seats BUICK PARK AVENUE 1998 User Guide

YQW vehicle may have one or two power outlets
depending on the type of front seat YOU have. If your
fr~~t seat has a f~ld-down mest, the power crrtlet is
located in the center of the front seat bebw the cushion.
If your vehicle has front bucket seats with a center
console, you will find one outlet inside the storage
compartment
and the other OR the lower fro~t edge of
the console.
For ~UI. conveaience, ym will find a two-hanger
capacity garment hook above each rear door near the
reading laxps.
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There is an air bag readiness light on the instrument
panel, which shows AIR
BAG. The system checks the
air bag’s electrical system for rna’rfunctions. The light
tells you
if there is an electrical problem. The system
check includes the air
bag sensors, the air bag modules,
the
wiring and the crash sensing and diagnostic module.
For more infomation on the air bag system, see “Air
Bag” in the Index.
This light will come on
when y~u start your engine,
and it will flash for a few
seconds.
Then the Eight
should go out. This means
the system is ready.
I€ the air bag readiness light stays on after you start the
engine or comes QIT when you are driving, your air bag
system may
not work p~operly. Have your vehicle
serviced right away.
The air bag readiness light should flash for a few
seconds when you
turn the ignition key to RUN. If the
light doesn’t come
on then, have it fixed so it will be
ready
to wm you if there is a problem.
VOLT
“‘en you turn the hey to
RUN, this light will come
on briefly, to show the
battery charging systeE
is
working.
When the light goes off and stays off, the charging
system
is working.
Hf the light stays on, a chime will sound indicating you
need service, and you should take your vehicle to the
dealer at once. To save your battery until yo3 get there,
turn off a%B accessories and turn off glow climate
control system.
When a luge number of electrical accessories me
operating ir, the vehicle and the engine is left at an idle
for aa extended period, the engine may idle at a higher
RPM than noma1 to ensure the battery does not mn
down. This may occur when several of the following are
on: parking lamps, high-beam headlamps, rear window
defogger, heated seats and engine cooling fans, etc. It
may take longer for the rear window defogger to dear
the glass, and the heated seats may not feel as warn
as normal.
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e mL INFO: Press this button to display fuel
infomation such
as, fuel used, fuel range and
fuel economy.
Q GAGE INFO: Use this button to display oil
pressure,
oil Me, coolant temperature, tire pressure
and battery infomation.
RESET: ”his button, used dong with other buttons,
will reset system functions.
@ ENGNET: Use this button to change the display
between English and metric
units.
p@r@-jn& Choice gJ1c DispEay
This feature allows two different drivers to store and
recall their
QWP~ preferred display mode. The personal
choice settings displayed
on the DIC are determined by
the transmitter used
t~ enter the vehicle. After the
UNLOCK button of a remote keyless entry transmitter
is pressed
and the ignition is in RUN, the DIC will
display
the identified driver. The settings can also be
changed
by briefly pressing one of the MEMORY
buttons located on the driver’s door.
The DIC can also be used to program the following
personal
choice features available with your vehicle:
e Memory Seats
Memory Door Locks
Security Feedback
Delayed Locking
e Perimeter Lighting
Parallel Park Assist Mirror
Window Lockout
See “Personal Choice Features”
in the Index and “DIC
Personal Choice Progran~ning’~ later in this part. The
DIC is used to program infomation €or DWIVEiR #1 and
DRIVER #2. The DIC will identify a person as
UNKNOWN DRIVER if they are neither DRIVER #I
nor DRIVER #2.
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The DIC can be used $0 program the following personal
choice
features available with your vehicle:
@ Melnosy Seats
Memory Door Locks
Security Feedback
@ Delayed hcking
See ‘‘Personal Choice Features” In the Index.
T’ne DTC is used to program the personal choices of two
drivers. The driver’s are recognized by
DRIVER #I and
DRIVER #2. You will kt the DIC know which driver
you are by using your remote keyless entry transmitter
or
by pressing the appropriate memory seat control
buttorm located on the driver’s door. The remote
transmitter was pre-programmed to belong to
DRIVER # 9 or DRIVER #2.
