The ‘1995Buick Riviera Owner’s Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ............................................................. 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It alsoexplains the “SRS” system. Featuresand Controls .................................................................. 2-1 This section explains how to start and operate your Buick. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ..................................................... 3-1 This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how tooperate 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 do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................ 6-1 Here the manual tells you howto keep your Buick running properly and looking good. Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. 7-1 This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. CustomerAssistance Information ........................................................ 8-1 This section tells you howto contact Buick for assistance and 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. ~ GENERAL MOTORS, GMand the GM Emblem, WE SUPPQRT BUICK, and the BUICK Emblem are registered VOLUPITARV TEGHNlGlAN CERTIFICATION THROUGN ~ trademarks of General Motors Corporation. Nniihal InstitutefQr This manual includes the latest information at the time it AUTOMGWWE SERVICE was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the nCELLENCE 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. @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1994 Part No. 25604215 C First Edition All Rights Reserved ii Walter Marr and Thomas Buick Buick's chief engineer, WalterL. Marr (left), and Thomas D. Buick, son of founder David Dunbar Buick, drove the first Flint Buick in asuccessful Flint-Detroit round trip in July 1904. David Buick was building gasoline engines by 1899, and Marr,his engineer, apparently builtthe first auto to be called a Buick in1900. However, Buick traditionally dates its beginnings to 1903. That was the year the company was reorganized, refinanced and movedfrom William C. (Billy)Durant Detroit to Flint. Buick has always been a product innovator. Buick engineers developed the iv In World War 11, Buick built aircraft engines, tanks and A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in 1953. other military hardware.This post-war period brought And Buick’s famous vertical pillar “toothy” grille, great styling and engineeringchanges which resulted in (introduced in 1942), bec~amemore massive in the increased sales. The torque converter automatic post-war era. transmission, Dyndow, was introduced in the 1948 Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes” cmealong in 1949. 1953 Skylark Motor Trend magazine named the 1962 Buick Special “Car of the Year.” The first production V-6 engine was 1949 Roadmaster used in the Special. vi How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to end when theyfirst receive their new vehicle. This will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures and words worktogether to explain things quickly. Index In the gray caution awa, we tell you what the hazard is. A good place to look forwhat you needis the Index in Then we tell you whatto do to help avoidor reduce the the back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of all hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll others could behurt. find it. Safety Warnings and Symbols %You will also find a circle with a slash through it in You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. this book. We use a box with gray background andthe word CAUTION totell you about things that could hurt you if This safety symbol means I you were to ignore the warning. “Don’t,” “Don’t do this,” or “Don’t let this happen.’’ viii -_ Vehicle Damage Warnings In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would Also, in this book you will find these notices: not be covered by your warranty, andit could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see NOTICE: CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or These mean thereis something that in different words. could damage your vehicle. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for cautions, blue for notices and thewords CAUTION or NOTICE. ix These symbols Here are some Vehicle Symbols are used on other symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. warning and you may see: indicator lights: For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols FUSE * these symbols are important have to do with are on some of ENGINE are used on an for you and your lights: your controls: COOLANT F- original battery: your passengers TEMP -- whenever your WINDSHIELD RELEASE vehicle is WIPER CAUTION driven: BATTERY POSSIBLE A CHARGING I-1 INJURY SYSTEM RADIO DOOR LOCK I VOLUME UNLOCK TURN PROTECT SIGNALS BRAKE EYES BY e (0) SHIELDING WINDSHIELD CONDITIONINGA'R FASTENSEAT DEFROSTER RADIATOR I 4 43 COOLANT CAUSTIC a BELTS BATTERY ACID COULD RELEASETRUNK CAUSE WINDOW FUEL # BURNS DEFOGGER ENGINE OIL t PRESSURE WbLIGHTER VENTILATING FAN HIGHLAMPSoR BEAM = =o TEMPOIL Ctb HORN )tT SPARK OR ,111, FLAME COULD FOG LAMPS $0 ANTI-LOCK (@) EXPLODE BRAKE SPEAKER BATTERY b Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Power Seat 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. Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them, and also about memory seats, reclining seatbacks and head restraints. 0 Raise or lower the front of the seat by holding the front part of the horizontal control up or down. Raise or lower the rear of the seat by holding the rear part of the horizontal control up or down. Raise or lower the entire seat by holding the whole Memory Seat and Mirrors (Option) control up or down. Move the seat forward or back by holding the control to the front or back. Power Lumbar (Option) If you have this option, the driver’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 switchforward or rearward. To set your memory seat and mirrors: 1. Adjust the driver’s seat to your desired position. Adjust both outside mirrors to suit you. See “Mirrors” in the Index. 2. Press the SET button and then press the 1 or 2 side of the MEMORY switch withinfive seconds. You will hear one beep when you press theSET button and two beeps when you press the MEMORY button to confirm that the mirror and seat positionsare entered into memory, 1-2 When your Buick is in PARK (P) with the ignition Reclining Front Seatback(s) ON or OFF, press the same side of the MEMORY switch to recall theseat and mirror setting. The power recline vertical control is located on the To do the same thing for a second driver, follow the side of the seat. Push it preceding steps but press the other side of the forward to bring the seat to MEMORY switch. a more upright position. The EXIT button allows you to get out of the car easily. When thegear shift selector is in PARK (P) with the ignition ON or OFF, push EXIT and the seat will go all the way down and back. 1-3 But don’t have a seatback reclined ifyour vehicle is moving. Heated Seat (Option) Front Seatback Latches The frontseatback folds forward to let people get into If your vehicle has this the back seat. Your seatback will move back and forth option, the switch is on freely, unless you come to a sudden stop. Then it will the driver’s armrest. lock in place. Press the button once and the seat will warm There’s one time the seatback maynot fold without up. The HI light on the some help from you.That’s if yourvehicle is parked button will come on. going down a fairly steep hill. To fold a seatback forward if it does lock in place, push the seatback toward the rear as you lift this latch. Then the seatback will fold Press the button a second time and the LO light will forward. The latch must be come on. The seat will warm to a lower temperature. down for theseat to work properly. Press the button a third time to turn OFF the heated seat. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.