snow chains BUICK PARK AVENUE 1996 Owners Manual

If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud,
Ice
or Snow
What you don’t want to do when your vehicle is stuck is
to spin your wheels too fast. The method known as
“rocking” can help you get out when you’re stuck, but
you must use caution.
If you let your tires SI at high speed, they can
explode,
and you or others could be injured. And,
the transaxle or other parts
of the vehicle can
overheat. That could cause an engine
compartment fire or other damage. When you’re
stuck, spin the wheels as little as possible. Don’t
spin the wheels above
35 mph (55 km/h) as shown
on the speedometer.
I NOTICE:
Spinning your wheels can destroy parts of your
vehicle as well as the tires.
If you spin the wheels
too fast while shifting your transaxle back and
forth, you can destroy your transaxle.
For information about using tire chains on your vehicle,
see “Tire Chains” in the Index.
Rocking your vehicle
to get it out:
First, turn your steering wheel left and right. That will
clear the area around your front wheels. If your vehicle
has traction control, you should turn the system off. (See
“Traction Control System” in the Index.) Then shift
back and forth between REVERSE (R) and a forward
gear, spinning the wheels
as little as possible. Release
the accelerator pedal while
you shift, and press lightly
on the accelerator pedal when the transaxle is in gear. If
that doesn’t get you out after a few tries, you may need
to be towed out. If you do need to be towed out, see
“Towing Your Vehicle” in the Index.
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Sheet Metal Damage ............................ 6-53
ShiftLever
.................................... 2-23
Shifting Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2-23
Into Park (P)
................................. 2-28
OutofPark
.................................. 2-30
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
..................... 1-12
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-35
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Spare Tire. Compact
............................. 5-34
Specifications. Engine
........................... 6-65
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance
............... 8-3
SRS ......................................... 1-17
Stains. Cleaning
................................ 6-48
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-39
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2-21
Steam
........................................ 5-12
Steering
....................................... 4-9
Column Lock Check
.......................... 7-40
In Emergencies
............................... 4- 10
Magnasteer
................................. 4-9
Power
....................................... 4-9
Tips
......................................... 4-9
Wheel. Tilt
.................................. 2-34
Storage Areas
.................................. 2-55
Sound Equipment. Adding ........................ 3-30
Speaker Covers. Cleaning
........................ 6-50
Specifications and Capacities
...................... 6-64
Speedometer
................................... 2-68
Steering Wheel Touch Controls
............... 3- 11. 3-29 Storage.
Vehicle
................................ 6-33
Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow
.................. 5-35
Sunvisors
.................................... 2-62
Sunroof
....................................... 2-63
Supercharged Engine
............................ 6-11
Supercharger
Oil ............................... 6-19
Supplemental Restraint System
.................... 1-17
Symbols. Vehicle
.................................. x
Tachometer .................................. 2-68
Taillamp Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-36
Tape Player Care
............................... 3-31
Temperature Control. Climate Control System”
..... 3- 1. 3-3
Temperature Control. Passenger
................... 3-11
TheaterDimming
............................... 2-47
Theft
......................................... 2-15
Theft-Deterrent Feature. CD Player ................ 3-27
THEFTLOCK
................................ 3-27
Thermostat
.................................... 6-27
Third Gear. Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-25
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-34
Time Out Feature
............................... 2-47
Time. Setting the
............................... 3-12
Tirechains
.................................... 6-46
TireLoading
................................... 4-28
Tire-Loading Information Label
................... 4-28
Tires
......................................... 6-39
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-44
BuyingNew
................................. 6-42
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