1993 BUICK CENTURY seats

Table of Contents
Introduction How to Use this Manual ....................................................... .10
This part tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings\
and symbols.
Part 1 Seats and Safety Belts .......................................................... I3
This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.
Part 2 Features & Controls .......................................................... .63
Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems. ............................................. W!
Part 4 Your Driving and the Road. .......................... : ........................ .I33
Part 5 Problems on the Road. ....................................................... .l83
Part 6 Service & Appearance Care .................................................... .221
Part7MaintenanceSchedule ...........................................................
Part 8 Customer .Assistance Information .............................................. .299
This part explains how to start and operate your Buick.
This part tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how
to operate your sound system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and \
how to drive under different conditions.
This part tells you what to
do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating.
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Buick running properly and looking good.
This part tells you when
to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
This part 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 302.”
hrt9Index ......................................................~...............30\
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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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Part 1 Seats and Safety Belts
Here you’ll fmd information about the seats in your Buick. your \
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (“air bag”)
system and how to use your safety belts properly
. You can also learn about some things you should not do with
safety belts
.
Part 1 includes:
SeatsandSeatControls ................................................................ 14
Folding Rear Seats (Wagon)
............................................................. 18
SafetyBelts ........................................................................\
. 23
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
........................................................ 29
DriverPosition ....................................................................... \
30
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System (Air Bag) .......................................... 35
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
........................................................ 40
RightFrontPassengerPosition .......................................................... 40
Center Passenger Position and Any Station Wagon Third Seat Pass\
enger Position
................... 41
RearSeatPassengers
.................................................................. 43
Children ........................................................................\
.... 45
SmallerChildrenandBabies ............................................................ 46
ChildRestraints
...................................................................... 47
SafetyBeltExtender
.................................................................. 60
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ...................................................... 61
LargerChildren
...................................................................... 58
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust
them-and
also abut folding seats, reclining front
seatbacks, and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
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/ CAUTION:
You can I.ose 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.
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Move the lever under the
front seat to unlock it. Slide
the seat to where you want it.
Then release the lever
and try to move the seat
with
your body, to make
sure the seat is locked
into
place.
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Reclining Front Seatback
1 Front seats have this
control. It’s located on the
front
of the seat.
Reclining bnt Seatback
Control:
To recline the
seatback hold the switch
up. Hold the switch down
1 to raise the seatback.
But don’t have a seatback
reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
The power seat controls are located on the front of the seat.
To adjust the power seat:
Front Control (F): Raise the front of the seat by holding
the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the front of
the seat.
Center Control (C): Move the seat forward or back by
holding the control to the right or left. Raise or lower the \
seat
by holding the control up or down.
Rear Control (R): 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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Folding Rear Sea& (Wagon)
To add more cargo room, the seatbacks of your rear
second and optional rear-facing third seats can be easily
folded down.
Be sure to check your seatback latches now
and then
by pushing the seatback back and forth. If they
do not latch properly, have them checked
by your dealer.
Remember
to keep safety belts clear of seat hinges and
latches
so they are not damaged when you raise and
lower the seatbacks.
Folding Second Seat
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To Lower the Split Second Seatback:
1. Each seat has its own release button. Press the release button
and pull the seatback forward and down.
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And you don't have to unbuckle when you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close and
lock the door.
Adjust the seat (to see how, see "Seats" in the Index)
so
you can sit up straight. The lap belt should be worn as
low on the hips as
possible. In a crash, this applies force
to the strong pelvic
bones. And you'd be less likely
to slide under the lap
belt. If
you slid under it, the belt would apply force at
your abdomen. This could cause serious
or even fatal
injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder
and across the chest. These parts
of the body are best
able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt
locks if there's a sudden stop or a crash.
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To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Don’t
let it get twisted.
@ What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won’t give nearly
as much protection this way.
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You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is
too loose. In a crash you would move forward too much, which could significantly increase injury.
The shoulder belt should
fit against your body.
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Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index) so’
you can sit up straight. Move your seat far enough
forward that your feet touch the part
of the vehicle that is
called the “toeboard” (A). That way you’d be less li\
kely
to slide under the lap belt in a crash.
Center Passenger Position and Any Station
Wagon Third Seat Passenger Position
If your vehicle has front and rear bench seats, someone
can sit in the center positions.
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