User manual BUICK REGAL 1998

[. . . ] The 1998 Buick Regal Owner's Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. the 2-1 3-1 4- 1 Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. 5-1 Problems on the Road This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as flat tire or overheated engine, etc. a 6- 1 7-1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Maintenance Schedule This section tellsyou when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. 8- 1 9- 1 Customer Assistance Information This section tellsyou how to contact Buick for assistance and to get service and owner publications. how It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-8. Index Here's an alphabetical listingof almost every subject in this manual. [. . . ] After you clean the player, press and hold EJECT for five seconds to reset the CLN indicator. Cassettes are subject to wear and the sound quality may degrade over time. Always make sure the cassette tape is in good condition before you have your tape player serviced. Care of Your Compact Discs Handle discs carefully. Store them in their original cases or other protective cases away from direct sunlight and and dust. If the surface of a discis soiled, dampen a clean, softcloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution and clean it, wiping from the center tothe edge. Pick up discs by grasping the outer edges or edge of the hole and the outeredge. Fixed Mast Antenna The fixed mast antenna can withstand most car washes without being damaged. If the mast should ever become slightly bent, you can straighten it out by hand. If the mast is badly bent, as it might be by vandals, you should replace it. Check every once in a while to be sure themast is still tightened to the fender. Care of Your Compact Disc Player The use of CD lens cleaner discsis not advised, due to the risk of contaminating the lens of the CD optics with lubricants internal to the CD mechanism. Backglass Antenna(If Equipped) Your AM-FM antenna is integrated with your rear window defogger, located in the rear window. Be sure that the inside surface of the rear window is not scratched and that the lines on the glass are not damaged. If the inside surface is damaged, it could interfere with radio reception. 3-31 NOTICE: Do not try to clear frost or other material from the insideof the rear window with razor blade a or anything else that sharp. This may damage is the rear defogger grid and affect your radio's ability to pick up stations clearly. The repairs wouldn't be covered by your warranty. ~ If you choose to add a cellular telephone to your vehicle, and the antenna needs to be attached to the glass, be sure that you do not damage the grid lines forthe AM-FM antenna. There is enough space between the lines to attach a cellular telephone antenna without interfering with radio reception. On cars equipped with the rear window defogger and built-in antenna, the defogger grid serves as a radio antenna. If you have this featureon your car, do not apply aftermarket glass tinting to the back glass. The metallic film in some tinting materials will interfere with or distort the incoming radio reception. Care must be taken when cleaning the rear window because breaks in the resistive material heating element will adversely affect radio performance and defogger performance. See your dealer fordetails. Because this antenna is built intoyour rear window, there is a reduced risk of damage caused by car washes and vandals. 3-32 Section 4 Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find information about driving different kindsof roads and in varying weather conditions. on 4-2 4-3 4-6 4-6 4- 12 4- 14 4- 15 4- 16 4-17 Defensive Driving Drunken Driving Control of a Vehicle Braking Steering Off-Road Recovery Passing Loss of Control Driving at Night 4- 19 4-22 4-23 4-24 4-25 4-25 4-27 4-3 1 4-33 Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads City Driving Freeway Driving Before Leaving on a Long Trip Highway Hypnosis Hill and Mountain Roads Winter Driving Loading Your Vehicle Towing a Trailer 4-1 Defensive driving really means "be ready for anything. " On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected. " Assume that pedestrians or other drivers aregoing to be careless and make mistakes. It's the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. [. . . ] Hamilton Avenue Flint, MI 48550 8-9 1998 BUCK SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ORDERINGINFORMATION The following publications covering the operation servicing of your vehiclecan be purchased by filling out and the Service Publication Order Form in this book mailing it in with your check, money order, and or credit card information to Helm, Incorporated (address below. ) CURRENT PUBLICATIONS FOR 1998 BUICK SERVICE MANUALS Service Manuals have diagnosis and repair information the on engines, transmission, axle, suspension, brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc. RETAIL SELL PRICE:$90. 00 TRANSMISSION, TRANSAXLE, TRANSFER CASE UNIT REPAIR MANUAL This manual provides information on unit repair service procedures, adjustmentsand specifications for the 1998 GM transmissions, transaxles and transfer cases. RETAIL SELL PRICE: $40. 00 SERVICE BULLETINS Service Bulletins givetechnical service informarlon needed to knowledgeably service General Motors cars trucks. and Each bulletin contains instructions to assist the in diagnosis and service of your vehicle. [. . . ]