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Buick 2004 Regal Manuals

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Buick 2004 Regal Owner's Manual

Buick 2004 Regal Owner's Manual (354 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 4.35 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
  - Manual Seats
    8
    
    Heated Seats
    9
    
    Six-Way Power Seats
    9
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    10
    
    Head Restraints
    11
  - Rear Seats
    12
  - Safety Belts
    12
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    14
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    17
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    17
    
    Driver Position
    18
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    20
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    25
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    26
  - Lap Belt
    26
    
    Center Passenger Position
    26
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    27
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    27
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    32
  - Child Restraints
    33
  - Older Children
    33
  - Infants and Young Children
    35
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    38
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    41
  - Top Strap
    42
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    43
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System (Rear)
    46
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position
    48
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    50
  - Air Bag Systems
    52
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    55
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    57
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    57
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    58
    
    Instrument Panel
    58
    
    What will You See after an Air Bag Inﬂates
    58
  - Restraint System Check
    60
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    60
    
    Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    60
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    61
- Features and Controls
  
  63
  - Keys
    64
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    65
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    66
  - Security Feedback
    67
  - Delayed Locking
    68
  - Illumination on Remote Activation
    69
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    69
  - Battery Replacement
    70
  - Doors and Locks
    71
  - Lockout Protection
    73
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle
    73
  - Trunk Lock
    74
  - Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    75
  - Windows
    76
  - Power Windows
    77
  - Sun Visors
    77
    
    Visor Vanity Mirror
    77
    
    Window Lock-Out
    77
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    78
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    79
  - Ignition Positions
    80
  - Retained Accessory Power (Rap)
    80
  - Starting Your Engine
    81
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    82
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    82
    
    Automatic Transaxle Operation
    83
    
    Parking Brake
    86
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    87
  - Torque Lock
    88
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    89
  - Shift Lock Release
    89
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    90
    
    Engine Exhaust
    91
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    92
  - Mirrors
    93
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    93
    
    Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    94
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    95
    
    Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors
    95
  - Onstar System
    96
  - Storage Areas
    97
  - Sunroof
    98
    
    Convenience Net
    98
- Instrument Panel
  
  99
  - Driver Information Center (DIC)
    99
  - Instrument Panel Overview
    100
  - Audio System(S)
    101
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    102
  - Other Warning Devices
    102
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    103
  - Tilt Wheel
    103
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    104
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    104
    
    Windshield Wipers
    105
    
    Cruise Control
    106
  - Exterior Lamps
    109
  - Delayed Headlamps
    110
  - Fog Lamps
    111
  - Cornering Lamps
    111
  - Interior Lamps
    112
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    112
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    112
  - Courtesy Lamps
    112
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    113
  - Perimeter Lighting
    113
  - Reading Lamps
    113
  - Dome Lamp
    114
  - Battery Rundown Protection
    114
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    114
  - Climate Controls
    115
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    115
  - Dual Climate Control System
    115
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    117
  - Rear Window Defogger
    117
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    118
  - Automatic Operation
    118
  - Passenger Control
    121
  - Outlet Adjustment
    122
  - Operation Tips
    123
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    123
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    124
    
    Instrument Panel Cluster
    125
    
    Speedometer and Odometer
    126
  - Trip Odometer
    126
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Light
    127
    
    Air Bag Readiness Light
    128
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    130
  - Traction Control System (Tcs) Warning Light
    131
  - Low Traction Light
    131
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    132
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    132
    
    Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    133
    
    Tire Pressure Light
    133
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    134
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    135
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  136
  - Low Oil Level Light
    137
    
    Change Engine Oil Light
    137
  - Security Light
    138
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    138
  - Door/Trunk Ajar Warning Light
    138
  - Cruise Control Light
    138
    
    Fuel Gage
    139
    
    Service Vehicle Soon Light
    139
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    140
  - Driver Information Center (DIC)
    140
  - Control Buttons
    141
  - Audio System(S)
    142
  - Setting the Time
    143
    
    Radio with CD
    143
  - Setting Preset Stations
    144
  - Finding a Station
    144
  - Rds Messages
    147
  - Radio Messages
    148
  - Playing a CD
    148
    
    Radio with Cassette and CD
    150
  - Playing a Cassette Tape
    155
  - Cassette Tape Messages
    156
  - CD Adapter Kits
    157
    
    Theft-Deterrent Feature
    159
    
    Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    160
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    160
    
    Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    161
    
    Care of Your CD Player
    162
    
    Care of Your Cds
    162
  - Backglass Antenna
    162
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  163
  - Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
    164
  - Defensive Driving
    164
  - Drunken Driving
    164
  - Control of a Vehicle
    167
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    169
  - Braking in Emergencies
    170
  - Full-Range Traction Control System
    171
    
    Traction Control System (Tcs)
    172
  - Power Steering
    174
  - Steering Tips
    174
  - Steering in Emergencies
    175
  - Off-Road Recovery
    176
  - Loss of Control
    177
    
    Driving at Night
    179
    
    Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    180
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    182
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    182
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    182
    
    City Driving
    183
    
    Freeway Driving
    184
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    185
  - Highway Hypnosis
    186
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    186
  - Winter Driving
    188
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    189
  - If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    190
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    192
  - Towing
    193
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    193
  - Dolly Towing
    194
  - Dinghy Towing
    194
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    195
    
    Towing a Trailer
    201
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    202
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    202
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    203
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    203
  - Safety Chains
    204
  - Trailer Brakes
    204
  - Driving with a Trailer
    205
  - Backing up
    205
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    206
  - Parking on Hills
    206
  - Driving on Grades
    206
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    207
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    207
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

209
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  209
  - Service
    211
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    211
    
    Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
    212
  - Fuel
    212
    
    Gasoline Octane
    212
    
    California Fuel
    213
    
    Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    213
    
    Additives
    214
    
    Fuels in Foreign Countries
    214
    
    Filling Your Tank
    215
    
    Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    217
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  218
  - Hood Release
    219
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    220
  - Engine Oil
    224
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    225
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    226
  - Engine Oil Additives
    227
    
    Gm Oil Life System
    228
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    228
    
    Supercharger Oil
    229
    
    What Kind of Oil to Use
    229
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    229
  - How to Check and Add Oil
    230
    
    Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    230
    
    Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    232
    
    When to Check and Change
    232
    
    Engine Coolant
    234
  - How to Add Fluid
    234
  - What to Use
    235
  - Checking Coolant
    235
    
    Engine Overheating
    237
    
    Radiator Pressure Cap
    237
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    238
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    239
    
    Cooling System
    240
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    243
    
    Power Steering Fluid
    248
    
    When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    249
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    249
    
    Windshield Washer Fluid
    250
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    250
    
    Brakes
    251
  - Brake Fluid
    251
  - Brake Wear
    253
    
    Battery
    254
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    254
    
    Vehicle Storage
    254
    
    Jump Starting
    255
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  261
- Bulb Replacement
  
  263
  - Halogen Bulbs
    263
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    264
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    265
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps
    266
  - Back-Up Lamps
    267
  - Replacement Bulbs
    267
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  268
- Tires
  
  269
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    270
  - Tire Size
    273
    
    Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    274
    
    Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    276
    
    Tire Pressure Monitor System
    277
    
    Tire Inspection and Rotation
    278
    
    Buying New Tires
    280
    
    When It Is Time for New Tires
    280
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    281
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    283
  - Wheel Replacement
    283
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    284
  - Tire Chains
    284
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    285
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    286
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    287
  - Removing the Wheel Center Caps
    289
  - Removing the Wheel Covers
    289
  - Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
    295
  - Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    296
  - Compact Spare Tire
    297
- Appearance Care
  
  297
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    298
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    298
  - Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    298
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    299
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    299
  - Cleaning Leather
    299
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    300
  - Care of Safety Belts
    300
  - Weatherstrips
    300
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    300
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    300
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    301
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    301
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    301
  - Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    302
  - Cleaning Windshield and Wiper Blades
    302
  - Cleaning Tires
    303
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    303
  - Finish Damage
    303
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    303
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    303
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    304
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  305
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    305
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    305
- Electrical System
  
  305
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    305
  - Headlamp Wiring
    306
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    306
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    306
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    306
    
    Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    306
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  311
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

313
- Introduction
  314
- Maintenance Requirements
  314
- Maintenance Schedule
  314
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  314
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  315
- Scheduled Maintenance
  316
- Additional Required Services
  318
- Maintenance Footnotes
  319
- At each Fuel Fill
  320
- Owner Checks and Services
  320
- At Least Once a Month
  321
- At Least Once a Year
  321
  - Tire Inﬂation Check
    321
  - Cassette Tape Player Service
    321
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  324
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  325
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  326
- Maintenance Record
  327
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

329
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  329
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  330
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    330
  - Online Owner Center
    331
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    332
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    332
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    333
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    333
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    334
  - Courtesy Transportation
    335
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    335
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    336
    
    Transportation Options
    336
    
    Additional Program Information
    337
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Records
    337
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  338

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