2003 BUICK PARK AVENUE Owner's Manual

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BUICK PARK AVENUE 2003  Owners Manual A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a
skid and may require the same correction youd use
in a skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the
accelerator pedal. Get the vehicl

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BUICK PARK AVENUE 2003  Owners Manual The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change a tire.
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment youll need is in the trunk.
Instructions for changing your tires are on the in

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BUICK PARK AVENUE 2003  Owners Manual The tools youll be using include the jack (A) and wheel
wrench (B).
Removing the Wheel Covers and
Wheel Nut Caps
The following steps are necessary if you have the alloy
(aluminum) wheel with a center

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BUICK PARK AVENUE 2003  Owners Manual Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire
1. Use the wheel wrench to loosen the wheel nuts, but
dont remove them yet.
2. The jack has a bolt at
the end. Attach the
wheel wrench to
the bolt

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BUICK PARK AVENUE 2003  Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is
dangerous. If the vehicle slips off the jack you
could be badly injured or killed. Never get
under a vehicle when it is supported only
by a ja

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BUICK PARK AVENUE 2003  Owners Manual 7. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces
and spare wheel.
{CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to
which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts
become loose a

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BUICK PARK AVENUE 2003  Owners Manual 10. Lower the vehicle by turning the wheel wrench
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.
11. Using the wheel
wrench, tighten the
wheel nuts ®rmly in a
crisscross sequence.
{CAUTION:
Incorrect w

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BUICK PARK AVENUE 2003  Owners Manual 12. Dont try to put the wheel cover on the compact
spare tire. It wont ®t.
Store the wheel cover in the trunk until you have
the ¯at tire repaired or replaced.
Notice:Wheel covers wont ®t on you