1994 BUICK CENTURY Owners Manual

To Unlock the System After a Power Loss
When battery power is reapplied to a secured radio, the
radio won’t turn on and “LOC” will appear on the
display. Enter your secret code as follows; pause no
more than
15 seconds between steps.
1. Turn the ignition on. (Radio off.)
2. Press the SET button. The display will show “000.”
3. Enter the six digits of your code following steps 6-9
on the preceding. The display will show the numbers
as entered.
4. Press the lower (BAND) knob and SEC appears,
then the time, indicating that the disabling sequence
was successful.
Disabling the Anti-Theft System:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Press the I and 4 buttons together for five seconds with
ignition on and radio power off. The display will show
“SEC,” indicating the unit is in the secure mode.
Press the
SET button. The display will show “OOO.”
Enter the first three digits of your code following
step
6 and 7of the preceding paragraphs. The display
will show the numbers as entered.
Press the lower (BAND) knob. The radio will
display
“000.”
Enter the second three digits of the code. The display
will show
the numbers as entered.
Press the lower (BAND) knob.
If the display shows
numbers matched the user-selected code or
the
factory back-up code) and the unit is in the
UNSECURED mode. If
the display shows “SEC,”
the disabling sequence was unsuccessful and the numbers did
not match either of the codes and the
unit will remain in the SECURED mode.
“--- , ” the disabling sequence was successful (the
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Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
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A tape player that is not cleaned regularly can cause
reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes, or a damaged
mechanism. Cassette tapes should be stored in their
cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight, and
extreme heat. If
they aren't, they may not operate
properly or cause failure
of the tape player.
Your tape player should be cleaned regularly each month
or after every
15 hours of use. If you notice a reduction in
sound quality, try a known good cassette to see
if the tape
or
the tape player is at fault. If this other cassette has no
improvement in sound quality, clean the tape player. Clean your tape player with
a wiping-action,
non-abrasive
cleaning cassette, and follow the directions provided with it.
Cassettes are subject
to wear and the sound quality may
degrade over time. Always make sure that the cassette
tape is
in good condition before you have your tape
player serviced.
Care of Your Compact Discs
Handle discs carefully. Store them in their original cases
or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight
and dust.
If the surface of a disc is soiled, dampen a
clean, soft cloth in
a mild, neutral detergent solution and
clean it, wiping only from the center to the edge.
Be sure never to touch the signal surface when handling
discs. Pick up discs by grasping the outer edges or the
edge of
the hole and the outer edge.
Fixed Mast Antenna
The fixed mast antenna can withstand most car washes
without being damaged.
If the mast should ever become
slightly bent, you can straighten
it out by hand. If the
mast is badly bent, as it might be by vandals,
you should
replace
it.
Check every once in a while to be sure the mast is still
tightened to the fender.
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Power Antenna Mast Care
Your power antenna will
look its best and work well
if it’s cleaned from time
to
time.
To Clean the Antenna Mast:
1. Turn on the ignition and radio to raise the antenna to
full mast extension.
2. Dampen a clean cloth with mineral spirits or
3. Wipe cloth over the mast sections, removing any dirt.
equivalent
solvent.
4. Wipe dry with clean cloth before retracting.
5. Make the antenna go up and down by turning the
6. Then repeat if necessary.
radio
or ignition on and
off.
NOTICE:
Don’t lubricate the power antenna. Lubrication
could damage
it. I
NOTICE:
Before entering an automatic car wash, turn off
your radio to make the power antenna go down.
This will prevent the mast from possibly getting
damaged. If the antenna does
not go down when
you turn the radio
off, it may be damaged or need
to be cleaned.
In either case, lower the antenna
by hand by carefully pressing the antenna down.
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Part 4 Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find information about driving on different kinds of roads and in varying weather conditions . We’ve
also included many other useful tips on driving
.
Part 4 includes:
DefensiveDriving .................................................................
DrunkenDriving ..................................................................
Control of a Vehicle ................................................................
Braking .....................................................................
Steering .....................................................................
Passing .....................................................................
LossofControl ....................................................................
DrivingatNight ...................................................................
DrivingintheRain .................................................................
CityDriving ......................................................................
HillandMountainRoads ............................................................
WinterDriving ....................................................................
TowingaTrailer ...................................................................
FreewayDriving ...................................................................
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Defensive Driving
The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive
defensively.
Please start with a very important safety device
in your
Buick: Buckle up. (See “Safety Belts”
in the Index.)
Defensive driving really means “be ready for anything.”
On city streets, rural roads, or freeways, it means
“always expect the unexpected.” Assume that pedestrians
or other drivers are going
to be
careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might
do. Be ready for their mistakes. -.
Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of
accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough
following distance. It’s the best defensive driving
maneuver,
in both city and rural driving. You never
know when the vehicle
in front of you is going to brake
or turn suddenly.
Drunken Driving
Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is
a national tragedy. It’s the number one contributor to the
highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every
year. Alcohol takes away three things that anyone needs
to drive a vehicle:
Judgment
0 Muscular Coordination
Vision
Police records show that almost half of all motor
vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol
- a driver, a
passenger or someone else, such
as a pedestrian, had
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been drinking. In most cases, these deaths are the result
of someone who was drinking and driving. About
20,000 motor vehicle-related deaths occur each year
because
of alcohol, and thousands of people are injured.
Just how much alcohol
is too much if a person plans to
drive? Ideally, no one should drink alcohol and then
drive. But if one does, then what’s “too much”? It can be
a lot less than many might think. Although
it depends on
each person and situation, here
is some general
information on
the problem.
The Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of someone who is
drinking depends upon four things:
How much alcohol is in the drink.
0 The drinker’s body weight.
0 The amount of food that is consumed before and
during drinking.
The length of time it has taken the drinker to
consume the alcohol. According
to the American Medical Association, a
180-pound (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce
(355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a
BAC of about
0.06 percent. The person would reach the
same BAC
by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses
of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces
(45 ml)
of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka.
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It’s the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, if
the same person drank three double martinis
(3 ounces
or
90 ml of liquor each) within an hour, the person’s
BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A person who
consumes food just before or during drinking will have a
slightly lower BAC level.
DRINKING THAT WILL
RESULT IN A BAC nr 95%
IN THE TIM Sl., ...l
’ HOURS
OF DRINKS
NUMBER (as in plcture)
100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
BODY WEIGHT IN POUNDS HOURS
HOUR
The
law in most U.S. states sets the legal limit at a BAC
of
0.10 percent. In Canada the limit is 0.08 percent, and
in
some other countries it’s lower than that. The BAC
will be over
0.10 percent after three to six drinks (in one
hour). Of course, as we’ve seen, it depends on how
much alcohol is
in the drinks, and how quickly the
person drinks them.
But it’s very important to keep in mind that the ability to
drive is affected well below
a BAC of 0.10 percent.
Research shows that the driving skills
of many people
are impaired at a BAC approaching
0.05 percent, and
that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are
impaired at BAC levels above
0.05 percent. Statistics
show that the chance of being in an accident increases
sharply for drivers who have a BAC
of 0.05 percent or
above. A driver with a BAC level of
0.06 percent (three
beers in one hour for a 180-pound
or 82 kg person) has
doubled his or her chance of having an accident. At a
BAC level of
0.10 percent, the chance of that driver
having an accident is six times greater; at a level of
0.15
percent, the chances are twenty-five times greater! And,
the body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol
in one drink.
No amount of coffee or number of cold
showers will speed that up.
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