BUICK PARK AVENUE 1994 User Guide

Table of Contents
How to Use this Manual ................................................................ 10
This part tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage \
warnings and symbols.
Seats and Restraint Systems ............................................................. 13
This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properl\
y. It also explains the “SRS” system.
FeaturesandControls .................................................................. 63
This part explains how to start and operate your Buick.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ..................................................... 131
This part tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
sound system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about
the road and how to drive under different conditions.
ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. 195
This part tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine
overheating, etc.
Here
the manual tells you how to keep your Buick running properly and \
looking good.
This part tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
This part tells you how
to contact Buick for assistance and how to get service publications. It also
gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on pag\
e
305.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. 161
Serviceand Appearancecare
............................................................ 227
Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. 283
Customer Assistance Information
........................................................ 303
Index
........................................................................\
........ 311
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This
will help you learn about the features and controls for
your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures
and words work together to explain things quickly.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box
with gray background and the word
CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you
if
you were to ignore the warning.
In the gray caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell you what to
do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or
others could be
hurt.
You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this
book.
fi This safety symbol means
“Don’t,” “Don’t do this,” or
“Don’t let this happen.” --
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
NOTICE:
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the
damage.
When you read other manuals, you might
see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or
in different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
yellow for cautions, blue for notices and the words
CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,111,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
4
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to
do with
your lights:
WARNING A
HAZARD
FLASHER
HIGH BEAM OR
= -0
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINoSHIELD WIPER w
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are
used on
warning and indicator lights:
CHARGING 1-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
RADIATOR
a
COOLANT
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
Wb
TEMP OIL &
ANTILOCK (a)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols you may see:
FUSE
RADIO
"i"
SELECTOR fi
RADIO >
VOLUME
LIGHTER
n
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@ Part 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Buick. and how to use your safety belts properly . You can also
learn about some things
you should not do with safety belts .
Part 1 includes:
SeatsandSeatControls ........................................................... 14
HeadRestraints
................................................................. 18
SafetyBelts .................................................................... 19
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................................. 26
Lap-ShoulderBelt
............................................................... 27
Supplemental Restraint System (Air bag) ............................................. 34
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................................................... 41
Children
....................................................................... \
46
Smaller Children and Babies
.................................................. 46
Child Restraints
............................................................ 48
LargerChildren ............................................................. 58
SafetyBeltExtender .............................................................. 61
Checking Your Restraint System
.................................................... 61
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
................................................. 62
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and also about memory seats, reclining seatbacks
and head restraints.
Manual Seat
Move the lever under the front seat to unlock it. Slide
the seat to where
you want it. Then release the lever and
try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the
seat is locked into place.
Power Seat
. , . . . . . . . . ,
Front Control (F): Raise the front of the seat by
pushing
on the left side of the switch. Push on the right
side of the switch to lower the front of the seat.
Center Control (C): Move the seat forward or back by
holding the control to the front or back. Raise the seat
by holding the control to the left. Hold the control to the
right
to lower the seat.
Rear Control (R): Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the switch to
the left. Holding the switch to the right
lowers the rear of the seat.
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Memory Seat and Mirrors (Option)
If your Buick has this option, the control looks like this:
You can use this when you want to save
a seat and
mirror adjustment.
Here’s how to make
it work:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat to your desired position.
Adjust both outside mirrors to suit you. See “Outside
Mirrors”
in the Index.
2. Press the SET button, and then one of the two
memory buttons within
5 seconds. You will hear one
beep when you press the set button, and two beeps
when you press the memory button to confirm that
the mirror and seat positions are entered in memory.
Now it’s set. When your Buick is in
PARK with the
ignition ON, push the memory button you just set and
the seat and mirrors will go to where you’ve just set
them. With the ignition
OFF, the system will work in
any shift lever position.
To do the same thing for a second driver, follow the
steps above but use the other memory button.
If you hit the wrong memory setting, or if there is a third
driver,
the seat adjuster will still work, so you can adjust
the seat to where you want it.
The EXIT button allows you
to get out of the car more
easily. Push
it while you’re in PARK with the ignition
ON, or anytime with the ignition OFF, to make the seat
go all the way down and back. Also,
you will hear a
beep when the EXIT button is pushed.
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Reclining Front Seatback(s)
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat. Release the lever to lock the seatback where
you want it. Pull up on the lever and the seat will
go to
its upright position.
If you have the power
recline option, it works vith the switch
on the side
df the seat. Push it back to
recline the seat, push it
forward to return the
meatback to the up position.
But don’t have a seatback reclined
if your vehicle
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Heated Seat (Option)
If your vehicle has this option, push the switch on the
side of the driver’s seat forward and the driver’s seat
will start
to warm up. The light on top of the switch will
turn orange for low or red for high. Push the switch
rearward
to stop the seat from warming.
Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest
to the top of your ears.
This position reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a
crash.
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