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Push the knobs back in when you are not using them.
TONE: This feature allows you to choose preset treble
and bass equalization settings designed for classical,
pop, rock,
jazz, talk and countrylwestern stations.
CLASS will appear on the display when you first press
TONE. Each time you press it, another setting will
appear on the display. Press
it again after C & W
appears and MANUAL will appear. Tone control will
return to the TREB and BASS knobs. Also,
if you use
the TREB and BASS knobs, control will return to them
and MANUAL will appear.
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BAL: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn this
knob to move the sound to the left or right speakers. The
middle position is
a detent and balances the speakers.
FADE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn this
knob to move the sound to the front or rear speakers. The
middle position is a detent and balances the speakers.
Cc
Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull
it in. The disc should begin playing.
If you’re driving on a very rough road or if it’s very hot,
the disc may not play and
ERR (error) may appear on
the display. Press RECALL
to take ERR off the display. When
things get back to normal, the disc should play.
If
the disc comes out, it could be that:
0 The disc is upside down.
0 It is dirty, scratched or wet.
0 It is very humid. (If so, wait about an hour and
RECALL: Press this button to see which track is
playing. Press it again within five seconds
to see how
long
it has been playing. To change what is normally
shown on the display (track or elapsed time), press the
button until you see the display you want, then hold the
button
until the display flashes.
PREV (1): Press this button to go to the start of the
current track
if more than eight seconds have played.
If you hold the button or press it more than once, the
player
will continu’e moving back through the disc. The
sound will be muted while seeking.
NEXT (2): Press this button to go to the next track. If
you hold the button
or press it more than once, the
player will continue moving forward through the disc.
The sound will be muted while seeking.
try
again.)
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RECALL: Press this button briefly to recall the station
being played or the clock display. To change what is
normally shown on the display (station or time), press
the button until you see
the display you want, then hold
the button until the display flashes. If
you press the
button when the ignition is off,
the clock will show for
a few seconds.
AM-FM: Press this button to select AM, FMl or FM2.
The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Press the up or down arrow to choose
radio stations.
SEEK: Press the up or down arrows to go to the
next higher or lower station. The sound will be muted
while seeking.
SCAN: Press one of the SEEK arrows for two seconds
and
SCAN will appear on the display. Use SCAN to
listen to stations for a few seconds. The radio will go
to
a station, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the next
station. Press one of the
SEEK arrows again to stop
scanning. The sound will be muted while scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations.
You can set up to
18 stations (six AM, six FM1 and six FM2).
1. Press AM-FM to select the band.
2. Find the station you want by using TUNE or SEEK.
3. Press TONE to select the setting you prefer.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons.
5. The sound will mute. When it returns, release the
button. Whenever you press that numbered button, the
station
you set will return and the TONE you selected
will be automatically selected for that button.
P SCAN: Press this button to listen to each of your
preset stations for
a few seconds. The radio will go to
the first preset station, stop for
a few seconds, then go
on to the next preset station. Press P SCAN again to stop
scanning. If a preset station
has weak reception, the
radio will not stop at the preset station.
AUTO PRESET Press this button and the system will
seek and set the
12 strongest FM or the 6 strongest AM
stations on your preset buttons.
To return to the stations
you manually set, press AUTO PRESET again.
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display. When things get back to normal, the disc should
play. If the disc comes out,
it could be that:
0 The disc is upside down.
It is dirty, scratched or wet.
It is very humid. (If so, wait about an hour and
try again.)
RECALL: Press this button to see which track is
playing. Press it again
within five seconds to see how
long it has been playing.
To change what is normally
shown on the display (track or elapsed time), press the
button until you see the display you want, then hold the
button until the display flashes.
PREV (1): Press this button to go to the start of the
current track,
if more than eight seconds have played. If
you hold the button or press it more than once, the
player will continue moving back through the disc. The
sound will be muted while seeking.
NEXT (2): Press this button to go to the next track.
If you hold the button or press it more than once, the
player will continue moving forward through the disc.
The sound will be muted while seeking.
The
SEEK down and up arrows will also find the previous
and next selections on
the disc.
44 (3): Press and hold this button to return to a passage
quickly.
You will hear sound.
,, (4): Press and hold this button to advance to a
passage quickly. You will hear sound.
RAND (6): Press this button to hear the tracks in
random, rather than sequential, order.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a disc
is in the player.
If you turn off the ignition or radio with a disc in the
player,
it will stay in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or system, the disc will start playing where it
stopped,
if it was the last-selected audio source.
SOURCE: Press this button to change to the disc
function when the radio
is on. When a disc is inserted,
the disc
will play until you press AM-FM. Then the disc
will stop playing and the radio will play. Press
SOURCE
again to play a disc again. CD PLAY will show on
the display.
EJECT Press this button to remove the disc. The radio
will play.
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Remember: Anti-lock doesn’t change the time you need
to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease
stopping distance. If
you get too close to the vehicle in
front of you, you won’t have time to apply your brakes
if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops. Always leave
enough room up ahead
to stop, even though you have
anti-lock brakes.
Using Anti-Lock
Don’t pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedal down
and let anti-lock work for you. You may feel the system
working, or you may notice some noise, but this is normal.
