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When your vehicle is being towed, have the ignition key
off. The steering wheel should be clamped in a
straight-ahead position, with
a clamping device
designed for towing service.
Do not use the vehicle’s
steering column lock for this. The transaxle should be
in
NEUTRAL (N) and the parking brake released.
Don’t have your vehicle towed on the front wheels,
unless
you must. If the vehicle must be towed on the
front wheels, don’t go more than
35 mph (56 km/h) or
farther than
50 miles (80 km) or your transaxle will be
damaged.
If these limits must be exceeded, then the
front wheels have to be supported
on a dolly.
A CAUTION:
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The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change a tire. The
equipment you’ll need
is in the trunk. Pull the
carpeting from the floor
of
the trunk. Turn the center
nut on the compact spare
cover counterclockwise to
remove it. Then lift and
remove the cover.
Turn the wing nut
counterclockwise and
remove it. Then lift
off the
spacer and remove the spare
tire.
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Turn the nut holding the jack and wrench
counterclockwise and remove it. Then remove the jack
and wrench.
If there is a wheel cover, loosen the plastic nut caps with
the wheel wrench. They won’t come off. Then, using the
flat end
of the wheel wrench, pry along the edge of the
wheel cover until it comes
off. Be careful; the edge may
be sharp. Don’t
try to remove the cover with your bare
hands.
To remove a center cap, use
the wrench to pry gently at
the notch. Don’t use a tool
that is narrower than the
wrench to pry at this notch.
If your vehicle has wheel
nut caps, remove them
using the wheel wrench.
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Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don’t remove
them yet.
A CAUTION:
Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is
dangerous. If the vehicle slips off the jack, you
could be badly
injured or killed. Never get under
a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.
Turn the jack handle clockwise to raise the jack lift head
a few inches.
Position
the jack under the
vehicle and raise the jack
lift head until it fits firmly
into the notch in the
vehicle’s frame nearest the
flat tire.
Put the compact spare tire near
you.
NOTICE:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned will damage the vehicle
or may allow
the vehicle to fall off the jack.
Be sure to fit the
jack lift head into the proper location before
raising your vehicle.
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Raise the vehicle by turning the jack handle clockwise.
Raise the vehicle far enough off
the ground for the spare
tire to
fit under the vehicle. Remove all wheel nuts and
take off the flat tire.
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Replace the wheel nuts with
the- rounded end of the nuts
toward the wheel. Tighten
each
nut by hand until the
wheel is held against the
Lower
the vehicle by turning the jack handle
coLmterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.
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Filling Your Tank The cap is behmd a hinged door on the left side of your
vehicle.
While refueling, hang the
cap inside the fuel door.
To take off the cap, turn
(counterclockwise). it
slowly to the left
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Halogen Bulbs Bulb Replacement
In this section you’ll find directions for changing the
bulbs in some of the lamps on your Buick. See
“Replacement Bulbs” in the Index
to find the type of
bulb you should use.
Headlamps
1. Press and turn the bulb socket counterclockwise 1/4-t~rn.
2. Pull the bulb socket out of the headlamp housing.
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