BUICK RAINIER 2004 Owner's Manual

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BUICK RAINIER 2004  Owners Manual Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in
spurts — heavy acceleration followed by heavy
braking — rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is
a mistake. Your brakes may not have time t

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BUICK RAINIER 2004  Owners Manual Let us say the road is wet and you are driving safely.
Suddenly, an animal jumps out in front of you. You slam
on the brakes and continue braking. Here is what
happens with ABS:
A computer senses that

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BUICK RAINIER 2004  Owners Manual Remember: Anti-lock does not change the time you
need to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always
decrease stopping distance. If you get too close to
the vehicle in front of you, you will not hav

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BUICK RAINIER 2004  Owners Manual See “Cruise Control” underTurn Signal/Multifunction
Lever on page 3-7. When the traction control off symbol
on the button is on, the TAS is off and will not limit
wheel spin. Adjust your driving a

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BUICK RAINIER 2004  Owners Manual Locking Rear Axle
Your locking rear axle can give you additional traction on
snow, mud, ice, sand or gravel. It works like a standard
axle most of the time, but when one of the rear wheels
has no trac

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BUICK RAINIER 2004  Owners Manual Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more effective
than braking. For example, you come over a hill and �nd
a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls
out from nowhe

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BUICK RAINIER 2004  Owners Manual Off-Road Recovery
You may �nd that your right wheels have dropped off the
edge of a road onto the shoulder while you are driving.
If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the
pavement, reco

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BUICK RAINIER 2004  Owners Manual Do not get too close to the vehicle you want to
pass while you are awaiting an opportunity. For one
thing, following too closely reduces your area of
vision, especially if you are following a larger

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BUICK RAINIER 2004  Owners Manual Loss of Control
Let us review what driving experts say about what
happens when the three control systems (brakes,
steering and acceleration) do not have enough friction
where the tires meet the road t

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BUICK RAINIER 2004  Owners Manual Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive
Vehicle Off Paved Roads
This off-road guide is for vehicles that have all-wheel
drive. If your vehicle does not have all-wheel drive, you
should not drive off-road unles
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