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.
WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National Institute for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux propribtaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous
procurer un exemplaire deceguide en frangais chez
votre concessionaire
ou au:
DGN Marketing Services Ltd.
1500 Bonhill Rd.
Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7
Litho in U.S.A.@CopyrightGeneralMotorsCorporation
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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LIGHTER n
HORN )tr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL m