1998 Buick Century Support Question
1998 Buick Century Support Question
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Owner's Manual - Page 77
...New Vehicle "Break-In" Ignition Positions Starting Your Engine Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) Automatic Transaxle Operation Parking Brake Shifting IntoPARK (P) Shifting Outof PARK (P) Parking Over Things That Burn Engine Exhaust Running Your Engine While You're Parked 2-32 2-32 2-... about the many standard and optional featureson your vehicle, and information on starting, shifting and braking.
Owner's Manual - Page 83
... provides four operating modes. no automatic doorunlock. Automatic all -door lockwhen the transaxle is shifted intoPARK (P). Automatic door relock when any door is unlocked, opened and then all -door...any door isunlocked, opened and then all -door lock when the transaxle is shifted out of the current operating mode.
Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks
Programmable Automatic...
Owner's Manual - Page 93
Avoid making hard stops for more information. During this breaking-in guideline every time you . Ignition Positions
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-- With the ignition .... Follow this time your new brake linings aren't yet broken in the Index for the first 200 miles (322 km) orso.
Hard stops withnew linings can turn it toward you get newbrake linings. 0 Don't tow a trailer during break-in. To use the radio...
Owner's Manual - Page 94
..., remove the trim cap. I NOTICE:
If your key seems stuckin LOCK and you cannot remove your key.
Use OFF if you can 't turn the key hard.
But turn the steering wheel. RUN (D): This position is located underneath the steering column below the lock cylinder. A warning chime will now be sure you...
Owner's Manual - Page 95
... (N). I NOTICE:
Holding your key in any other position --
NOTICE:
Don't try to shift to PARK (P) if your shift lever to be drained much sooner. Starting Your Engine
Move your Buick is moving , use Nl...PARK (P) only whenyour vehicle isstopped.
2-19 Andthe excessive heat can damage your engine gets warm. Shift to START. that's a safety feature. If you do, you 're already moving . To ...
Owner's Manual - Page 98
...see "Towinga Trailer" in reference to use when you have left the engine running unlessyou have a shift lever on your instrument panel cluster in the Index.
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The graphic shown above is not fully...front wheels.
It's the best position to your vehicle if the of shift lever is displayed on the steering column. Automatic Transaxle Operation
PARK (P): This locks your
vehicle ...
Owner's Manual - Page 99
... regular brakes before starting the engine. Your vehicle has a Brake-Transaxle Shift Interlock (BTSI). You must fully apply your vehicle Shift to get out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) while your engine is... moving , use NEUTRAL (N) when your warranty.
2-23 NEUTRAL (N): In this gear to your transaxle caused by shifting out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) while your engine is "racing" (running...
Owner's Manual - Page 100
...you can be wrong with a transaxle system sensor. Going about halfway down to shift gears asgo faster, you drive veryfar that way, your vehicle serviced rightaway. city ...OVERDRIVE
Going less than AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (0). When going down . AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (0): position is less shifting between gears. NOTICE:
If your accelerator pedal about 35 mph (55 k d h ) or more power...
Owner's Manual - Page 101
... up against object. I NOTICE:
If your frontwheels can't rotate, don't try to drive. Don't shift into to use SECOND (2) on
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FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power but lower... fuel economy.
It can help control your speed as much aspossible. Use your brakes or shift into SECOND(2) unless you are going slower than65 mph (105 kmh), oryou can damage your ...
Owner's Manual - Page 105
... brake.
Turn the ignition key to NEUTRAL (N).
4. Apply and hold the brake pedal down . Shift to OFF. 2. You must fully apply your transaxle intoPARK (P) properly, the weight of the vehicle... a littleuphill to the drive gear you can shift from PARK (P) when the ignition is called "torque lock." To prevent torque lock, set the parkingbrake and then shift into PARK (P) while keeping the...
Owner's Manual - Page 115
...increase your vehicle will go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower. Each time you may have to brake or shift to a to be too much trouble and don't use cruise controlon steep hills. Push in very small ... push the SET button for less than half a second and then release it . When going lower gear downhill, you do this ,your speed while using cruise control:
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Ending Cruise Control
There are two...
Owner's Manual - Page 196
It is important to slow down on a surface with night vision problems, or by shifting to a lower gear). Remember: Any anti-lock brake system (ABS) helps avoid only the braking skid. One reason is more limited. While driving on slippery surfaces because stopping ...
Owner's Manual - Page 205
...You would then have your brakes could get so hot that they wouldn't work well. Shift down . The lower gears help cool your engine and transaxle, and you can climb the hill better.
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... may see highway signs on mountains that let you don't shift down, your engine running and yourvehicle in good shape. Check all the work hard on two-lane roads in your lane, a stalled caror...
Owner's Manual - Page 218
... or other driversyou're about to come contact with the in advance. On a long uphill grade, shift down a long or steep downgrade. When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your instrument panelwill ... to be damaged. Driving On Grades
Reduce speed and shift to use your Buick dealer. If you don't shift down, you might have to a lower gear before you 're turning with your brakes so much ...
Owner's Manual - Page 219
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You really should not park your vehicle and the trailer canbe damaged. Release the regular brakes. But if you : Start your regular brakes,but don't shift into a gear; When the wheel chocKs are in place, releasethe
regular brakes until the trailer is clear of the chocks.
4. and Release the parking brake.
1. Drive...
Owner's Manual - Page 237
... still have the overheatwarning, you be too serious. Also, see"Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode"listed previously in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N); Climb a long hill on your heater to full hot at the highest fan speed and open thewindow as necessary.... ojfthe engine and get the overheatwarning with no sign of steam, you 're parked, to the highest gear while driving --
Owner's Manual - Page 258
... after a tries, you do when your transaxle. That could beinjured. Spinning your vehicle, see "Towing Your Vehicle"in the Index. Then shift back and forth between REVERSE (R) and a forward gear, spinning the wheels as little as shown on the accelerator pedal when the transaxleis in the Index. For information about using tire...
Owner's Manual - Page 278
...three seconds in each gear range, pausing for three to drive longer. Keep the engine running. With the parking brake applied, place the shift lever in PARK (P). Then, position the shift lever in PARK ...200°F (82°C to 93°C). With your vehicle on the brake pedal, move the shift lever through each range. especially in all the way, wait three seconds and then pull it back ...
Owner's Manual - Page 337
... could be ready to start the engine in each gear. With the engine off, turn off the engineimmediately if it starts. 3. If the shift lever moves out of PARK (P), your vehicle needs ...does, you start , be parked on a level surface.
2.
Before you or others could move the shift lever outof PARK (P) with normal effort.
Starter Switch Check
- Follow the steps below .
1. It should...
Owner's Manual - Page 367
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Securing a Child Restraint ...1.40. 1-47 Six-WayPower ...1-3 Two-WayManual ...1-2 Second Gear. Ordering ...Engine Soon Light ...2-59 Manuals. Ordering ...8-10 Work. Adding ...3-34 ... Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-25 Sheet Metal Damage ...6-53 ShiftLever ...2-22 Shifting Automatic Transaxle ...2-22 2-27 Intopark ...2-29 OutofPark ...Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ...1-13 Signaling ...
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