1997 Buick Riviera Owner’S Manual G;Rp 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems D This Section Tells You How to Use Your Seats and Safety Belts Properly
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I The 1997 Buick Riviera Owner’s Manual g;rP 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems d This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains“SRS” the system. 2-1 Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your Buick. 3-1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. 4-1 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 todo if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. 6-1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your Buick running properly and looking good. 7-1 Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. 8-1 Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page8-8. 9- 1 Index Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual.You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. i We support voluntary technician certification.. I BUICK GENERAL MOTORS, GM,the GM Emblem, BUICK, WE SUPPORT the BUICK Emblem andthe name RIVERA are VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN .: registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institutefor This manual includesthe latest information at the timeit AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE was printed. We reserve the right to ‘make changes in the EXCELLENCE =productafter that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motorsof Canada Limited”for Buick Motor For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a . Division wheneverit appears in this manual. .Please keep this manual in your Buick, so it will be there French Language Manual: :if you ever needit when you’re on the road.If you sell Aux propribtaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous the vehicle, please leave this manualin it so the new procurer un exemplaire dece guide en fraqais chez owner can useit. votre concessionaireou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, OntarioL5T 1C7 Litho in U.S.A. @Copyright General Motors Corporation1996 ..Part No. 25645980 B First Edition All Rights Reserved Walter Marrand Thomas Buick Buick’s chief engineer, WalterL. Marr (left), and Thomas D. Buick, son of founder David Dunbar Buick, drove thefirst Flint Buick in a successful Flint-Detroit round trip in July 1904. David Buick was building gasoline engines by 1899, and Mar, his engineer, apparently built thefirst auto to be called a Buickin 1900. However, Buick traditionally dates its beginningsto 1903, That was theyear the William C.(Billy) Durant company was reorganized, refinanced and moved from Detroit to Flint. Buick has always been a product innovator. Buick engineers developed the iv Durant also created a racing team that won500 racing Buick drew plentyof attention becauseit could climb trophies in 1909 and 1910, including successes at hills and run through mud like no other car. Buick's 'Indianapolis two years beforethe Indy 500 began. endurance and reliability were world famous. The success of Buick engines was visible not only on During World WarI, Buick built Liberty aircraft engines the race track, butin endurance tests across the country as well as Red Cross ambulancesso successfully that and around the world. Buick was the onlycar to one Buick ambulance was awardedthe Croix de Guerre complete a 1,000-mile Chicago-to-NewYork race in by the French government. 1906. And a Buick was thefirst car to travel across As a builderof premier automobiles, Buick was hardhit South America, drivenfrom Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Great Depression. However, new General over the Andes to Santiago, Chilein 1914. Manager Harlow H. Curtice created popular new models including the Special andthe Roadmaster. Buick sales soon flourished. 1911 Model 21 Touring Car on Buick's Test Hill First BuickFactory V In World War 11, Buick built aircraft engines, tanksand 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”@e great styling and engineering changes which resulted in (introduced in 1942) became more massivein the increased sales. The torque converter automatic post-war era. transmission, Dynaflow, was introducedin the 1948 Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes” came along in 1949. I953 Skylark Motor Trend magazine namedthe 1962 Buick Special 1949 Roadmaster “Car of the Year.” Thefirst production V-6 engine was used in the Special. vi 1962 Buick Special Ed Mertz, General Manager, Buick Motor Division Built inside the wallsof the old buildingsin Buick’s Our mission is simple: former Flint complex, which formed the cornerstoneof “Buick will provide Premium American Motorcars General Motors, Buick City is a state-of-the-art backed with services that exceedour customers’ assembly facility with more than200 robots and other expectations, throughout the purchase, ownership, high-tech equipment. It was completedin the fall service and repurchase experience.’’ of 1985. Buicks are SUBSTANTIAL,. Buicks are, and will continue tobe, premium American motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich Buicks are DISTINCTIVE. detail and comfortable accommodation. Buicks are POWERFUL. Buicks are PREMIUM. vii %You will also find a circle I with a. slash^ through it in Safety Warnings and Symbols this book. This safety symbAolmeans “Don’t,’’ “Don’t do this,” or “Don’t let this happen.” 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 willtell you what todo to help NOTICE: avoid the damage. I When you read othermanuals, you might see These mean there is something that could CAUTION and NOTICE warningsin different colors or in different words. damage your vehicle. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. ix Vehicle Symbm These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols These symDols Here are some these symbols are important have to do with are on someof are used on other symbols are used on an for you and your lamps: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: your passengers indicator lights: whenever your vehicle is CAUTION driven: POSSIBLE A FUSE INJURY COOLANT - TEMP - DOOR LOCK TURN PROTECT UNLOCK SIGNALS EYES BY e BAllERY LIGHTER n SHIELDING CHARGING I-1 PARKING SYSTEM CAUSTIC LAMPS WINDSHIELD FASTEN HORN DEFROSTER )cr SEAT BRAKE BELTS (a) BURNS COOLANT SPEAKER AVOID SPARKS OR a b FLAMES ENGINE OIL PRESSURE e,FUEL SPARK OR ,\I/, E$ FLAME VENTILATING COULD FAN EXPLODE FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK (@I $0 BRAKES BAllERY X Seats and Seat Controls 0 Raise or lower the frontof the seat by holding the front partof the horizontal control upor down. This section tells you about the seats-- how to adjust them, and also about memory seats, reclining seatbacks 0 Raise or lower the rearof the seat by holding the rear and head restraints. part of the horizontal control up or down. 0 Raise or lower the entire seatby holding the whole Power Seats control up or down. 0 Move the seat forward or back by holding the control to the front or back. Power Lumbar Control (Option) If you have this option, the driver's seatback lumbar support can be adjusted by moving the single switch located on the sideof the seat.To increase or decrease support, hold the switch forward or rearward. The power seat controls are located on the sideof the driver's and passenger's seats. 1-2 Memory Seat and Mirrors (Option) 2. Press the SET button and then pressthe 1 or 2 side of the MEMORY switch withinfive seconds. You will hear one beep when you pressthe SET button and two beeps when you pressthe MEMORY button to confirm thatthe mirror and seat positions are entered into memory. When your Buickis in PARK (P) withthe ignition on or OFF, press the same side of the MEMORY switch to recall the seat and mirror setting. To do the same thingfor a second driver, followthe preceding steps, but pressthe other side of the MEMORY switch. The EXIT button allows you to get outof the car easily. When the gear shift selector in is PARK (P) with the ignition on or OFF, push EXIT andthe seat willgo all The memory function controlsthe driver’s seat cushion the way down and back. and outside mirror positions.It does notstore the lumbar Remote Keyless Entry Personal or recline positions. Choice Feature To set your memory seat and mirrors: Each remote keyless entry transmitter canbe 1. Adjust the driver’s seat toyour desired position. programmed to movethe driver’s seat and outside Adjust bothoutside mirrors to suit you. See mirrors to aset memory position whenthe transmitter’s “Mirrors” in the Index. UNLOCK button is pressed. For programming instructions, see “Personal Choice Features” in the Index. Heated Front Seat (Option) Reclining Front Seatbacks If your vehicle has this option, the switchis on the driver’s armrest. With the ignition inACCESSORY or RUN, press the button once forward to bring the seat to and the seat will warm up. a more upright position. The HI light on the button Push it rearward to recline will come on.