1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE Owners Manual

C: When RECIRC is selected, the system will
limit the mount of outside air entering your vehicle.
This is helpful when you are trying to cool the interior
of the vehicle quickly or limit the mount of outside air
entering your vehicle for some other reason. IIPlECmC
and AUTO may be selected at the same time. The
system
will remain in RECRC until the ignition is
tuned off. me system will return back to the previousBy
selected mode when the car
is wed back on. MCRC
can be selected in dl manual airflow modes except
FRONT defrost. RECRC cannot be selected with the
VENT button.
9 FRON* ms selec~on i~ used to dehst he
windshield by directing the ~OW tow& the widshield.
If FRONT is selected while in the AUTO mode, the fan
speed md the air temperature from the fi~nt defroster
will
vary. If a mmud fan speed setting is selected, the
fan speed will remain at that selection until another fan
speed selection is made or the AUTO mode is selected.
To turn off FRONT', press the AUTO or AW
mow bUttQn.
FRONT defrost will work better if any ice QP snow is
cleared from the hood ad the air inlet area between the
base
of the windshield and the hood.
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@ Keep the hood md front air inlet free of ice, snow or
any other
Q~S~IXC~~QII such as leaves. The heater md
defroster will work better, reducing the chance of
hgging YQW windows.
Keep the
air path under the front seats clear of
objects. ms helps air to ckcukite throughout
your vehicle.
Passenger compammezt. fir ~g&%
Passenger compartment air, both outside air md
recirculated air, is routed through a passenger
compartment filter, which is
part of a three piece filter
system.
The filter removes certain particles from the air,
including pollen
andl dust particles. Reductions in
OW, which may QCCW more quickly in dusty areas,
indicate that the filter needs to be replaced early.
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The lines you see on the
rex window wm the
glass. Press this button to
start warming your Window.
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The ffront seat passenger can control the air temperature
in their seating area. This can be set up to 5 OF (- 15 O C>
cooler or warmer than the primary setting. You can
activate this featwe by sliding the lever located QIP the
instrument panel toward warm or cool.
If the passenger control has been turned on, it can be
turned
off by pressing the OFF button once. Pressing the
OFF button a second time will turn off the main system.
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Your DeBco Electronics audio system has been designed
to operate easily and give years of listeing pleasmi.
You will get the most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint
yourself with it
first. Find out what your Delco
Electronics system can
do and how to operate all its .
controls, to be sure you're getting the most out of the?.. J
advanced engineering that went into it. . .
Setting &he Chock
Press and hold until the correct how appears. Press
and hold MIN until the correct minute appears.
You may set the clock with the ignition off if YOU
press RECALL fist and follow the same procedure
described above.
VOLUME: This hob turns the system on and off anad
controls the volume. To increase volume and turn the
radio
on, turn the knob to the right. Turn it to the left to
decrease volume.
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5;. Repeat :he steps for each pushb~tt~n.
P SCAN: Press this button to :isten to each of your
preset stations f~r a few seconds. The radio will go to
the first preset station, stcp for a few seconds, then go
on Fa the next ?reset station. Press P SCAN again to stop
scanning. The radio will not stop at a preset if the station
is weak.
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BASS: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Tun the
knob to increase
or decrease bass.
TREB: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to increase or decrease treble. If a station is weak
or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Push these hobs back into their stored positions when
you're
not using them.
BAL: Turn the control behind the upper knob to move
the
somi to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between
the speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
the
sound to thc front or rear speakers. The middle
position
balmces the sound between the speakers.
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The longer side with the tape visible should face to the
right.
If the ignition and the radio are on, the tape can be
inserted
and will begin playing. If you hear nothing or
hear
a garbled sound, the tape may not be in squarely.
Press
EJECT to remove the tape and start over.
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Mile the tape is playing, use the VOLUME, FADE,
BAL, BASS and TBZEB controls just as you do for the
radio. Other controk may have different functions when
a tape
is inserted. The display will show an mow to
show which side of the tape is playing.
If you want to insert a tape when the ignition or radio is
off, first press EJECT or RECALL. Note that the
cassette tape adapter
kits for portable compact disc
players will work in your cassette tape player.
Your tape bias is set automatical2y.
If E and a number appear on the radio display, the tape
won't play because
of an error.
e EdO: The tape is tight and the player can't turn the
tape
hubs. Remove the tape. Hold the tape with the
open end down
and try to turn the right hub to the
left with a pencil. Turn the tape over and repeat. If
the hubs do not turn easily, your tape may be
damaged
and shoutct not be used in the player.
Try a new tape to make sure your player is
working properly.
Ell: The tape is broken. Try a new tape.
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