1996 BUICK REGAL Owners Manual

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Built inside the walls of the old buildings in Buick’s
former Flint complex, which formed the cornerstone of
General Motors, Buick City is
a state-of-the-art
assembly facility with more than
200 robots and other
high-tech equipment. It was completed
in the fall
of
1985.
Buicks are, and will continue to be, premium American
motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich
detail and comfortable accommodation.
Ed Mertz, General Manager; Buick Motor Division
Our mission is simple:
“Buick will provide Premium American Motorcars
backed with services that exceed our customers’
expectations, throughout the purchase, ownership,
service and repurchase experience.”
Buicks are SUBSTANTIAL.
Buicks are DISTINCTIVE.
Buicks are POWERFUL.
Buicks are MATURE.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you
do this,
it will help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle.
In this manual, you’ll find that
pictures and words work together to explain things
quickly.
Index
A good place to look for what you need is the Index in
the back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of all
that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll
find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and
the word CAUTION to tell you about
things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the
warning.
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you
or
others could be hurt.
I You will also find a circle
with a slash through it
in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t do this,” or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
.
NOTICE:
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These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the
damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings
in different colors or in different
words.
You’ll
also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words CAUTION or
NOTICE.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
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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/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever
your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols have to do
with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
RUNNING
* 0
DAYTIME ..
LAMPS .*
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are
on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
1 d J
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE F-
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
t
LIGHTER n
HORN hs
SPEAKER
b
FUEL p3
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NOTES
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Buick and how to use your safety belts properly. You
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can also learn about some things you should not do with
air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Sest Controls
This section tells you how to adjust the seats and
explains the reclining seatbacks and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
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. 2-Way Manual Seat
Lift the bar under the front
of the seat to unlock it. Slide
the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to
move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is
locked in place.
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Driver’s 4-Way Manual Seat (Option)
The driver’s seat may have two levers under the front
edge of the seat. Lift the lever near the outer side of the
seat to unlock
it and slide it forward and back. Lift the
lever near the center
to tilt the seat up or down.
Power Seat (Option)
FRONT (A): Raise the front of the seat by holding the
switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the front
of
the seat.
Reclining Front Seatbacks (2-Door Models)
Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the
seatback to where you want it. Release the lever to lock
the seatback in place.
Pull up on the lever without pushing
on the seatback and the seatback will
move forward.
CENTER (B): Move the seat forward or backward by
holding the control
to the front or back. Raise or lower
the seat by holding
the control up or down.
REAR (C): 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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