Buick 2004 Park Avenue Manuals

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Buick 2004 Park Avenue Owner's Manual (410 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 4.65 MB

Table of Contents

1
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
    
    Power Seats
    8
    
    Heated Seats
    9
    
    Power Lumbar
    9
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    10
    
    Head Restraints
    11
  - Safety Belts
    12
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    13
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    16
    
    Driver Position
    18
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    18
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    24
    
    Center Passenger Position
    25
  - Lap Belt
    25
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    25
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    27
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    27
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    32
  - Child Restraints
    33
  - Older Children
    33
  - Infants and Young Children
    36
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    39
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    42
  - Top Strap
    44
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    45
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    48
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position
    50
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    52
  - Air Bag Systems
    55
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    57
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    60
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    61
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    61
  - Restraint System Check
    64
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    64
    
    Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    64
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    65
- Features and Controls
  
  67
  - Keys
    69
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    71
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    72
  - Personalization Features
    73
  - Theft-Deterrent System
    74
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    74
  - Battery Replacement
    75
  - Doors and Locks
    76
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    78
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    80
  - Lockout Protection
    80
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    80
  - Trunk Lock Release
    81
  - Remote Trunk Release
    81
  - Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    82
  - Trunk Security Override
    82
  - Windows
    83
  - Power Windows
    84
  - Express-Down Window
    84
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    85
  - Sun Visors
    85
    
    Content Theft-Deterrent
    85
  - Testing the Alarm
    87
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    89
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    89
  - Ignition Positions
    90
  - Key Reminder Warning
    91
  - Starting Your Engine
    91
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    92
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    92
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    93
  - Parking Brake
    95
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    96
  - Torque Lock
    98
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    99
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    99
    
    Engine Exhaust
    100
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    101
  - Mirrors
    102
    
    Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    102
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    102
  - Compass Operation
    103
  - Compass Calibration
    103
  - Compass Variance
    104
    
    Outside Power Mirrors
    105
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    106
  - Onstar System
    107
    
    Outside Automatic Dimming Heated Mirror
    107
  - Homelink ® Transmitter
    109
  - Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    111
  - Using Homelink
    112
  - Resetting Defaults
    112
  - Storage Areas
    113
    
    Garage Door Opener Compartment
    113
    
    Glove Box
    113
    
    Center Console Storage Area
    114
  - Assist Handles
    115
  - Rear Seat Pass through
    115
    
    Convenience Net
    115
    
    Rear Seat Armrest
    115
    
    Rear Storage Area
    115
  - Sunroof
    116
  - Vehicle Personalization
    117
- Instrument Panel
  
  119
  - Instrument Panel Overview
    120
    
    Hazard Warning Flashers
    122
    
    Other Warning Devices
    122
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    123
  - Tilt Wheel
    123
    
    Rainsense™ II Wipers
    126
    
    Cruise Control
    127
    
    Windshield Washer
    127
  - Exterior Lamps
    130
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    131
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    131
  - Twilight Sentinel
    132
  - Cornering Lamps
    132
  - Interior Lamps
    133
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    133
  - Theater Dimming
    133
  - Courtesy Lamps
    133
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    133
  - Parade Dimming
    133
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    133
  - Perimeter Lighting
    134
  - Front Reading Lamps
    135
  - Rear Reading Lamps
    135
  - Trunk Lamp
    135
  - Glove Box Lamp
    136
  - Battery Rundown Protection
    136
  - Care of the Hud
    138
  - How the System Works
    139
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    140
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    141
  - Climate Controls
    142
  - Manual Operation
    143
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    145
  - Rear Window Defogger
    145
  - Passenger Temperature Control
    146
  - Outlet Adjustment
    147
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    148
    
    Steering Wheel Climate Controls
    148
    
    Climate Controls Personalization
    149
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    150
    
    Instrument Panel Cluster
    151
    
    Speedometer and Odometer
    153
  - Trip Odometer
    153
    
    Air Bag Readiness Light
    154
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Light
    154
  - Battery Warning Light
    155
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    157
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    158
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    160
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    160
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  162
  - Oil Pressure Light
    162
  - Security Light
    163
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    163
  - Cruise Control Light
    163
  - Fuel Gage
    164
  - Driver Information Center (DIC)
    165
  - Odo/Trip (Odometer/Trip)
    166
  - Fuel Info (Information)
    166
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  168
  - Service
    168
    
    DIC Warnings and Messages
    168
    
    DIC Vehicle Personalization
    169
  - Outside Curb View Assist Mirror
    171
    
    Delayed Locking
    172
  - Security Feedback
    173
  - Memory Seat Recall
    174
  - Audio System(S)
    175
  - Setting the Time
    176
    
    Radio with Cassette
    176
  - Finding a Station
    177
  - Setting Preset Stations
    178
  - Playing a Cassette Tape
    179
    
    Radio with Cassette and CD
    181
  - Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    183
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    184
  - Cassette Tape Messages
    186
  - Playing a CD
    186
  - CD Messages
    188
  - Trunk-Mounted CD Changer
    189
  - CD Changer Errors
    192
    
    Personal Choice Radio Controls
    193
    
    Theft-Deterrent Feature
    193
  - Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature
    195
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    196
    
    Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    197
    
    Care of Your CD Player
    198
    
    Care of Your Cds
    198
  - Heated Backlite Antenna
    198
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

