Buick 1995 Roadmaster User manual

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Roadmaster

The 1995 Buick Roadmaster Owner’s Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems .............................................................
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.It also explains “SRS” system.
FeaturesandControls ...................... ...........................................
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .....................................................
This section explains how to start and operate your Buick.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
YourDrivingandtheRoad ..............................................................
ProblemsontheRoad ..................................................................
This section tells you whatto doif you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tireor
overheated engine,etc.
ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Buick running properly and looking good.
Maintenanceschedule ..................................................................
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information ........................................................
This section tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and howto get service publications. It also
gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-4.
Index ................................................................................
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subjectin this manual.You can useit to quickly find
something you want toread.
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,
BUICK, and.theBUICK Emblem are registered
trademarks
of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time it
was printed.We reserve the rightto make changes in the
product after that time without further notice. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors
of Canada Limited”for Buick Motor
Division wheneverit appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your Buick, so it will be there
if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you sell
the vehicle, please leave this manualinit
so the new
owner can use it.
WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION
THROUGH
National lnslililte for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
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We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French
Language Manual:
Aux propriktaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous procurer
un exemplaire de ce guideen franCais chez votre
concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd.,
1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7.
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Litho in U.S.A.
@Copyright General Motors Corporation 1994
Part No. 25620611 A First Edition All Rights Reserved
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Walter Marr and ThomasBuick
Buick’s chief engineer, Walter L. Man(left), and
Thomas D. Buick, sonof founder~DavidDunbar Buick,
drove thgfistFlin$:Buibk in a successful Flint-Detroit
round trkp in July
iP04.
David Buick was building gasoline engines by 1899,
and
Mak, his~engineer,apparently built thefirst autoto
be called& Buick
in 1900. However, Buick traditionally
dates its‘beginnings to 1903. That was the year
the
company was reoiganized, refinanced and moved from
Detroit to Flint. Buick has always been a product
innovator. Buick engineers developedthe
“valve-in-head” engine, alight,powerful and reliable
engine which would eventually influencethe entire
automotive industry.
William C. Durant was instrumentalin promoting
Buicks acrossthe country using,
his Durant-Dort
Carriage Co. outlets and salespeople asthenucleus of a
giant distribution system.He knew the hickas a
‘,‘self-seller.”
If automobiles could be this good, he
thought, maybeit was time to switchfromthe horse and
buggy business to automobiles.
At the
1905 New York
Auto
Show, Durant took
orders for
1,000 Buicks
before
the company had
built
40. On Buick’s
success,Dufmt created a
holding company,
.September
16, 1908. He
called it General Motors.
William C. (Billy)Durant
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Durant also createda racing team that won 500 racing
trophies in 1909 and
1910, including successesat
Indianapolis two years before the Indy
500 began.
The successof Buick engines was visible not only on
the racetrack, butin endurance tests across the country
and aroundthe world. Buick was the
only car to
complete a 1,000-mile Chicago-to-NewYork race in
1906. Anda Buick was thefirst car to travel across
SouthAmerica, drivenfromBuenos Aires, Argentina,
over the Andes to Santiago,Chilein
1914.
Buick drew plentyof attentionbecausg it coulcl$limb
hills and run through mudlike no other car. Buick's
enduranceandreliabilitywereworld.famous.
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During World War I, Buick builtLibirty aircrae.engines
as well as Red Cross ambulances
so $uccessfully that
one Buick ambulance was awarded the Croix de Guerre
bytheFrenchgovernment.
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As a builder of premier automobiles,'buickwas hard hit
by the Great Depression. However, newGene<d
Manager Harlow
H. Curtice created p6pular new models
including the Special and the Roadmasier. Buick sales
soon flourished.
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I911 Model 21 louring Car on Buick's Test Hill
First Buick Factory
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In World War 11, Buick built aircraft engines, tanks and
other military hardware. This post-war period brought
great styling and engineering changes which resulted in
inmeased sales.Thetorque converter automatic
transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced inthe
1948
Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes” came along in
1949.
1949 Roadmaster
A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in 1953.
And Buick’s famous vertical pillar “toothy” @e,
(introduced in 1942), became more massive in the
post-war era.
1953 Skylark
Motor Trend magazine named the 1962 Buick Special
“Car of the Year.”The firstproduction V-6 engine was
used in the Special.
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I962 Buick Special
Built insidethe walls of the old buildingsin Buick’s
former Flint complex, which formedthe cornerstone
of
General Motors, Buick Cityis a state-of-the-art
assembly facilitywith more than
200 robots and other
high-tech equipment.
It was completedin the fall of
1985.
Buicks are, and will continue to be, premium American
motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich
detail and comfortable accommodation.
Ed Mertz, GeneralManager;Buick Motor Division
Our mission is simple:
“Buick will provide Premium American Motorcars
backed with services that exceed
our customers’
expectations, throughout thepurchase,’ownership,
service and repurchase experience.”
Buicks are SUBSTANTIAL.
Buicks are DISTINCTIVE.
Buicks are
POWEIXFUL.
Buicks are MATURE.

Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that
could damage
your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this ddmage would
not be coveredbyyourwarranty,and it could be costly.
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But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoidthe
damage.
When you read other manuals, you mightsee
CAUTION and NOTICE warningsin different colors
or
in different words.
You'll also seewarning labels on your vehicle. They use
yellow for cautions, bluefornotices and the words
CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used
on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYESBY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID CqULD &
BAllERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,111,
COULD
BLAME
EXPLODE
BAllERY
These symbols
are important
for you
and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
BELTS
4
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have
to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS
TURN
HIGH
LAMPSoR BEAM =, =o
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WIPER w
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
1
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING
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BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
RADIATOR
COOLANT
a
FUEL
ENGINEOIL
PRESSURE
-4
TEMPOIL &
ANTI-LOCK (a)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RELEASE
e
RADIO
VOLUME
AIR
CONDITIONING
TRUNK
RELEASE
t
LIGHTER m
SPEAKER
b
X

Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
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The powerseatcontrolsarelocated anthearmrest.Here'showtousethisfeature:
Raise the front
of the seat by pressing the left side of the
front switch. Press the rightsideof this switch to lower
the frontof the seat.
Move the seat forwardor back by pressing and holding
FWD or BACK. Raise the seatby pressing and holding
Up. Press and hold DN to lower the seat.
Press and hold the left side
of therear switch to raise the
rear
of the seat. Press and hold theright side of this
switch to lower the rear
of the seat.
0 You don't need to start your vehicle yet,just make
0 Adjust the driver's seat the way you want it.
0 Pressthe SET button.
sure it is
in PARK (P).
0 Move the memory switchto 1 and your seating
position is programmed.
Now it's set. When your Roadmaster
is in PARK (P), and you
move the memory switch to
1, the seat will go to where you
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Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback,
lift the lever on the
outer side
of the seat
and move the seatback
to where you wantit.
Release the lever to
lock the seatback. Pull
up on the lever
and the
seat will
go to an
upright position.
But don’t have
a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.

To raise the seatback:
1. Pull the seatback up and pushit back to lockit into
2. Push and pull the topof the seatback to be sureit is
place.
locked
in position.
Third Seatback
The third seat is folded flatinthe tailgate area of your
station wagon.
To raisethe seatback:
1. Openthetailgate.
2. Lift the storage
compartmentlid and
fold it back,
so that it
lies flat.
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3. Pull the seat reiease
handle
in the lower right
conierof
the stmage
compartment. The
seatback is now
unlocked.
4. Full the seatback up and push it back into place.
5. Push and pull the top of the seatbackto be sure it is
locked into position.
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To lower the seatback:
1. Pull the seat release handleto unlock the seatback.
2. Pull the seatback down
using the assist strap,
then push
down on it to
lock
it intoplace.
3. Fold the storagelid down. Make sure it is secure.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safetyMlts
properly. It
also tells you some things you should not da
with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or
“air bag” system.
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comes on as a reminder to
bqckle up. @ee “Safety. Belt goes.
’ Ri-minder Light7’ in the
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
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