Buick REGAL 1996 Manuel utilisateur

-REGALL

The

1996

Buick

Regal Owner’s Manual

SeatsandRestraint Systems

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1-1

This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.

also explains

“SRS”

system.

This section explains how to start and operate your Buick.

This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your

audio system.

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

This section tells you

what

you have a problem while driving, such as a flattire or

overheated engine, etc.

Here the manual tells you how to keep

your

Buick running properly

and

looking good.

This section tells

you

when

perform vehicle maintenanceand what fluids and lubricants to use.

This section tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how to get service publications.

also

gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page

8-7.

Index

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Here’s an alphabetical listing

almost

every subject in this manual.

You

can use it to quickly find something

you want to read.

Featuresand Controls

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2-1

ComfortControlsandAudio Systems

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3-1

YourDrivingandtheRoad

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4-1

ProblemsontheRoad

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5-1

ServiceandAppearance Care.

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6-1

Maintenanceschedule

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CustomerAssistanceInformation

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GEmRALMOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,

BUICK, the BUICK Emblem and the name REGAL

are

registered trademarks

General Motors Corporation.

This manual includes the latest information at the timeit

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

product afterthat time without further notice. For

vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name

“General Motorsof Canada Limited” for Buick Motor

Division wheneverit appears in

this

manual.

SUPPORT

VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN

CERTIFICATION THROUGH

AUTOMOTIVE

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Institute

for

SERVICE

EXCELLENCE

For Canadian Owners

Who

Prefer a

French Language Manual:

Aux

propriktaires canadiens:

Vous pouvez vous

procurer un exemplaire de

guide en franqais chez

votre concessionaire

au:

Please keep this manual inyour Buick,

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

the new

owner canuse it.

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U.S.A.

Part

No.

25632198

First Edition

Walter

Marr

and

Thomas

Buick

Buick’s chief engineer, Walter

Marr (left),and

Thomas

Buick,

son

of founder David Dunbar Buick,

drove the first

Flint

Buick in a successful Flint-Detroit

round trip

July

1904.

David Buick was building gasoline engines by

1899,

and Man,his engineer, apparently built the first auto to

be called a Buick in

1900.

However, Buick traditionally

dates its beginnings

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

William

(Billy)

Durant

Durant also created

racing team that won

500

racing

trophies

1909

and 19

10,

including successes at

Indianapolis two years beforethe

Tndy

500

began.

The successof 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

1,000-mile Chicago-to-NewYork race

1906.

And

Buick was

the

first car totravel across

South America,driven from Buenos Aires, Argentina,

over the Andes to Santiago, Chilein

1914.

,.:.

1911

Model

Touring

Car

BuickS

Test

Hill

Buick drew plenty of attention because

could climb

hills and run through mud like

other car. Buick’s

endurance andreliability 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

by the French government.

a builder

premier automobiles, Buick was hard

hit

by the Great Depression. However, new General

Manager Harlow

Curtice createdpopular new models

including the Special and the Roadmaster. Buick sales

soon

flourished.

In World War

11,

Buick built aircraft engines, tanks and

other military hardware. Thispost-war period brought

great styling and engineeringchanges which resulted

increased sales. Thetorque converter automatic

transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced

the 1948

Roadmaster. Buick’s Fdmous “portholes” came along

1949.

1949

Roadmaster

high-compression

V-8

engine was introduced

1953.

And

Buick’s famous vertical pillar “toothy” grille,

(introduced in 1942),became more massive

the

post-war era.

1.953

Skylark

Motor Trend magazine named the

1962

Buick Special

“Car

the

Year.” The first production

V-6

engine

was

used in theSpecial.

I962

Buick Special

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

former Flint complex, which formed the cornerstone of

General Motors, Buick City is

state-of-the-art

assembly facility with more than

200

robots and other

high-tech equipment. It was completed

the fall

1985.

Buicks are, and will continue to be, premium American

motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich

detail and comfortable accommodation.

Mertz, GeneralManager;Buick

Motor

Division

Our mission is simple:

“Buick will provide Premium American Motorcars

backed with services that exceed our customers’

expectations, throughout the 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

to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you

do this,

will help you learn about the features and

controls for your vehicle.

this manual, you’ll find that

pictures and words work together to explain things

quickly.

Index

good place to look for what you need isthe Index 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 a number of safety cautions

this

book.

We use abox and

the

word

CAUTION

to tell you about

things that could hurt you if youwere to ignore the

warning.

These mean there

something that could hurt

you or other people.

the caution area, we tell

you

what the hazard is. Then

tell you what to do

help avoid or reduce the

hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you

others could be

hurt.

You will also find a circle

with a slash through it

this

book.

This safety

symbol means “Don’t,”

“Don’t do this,” or “Don’t

let

this

happen.”

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