User manual BUICK SKYLARK 1998

[. . . ] " i, . , . . The 1998 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual 1-1 2-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how use your seats and safety belts properly. also explains the"SRS" system. to It Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. 3-1 4- 1 5-1 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. Problems on the Road This section tells what do if you have a problem while driving, such as atire or overheated engine, etc. to flat 6- 1 7-1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. to Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use, to 8- 1 9-1 Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how contact Buickfor assistance and how get service and owner publications. [. . . ] Don't swing widecut or across the center of the road. Drive at speeds that let you stayin your own lane. As you go over the top a hill, be alert. There of could be something in your lane, like a stalledor car an accident. 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 to roads. Be alert these and take appropriate action. Winter Driving Here are some tipsfor winter driving: Have your vehicle in good shape for winter. You may want to put winter emergency supplies in your trunk. 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 if couple of reflective warning triangles. And, you will be driving under severe conditions, include a small bag of of sand, a piece old carpet or a couple burlap bags of to help provide traction. Be sure you properly secure these items in your vehicle. 4-25 Driving on Snow Ice or What's the worst time for this?"Wet ice. " cold Very snow or ice 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 offer the road probably have good traction. You can get wet when it's about ice to freezing (32"F; 0 C) and freezing rain begins fall. However, if there snow or ice between your tires and is ice the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll Try to avoid driving on wet until salt and sand crews can get there. have a lot less traction or "grip" and will need to be very careful. Whatever the condition-- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow-- drive with caution. O / If you havethe Enhanced Traction System, keep the transaxle shift lever the OVERDRIVE(03) in position so the system will be able to operate. It will improve your ability to accelerate when driving on a slippery road. Even though your vehicle has this system, you'll want to slow down and adjust your driving to the road conditions. See "Enhanced Traction System"in the Index. If you don't have the Enhanced Traction System, If accelerate gently. you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. 4-26 Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle's stability when you make a hard on a slippery road. Even stop though you have the anti-lock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. Allow greater following distance onany slippery road. The road rnight be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. an On otherwise clearroad, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumps of trees, behind buildings or under bridges. [. . . ] 5-16 Surge Tank Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]