battery BUICK REGAL 1993 User Guide

Don’t let the other end touch anything until the next
step. The other end
of the negative cable doesn’t go
to the dead battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted
metal part
on the engine of the vehicle with the dead
battery.
9. Attach the cable at least 18 inches (45 cm) away
from the dead battery, but
not near engine parts that
move. The electrical connection is just
as good there,
but the chance of sparks getting back to the battery is
much less.
10. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run
11. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
the engine for a while.
If it won’t start after a few tries, it probably needs
service.
12. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
electrical shorting. Take care that they don’t touch
each other or any other metal.
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Part 6 Service And Appearance Care
vehicle, and a section devoted to its appearance care.
Part
6 includes:
ServiceTips
...................................................................... 214
Fuel ........................................................................\
.....
HoodRelease ..................................................................... 218
EngineOil ....................................................................... \
AirCleane r.. ..................................................................... 225
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ...........................................................
Enginecoolant .................................................................... 228
Power Steering Fluid .......................... % ....................................
Windshield Washer Fluid ............................................................ 232
Brakes ........................................................................\
...
Battery ........................................................................\
.. 235
BulbReplacement ................................................................. 236
LoadingYourVehicle ...............................................................
Tires ........................................................................\
....
Appearancecare ..................................................................
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ..................................................
FusesandCircuitBreakers ........................................................... 257
Capacities and Specifications ......................................................... 263
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balance between your front and rear brakes can change,
for the worse. The braking performance you've come to
expect can change in many other ways
if someone puts
in the wrong replacement brake parts.
Battery
Every new Bukk has a Delco Freedoma battery. You
never have to add water to one of these. When it's time
for a new battery, we recommend a Delco Freedom@
battery. Get one that has the catalog number shown on
the original battery's label.
Vehicle Storage
If you're not going to drive your vehicle for 25 days or
more, take off the black, negative
(-) cable from the
battery. This
will help keep your battery from running
down.
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Batteries have acid thia'f can &urn you'and gas p. -'
that can explode. You can be badly hurt if you <;*.
aren't careful. See "Jump Starting'' in the Index"
for tips on working around a battery without
Xing hurt.
Contact your dealer to learn how to prepare your vehicle
for longer storage periods.
Halogen Bulbs
A CAUTI IN
Halogen bull have pressurized gas inside and
in burst if you drop or scratch the bulb. You or
orhers could be injured. Take special car vhen
handling
an< "isDoPg of halc-?n hnnlbs
Headlamp Bulb Replacement
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Acc (Ignition Key Position) ........................ 66
Adding Brake Fluid
................................... 233
Electrical Equipment
.......................... 256
Engine Coolant
....................... i ....... 228
Engine Oil
.................................... 220
Power Steering Fluid
.......................... 231
Transaxle Fluid
............................... 226
Windshield Washer Fluid
....................... 232
Additives. Engine Oil
............................. 223
Adjustment. Brake
............... : ............... 143
Adult Safety Belt Usage
............................ 26
Aircleaner
...................................... 225
Airconditioner
................................. 110
Air Outlets
..................................... 1 10
Alcohol, Driving Under the Influence of
.............. 135
Alcohol in Gasoline
.............................. 215
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning
....................... 252
AM Radio Reception
............................. 113
AM Stereo Radio Reception
........................ 1 14
Antenna Care
..................................... 124
Antifreeze
...................................... 228 Antilock Brake System
.......................... 140
Anti-Theft Tips
.................................. 64
Appearance Care
................................ 248
Appearance Care and Materials
....................... 255
Armrest. Storage
................................... 98
Ashtrays
........................................ 96
Astroroof
....................................... 80
Audio Systems
.................................. 113
Automatic Door Locks
............................. 61
Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
........................ 27
Automatic Overdrive
.............................. 72
Automatic Transaxle
.............................. 71
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
......................... 226
Automatic Transaxle Torque Lock
.. ; i : .............. 165
Antilock
Braking' System Warning Light
.............. 103
Automatic Safety Belt. Use With Child Restraint
........ 42
Baby. Holding a
.................................. 41
Battery
........................................ 235
Battery Cables. Starting With
....................... 180
Blizzard. If You're Caught in a
..................... 168
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Child Restraints .................................. 42
Children and Safety Belts
.......................... 40
Cigarette Lighter ................................. 97
Circuit Breakers
................................. 257
City Driving
.................................... 156
Cleaner. Air
.................................... 225
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............................ 252
Fabric
...................................... 249
Glass
....................................... 251
Inside of Your Car
............................. 248
Leather and Vinyl
............................. 250
Outside Of Your Car
........................... 251
Power Antenna
............................... 124
Top of the Instrument Panel
..................... 250
UnderbodyofYourCar
........................ 253
Safety Belts
.................................. 251
Windshield Wiper and Blades
.................... 251
Weather Strips
................................ 253
White Sidewall Tires
........................... 253
Clock. Setting the
............................ 1 16. 120
Closed-In Places. Don’t Idle in
...................... 78
COinExhaust
................................... 78
Color
of Road Signs .............................. 128
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
................ 109
Compact Spare Tire
.............................. 210
Contents. Table of
................................. 9
. Compact Disc Care .............................. 124 Control
of a Vehicle
.............................. 138
Control. Loss of
................................. 148
Controls. Features and
............................. 57
Convex Outside Mirror
............................ 94
Coolant. Engine.
