battery BUICK PARK AVENUE 1993 Owner's Manual

balance between your front and rear brakes can change,
for the worse. The braking performance you’ve come to
expect can change
in many other ways if someone puts
in the wrong replacement brake parts.
Battery
Every new Buick has a Delco Freedom@ battery. You
never have to add water to one of these. When it’s time
for a new battery, we recommend a Delco Freedoms
battery. Get one that has the catalog number shown on
the original battery’s label.
Vehicle Storage
If you’re not going to drive your vehicle for 25 days or
more, take
off the black, negative (-) cable from the
battery. This will help keep your battery from running
down.
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A CAUTION:
Batteries have acid that can burn you and gas
that can explode. You can be badly hurt if you
aren’t careful. See “Jump Starting’’ in the Index
for tips on working around
a battery without
getting hurt.
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Contact your dealer to learn how to prepare your vehicle
for longer storage periods.
Halogen Bulbs
Halogen bulbs have pressurized gas inside and
can burst
if you drop or scratch the bulb. You or
others could be injured. Take special care when
handling and disposing of halogen bulbs.
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Baby. Holding a ................................. 45
Battery
........................................ 265
. Battery Cables, Starting With ....................... 212
Battery Warning Light
............................ 126
Blizzard,
If You’re Caught in a ..................... 199
Blood Alcohol Level
............................. 167
“Blowout,
” Tire ................................. 229
Boat, Towinga
.................................. 201
Brake
Adjustment
.................................. 175
Fluid
....................................... 263
Lining Replacement, How to Drive After
....... 74, 264
Master Cylinder
.............................. 263
Brake-Transaxle
Shift Interlock ................... 80, 87
Brake System, Antilock Warning Light
............... 172
Brake System Warning Light
....................... 119
Brake Wear Indicators,
Disc ....................... 174
Brakes, Antilock
................................ 172
Brakes, Rear
..................................... 175
Braking
........................................ 171
Braking Emergencies
............................. 176
Braking
If Your Engine Stops ...................... 172
Break-In, New Vehicle
............................ -74
Break-In Schedule, When Towing a Trailer
............ 202
Parking
...................................... 84
PedalTravel
................................. 175
Bulbchart
..................................... 291
Bulb Replacement. Headlamp ...................... 266
Bulb Replacement Taillamp
........................ 267
Bulbs. Halogen
.................................. 265
Bulbs. Turn Signal
................................ 92
camper. Towing a
.............................. 201
Capacities
...................................... 292
Cap. Radiator Pressure
............................ 261
Carbon Monoxide in Exhaust
....................... 88
Care. Appearance ................................ 278
Cassette Tape Player Care
......................... 155
Cautions. Safety
.................................. 10
CB Radio. Adding A
............................. 140
Cellular Telephone. Adding a
...................... 140
Chains. Tire
.................................... 277
“Change Oil Soon” Light
.......................... 125
Change Oil. When to
......................... 125. 251
Changing a Flat Tire
.............................. 229
Charge. Battery. Warning Light
..................... 127
“Check Oil Level” Light
.......................... 124
Engine Coolant
............................... 258
Engine Oil Level ............................... 252
Power Steering Fluid
.......................... .26 1.
Safety Belt Systems ............................ 57
Transaxle Fluid
............................... 256
Checking
BrakeFluid
.................................. 263
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Under the Hood ............. ................... 248
Windshield Washer Fluid
.......................... 262
Chemical Paint Spotting
........................... 284
Child Restraints
.................................. 46
Children and Safety Belts
....................... 4434
Cigarette Lighter
................................ 1 16
Circuit Breakers
................................. 287
CityDriving
.................................... 187
Cleaner, Air
.................................... 255
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............................ 283
Fabric
...................................... 279
Glass
....................................... 281
Inside Your Car
............................... 278
Outside
Your Car ............................. 282
Power Antenna
............................... 156
Safety Belts
.................................. 281
Top of the Instrument Panel
..................... 280
Underbody
of Your Car ........................ 284
vinyl or Leather
.............................. 280
Weather
Strips ............................... -283
White Sidewall Tires
........................... 283
Windshield and Wiper Blades
.................... 281
Comfort Control System
.......................... 130
Clock, Setting the
..................... 142,145,148, 151
Closed-In Places, Don’t Idle in
...................... 89
COinExhaust
................................... 88
Color of Road Signs .............................. 160
Comfort Control and Audio Systems
................. 129
Compact Disc Care
.............................. 155 Compact Spare
Tire
.............................. 237
Contents. Table of
................................. 9
Contra1 of a Vehicle
.............................. 170
Control. Loss of ................................. 180
Controls. Features and
............................. 59
Convex Outside Mirror ........................... 108
Convenience Net
................................ 109
Coolant. Engine
................................. 258
Coolant. Engine. Warning Light
.................... 123
Coolant. Safety Warnings About
.................... 224
Courtesy Lights
................................. 113
Covers. How to Remove Wheel
..................... 231
Cruise Control
.................................. -96
Cruise Control. Change Speed With
.................. 98
Cruise Control. Turning
Off ........................ 100
Cruise Control. Using on Hills
...................... 100
Curves. Driving on
............................... 176
Customer Assistance Information
................... 313
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 313
D (Drive) Third Gear ............................. 82
@ Automatic Overdrive ........................... 82
Damage To Finish
............................... 283
Damage to Sheet Metal
........................... 283
Daytime Running Lights
........................... 103
Dead Battery. What To Do
......................... 212
Defensive Driving
............................... 166
Defogger. Rear Window
...................... 136. 139
Damagewarnings
................................ 11
323
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Fasteners. Replacement .......................... 242
Features and Controls
............................. 59
Fetus. Risk to
.. From Safety Belt Use ................ 39
Filling Your Fuel Tank
............................ 246
Filter. Oil
.................................. 254. 292
Finish Care
..................................... 282
Finish Damage
.................................. 283
First Gear. When to Use
............................ 83
FlatTire
....................................... 228
Flooded Engine. Starting
........................... 76
Fluid Fuels in
Foreign Countries
......................... 245
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
........................ 287
Fuseusage
..................................... 288
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 122
Engine Oil Pressure
........................... 123
Fuel
........................................ 118
Volts
....................................... 127
Garage Door Opener Storage
....................... 110
Gasoline
....................................... 244
Gasoline Tank. Filling Your
........................ 246
Gear Positions
................................... 80
Glass Cleaning .................................. 281
Graphic Symbols
................................. 12
Guard Against Theft
.............................. 71
Guide En Francais
................................. 2
Capacities
................................... 292
Brake
....................................... 263
Power Steering
............................... 261
Transaxle/Transmission
........................ 256
Windshield Washer
............................ 262
Fluids and Lubricants Recommended
................ 309
FM Stereo Radio Reception
........................ 139
Fog. Driving
in .................................. 186
Foreign Operation
............................... 245
Francais. Guide
En ................................. 2
Freedom Battery ................................. 265 Halogen Bulbs ................................. 265
Freeway Driving
................................ 188 Hazard Warning Flasher ........................... 210
FrenchLanguageManual
........................... 2 Haze. Drivingin ................................. 186
Front Towing Hook-Up
........................... 219 Headlamp Bulb Replacement ....................... 266
Fuel
.......................................... 243 Headlight High-Low Beam Switch ................... 93
Fuel Tank. Filling Your
........................... 246 Head Restraints .................................. 18
FuelGage ...................................... 118 Headlightonwarning ............................ 101
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Snow or Ice. Driving on ........................... 198
Snowstorm.
