1994 BUICK CENTURY Owners Manual

Identification Label. Service Parts .................. 253
Identification Number. Vehicle (VIN)
................ 253
Idling Your Engine
................................ 86
Ignition
Key
......................................... 66
Key Positions ................................. 75
Indicators. Warning Lights. Gages ................... 11 1
Infant Restraint ................................... 50
Inflation. Tire ................................... 239
Instrumentpanel
................................ 110
..................................... J ack. Tire 194
Jump Starting
................................... 173
Keyless Entry System. Remote
..................... 68
Keys
........................................... 66
Label. Service Parts Identification .................. 253
Lane Change Indicator
............................. 89
LapBelt
........................................ 44
Lap-Shoulder Safety Belt
Front Automatic
............................... 30
Rear
......................................... 45
Leather Cleaning ................................ 248
Leaving Your Vehicle .............................. 84
Liftgate/Remote Release Button
..................... 71
Lighter. Cigarette
................................ 109 Lights
Air Bag Readiness
............................. 38
Courtesy
.................................... 102
Daytime Running Lights
........................ -99
Headlights
.................................... 98
Interior Lights Delay
........................... 102
Map
........................................ 100
Operation .................................... 90
“ON’ Warning ................................ 99
Reading
................................. 100. I01
Removing & Replacing Bulbs ................... 232
Replacement Bulbs
............................ 258
Warning
..................................... 111
Loading Your Vehicle ............................ 236
Locks
.......................................... 67
Long Distance Driving ............................ 158
Loss of Control
................................. 151
Lubricants and Fluids. Recommended ................ 272
Luggagecarrier
................................. 106
Maintenance Inspections
.................................. 275
Materials
.................................... 252
Record ...................................... 278
Schedule
.................................... 261
Underbody
.................................. 251
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Service Engine Soon Light)
I16
Manualseat ..................................... 14
MapLight ...................................... 100
Master Cylinder. Brake
........................... 228
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Methanol in Gasoline ............................. 209
Mirrors
........................................ 102
Mountain Driving ................................ 160
Net. Convenience ............................... 105
Neutral Gear Position
.............................. 80
New Vehicle Break-In
............................. 74
NightDriving
................................... 152
Octane Requirements
........................... 209
Odometer
...................................... 110
Off-Road Recovery
.............................. 149
Oil. Engine
..................................... 213
Change
................................. 217. 261
Quality
..................................... 215
Warning Light
................................ 11 7
Overdrive. Automatic
............................. 8 1
Overheated Engine ............................... 184
Paint Spotting
.................................. 251
Park
........................................... 77
Park. Shifting Into
................................ 83
Parking Brake
........................................ 82
Over Things That Burn
.......................... 85
With a Trailer
................................ 165
With the Engine Running
........................ 86
Passing
........................................ 150 Polishing
and Waxing
............................ 249
Power
Antenna
..................................... 137
DoorLocks
................................... 68
Mirrors
..................................... 102
Seats
........................................ 15
Steering
..................................... 147
Steering Fluid
................................ 226
Windows
..................................... 87
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
...................... 42
Problems on the Road ............................ 171
Publications. Service
............................. 286
Radiator Overheating
............................ 184
Radiator Pressure Cap
............................ 226
Radio 125
Reading Lights
.................................. 100
Rear Seats. Folding ............................... 17
Rear Storage Security Cover
....................... 105
Rear Window Defogger
........................... 123
Rearview Mirror
................................. 102
Reclining Seatbacks
............................... 15
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
................ 277
Remote Keyless Entry System
....................... 68
Remote Trunkbiftgate Release ...................... 71
Replacing
BrakeSystemParts
............................ 231
Safety Belts
................................... 64
Tires
....................................... 241
Wheels
..................................... 243
Light Bulbs
.................................. 232
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Reporting Safety Defects .......................... 283
Restraint System. Supplemental (Air Bag)
............. 37
Restraint Systems
................................. 13
Restraints. Child
.................................. 50
Restraints. Head
.................................. 17
Reverse Gear Position ............................. 80
Roads. Hill and Mountain
......................... 160
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 285
Rocking Your Vehicle
............................ 206
Rotation. Tire
................................... 240
Running Your Engine While Parked
.................. 86
Safety Belts
.................................... 22
Adults
....................................... 29
Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
.................... 30
Canadian Supplement
........................... 29
Care
........................................ 248
Center Passenger Position
........................ 43
Checking
..................................... 63
Children
..................................... 48
Driver Position
................................ 29
Extender
..................................... 63
Lap ......................................... 44
Lap-Shoulder
................................. 45
Larger Children
................................ 61
Pregnancy. Use During .......................... 42
Properly Worn
................................. 29
Questions About
............................... 27
Rear Seat Passenger Position
..................... 45
Replacement
.................................. 64
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 42
Smaller Children and Babies
..................... 49 Third Seat Passenger Position
..................... 43
Torn
......................................... 64
Twisted
...................................... 36
Warning Light
................................. 28
Why Safety Belts Work
......................... 23
Safety Cautions
.................................. 10
Safety Defects. Reporting
......................... 283
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................... 261
Seats and Restraint Systems
......................... 13
SecondGearPosition .............................. 81
Securing a Child Restraint
..................... 555 1.54.
