1993 BUICK RIVIERA remote start

Parking at Night: Park in a lighted spot, close all
windows and lock your vehicle. Remember to keep your
valuables out of sight. Put them in a storage area, or take
them with you.
Parking Lots: If
you park in a lot where someone will be
watching your vehicle, it’s best to lock it up and take
your keys. But what if you have to leave your ignition
key? What if you have to leave something valuable in
your vehicle?
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Put your valuables in a storage area, like your trunk
or glove box.
Lock the glove box.
Lock all the doors except the driver’s.
Then take the door key with you.
Universal Theft Deterrent (Option)
If your Buick has this option, it has a theft deterrent
alarm system. With this system, the “SECURITY” light
will flash as you open the door (if your ignition is
off).
This light reminds you to arm the theft deterrent system.
Here’s how to do it:
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Open the door.
Lock the door with the power door lock switch or
Remote Keyless Entry System. The “SECURITY”
light should come on and stay on.
Close all doors. The “SECURITY” light ‘should go
off.
If a door or the trunk is opened without the key or
Remote Keyless Entry System the alarm will go off. It
will also go off
if a door lock or the trunk lock is
damaged. Your vehicle’s lights will flash and the horn
will sound for several minutes, then will go
off to save
battery power.
Remember, the theft deterrent system won’t arm if you lock the doors with a key or manual door lock. It arms
only
if you use a power door lock switch or Remote
Keyless Entry System. You should also remember that
you can start your vehicle with the correct ignition key
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by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, or by
fatigue.
Here are some tips on night driving.
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Drive defensively. Remember, this is the most
dangerous time.
Don’t drink and drive. (See “Drunken Driving” in
the Index for more on this problem.)
Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare
from headlights behind you.
Since you can’t see as well, you may need to slow
down and keep more space between you and other
vehicles. It’s hard to tell how fast the vehicle ahead
is going just by looking at its tail’lights.
Slow’’ down, especially on higher speed roads. Your
headlights can light up only
so much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for’animals.
If you’re tired, pull off the road in a safe place and
rest.
Night Vision
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as
we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old
driver may require at least twice as much light to see the
same thing at night as a 20-year-old. What you
do in the daytime can also affect your night
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vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright
sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will
have less trouble adjusting to night.
But if you’re driving, don’t wear sunglasses at night.
They may cut down on glare from headlights, but they
also make a lot of things invisible that should remain
visible
- such as parked cars, obstacles, pedestrians, or
even trains blocking railway crossings. You may want to
put on your sunglasses after you have pulled into a
brightly-lighted service or refreshment area. Eyes
shielded from that glare may adjust more quickly to
darkness back on the road. But be sure to remove your
sunglasses before you leave the service area.
You can be temporarily blinded by approaching lights. It
can take a second or two, or even several seconds, for
your eyes
to readjust to the dark. When you are faced
with severe glare (as from a driver who doesn’t lower
the hi.gh beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlights),
slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into the
approaching lights.
If there is a line of opposing traffic,
make occasional glances over the line of headlights to
make certain that one of the vehicles isn’t starting to
move into your lane. Once you are past the bright lights,
give
your eyes time to readjust before resuming speed.
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High Speed. Shifting When Your Engine is Running ..... 76 Jack. Tire ..................................... 205
Highway Hypnosis
............................... 172 Jacking Up the Car ............................... 205
Hill and Mountain Roads
.......................... 173 Jump Starting ................................... 186
Hills. Parking on
................................. 175
Holding a Baby in Your Car
......................... 43
Hood. Opening the
............................... 221
Horn ........................................... 84 Keys 59
Hot Coolant Warning Light
........................ 113 Keyless Entry System. Remote 64
Hydroplaning
................................... 166
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Hot Engine. Safety Warnings About 196 Kilomefa- J&$q$cx .. +... .? . ... _. % ......... . ... .’_ rs.z7 t- ........ . 105 .................
Ice. Driving on ................................. 179
Identification Label. Service Parts
................... 261
Identification Number. Vehicle
..................... 261
Idling Your Engine
................................ 82
If You’re Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow
........... 214
Indicator. Turn Signal
............................. 85
Indicators. Disc Brake Wear ....................... 156
Indicators. Warning Lights and Gages
................ 107
Infant Restraint
................................... 45
Inflation. Tire
................................... 245
Inside Mirror
.................................... 99
Inspection. Tire
................................. 245
Instrument Panel
................................ 105
Interior Cleaning
................................ 253
Interlock. Brake-Transaxle Shift
.................. 75. 81
Introduction
. How To Use This Manual ............... 10
Ignition Key Positions
............................. 71
Label.
Service Parts Identification
.................. 261
Lane Change Indicator
............................. 85
Lap-Shoulder Belt Usage by Children
................. 55
Leaving Your Vehicle .............................. 80
Level Control. Electronic
.......................... 104
License Plate Holder. Rear
......................... 104
Light. Safety Belt
................................. -25
Light.
Turn Signal Indicator ......................... 85
Lighter. Cigarette
................................ 111
Lights Daytime Running
.............................. 98
Panel and Interior
.............................. 96
Traffic
...................................... 145
“On” Warning
................................. 96
Operation
.................................... 86
Loading Your Vehicle ............................ 242
Lap Belt
........................................ -42
Lights
& Gages. Warning Indicators ................. 107
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