lock BUICK REGAL 1993 Owners Manual

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
e
e
BELTS 4
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have
to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e @
TURN
HIGH BEAM
OR = =o
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD ' ' ' 0- 0-
WASHER
WINDSHIELD WASHER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
HEADLAMP
-
WIPER
WASHER
Q
These symbols
are
used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING
I-1
BATTERY SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
RADIATOR 0
COOLANT
FUEL
ENGINE OIL w,
PRESSURE
TEMP
OIL &b
ANTILOCK (a)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RADIO
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
AIR 43
HATCHBACK TRUNK
RELEASE
t LIGHTER
HORN
SPEAKER
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them,and
also about reclining front seatbacks, and head
restraints.
Manual Seat
A CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push
a pedal when
you don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving.
Move the lever under the front seat to unlock it. Slide
the seat
to where you want it. Then release the lever and
try
to move the seat with your body, to make sure the
seat is locked into place.
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Four-Way Manual Seat - Drivers Seat Only (Option)
If you have this option, you have two levers under the
front edge of the seat. The lever near the outer side
of
the seat unlocks the seat allowing it to slide forward and
back. The lever near the center allows you
to tilt the seat
up or down.
Power Seat (Option)
(i
Front Control (F): Raise the front of the seat by
holding the switch
up. Hold the switch down to lower
the front of the seat.
Center Control (C): Move the seat forward or back by
holding the control to the front or back. Raise or lower
the seat by
holding the control up or down.
Rear Control (R): Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear
of
the seat.
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Reclining Front Seatback(s)
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat and move the seatback to where you want it.
Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pull up on the
lever and the seat
will go to an upright position.
But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
' A CAUTION:
c
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can't
do their job when
you're reclined lik thiF
L,
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Front Seatback Latches (%o-Door Models)
The front seatback folds forward to let people get into
the back seat.
Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless
you come to
a sudden stop. Then it will lock in place.
There's one time the seatback may not fold without
some help from
you. That's if your vehicle is parked
going down a fairly steep hill.
To fold a seatback forward,
push the seatback toward
the rear as
you lift this
latch. Then the seatback
will fold forward. The latch
must be down for the seat
to.work properly.
I I A CAUTION:
I If the seatback isn't locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure
it is
locked in place.
Easy Entry Seat Option (Two-Door Models)
The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get
in and
out of the rear seat.
0 When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward,
the whole seat will slide forward.
0 After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
right front seatback
to its original position. Then
move the seat rearward until it locks.
0 To get out, again tilt the seatback fully forward.
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A CAUTION:
If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it
can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person
sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used
it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry
seat
to be sure it is locked.
Safety Belts: They’re For Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you
some things you should not do
with safety belts.
A CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where they can’t wear a
safety belt properly.
If you are in a crash and
you’re
not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can
be much worse. You can
hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from
it. You can be
seriously injured or killed.
In the same crash, you
might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten
your safety belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly
too.
I
This figure lights up when you turn the key to “Run” or
“Start” when your safety belt isn’t buckled, and you’ll
hear a tone, too. It’s the reminder to buckle up.
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why: Thev work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are very mild.
In them, you won’t get hurt
even if you’re not buckled up. And some crashes can be
so serious, like being hit by a train, that even buckled up
a person wouldn’t survive. But most crashes are in
between. In many of them, people who buckle up can
survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they
could be badly hurt or killed.
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t
When the bike hits the block, it stops. But the child
keeps going!
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I . ..
Take the simplest “vehicle.” Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.
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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
This safety belt is called “automatic” because you don’t
have to buckI’e up when you get into your vehicle. And you
don’t have
to unbuckle when you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close and lock the door.
Adjust the seat
(to see how, see “Seats” in the Index) so
you can sit up straight.
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pelvic bones. And you’d be less likely to slide under the
lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force
at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal
injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder
’
and across the chest. These parts of the body are best
able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.
It’s possible that an automatic belt could keep you from
fully .opening a door. That can happen if the door was
slammed shut
very hard. Just close the door all the way,
then slowly open it. If that doesn’t
fix it, then your
Buick needs service.
We hope you’ll always keep your automatic belt
buckled. However, you may need to unbuckle it in
an
emergency. And you would need to unbuckle it to let
someone get into the center front seat position,
if your
The lap belt should be worn as low
on the hips as
possible. In a crash, this applies force to the strong
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vehicle has one. To unbuckle the automatic belt, just
push the button
on the buckle.
To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
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