Buick SKYLARK 1996 Manuel utilisateur

The

1996

BuickSkylark Owner’sManual

Seatsand Restraint Systems

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

also

explains “SRS” system.

This section explains howto start and operate your Buick.

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

audio system.

YourDrivingandtheRoad

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

ProblemsontheRoad

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This section tellsyou what to do i.f youhave a problem

while

driving, such as a flat

tire

overheated engine, etc.

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

This

section tells you when to perform vehicle maibtenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.

This

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

gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page

8-7.

FeaturesandControls

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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

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Service and AppearanceCare.

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MaintenanceSchedule...

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Customer Assistance Information

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Index

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Here’s an alphabetical listingof almost every subject in

this

manual.

You

can useit to quickly find something you

want to read.

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I‘

GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,

BUICK, the BUICK Emblem andthename Skylark

are

registered trademarksof General Motors Corporation.

This manual includesthelatest information at the time

was printed.We reservetheright to make changes in the

product after that time without further notice. For

vehicles first sold

Canada, substitute the name

“General Motorsof Canada Limited”forBuick Motor

Division wheneverit ippears

this

manual.

Please keep

this

manual

your Buick,

it will be there

you ever need

when you’re ontheroad.

you sell

the vehicle, please leave this manual init

the new

owner can use it.

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U.S.A.

Part

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First

Edition

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iii

Walter

Marr

and

Thomas

Buick

Buick’s chief engineer, Walter

Marr

(left), and

ThomasD. Buick, son of founder David Dunbar Buick,

drovethefirst Flirit Buickin a successful Flint-Detroit

‘<

round trip in July 1904.

David Buick was building gasoline enginesby 1-899,

and

Man,

his

engineer, apparently builtthefirstauto

be called a Buick

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 instrumentalinpromoting

Buicks across the country using

his

Durant-Dort

Carriage

Co.

outlets and salespeople as the nucleus

giant distribution system. He knew the Buick as a

“self-seller.” If automobiles could be this good,he

thought, maybe it was time to switchfromthe horse and

buggy business to automobiles.

At the 1905New York

Auto Show, Durant took

ordersfor

1,000

Buicks

William

(Billy)

Durant

before

the

company had

built

40.

On Buick’s

success, Durant created a

holding company,

September 16, 1908.. He

calledit General Motors.

Durant also created aracingteam that won

500

racing

trophiesin 1909 and 1910, including successes at

Indianapolis two years beforetheIndy

500

began.

The successof Buick engines was visible not onlyon

therace track, but in endurance tests acrossthe country

and aroundthe world. Buick wasthe only. carto

complete a 1,000-mile Chicago-to-NewYork racein

1906. And a Buick wasthefirst car to travel across

South America, drivenfromBuenos Aires,krgentina,

over theAndes to Santiago,Chilein 1914.

Buick drew plentyof attention becauseit could climb

hills and run through mudlikeno other car. 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

by the French government.

As a builderof premier automobiles, Buickwas hard hit

by the Great Depression. However, new General

Manager Harlow

Curtice created popular new models

includingthe Special and

the

Roadmaster. Buick sales

soon flourished.

1911

Model

Touring Car

Bulck’sTestHill

First Buick Factory

1962

Buick Special

Built inside the wallsof the old buildings in Buick’s

formerFlintcomplex, which formedthe cornerstoneof

General Motors, Buick Cityis a state-of-the-art

assembly facilitywith more than

200

robots and other

high-tech equipment.

was completed

thefall

1985.

Buicksare,and will continue to be, premium American

motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich

detailand 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, throughoutthepurchase, ownership,

service and repurchase experience.”

Buicksare SUBSTANTIAL.

Buicks

are

DISTINCTIVE.

Buicks are

POWERFUL.

Buicks are

MATURE.

How

Use

This

Manual

Manypeopleread their owner’smanualfrombeginnjng

to end when theyfirstreceive theirnew vehicle.

you

this, itwill help you learn about the features and

controlsforyour vehicle.

this manual, you’ll find that

pictures and words work together to explain things

quickly.

Index

good place to lookforwhat you need

the Index

theback

themanual. It’s an alphabetical listof

all

that’s in the manual, andthepage number where you’ll

findit.

Safety Warnings and Symbols

You

will find a number

safety cautions

this book.

We usezabox andthe word

CAUTION

tell

you

about

things that could hurt you

you

were to ignorethe

warning.

These mean there

something that

could

hurt

you

or other people.

thecaution area,we tell you what the hazardis. Then

we tell you what todoto help avoid or reducethe

hazard. Please read these cautions.

you don’t, you or

others coul&be hurt.

You

will also find a circle

with a slash through

this

book.

This

safety

symbol means “Don’t,’’

“Don’t do

this,”

or “‘Don’t

let this happen.”

viii

Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also,

this book youwillfiidthesenotices:

NOTICE:

These mean thereis something that

could

damage your vehicle.

not be covered by your warranty, anditcould be costly.

But thenotice willtellyou whatto

to help avoidthe

damage.

When you read other manuals, you might see

CAUTION

and

NOTICE

warnings

different colors or

different

words.

You’ll

also

seewarning labels

your vehicle. They use

the same words

CAUTION

NOTICE.

thenotice area, we tell you about something thatcan

damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would

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