Buick REGAL 1996 Owner's manual

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The
1996
Buick
Regal Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
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This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.
It
also explains
“SRS”
system.
This section explains how to start and operate your Buick.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
This section tells you
what
to
do
if
you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or
overheated engine, etc.
Here the manual tells you how to keep
your
Buick running properly
and
looking good.
This section tells
you
when
to
perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
This section tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how to get service publications.
It
also
gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-7.
Index
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9-1
Here’s an alphabetical listing
of
almost
every subject in this manual.
You
can use it to quickly find something
you want to read.
Features and Controls
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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
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YourDrivingandtheRoad
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4-1
ProblemsontheRoad
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5-1
Service and Appearance Care.
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6-1
Maintenanceschedule
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7-1
Customer Assistance Information
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GEmRAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,
BUICK, the BUICK Emblem and the name REGAL
are
registered trademarks
of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time it
was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the
product after that time without further notice. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors of Canada Limited” for Buick Motor
Division whenever it appears in
this
manual.
WE
SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
AUTOMOTIVE
National
Institute
for
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
For Canadian Owners
Who
Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux
propriktaires canadiens:
Vous pouvez vous
procurer un exemplaire de
ce
guide en franqais chez
votre concessionaire
ou
au:
Please keep this manual in your Buick,
so
it will be there
if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you sell
the vehicle, please leave this manual in it
so
the new
owner can use it.
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Marketing Services Ltd.
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Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7
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U.S.A.
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No.
25632198
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First Edition
Walter
Marr
and
Thomas
Buick
Buick’s chief engineer, Walter
L.
Marr (left), and
Thomas
D.
Buick,
son
of founder David Dunbar Buick,
drove the first
Flint
Buick in a successful Flint-Detroit
round trip
in
July
1904.
David Buick was building gasoline engines by
1899,
and Man, his engineer, apparently built the first auto to
be called a Buick in
1900.
However, Buick traditionally
dates its beginnings
to
1903.
That was the year the
company was reorganized, refinanced and moved from
Detroit to Flint. Buick has always been a product
innovator. Buick engineers developed the
William
C.
(Billy)
Durant
In World War
11,
Buick built aircraft engines, tanks and
other military hardware. This post-war period brought
great styling and engineering changes which resulted
in
increased sales. The torque converter automatic
transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced
in
the 1948
Roadmaster. Buick’s Fdmous “portholes” came along
in
1949.
1949
Roadmaster
A
high-compression
V-8
engine was introduced
in
1953.
And
Buick’s famous vertical pillar “toothy” grille,
(introduced in 1942), became more massive
in
the
post-war era.
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1.953
Skylark
Motor Trend magazine named the
1962
Buick Special
“Car
of
the
Year.” The first production
V-6
engine
was
used in the Special.
I962
Buick Special
Built inside the walls of the old buildings in Buick’s
former Flint complex, which formed the cornerstone of
General Motors, Buick City is
a
state-of-the-art
assembly facility with more than
200
robots and other
high-tech equipment. It was completed
in
the fall
of
1985.
Buicks are, and will continue to be, premium American
motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich
detail and comfortable accommodation.
Ed
Mertz, General Manager; Buick
Motor
Division
Our mission is simple:
“Buick will provide Premium American Motorcars
backed with services that exceed our customers’
expectations, throughout the purchase, ownership,
service and repurchase experience.”
Buicks are SUBSTANTIAL.
Buicks are DISTINCTIVE.
Buicks are POWERFUL.
Buicks are MATURE.
How
to
Use
This
Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you
do this,
it
will help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle.
In
this manual, you’ll find that
pictures and words work together to explain things
quickly.
Index
A
good place to look for what you need is the Index in
the back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of all
that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll
find it.
Safety
Warnings
and
Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions
in
this
book.
We use a box and
the
word
CAUTION
to tell you about
things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the
warning.
These mean there
is
something that could hurt
you or other people.
In
the caution area, we tell
you
what the hazard is. Then
we
tell you what to do
to
help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you
or
others could be
hurt.
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You will also find a circle
with a slash through it
in
this
book.
This safety
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t do this,” or “Don’t
let
this
happen.”
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also,
in
this book you will find these notices:
.
NOTICE:
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These mean there
is
something that could
damage your vehicle.
not be covered by your warranty, and
it
could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the
damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings
in
different colors or in different
words.
You’ll
also
see
warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words CAUTION or
NOTICE.
In
the notice area, we
tell
you
about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
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Ve
hide
bols
These are some
of
the
symbols
you
may
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
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do
with
your lights:
SIGNALS
e
TURN
RUNNING
*
0
DAYTIME
..
LAMPS
.*
FOG LAMPS
#
0
These symbols
are
on
some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
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d
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These
symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE
F-
COOLANT
-
TEMP
-
CHARGING
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BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
t
LIGHTER
n
HORN
hs
SPEAKER
b
FUEL
p3
NOTES
NOTES
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Section
1
Seats
and
Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Buick and how to use your safety belts properly. You
..
can also learn about some things you should
not
do with
air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Sest Controls
This section tells you how to adjust the seats and
explains the reclining seatbacks and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
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.
2-Way Manual Seat
Lift the bar under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide
the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to
move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is
locked in place.
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Driver’s
4-Way
Manual
Seat
(Option)
The driver’s seat may have two levers under
the
front
edge of the seat. Lift the lever near the outer side of the
seat to unlock
it
and slide it forward and back. Lift the
lever near the center
to
tilt the seat
up
or
down.
Power Seat (Option)
FRONT
(A):
Raise the front of the seat by holding the
switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the front
of
the seat.
Reclining
Front
Seatbacks
(2-Door
Models)
Lift
the
lever to release the seatback, then move the
seatback to where you want it. Release the lever to lock
the seatback in place.
Pull
up
on
the lever without pushing
on the seatback and the seatback will
move
forward.
CENTER
(B):
Move the seat forward or backward by
holding the control
to
the front or back. Raise
or
lower
the seat by holding
the
control up or down.
REAR
(C):
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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But
don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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 like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job. In a crash you
could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In
a
crash the
belt could
go
up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
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Reclining Front Seatbacks (4-Door
Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the
seatback to where
you
want it. Release the lever to lock
the seatback in place. Pull up on the lever without pushing
on
the
seatback and the seatback will move forward.
But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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Sitting in
a
reclined position when your vehicle
is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
CAUTION: (Continued)
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up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in
front
of
you. In
a
crash you could go into it,
receiving neck
or
other injuries.
The lap belt can’t
do
its job either. In a crash the
belt could
go
up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is
in
motion,
have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down
so
that the top of the
restraint
is
closest to
the
top of
your
ears. This position
reduces the chance
of
a neck injury
in
a crash.
Seatback Latches
(2-Door
Models)
The front seat 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.
If
your vehicle is parked facing down
a
fairly steep hill,
the seatback
may
not fold without some help from
you.
To
fold the locked seatback forward, push the seatback
toward the rear and lift this latch. Then the seatback will
fold forward.
The
latch must be down for the seat to
work properly.
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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.
And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS),
or air
bag
system.
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Don’t let anyone ride where he or she 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.
J
Your vehicle has
a
light that
comes on as
a
reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the Index.)
I
After more than
25
years
of
safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. In most crashes buckling
up
does
matter
...
a lot!
In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They
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 mild, and some crashes can be
so
serious 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 have been badly hurt or killed.
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