Buick 1998 Riviera User manual

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The 1998 Buick Riviera Owner’s Manual
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK,
the BUICK Emblem andthe name FUVIERA are
registered trademarksof General Motors Corporation.
This manual includesthe latest informationat the timeit
was printed.We reserve the right to make changes in the
product after that time without further notice. For
vehicles first sold
in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motorsof Canada Limited”for Buick Motor
Division wheneverit appearsin tlns manual.
Please keep this manual in your vehicle,
so itwill be
there if you ever needit when you’re on the road.
If you
sellthe vehicle, please leave this manual init
so the new
owner can use it.
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VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National Institute for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
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1997
Part No. 25655 110 A FirstEditionAllRightsReserved
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How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manualfrombeginning
to end when theyfirstreceive their new vehicle.
If
you do this,it will help you learn aboutthe features
and controlsfor your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll
find that pictures and words work togetherto explain
things quickly.
Index
A good placeto look for what you needis the Index in
back
of the manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of what’sin
the manual, andthe page number where you’ll find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a numberof safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word
CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you
if you were to ignore
the warning.
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These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazardis. Then
we tell you what to doto help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions.If you don’t, you or
others could be hurt.
You will also find acircle
with a slash throughit in
this book.
This safety
symbol means “Don’t,’’
“Don’t do this”
or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings In the noticearea,we tell youaboutsomethingthatcan
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
Also,inthisbookyouwill findthesenotices:notbecovered byyourwarranty,and it couldbe
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NOTICE:
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, yo--
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These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings m different
colors or indifferentwords.
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the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbolsyou may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYESBY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
FOG LAMPS $0
Thesesymbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE k
COOLANT - r-
TEMP -
CHARGING I*]
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (0)
ENGINEOIL w,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
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HORN )tr
SPEAKER
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Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
Here you’llfind information aboutthe seatsin your Buick and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should
not do with air bags and safety belts.
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Seats and Seat Controls
SafetyBelts: They’refor Everyone
Here are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How
to Wear SafetyBelts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
Center Passenger Position
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Rear SeatPassengers
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tellsyou about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and also about memory seats, reclining seatbacks
and head restraints.
Power Seats
The power seat controlsarelocated on the side of the
driver’s and passenger’s seats.
Raise or lower the front of the seat cushion by holding
the front part of the horizontal control up or down.
Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by holding
the rear part
of the horizontal control up or down.
Raise or lower the entireseatcushion by holding the
whole control up or down.
Move the seat forward or backby holding the control
to the front or back.
Power Lumbar Control (Option)
If you have this option, the driver’s and passenger’s
seatback lumbar support can be adjusted by moving the
single switch located on the side of the seat.
To increase or
decrease support, hold the switch
forward or reward.

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Memory Seat and Mirrors (Option)
To setyour memory seat and mirrors:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat cushion to your desired
position. Adjust both outside mirrorsto suit you.See
“Mirrors”
in the Index.
When your vehicle
is in PARK (P) with theignitionon
or off, press thesaneside of the MEMORY smitch to
recall the seat and mirror-setting.
To do the same thingfor a second driver,fdow the
preceding steps, but presstheotherside of the ,.
Thememoryfunctioncontrols the driver’sseatcushion- MEMORY switch.
ignition onor
off, push EXIT and the seat will go all the
way downand back.
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Memory Seat and Mirrors Personal Choice
Feature (Option)
The transmitters can also be programmed to movethe
driver’s seat and outside rnirrors to a set memory
position when the transmitter’s UNLOCK button
is pressed.
To program the system:
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Adjust the driver’s seat cushion to a comfortable
position. Adjust both outside mirrors to suit you.See
“Power Remote Control Mirror” in the Index.
Press the
SET button on the driver’s door armrest.
You will hear one beep.
Within five seconds, press oneof the two memory
buttons on the armrest.You will hear two beeps to
confirm that the mirror andthe seat positions are
entered into memory.
Press the UNLOCK button on the appropriate
transmitter withinfive seconds. You will hear
two beeps.
The second transmitter can be programmed to record
a different seat and mirror positionby followingthe
same steps.
If you preferto program the exit seat position, which
moves the seat completely down and back, follow
these steps:
Press the SET button on the driver’s door armrest.
You will hear one beep.
Press the EXIT button on the armrest.You will hear
one beep, but the seat will not move at this time.
Press the UNLOCK button on the appropriate
transmitter within five seconds.You will hear
two beeps.
This personal choice feature will work only when the
vehicle is in PARK (P). A beep will sound inside the
vehicle when the UNLOCK button on the transmitteris
pressed to move the seat and mirrors.
To turn this feature off, press SET and then UNLOCK
within five seconds.

Heated Front Seat (Option) Reclining Front Seatbacks
If your vehicle has this
option, the switch
is on the
armrest. Withthe ignition
in
ACCESSORY or RUN,
press the button once and
the seat will warm up.The
HI light onthe button will
come on.
Press the button a second time andthe
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.
Theheater will also
turn off automatically whenthe
ignition is turned
off.
Thefront seatbacks canbe
adjusted by pressingthe
vertical control located
on
the side of the seat. Pushit
forward to bring the seat to
a more upright position.
Push it rearward to recline
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But don’t have a seatback reclined
is moving. if
your vehicle
Sitting
in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion canbe dangerous. Evenif you buckle
up, your safetybelts can’t do their jobwhen
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job. In a crashyou
could
go into it,receiving neck or other injuries.
The lapbelt can’t do itsjob either. In a crash the
belt couldgo up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, notatyour pelvic bones.
This could cause seriousinternal injuries.
For properprotection when the vehicleis in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
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Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or downsothat the topof the
restraint
is closestto the top of your ears. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injuryin a crash.
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it
islocked.
The front seatback folds forward to let people get into
theback seat.Your seatback will move back andforth
freely, unless you come to a sudden stop. Then
it will
lock
in place.
There’s one timethe seatbackmay not fold without
some help from you. That’s if your vehicle is parked
going down a fairlv steet, hill.
To fold a seatback forward
if it does lock in place, push
the seatback toward the rear
as youlift this latch. Then
the seatback will fold
forward. The latch must
be downfor the seat to
work properly.
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Your vehicle hasa light
that comes on asa reminder
to buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light’’ in
the Index.)
In most states
and Canadian provinces,the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work.
You never know ifyou’llbe in a crash. If you do havea
crash, you don’t know
if it will bea bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled upa person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes arein between. In many
of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than
30 years of safety beltsin vehicles,
the facts
are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When youride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’sjust
a seat
on wheels.