Buick LESABRE 1995 User manual

LeSabre

The 1995 Buick LeSabre Owner’s Manual
SeatsandRestraintSystems ............................................................. 1-1
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains “SRS” system.
FeaturesandControls .................................................................. 2-1
This section explains how to start and operate your Buick.
ComfortControlsandAudioSystems ..................................................... 3-1
This section tells you how to adjustthe ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate 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 section tells you what to doif you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire 01- engine
overheating, etc.
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Buick running properly and looking good.
ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................ 6-1
Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. 7-1
This sectiontells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
CustomerAssistanceInformation ........................................................ 8-1
This section tells you how to contact Buick for assistanceand how to get service publications. It also
gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-4.
Index ................................................................................ 9-1
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want
to read.
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I BUICK
GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,
BUICK, and the BUICK Emblem are registered
trademarks
of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time
it
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 Motors of Canada Limited” for Buick Motor
Division whenever
it 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 manual
in it so the new
owner can use it.
Litho in U.S.A.
Part
No. 25620606 B First Edition
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WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
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Natlcnal In51 Iutelo~
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 exemplairede ce guide en franqais chez votre
concessionaire ou au
DCN Marketing Services Ltd.,
1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T lC7.
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Copyright General Motors Corporation 1994
All Rights Reserved

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Walter Marrand ThomasBuick
Buick's chief engineer, Walter L. Marr (left), and
Thomas D. Buick, son of founder David Dunbar Buick,
drove thefistFlint Buick in a successful Flint-Detroit
round trip in July 1904.
David Buick was building gasoline engines by 1899,
and Man, his engineer, apparently built the 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 moved from
Detroit to Flint. Buick has always been a product
innovator. Buick engineers developed the
"valve-in-head" engine, a light, powerful and reliable
engine which would eventually influence the entire
automotive industry.
William C. Durant was instrumentalinpromoting
Buicks across the country using
his Durant-Dort
Carriage Co. outlets and salespeople as the nucleus
of a
giant distribution system.
He knew the Buick as a
"self-seller,'. If automobiles could be this good, he
thought, maybeit was time to switch from the 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
William C. (Billy)Durant
success, Durant created a
holding company,
September 16, 1908. He
called it General Motors.
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Durant also created a racingteam that won 500 racing
trophies
in 1909and 19 10, including successesat
Indianapolis two years beforethe Indy
500 began.
The successof Buick engines was visible
not only on
the race track,but in endurance tests across the country
and around the world. Buick was the only car
to
complete a 1,000-mileChicago-to-New York race in
1906.And a Buick was the first car to travel across
South America, driven from Buenos Aires, Argentina,
over the Andes
to Santiago, Chilein 19 14.
1911 Model 21 Touring Car on Buick’s Test Hill
Buick drew plenty of attention because it could climb
hills and run through mud like
no other car. Buick’s
endurance and reliability were world famous.
During World War
I, Buick built Liberty aircraft engines
as well as Red Cross ambulances so successfulthat one
Buick ambulance was awarded the Croix de Guerre by
the French government.
As a builder of premier automobiles,Buick was hard hit
by the GreatDepression. However, new General
Manager, Harlow H. Curticecreated popular new
models including
the Special and the Roadmaster. Buick
sales soon flourished.
First Buick Fuctory
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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 engineeringchanges which resulted
in
increased sales. The torque converter automatic
transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced
in the 1948
Roadmaster.Buick’s famous “portholes” came along
in
1949.
I949 Roadmaster
A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in 1953.
And Buick’s ftlmous vertical pillar “toothy” grille,
(introduced
in 1942),became more massive in the
post-war era.
I953 Skylark
Motor Trend magazine named the 1962 Buick Special,
“Car
of the Year”. The first production V-6 engine was
used
in the Special.
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1962 Buick Special
Built inside the walls of the old buildings in Buick’s
former Flintcomplex, which formed the cornerstone
of
General Motors, Buick City, is a state-of-the-art
assembly facility with more than
200 robots and other
high-tech equipment. It was completed
in the fall of
1985.
Buicks are, and will continue tobe, premium American
motorcars with smooth power, high performance,rich
detail and comfortable accommodation.
Ed Mertz, Generul Manage6 Buick Motor Division
Our mission is simple:
“Buick
will provide Premium American Motorcars
backed with servicesthat exceed
our customers’
expectations,throughout the purchase, ownership,
service and repurchase experience.”
Buicks are SUBSTANTIAL.
Buicks are
DISTINCTIVE.
Buicks are POWERFUL.
Buicks are MATURE.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This
will help you learn about the featuresand controls for
your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures
and words work together
to explain things quickly.
Index
A good place to look for what you need is the Index in
the back
of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of all
that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll
find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautionsin this book.
We use a box with gray background and the word
CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if
you were to ignorethe warning.
In the gray caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we
tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions.
If you don’t, you or
others could be hurt.
You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this
book.
k This safetv svmbol means
“Don’t,’’ “Don’t
do this,” or
“Don’t let
this happen.”
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