Buick 1995 Riviera User manual

The ‘1995 Buick Riviera Owner’s Manual
SeatsandRestraintSystems ............................................................. 1-1
FeaturesandControls .................................................................. 2-1
ComfortControlsandAudioSystems ..................................................... 3-1
This section tells you howto use your seats and safety belts properly. It alsoexplains the “SRS” system.
This section explains
how to start and operate your Buick.
This sectiontells you howto adjust the ventilation andcomfort controls and how tooperate your
sound system.
YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. 4-1
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. 5-1
This sectiontells you what todo if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or
overheatedengine, etc.
ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................ 6-1
Here the manual tells you howto keep your Buick running properly andlooking good.
Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. 7-1
This sectiontells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and whatfluids and lubricants to use.
CustomerAssistanceInformation ........................................................ 8-1
This sectiontells you howto contact Buick for assistance and how toget servicepublications. It also
gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-4.
Index ................................................................................ 9-1
Here’s analphabetical listing of almost every subjectin this manual. You can use it to quickly find
somethingyou wantto read.

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WalterMarr and Thomas Buick
Buick's chief engineer, Walter L. Marr (left), and
Thomas
D. Buick, son of founder David Dunbar Buick,
drove the first Flint Buick in asuccessfulFlint-Detroit
round trip in July
1904.
David Buick was buildinggasoline engines by 1899,
and Marr,his engineer, apparently builtthe first auto to
be called a Buick in
1900. However, Buick traditionally
dates its beginnings to
1903. That was the year the
company was reorganized, refinanced and movedfrom
Detroitto Flint. Buick has always been a product
innovator. Buick engineers developed the
William
C. (Billy) Durant
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In World War 11, Buickbuilt aircraft engines,tanks and
other military hardware.
This post-war period brought
great styling and engineeringchangeswhich resulted in
increased
sales. The torque converter automatic
transmission, Dyndow,was introduced
in the 1948
Roadmaster.Buick’s famous “portholes” cmealongin
1949.
A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in 1953.
And Buick’s
famous vertical pillar “toothy” grille,
(introduced
in 1942),bec~ame more massivein the
post-war era.
1949 Roadmaster
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1953 Skylark
Motor Trend magazinenamed the 1962Buick Special
“Car of the Year.” The first production V-6 engine was
used
in the Special.

How to Use this Manual
Many people readtheir owner’s manual from beginning
to end when theyfirstreceive their new vehicle.
This
will help you learn aboutthe features and controlsfor
your vehicle.
In this manual, you’llfind that pictures
and words worktogether to explain things quickly.
Index
A goodplace to look forwhat you needis the Index in
the back of the manual.
It’s an alphabeticallist of all
that’s in the manual, andthe page number where you’ll
find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions inthis book.
We
use a box with gray background andthe word
CAUTION totell you aboutthings that couldhurt you if
you were to ignore the warning.
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In the gray cautionawa, we tell you whatthe hazard is.
Then we tell youwhatto do to help avoidor reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions.
If you don’t, you or
others could behurt.
% You will also find a circle
with a slashthrough it in
this book.
This safety symbolmeans
“Don’t,”“Don’t dothis,” or
“Don’tlet this happen.’’
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean thereis something that
could damage
your vehicle.
In the notice area, wetell you about somethingthat can
damageyour vehicle.Many times,
this damagewould
not be covered by your warranty, andit could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoidthe
damage.
When you read other manuals, you mightsee
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in differentcolors or
in differentwords.
You’ll
also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
yellow for cautions,blue for notices and thewords
CAUTIONor NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
originalbattery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYESBY
SHIELDING
I
CAUSTIC
BATTERY
ACID COULD
CAUSE
BURNS
SPARK OR
,111,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTENSEAT
4
BELTS
These symbols
have todo with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
HIGH
LAMPSoR BEAM = =o
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicatorlights:
COOLANT F-
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING
I-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
RADIATOR
COOLANT
a
FUEL
ENGINEOIL
PRESSURE
Wb
TEMPOIL Ctb
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE *
RELEASE
RADIO
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
A'R 43
RELEASE TRUNK #
t
LIGHTER
HORN
)tT
SPEAKER
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Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Buick and howto use your safety belts properly.You
can also learn about some things youshould
not do with
air bags and safetybelts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells youabout the seats -- how to adjust
them, and also about memory seats, reclining seatbacks
and head restraints.
Power Seat
0 Raise or lower the front of the seat by holding the
front part of the horizontal control up or down.
Raise or lower the rear of the seat by holding therear
part of the horizontal control up or down.

