service BUICK PARK AVENUE 1993 Repair Manual

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Hearing Impaired Customer Assistance ............... 3 14
Heater
..................................... 135. 138
Heater. Engine Block
.......................... 79. 254
High Speed. Shifting When Your Eogine is Running
..... 82
“Highway Hypnosis’’
............................. 19 1
Hill and Mountain Roads
.......................... 192
Hills. Parking on
................................ 194
Hitches. Trailer
.................................. 204
Holding a Baby
in Your Car ......................... 45
Hood. Opening the
............................... 248
Horn
........................................... 90
Hot Coolant Warning Light
........................ 122
Hot Engine. Safety Warnings About
................. 221
Hydroplaning
................................... 185
Ice. Driving on
................................. 198
Identification Label. Service Parts
................... 286
Identification Number. Vehicle
..................... 286
Idling Your Engine
................................ 87
If You’re Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow ........... 239
Ignition Key Positions
............................. 75
Indicator. Turn Signal
............................. 92
Indicators. Disc Brake Wear
....................... 174
Indicators. Warning Lights and Gages
................ 117
Infant Restraint
................................... 46
Inflation. Tire
................................... 271
Illuminated Entry System
........................... 70
Inside Mirror ................................... 106
Inspection. Tires
................................. 272 Instrument Panel
................................ 1 16
Interior Cleaning
................................ 278
Interlock. BrakeRransaxle Shift
.................. 80. 87
Introduction How
To Use This Manual ................ 10
J ack. Tire ..................................... 230
Jacking Up the Car
............................... 230
Jump Starting
................................... 212
Keys
.......................................... 60
Keyless Entry System. Remote ...................... 66
Kilometer Indicator
.............................. 117
Label. Service Parts Identification
.................. 286
Lamp Monitors
.................................. 105
Lane Change Indicator
............................. 91
Lap-Shoulder Belt Usage by Children
................. 44
Leaving Your Vehicle
.............................. 64
Level Control Electronic
.......................... 112
License Plate Holder, Rear
......................... 115
Light, Safety Belt
................................. 19
Light, Turn Signal Indicator
......................... 92
Lighter, Cigarette
................................ 116
Daytime. Running
............................. 103
LapBelt
........................................ 40
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P (Park) Position ................................ 80
Paint Spotting ................................... 284
Panel Lights
.................................... 101
Park. Shifting Into ................................ 86
Park. Shifting Out of
.............................. 87
Parking Brake
.................................... 84
Parking on Hills
................................. 194
Parking Over Things That Bum
...................... 88
Passing
........................................ 178
PASS-Key. Theft Deterrent System
................... 73
Pavement Markings
.............................. 166
Pedal Travel. Brake
.............................. 176
Perception Time in Braking
........................ 171
Polishing and Waxing
............................ 282
Power Antenna Care
................................ 156
DoorLocks
................................... 62
Seat Controls
.................................. 14
Steering
..................................... 176
Steering Fluid
................................ 261
Windows
..................................... 90
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts During
................ 39
Pressure. Tire
................................... 271
Problems on the Road
............................ 209
Proper Safety Belt Usage for Adults
.................. 25
Publications Order Form
.......................... 3 19
Publications. Service
............................. 3 16
Pull-Down. Automatic Trunk ........................ 65
Push-Starting Your Car
........................... 212
R (Reverse) Gear Position ......................... 81
Racing. Shifting When Your Engine is
................ 82
Radiator Overheating
............................. 221
Radiator Pressure Cap
............................ 261
Radio. Two-way. Adding a
........................ 140
Radio Systems
.................................. 139
Rain. Driving in
................................. 183
Reaction Time in Braking
......................... 171
Reading Lights
.................................. 104
RearBrakes
.................................... 175
Rear Door Security Lock
........................... 69
Rear License Plate Holder
......................... 115
Rear Passenger ComforTemp
....................... 130
Rear Towing Hook-Ups ........................... 220
Rear Window Defogger
....................... 136. 139
Reclining Front Seatbacks
.......................... 16
Recovery.
Off Road ............................... 178
Recreational Vehicle Towing
....................... 201
Remote Keyless Entry System
....................... 66
Remote Trunk Release
............................. 65
Replaceable Light Bulbs
.......................... 291
Replacing Brake System Parts
...................... 264
Replacing Safety Belts
................... : ......... 57
Replacing Wheels
............................... 276
Reporting Safety Defects
.......................... 315
Restarting Your Car When
It’s Moving ................ 76
Restraint. Child
.................................. 46
Restraint Systems. Checking Your
.................... 57
Restraints. Head
.................................. 18
Replacing Tires
................................. 273
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Retained Accessory Power .......................... 76
Reverse Gear Position
............................. 81
“Riding” the Brakes
.............................. 17 1
Road Signs
..................................... 160
Roads. Hill and Mountain
.......................... 192
Rocking Your Vehicle
............................ 239
Rotation. Tire
................................... 272
Run (Ignition Key Position)
......................... 76
Running Lights. Daytime
.......................... 103
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked
............ 89
Safety Belt Care
................................ 281
Safety Belt Extender
.............................. 57
Safety Belt Reminder Light
......................... 19
Safety Belt Replacement
........................... 57
Safety Belt. Lap
.................................. 40
Safety Belt. Lap-Shoulder
.......................... 26
Safety Belt. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
............. 28
Safety Belt Usage By Adults
........................ 25
Safety Belt Usage By Children ...................... 44
Safety Belt Usage During Pregnancy
.................. 39
Safety Belts
..................................... 13
Safety Belts. Center. Adult Passenger
................. 40
Safety Belts. Cleaning
............................ 281
Safety Belts. Questions About
....................... 24
Safety Belts. Rear Seat Passengers
................... 41
Safety Belts. Right Front Adult Passenger .............. 40
Safety Belts.
Too Loose ............................ 30
Safety Belts. Torn
................................. 58
Safety Belts. Twisted .............................. 33
Safety Belts. Why They Work
....................... 20
Safety Belts. Worn Under Arm
....................... 32
Safety Defects. Reporting
......................... 315
Safety Warnings
.................................. 10
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................... 296
Seat Adjustment
............................... 14. 58
Seats and Safety Belts ............................. 13
Seat Controls
.................................... 14
Second Gear. When to Use
......................... 82
Securing
a Child Restraint .................. 46.47.50. 52
Security Light .................................... 73
Security Lock. Rear Door
.......................... 69
Service Tips
..................................... 242
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 241
“Service Engine Soon” Warning Light
............... 126
Service Parts Identification Label
................... 286
Service Publications
.............................. 316
Setting
the Clock ..................... 142.145.148. 151
Setting the Trip Odometer
......................... 117
ShapeofRoadSigns
............................. 163
Sheet Metal Damage ............................. 283
Shift Brake-Transaxle Interlock
................... 80. 87
Shift Lever Positions
.............................. 80
Shifting Into Park ................................. 86
Shifting Out Of Park .............................. 87
Signaling Turns
................................... 91
Skidding
....................................... 180
Shoulder
Belt Height Adjuster
....................... 28
Signs. Road
.................................... 160
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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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