User manual BUICK RIVIERA 1998

[. . . ] The 1998 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual 1-1 2-1 3-1 4- 1 5- 1 6- 1 7-1 8- 1 9-1 i We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem and name FUVIERA are the registered trademarksof General Motors Corporation. This manual includesthe latest informationat the timeit was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold Canada, substitute the name in "General Motorsof Canada Limited" for Buick Motor Division wheneverit appears in tlns manual. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, will be so it there if you ever needit when you're on the road. [. . . ] And, you will if be driving under severe conditions, include a small bag of sand, a piece old carpet or a couple burlap bags of of to help provide traction. sure you properly secure Be these items in your vehicle. 4-24 Driving on Snow or Ice Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the road probablyhave good traction. However, if thereis snow orice between your tires and the road, you can have very slippery situation. You'll a have a lot less traction or "grip" and will needbe to very careful. What's the worst time for this?"Wet ice. " Very cold snow orice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be even more trouble becausemay offerthe it least traction of all. You can get wet ice when it's about freezing (32°F; O O C ) and freezing rain begins fall. to Try to avoid drivingon wet ice untilsalt and sand crews can get there. Whatever the condition -- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow-- drive with caution. If you have traction control, keep the system on. will It improve your ability to accelerate when driving on a slippery road. Even though your vehicle has a traction control system, you'll want to slow down and adjust your driving to the road conditions. "Traction See Control System"in the Index. . . . If you don't have the traction control system, accelerate gently. If you accelerate toofast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. 4-25 Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle's stability when you makea hard stop on a slippery road. Even though you have the anti-lock braking system, you'll want tobegin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. See "Anti-Lock"in the Index. 0 it in a Blizzard Allow greater following distance on any slippery road. The road might be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. On an otherwise clear road, patches may appearin ice shaded areas where sun can't reach: around the clumps of trees, behind buildings or under bridges. Sometimes the surfaceof a curve or an overpass may remain icy whenthe surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patchof ice aheadof you, brake before you are on it. Try not brake while you're actually on to the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. 4-26 If you are stopped by heavy snow, you could in a be serious situation. You should probably stay with your vehicle unless you know for sure that you arenear help and you can hike through the snow. Here are some things todo to s u m o n help and keep yourself and your passengers safe: T r on your hazard flashers. un Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you've been stopped by the snow. [. . . ] 6-47 ChangingaFlat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22 6-53 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31 Inflation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]