User manual BUICK REGAL 1998

[. . . ] The 1998 Buick Regal Owner's Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains "SRS" system. the 2-1 3-1 4- 1 Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. 5-1 Problems on the Road This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as flat tire or overheated engine, etc. a 6- 1 7-1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Maintenance Schedule This section tellsyou when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. 8- 1 9- 1 Customer Assistance Information This section tellsyou how to contact Buick for assistance and to get service and owner publications. [. . . ] And, of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly with the surface of the road (whether it's pavement or gravel); the condition of the road (wet, dry, icy); tire tread; the condition of your brakes; the weight of the vehicle and the amount of brake force applied. Sometimes, as when you're driving onsnow or ice, it's easy to ask more of those control systems than the tires and road can provide. That means you can lose control of your vehicle. 4-6 Avoid needless heavy braking. Somepeople drive in spurts -- heavy acceleration followedby heavy braking -- rather than keeping pacewith traffic. Your brakes may not have time to cool between hard stops. Your brakes willwear out much faster if you do a lot heavy braking. If you keep pace with the of traffic and allow realistic following distances, will you eliminate a lot unnecessary braking. Thatmeans of better braking and longer brake life. If your engine everstops while you're driving, brake normally but don't pump your brakes. If you do, the pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longerto stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push. Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Your vehicle has anti-lock brakes (ABS). ABS is an advanced electronic braking system thatwill help prevent a braking skid. When you start your engine, or when you begin to drive away, your anti-lock brake system will checkitself. You may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while this test is going on, and you mayeven notice that your brake pedalmoves or pulses a little. If there's a problem with the anti-lock brake system, this warning light willstay on or flash. See "Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light" in the Index. ANTI LOCK 4-7 The anti-lock system can change the brake pressure faster than any driver could. The computer is programmed to make the most of available tire and road conditions. Here's how anti-lock works. Suddenly an animal jumps out in front of you. You slam on the brakes. Here's what happens with ABS. A computer senses that wheels are slowing down. If one of the wheels is about to stop rolling, the computer will separately work the brakes at each front wheel and at both rear wheels. You can steer around the obstacle while braking hard. As you brake, your computer keeps receiving updates on wheel speed and controls bralung pressure accordingly. 4-8 Remember: Anti-lock doesn't change the time you need to getyour foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease stopping distance. If you get too close to vehicle in the front of you, you won't have time to apply your brakes if that vehiclesuddenly slows or stops. Always leave enough room upahead to stop, even though you have anti-lock brakes. Traction Control System (With 3800 Supercharged Engine) Your vehicle has a traction control system that limits wheel spin. [. . . ] 5-8 Traction Control System (3800 Supercharged Engine) . 4-9 Traction Control System Active Light . 2-65 Traction Control System Warning Light . 4-37 Driving on Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]