1993 BUICK PARK AVENUE Owners Manual

service, and you should take your Buick to the dealer at
once. To save your battery
until you get there, turn off
all accessories, and set your air system to OFF.
Volts Gage
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If you have the optional gage cluster, you have this gage
that shows voltage
in the electrical system. The normal
range
is 11 to 15 volts. If the reading stays outside the
normal range, have your Buick dealer check the
electrical system.
Tachometer
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The tachometer tells you how fast the engine is running.
It displays engine speed in thousands of revolutions per
minute
(RPM).
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Do not operate the engine with the tachometer in
the red area, or engine damage may occur.
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Door Ajar Light (Option)
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When the ignition is ON,
this light will stay on until
all the doors are closed and
completely latched.
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Trunk Ajar Light (Option)
If this light stays on with
the ignition
ON, it means
that the trunk lid is open or
not completely latched.
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@ Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
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In this part you’ll find out how to operate the comfort control systems and audio systems offered with your Buick .
Be sure to read about the particular system supplied with your vehicle .
Part 3 includes:
Comfort Control System
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Heater and Defroster
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Airconditioner
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RearWindowDefogger
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Ventilation
............................................................... 132. 138
Audiosystems
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Setting the Clock
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Radio Controls
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TapePlayerControls
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CDPlayerControls
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Understanding Radio Reception
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Care of Cassette Tape Player & Tapes ............................................. 155
CareofCompactDiscs
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Antennacare
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Your Buick Comfort System
This part tells you how to make your air system work
for you.
Outside Air
Fresh air from outside your vehicle flows through your
Buick when the car is moving. When the vehicle is not
moving, you can get outside air to flow through by
selecting any air choice (except the rear window
defogger) and the
HI fan speed.
Air Outlets
Adjust the direction of
air flow by moving the
louvered vents.
Rear Passenger ComforTemp (Option)
If you have this option, you can adjust the direction of
the air flow to
the rear seating area.
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If your Buick has the Dual Automatic ComforTemp
Climate Control option,
it looks like this:
Ext Temp
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The following information tells you how it works.
You will hear a beep each time a button is pushed. The
display will show fan, temperature and mode settings. Push this and
the display will indicate the outside
temperature (Unless
the system is OFF). Push it again to
return to the regular system display.
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CooVWarm Off
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To choose the temperature you want maintained inside
the car, push one of these.
You can choose from 60 OF (16 "C), for maximum
cooling, and
90" F (33 "C), for maximum heating. It is
not necessary to choose the extreme temperature to get
the system to heat
or cool at the maximum. The system
does
it automatically.
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When the system is off, the ventilation system will allow
air to flow through your Buick when the vehicle
is
moving. The system will try to keep the air at the chosen
temperature, unless
it is very hot or very cold. The
outside temperature will show in the display area when
the system is
OFF.
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Auto Dual Zone
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When the system is set for
automatic, air will come
from the
floor outlets, the
instrument panel outlets or
both. Fan speed will vary
(unless a blower
LO or HI
button has been pushed) as
the system gets to and
maintains the temperature
setting you have selected.
The display will show the set temperature and blower
speed.
In cold weather the system will delay turning on the fan,
to avoid blowing cold air. The length of the delay
depends on engine coolant temperature, outside
temperature and time since the engine was last started.
Pushing a
LO or HI blower button will override this
delay, and cause the fan to start.
To rid the system of stale air in warm weather, air will
come out of the floor outlets for
a short time. The
front seat passenger can control the air temperature
in their seating area.
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The air temperature for the right side of the front seat
can be set using the control on the passenger’s door.
Both DUAL
ZONE and AUTO buttons will light up. To
turn off this part of the system, push the DUAL ZONE
button again.
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The right front seat
passenger
can also activate
the
DUAL ZONE function
by pressing the
WARM or
COOL buttons on the
passenger door.
The indicator above the control will show the difference
from the main temperature setting.
Fan Speeds
The speed of the blower fan
is controlled automatically
if
you have the fan on
AUTO.
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If you want the blower fan
to run at lower speed, push
the
LO button. The blower
speed will decrease with
every push of the button
, until the lowest speed is
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If you want to raise the
blower speed, push HI. The
blower speed will increase
with every push
of the
button until maximum
speed is reached.
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