User manual BUICK LESABRE 1998

[. . . ] uwe1 The 1998 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual 1-1 2-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SRS" system. Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. 3- 1 4-1 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. 5-1 Problems on the Road This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. 6- 1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and loolung good. 71 8- 1 Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-8. 9- 1 Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. r am- We support voluntary technician certification. p?J CERTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblemand the name LESABRE are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. [. . . ] Research shows that the driving skills of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0. 05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. For example, if drivers' are impaired at BAC levels above 0. 05 percent. the same person drank three double' martinis ounces (3 of or 90 ml of liquor each) within an hour, the person's Statistics show that the chancebeing in a, collision of BAC would be close to 0. 12 percent. A person who increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC 0. 05 percent-orabove. A driver with BAC level of a will consumes food before or during drillking have a just 0. 06 percent has doubled his or her chance of having a somewhat lower BAC level. At a BAC level 0. 10 percent, the chance There is a gender difference, too. Women generally have this driver having a collision12 . times greater; at a is a lower relative percentage body water than men. of is level of 0. 15 percent, the chance 25 times greater! . , '' The body takes aboutan hour torid itself of the alcohol in one drink. No amount of coffee or numberof cold showers will speed that "I'll be careful" isn't the up. What there's an emergency, a need to if take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street?A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. There's something else about drinking and driving that many people don'tknow. Medical research shows that alcohol in aperson's system can make crash injuries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord or heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger-- is in a crash, that person's chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than the person had not if been drinking. Drinking and then drivingis verydangerous. Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment canbe affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You can have a serious or even fatal collision if you drive after drinking. Please don't drink anddrive or ridewith a driver who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if you're with a group, designate a driver who will not drink. -- -- 4-5 Control of a Vehicle You have three systems that make your vehiclewhere go and you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering the accelerator. All three systems have to do their work at the places where the tiresmeet the road. Braking Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. It might be less one driver with and as long as two or three seconds or more with another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination and eyesight all play a part. But even 314 of a second, a vehicle in moving at60 mph (100 km/h) travels 66 feet (20 m). [. . . ] Some statelaws may require you to use this program before filinga claim with a state-run arbitration program or in the courts. For further information, contact the BBB at 1-800-955-5100 or the Buick Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-521-7300. REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in addition to notifying General Motors. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds thata safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer or General Motors. To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123 in the Washington, D. C. 20590 You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the Hotline. Warranty Information Your vehicle comes with separate warranty booklet a that containsdetailed warranty information. 8-8 REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT If you live in Canada, and you believe that your vehicle has a safety defect, you should immediately notify Transport Canada, in addition to notifying General Motors of Canada Limited. You may write to: Transport Canada Box 8880 Ottawa, Ontario K1G 352 In Canada, pleasecall us at 1-800-263-3777 (English) or 1-800-263-7854 (French). Or, write: General Motorsof Canada Limited Customer Communication Centre, 163-005 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada Service manuals, owner's manuals other service and literature are available for purchase for current and all past model General Motors vehicles. [. . . ]