BUICK PARK AVENUE 1996 Owners Manual

Convex Outside Mirror
Your passenger’s side mirror is convex. A convex
mirror’s surface is curved
so you can see more from the
driver’s seat.
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A convex mirror can make things (like other
vehicles) look farther away than they really are.
If you cut too sharply into the right lane, you
could hit a vehicle on your right. Check your
inside mirror or glance over your shoulder before
changing lanes.
Heated Outside Rearview Mirror (Option)
If you have this option, the lelt and right outside mirrors
are heated when you activate the rear window defogger.
Automatic Dimming Outside Rearview
Mirror (Option)
If you have this option, the driver’s side outside mirror
will adjust for the glare of headlamps behind you. This
feature is controlled by the on and off settings on the
automatic electrochromic day/night rearview mirror. See
“Automatic Electrochromic Daymight Rearview
Mirror” earlier
in this section.
Storage Compartments
Glove Box
The glove box is directly in front of the front passenger
seat. Use the
door key to lock and unlock the glove box.
To open, pull the latch to the right of the lock.
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Installing a Garage Door Onener
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The garage door opener
storage area
is located in
the headliner.
To use your garage door opener in the storage area, see
the following chart to find the proper pin and hole
combination. If your garage door opener is not listed on
the chart, you still may be able to find
a combination
that will work. Once you have found
a pin and hole
combination, follow these instructions:
Pin Length
Hole Location
Model
Chamberlain
50
53
54LM
EZ-Lift
1089
3089
Genie AT-35A
AT-85/AT-95
AT-90 MAT 85/90
Moore-0-Matic DT
DT2
Ladybug (MIN)
Sears
5370815371
8
53738
Stanley 1047
1050
1052
1075
1077
1079
Tru-Guard 50TV 54TV
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B
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X -
C
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
2 -
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
-
3 -
X
X
X
X -
-
4
X
X
-
X
-
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1. To place your garage
door opener in the
storage area, carefully
open the cover with
a
screwdriver, as shown.
Insert a screwdriver in
the slot located above
the word
GARAGE and
pry down on the cover.
2. Next, carefully pry the
panel out of the slots
in the cover to
disassemble the panel and lever.
3. Now install the
selected pin into the
specified hole
on the
lever as indicated from
the chart.
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4. While holding the panel and lever, place the panel
over your garage door opener
so that the button is
over the pin.
5. Remove the backing from the adhesive strips on
the panel and place your garage door opener on
the panel.
6. If the adhesive strips
won’t
hold your opener
in
place, tie down loops
may be used.
7. Place the tabs from the
panel into the
slots on
the cover
so that pivots
are positioned as shown.
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I Front Storage Armrest
8. Snap the panel with your garage door opener into
the cover.
If your garage door opener doesn’t work after it is
installed, another pin and hole combination will have to
be tried. If the opener doesn’t turn off after the lever is
released, the pin will have to be filed down. The armrest
between the front seats opens into a storage
area.
To open it, pull up on the lever at the front edge.
Inside are cupholders which can be rotated forward for
use with the cover closed. There is also a removable
coinholder and a storage area for cassette tapes and
compact discs.
Rear Storage Armrest
Your vehicle’s rear seat armrest may open into a storage
area. To open it, pull up
on the lever at the front edge.
Inside are cupholders which can be rotated forward for
use with the cover closed.
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Convenience I Your vehicle has a convenience net. You’ll see it just
inside the back wall
of the trunk.
Put small loads, like grocery bags, behind the net. It can
help keep them from falling over during sharp
turns or
quick starts and stops.
The net isn’t for larger, heavier loads. Store them in the
trunk as far forward
as you can.
You can unhook the net
so that it will
you’re not using it. lie flat
when
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Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
Front Ashtray
The front ashtray may be removed for cleaning. To
remove, grasp the sides and pull forward.
Rear Ashtray
To remove the rear ashtray, open the lid and ease the
ashtray upward until the edge can be grasped to pull the
ashtray up and out.
NOTICE:
Don’t put papers or other flammable things
into your ashtrays. Hot cigarettes or other
smoking materials could ignite them, causing
a damaging fire.
Cigarette Lighter
There are cigarette lighters near the front and rear
ashtrays.
To use one, push it in all the way and let go.
When it’s ready,
it will pop back by itself.
NOTICE:
If you hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while it is heating, it won’t be able to back away
from the heating element when it’s ready.
That
can make it overheat, damaging the lighter and
the heating element.
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To block out glare, swing down the visors. Each sun
visor can be removed from the center mount and moved
to the side, while the auxiliary sun visor remains to
block glare from the front.
To extend the visor at the sides, pull out the
sunshade extension.
Illuminated Visor Vanity Mirror
When you open-this visor vanity mirror by pulling up,
the lamps
turn on. \'
The brightness of the lamps can be adjusted by sliding
the switch. The
Park Avenue Ultra also has visor vanity
mirrors for the rear seat passengers.
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Rear License Plate Holder
To use the rear license plate holder, open the trunk lid
and slide your license plate into the slot. Always close
the trunk to prevent theft of the plate.
Astroroof (Option)
If you have the
express-open astroroof
option, the switch is
on the
roof between the sun visors.
It will open the astroroof
when in retained accessory
power or when the ignition
is on.
To open the glass panel and sunshade, press the switch
rearward and release. The astroroof will open
automatically to the full open position.
To stop the panel
in a partially open position, press the switch again at the
desired point. To continue to open fully, press the switch
rearward again and release. The sunshade can also be
opened manually.
To close the glass panel, press and hold the switch
forward. The sunshade must be manually closed.
Once the astroroof is closed, it can be opened to a vent
position. Press the switch forward to vent. To close,
press the switch rearward. The sunshade must be opened
and closed manually for vent operation.
Assist Handles
A folding handle over each rear door and the front
passenger’s door can be used to help you get in or out
of your Buick.
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Instrument Panel
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