1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE Owners Manual

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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.
A good place to look for what you need is the Index in
back
of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’s in
the manual, and the page number’where you’ll find it.
You will find a number of safety cautions in ~s 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.
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.
You will also find a circle
with a slash through it
in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,’’
“Don’t
do this” OH “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Also, in this book YOU will Eind these notices:
In the notice area, we tell you about somefling that can
damage
your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not
be covered by your warranty, and it could be
costly. But the notice will tell you what to di~ to kelp
avoid the damage.
When
you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different
colors
3r in different words.
You’ll also see waxing Babels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION oh: NOTICE.
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CAUSPlC
BURNS
SPARK OR ql!,
COULD
FUME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
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These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is
driver.:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
I. These symbols i These symbols
are on some of ' are used OR
your controls: wming and
[ indicator lights: i
WEWTkATIMG
FAN
BRAKE
ANTI-LOCK (e)
BRAKES
Here xe some
other symbols
you may see:
SPEAKER
FUEL
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Here you'll find information about the seats in ycur Buick and how to use your safety belts propedy. You can also
learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts.
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B -27 Seats
and Seat Controls
Safety
Belts: They're for Everyone
Were
Are Questions Many Teogle Ask
About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Beit Use During Pregnancy
Right
Front Passenger Position
Supplenental Restraint System
(SRS)
Center Passenger Position
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1-37
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Rear Seat Passengers
Rear Safety Belt
CSITI€OI-~ Guides for
Children
and Small Adults
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your
Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System
Parts After
a Crash
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'This part tells YQU about the seats -- how to adjust them,
and SO about memory seats, reclining seatbacks and
head restraints.
To increase or decrease supp~pt, hold the switch forward
or rearward. TO move the lumbar up md down, hold the
switch upward or d~wnward. Raise
QT Bower the fiont of the seat cushion by
holding the &ont part of the horizontal COII~~ up
or down.
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8 Raise or Bower the entire seat cushion by holding the
whole
horizonhl control up or down.
@ hsh the vertical control forward to bring the seat to
a more upright position. Push it rearward to recline
the seatback.
Raise
or lower the shoulder belt aamd head rest by
pushing the vertical contro1 to the top or bottom.
You can use this memory €unction to save your seat
cushion (mintas the head restraint), optional lumbar,
mirror adjustment, window lockout, HVAc and radio
settings by using the foltlowing procedure:
1. You must first program the SEAT RECALL feature
to be
ON when this choice appears on the DHC.
See “Memory Seat Recall” in the hdex fop
programming instructions.
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Adjust the driver’s seat and lumbar position (if
equipped) to a safe and comfortable driving position.
Adjust both outside mirrors to suit you. See “Outside
Mirrors”
in the Index.
Press
one of the two MEMORY buttons
corresponding with
your driver number, for longer
than three seconds. You will hear two beeps to
confirm
that the mirror and seat positions have been
entered into memory.
Press
WLOCK on the transmitter within five seconds.
When your vehicle
is in PARK (P), push and release the
memory button you just stored. The
seat and mirrors
will move to the set position. You will hear one beep.
‘To sct the seat and mirror positions for a second
driver, foilow the previous steps, but use the other
MEMORY button.
If you press thc wrong MEMORY button, or if there is a
third ~iriver, USC t.tre: seat adjuster. The
EXIT button ~BQWS for easy exit from the
vehicle.
Push and release the EXIT button while in PARK (a>
and the seat will move all the way back. You will hear
a beep when the
EXIT button is pressed.
You can also set unique exit positions by moving the
seat to the desired position, and then pushing and
holding the EXIT button for greater than three seconds.
You will hear two beeps to confirm the position has
been set. The exit position will be set €or the previously
identified driver.
If the ignition is not in RUN, automatic seat and III~IX-Q~
movement will occur if the UNLOCK button on the
remote keyless entry transmitter
is pressed. Automatic
seat
and mirror movement is programmed through the
Driver Information Center
(DIC) so that the driver can
select whether the seat moves to the programmed
driving position, the programmed exit
position, or does
not move at all. For memory seat and mirror recall
programming instructions, see “DIC Personal Choice
Programming”
in the Index.
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