E The 1993 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual Litho in U.S.A. @Copyright General Motors Corporation1992 Part No. 25603820 A First Edition All Rights Reserved 1 We support voluntary technician certification. GENERALMOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, BUICK,and the BUICK Emblem are registered WESUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CE#TIFICAtK)NTHROUGH Natron& lnmtute fot AUTOMOTIVE LPERVICE CXCOLLENCI This manual includesthe 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 For.Canadian Owners,%Who Prefer a first sold in Canada, substitutethe name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Buick Motor Division whenever it French Language Manual: 3 Walter Marr.and Thomas But& before the company had built 40. On Bnick’s succdss, Durant createda holding company, September 16, 1908. He called it General Motors. William C.(Billy) Durant 4’ Motor Trend magazine namedthe 1962 Buick Special . , ,. .,,_ “Car of the Year”. The first production V-6 engine was used in the Special. I i 1 Ed Mertz, GeneralManager, Buick Motor Division Our mission is simple: 1962 Buick Special “Buick will provide Premium American Motorcars Built insidethe walls of the old buildings in Buick’s backed with services that exceedour customers’ former Flint complex, which formed the cornerstoneof expectations, throughoutthe purchase, ownership, General Motors, Buick City is a state-of-the-art service and repurchase experience.” assembly facility with more than200 robots and other Buicks are SUBSTANTIAL. high-tech equipment.It was completed inthe fall of 1985. Buicks are DISTINCTIVE. Buicks are, and will continueto be, premium American Buicks are POWERFUL. motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich Buicks are MATURE. detail and comfortable accommodation. 7 ," I 1923 Sport Roadster Table of Contents How to Use this Manual ................................................................. 10 This part tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings & symbols. Seats and Safety Belts ............................ .:. ................................... 13 This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. FeaturesandControls .................................................................. 61 This part explains how to start and operate your Buick. Comfort Controls and AudioSystems ..................................................... 119 This part tells you how to adjust the ventilation & comfort controls and how to operate your sound system. YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. 137 Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. 185 This part tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating. ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................ 215 Here the manual tells you how to keep your Buick running properly and looking good. Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. 265 This part tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. Customer Assistance Information ........................................................ 285 This part tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects.’’ Index ................................................................................ 293 Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. 9 How to Use This Manual You willalso find red a circle with a slashthrough it in this book. Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to endwhen they ,first receive their new vehicle.This - This safety symbol means will help you learn about the features and controls for “Don’t,’’ “Don’tdo this,” your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures or “Don’t let this happen.” and words work together to explain things quickly. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use yellow and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. In the yellow caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what doto to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions.If you don’t, you or others could be hurt. I 10 Vehicle Damage- Warnings- In the blue notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage - --x,in this bookJ -.-:ill find these blue notices: :z would not be covered by your warranty, andit could be costly. But the notice will tell you whatto do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warningsin different colors or in different words. In this manual, we’ve usedthe familiar words and colors that Buick has usedfor years. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same colors, andthe words CAUTION or NOTICE. 11 ~ Vehicle Symbols These symbols Here are some are used on other symbols These are some of the symbols you will.find -onyour 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 CI0s vehicle- is WINDSHIELD ' ' ' CAUTION driven: BATTERY . WASHER CHARGING INJURY SYSTEM RAD10 k -tO -1 VOLUME PROTECT TU-RN WINDSHIELD SIGNALS WASHER EYES BY e 9 8 SHIELDING Q FASTEN 4 SEAT RADIATOR CONDITIONINGAIR CAUSTIC COOLANT a e DEFROSTER BA~~RY BELTS wI*DsHIELDw TRUNK ACID COULD HATCHBACK CAUSE REAR FUEL @ RELEASE BURNS POWER WINDOW Ltft, WINDOW DEFOGGER ENGINE OIL AVOID PRESSURE e,LIGHTER 1-i SPARKS OR FLAMES VENTILATING HIGH ORBEAM = FAN =o HORN 3f TEMPOIL SPARK OR ,\I/, & FLAME FOG LAMPS HEADLAMP - COULD pq # 0 WASHER EQ ANTILOCK (@) EXPLODE WIPER BRAKE SPEAKER BATTERY L 12 Part 1 Seats And Safety Belts Here you’ll find information aboutthe seats in your Buick and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you shouldnot do with safety belts. Part 1 includes: SeatsandSeatControls ............................................................. 14 HeadRestraints ............................................................. ..... 18 . .. Safety Belts They’re for Everyone ................................................... 21 WhySafetyBeltsWork ............................................................. 23 Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts .......................................... 27 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................................... 28 Adults ............................................................................ 28 DriverPosition .................................................................... 29 Lap-ShoulderBelt ................................................................. 29 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...................................................... 35 PassengerPositions ................................................................ 36 Children ......................................................................... 44 SmallerChildren and Babies ......................................................... 44 ChildRestraints ................................................................... 46 LargerChildren ................................................................... 56 SafetyBeltExtender ................................................................ 59 Checking Your RestraintSystem ...................................................... 59 Replacing Safety.Belts After a Crash ................................................... 60 13 ?r r .z : -.I .~ ::e ; ’ Seats and Seat Controls This section tellsyou about the seats-- how to adjust them, and also about reclining front seatbacks, and head restraints. I Manual Seat You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manualdriver’s seat while the vehicle is I moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push apedal when Move the lever underthe front seat to unlock it. Slide you don’t want to. Adjust thedriver’s seat only the seat to where you want it. Then release the lever and w’ n the vehicle is not mo\-’-g. 1 try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the I seatis locked in place. Four Way Manual Seat - Drivers Seat Only Manual Lumbar Support (Option) (Gran Sport - Driver's Seat Only) If you have this feature, you have the lumbar control on the right sideof the seatback. Rotate the control clockwise(to the right) to increase the SUDDO~~. lumbar back support.To decrease the 11 ' rotate the If you have this option,you have two levers under the control counterciockwise(to the left). front edge of the seat. The lever near the outerside of the seat unlocks the seat allowing it to slide forward and backs The lever nearthe center allows you to tilt the seat up and down. 15 t itting in a reclined osition when our v is in fflotion can But don’t have a seatback reclinedif your vehicle is moving. 17 Head Restraints CAUTION: (Continued) The, shoulderbelt can't do its job because it won't be againstyour body. Instead, it willbe