User manual BUICK SKYLARK 1997

[. . . ] . . The 1997 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual 1-1 2- 1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. also explains the "SRS" system. It Features and Controls This section explains how start and operate your Buick. to 3-1 4-1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and howoperate your audio system. [. . . ] If you get sleepy, pulloff the road into a rest, service or parkingarea and take a nap, get some exercise, or both. For safety, treat drowsiness on highway as the an emergency. 0 0 L If you drive regularly steep country, or if you're in planning to visit there, here are some tips that can make your trips safer and more enjoyable. 0 4UTION: Coasting downhill in NEUTRAL (N) or with the ignitionoff is dangerous. Your brakes will have to do all the work slowing down. could get so hot thatthey wouldn't work You would then have poor braking or even none going down a hill. You could crash. Always have your engine runningand yourvehicle in gear when you go downhill. Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid levels and also the brakes, cooling system tires, and transaxle. These parts can work hard on mountain roads. The most important thing to know is this: let your engine do some of the slowing down. Shift to a lower gear when go you down a steep long hill. Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane roads in hills or mountains. Don't swing wide or cut across the centerof the road. Drive at speeds that let you stay in your own lane. As you go over the top a hill, be alert. There could be of something in your lane, likea stalled car or accident. an If you don't shift down, your brakescould get so hot thatthey wouldn't work well. You would then have poor braking even none going or down a hill. Shiftdown to let on your engine assist your brakes a steep downhill slope. 0 0 0 You may see highway signs on mountains that warn of special problems. Examples are long grades, passing or no-passing zones, a falling rocks area or winding roads. Be alertto these and take appropriate action. Winter Driving ~~ Here are some tipsfor winter driving: 0 0 Have your Buick in good shape for winter. You may want to put winter emergency supplies in your tnxnk. Include an ice scraper, a small brush or broom, a supply of windshield washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel, a flashlight, a red cloth and a couple of reflective warning triangles. And, you will if be driving under severe conditions, include a small ba of sand, a piece of old carpet or a couple burlap bags of to help provide traction. Be sure you properly secure these itemsin your vehicle. What's the worst time this?"Wet ice. " Very cold for snow orice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the ice can be even more trouble because it may offerthe road probably have good traction. You can get wet when it's about ice freezing (32°F; 0°C) and freezing rain begins to fall. [. . . ] Ventilation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visor Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 6-53 4-5 ix 6-62 6-55 4-31 6-32 3-5 2-48 2-48 w ng Devices . 2-55 8-8 Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]