.
Here you’ll
find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
This part tells you what to do
il‘ you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine
overheating. etc.
Service and Appearance Care.. ..........................................................
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 Iluids 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” on page 285.
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.
YourDrivingandtheRoad ..............................................................
ProblemsontheRoad ..................................................................
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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
a box with gray background and the word
CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you
if
you were to ignore the warning.
In the gray 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 circle with a slash through it in this
book.
1 This safetv svmbol means dd
“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 notices:
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NOTICE:
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In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
darnage 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.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
yellow for cautions, blue for notices and the words
CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR
,\I/,
FLAME
COULD
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
4
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols have
to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
WARNING
A
HAZARD
FLASHER
These symbols are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD WIPER Q7
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
HIGH BEAM
=
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
CHARGING I-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
RADIATOR COOLANT
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
Wb
TEMP OIL &
ANTILOCK (a)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RADIO
>
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
AIR a
LIGHTER
m
SPEAKER
b
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Part 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Buick 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
SafetyBelts ...................................................................... 19
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................................... 26
Lap-ShoulderBelt
............................................................ 27
Supplemental Restraint System
(Air Bag) ............................................... 33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................................................... 38
Children
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Smaller Children and Babies .................................................... SO
Child Restraints .............................................................. 52
LargerChildren ............................................................... 64
Safety BeltExtender
................................................................ 67
Checking
Your Restraint System ...................................................... 67
Replacing Safety Belts After
a Crash ................................................... 68
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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
A 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. 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.
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Four-Way Manual Seat - Drivers Seat Only (Option)
If you have this option, you have two levers under the
front edge
of the seat. The lever near the outer side of
the seat unlocks the seat allowing it to slide forward and
back. The lever near
the center allows you to tilt the seat
up or down.
Power Seat (Option)
The power seat controls are located on the side of the
seat.
Front Control (F): Raise the front of the seat by
holding the switch up. Hold the switch down
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 or lower
the seat by holding the control up or down.
Rear Control (R): Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the switch up. Hold the switch down
to lower the rear of
the seat.
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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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Head Restraints
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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.
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Front Seatback Latches (Two-Door Models) Easy Entry $eat (Option-Two Door Models)
The front seatback folds forward to let people get into The rightsfront seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get
the back seat. in and
out
of the rear seat. When you tilt the right front
Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless seatback fully
,forward, the whole- seat will slide
you come to a sudden stop. Then it will lock in place. forward. After someone gets
into the rear seat area,
move the-right front seatback to its original position.
There’s one time the seatback may not fold without
some help from
you. That’s if your vehicle is parked
going down a fairly steep hill.
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To fold a seatback forward,
push the seatback toward
the rear as you lift this
latch. Then the seatback
will fold forward. The latch
must
be down for the seat
to work properly. Then move the seat
rearward until it locks. To get out,
again tilt the seatback fully forward.
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