User manual BUICK RIVIERA 1993

[. . . ] . I. The 1993 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual Litho in U. S. A. 25604740 A First Edition @Copyright General Motors Corporation 199 All Rights Reserved 1 We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, and GM GM the Emblem, BUICK, the Emblem and BUICK are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFEA~NTHROUOH Nmoonal Instltute for For Canadian Owners Who Prefer FrenchLanguageManual: , 4, . 3Sk Aux nronriCtaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide franGais votre en chez Please keepthis manual in your Buick, it will be there if concessionaire ou i DGN Marketing Services Ltd. , 1500 so you ever needit when you're on the road. If you sell the Bonhill Rd. , Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7. vehicle, please leave this manual the new owner can in it so use it. ' 3 Walter Murr and Thomas Buick At the 1905, New York Auto Show, Durant took orders for 1, 000 Buicks before the company had built 40. [. . . ] The three types skids correspond to your Buick's of three control systems. In the braking skid your wheels aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too much speed or steering a curve causes tires to and in slip lose cornering force. And the acceleration skid too in much throttle causes the driving wheelsspin. to make a "mirrored surface" -- and slow down when you have any doubt. A cornering skid andan acceleration skidare best off handled by easing your foot the accelerator pedal. (ABS) helps Remember: Any anti-lock braking system avoid only the braking skid. Steer the way you want to go. If your vehicle startsto slide (as when you turna corner Driving at Night off on a wet, snow- or ice-covered road), ease your foot the acceleratorpedal as soonas you feel the vehicle start to slide. Quickly steer the way you want the vehicle to go. If youstart steering quickly enough, your vehicle As will straighten out. Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice, gravel, or other material is on the road. For safety, you'll want to slow down and adjust your driving to these conditions. It is important to slow downslippery on surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and vehicle control more limited. try While driving on surface with reduced traction, a your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration, or braking (including engine braking by shiftinga to lower gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires to slide. You may not realize the surface is slippery until your Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. Learn to recognize warning clues -such as enoughewater, or packed snow on the road to reason is that some driversare likely to be impaired ice 162 by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, by or fatigue. Here are some tipson night driving. 0 Whatyou do inthedaytimecanalsoaffectyournight vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes wil have less trouble adjusting night. to But if you're driving, don't wear sunglassesnight. at They may cut down glare from headlights, but they on also make a lot things invisible that should remain of visible - such as parked cars, obstacles, pedestrians, or even trains blocking railway crossings. may want to You put on your sunglasses after you have pulled into a brightly-lighted serviceor refreshment area. Eyes shielded from that glare may adjust more quickly to darkness back on the road. [. . . ] Shifting Outof Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 85 SignalingTurns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Skidding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]