BUICK SKYLARK 1993 Owners Manual

Headlights Reminder Light (Canada Only)
If your vehicle was first sold, when new, in Canada, this
light will
go on at night to remind you to turn on the
headlights.
Daytime Running Lights (Canada Only)
The Canadian Federal Government has decided that
“Daytime Running Lights” (DRL) are
a useful feature,
in that DRL can make your vehicle more visible to
pedestrians and other drivers during daylight hours.
DRL are required on
new vehicles sold in Canada.
Your DRL work with
a light sensor on top of the
instrument panel. Don’t cover it up.
The high beam headlights will come on at reduced
brightness in daylight when:
The ignition is on
The headlight switch is off, and
The parking brake is released.
At night, the headlights reminder light on the instrument
panel will come on to remind
you to turn on the
headlights. When
you turn on your headlights, the DRL
will switch
off and the exterior lights will come on.
When
you turn off the headlights, the exterior lights will
go out and the high beams will change to the reduced
brightness of DRL again. Of course, you may still turn on the headlights
or flash to pass any time you need to.

Courtesy Lights
When any door is opened, several lights go on. They
make it
easy for you to enter and leave the car. You also
can turn these lights on by rotating the interior light
control to
MAX.
The rear compartment lamp is also activated when the
doors are opened, the deck lid is opened
or when the
interior light control is rotated to
MAX.
Interior Lights Delay
On entry, the interior lights stay on, even after the door
is closed to give you time to find your keys
or controls.
The interior'lights go
off automatically when the
ignition is turned on, or after approximately
40 seconds.
This
40 second delay is disabled if the ignition has been
off less than
2 minutes. The interior lights will also go
on for
4 seconds if you pull on the door handle from the
inside trying to open a locked door.
Mirrors
Inside Mirror
When you are sitting.in a comfortable driving position,
adjust the mirror
so you can see clearly behind your car.
The day-night adjustment allows you to adjust the mirror
to avoid glare from the lights behind you.
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Outside Mirrors
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To adjust the left outside mirror, rotate the knob located
on the driver’s door. The right outside mirror must be
adjusted manually. Adjust each mirror
so you can just
see the side
of your vehicle.
If your Buick has the optional power mirror control, the
mi.rror control is located on the driver’s door. Rotate the
control to the left or right to choose the mirror you want
to adjust. Then move the control in the direction you
want to move the mirror.
Adjust each mirror
so you can just see the side of your
car and the area behind your car.

The net isn’t for larger, heavier loads. Store them in the To remove the rear ashtray for cleaning, press down on
trunk as far forward as you can. the snuffer as you pull the ashtray down and out.
You can unhook the net so that it will lie flat when
you’re not using it.
Ashtrays
The front center ashtray may be lifted out for cleaning.
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Cigarette Lighter Front Console Storage (Option)
It’s near
the ashtray. To use the cigarette lighter,’push it
in all the way and let go. When it’s ready, it will pop
back by itself. ..
arette lighter in with your hand
while it
is heating, it won’t be able to back away
from the heating element when it’s ready. Thal
can make it overheat, damaging the lighter and
the heating element.
The console between the front seats has rear seat cupholders that when pulled up and rotated backward
can be used. There is also a small tissue holder in the
cover.
If you have the full length console, you also have a
storage area with a sliding door. Lift
up on the latch to
open the door to store your compact discs, sunglasses or
other small items.
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Storage Armrest (Option) The Instrument Panel: Your
Information System
The armrest between the front seats opens' into a storage.
area.
To open it, press the lever at the front edge. Inside
are cupholders which can. be rotated forward for
use with
the cover closed. There is also a removeable coinholder,
and storage area for cassette tapes, compact discs or other small items.
Assist Handles
Above each rear door are as-sist handles that come down
to help you get in or out of your Buick.
Coat Hanger
Pushing on the coat hanger symbol allows you to use the
coat hanger. Your
instrument panel
is designed to let you know at a
glance how your car is running. You'll know
how fast
you're going, how much fuel you're using, and many
other things you'll need to know to drive safely and
economically.
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1 Speedometer and Odometer Trip Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles A trip odometer can tell you how many miles you have
: per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). Your driven since you last set
it to zero. To reset it, push the
i odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven, button.
in either miles (used in the
U.S.) or kilometers (used in
Canada).
Your Buick has a “tamper-resistant odometer.”
If you
can see silver lines between the numbers, probably
someone has tried to turn it back. The numbers may not
be true.
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You may wonder what happens if a car has to have a
new odometer installed.
If possible, the new one has to
be set to the same reading the old one had. If it can’t be,
then it’s set at zero,
but a label on the driver’s door must
show the old reading and when the new. one was
installed.

Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators
This section describes the warning lights and gages that
may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you
locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that something is wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning lights and gages could also save you or
others from injury.
Warning lights go on when there may be or is a problem with one of your vehicle’s functions.
As you will see in
the details
on the next few pages, some warning lights
come on briefly when you turn the ignition key just to
let you know they’re working. If you are familiar with
this section, you should not be alarmed when this
happens.
Gages can indicate when there may be or is a problem
with one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gages and
warning lights work together to let you know when
there’s a problem with your vehicle. When
one
of the warning lights comes on and stays on
when you are driving, or when one of the gages shows
there may be a problem, check the section that tells you what to do about it. Please follow the manual’s advice.
Waiting to do repairs can be costly
-- and,even
dangerous.
So please get to know your warning lights
and gages. They’re a big help.
Fuel Gage
Your fuel gage shows how much fuel is in your tank. It
works only when the engine is on. When the indicator
nears
“E,” you still have a little fuel left. You need to get
more right away.