alarm BUICK CENTURY 1996 Owners Manual

Speedometer and Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (kmh). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers
(used in Canada).
Your Buick has a “tamper-resistant odometer.” If
you
can see very noticeable bright silver lines between the
numbers, someone has probably tried to turn it back.
The numbers may not be true.
You may wonder what happens if a vehicle has to have
a new odometer installed. If possible, the new one has
to be set
to the same reading as the old one. If it can’t
be, then it’s set at zero, and a label on the driver’s door
must show the old reading and when the new one
was installed.
Trip Odometer
The trip odometer can tell you how many miles you
have driven since
you last set it to zero. To reset it, push
the button
on the instrument cluster.
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
This part 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
your warning lights and gages could also save you or
others from injury.
Warning lights come on when there may be or is a
problem with one of your vehicle’s hnctions.
As you will
see in the details
on the next few pages, some warning
lights come on briefly when you
start the engine 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 this 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.
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