Buick RIVIERA 1996 User manual

The

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Buick

Riviera

Owner9$

Manual

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Emblem,

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and

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RIVERA,

are

registered trademarks

General

Motors Corporation.

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manual includesthe latest information atthe.time

it was printed.

reserve the right to

make

changes

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vehiclesfirst sold

Canada,substitute.thename

“General Motors

Canada Limited”

for

hickMotor

Division whenever

appears in this manual.

Pleasekeep

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manualin your Buick,

it will be there

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ever need

when you’re

the road.If you sell

thevehicle, pleaseleavethis manual init

thenew

owner canuse it.

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iii

Durant also created a racingteamthatwon

500

racing

trophies

1909

and

1910,

including successes at

Indianapolis two years beforetheIndy

500

began.

The

success

Buick engines was visible not only on

theracetrack, butin,endurance tests across

the

country

and aroundthe world.

Buick

was

the

only

car

complete

1,000-mile Chicago-to-NewYork race

1906.

And

aBuick

was thefirstcar to travel across

South America, driven

from

Buenos

Aires;

Argentina,

overthe Andes

Santiago?Chilein

1914.

Buick drew plentyof attention becauseit could

chb

hills

and

run throughmud likeno

othef

car. Buick's

endurance and reliability were world famous.

During World War

Buick built Liberty aircraft engines

well'asRed Cross ambulances

successfully that

one.Buickambulance was awarded

the

Croix

de Guerre

by the French government.

a builder

premier automobiles,

Buick

was hardhit

by the Great Depression. However, new General

Manager

Harlow

Curtice createdpopulax new models

1911

Model

Touring

Car

Buick's

Test

Hill

World

War

11,

Buick

built

aircraft engines, tanks and

other

military hardware.

This

post-wax

period

brought

great

styling

and

engineering changes which resulted

increased sales.

The

torque converter automatic

transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced

the

1948

Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes” came along

1949.

I953

Skylark

1949

Roadmaster

Motor

Trend niagazme namedthe

1962

Buick Special

“Car

the Year.”The

first

production

V-6

engine

was

used

theSpecial.

’

1962Buick Special

Mertz,

General Manager,Buick

Motor

Division

Built insidethe walls of the old buildingsin Buick’s

former

Flint

complex, which formed the cornerstoneof

General Motors, Buick City is a state-of-the-art

assemblyfacilitywith more than

200

robots and other

high-tech equipment.It was completed

thefall

1985.

Buicks are, and will continue to be, premium American

motorcars’ with smooth power, high performance, rich

detail and comfortable accommodation.

Our

mission is simple:

“Buick willprovidePremium American Motorcars

backed

with

services that exceed our customers’

expectations, throughout the purchase, ownership,

service and repurchase experience.”

Buicks are

SUE3STANTIAL.

Buicks are DISTINCTIVE.

Buicks are

POWERFUL.

Buicks- areMATURE.

vii

How

Us.e

This

Manual

M.any

people

read

their owner’s manual

from

beginning

end

when theyfirstreceive their new vehicle.

you

do this,it will help you learn about

the

features and

controlsforyour vehicle.Inthis manual, you’llfind.that

pictures

and

words

work

together

explain things

quickly.

Index

good placeto

look

for

what you need

the Indexin

theback of themanual: It’s

alphabetical listof all.

that’s

the

manual, andthepage-number-where

you’ll

find

it.

Safety

Warnings

and

Symbols

You will find a number

safety cautions in this book.

We use

box and the

word

CAUTION

to tell

you

about

things that could hurt

you

you were

ignorethe

warning.

I-

These mean there

something that

could

hurt

you

or other

people.

the caution

area,

tell you whatthe hazard.is.Then

tell

you what to .do

help avoidcrreduce

-the

hazard. Please read these cautions.

you don’t, you or

others could be hurt.

You

will

also find a circle

with

slash through

this

book.

This

safety

symbol means “Don’t,”

“Don’t do this,” ,or “Don’t

let this happen.’’

Vehicle

Damage

Warnings

Also,

tl:

book

you

will

find these notices:

not

be covered

your warranty, and it could be costly.

But the notice

will

tell you what

to help avoid

the damage.

NOTICE:

When

you

read other manuals, you might see

CAUTION

and

NOTICE

warnings

different

colors

different words.

These mean there is something that could

damage your

vehicle.

You’ll

also

See

warning labels

your

vehicle. They use

the same words

CAUTION

NOTICE.

the notice area,we tell you about something that

can

damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would

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