Buick 1996 User manual

Type
User manual
BUICK
The
1996
Buick
LeSabre Owner’s
Mmual
Seats and Restraint Systems
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1-1
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.
Here’s
an alphabetical listing
of
almost every subject
in
this manual. You can use
it
to quickly find something
you
want to read.
FeaturesandControls
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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
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3-1
YourDrivingandtheRoad
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ProblemsontheRoad
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5-1
ServiceandAppearanceCare
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6-1
Maintenanceschedule
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7-1
Customer Assistance Information
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8-1
Index
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,
BUICK, the BUICK Emblem and the name LeSabre 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.
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.
WE
SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National
Institute
for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
~~~~
We support voluntary
technician certification.
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 aur
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Marketing Services Ltd.
1500 Bonhill Rd.
Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7
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in
U.S.A.
Part
No.
25639452
A
First Edition
@Copyright General Motors Corporation 1995
All Rights Reserved
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Durant also created a racing team that won
500
racing
trophies in 1909 and 19 10, including successes at
Indianapolis two years before the Indy
500
began.
The success of Buick engines was visible not only on
the race track, but in endurance tests across the country
and around the world. Buick was the only car to
complete a 1,000-mile Chicago-to-New York race in
1906. And a Buick was the first car to travel across
South America, driven from Buenos Aires, Argentina,
over the Andes to Santiago, Chile in 1914.
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1
1911
Model
21
Touring Car
on
Buick’s
Test
Hill
Buick drew plenty of attention because it could climb
hills and run through mud like no other car. Buick’s
endurance and reliability were world famous.
During World War
I,
Buick built Liberty aircraft engines
as well as Red Cross ambulances
so
successfully that
one Buick ambulance was awarded the Croix de Guerre
by
the
French government.
As
a builder of premier automobiles, Buick was hard hit
by the Great Depression. However, new General
Manager Harlow
H.
Curtice created popular new models
including the Special and the Roadmaster. Buick sales
soon flourished.
..
.. .
..
First
Buick
Factory
V
In World War
11,
Buick built aircraft engines, tanks and A high-compression
V-8
engine was introduced in
1953.
other military hardware. This post-war period brought And Buick’s famous vertical pillar “toothy” grille,
great styling and engineering changes which resulted in (introduced in
1942),
became more massive in the
increased sales. The torque converter automatic post-war era.
transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced in the 1948
Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes” came along
in
1949.
1949
Roadmaster
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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1962
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.
r--
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.
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 cee 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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hese are
some
of
the symbols you may
find
on
your vehicle.
hide
~
mbols
For example.
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE
A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
SPARK
OR
,111,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for
you
and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have to
do
with
your
lights:
SIGNALS
9
TURN
RUNNING
.‘**o*o
DAYTIME
LAMPS
.*’
FOG LAMPS
$0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
(
‘7
r!,
dA
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
-
CHARGING
17
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
Wb
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here
are
some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
t
LIGHTER
n
HORN
b
SPEAKER
b
FUEL
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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
Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats
--
how to
adjust them
--
and also about reclining seatbacks and
head restraints.
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
confme 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.
Manual
Front
Seat
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.
Power
Seat
(Option)
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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Front
Se--backs
....
~
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.
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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 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.
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Why
Saft
wl
Belts
Work
When you ride in or
on
anything, you
go
as fast
as
it goes.
t
.
.
.
.*.
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
...
1-6
or the instrument panel
.
. .
or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down
as
the vehicle does.
You
get more time to stop.
You
stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why
safety belts make such good sense.
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Here Are Questions Many People
Ask
About, Safety Belts
--
and the Answers
&:
Won’t
I
be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if
I’m
wearing a safety belt?
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A:
You
could
be
--
whether you’re wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
1
even if you’re upside down. And your chance
of
being conscious during and after
an
accident,
so
you
can
unbuckle and get out, is
much
greater
if
you are belted.
@
If my vehicle has air bags, why should
I
have to
A:
Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be
in
most of them
in
the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so
they work
with
safety belts
--
not instead
of
them. Every air bag
system ever offered for sale has required the use
of
safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle that has air
bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only
in
frontal collisions,
wear safety belts?
I
but especially in side and other collisions.
&:
If
I’m
a good driver, and
I
never drive far from
home, why should
I
wear safety belts?
A:
You may be an excellent driver, but
if
you’re
in
an
accident
--
even one that isn’t your fault
--
you and
your passengers
can
be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25
miles
(40
km)
of home. And the greatest number of serious
injuries and deaths occur at speeds
of
less than
40
mph
(65
km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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