1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE Owners Manual

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Remember, cleaning products can be hazardous. Some
are toxic. Others can burst into flame if yor: strike a
match or get them on a hot part of the vehicle. Some are
dangerous
if you breathe their fumes in a closed space.
When
you use anything from a cormtair,er to clean your
vehicle,
be sure to follow the manufacturer’s warnings
and instructions. And always open your doors or
windows when you’re cleaning
the inside.
Never use these to clean your vehicle:
Gasoiine
Benzene
Naphtha
Carbon TetracMoride
Acetone
Paint Thinner
Turpenfirre
Lacquer Thinner
Nail Polish Remover
They can
a11 be hazardous -- some more than
others -- and they can all damage your vehicle, too.
Don’t use any of these unless this manual says you can.
In many uses, these will damage your vehicle:
Alcohol
Laundry Soap
Bleach
@ Reducing Agents
Use
a vacuum cleaner often to get rid of dust and loose
dirt. Wipe vinyl, leather, plastic
and painted surfaces
with
B clean, damp cloth.
Your deaier has two cleaners, Multi-Purpose Interior
Cleaner and Capture Non-Solvent
Dry Spot and Soil
Remover for cleaning fabric and carpet. They will clean
normal spots and stains very well. You can get
GM-approved cleaning products from
your dealer. (See
“Appearance Care and Materials” in the Index.)
Here
are some cleaning tips:
Always read the instructions 011 the cleaner label.
Clean up stains as soon as you can -- before they set.
Carefully scrape off any excess stain.
0 Use a clean cloth or sponge, and change to a clean area
often. A soft brush may be used if stains are stubborn.
0 If a ring forms after spot cleaning, clean the entire
area immediately or it will
set.
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Vacuum and brush the area to remove any loose dirt.
Always clean a whoie trim panel or section. Mask
surrounding trim along stitch or welt lines.
lwix powdered cleaner fobwing the directions on
the container label to f~m thick suds.
Use suds only and apply with a clean sponge. Don’t
saturate the material
and don’t nab it roughiy.
As SOQ~ as you’ve cleaned the section, use a sponge
*is remove the suds.
Wipe cleaned area with a clean, damp towel or cloth.
Wipe with a clean cloth and let dry.
I. Carefirlly scrape off excess stain, then sponge the
soiled area with CQOI water.
2. If a stain remains, folkow the multi-purpose interior
cleaner instructions described earlier.
3. If an odor lingers after cleaning vomit or urine, treat
the area with a waterbaking soda solution:
I teaspoon (5 ml) of baking soda to B cup (250 ml>
of lukewm water.
4. Let dry.
Stains caused by candy, ice cream, mayonnaise, chili
sauce and unknown stains can be removed
as follows:
I. Carefully scrape off excess stain.
2. First, clean with cool water and ailow to
dry completely.
3. If a stain remains, follow instructions €or
Multi-Purpose Interior Cleaner.
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Use warm water and a clean cloth.
@ Rub with a clean, damp cloth to remove dirt. You
may have to do it more than once.
Things Hike tar, asphalt and shoe polish will stain
if you don't get them off quickly. Use a clean cloth
and a vinylAeather cleaner. See
pur dealer for
this produce.
Use
a so€t cloth with lukewarm water and a mild soap or
saddle soap and wipe dry with a soft cloth. Then, let the
leather
dry naturally. Do not me heat to dry.
e For stubborn stains, use a leather cleaner. See your
dealer for
this product.
0 Never rnse oils, varaishes, solvent-based or abrasive
cleaners, furniture
polish or shoe polish on leather.
0 Soiled or stained leather S~QUM be cleaned
immediately.
If dirt is allowed to work into the
finish. it can harm the leather. Vacuum
around a speaker
cover gently, so that the
speaker
won't be damaged. Clean spots with just water
and miid soap.
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Glass sirodd be clculcd o.Aen. GM Glass Cleaner (GM
Part No. 1050427) or a Liquid household glass cleaner
will
remove tzosrnal tobucco smoke and dust films on
interior glass.
Don't use abrasive cleuners on glass, because they may
cause scratches. Avoid placing decals on the inside rear
window, since they
may have to be scraped off later. If
abrasive cleaners are used on the inside of the rear
window, an electric defogger element may
be damaged.
Any temporary license should not be attached across
the
defogger grid.
If the windshield is not clear after using the windshield
washer, or if the wiper blade chatters when running,
wax,
sap or other materid may be on the blade
or windshield.
Clean the outside
of the windshield with GM
Windshield Cleaner, Bon AmiB Powder (non-scratching
glass cleaning powder),
GM Bart No. 10500 1 I. The
windshield
is clean if beads do not form when you
rinse it with water.
Grime
from the windshield will stick to the wiper
blades and affect their performance. Clean the blade
by wiping vigorously with
a cloth soaked in
full-strength windshield washer solvent. Then
rinse the blade with water.
