Buick LESABRE 1996 Manuel utilisateur

BUICK

The

1996

Buick

LeSabre Owner’s

Mmual

Seats and Restraint Systems

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1-1

This section tells you howto use your seats and safety belts properly.It also explains

“SRS”

system.

This section explains how to start andoperate your Buick.

This section tells you how to adjustthe ventilation and comfort controls and how tooperate your

audio system.

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

This section tells you what todo if you have

problem while driving, such as a flat tire or

overheated engine, etc.

Here the manual tells you how tokeep your Buick running properly and looking good.

This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and whatfluids and lubricants to use.

This section tells you how to contact Buickfor assistance and how to get service publications. It

also

gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page

8-7.

Here’s

an alphabetical listing

almost every subject

this manual. You can use

to quickly find something

you

want to read.

FeaturesandControls

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ComfortControlsand Audio Systems

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YourDrivingandtheRoad

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ProblemsontheRoad

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ServiceandAppearanceCare

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Maintenanceschedule

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CustomerAssistanceInformation

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Index

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GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,

BUICK, the BUICKEmblem and the nameLeSabre are

registered trademarks of GeneralMotors Corporation.

This

manual includes the latestinformation at thetime it

was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the

product after that time without furthernotice. For

vehicles first sold

Canada, substitute the name

“General Motors of Canada Limited” forBuick Motor

Division whenever it appears

this manual.

Pleasekeep this manual

your Buick;

will bethere

if you ever need itwhen you’re on the road.

you sell

the vehicle,please leave this manual in it

the new

owner canuse it.

SUPPORT

VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN

CERTIFICATIONTHROUGH

National

Institute

for

AUTOMOTIVE

SERVICE

EXCELLENCE

~~~~

We support voluntary

technician certification.

For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a

French Language Manual:

Aux

propriktaires canadiens:

Vous pouvez vous

procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en franqais chez

votre concessionaire ou aur

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Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7

Litho

U.S.A.

Part

No.

25639452

First Edition @Copyright GeneralMotors Corporation 1995

111

Walter Marrand Thomas Buick

Buick’s

chief

engineer, Walter

Marr (left), and

Thomas D. Buick, son of founder David Dunbar Buick,

drove the first Flint Buick in a successfulFlint-Detroit

round trip in July 1904.

David Buick was building gasoline engines by 1899,

and

Mm,

his engineer, apparently built the first auto to

be called a Buick in

1900.

However, Buick traditionally

dates its beginnings to.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, a light, powerful and reliable

engine which would eventually influence the entire

automotive industry.

William C. Durant was instrumental in promoting

Buicks across the country using

his

Durant-Dort

Carriage Co. outlets and salespeople as the nucleus of a

giant distribution system. He knew the Buick as a

“self-seller.”

automobiles could be this

good,

thought, maybe it was time to switch from the horse and

buggy business to automobiles.

At the 1905New York

Auto Show,Durant took

orders for

1,000

Buicks

before the company had

built

40.

On Buick’s

success, Durant created

holding company,

September 16, 1908.He

called it General Motors.

William

(Billy)Durant

Durant also created a racingteam that won

500

racing

trophies in 1909and 19 10, including successesat

Indianapolistwo 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-mileChicago-to-New York race in

1906.And a Buick was the first car totravel across

South America, driven fromBuenos Aires, Argentina,

over the Andes to Santiago, Chilein 1914.

1911

Model

Touring Car

Buick’s

Test

Hill

Buick drew plenty of attention because it could climb

hills and run through mud like no othercar. 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 de Guerre

the

French government.

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.

.. .

First

Buick

Factory

In WorldWar

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’sfamous vertical pillar “toothy”grille,

great styling and engineeringchanges which resulted in (introduced in

1942),

became more massive in the

increased sales.The torque converterautomatic post-war era.

transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced in the 1948

Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes”came along

1949.

1949

Roadmaster

1953

Skylark

Motor Trend magazine named

the

1962

Buick Special

“Car

the Year.” The first production

V-6

engine was

used in the Special.

1962

Buick Special

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

former Flint complex,which formed the cornerstone

General Motors, Buick City

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 tobe, premium American

motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich

detail and comfortable accommodation.

Mertz,

General

Manager,Buick

Motor

Division

Our mission

simple:

“Buick will provide Premium American Motorcars

backed with services that exceed our customers’

expectations, throughoutthe purchase, ownership,

service and repurchase experience.”

Buicks are SUBSTANTIAL.

Buicks are DISTINCTIVE.

Buicks are POWERFUL.

Buicks are MATURE.

How

Use

This

Manual

Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning

end when they first receive their new vehicle.

you

dothis, it will help

you

learn about the features and

controls foryour vehicle. In thismanual, you’ll find

that pictures and words work together to explain

things quickly.

Index

good place to look for what you need is theIndex

in the back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of

all that’s in the manual, and the page number where

you’ll find it.

Safety

Warnings

and

Symbols

You

will find anumber

safety cautions in this book.

We use a

box

and the word CAUTION to tell you

about things that could hurt you if

you

were

ignore

the warning.

r--

These

mean

there

something that

could

hurt

you or

other people.

In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then

we tell

you

what to

to help avoid or reduce the

hazard. Please read these cautions.

you don’t, you or

others could be hurt.

You

will also find a circle

with a slash through it in

this book. This safety

symbol means “Don’t,’’

“Don’t

this,” or “Don’t

let this happen.”

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