1995 BUICK REGAL night vision

A cornering skid and an acceleration skid are best
handled by easing your foot
off the accelerator pedal
If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the
accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want the
vehicle to go.
If you start steering quickly enough, your
vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a
second skid
if it occurs.
Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice,
gravel, or other material is on
the road. For safety, you’ll
want to slow down and adjust your driving
to these
conditions.
It is important to slow down on slippery
surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and
vehicle control more limited.
While driving
on a surface with reduced traction, try
your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration, or
braking (including engine braking by shifting
to a
lower gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires
to slide. You may
not realize the surface is slippery until
your vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognize warning
clues
-- such as enough water, ice or packed snow on
the road to make a “mirrored surface”
-- and slow down
when
you have any doubt.
Remember: Any anti-lock brake system
(ABS) helps
avoid
only the braking skid.
Driving at Night
Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. One
reason is that some drivers are likely to be impaired
-- by
alcohol
or drugs, with night vision problems, or by fatigue.
Here are some
tips on night driving.
0 Drive defensively.
0 Don’t drink and drive.
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Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind you.
Since you can’t see as well, you may need to slow
down and keep more space between you and other
vehicles.
Slow down, especially
on higher speed roads. Your
headlamps can light up
only so much road ahead.
Jn remote areas, watch for animals.
If you‘re tired, pull off the road in a safe place and
rest.
Night Vision
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as
we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old
driver may require at least twice as much light to see the
same thing at night as a 20-year-old.
What you do
in the daytime can also affect your night
vision. For example,
if you spend the day in bright
sunshine
you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will
have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you’re
driving, don‘t wear sunglasses at night. They may cut
down
on glare from headlamps, but they also make a lot
of things invisible. You
can be temporarily blinded by approaching lights.
It can take a second or two, or even several seconds, for
your eyes to readjust
to the dark. When you are faced
with severe glare (as from a driver who doesn’t lower
the high beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlamps),
slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into the
approaching lights.
Keep your windshield and all
the glass on your vehicle
clean
-- inside and out. Glare at night is made much
worse
by dirt on the glass. Even the inside of the glass
can build up a
film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes
lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would,
making the pupils
of your eyes contract repeatedly.
Remember that
your headlamps light up far less of a
roadway when you are in a turn or curve. Keep your
eyes moving; that way, it’s easier
to pick out dimly
lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be
checked regularly for proper aim,
so should your eyes
be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer
from night
blindness
-- the inability to see in dim light -- and aren’t
even aware of it.
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REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
If you live in Canada, and you believe that your vehicle
has
a safety defect, you should immediately notify
Transport Canada, in addition to notifying General
Motors
of Canada Limited. You may write to:
Transport Canada Box 8880
Ottawa, Ontario
K 1 G 352
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
TO GENERAL MOTORS Courtesy Transportation
To Buick Motor Division, Quality Means
Service -- and
service means “keeping you on the road.’’
Included with your 1995 Buick new car warranty,
(36 months, or 36,000 miles),
is Courtesy
Transportation, a program which will provide
Buick retail customers with:
- Reimbursement toward a loaner vehicle, courtesy of
Buick Motor Division, for up to five days for
vehicles requiring overnight warranty repairs. Also.
reimbursement up to $30 a day (five days maxirnum)
may be available for
the cost of a rental car, bus or
even
a cab.
- A free one-way shuttle ride up to 10 miles from the
dealership is available for customers whose vehicles
require same-day warranty repairs.
Courtesy Transportation
is Buick’s way of extending the
Premium Service you’ve come
to expect from Buick
and its
3,000 dealers. Please review the Courtesy
Transportation glove-box card contained
in your
vehicle, or consult your Buick dealer for details.
In Canada, please consult your GM dealer for
information on Courtesy Transportation.