Check
the wiper blades and clean them as necessary;
replace blades that
look worn.
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Silicone grease on weatherstrips will make them last
longer, seal better, and not stick or squeak. Apply
silicone grease with a clean cloth
at least every
six m~ntias. During very cold, damp weather
more frequent application may be required. (See
“Reccmmended Fluids
and %ubricants” in the Index.)
The paint
finish on your vehicle provides beauty, depth
of color, gloss retention 2nd durability.
The best
way to preserve your vehicle’s finish is to
keep it dean by washing it sften with Imkewm cr
cold water.
Dor~’: wash your vehicle in the direct rays of the sun.
hn’t use strong soaps or chemical detergents. Use
liquid hand, dish cx car washing (mild detergent) soaps.
You can get GM-approved cleaning products from your
dealer. (See “Appearance Care
and Materials” in the
Index.) Don’t use cleaning agents that are petroleum
based, or
that contain acid or abrasives. ALE cleaning
agents shoer%d be ilushed promptly 2nd not ahwed to
dry on the surface, or they couid stain. Dry the finish
with
a soft, clean chamois or an AI-cotton towel to
avoid surface scratches and water spotting.
High pressure car washes may cause water to enter
your vehicle.
OccasicsnaI waxing or mild polishing of your vehicle
by hand may be necessary to remove residue from the
paint finish. You can get GtM-approved cleaning
products from
your dealer. (See “Appearance Care
and Materiais”
in the Index.)
Your Buick has a “basecoat/cEearcoat” paint finish.
The clearcoat gives more depth and gloss to the
colored basecoat. Always use waxes
and polishes
that are non-abrasive and made
for a basecoatklearcoat
paint finish.
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The surface of these wheels is similar to the painted
Machine compounding or aggressive polishing on
abrasive cleaning brushes OR them because you could finish or leave swirl marks.
chemicals, abrasive polishes, abrasive cleaners or a basecoatklearcoat paint finish may dull the
surface of your vehicie. Don’t use strong soaps,
damage the surface.
You may use chrome polish on
chrome wheels, but avoid any painted surface
of the
Foreign materials such as calcium chloride and other wheel,
and buff off immediately after application.
salts, ice melting agents, road oil and tar, tree sap, bird
droppings, chemicals from industrial chimneys, etc., can
Don’t take your vehicle through an automatic car wash
damage your vehicle’s finish
if they remain on painted that has silicon carbide tire cleaning brushes. These
surfaces. Wash the vehicle as soon
as possible. If brushes can also damage the surface of these wheels.
necessary, use non-abrasive cleaners ihat
are marked
safe for painted surfaces
to remove foreign matter.
Exterior painted surfaces
are subject to aging, weather To clean your tires, use a stiff brush with a tire cleaner.
and chemical fallout that can take their toll over
a period I
of years. You can help to keep the paint finish looking
new by keeping your vehicle garaged or covered
whenever possible.
Keep your wheels clean using a soft clean cloth with
mild soap and water. Rinse with clean water. After I NOTICE:
When applying a tire dressing always take care
to wipe off any overspray or splash from all
painted surfaces
on the body or wheels of the
vehicle. Petroleum-based products
may damage
the paint finish.
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If your vehicle is damaged and requires sheet metal
repair
or replacement, make sure the body repair shop
applies anti-corrosion material
to the parts repaired or
replaced to restore corrosion protection.
Any stone
chips, fractures or deep scratches in the finish
should be repaired right away. Bare metal will corrode
quickly and may develop into
a major repair expense.
Minor
chips and scratches can be repaired with IOUCR-UP
materials available from your dealer or other service
outlets. Larger areas
of finish damage can be corrected
in
your dealer's body and paint shop.
Chemicals used €or ice and snow removal and dust
control can collect on the underbody.
If these are not
removed, accelerated corrosion
(rustj can occur on
the underbody
parts such as fuel lines, frame, floor
pan and exhaust system even though they have
corrosion protection. At least
every
spring, Rush these materials from the
underbody with plain water. Clean any areas where
mud and other debris can collect. Dirt packed in ciosed
areas of the frame should be loosened before being
flushed. Your dealer
or an underbody car washing
system can do this for you.
Some weather and atmospheric conditions can create
a chemical fallout. Airborne pollutants can fail upon
and attxk painted surfaces on your vehicle. This
damage can take two forms: blotchy, ringlet-shaped
discolorations,
and small irregular dark spots etched
into the paint surface.
Although
no defect in the paint job causes this, Buick
will repair,
at no charge to the owner, the surfaces of
new vehicles damaged by this fallout condition within
I2 months or 12,000 miles (20 000 km) of ourchase,
whichever
CCCU~S first.
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1 1052918"" 1 8 02. (0.237 L) I
Protects ieather, wood, acrylics, Plexiglas w, plastic,
mbber
and vinvl
1 1052925 f Cleaner and floor mats
Multi-Purpose interior C1em.s carpets, seats, interior trim. door panels
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