................................. 228
Coolant. Engine. Warning Gage
..................... 103
Coolant. Safety Warnings About
.................... 195
Courtesy Lights
.................................. 94
Covers. How to Remove Wheel
..................... 203
Cruise Control
................................... 86
Cruise Control. Change Speed With
.................. 89
Cruise Control. Turning
Off ......................... 91
Cruise Control Using on Hills
....................... 90
Curves. Driving on
............................... 144
Customer Assistance Information
................... 285
Customer Assistance for the Hearing and Speech Impaired 286
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.......... : ......... 285
D (Drive) Third Gear ............................. 72
@ Automatic Overdrive ........................... 72
Damage to Finish
................................. 253
Damage to Sheet Metal
........................... 253
Damage Warnings
................................ 11
Daytime Running Lights
........................... 92
Dead Battery
.................................... 180
Defensive Driving
............................... 134
Defogger, Rear Window
.......................... 113
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Defrost ........................................ 112
Dimensions
.................................... 261
Disc Brake Wear Indicators
........................ 142
Disposal of Used Oil
............................. 224
DoorLocks
...................................... 59
Down Hills and Mountains. Driving
................. 16 1
Downhill Parking ................................ 163
Driving
Downshifting
.................................... 73
AtNight .................................... 149
Defensively
.................................. 134
Drunk
...................................... 135
In a Foreign Country
........................... 2 16
InCities
..................................... 156
In
Fog. Mist or Haze ........................... 154
InRain ..................................... 152
InWinter
.................................... 166
OnCurves ................................... 144
On Freeways
................................. 157
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 16 1
On a Long Trip ............................... 159
On Snow or Ice
............................... 167
Through Deep Standing Water
.................... 70
Drunken Driving
................................ 135 Electric
Outside Rearview Mirror Control
............ 94.
Electrical Equipment. Adding .................. 114. 256
Emergencies. Braking
............................ 143
Etnergencies
on the Road .......................... 177
Emergencies. Steering
in .......................... 145
Emergency Starting. Discharged Battery
.............. 180
Emergency Wrecker Towing
....................... 185
Energy Conserving Oil ............................ 221
Engine
Block Heater
.............................. 70. 224
Coolant
..................................... 228
Coolant Temperature Warning Gage
.............. 103
Oil ......................................... 220
Oil Additives
................................. 223
Oil Pressure Warning Gage
...................... 104
Oil. When to Change .......................... 221
Starting
...................................... 67
Wa-ning Light About Need for Service ............ 107
Ethanol
in Gasoline .............................. 215
Exhaust
......................................... 78
Expectant Mothers. Use of Safety Belts by ............. 33
Expressway Driving .............................. 157
Extender. Safety Belt .............................. 55
Exterior Appearance
............................. 251
Overheating
.................................. 192
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Features and Controls ............................. 57
Fetus. Risk To
.. From Safety Belt Use ................ 33
Fiberglass Springs
.... : .......................... 254
Filling Your Fuel Tank
............................ 217
Filter. Oil
............................... 224.263. 264
Finish Care
...................................... 252
Finish Damage
. : ................................ 253
First Gear. When to Use
............................ 73
Flash-To-Pass
.................................... 83
FlatTire
....................................... 201
Flooded Engine. Starting
a ........................... 68
Fluids Brake
......................................... 233
Power Steering
............................... 231
Transaxle
..... : .............................. 226
Windshield Washer
............................ 232
Fluid Capacities
............... ............. 263, 264
FM Stereo Radio Reception
........................ 11 3
Fog, Drivingin .................................. 154
FogLights
...................................... 92
Foreign Operation
............................... 2 16
Francais, Guide En
................................. 2
Freedom Battery
.................................. 235
Freeway Driving
....... ........................ 157
French Language Manual
........................... 2
Front Seatback Latches
............................. 18
Fuel
...................................... 101, 215
FuelGage
...................................... 100 Fuel Light.
