ABS BUICK CENTURY 2002 Owner's Manual

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BUICK CENTURY 2002 Owners Manual 4-7
Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive
in spurts
-- heavy acceleration followed by heavy
braking
-- rather than keeping pace with traffic.
This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have

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BUICK CENTURY 2002 Owners Manual 4-8
Lets say the road is wet and youre driving safely.
Suddenly, an animal jumps out in front of you.
You slam on the brakes and continue braking.
Heres what happens with ABS:
A computer senses t

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BUICK CENTURY 2002 Owners Manual 4-15
Loss of Control
Lets review what driving experts say about what happens
when the three control systems (brakes, steering and
acceleration) dont have enough friction where the tires
meet the roa

4-15
Loss of Control
Let's review what driving experts say about what happens
when the three control systems (brakes, steering and
acceleration) don't have enough friction where the tires
meet the road to do what the driver has asked.
In any emergency, don't give up. Keep trying to
steer and constantly seek an escape route or area of
less danger.
Skidding
In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking
reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and by
not ªoverdrivingº those conditions. But skids are
always possible.
The three types of skids correspond to your vehicle's
three control systems. In the braking skid, your wheels
aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too
much speed or steering in a curve causes tires to slip and
lose cornering force. And in the acceleration skid, too
much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin.
A cornering skid and an acceleration skid are best
handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal.If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the
accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want
the vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough,
your vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a
second skid if it occurs.
Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice,
gravel or other material is on the road. For safety,
you'll want to slow down and adjust your driving to
these conditions. It is important to slow down on
slippery surfaces because stopping distance will be
longer and vehicle control more limited.
While driving on a surface with reduced traction,
try your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration
or braking (including engine braking by shifting to
a lower gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires
to slide. You may not realize the surface is slippery until
your vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognize warning
clues
-- such as enough water, ice or packed snow on
the road to make a ªmirrored surfaceº
-- and slow
down when you have any doubt.
Remember: Any anti
-lock brake system (ABS) helps
avoid only the braking skid.

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BUICK CENTURY 2002 Owners Manual 4-40 Driving On Grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you
start down a long or steep downgrade. If you dont
shift down, you might have to use your brakes so much
that they would get

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BUICK CENTURY 2002 Owners Manual 6-33 Headlamps
1. Open the hood.
2. Pull up on the headlamp retainers (A) to release the
assembly locator tabs.
3. Disconnect the electrical connector (B) from the
headlamp assembly.4. Slide the headl

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BUICK CENTURY 2002 Owners Manual 6-63
Fuse Usage
STOP LAMPS Stoplamps
ONSTAR OnStar

FRT PARK LPS Parking Lamps
POWER DROP Auxiliary Power Connection
(Power Drop): Hot in ACC
and Run
CRANK SIGNAL,
BCM, CLUSTERCrank Signal, Body Con

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BUICK CENTURY 2002 Owners Manual 6-64
Underhood Fuse Block
Some fuses and relays are located in the underhood fuse
block in the engine compartment on the passengers side
of the vehicle. See ªEngine Compartment Overviewº in
the Ind