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Buick Roadmaster Tailgate Wont Drop
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Owner's Manual - Page 3
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......Maintenanceschedule ...This section tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how to get service publications. ...Buick running properly and looking good.
Index
... It also FeaturesandControls ...This section explains how start and operate your seats and safety belts properly. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-7. The 1996 Buick Roadmaster...
Owner's Manual - Page 4
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@CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1995 All Rights Reserved
We reserve the right to make changes in this manual in your Buick, it . GENERAL MOTORS, GM and GM Emblem, the BUICK, the BUICK Emblem and the name ROADMASTER are registered trademarks of Canada Limited" for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language .Manual...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
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..., he thought, maybeit was building gasoline engines by 1899, and Man, his Buicks across the country using Durant-Dort Carriage Co. "valve-in round tripin July ...Motors. Walter Marr and Thomas Buick Buick's chief engineer, Walter Marr (left), and L. Buick has always been a product innovator. knew the Buick as nucleus of a the giant distribution system.
David Buick was timeto switch from the...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
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... to Santiago, Chile in 1909 and 1910, including successes at Indianapolis two years before the Indy 500 began. Buick sales soon flourished. Curtice created popular new models including the Special and the Roadmaster.
I , Buick built Liberty aircraft engines as well as Red Cross ambulances successfully that won racing 500 trophes in 1914. Durant...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
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... it by pressing any of the seat. Power Recliner (Option) This switch is on the side of the power seatswitches. Memory Seat (Option)
When your Roadmaster is PARK (P), press the same in PARK (P).
2. Adjust the driver's seat the way you to out of the MEMORY control and yourseating position is programmed...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
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... up and push back to lockit it lies flat.
2. it locked in position.
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To raise the seatback:
1. Third Seatback
The third seatis folded flatin the tailgate area of it To raise the seatback:
1.
Push and pull the top the seatback to the seatback on the passenger side. Press the knob next...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
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... driver position. Lapshoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt.
Pick up straight. Be aware that there special things to know which restraint systems your Buick, seethe part of adult size.
Adjust the seat (to wear it . First, you very quickly.If this manual called "Children." Follow those rules for smaller...
Owner's Manual - Page 34
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... you aren't wearing your chance hitting things of inside the vehicle or being ejected fromit. If you belt have an air bag.
CAUTION: (Continued) Your Buick has two air bags one air bag for
the Here are the most important things to know about air bag system:
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To unlatch the...
Owner's Manual - Page 39
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... during improper service. your vehicle and air bag the system. Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Buick
Air bagsaffect how your air bagsystem. For up to replace the air bag modulein the steering... panel for service.
The module records information about the air bag system. Tour Buick dealer and the Roadmaster Service Manual have to seconds after the ignition is 10 key turned off and the...
Owner's Manual - Page 61
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... or even make the vehicle move. a
2-1 Don't leave the keys in vehicle with the ignition keyis dangerous for many standard and optional features on your Buick, and information on starting, shifting and braking. They could be badly injured or even killed. Section 2 Features and Controls
Here youcan learn about the many...
Owner's Manual - Page 62
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... the ignition only.It has a bar code attached, Your dealer or qualified locksmith can make extra keys. Your door key has a plug. code
NOTICE:
Your Buick has a number new features that tells your keys, you in If will be m e you i n have a lot of can have extra keys. Each plug has a code...
Owner's Manual - Page 65
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... locks. Then get out and close the door.
on :
Remote Keyless Entry System (Option)
1. If you can lock and unlock your doors or unlock your Buick has this feature is on Your Remote Keyless Entry system operates a radio frequency subject toFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Rules.
2-5
If your trunk or...
Owner's Manual - Page 66
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...signal. a transmitter If is lost is transmitter will unlock when the opened trunk symbol is tailgate will not unlock your vehicle. When the dealer matches replacement transmitter to the your dealer. ... again quickly and all the doors will lock when DOOR pressed. is transmitter from your Buick dealer or a qualified technician for service. This device complies with Part of the FCC...
Owner's Manual - Page 69
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..., you have air outlets on VENT. he tailgate window by usingthe power door lock It can... into your heating or cooling system to drive with the tailgate or rear mshing the key cylinder window openor if electrical ...fan on your vehicle. I Tailgate
Tailgate Operation (Wagon)
The tailgate can 't Once the tailgate has been see or smell CO. The tailgate and tailgate window must pass through the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 70
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To open the tailgate like a drop-gate, reach inside and pull up handle thatis near the centerthe of the tailgate, on the passenger side. Lower the tailgate all the down. way
To open it like a regular door, pull on the up just on the handle that is located near theend of tailgate.
Owner's Manual - Page 71
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To the close it press firmly untilit latches. If the tailgateon your vehicle does not open as a drop-gate. Also, tailgate will be on the lock control near the window. Remote Tailgate Release (Wagon)
Press the topof the REAR WINDOW switch to unlock the rear window only when the vehiclein PARK (P) is unlocked, then...
Owner's Manual - Page 125
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Wagon Gate Ajar Light
This light should come on when the tailgate has been openedas a drop-gate. your vehicle will stay on until thetailgate has been fully closed. See "Windshield Washer Fluid" in the Index. It does not come on when d e tailgate is opened as a bulb check when you turn off.
GATE AJAR...
Owner's Manual - Page 250
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...won't work well. Disc brake pads have built-in costly brake repair. I NOTICE:
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Brake Wear
Your Buick has front disc brakes and rear drum brakes.
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-. I The brake wear warning sound means ... is moving (except when you do, wash off it immediately. For example, just a few drops of fluid. See"Appearance Care" in yourbrake system can damage brake system parts so badly that ...
Owner's Manual - Page 252
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... workingaround a battery without getting hurt. You can burst if you aren't careful. Halogen bulbs have pressurized gas inside and can be badly hurt if you drop orscratch the bulb.
See ('Jump Starting'' in the Index. Take special care when handling and disposing of these. Get one Feature" in the Index. For...
Owner's Manual - Page 272
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... salts, ice melting agents, road oil and tar, tree sap, bird droppings, chemicals from the paint of years. Finish Care
Exterior painted surfaces subject to aging, weather ...cold water. High pressurecar washes may dull the finish or leave swirl marks.
Washing Your Vehicle
Your Buick has a "basecoat/clearcoat" paint finish.
Don't use waxes and polishes that contain acid or abrasives...