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Buick 2003 Regal Owner's Manual

Buick 2003 Regal Owner's Manual (346 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 17 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

8
- Canadian Owners
  3
- How to Use this Manual
  3
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  4
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  5
- Vehicle Symbols
  5
- Table of Contents
  8
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  8
- Front Seats
  9
- Manual Seats
  9
- Six-Way Power Seats
  9
- Heated Seats
  10
- Reclining Seatbacks
  10
- Head Restraints
  12
- Rear Seats
  13
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    13
    
    Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    14
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    15
- Safety Belts
  18
- Child Restraints
  37
- Air Bag Systems
  57
- Restraint System Check
  66
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    66
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    66
Section 2 Features and Controls

68
- Features and Controls
  68
- Keys
  69
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    70
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    71
    
    Security Feedback
    72
    
    Delayed Locking
    73
    
    Illumination on Remote Activation
    74
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    74
    
    Battery Replacement
    75
- Doors and Locks
  76
  - Power Door Locks
    77
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    77
  - Lockout Protection
    78
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    78
  - Trunk
    79
    
    Trunk Lock
    79
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    79
    
    Trunk Assist Handle
    80
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    80
- Windows
  81
  - Power Windows
    82
  - Sun Visors
    82
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  83
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  85
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    85
  - Ignition Positions
    85
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    86
  - Starting Your Engine
    86
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    87
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    88
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    88
  - Parking Brake
    91
  - Shifting into Park
    92
  - Torque Lock
    93
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    93
  - Shift Lock Release
    94
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    95
  - Engine Exhaust
    97
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    97
- Mirrors
  98
- Onstar@ System
  101
  - Onstar Services
    101
  - Onstar@ Personal Calling
    102
- Storage Areas
  103
  - Glove Box
    103
  - Center Console Storage Area
    103
  - Convenience Net
    103
  - Sunroof
    104
Section Instrument Panel

106
- Instrument Panel
  106
- Instrument Panel Overview
  106
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  110
- Horn
  111
- Other Warning Devices
  111
- Tilt Wheel
  111
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    112
  - Turn Signavmultifunction Lever
    112
  - Flash-To-Pass
    113
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    113
  - Windshield Wipers
    113
  - Windshield Washer
    114
  - Setting Cruise Control
    115
- Exterior Lamps
  117
  - Delayed Headlamps
    118
  - Cornering Lamps
    119
  - Fog Lamps
    119
  - Courtesy Lamps
    120
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    120
- Interior Lamps
  120
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    121
  - Perimeter Lighting
    121
  - Reading Lamps
    121
- Accessory Power Outlets
  122
- Battery Run-Down Protection
  122
- Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
  123
- Auxiliary Power Connection (Power Drop)
  123
- Climate Controls
  124
  - Dual Climate Control System
    124
    
    Manual Operation
    124
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    125
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    126
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    126
    
    Automatic Operation
    127
    
    Passenger Control
    130
  - Outlet Adjustment
    131
  - Operation Tips
    131
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    131
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
  133
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    134
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    135
  - Trip Odometer
    135
  - Tachometer
    135
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    135
- Air Bag Readiness Light
  136
- Brake System Warning Light
  137
- Charging System Light
  137
- Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
  138
- Low Traction Light
  139
- Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
  139
- Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
  140
  - Driving Your Vehicle
    141
- Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
  140
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp
  141
- Tire Pressure Light
  141
- Oil Pressure Light
  144
- Change Engine Oil Light
  145
- Low Oil Level Light
  145
- Cruise Control Light
  146
- Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
  146
- Security Light
  146
- Fuel Gage
  147
- Service Vehicle Soon Light
  147
- Low Fuel Warning Light
  148
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  149
  - Control Buttons
    149
  - Audio System(S)
    151
- Setting the Time
  151
- Radio with Cassette
  152
  - Playing the Radio
    152
  - Finding a Station
    152
  - Setting Preset Stations
    153
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    154
  - Playing a Cassette Tape
    154
  - Cassette Tape Messages
    155
- Radio with Cassette and CD
  156
  - Playing a Compact Disc
    159
  - Compact Disc Messages
    160
- Activating the Theft-Deterrent Feature
  161
  - Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature after a Power Loss
    162
  - Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature
    162
- Audio Steering Wheel Controls
  163
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  164
- Understanding Radio Reception
  164
- Backglass Antenna
  165
- Care of Your CD Player
  165
- Care of Your Cds
  165
Section 4

