BUICK PARK AVENUE 1998 Owners Manual
PARK AVENUE 1998
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BUICK PARK AVENUE 1998 Owners Manual
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It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out” while you’re driving,
especially
if you maintain your tires properly. If air goes
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out of a &e, it’s much moie likely to leak out slowly.
But if you should ever have a “blowout,” here are
a few
tips about what to expect
and what to do: 1 ‘i
< 1 If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that
’, !! pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take YOLK foot off the g accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly.
P Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to
-4 ,i a stop well out of the traffic lane.
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A rear blowout, particularly on a cwe, acts much like a
skid and may require the same correction you’d use in a
8. Then replace the pressure cap. At any time during
this procedure if
CQQ~EUI~ begins to flow out of the
filler neck, reinstall the pressure cap. Be sure the
mows
on the pressure cap line up like this.
s~. h any kearblowout, remove your foot kom the
accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by
steering the
way you want the vehicle to go. It may be
very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently
brake to
a stop -- well off the road if possible.
If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your
jacking equipment to change a flat
tire safely.
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The following steps are necessary if you have the dloy
(alu~num) wheel with a center cover that conceals the
wheel nuts.
1. Insert the flat end of the wheel wrench in the
notch and pry
off the center cover. DQ not drop
the cover QP lay it face down, as it could be scratched
or damaged.
2. If your vehicle has this
aluhum wheel, you
may have plastic wheel
nut caps. Use
the wheel
nut wrench to remove
the wheel nut caps
anad
to loosen the wheel nuts.
3. When reinstalling the decorative nut caps, tighten the
caps snugly with
the wheel wrench, then continue
one-eighth
of a turn for steel caps and one-quarter of
a turn €or plastic caps.
It is not required
to remove the center cover on this
wheel; however, i€ it should be necessary, it should
be removed hm the back side by pushing out with a
blunt tool and not pried off from the front.
When reinstalling the cap, there
is a plastic
alignment pin which must be aligned with the notch
in the wheel to assure proper installation.
4. After the wheel is put back on the vehicle, replace
the cover. Apply pressure around
the edge of the
cover
to snap it in place. Do not use a hammer or
mallet to instdl the cover.
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I. Use the wheel wrench to loosen the wheel nuts, but
don’t. remove them yet.
2. The jack has a bolt at the
end.
Attach the wheel
wrench
to the bolt to
create a jack handle.
3. Rotate the wheel wrench to the left to lower the jack
head until it fits under the vehicle.
11 INCHES I
(28 CM)
1
4. Near each wheel well is a KIO~C~ in the plastic trim
panel to position the jack head. You’ll find the word
JACK and an amow stamped into the plastic near
each
notch. Position the jack under the vehicle and
raise the
jack head until it fits firmly against the
sheet metal
next to the word JACK. Do not raise the
vehicle yet. Put
the compact spare tire near you.
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Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned can damage the vehicle and even
make
the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal
injury and vehicle damage, be sure to fit the jack
lift head into the proper lo~ation before raising
the vehicle.
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5. Raise the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench to
the right in the jack. Raise the.vehicle far enough
off the ground so there is enough room for the spare
tire to fit.
6. Remove all she wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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7. Remove my rust or Girt
from the wheel bolts,
aoundng surfaces and
spare wheel.
CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on the wheel, OB" on the parts to
which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts
become Boose dter a time. The wheel could come
off and cause an accident. When YOU change a
wheel, remove any rust or dirt from the places
where the wheel attaches to the vehicle. In an
emergency, you can use a cloth or a paper dowel
to
do this; but be sure to use a scraper or wire
brush later, if you need to, to get all the rust or
dirt
off.
Never use oil or grease on studs OF nubs. If yon
do, the nuts might come EOQS~. YQUF wheeI could
fajI off, causing a serious accident.
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9. Lower the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench to
the left. Lower the jack completely.
10. Using the wheel
wrench,
tighten the
wheel nuts fdy in a
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened
wheel nuts
can cause the wheel to become ~cocpse
and even come off. This could lead to an accident.
Be
sure to use the correct wheel nuts. If you have
to replace them, be sure to get new GM original
equipment wheel nuts.
Stop somewhere
as soon as you can and have the
nuts tightened with a torque wrench to PO0 lb-ft
(140 Nem).
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