Buick CENTURY 1996 Manuale utente

BUICK

The

1996

Buick

Century

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.

This section explains how to start and operate your Buick.

This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation andcomfort controls and how to operate your

audio system.

YourDrivingandtheRoad

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Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and howto drive under different conditions.

ProblemsontheRoad

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This section tells

you

what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as

flat tire or

overheated engine, etc.

Here the manual tells you how to keep your Buick running properly andlooking good.

This section tells you

when

to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.

This section tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how toget service publications.It also

gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page

8-7.

Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject

this manual. You can use it to quickly find something

you want to read.

FeaturesandControls

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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

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Service and Appearance Care

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Maintenanceschedule.......

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Customer Assistance Information

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Index

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GENERAL

MOTORS,

and the GM Emblem,

BUICK,

the

BUICK

Emblem and the name

CENTURY

are registered trademarks of General

Motors Corporation.

This manual includes the latest information at the time

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

appears

this manual.

Please keep this manual

your Buick,

will be there

if you ever need it when you’re

the road. If you sell

the vehicle, please leave this manual

the new

owner can

use

it.

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USA.

Part

No.

2563

1999

First Edition

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technician certification.

For Canadian Owners

Who

Prefer a

French

Language

Manual:

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Walter

Marr

and

Thomas

Buick

Buick’s chief engineer, Walter

Marr (left), and

Thomas

Buick, son of founder David Dunbar Buick,

drove the firstFlint Buick in a successful Flint-Detroit

round trip inJuly 1904.

David Buick was building gasoline enginesby 1899,

and Marr, his engineer, apparently built

the

first autoto

be called

Buick in 1900.However, Buick traditionally

dates itsbeginnings

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,

light, powerful and reliable

engine which would eventually influencethe entire

automotive industry.

William

Durant was instrumental in promoting

Buicks across the country using his Durant-Dort

Carriage Co. outlets and salespeople

the nucleus of

giant distribution system. He knew the Buick

“self-seller.”

automobiles could be this good, he

thought, maybe

was time toswitch from the horse and

buggy business

automobiles.

At the 1905New York

Auto Show, Durant took

orders for

1,000

Buicks

built

40.

On Buick’s

before the company had

success,Durant created

holding company,

September 16, 19081.

called

General Motors.

William

(Billy)

Durant

Durant also created a racing team that won

500

racing

trophies in 1909and 1910,including successes at

Indianapolis two years before the Indy

500

began.

The success of 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-mile

Chicago-to-New York race in

1906. Anda Buick was the first car to travel across

South America, driven from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

over the Andes to Santiago, Chile in 1914.

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

Buick built Liberty aircraft engines

as well as Red Cross ambulances

successfully that

one Buick ambulance was awarded the Croix deGuerre

by the French government.

As a builder of premier automobiles, Buick was hard

hit

by the Great Depression. However, new General

Manager Harlow

Curtice created popular new models

including

the

Special and the Roadmaster. Buick sales

soon flourished.

1911

Model

Touring

Cur

Buick’s TestHill

First

Buick Factory

In World War

11,

Buick built aircraft engines,tanks and

other military hardware. This post-war period brought

great styling and engineeringchanges which resulted

increased sales. Thetorque converter automatic

transmission, Dynaflow,

was

introduced

the 1948

Roadmaster.Buick’s famous “portholes” came along

1949.

1949

Roadmuter

A high-compression

V-8

engine was introduced in 1953.

And Buick’s famous vertical pillar

“toothy”

grille,

(introduced

1942),became more massive

the

post-war era.

I953

Skylurk

Motor

Trend

magazine named

the

1962

Buick Special

“Car

the Year.” The first production

V-6

engine was

used

the Special.

I962

Buick Special

Built inside the walls of the old buildings in Buick’s

former Flint complex, which forrned 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.

was completed in the fall

1985.

Buicks are, and will continue to be, premium American

motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich

detail and comfortable accommodation.

Mertz, General Managel; Buick

Motor

Division

Our mission is simple:

“Buick will provide Premium American Motorcars

backed with services that exceed our customers’

expectations, throughout the purchase, ownership,

service and repurchase experience.”

Buicks are SUBSTANTIAL.

Buicks are DISTINCTIVE.

Buicks are POWERFUL.

Buicks are MATURE.

vii

How

to Use

This

Manual

Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning

to end when they first receive their new vehicle.

you do this, it will help you learn about the features

and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll

find that pictures and words work together to explain

things quickly.

Index

good place

look for what you needis the Index in

the back of themanual. It’s an alphabetical list

all

that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll

find

it.

Safety

Warnings

and

Symbols

You will find

number of safety cautions in this book.

We use a box and the word

CAUTION

to tell you

about things that could hurt you ifyou were to ignore

the warning.

CAUTION:

These mean there is something that could hurt

you

other people.

In the caution area,

tell you what the hazard is. Then

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

this book. This safety

symbol means “Don’t,’’

“Don’t

this,” or “Don’t

let this happen.”

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