dead battery BUICK PARK AVENUE 1993 Owners Manual

A CAUTION:
Snow can trap exhaust gases under your vehicle.
This can cause deadly
CO (carbon monoxide)
gas to get inside. CO could overcome you and
kill you. You can’t see it or smell it, so you might
not know it is in your vehicle. Clear away snow
from around the base of your vehicle, especially
any that
is blocking your exhaust pipe. And
check around again from time to time to be sure
snow doesn’t collect there.
Open
a window just a little on the side of the
vehicle that’s away from the wind. This will help
keep CO out.
CAUTION: (Continued)
LCAUTION:
Run your engine only as long as you must. This saves
fuel. When you run the engine, make it go a little faster
than just idle. That is, push the accelerator slightly. This
uses less fuel for the heat that you get and it keeps the
battery charged. You will need a well-charged battery
to
restart the vehicle, and possibly for signaling later on
with your headlights. Let the heater run for awhile.
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6. Connect the red
positive
(+) cable to
the positive (+)
terminal of the
vehicle with the
dead battery. Use a
remote positive
(+)
terminal if the
vehicle has one.
7. Don’t let the other
end touch metal.
Connect
it to the
positive (+)
terminal of the
good battery. Use a
remote positive
(+)
terminal if the
vehicle has one.
8. Now connect the
black negative
(-)
cable to the good
battery’s negative
(-) terminal.
Don’t let the other end touch anything until the next
step. The other end
of the negative cable doesn’t go
to the dead battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted
metal part on the engine
of the vehicle with the dead
battery.
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9. Attach the cable at
least
18 inches (45
cm) away from the
dead battery, but
not near engine
parts that move.
The elecbical connection is just as
good there, but the
chance of sparks
getting back to the
battery is much
less.
12. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
electrical shorting. Take care that they don't touch
each other or any other metal.
10. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine for a while.
.
11. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
If it won't
start after a few tries, it probably needs
service.
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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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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
330
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