Buick 1997 LeSabre Owner's manual

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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. Tt also explains the
“SRS”
system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your Buick.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how
to
operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about
the
road and how
to
drive under different conditions.
Problems
on
the Road
This section tells what to
do
if
you
have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine. etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Buick running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants
to
use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells
you
how
to
contact Buick for assistance and how
to
get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects”
on
page
8-8.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing
of
almost every subject
in
this manual. You can
use
it
to
quickly find
something you want to read.
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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.
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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&tee.
its
beginnings
to
1903.
That
was
the
year
the
William
C.
(Billy)
Durant
compmy
was
reorganized, refinzmced
ad
moved
from
Detroit
to
Flint.
Buick has
always
been
a product
innovator.
Buick
engineers
developed
the
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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
famous
“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.
1953
Skylark
Motor Trend magazine named the
1962
Buick Special
“Car of the Year.” The first production
V-6
engine was
used in the Special.
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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.
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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.
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.”
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Vehicle
Damage Warnings
Also,
in this book you will find these notices:
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NOTICE:
These mean there
is
something that
could
damage your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage
your
vehicle. Many times, this damage would
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.
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Vehicle
Symbols
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
,111,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BAlTERY
These symbols
are important
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
for
you
md
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
e
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have
to
do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS
e
TURN
RUNNING
.':**o
DAYTIME
LAMPS
*
**
FOG LAMPS
#
0
These symbols
are
on
some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
'
These symbols
are
used
on
warning
and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
-
CHARGING
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
h
COOLANT
ENGINE OIL
e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
I
LIGHTER
-
HORN
k3
SPEAKER
b
FUEL
m
Seats and Seat Controls
This
section tells you about the seats
--
how to adjust
them
--
and also about 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.
Pull
up
on the control bar under the front
of
the seat to
unlock
it.
Slide the
seat to
where
you
want it.
Then
release the bar and try
to
move
the
seat with your body
to make sure
the
seat
is
locked into place.
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Power Seat
(If
Equipped)
The power seat controls are on the armrest.
Front Control:
Raise the front of
the
seat by pushing
the left side
of
the switch. Push the right side of the
switch to lower the front of the seat.
Center Control:
Move the seat forward or backward by
pushing the control on the front or back. Raise the seat
by pushing the control on
the
left. Lower the seat by
pushing the control on the right.
Rear Control:
Raise the rear
of
the seat by pushing the
switch on the left. Lower
the
rear of the seat by pushing
the switch on the right.
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Reclining
Front
Seatbacks
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.
Sitting in
a
reclined position when your vehicle
is
in motion can be dangerous.
Even if
you
buckle
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CAUTION:
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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.
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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CAUTION:
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.
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CAUTION:
It
is
extremely dangerous to ride in
a
cargo area,
inside or outside
of
a
vehicle. In
a
collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured
or
killed.
Do
not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in
a
seat and using
a
safety belt properly.
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Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as a reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light” in
the Index.)
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.
After more than
25
years
of
safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
...
a
lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride
in
or
on anything, you go as fast as
it
goes.
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Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just
a
seat
on wheels.
Put someone
on
it.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn't stop.
The person keeps going until stopped
by
something.
In
a
real vehicle,
it
could be the windshield
...
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