199
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  199
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  200
  - Defensive Driving
    200
  - Drunken Driving
    201
  - Control of a Vehicle
    204
  - Braking
    204
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    205
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    207
  - Braking in Emergencies
    207
  - Steering
    209
  - Power Steering
    209
  - Magnetic Speed Variable Assist Steering
    209
  - Steering in Emergencies
    210
  - Off-Road Recovery
    211
  - Passing
    212
  - Loss of Control
    213
  - Driving at Night
    215
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    216
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    218
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    218
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    218
  - City Driving
    219
  - Freeway Driving
    220
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    221
  - Highway Hypnosis
    222
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    222
  - Winter Driving
    224
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    225
  - If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    226
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    228
- Towing
  
  229
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    229
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    229
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    229
  - Dolly Towing
    230
  - Dinghy Towing
    230
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    231
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    233
  - Automatic Level Control
    236
  - Towing a Trailer
    236
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    237
  - Weight of the Trailer
    238
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    238
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    239
  - Driving with a Trailer
    240
  - Trailer Brakes
    240
  - Following Distance
    241
  - Making Turns
    241
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    241
  - Parking on Hills
    242
  - Driving on Grades
    242
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    243
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    243
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

245
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  245
- Service
  
  247
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    247
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    248
- Fuel
  
  248
  - Gasoline Octane
    248
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    249
  - California Fuel
    249
  - Additives
    249
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    250
  - Filling Your Tank
    250
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    253
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    254
  - Hood Release
    254
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    256
  - Engine Oil
    258
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    259
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    259
  - Engine Oil Additives
    261
    
    Vehicles with the Gm Oil Life System
    262
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    262
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    263
  - Supercharger Oil
    263
  - What Kind of Oil to Use
    263
  - How to Check and Add Oil
    264
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    264
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    265
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    267
  - When to Check and Change
    267
  - Engine Coolant
    269
  - How to Add Fluid
    269
  - What to Use
    270
  - Checking Coolant
    270
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    271
  - Engine Overheating
    272
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    272
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    273
  - Cooling System
    274
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    278
  - Power Steering Fluid
    282
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    283
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    283
  - Brakes
    284
  - Brake Fluid
    284
  - Brake Wear
    286
  - Battery
    287
  - Vehicle Storage
    287
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    287
  - Jump Starting
    288
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  293
- Bulb Replacement
  
  295
  - Halogen Bulbs
    295
  - Headlamps
    295
  - Front Turn Signal Lamps
    298
  - Rear Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    298
  - Rear Quarter Panel Turn Signal and Stoplamps
    302
  - Replacement Bulbs
    304
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  305
- Tires
  
  306
  - Tire Size
    310
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    311
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    313
  - Check Tire Pressure System
    314
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    316
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    317
  - Buying New Tires
    318
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    319
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    320
  - Wheel Replacement
    320
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    321
  - Tire Chains
    322
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    323
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    324
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    325
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    326
  - Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
    331
  - Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    332
  - Compact Spare Tire
    333
- Appearance Care
  
  334
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    334
  - Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    334
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    335
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    335
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    336
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    336
  - Cleaning the Speaker Covers
    336
  - Cleaning Leather
    336
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    336
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    336
  - Care of Safety Belts
    337
  - Weatherstrips
    337
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    337
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    337
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    338
  - Cleaning Windshield and Wiper Blades
    338
  - Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    339
  - Cleaning Tires
    339
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    339
  - Finish Damage
    340
  - Underbody Maintenance
    340
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    340
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    340
- Electrical System
  
  342
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    342
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    343
  - Main Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    344
  - Auxiliary Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    345
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    346
  - Removing the Rear Seat Cushion
    348
  - Rear Compartment Fuse Block
    350
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  342
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    342
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    342
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  352
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  
  353
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

355
- Introduction
  356
- Maintenance Requirements
  356
- Maintenance Schedule
  356
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  356
- How this Section Is Organized
  357
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  358
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  358
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  359
  - Short Trip/City Intervals
    359
    
    Short Trip/City Deﬁnition
    359
    
    Long Trip/Highway Deﬁnition
    360
  - Long Trip/Highway Intervals
    360
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  361
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  368
- At each Fuel Fill
  373
- At Least Once a Month
  373
  - Tire Inﬂation Check
    373
  - Cassette Tape Player Service
    373
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  373
  - Windshield Washer Fluid Level Check
    373
- At Least Once a Year
  374
  - Key Lock Cylinders Service
    374
  - Wiper Blade Check
    374
  - Body Lubrication Service
    374
  - Weatherstrip Lubrication
    374
  - Starter Switch Check
    375
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    376
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    376
- At Least Twice a Year
  374
- Exhaust System Inspection
  377
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  377
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  377
- Brake System Inspection
  378
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  378
- Fuel System Inspection
  378
- Throttle System Inspection
  378
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  379
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  380
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

383
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  383
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  384
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    384
  - Online Owner Center
    385
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    386
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    386
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    387
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    387
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    388
  - Courtesy Transportation
    389
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    389
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    389
    
    Transportation Options
    390
    
    Additional Program Information
    391
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Records
    391
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  392

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Table of Contents

Seats and Restraint Systems

Features and Controls

Instrument Panel

Maintenance Schedule

Service and Appearance Care

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Headlamp Aiming

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Electrical System

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

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