BUICK REGAL 1994 Owners Manual

Towing Your Car
Try to have a GM dealer or a professional towing
service tow your Buick. The usual towing equipment is
a sling-type
(A) or a wheel-lift (B) or car carrier (C) tow
truck.
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If your vehicle has been changed or modified since it
was factory-new by adding aftermarket items like fog
lamps, aero skirting, or special tires and wheels, these
instructions and illustrations may not be correct,
Before you do anything, turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
When you call, tell the towing service:
That your vehicle has front-wheel drive.
The make, model, and year of your vehicle.
0 Whether you can still move the shift lever.
If there was an accident, what was damaged.
When the towing service arrives, let the tow operator
know that this manual contains detailed towing
instructions and illustrations. The operator may want to
see them.
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When your vehicle is being towed, have the ignition key
off. The steering wheel should be clamped in a
straight-ahead position, with a clamping device
designed for towing service. Do not use the vehicle’s
steering column lock,for this. The transaxle should be in
Neutral and the parking brake released.
Don’t have your vehicle towed on the front wheels,
unless you must.
If the vehicle must be towed on the
front wheels, don’t go more than
55 mph (88 k/h) or
farther than
500 miles (800 km) or your transaxle will
be damaged. If these limits must be exceeded, then the
front wheels have to be supported on a dolly.
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Front Towing Hookups
(Custom Sedan and Gran Sport Only)
Attach “T” hook chains in
front of the wheels into the
side slots
of the cradle on
~ both sides. Position
a
4” x 4” wood beam across the sling chains
against the bottom of the cradle horns. Position the
lower sling crossbar against the front
of the 4” x 4”
wood beam.
Attach a separate safety chain around the outboard end
of each lower control arm.
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Front Towing Hookups (Limited Sedan and Gran Sport
Only)
Attach “T” hook chains in
front of the wheel into the
side slots in the cradle
on
both sides.
Position a
4” x 4” wood beam across the sling chains
and center
in the middle of the lower facia. Position the lower sling crossbar against the front
of the
4” x 4” wood beam.
Attach a separate safety
chain around the outboard
end
of each lower control
ann.
.
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Rear Towing Hookups (Coupes Only)
Attach “T” hook chains
into slots
in the bottom of
the floor pan just ahead
of
the rear wheels on both
sides.
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A 4” x 4” wood beam is NOT needed. Position the lower
sling crossbar
just ahead of the front edge of the rear
bumper. Attach
a separate safety chain around the outboard end
of each lower control arm.
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Rear Towing Hookups
(Limited 8z Custom Sedans Only) NOTICE:
Do not tow with sling-type equipment or the rear
bumper valance will be damaged.
Towing a vehicle over rough surfaces could
damage a vehicle. Damage can occur from
vehicle to ground or vehicle
to wheel-lift
equipment. To help avoid damage, install a
towing dolly and raise the vehicle until adequate
clearance is obtained between the ground and/or
wheel-lift equipment.
Do not attach winch cables or J-hooks to
suspension components when using car carrier
equipment. Always use T-hooks inserted
in
T-hooks slots.
Use T-hook slots as identified in sling tow hookups on
previous page.
Use wheel
lift or car carrier equipment. Additional
ramping may be required for car carrier equipment. Use
safety chain and wheel straps.
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Front Towing Hookups (Coupes Only)
NOTICE:
Do not tow with sling-type equipment or
fascia/fog lamp/griIle damage will occur.
Towing a vehicle over rough surfaces could
damage a vehicle. Damage can occur from
vehicle to ground or vehicle to wheel-lift
equipment.
To help avoid damage, install a
towing dolly and raise the vehicle until adequate
clearance is obtained between the ground andlor
wheel-lift equipment.
Do not attach winch cables
or J-hooks to
suspension components when using car carrier
equipment. Always use T-hooks inserted in
T-hooks slots.
Use T-hook slots as identified in sling tow hookups.
Use wheel
lift or car carrier equipment. Additional
ramping may be required for car carrier equipment. Use
safety chain and wheel straps.
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Engine Overheating
You will find the coolant temperature gage on your
instrument panel.
You may also find a low coolant
warning light.
If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine
I NOTICE:
If your engine catches fire because you keep
driving with no coolant, your vehicle can be
badly damaged. The costly repairs would not be
covered by your warranty.
If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine
If you get the overheat warning but see or hear no
steam, the problem may not be too serious. Sometimes
the engine can get a little too hot when you:
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
Stop after high speed driving.
Idle for long periods in traffic.
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If you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam,
try this for a minute or
so:
1. Turn off your air conditioner.
2. Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest fan
speed and open the window as necessary.
3. Try to keep your engine under load (in a drive gear
where the engine runs slower).
If
you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive.
Just to be safe, drive slower for about
ten minutes. If the
warning doesn’t come back on,
you can drive normally.
If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and park your
vehicle right away.
If there’s still no sign of steam, you can idle the engine
for two or three minutes while you’re parked, to see if the
warning stops. But then, if you still have the warning,
TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND GET EVERYONE
OUT OF THE VEHICLE until it cools down.
You may decide not
to lift the hood but to get service
help right away. When you
decide it’s safe to lift
the hood, here’s what
you’ll see:
0 Coolant recovery tank
0 Radiator pressure cap
0 Electric engine fan
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