166
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  166
- Defensive Driving
  167
- Drunken Driving
  167
- Control of a Vehicle
  170
- Braking
  171
  - Anti-Lock Brake System
    172
  - Using Anti-Lock
    173
  - Braking in Emergencies
    173
- Full-Range Traction Control System
  174
- Traction Control System (TCS)
  175
  - Power Steering
    177
  - Steering in Emergencies
    178
- Off-Road Recovery
  179
- Passing
  179
- Loss of Control
  180
- Driving at Night
  182
- City Driving
  186
- Freeway Driving
  187
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  188
- Highway Hypnosis
  188
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  189
- Winter Driving
  190
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    191
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    193
- If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  195
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    195
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  196
  - Dinghy Towing
    196
  - Dolly Towing
    197
- Towing
  196
- Towing Your Vehicle
  196
- Loading Your Vehicle
  197
- Towing a Trailer
  199
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    200
  - Weight of the Trailer
    200
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    201
  - Following Distance
    203
  - Making Turns
    203
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    203
  - Driving on Grades
    204
  - Parking on Hills
    204
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    204
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    205
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    205
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

206
- Service and Appearance Care
  206
- Service
  208
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    209
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    209
- Fuel
  210
  - Gasoline Octane
    210
  - Gasoline Specifications
    210
  - California Fuel
    211
  - Additives
    211
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    211
  - Filling Your Tank
    212
  - Hood Release
    216
    
    Engine Compartment Overview
    217
    
    Checking Engine Oil
    220
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    221
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    221
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    222
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    223
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    224
  - Supercharger Oil
    225
  - Engine Air Cleanedfilter
    225
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    227
    
    How to Check
    227
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    228
    
    How to Add Fluid
    228
  - Engine Coolant
    229
    
    What to Use
    230
    
    Checking Coolant
    230
    
    Adding Coolant
    231
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    232
  - Engine Overheating
    232
    
    Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    232
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    233
  - Cooling System
    235
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    238
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    243
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    244
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    244
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    245
  - Brakes
    246
    
    What to Add
    247
    
    Brake Wear
    248
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    248
    
    Brake Adjustment
    248
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    249
  - Battery
    249
  - Vehicle Storage
    249
  - Jump Starting
    250
- Headlamp Aiming
  255
- Bulb Replacement
  257
  - Halogen Bulbs
    257
  - Headlamps
    257
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    258
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    259
  - Back-Up Lamps
    261
  - Replacement Bulbs
    261
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  262
- Tires
  263
  - Inflation
    263
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    264
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    266
  - I S Time for New Tires
    267
  - Buying New Tires
    267
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    268
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    268
- Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
  269
- Wheel Replacement
  270
- Tire Chains
  271
- Changing a Flat Tire
  272
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  272
- Compact Spare Tire
  284
- Appearance Care
  285
- Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
  285
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    286
- Care of Safety Belts
  287
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    288
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    288
  - Finish Care
    289
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    289
  - Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    289
- Finish Damage
  290
- Sheet Metal Damage
  290
- Underbody Maintenance
  290
- Chemical Paint Spotting
  291
- GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
  291
- Vehicle Identification
  293
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    293
  - Engine Identification
    293
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    293
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    294
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    294
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    295
    
    Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    295
    
    Underhood Fuse Block
    298
- Capacities and Specifications
  300
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  301
Maintenance Schedule 6

302
- Introduction
  303
- Maintenance Requirements
  303
- Maintenance Schedule
  303
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  303
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  305
- Scheduled Maintenance
  305
  - Engine Oil Scheduled Maintenance
    306
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  305
- At each Fuel Fill
  310
- At Least Once a Month
  310
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  310
- At Least Once a Year
  311
  - Starter Switch Check
    312
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    313
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    313
- At Least Twice a Year
  311
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  314
- Exhaust System Inspection
  314
- Fuel System Inspection
  314
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  314
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  314
- Brake System Inspection
  315
- Throttle System Inspection
  315
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  316
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  317

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