Low
........................ i ........ 101
Fuel Tank. Filling Your
........................... 217
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
........................ 257
Fuels
in Foreign Countries
......................... 2.16
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 103
Fuel
......................................... 100
Gasoline
....................... 1 ...... : .......... 215
Gasoline Tank. Filling-Your
........................ 217
Gear Positions
................................... 71
Glasscleaning
.................................. 251
Graphic Symbols
.................................. 12
Guard Against Theft
.............................. 64
Guide En Francais
......................... 1 ........ 2 .
Volts ........................................ 106
Halogen Bulbs
............................ ; ..... 235
Hazard Warning ‘Flasher ........................... 178
Haze. Driving in
................................... 154
Headlight Bulb Replacement
....................... 235’
Headlight High-Low Beam Switch
..................... 83
Headlight “On” Warning ........................... 92
Head Restraints
.................................. 17
Heater
......................................... 110
Hearing Impaired Customer Assistance
............. 1 . 286
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Safety Belt Usage by Children ....................... 40
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
................... 33
Safety Belt. Automatic
............................. 27
Safety Belt. Center Passenger
....................... 35
Safety Belt. Lap-Shoulder
.......................... 27
Safety Belts. Rear Seat Passengers
................... 37
Safety Belts. Right Front Adult Passenger
.............. 34
Safety
Belt. Lap
.................................. 35
Safety Belts. Too Loose
............................ 30
Safety Belts. Tom
................................. 56
Safety Belts. Twisted
............................... 33
Safety Belts. Why They Work’
....................... 20
Safety Cautions
.................................... 10
Safety Chains
................................... 173
Safety Defects. Reporting
.......................... 287
Safety Warnings
................................... 10
Schedule. Maintenance
........................... 265
Scheduled Maintenance-Services
.................... 268
Seats and Safety Belts
............................. 13
Seat Controls
..................................... 8
Second Gear. When to Use ......................... 73
Securing A Child Restraint
...................... 46. 48
Service and Appearance Care
............. ......... 213
Service Tips
................ : ................... 214
“Service Engine Soon” Warning Light
............... 107
Service Parts Identification Label
................... 256
Service Publications
.............................. 288 .
Setting the Clock ............................ 116. 120
Setting the Trip Odometer
.......................... 99
ShapeofRoadSigns
............................. 131 Sheet Metal Damage
............................. 253
Shift Lever Positions
.............................. 71
Shifting Into Park
.................................. 75
Signaling Turns
.................................. 81
Signs.. Road
.................................... 128
Skidding
....................................... 148
Snow or Ice. Driving
on ........................... 167
Snowstorm. If You’re Caught in a Bad
............... 168
Solvent-Type Cleaner
on Fabric ..................... 249
Sound Equipment. Adding
......................... 114
SpareTire
...................................... 210
Specifications Chart
.......................... 263, 264
Speech Impaired, Customer Assistance for
............ 286
Speed Control
..................................... 86
Speedometer
..................................... 99
Stains, Removing
................................. 250
Start (Ignition Key Position)
........................ 67
Starting Your Engine
.............................. 67
Starting Your Car
if the Battery is “Dead” ............. 180
Steam From Hot (Overheated) Engine
................ 192
Steering
........................................ 144
Steering
in Emergencies ........ ! .................. 145
Steering Wheel Radio Controls
..................... 122
Steering Wheel, Tilt
............................... 80
Steering Without Power Assist ...................... 144
Stereo Sound Systems
............................ 123
Storage Armrest
.................................. 98
Storing Your Car
................................ 235
Stuck, If Your Ignition Key is
....................... 67
Stuck. If Your Car is
.............................. 211
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