. The 1995 Buick Regal Owner's Manual I Seats and Restraint Systems ............................................................. This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains "SRS" system. Featuresandcontrols .................................................................. This section explains how t o start and operate your Buick. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ..................................................... This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how t o operate your audio system. YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. Here y6u'll find helpful info]-mation and tips about the road and how to drive under dif-ferent conditions. ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. This section tells you what t o do if you have a problem while driving. such as a flat tire or engine overheating. etc. ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................ Here the manual tells you how to kccp your Buick running properly and looking good. 1-1 2- 1 3-1 4- 1 5- 1 6- 1 Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. 7- 1 This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants t o use. Customer Assistance Information ........................................................ 8- 1 This section tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you infortnation o n "Reporting Safety Defects.' on page 8-4. Index ................................................................................ 9- 1 Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every sub.ject i n this n1anual. You can use it to quickly find something you want t o read. 1 I We support vo`luntary technician cerl:ification. ~ G m R A L MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, BUICK, and the BUICK Emblem are registered tradernarks of General h4otot.s Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes i n the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Buick Motor Division whene.ver it appears in this manual. Please keep this manual i n your Buick, s o i t will be there if you ever need it when you're o n the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual i n it so the new owner can use it. II I I I II WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH us:Icn31 In;l It t . - ' f O ~ AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux Drouriktaires canadiens: VOLIS pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en franqais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., IS00 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario LST 1C7. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 2564 I820 A Second Edition @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1994 All Rights Reserved ii iii "valve-in-head" engine, a light, powerful and reliable engine which would eventually influence the entire automotive industry. William C . Durant was instrumental in promoting Buicks across the country using his Durant-Dort C`miage Co. outlets and salespeople as the nucleus of a giant distribution system. He knew the Buick as a "self-seller." If automobiles couldbe this good, he thought, maybe it was time to switch from the horse and buggy business to automobiles. At the 1905 New York Auto Show, Durant took orders for 1,000 Buicks before the company had built 40. On Buick's success, Durant created a holding company, September 16, 1908. He called it General Motors. Walter Murr and Thomas Buick Buick's chief engineer, Walter L. Marr (left), and Thomas D. Buick, son of founder David Dunbar Buick, drove the first Flint Buick in a successful Flint-Detroit round trip in July 1904. David Buick was building gasoline enginesby 1899, and Marr, his engineer, apparently built the first auto to be called a Buick in 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 Durant also created a racing team that won 500 racing trophies in 1909 and 1910, including successes at Indianapolis two years before the Indy 500 began. The success of 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 a 1,000-mile Chicago-to-New York race in 1906. And a Buick was the first car totravel across South America, driven from Buenos Aires, Argentina, over the Andes to Santiago, Chile in 1914. Buick drew plenty of attention because it could climb hills and run through mud like noother car. Buick's endurance and reliability were world famous. During World WarI, Buick built Liberty aircraft engines as well as Red Cross ambulances so successfully that one Buick ambulance was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government. As a builder of premier automobiles, Buick was hard hit by the Great Depression. However, new General Manager Harlow H. Curtice created popular new models including the Special and the Roadmaster. Buick sales soon flourished. 1911 Model 21 Touring Car on BuickS Test Hill First Buick Factory V I11 World War 11, Buick built aircraft engines, tanks and other military hardware. This post-war period brought great styling and engineering changes which resulted in increased sales. The torque converter automatic transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced in the 1948 Roadmaster. Buick's famous "portholes" came along in 1949. A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in 1953. And Buick's famous vertical pillar "toothy" grille, (introduced in 19421, became more massive in the post-war era. 1953 Sk-ylark I949 Roachaster Motor Trend magazine named the 1962 Buick Special "Car of the Year." The first production V-6 engine was used in the Special. I962 Buick Special Built inside the walls of the old buildings i n Buick's former Flint complex, which formed the cornerstone of General Motors. Buick City is a state-of-the-art assembly facility with more than 200 robots and other high-tech equipment. It was completed i n the fall of 1985. Buicks are, and will continue to be, premium American lnotorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich detail and comfortable accommodation. Ed /Vert,-., Genercrl Manager; Buick Motor Dilisiorz 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 to Use this Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehcle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. Index A good place to look for what you need is the 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. In the gray caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do tohelp avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means "DOn'.t,''"Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen." Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box with gray background and the word CAUTION to tell you ab0u.tthings that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. viii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for cautions, blue for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. NOTICE: These mean thereis something that could damage your vehicle. ix Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: ENGINE COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM BRAKE RADIATOR COOLANT Here are some other symbols you may see: FUSE A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK These symbols have to do with your lights: These symbols are on some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER -F- x ,\I/, BELTS 4 TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD WASHER c) 1. *td -1 a () 0 RADIO VOLUME WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER a 4 AIR CONDITIONING POWER WINDOW WINDOW DEFOGGER FUEL ENGINE OIL PRESSURE w TRUNK RELEASE HIGH BEAM LAMPSoR = =o VENTILATING FAN LIGHTER e t n FOG LAMPS $0 TEMP ANTI-LOCK BRAKE 4% OIL (@) SPEAKER b X Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Buick and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. Two- Way Manual Seat Seats and SeatControls This section tells you how to adjust the seats and explains the reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat Lift the bar under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-1 Four-Way Manual Seat (Option) The driver's seat may have two levers under the front edge of the seat. Lift the lever near the outer side of the seat to unlock it and slide it forward and back. Lift the lever near the center to tilt the seat up or down. Reclining Front Seatbacks(2-Door Models) Power Seat (Option) Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the seatback to where you want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback in place. Pull up on the lever without pushing on the seatback, and the seatback will move forward. FRONT (A): Raise the front of the seat by holding the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the front of the seat. CENTER (B): Move the seat forward or back by holding the control to the front or back. Raise or lower the seat by holding the control up or down. REAR (C): Raise the rear of the seat by holding the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear of the seat. 1-2 A CAUTION: . . .. . . . But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. Reclining Front Seatbacks(4-Door Models) Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the seatback to where you want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback in place. Pull up on the lever without pushing on the seatback, and the seatback will move forward. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-4 Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. Seatback Latches (2-Door Models) l r your vehicle is parked facing down a Fairly steep hill, the seatback may not fold without some help from you. To fold the locked seatback forward, push the seatback toward the rear and lift this latch. Then the seatback will fold forward. The latch must be down for the seat to work properly. 1-5 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or "air bag" system. Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. I n most crashes buckling up does matter . ...