spare wheel BUICK CENTURY 1994 Owners Manual

Sedan
The equipment you'll need is stored in the trunk.
Pull the carpeting from the floor of the trunk. Turn the
center retainer bolt on the compact spare tire housing
counterclockwise to remove
it, then lift the tire cover. Lift off
the jack and remove
the spare tire. Remove the
wheel wrench from the
bag.
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I NOTICE:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned will damage the vehicle or may
allow
the vehicle to fall off the jack. Be sure to fit the
jack lift head into the proper location before raising your vehicle.
Raise the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough
off the ground
so there is
enough room for the spare tire to fit.
Remove all the wheel nuts and take
off the flat tire.
Remove any rust or dirt from
the wheel bolts, mounting
surfaces or spare wheel.
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Place the spare on the
wheel mounting surface.
Replace the wheel nuts
with the rounded end
of the
nuts toward the wheel.
Tighten each
nut by hand
until the wheel
is held
against
the hub.
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Don’t try to put a wheel cover on your compact spare
tire. It won’t fit. Store the wheel cover in the trunk or, if
you have the wagon, in the rear cargo area, until you
have the flat tire repaired or replaced.
I NOTICE:
Wheel covers won’t fit on your compact spare.
If you try to put a wheel cover on your compact
spare, you could damage the cover or the spare.
Now put all the equipment back in the vehicle.
Sedan
BOLT
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UT WHEEL
WRENCH
FULL SIZE FLAT /
JACK
USE TOP HOLE WITH VALVE STEM OUTBOARD FOR STORAGE OF
FULL-SIZE FLAT
Wagon Spare Cover Replacement
To install the spare tire cover in your station wagon
when
you are finished changing the tire:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Wagon 5.
Put the front lower corner of the cover into the floor
track. Overlap the lower rear edge of the front panel
one to two inches.
Slide the cover to the front;. the tabs must go
under
the rear edge.
Insert the front upper corner into the track, at the
bottom of the glass.
Adjust the position
of the cover to fit over the
weatherstrip. Push the panel down into the track in
the floor.
Push the panel to lock it into the track
of the molding
at
the bottom of the glass.
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Compact Spare Tire
Although the compact spare was fully inflated when
your vehicle was new, it can lose air after a time. Check
the inflation pressure regularly. It should be 60 psi
(420 kPa). After installing the compact spare on your
vehicle, you should stop as soon as possible and make
sure your spare tire is correctly inflated. The compact
spare is made to perform well at posted speed limits for
distances up to
3,000 miles (5 000 km). The compact
spare is made to go up to
3,000 miles (5 000 km), so you
can finish your trip and have your full-size tire repaired
or replaced where you want. Of course, it’s best to
replace your spare
with a full-size tire as soon as you
can. Your spare will last longer and be in good shape
in
case you need it again.
I NOTICE:
Don’t take your compact spare through an
automatic car wash with guide rails. The
compact spare can get caught on the rails. That
can damage the tire and wheel, and maybe other
parts of your vehicle.
Don’t use your compact spare on some other vehicle.
And don’t
mix your compact spare or wheel with other
wheels or tires. They won’t fit. Keep your spare and its
wheel together.
NOTICE:
Tire chains won’t fit yoUP-Cijimpct spare. Using
them will damage your vehicle and destroy the
chains too. Don’t use tire chains
on your
compact spare.
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Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
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This is the legal identifier for your Buick. It appears on
a plate in the front corner of the instrument panel, on the
driver’s side.
You can see it if you look through the
windshield from outside your vehicle. The VIN also
appears on the Vehicle Certification and Service Parts
labels and the certificates of title and registration.
Engine Identification
The eighth character in your VIN is the engine code.
This code will help you identify your engine,
specifications, and replacement parts.
Service Parts Identification Label
You’ll find this label on your spare tire cover in the
coupe
or sedan. In the wagon, you’ll find the label on
the wheel well (remove the spare tire cover to expose
the wheel well). It’s very helpful if
you ever need to
order parts. On this label is:
0 your VIN,
0 the model designation,
paint information, and
0 a list of all production options and special.
equipment.
Be sure that this label is not removed from the vehicle.
