User manual BUICK RIVIERA 1996

[. . . ] I The 1. 996Buick Riviera Owner9$Manual i We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the Emblem, GM BUICK, the BUTCK Emblem and the name RIVERA, are registered trademarksof General Motors Corporation. WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATIONTHROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE This manual includesthe latest information at the. time make changes in it was printed. We reserve the right to the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute. thename For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a. . for "General Motorsof Canada Limited" h i c k Motor French Language. Manual: Division wheneverit appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your Buick, so it will be there Aux propribtaires canadiens: Vous powez vous procurer un exemplaire de guide enfraqais chez ce if -youever needit when you'reon the road. If you sell votre concessionaire au: ou the vehicle, pleaseleave this manual in so the new it owner can use it. [. . . ] In recent years, some the vehicle-related deaths have been associated. withuse' of alcohol, with more than 300, 000 people injured. Many adults-- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population -- choose never to drink . alcohol, so they d never drive after m g . For persons under21, it's in ag-ahst thelaw every U. S. Thererare g0o. d medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. -c The amount of food that is consumed beforeand during drinking a The lengthof time it hastaken the drinker to consume the alcohol. According tothe American Medical Association, a 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottlesof beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0. 06 percent. The person would reach the (120-ml)glasses same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces of wine or three mixed (45 m )of a liquor like whiskey, or vodka. l gin 4-2 The BAC will be over 0. 10 percent after three to six. drinks(in one hour). Of course, as we've seen, it in depends on how much alcohol is the drinks, and how drinks them. quickly the person But the abilityto drive is affected well below a BAC of' 0. 10 percent. Research shows that the driving s SUS f many people are impaired atBAC approaching a 0. 05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. drivers are impaired at Statistics show that the chance being in a collision of :It's the amount alcohol that counts. For example, of if a increases sharplyfor drivers who have BAC of "the same person drank three double martinis (3 ounces 0. 05 percent or above. A'driver with a BAC level of or , 90ml of liquor each) within an hour, the person's 0. 06 percent has doubled his or her chance of having a BAC would be close to percent. A person who 0. 12 of consumes food just before or during drinking will have acollision. At a BAC level of 0. 10 percent, the chance this driver having collision is 12 tim. es greater; at a a BAC level. somewhat lower is level of 0. 315 percent, the chance 25 times greater!Women generally have ':a lower relative percentage body water than men, of a Since alcohol is carried in body water, this means that woman generally will reach a higher BAC level thana 4-3 Anti-Lock B . kes Your vehicle has aftti-lock brakes( A B S ) . ABS i s -an advanced electronic braking system that help will prevent a braking skid. When you start your engine and begin to drive away, will You may your anti-lock brake system check itself. hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while this test your is going on, andyou may even notice that brake pedal moves a little. ' This is pormal. (@) " If there's a problem withthe anti-lock brake system, this warning light will stay on. See "Anti-Lock Brake System Waming. Light'" in the Index. ANTI - LOCK `I . x: conditions allow you safely useit again, you may to in re-engage thecruise control. [. . . ] Reporting Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Delayed-EntryLighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57 Electrochromic Daymight Rearview Mirror . [. . . ]