The last driver number remembered by the DIC will
show on the display each time the UNLOCK button on
the same transmitter is pressed, and the ignition is
turned OE.
When you press UNLOCK en your transmitter, the DIC
will automaticaihy change driver numbers 2nd the
vehicle will recall the persod choice settings that were
last made to correspond to your transmitter.
if you unlock the vehicle using your door key instead sf
your zransmitter, the DIC will not change drivers 2nd
will recall the infomation from the last transmitter use
or the last driver change using the men~ory seat controls.
If this happens and you were not the last driver of the
vehicle, simply
press your correct driver number on the
memory seat controls OH press the UNLOCK button on
your transmitter.
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TkntiIatioEs
ips
@ Keep the hood md front air inlet free of ice, snow or
any other
Q~S~IXC~~QII such as leaves. The heater md
defroster will work better, reducing the chance of
hgging YQW windows.
Keep the
air path under the front seats clear of
objects. ms helps air to ckcukite throughout
your vehicle.
Passenger compammezt. fir ~g&%
Passenger compartment air, both outside air md
recirculated air, is routed through a passenger
compartment filter, which is
part of a three piece filter
system.
The filter removes certain particles from the air,
including pollen
andl dust particles. Reductions in
OW, which may QCCW more quickly in dusty areas,
indicate that the filter needs to be replaced early.
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1 1052918"" 1 8 02. (0.237 L) I
Protects ieather, wood, acrylics, Plexiglas w, plastic,
mbber
and vinvl
1 1052925 f Cleaner and floor mats
Multi-Purpose interior C1em.s carpets, seats, interior trim. door panels
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23
24
2%
26
24
29
30
31
Welay--Tgn
Relay--Worn
ReTay--Cooling Fan #2
ReTay--Theft 1
Position
32
33
34
35
36
37
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39
40
41
42
43
44
TQ Rear BEC-Seats
To HP BEC ‘“Run”
Starter Welays
High Speed Fan Rly
6-68
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Maintenance Record ............................ 7-38
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7- 1
Long Tripmghway Definition
................... 7-6
Long Tripmghway Intervals
..................... 7-6
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-31
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-35
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-36
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Short Trip/City Definition ....................... 7-5
Short TripKity Intervals ........................ 7-5
Maintenance. Underbody ......................... 6-6 1
Maintenance When Trailer Towing ................. 4-38
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-79
Maxifuse@/Relay Center
......................... 6-64
Memory Door Locks
........................ 2.5. 2.93
Memory Seat and Mirrors
.................... 1.3. 2. 10
Memory Seats ............................. 1.3. 2.91
Methanol
...................................... 6-5
Mirrors Convex Outside
.............................. 2-56
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview
.............. 2-5 1
Electrochromic Day/Night Rearview with Compass
. . 2-52
Heated Outside
............................... 2-56
Illuminated Visor Vanity
....................... 2-63
Inside Manual Daymight Rearview
.............. 2-50
Parallel Park Assist ...................... 2-55, 2-92
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-55
MMT
......................................... 6- 4
Moisture-Sensing Delay Wipers
................... 2-39
MountainRoads
................................ 4-24
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-35
Net, Convenience
.............................. 2-62
Neutral. Automatic Transaxle
..................... 2-25 New Vehicle
Break-In
........................... 2-20
Nightvision ................................... 4-i9
odometer .................................... 2-74
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-74
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-13
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-12
Oil Life Monitor (Index) ......................... 2-90
Oil Pressure Light .............................. 2-82
Oil. Supercharger
............................... 6-19
OnStar System
................................. 2-65
Opener. Garage Door
....................... 2-57. 2-67
Outside Minors ................................ 2-55
Overdnve. Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-26
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-12
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-31
Owner hblications. Ordering
..................... 8-10
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-61
ParadeDimming
............................... 2-47
Parallel
Park Assist Mirror ................... 2-55. 2-92
Park Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2-24
Shifting Into ................................. 2-28
Shifting Out
of ............................... 2-31
AtNight
.................................... 2-15
Brake
...................................... 2-27
Brake Mechanism Check ....................... 7-34
Lots ....................................... 2-16
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-31
WithaTrailer
................................ 4-38
Parking
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