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System. Anti-lock Warning Light ................. 114
System Warning Light
......................... 113
Wear
....................................... 230
Brakes. Trailer
.................................. 168
Braking in Emergencies
........................... 147
Break-In. New Vehicle ............................ 74
Bulb Chart
...................................... 258
Bulb Replacement ....................... .232.233. 234
Bulbs. Halogen
.................................. 232
Braking
........................................ 144
Canadian Roadside Assistance
................... -286
Capacities and Specifications Chart
.............. 259. 260
Carbon Monoxide
................................ 86
Cargo Security Cover
............................. 105
Carrier. Luggage
................................ 106
Cassette Tape Player
............................. 125
Cassette Tape Player Care
......................... 136
Cautions. Safety
.................................. 10
CB Radio. Adding
............................... 126
Cellular Telephone. Adding
........................ 126
Chains. Tire
.................................... 244
Changing a Flat Tire
.............................. 194
Checking Brake Fluid
.................................. 228
Engine Coolant
............................... 223
Engineoil
................................... 213
Power Steering Fluid
.......................... 226
Restraint Systems
.............................. 63
Transaxle Fluid
............................... 220 Underhood
.................................. 212
Windshield Washer Fluid
....................... 227
Chemical Paint Spotting
........................... 251
Child Restraints
.................................. 50
Children and Safety Belts ......................... -48
Circuit Breakers and Fuses ........................ 254
City Driving
.................................... 156
Cleaner. Air .................................... 218
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............................ 250
Antenna
..................................... 137
Cassette Player
............................... 136
Fabric
...................................... 245
Glass ....................................... 248
Inside Your Buick
............................. 245
Leather
..................................... 248
Outside Your Buick
........................... 249
Power Antenna
............................... 137
Safety Belts
.................................. 248
Instrumentpanel
.............................. 248
Underbody Maintenance
........................ 251
vinyl
....................................... 247
White Sidewall Tires
........................... 250
Windshield and Wiper Blades
.................... 249
Clock Setting
............................ 127.129. 132
Comfort Controls
................................ 121
Compact Disc Care
.............................. 136
Compact Spare Tire
.............................. 205
Compartment. Rear Locking Storage
................. 108
Control of a Vehicle
.............................. 144
Controls. Features and
............................. 65
Cigarette Lighter
................................ 109
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Reporting Safety Defects .......................... 283
Restraint System. Supplemental (Air Bag)
............. 37
Restraint Systems
................................. 13
Restraints. Child
.................................. 50
Restraints. Head
.................................. 17
Reverse Gear Position ............................. 80
Roads. Hill and Mountain
......................... 160
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 285
Rocking Your Vehicle
............................ 206
Rotation. Tire
................................... 240
Running Your Engine While Parked
.................. 86
Safety Belts
.................................... 22
Adults
....................................... 29
Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
.................... 30
Canadian Supplement
........................... 29
Care
........................................ 248
Center Passenger Position
........................ 43
Checking
..................................... 63
Children
..................................... 48
Driver Position
................................ 29
Extender
..................................... 63
Lap ......................................... 44
Lap-Shoulder
................................. 45
Larger Children
................................ 61
Pregnancy. Use During .......................... 42
Properly Worn
................................. 29
Questions About
............................... 27
Rear Seat Passenger Position
..................... 45
Replacement
.................................. 64
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 42
Smaller Children and Babies
..................... 49 Third Seat Passenger Position
..................... 43
Torn
......................................... 64
Twisted
...................................... 36
Warning Light
................................. 28
Why Safety Belts Work
......................... 23
Safety Cautions
.................................. 10
Safety Defects. Reporting
......................... 283
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................... 261
Seats and Restraint Systems
......................... 13
SecondGearPosition .............................. 81
Securing a Child Restraint
..................... 555 1.54.
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 207
Service Engine Soon (Malfunction Indicator Lamp)
..... 116
Service Information
.............................. 205
Service Parts Identification Label
................... 253
Service Publications
.............................. 286
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Buick
.............. 41
Sheet Metal Damage ............................. 250
Shifting the Transaxle
............................. 79
Skidding
....................................... 151
Sound Equipment. Adding
......................... 126
Soundsystems
.................................. 125
SpareTire
...................................... 205
Specifications Chart
.......................... 259. 260
Speech Impaired Customer Assistance
............... 283
SpeedControl
.................................... 94
Speedometer
.................................... 110
Stains
......................................... 246
Starting Your Car (Jump Starting)
................... 173
Starting Your Engine
.............................. 76
Steering
....................................... 147
Emergencies
................................. 148
Wheel. Tilt
................................... 88
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Stereo Sound Systems ............................ 125
Storage Armrest
..................................... 107
Rear Locking Compartment
..................... 108
Storing Your Car
................................ 231
Stuck. If Your Car is
.............................. 206
Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bag)
.............. 37
Tailgate Ajar Warning Light
...................... 119
Taillight Bulb Replacement
........................ 234
TapePlayerCare
................................ 136
Temperature Warning Light
........................ 1 15
Theft ........................................... 74
Thermostat
..................................... 226
Third Gear Position
............................... 81
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................... 88
Time (Setting the Clock)
................... 127.129. 132
Tire
........................................... 238
Balance
..................................... 243
Chains
...................................... 244
Flat
........................................ 193
Inflation
..................................... 239
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 240
Loading Information
............................ 236
Pressure
..................................... 239
Quality Grading
.............................. 242
Replacement .................................. 24 1
Wear Indicators ............................... 241
White Sidewall
............................... 250
Spare
....................................... 205 TorqueLock
..................................... 85
Towing
Your Car ................................ 178
Towing Hookups
............................ 180. 182
Trailer Towing
.................................. 165
Transaxle. Automatic .............................. 79
Transaxle Fluid
.................................. 220
Trip Odometer
.................................. 111
Trunk Lock Remote Release
........................ 71
Turn Signal/Headlight Beam Lever
................... 89
Turn Signal Indicator
.............................. 89
Turn Signal Reminder
............................. 90
Underbody Maintenance
......................... 251
Unleaded Gasoline
.............................. -209
Upholstery Care
................................ -246
Used Oil Disposal
............................... 218
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ............... 253
Vehicle Loading
................................. 236
Vehicle Storage
................................. 231
Ventilation
..................................... 123
Vinylcleaning
.................................. 247
Voltage Indicator
................................ 119
Vent
Windows. Wagon
............................. 88
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