BUICK PARK AVENUE 1998 Owners Manual

A tilt steering wheel allows
you to adjust the steering
wheel before
you drive.
You can also raise it to the highest level to give your
legs more room when you exit and enter the vehicle.
To tilt the wheel, hold the steering wheel and pull the
lever
toward you. Move the steering wheel to a
comfortable position, then release the Iever to lock the
wheel
in piace.
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The lever on the left side of the steering column
includes YOGI-:
e Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
Headlamp PIighLow Beam Changer
0 Windshield Wipers and Washer
Cruise Control
Flash-to-Pass
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The turn signal has two upward (for right) and two
downward (for left) positions. These pcsitions aIbw you
to signal a turn or m. Iarae change.
To signal a mrn, move the lever all the way up
or down. Wnen the turn is hished, the lever will
return automatically.
pane! will flash in the
direction
cf the turn OF lane
change.
Hf your vehicle is
equipped with the Head-Up
will also apex in the
display area to indicate the
directim of the turn or
lane change.
Display (HUD), an mow
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E a bulb is burned out, replace it to help avoid itr~
accident. If the mows don’t go on at all when you
signal a turn, check the €use (see “‘Fuses md Circuit
Breakers” in the Index) and f~r burned-out bulbs.
If you have a trailer towing option with added wiring for
the trailer lamps, the signal indicator will flash even if a
turn signal bulb is burned aut. Check the front and rea
turn signal lamps regularly to make sure they are
workirzg. Note: You do not need to add a
different Basher.
If your turn signal is left on ~CZ more than 3/4 of a mile
(1.2 h), a chime will sound ai each flash of the turn
signal. To turn df the chime, move the turn signal lever
to the dTposition.
When the high beams are
on, a light the instrdment
panel wiil ~SQ be on. if
This feztuse lets you use your high-beam headlamps to
signal a driver in front of you that you want to pass. It
works even if your headamps xe 3ff.
To use it, pull the turn signal lever toward you, but not
so far that you hear a click.
If your headlamps are off or on low beam, your
high-beam headlamps will turn on. They’ll stay QPI as
long as you hold the Iever toward you and the
high-beam indicator on the dash will come on. Release
the Iever to turn the high-beam headlamps off.
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You control the windshield wipers by turning the band
marked WIPER.
For a siagle wiping cycle, turn the band to MIST. HoId
it these until the wipers start, them let go. The wipers will
stop after one cycle. If YOU want more cycles, hold the
band on MIST longer.
You can set the wiper speed for a long or short delay
between wipes. This can be very useful in light rain OH
snow. Turn the band to choose the delay time. The
closer to LO, the shorter the delay between wipes.
For steady wiping at
low speed, turn the band away
from you to the LO position. For high-speed wiping,
turn the band further, io HI. To stop the wipers, move
the band to OFF.
Remember that damaged wiper biades may prevent you
from seeing well enough to dive safely. TO avoid
damage, be sure to clear ice and snow from the wiper
blades before
using them. Hf they're frozen to the
windshield, carefully loosen or thaw them. If your
blades become damaged, get s,ew blades or
Made inserts.
Heavy snow or ice can overload your wiper motor. A
circuit breaker wid stcp rhe motor until it cools. CBeu
away snow OF ice to prevent an overload.
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band to a higher sensitivity level.
An initial wipe occurs when you turn the ignition on as a
reminder that the rain sense feature is active.
The moisture-sensing wipers cperate in a deizy mode as
well as a continuous low or high sped, depending on 5ie
mount of moisture on the windshield and the. sensitivity
setting.
Tne IWST and wash cycles operate as nomd and
=e not effected by the moisture-sensing function.
NOTICE:
The moisture-sensing system is activated by turning the
wiper controi band to one of the five sensitivity levels
within the DELAY area. The DELAY position closest ts
OWMIST is the lowest sensitivity setting. This aiIows
more water to coliect on the windshield between wipes.
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It is important to note that the moisture-sensing delay
wiping feature can be ovenidden
at any time by
manually turning the wiper
band to LO OF WH speed.
If the windshield on your vehicle ever needs
replacement, make sure that the new windshieid is
moisture-sensing delay compatible.
If your vehicle is equipped with a DE@, a
WINDSHELD WASHER FLUID LOW message
will
appear on the display when the vehicle is low on
washer fluid.
With cruise contrd, you can rnaintain a speed of about
25 mpk (40 kh) OP more without keeping YQW foot on
the accelerator. This can really help on long trips.
Cmise control does not work at speeds below about
25 mph (40 krdh).
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If your vehicle is ia cruise control when the optional
traction control system begins to limit wheel spin, the
cruise control will automatically disengage. (See
"Traction Control System" in the Index.) When road
conditions zilow YOS to safely use it again, you may turn
the cmise control back QS.
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2. Get to the speed you want.
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3. Push in the SET button
at the end of the lever
and release it. Tne
CRUISE light QII the
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4. Thke your foot of€ the accelerator pedai.
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e Use the accelerator
pedal to go XI a higher
the
end of the lever, then
release
the button and
the accelerator Dedal.
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0 iMove the cxtse switch ON to WA. EsM it
there untii you reach a desired speed and then release
the switch.
To increase your speed in very small
amounts, move the switch to WA for less than half a
second an6 then release it.
Each time you cis this, your vehicle will go about
B mph (1.6 kmh) faster.
The accelerate feature will only work after you have
set the cruise
controi speed by pusbing the SET button.
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