light BUICK RIVIERA 1993 User Guide

Se6urity light will flash. But you don’t have to wait three
minutes before trying one
of the ignition keys.
See
your Buick dealer or a locksmith who can service
the Pass-Key
11 TM to have a new key made.
If you’re ever driving and the “SECURITY” light comes on and continues to flash,
you will be able to restart
your engine if
you turn it off. Your PASS-Key 11 TM
system, however, is not working properly and must be
serviced by your Buick dealer. Your vehicle is not
protected
by the PASS-Key 11 system.
If you lose
or damage a PASS-Key 11 ignition key, see
your Buick dealer or a locksmith who can service
PASS-Key I1
TM to have a new key made.
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1 (First Gear) Parking Brake
This position gives you even more power (but lower
fuel economy) than
“2.” You can use it on very steep
hills, or in deep snow or mud. If the selector lever is
put in
“1,” the transaxle won’t shift into first gear
until the vehicle is going slowly enough.
The parking brakes uses the brakes on the rear wheels.
To set the parking brake:
Hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot.
Push down the parking brake pedal with your left foot.
If the ignition is on, the brake system warning light will
come on.

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The Turn SignallHeadlight Beam
Lever nrn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
The lever an the left side of the steering column
includes
your:
0 Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
0 Headlight High-Low Beam & Passing Signal.
0 Flash-To-Pass Feature
6 Windshield Wipers
0 Windshield Washer
0 Cruise Control The turn signal has two upward (for Right) and two
downward (for Left) positions. These positions allow
you to signal a turn or a lane change.
To signal a turn, move the lever all the way up or down.
When the turn is finished, the lever will return
automatically.
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in the direciion of the turn
or lane change.
To signal a lane change, just raise or lower
the lever
until the green arrow starts to flash. Hold it there until
you complete your lane change. The lever will return by
itself when you release it.
As you signal a turn or a lane change, if the arrows don’t
flash but just stay on, a signal bulb may be burned out
‘and other drivers won’t see your turn signal.
Operation of Lights.
Although your vehicle’s lighting system (headlamps,
parking lamps, fog lamps, side marker lamps and tail
lamps) meet all applicable Federal lighting
requirements, certain States and Rovinces may apply
their
own lighting regulations that may require special
attention before you operate these lamps. For example,
some jurisdictions may require that you operate your
lower beam lamps with fog lamps at all times, or that
headlamps be turned on whenever you must use your
windshield wipers. In addition, most jurisdictions
prohibit driving solely with parking lamps, especially at
dawn or dusk. It is recommended that you check with you own State or Provincial highway authority
for
applicable lighting regulations.
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If a bulb is burned out, replace it to help avoid an
accident.
If the green arrows don’t go on at all when you
signal a turn, check the fuse (see “Fuses” in the Index)
hnd-fQr bumed-Qvt bulbs. i
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Headlight High-Low Beam
To change the headlights
from low beam to high or
high to low, pull the turn signal lever all the way
toward
you. Then release it.
When the high beams are
on, a blue light on the
instrument panel also will
be on.
If your headlights are on, but on low beam: The system
works normally. Just pull the lever until it clicks. Your
headlights will shift to high beam and stay there. To
return to low beam, just pull the lever toward you.
Windshield Wipers
Flash-To-Pass Feature
This feature lets you use your high beam headlights to
signal a driver in front of you that
you want to pass. It
works even if your headlights are
off.
To use it, pull the headlight beam toward you a little
(but not
so far that you hear a click). When you do:
If your headlights are off Your high beam headlights
will
turn on. They’ll stay on as long as you hold the
lever there. Release the lever to turn them
off.
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You control the windshield wipers by turning the band
marked “WIPER.”
For a single wiping cycle, turn the band to
“MIST.”
Hold it there until the wipers start, then let go. The
wipers will stop after one cycle. If
you want more
cycles, hold the band on
“MIST” longer.
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You can set the wiper speed for a long or short delay
between wipes. This can be very useful
in light rain or
snow. Turn the
band to choose the delay time. The
closer to
“LO,” the shorter the delay.
For steady wiping at low speed,
turn the band away
from
you to the “LO” position. For high speed wiping,
turn the band further, to “HI.” To stop the wipers, move
$he band to
“OFF.”
A CAUTION:
Damaged wiper blades may prevent you fro!..
seeing well enough to drive safely.
To avoid
damage, be sure to clear ice and snow from the
wiper blades before using them.
If they’re
frozen to the windshield, carefully loosen or
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thaw them. If your blades do become damaged,
get new blades or blade inserts.
Heavy snow or ice can overload your wipers. A circuit
breaker will stop them until the motor cools. Clear away
,snow or ice to prevent an overload.
Windshield Washer
At the top of the multifunction lever there’s a paddle
with the word
“PUSH” on it. To spray washer fluid on
the windshield, just push the paddle for less than a
second. The washer will spray several times, then stop.
Unless they are already turned on, the wipers will
operate at low speed for several sweeps, then turn
off.
To get more fluid on the windshield, push and .hold the
paddle. Spraying will continue as long as the paddle is
held.
If this light comes on, it
means you’re low on
I washer fluid.
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To Set Cruise Control
1. Move the Cruise
Control switch to
“ON.”
I A CAUTION:
2. Get up to the speed you want.
3. Push in set the button at
the end of the lever and
release it. (The
“C.RUISE” light on the
instrument panel
will
If you leave your Cruise Control switch on when
you’re not using Cruise, you might hit a button
and go into Cruise when you don’t want to. You
could be startled and even lose control. Keep
the Cruise Control switch
“OFF” until you want
to use it.
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come on.)
4. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
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To Get Out of Cruise Control
There are two ways to turn off the Cruise Control:
To Erase Speed Memory
When you turn off the Cruise Control or the ignition,
your Cruise Control set speed memory is erased.
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Move the Cruise
switch
to "'OFF.'' (The
"CRUISE' ligfit will
go aut.)
Cruise and Resume Lights
The CRUISE light tells you
when you have your cruise
control on.
The RESUME light comes
on when you push the
Resume/Accelerate button until you reach
yov set
speed again.

Lights
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1 0 Headlights
The LIGHTS switch controls these light systems:
Taillights
Parking Lights
0 License Lights
Sidemarker Lights
Instrument Panel Lights
0 Interior Courtesy Lights
Push the LIGHTS switch to turn the
headlights on or
off. Push the "P" (PARK) switch to turn the parking
lights
on or off.
Headlight ''On" Warning
If the light switch is left on you'll hear a warning tone
when you turn the ignition off and open the driver's
door.
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Panel and Interior Lights
The instrument panel light
brightness can be adjusted when the parking or
headlights are
on. Slide the
lever toward HI to make
them brighter; toward
LO to
dim them. Push the lever to
INT to
turn on the interior
lights.
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Twilight Sentinel
Twilight Sentinel turns your headlights
on and off by
sensing how dark it
is
outside.
To operate
it, leave the light switch off and move the
Twilight Sentinel control to any position but
OFF.
If you move the control. all the way to MAX, your lights
will remain on for three minutes after you turn
off your
engine.
If you move the control almost all the way in the
other direction, the lights will
go off quickly when you
turn off your engine. You can change this delay time
from only a few seconds to three minutes. Your
Twilight Sentinel and Daytime Running Lights
(Canada Only) work with the light sensor
on top of your
instrument panel. Don’t cover it up, if you
do it will read
“dark” and your lights will come on.
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