In
addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canaaa)
in a situation like this, we certainly hope you’ll notify
us. Please call us at
1-800-52 1-7300, or write:
Buick Motor Division
Customer Assistance Center
902 E. Hamilton Avenue
Flint,
MI 48550
In Canada, please call us at 1-800-263-3777 (English)
or 1-800-263-7854 (French). Or, write:
General Motors
of Canada Limited
Customer Assistance Center
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L
1 H 8P7
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Manual Outside .............................. 2-36
Power Outside
............................... 2-36
Visor Vanity
................................ 2-39
MTBE(1nFuel)
................................. 6-3
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-25
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-37
Neutral Position. Automatic Transaxle
.............. 2-
New Vehicle Break-In
........................... 2-
Night Vision
................................... 4-
Odometer
.................................... 2-43
Odometer. Tamper Resistant
...................... 2-43
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-43
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- 10
Warning Light ............................... 2-5 1
Owner Publications ............................ 8-7
Service and Owner Publications
.................. 8-6
Service Bulletins
.............................. 8-7
Service Manuals
.............................. 8-7
Outlet. Accessory
............................... 2-39
Overdrive Position. Automatic Transaxle
............ 2- 17
Overheated Engine
.............................. 5- 14
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-36
Owner Publications. Ordering ...................... 8-7
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Engine ...................................... 6-7
Ordering
16
IO
14
Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ 6-44
Panel Lamps
................................... 2-32
Park Position, Automatic Transaxle
................. 2-15
Park (P), Shifting Into
........................... 2-20
Park (P), Shifting Out
Of ......................... 2-22
Parking AtNight
.................................... 2-8
Brake
...................................... 2-19
Brake and Transaxle Park Mechanism Check
...... 7-39
Lots
........................................ 2-8
On Hills While Towing
a Trailer ................ 4-34
Over Things
That Burn ........................ 2-22
PASS-Key
I1 ................................... 2-9
Passenger Temperature Lever
...................... 3-2
Passing
....................................... 4-11
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-39
Power Antenna Mast Care
........................ 3-19
Power Antenna, Maintenance
..................... 7-36
Power Door Locks
............................... 2-4
Power Outside Mirrors
........................... 2-36
Powerseat
..................................... 1-2
Power Steering .................................. 4-8
Power Steering Fluid
Adding
.................................... 6-22
Checking
................................... 6-20
Power Windows
................................ 2-24
Pregnancy, Use
of Safety Belts .................... 1-24
Pressure, Tire
.................................. 6-31
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications . Service and Owner .................... 8-6
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Transaxle Fluid. Automatic ....................... 6- 15
Transaxle Park Mechanism and Parking Brake Check . . 7-38
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-43
Trip. Before Leaving on
a Long .................... 4- 19
TrunkLock
..................................... 2-7
Trunk Release. Remote
........................... 2-7
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
............. 2-26
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
................... 2-25
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer ................ 4-33
Underbody Maintenance
........................ 6-44
Vehicle Damage Warnings
......................... ix
Vehicle Dimensions Chart ........................ 6-56
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
............... 6-46
Vehicle Loading
................................ 4-26
Vehicle Storage
................................ 6-26
Vehicle
Symbols ................................... x
Vehicle Towing ................................. 5-7
Vehicle. Control
of A ............................. 4-5
Vehicle. Leaving Your
............................ 2-4
Vehicles First Sold
in Canada 11
Ventilation ..................................... 3-4
Ventilation System. Flow-Through
.................. 3-5
Ventilation Tips ................................. 3-5
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VIN ......................................... 6-46 Vision.
Night
.................................. 4- 14
Visor Vanity Mirrors
............................ 2-39
Visors.Sun
.................................... 2-39
warning Devices
............................... 5-2
Warning Flashers. Hazard
......................... 5-1
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators ............... 2-44
Washer Fluid. Windshield
........................ 6-22
Washers. Windshield
............................ 2-27
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-42
Water. Driving Through Deep Standing
............. 2-14
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-42
Wheel Alignment
............................... 6-35
Wheel
Nut Torque .............................. 5-30
Wheel Replacement
............................. 6-36
Wheel Replacement. Used
........................ 6-37
Window
Lock .................................. 2-25
Window. Auto-Down
............................ 2-24
Windows. Power
............................... 2-24
Windshield Washer Fluid
......................... 6-22
Windshield Washers
............................. 2-27
Windshield Wiper. Circuit Breaker
................. 6-53
Windshield Wipers
.............................. 2-27
Winter. Driving
In .............................. 4-22
Wiring. Headlamp
.............................. 6-53
WreckerTowing
................................. 5-7
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