Raise or lower theentire seat by holding the whole
controlup or down.
Memory Seat and Mirrors (Option)
Move the seatforward or back by holding the control
to the front orback.
Power Lumbar (Option)
If you have this option,the driver’s seatbacklumbar
supportcan be adjusted
by moving the single switch
located
on the sideof the seat. To increase or decrease
support, hold the switchforward or rearward.
To set your memory seat and mirrors:
1. Adjust the driver’s seatto your desired position.
Adjust bothoutsidemirrors
to suit you. See
“Mirrors” inthe Index.
2. Press the SET button and then press the 1 or 2 side
of the MEMORY switch withinfive seconds. You
will hear one beep when you press the
SET button
and two beeps when you press the MEMORY button
to confirm that the mirror and seat positionsare
entered into memory,
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When yourBuick is in PARK (P) with the ignition
ON or OFF, press the same sideof the MEMORY
switch to recall theseat and mirror setting.
To do the same thing for a seconddriver, follow the
preceding stepsbut press the other side
of the
MEMORY switch.
The
EXIT button allows you to get out of the car
easily.When thegear shift selectoris in PARK
(P)
with the ignition ON or OFF, push EXIT andthe seat
will go all the way down and back.
Reclining Front Seatback(s)
Thepower recline vertical
control
is located on the
side
of the seat.Push it
forward to bring the seat to
a more upright position.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.

Heated Seat (Option) Front Seatback Latches
If your vehicle has this
option, the switch is on
the driver’s armrest.
Press the button once
and the seat will warm There’s one time the seatbackmaynot fold without
up. The HI light on the somehelp from you.That’s
if yourvehicle is parked
button will come on. going down a fairly steep hill.
The frontseatbackfolds forward tolet people get into
the back seat. Your seatback
will moveback andforth
freely, unless you cometo a sudden stop. Then it will
lock inplace.
Press the button a second time and the
LO light will
come on. The seat will warm to a lower temperature.
Press the button a third time to
turn OFF the heated seat.
Head Restraints
Slidethe headrestraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.
This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a
crash.
To fold a seatbackforward
if it does lock in place, push
the seatbacktoward the rear
as you lift this latch. Then
the seatbackwill fold
forward. The latch must be
down for theseat to work
properly.
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Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you howto use safetybelts
properly. It
also tells you somethings you shouldnot do
with safetybelts.
And it explainsthe SupplementalRestraint System, or
“airbag” system.
Your vehiclehas a
light that comes
on as
a reminderto buckle
up. (See “SafetyBelt
ReminderLight”in the
Index.)
In many statesand Canadianprovinces, the law says to
wear safetybelts. Here’s why: They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash,you don’tknow if it willbe a badone.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashescan be
so
seriousthat even buckledup a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes
are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up cansurviveand sometimeswalk
away. Withoutbelts they could have been badly hurt or
killed.
After more than
25 years of safetybelts in vehicles,
the facts
are clear. In most crashesbucklingup does
matter
... a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
goes.
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Get it up to speed.Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn’t stop. The personkeeps goinguntil stopped
by something.
In a real vehicle, itcould be the windshield ...

or the instrumentpanel ...
or the safetybelts !
With safetybelts, you slow down as the vehicledoes.
You get more time to stop. You stopover more distance,
and your strongestbones take the forces. That’swhy
safetybelts make such good sense.
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