ECU BUICK PARK AVENUE 1993 Owners Manual

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A CAUTION:
Never hold a baby in your arms white riding in a
vehicle. A baby doesn’t weigh much
-- until a
crash. During a crash a baby will become
so
heavy you can’t hold it. For example, in a crash
at only
25 mph (40 km/h), a 12-pound (5.5 kg)
baby will suddenly become
a 240-pound (110 kg)
force on your arms. The baby would be almost
impossible to hold.
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I I1 CAUTION: (Continued)
I Secure the baby in an infant restraint. I
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Child Restraints
Be sure to follow the instructions for the restraint. You
may find these instructions
on the restraint itself or in a
booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in
your vehicle, but the child also has
to be secured within
the restraint to help reduce the chance
of personal injury.
The instructions that come with the infant or child
restraint will show you how to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We
at
General Motors therefore recommend that you put your
child restraint in the rear
seat unless the child is an
infant and you’re the
only adult in the vehicle. In that
case, you might want to secure the restraint in the front
seat where you can keep an eye on the baby.
Wherever you install it, be sure
to secure the child
restraint properly.
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~ An unsecured child restraint can move around in
a collision or sudden stop and injure people in
the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any chiP
restraint in your vehicle
-- even when no child i,
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Top Strap Vehicles first sold in Canada have child restraint anchor
bracket hardware in the glove box, along with
instructions for installing it. This should be used only
with a child restraint, and only to secure
a child restraint
at the center rear seating position. Additional anchor
brackets for child restraints at one or both
of the rear
outside seating positions are available at Buick
dealerships in Canada.
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be
anchored.
If you need to have an anchor installed, you can ask
your Buick dealer to put it in for
YOU. If you want to
install an anchor yourself, your dealer can tell
you how
to do it.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier
section about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
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2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
3. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt and run the lap part
through or around the restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show you how.
See
if the shoulder belt would go in front of the
child’s face
or neck. If so, put it behind the child
restraint.
4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces
upward
or outward, so you’ll be able to unbuckle it
quickly
if you ever need to.
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To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let
it go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat
Position
When you secure a child restraint in a center seating
position, you’ll be using the lap belt.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions
to be sure it is secure.
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See the earlier section about the top strap if the child
restraint has one.
1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions will show
you how.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces
upward
or outward, so you’ll be able to unbuckle it
quickly if you ever need to.
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push
down on the child restraint.
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7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions
to be sure it is secure. If the child restraint
isn’t secure, turn the latch plate over and buckle it
again. Then see if it is secure. If
it isn’t, secure the
restraint in a different place in the vehicle and
contact the child restraint maker for their advice.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt.
It will be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat
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You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier
section about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
!. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
3. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt and run the lap part
through or around
the restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show
you how.
See if the shoulder belt would go
in front of the
child’s face or neck.
If so, put it behind the child
restraint.
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7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
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directions to be sure it is secure.
Children who have outgrown child restraints should
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's wear the safety belts.
safety belt and let it
go back all the way. -
The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to
work for an adult or larger child passenger. If you
have the choice, a child should sit next to a
window so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and
get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
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Trunk
Remote Trunk Release
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The trunk release switch in
the glove
box must be ON
for the TRUNK button to
work. This feature allows
you
to secure items in the
trunk.
To secure, turn OFF
i .= TRUNK
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the TRUNK RELEASE,
lock the glove box, then
take the door key with you.
The TRUNK button is on
the instrument panel
to the
left of the steering column.
It will release the trunk
lock when in Retained
Accessory Power mode or
with the ignition switch
ON
and the transaxle in PARK
If you have the Remote Keyless Entry System, it will
also unlock your trunk.
Automatic Pull-Down Feature (Option)
If you have this feature, it pulls the trunk lid closed. This
allows you to gently push the trunk lid down and the
pull-down feature then secures it completely.
/d CAUTION:
Your car may have an automatic pull down
feature that helps close the trunk electronically.
Your fingers can be trapped under the trunk lid
as it goes down. Your fingers could be injured,
and you would need someone
to help you free
them. Keep your fingers away from the trunk lid
as you close
it and as it is going down.
NOTICE:
Do not slam your LI UI ~r< lid QuvVn if you have th
pull-down feature. If you do, you may damage t
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To replace the batteries: Rear Door Security Lock
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2. Lift off the front cover, bottom half first.
3. Remove and replace the batteries. Put them in as the
instructions under the batteries indicate. Your
Buick is equipped with rear door security locks
that help prevent passengers from opening the rear doors
of your car from the inside. To ,use one of these locks:
,. . .. 1. Move the lever on
the door all the
ENGAGED
position.
SECURITY way up to the
REAR DOORS 2. Close the door.
4. Replace the front cover. Make sure the cover is on 3. Do the same thing to the other rear door lock.
tightly,
so water won’t get in. Replace the screw in
the back cover. The rear doors of your vehicle cannot be opened from
inside when this feature is in use.
If you want to open a
rear door when the security lock is on:
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