1994 BUICK CENTURY service

Canada Roadside Assistance
Vehicles purchased in Canada have an extensive
Roadside Assistance program accessible from anywhere
in Canada or the United States. Please refer to the
separate brochure provided by the dealer or call
1-800-268-6800 for emergency services.
Service Publications
Information on how to obtain Product Service
Publications, Subscriptions and Indexes as described
below is applicable only in the fifty
U.S. states (and the
District of Columbia) and only for cars and light trucks
with GVWR less than
10,000 pounds (4 536 kg).
In Canada, information pertaining to Product Service
Bulletins and Indexes can be obtained by writing to:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Service Publications Department
1908 Colonel Sam Dr.
Oshawa, Ontario
L1H 8P7
Buick regularly sends its dealers useful service bulletins
about Buick products. Buick monitors product
performance in the field. We then prepare bulletins for
servicing
our products better. Now, you can get these
bulletins
too.
Bulletins cover various subjects. Some pertain to the
proper use and care of your vehicle. Some describe
costly repairs. Others describe inexpensive repairs
which,
if done on time with the latest parts, may avoid
future costly repairs. Some bulletins tell a technician
how to repair a new
or unexpected condition. Others
describe a quicker way
to fix your vehicle. They can
help a technician service your vehicle better.
Most bulletins apply to conditions affecting
a small
number of cars or trucks. Your Buick dealer or a
qualified technician may have
to determine if a specific
bulletin applies to your vehicle.
You can subscribe to all Buick bulletins. This way you’ll
get them as they come
out. You can wait a while and get
an index to the bulletins.
You can also get individual
bulletins. However, you’ll need the index to identify
them.
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Subscriptions
You can subscribe to all GM Product Service
Publications (PSP’s). This will include bulletins for all
cars sold by GM and will not be limited to PSP’s
applicable to any particular model. When you buy
a
subscription, you will receive the PSP’s in periodic
mailings, shortly after they come out.
A subscription
entitles you to all
PSP’s published by GM during the
model year. You can purchase a subscription and get
pricing information by calling
HELM at
1-800-782-4356.
Individual PSP’s
If you don’t want to buy all the PSP’s issued by GM for
all models
in the model year, you can buy individual
PSP’s, such as those which may pertain
to a particular
model.
To do this, you will need to see our index of
PSP’s. It provides a variety of information. Here’s what
you’ll find in the index and how you can get one:
What You’ll Find in the Index:
0 A list of all PSP’s published by GM in a model year
( 1990 or later). PSP’s covering all models of GM
cars are listed
in the same index.
0 Ordering information so you can buy the specific
PSP’s you may want.
buy.
0 Price information for the PSP’s you may want to
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How You Can Get an Index:
Indexes are published periodically. Most of the PSP’s
which could potentially apply to the most recent GM
models will be listed, in the most recent publication for
that model year. This means
you may want to wait until
the end of the model year before ordering an index, if
you are interested
in buying PSP’s pertaining to a
current model year car or truck.
Some
PSP’s pertaining to a particular model year
vehicle may be published in later years, and these would
be listed in the later year’s index. When you order
an
index for a model year that is not over yet, we’ll sen3
you the most recently published issue. Check the
ordering form for indexes for earlier model years.
Cut out the ordering
form, fill it out, and mail it in. We
will then see to
it that an index is mailed to you. There is
no charge for indexes for the
1990- 1994 model years.
Copies at Participating Dealers
Copies of Indexes and individual PSP’s are at your
participating Buick dealer. You can ask to see them.
A VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER: These
PSP’s are
meant for technicians. They are not meant for
the
“do-it-yourselfer.” Technicians have the equipment,
tools, safety instructions, and know-how to do
a job
quickly and safely.
Buick Service Publications
You can get these by using the order form:
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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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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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