Buick 1998 Riviera User manual

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1998

Buick Riviera Owner’s Manual

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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK,

the BUICK Emblem andthe name FUVIERA are

registered trademarksof General Motors Corporation.

This manual includesthe latest informationat the timeit

was printed.We reserve the right to make changes in the

product after that time without further notice. For

vehicles first sold

Canada, substitute the name

“General Motorsof Canada Limited”for Buick Motor

Division wheneverit appearsin tlns manual.

Please keep this manual in your vehicle,

itwill be

there if you ever needit when you’re on the road.

you

sellthe vehicle, please leave this manual init

the new

owner can use it.

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How

to Use this Manual

Many people read their owner’s manualfrombeginning

to end when theyfirstreceive their new vehicle.

you do this,it will help you learn aboutthe features

and controlsfor your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll

find that pictures and words work togetherto explain

things quickly.

Index

good placeto look for what you needis the Index in

back

the manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of what’sin

the manual, andthe page number where you’ll find it.

Safety Warnings and Symbols

You will find a numberof safety cautions in this book.

We use a box and the word

CAUTION

to tell you

about things that could hurt you

you were

ignore

the warning.

These mean there is something that

could

hurt

you

or other people.

In the caution area, we tell you what the hazardis. Then

we tell you what to doto help avoid or reduce the

hazard. Please read these cautions.If you don’t, you or

others could be hurt.

You will also find acircle

with a slash throughit in

this book.

This

safety

symbol means “Don’t,’’

“Don’t do this”

“Don’t

let this happen.”

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Vehicle

Damage

Warnings

In the noticearea,we

tell

youaboutsomethingthatcan

damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would

Also,inthisbookyouwill findthesenotices:notbecovered byyourwarranty,and it couldbe

costly.Butthenoticewilltellyouwhat to do tohelp

NOTICE:

avoid the damage.

When you read other manuals, yo--

ght see

These mean there is something that could

damage your vehicle.

CAUTION and NOTICE warnings

different

colors or indifferentwords.

You'llalsoseewarninglabels

your

vehicle.Theyuse

the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle

Symbols

These are some

the symbolsyou may

find

your vehicle.

For example,

these symbols

are used on an

original battery:

POSSIBLE

CAUTION

INJURY

PROTECT

EYESBY

SHIELDING

CAUSTIC

ACID COULD

BATTERY

CAUSE

BURNS

AVOID

SPARKS

FLAMES

SPARK

,\I/,

COULD

FLAME

EXPLODE

BATERY

These symbols

are important

for you and

your passengers

whenever your

vehicle

driven:

DOOR LOCK

UNLOCK

FASTEN

SEAT

BELTS

These symbols

have to do with

your lamps:

SIGNALS

TURN

FOG LAMPS

Thesesymbols

are on some

your controls:

WINDSHIELD

WIPER

WINDSHIELD

DEFROSTER

WINDOW

DEFOGGER

VENTILATING

FAN

These symbols

are used

warning and

indicator lights:

ENGINE

COOLANT

TEMP

CHARGING

I*]

BATTERY

SYSTEM

BRAKE

(0)

ENGINEOIL

PRESSURE

ANTI-LOCK

(@)

BRAKES

Here are some

other symbols

you may see:

FUSE

LIGHTER

HORN

)tr

SPEAKER

FUEL

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