User manual BUICK RIVIERA 1997

[. . . ] I The 1997 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. the Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your Buick. 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. [. . . ] They'll be if ready and willing to help you need it. When you want to leave the freeway, move to the proper Here are some things you can check before a trip: exit, do not, lane wellin advance. If you miss your Windshield Washer Fluid: Is the reservoirfull?Are under any circumstances, stop and back up. Drive on to all windows clean inside and outside?The exit ramp can be curved, sometimes quite sharply. Fuel, Engine Oil, Other Fluids: Have you checked The exit speed is usually posted. Reduce your speed according to your speedometer, not Lamps: Are they all working?After drivingfor any distance Tires: They are vitally important to a safe, at higher speeds, you may tend t i k you are going to n h trouble-free trip. Is the tread good enough for slower than you actually are. Arethe tires all inflated to the recommended pressure?Before Leaving ona Long Trip Weather Forecasts: What's the weather outlook Make sure you're ready. r to be well rested. Should you delay your trip a short -must start when you're not fresh such as after a day's time to avoid a major storm syst 1?first work -- don't plan to make too many miles that part of the journey. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes you 0 Maps: Do you have up-to-date maps?can easily drive in. Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over your shoulder to make sure there isn't another vehicle your in "blind" spot. Hill and Mountain Roads c__ If you drive regularlyin steep country, or if you're planning to visit there, here are some tips can make that your trips safer and more enjoyable. Check all fluid levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system parts can work hard on and transaxle. These mountain roads. 0 A CAUTION: Coasting downhill in NEUTRAL (N) or with the ignition off is dangerous. Your brakes will have to do all the work of slowing down. They could get so hot that they wouldn't work well. You would then have poor braking even none going down or a hill. You could crash. Always have your engine running and yourvehicle in gear when you go downhill. Know how to go down hills. The most important of thing to knowis this: let your engine do some the you slowing down. [. . . ] 6-72 6-60 Identification Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 2 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Ventilation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]