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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK,

the BUICK Emblem and the name FUVIERA 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 tlns manual.

Please keep this manual in your vehicle,

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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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

back

of

the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’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

In the notice area, we

tell

you about something that can

damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would

Also, in this book you will find these notices: not be covered by your warranty, and it could be

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costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help

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NOTICE:

avoid the damage.

When you read other manuals, yo--

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ght see

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These mean there is something that could

damage your vehicle.

CAUTION and NOTICE warnings

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different

colors or in different words.

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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

ACID COULD

BATTERY

CAUSE

BURNS

AVOID

SPARKS

OR

FLAMES

SPARK

OR

,\I/,

COULD

FLAME

EXPLODE

BATERY

These symbols

are important

for you and

your passengers

whenever your

vehicle

is

driven:

DOOR LOCK

UNLOCK

FASTEN

SEAT

BELTS

These symbols

have to do with

your lamps:

SIGNALS

e

TURN

FOG LAMPS

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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:

ENGINE

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COOLANT

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r-

TEMP

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CHARGING

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BATTERY

SYSTEM

BRAKE

(0)

ENGINE OIL

w,

PRESSURE

ANTI-LOCK

(@)

BRAKES

Here are some

other symbols

you may see:

FUSE

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LIGHTER

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HORN

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SPEAKER

b

FUEL

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NOTES

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Section

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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.

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Seats and Seat Controls

Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone

Here are Questions Many People Ask About

Safety Belts

--

and the Answers

How

to

Wear Safety Belts Properly

Driver Position

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

Right Front Passenger Position

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)

Center Passenger Position

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Rear Seat Passengers

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children

and Small Adults

Children

Child Restraints

Larger Children

Safety Belt Extender

Checking Your Restraint Systems

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash

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Seats

and

Seat

Controls

This section tells you about the seats

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how to adjust

them, and also about memory seats, reclining seatbacks

and head restraints.

Power Seats

The power seat controls are located

on

the side

of

the

driver’s and passenger’s seats.

Raise

or

lower the front

of

the

seat cushion by holding

the

front part

of

the horizontal control up or down.

Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by holding

the rear part

of

the horizontal control up or down.

Raise or lower the entire seat cushion by holding the

whole control up or down.

Move the seat forward or back by holding the control

to the front or back.

Power Lumbar Control (Option)

If

you

have

this

option,

the

driver’s and passenger’s

seatback lumbar support can be adjusted by moving the

single switch located on the side of the seat.

To

increase or

decrease support, hold the switch

forward

or reward.

,

Memory Seat

and

Mirrors

(Option)

To

set your memory seat and mirrors:

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Adjust the driver’s seat cushion to

your

desired

position. Adjust both outside mirrors to suit you. See

“Mirrors”

in

the

Index.

When your vehicle

is

in

PARK

(P)

with the ignition on

or

off,

press the sane side

of

the

MEMORY

smitch

to

recall the seat

and

mirror-setting.

To

do the same thing for

a

second driver, fdow

the

preceding steps,

but

press the other side

of

the

,.

The memory function controls the driver’s seat cushion-

MEMORY

switch.

ignition onor

off,

push

EXIT

and

the

seat will

go

all

the

way down and back.

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Memory Seat

and

Mirrors Personal Choice

Feature (Option)

The transmitters can also be programmed to move the

driver’s seat and outside rnirrors to a set memory

position when the transmitter’s UNLOCK button

is pressed.

To

program the system:

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2.

3.

4.

Adjust the driver’s seat cushion to a comfortable

position. Adjust both outside mirrors to suit you. See

“Power Remote Control Mirror” in the Index.

Press the

SET

button on the driver’s door armrest.

You will hear one beep.

Within five seconds, press one of the two memory

buttons on the armrest. You will hear two beeps to

confirm that the mirror and the seat positions are

entered into memory.

Press the UNLOCK button on the appropriate

transmitter within five seconds. You will hear

two beeps.

The second transmitter can be programmed to record

a different seat and mirror position by following the

same steps.

If you prefer to program the exit seat position, which

moves the seat completely down and back, follow

these steps:

Press the

SET

button on the driver’s door armrest.

You will hear one beep.

Press the

EXIT

button on the armrest. You will hear

one beep, but the seat will not move at this time.

Press the UNLOCK button on the appropriate

transmitter within five seconds. You will hear

two beeps.

This personal choice feature will work only when the

vehicle is in PARK (P). A beep will sound inside the

vehicle when the UNLOCK button on the transmitter is

pressed to move the seat and mirrors.

To

turn this feature

off,

press

SET

and then UNLOCK

within five seconds.

Heated Front Seat (Option)

Reclining Front Seatbacks

If

your vehicle has this

option, the switch

is

on the

armrest. With the ignition

in

ACCESSORY

or

RUN,

press

the

button once and

the seat will warm up. The

HI

light on the button will

come on.

Press the button a second time and the

LO

light will

come on. The seat will warm to a lower temperature.

Press

the

button a third time to turn off the heated seat.

The heater will also

turn

off automatically when the

ignition is turned

off.

The front seatbacks can be

adjusted by pressing the

vertical control located

on

the

side

of

the seat. Push it

forward to bring the seat to

a more upright position.

Push it rearward to recline

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But

don’t have a

seatback

reclined

is

moving.

if

your

vehicle

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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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.

If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

press rearward on the seatback to be sure it

is locked.

The front seatback 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.

There’s one time the seatback may not fold without

some help from you. That’s

if

your

vehicle is parked

going down a fairlv steet, hill.

To

fold

a

seatback forward

if it does lock in place, push

the seatback toward the rear

as you lift this latch. Then

the seatback will fold

forward. The latch must

be down for the seat to

work 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

30

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.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just

a

seat

on wheels.

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