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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR
,\I/,
FLAME
COULD
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
4
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols have
to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
WARNING
A
HAZARD
FLASHER
These symbols are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD WIPER Q7
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
HIGH BEAM
=
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
CHARGING I-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
RADIATOR COOLANT
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
Wb
TEMP OIL &
ANTILOCK (a)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RADIO
>
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
AIR a
LIGHTER
m
SPEAKER
b
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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.
Manual Seat
A CAUTION:
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
when the vehicle is not moving. 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
seat is locked
into place.
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Four-Way Manual Seat - Drivers Seat Only (Option)
If you have this option, you have two levers under the
front edge
of the seat. The lever near the outer side of
the seat unlocks the seat allowing it to slide forward and
back. The lever near
the center allows you to tilt the seat
up or down.
Power Seat (Option)
The power seat controls are located on the side of the
seat.
Front Control (F): Raise the front of the seat by
holding the switch up. Hold the switch down
to lower
the front of the seat.
Center Control (C): Move the seat forward or back by
holding the control to the front or back. Raise or lower
the seat by holding the control up or down.
Rear Control (R): Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the switch up. Hold the switch down
to lower the rear of
the seat.
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Reclining Front Seatback(s)
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat and move the seatback to where you want it.
Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pull up on the
lever and the seat will go to an upright position.
But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Front Seatback Latches (Two-Door Models) Easy Entry $eat (Option-Two Door Models)
The front seatback folds forward to let people get into The rightsfront seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get
the back seat. in and
out
of the rear seat. When you tilt the right front
Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless seatback fully
,forward, the whole- seat will slide
you come to a sudden stop. Then it will lock in place. forward. After someone gets
into the rear seat area,
move the-right front seatback to its original position.
There’s one time the seatback may not fold without
some help from
you. That’s if your vehicle is parked
going down a fairly steep hill.
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To fold a seatback forward,
push the seatback toward
the rear as you lift this
latch. Then the seatback
will fold forward. The latch
must
be down for the seat
to work properly. Then move the seat
rearward until it locks. To get out,
again tilt the seatback fully forward.
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When the bike hits the block, it stops. But the child
keeps eoinrr!
..
Take the simplest “car.” Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.
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This safety belt is called “automatic” because you don’t
have to buckle up when you get into your vehicle. And you
don’t have to unbuckle when
you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close and lock the door.
Adjust
the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index) so
you can sit up straight.
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The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.\
It’s possible that an automatic belt could keep you from
fully opening a door. That can happen if the door was
slammed shut very hard. Just close the door all the way,
then slowly open it. If that doesn’t
fix it, then your
Buick needs service.
We hope you’ll always keep your automatic belt
buckled. However, you may need to unbuckle it in an
emergency.
And you would need to unbuckle it to let
someone get into the center front seat position, if ,your
vehicle has one.
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The lap belt should be worn as low on the hips as
possible. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be less likely to slide under the
lap belt.
If you slid under it, the belt would apply force
at
your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal
injuries. The shoulder belt should
go over the shoulder
and across the chest. These parts of the body are best
able to take belt restraining forces.
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