If You’re Caught in a Bad ............... 199
Solvent-Type Cleaner on Fabric
.................... 279
Sound Equipment. Adding
......................... 140
Sound Systems
.................................. 140
SpareTire
...................................... 237
Specifications Chart
.............................. 292
Speech Impaired, Customer Assistance for
............ 314
Speedometer
.................................... 117
Stains, Removing
................................ 280
Start (Ignition Key Position)
........................ 76
Starting Your Engine
.............................. 76
Starting Your Car if the Battery is “Dead”
............. 212
Steam From Hot (Overheated) Engine
................ 221
Steep Hill Parking
............................... 194
Steering in Emergencies
........................... 177
Steering Tips
................................... 176
Steering Wheel, Tilt
............................... 90
Steering Without Power Assist
..................... 176
Stereo Sound Systems
............................ 139
Storage Armrest
................................. 113
Storage,
. Garage Door Opener ...................... 11 0
Storing Your Car ................................ 265
Stuck, If Your Ignition Key is
....................... 76
Stuck,
If Your Car is ............................... 239
Steering
....................................... 176
Subscribing to Buick Product Service Publications
...... 317
Sunroof
........................................ ‘109
SunVisors
..................................... 114
Supercharged Engine
............................. 250 Supplemental
Inflatable Restraint System (SIR)
......... 34
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System Light
......... 35
Symbols on Road Signs
........................... 164
Symbols Used on Your Car
......................... 12
Table of Contents
................................. 9
Tachometer
..................................... 127
Taillamp Bulb Replacement
........................ 267
Tamper-Resistance
of Odometer .................... 117
Tape Player Care
................................ 155
Theft Deterrent System, PASS-Key
................... 73
Theft Deterrent System, Universal
.................... 71
Third Gear, When
to Use ............................ 82
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................... 90
Time, Setting the
..................... 142,145,148, 151
Time Out Feature, Lights
.......................... 113
Tire, Flat
....................................... 228
Tire Inflation
................................... 271
Tire Inspection and Rotation
....................... 272
Tire Quality Grading
............................. 274
Tires, When to Replace
........................... 373
Tires, White Sidewall Cleaning
..................... 283
Torn Safety Belts
................................. 58
Torque Lock (Automatic Transaxle) ................. 196
Theft
........................................... 71
Thermostat
..................................... 261
.................................... Tire Balance 275
Tirechains
..................................... 277
Tires
.......................................... 270
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Towing a Trailer ................................. 201
Towing Your Buick
.............................. 2 17
Traction Control System
.......................... 174
Traction Control System Warning Light
.............. 174
Trademarks. GM
.................................. 2
Traffic Lights
................................... 165
Traffic Officer
.................................. 166
Trailer Brakes
................................... 204
Trailer Towing
.................................. 201
Transaxleflransmission Automatic
................... 80
Transaxle Fluid
.................................. 256
Travel. Brake Pedal
.............................. 175
Trip Odometer
.................................. 117
Trunk Ajar Light
................................ 128
Trunk Release. Remote
............................ 65
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
............... 91
Tun Signalmeadlight Beam Lever
................... 91
Twilight Sentinel ................................ 102
Twisted Safety Belts
............................... 33
Two Children Wearing the Same Safety Belt
............ 55
Underbody Maintenance
......................... 284
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
...................... 274
Universal Theft Deterrent
.......................... 71
Unleaded Gasoline
............................... 243
Uphill Parking
.................................. 195
Upholstery Care
................................. 278
Used Oil. How to Dispose
of ....................... 255 Vehicle
Damage. Warnmgs
........................ 11
Vehicle Identification Number
...................... 286
Vehicle Storage
................................. 265
Vehicle Symbols
.................................. 12
Vinyl. Cleaning
................................. 280
Visors. Dual Sun
................................ 114
Visor Vanity Mirror
.............................. 114
VoltsGage
..................................... 127
Warning Devices 211
Flasher. Hazard
............................... 210
Light. Antilock Brake System
................... 120
Light. Battery
................................ 126
Light. Brake System
........................... 119
Light. Change Oil Soon
........................ 125
Light. Check Oil Level
......................... 124
Light. Door Ajar
.............................. 128
Light. Engine Coolant Temperature
............... 122
Light. Engine Oil Pressure ...................... 123
Light. Security
................................ 73
Light. Traction Control System
.................. 121
Light. Trunk Ajar
............................. 128
Lights and Indicators on Instrument Panel
.......... 117
Warnings. Safety
................................. 10
Washer. Windshield
........................... 94. 281
Wear Indicators. Disc Brake
....................... 174
Weather Strips. Cleaning
.......................... 283
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Light. Washer Fluid Low ........................ 94
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