LOW
TRAC
When your anti-lock system
is adjusting brake pressure
to help avoid a braking skid,
this light will come on. See
“Anti-Lock Brake System
Active Light” in the Index.
Braking in Emergencies
Use your anti-lock braking system when you need to.
With anti-lock, you can steer and brake at the same
time. In many emergencies, steering can
help you more
than even the very best braking.
Steering
Power Steering
If you lose power steering assist because the engine
stops or the system is not functioning, you can steer but
it will take much more effort.
Variable Assist Steering (Option)
This steering system provides lighter steering effort for
parking and when driving at low speeds. Steering effort
will increase at higher speeds for improved road feel.
Steering Tips
Driving on Curves
It’s important to take curves at a reasonable speed.
A lot of the “driver lost control” accidents mentioned on
the news happen on curves. Here’s why:
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Experienced driver or beginner, each of us is subject to
the same laws of physics when driving
on curves. The
traction of
the tires against the road surface makes it
possible for the vehicle to change its path when you turn
the front wheels.
If there’s no traction, inertia will keep
the vehicle going in the same direction. If you’ve ever
tried
to steer a vehicle on wet ice, you’ll understand this.
The traction
you can get in a curve depends on the
condition of your tires and the road surface, the angle at which the curve is banked, and your speed. While you’re
in a curve, speed is the one factor you can control.
Suppose you’re steering through a sharp curve. Then you
suddenly accelerate. Both control systems
-- steering
and acceleration
-- have to do their work where the tires
meet the road. Adding the sudden acceleration can demand
too much of those places. You can lose control.
What should
you do if this ever happens? Ease up on the
accelerator pedal, steer the vehicle the way
you want it
to go, and slow down.
Speed limit signs near curves warn that you should
adjust your speed. Of course, the posted speeds are
based on good weather and road conditions. Under less
favorable conditions you’ll want to go slower. If
you need to reduce your speed as you approach a
curve, do it before you enter the curve, while your front
wheels are straight ahead.
Try to adjust your speed
so you can “drive” through
the curve. Maintain a reasonable, steady speed. Wait
to accelerate until
you are out of the curve, and then
accelerate gently into the straightaway.
’Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more effective than
braking. For example, you come over a hill and find
a
truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls out
from nowhere, or a child darts out from between parked
cars and stops right in front of you. You can avoid these
problems by braking
-- if you can stop in time. But
sometimes you can’t; there isn’t room. That’s the time
for evasive action
-- steering around the problem.
Your Buick can perform very well in emergencies like
these. First apply your brakes. (See “Braking in
Emergencies” earlier in this section.) It is better to
remove as much speed as you can from
a possible
collision.
Then steer around the problem, to the left
or right depending on the space available.
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Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and start your left lane change signal before moving
out
of the right lane to pass. When you are far enough
ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front
in your
inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal
and move back into the right lane. (Remember that
your right outside mirror is convex. The vehicle you
just passed may seem to be farther away from you
than it really is.)
Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on
two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the
next vehicle.
Don’t overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly.
Even though the brake lamps are not flashing, it
may
be slowing down or starting to turn.
If you’re being passed, make it easy for the
following driver to get ahead
of you. Perhaps you
can ease a little to the right.
Loss of Control
Let’s review what driving experts say about what
happens when the three control systems (brakes, steering
and acceleration) don’t have enough friction where the
tires meet the road to do what
the driver has asked.
In any emergency, don’t give up. Keep trying to steer and
constantly seek an escape route or area of less danger.
Skidding
In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable
care suited to existing conditions, and by not “overdriving”
those conditions. But skids are always possible.
The three types of skids correspond to your Buick’s
three control systems. In the braking skid, your wheels
aren’t rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too
much speed or steering in
a curve causes tires to slip and
lose cornering force. And
in the acceleration skid, too
much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin.
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4. 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.
5. Remove all wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
6. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces and
spare wheel.
A CAUTION:
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~ Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to which
it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts become
loose after a time. The wheel could come
off and
cause an accident. When you change
a wheel,
remove any rust or dirt from the places where the
wheel attaches to the vehicle. In an emergency, you
can use a cloth
or a paper towel to do this; but be
sure to use
a scraper or wire brush later, if you
need to, to get all the rust or dirt
off.
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Operating the engine with the air cleaner off
can cause you or others to be burned. The air
cleaner not only cleans the air, it stops flame if
the engine backfires.
If it isn’t there, and the
engine backfires, you could be burned. Don’t
drive with it
off, and be careful working on the
engine with the air cleaner
off.
NOTICE:
If the air cleaner is off, a backfire can cause a
damaging engine fire. And, dirt can easily get into your engine, which will damage it. Always
have the air cleaner in place when you’re driving.
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
When to Check and Change
A good time to check your automatic transaxle fluid
level is when the engine
oil is changed.
Change both the fluid and filter every
50,000 miles
(83 000 km) if the vehicle is mainly driven under one or
more of these conditions:
0 In heavy city traffic where the outside temperature
regularly reaches
90°F (32°C) or higher.
In hilly or mountainous ten-ain.
When doing frequent trailer towing.
Uses such as found in taxi, police or delivery service.
If you do not use your vehicle under any of these
conditions, the fluid and filter do not require changing.
See “Scheduled Maintenance Services”
in the Index.
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