1993 BUICK SKYLARK Owners Manual

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1923 Sport Roadster

Table of Contents
How to Use this Manual ................................................................. 10
Seats and Safety Belts
............................ .:. ................................... 13
FeaturesandControls
.................................................................. 61
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
..................................................... 119
YourDrivingandtheRoad
.............................................................. 137
ProblemsontheRoad
.................................................................. 185
This part tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings & symbols.
This part tells you how
to use your seats and safety belts properly.
This part explains how to start and operate your Buick.
This part tells you how to adjust the ventilation
& 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.’’
Here’s an alphabetical listing
of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................ 215
Maintenanceschedule
.................................................................. 265
Customer Assistance Information
........................................................ 285
Index
........................................................................\
........ 293
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How to Use This Manual You will also find a red circle with a slash through it in
this book.
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to endwhen they ,first receive their new vehicle. This
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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.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use yellow and the word
CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
In the yellow 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. This safety symbol means
“Don’t,’’ “Don’t do this,”
or “Don’t let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings - -
- --x, in this book J :z -.-:ill find these blue notices: In the blue notice area, we tell you about something that
can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage
would 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.
In this manual, we’ve used the
familiar words and colors that Buick has used for years.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same colors, and the words CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will. find -on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
Q
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD CAUSE
BA~~RY
BURNS AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD pq
FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle- is
driven:
FASTEN SEAT 4
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e 9
TU-RN
HIGH BEAM
OR = =o
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD ' ' '
. WASHER
CI 0s
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WINDSHIELD
WASHER 8
wI*DsHIELDw DEFROSTER
WINDOW
Ltft,
REAR
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
3f
HEADLAMP -
WIPER
WASHER
EQ
L
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These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
TEMP *-
ENGINE
CHARGING BATTERY
SYSTEM
RADIATOR
a
COOLANT
FUEL @
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
TEMP
OIL &
ANTILOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RAD10 k
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
AIR e
HATCHBACK TRUNK
RELEASE
LIGHTER
1-i
HORN
SPEAKER
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Part 1 Seats And Safety Belts
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 safety belts .
Part 1 includes:
SeatsandSeatControls ............................................................. 14
Head Restraints
............................................................. .. ..... 18
Safety Belts
. They’re for Everyone ................................................... 21
WhySafetyBeltsWork
............................................................. 23
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts
.......................................... 27
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
.................................................... 28
Adults
........................................................................\
.... 28
DriverPosition
.................................................................... 29
Lap-ShoulderBelt
................................................................. 29
Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy ...................................................... 35
PassengerPositions
................................................................ 36
Children
........................................................................\
. 44
Smaller Children and Babies ......................................................... 44
ChildRestraints ................................................................... 46
LargerChildren ................................................................... 56
SafetyBeltExtender
................................................................ 59
Checking Your Restraint System
...................................................... 59
Replacing Safety.Belts After a Crash
................................................... 60
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and also about reclining front seatbacks, and head
restraints.
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Manual Seat
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
confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when
you don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
w’
n the vehicle is not mo\-’-g.
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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
I seat is locked in place.

Four Way Manual Seat - Drivers Seat Only
(Option) Manual Lumbar Support
(Gran Sport
- Driver's Seat Only)
If you have this feature,
you have the lumbar
control on the right side
of
the seatback.
Rotate the control clockwise (to the right) to increase the
lumbar back support.
To decrease the SUDDO~~. rotate the
If you have this option, you have two levers under the
control counterciockwise (to the left).
front edge of the seat. The lever near the outer side
of
the seat unlocks the seat allowing it to slide forward and
backs The lever near the center allows
you to tilt the seat
up and down.
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