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 207
Service Engine Soon (Malfunction Indicator Lamp)
..... 116
Service Information
.............................. 205
Service Parts Identification Label
................... 253
Service Publications
.............................. 286
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Buick
.............. 41
Sheet Metal Damage ............................. 250
Shifting the Transaxle
............................. 79
Skidding
....................................... 151
Sound Equipment. Adding
......................... 126
Soundsystems
.................................. 125
SpareTire
...................................... 205
Specifications Chart
.......................... 259. 260
Speech Impaired Customer Assistance
............... 283
SpeedControl
.................................... 94
Speedometer
.................................... 110
Stains
......................................... 246
Starting Your Car (Jump Starting)
................... 173
Starting Your Engine
.............................. 76
Steering
....................................... 147
Emergencies
................................. 148
Wheel. Tilt
................................... 88
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Stereo Sound Systems ............................ 125
Storage Armrest
..................................... 107
Rear Locking Compartment
..................... 108
Storing Your Car
................................ 231
Stuck. If Your Car is
.............................. 206
Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bag)
.............. 37
Tailgate Ajar Warning Light
...................... 119
Taillight Bulb Replacement
........................ 234
TapePlayerCare
................................ 136
Temperature Warning Light
........................ 1 15
Theft ........................................... 74
Thermostat
..................................... 226
Third Gear Position
............................... 81
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................... 88
Time (Setting the Clock)
................... 127.129. 132
Tire
........................................... 238
Balance
..................................... 243
Chains
...................................... 244
Flat
........................................ 193
Inflation
..................................... 239
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 240
Loading Information
............................ 236
Pressure
..................................... 239
Quality Grading
.............................. 242
Replacement .................................. 24 1
Wear Indicators ............................... 241
White Sidewall
............................... 250
Spare
....................................... 205 TorqueLock
..................................... 85
Towing
Your Car ................................ 178
Towing Hookups
............................ 180. 182
Trailer Towing
.................................. 165
Transaxle. Automatic .............................. 79
Transaxle Fluid
.................................. 220
Trip Odometer
.................................. 111
Trunk Lock Remote Release
........................ 71
Turn Signal/Headlight Beam Lever
................... 89
Turn Signal Indicator
.............................. 89
Turn Signal Reminder
............................. 90
Underbody Maintenance
......................... 251
Unleaded Gasoline
.............................. -209
Upholstery Care
................................ -246
Used Oil Disposal
............................... 218
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ............... 253
Vehicle Loading
................................. 236
Vehicle Storage
................................. 231
Ventilation
..................................... 123
Vinylcleaning
.................................. 247
Voltage Indicator
................................ 119
Vent
Windows. Wagon
............................. 88
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Wagon Cargo Security Cover
.......................... 105
Liftgate Operation
.............................. 7 1
Spare Cover Replacement
....................... 204
Warning Flashers. Hazard
......................... 172
Warning Lights
.................................. 111
AirBag
...................................... 38
Anti-lock Brake System
........................ 114
Battery
...................................... 118
Brake
....................................... 113
Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 1 15
Engine Oil
................................... 117
Safety Belt
................................... 28
Service Engine Soon (Malfunction Indicator Lamp)
. . 116
Tailgate Ajar
................................. 119
Washer, Windshield
............................... 92
Washermiper, Rear Window
........................ 93
Washing Your Vehicle
............................ 249
Weatherstrips
................................... 250
Weight
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR)
............... 236
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
............ 236
Trailer
...................................... 166
Rear Window Washermiper ..................... 93 Wheel
Aluminum
................................... 250
Alignment
.................................... 243
Cover Removal
........................... 198. 199
Nut Torque .................................. 202
Replacement ................................. 243
Windows
....................................... 87
Windshield Cleaning
.................................... 249
Washer
...................................... 92
WasherFluid
................................. 227
Wipers
....................................... 91
Winter Driving .................................. 161
WreckerTowing
................................. 178
Your Driving and the Road
....................... 139
Your Vehicle and the Environment
.................. 263
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Owner’s Record of Upkeep and Fuel Usage
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