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The traction you can get in a curve depends on the
condition of your tires and the road surface, the angle at
which the curve is banked, and your speed.
While
you’re
in
a curve, speed is the one factor you
can control.
Suppose you’re steering through
a
sharp curve. Then you
suddenly accelerate. Both control system
--
steering and
acceleration
--
have to do their work where the tires meet
the road. Adding the sudden acceleration can demand too
much of those places. You can lose control. Refer to
“Traction Control”
in
the Index.
What should you do
if
this ever happens? Ease up on the
accelerator pedal, steer the vehicle the way you want it
to go, and slow down.
Speed limit signs near curves warn that you should
adjust your speed. Of course, the posted speeds are
based on good weather and road conditions. Under less
favorable cc
~~
litions you’ll want to go slower.
If
you need to. reduce your speed as you approach a
curve, do
it
before you enter the curve, while your front
wheels are straight ahead.
Try to adjust your speed
so
you
can
“drive” through the
curve. Maintain a reasonable, steady speed. Wait to
accelerate until you are out of the curve, and then
accelerate gently into the straightaway.
Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more effective than
braking. For example, you come over
a
hill
and find a
truck stopped
in
your lane, or a car suddenly pulls
out
from nowhere, or a child darts out from between parked
cars and stops right
in
front of you. You can avoid these
problem by braking
--
if
you can stop
in
time. But
sometimes you can’t; there isn’t room. That’s the time for
evasive action
--
steering around the problem.
Your Buick can perform very well in emergencies like
these. First apply your brakes. (See “Braking in
Emergencies” earlier in this section.) It is better to
remove as much speed as you can from a possible
collision. Then steer around the problem, to the left or
right depending on the space available.
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- Canadian Owners 3
- French Language Manual: 3
- Walter Marr 5
- William 5
- (Billy) 5
- Buick's 6
- Skylark 7
- Warnings 9
- Vehicle Damage Warnings 10
- NOTICE: 10
- Vehicle 11
- Seats and Seat Controls 13
- Choice Feature 14
- Reclining Front Seatbacks 15
- Restraints 16
- Safety Belts: They’re 17
- Everyone 17
- ‘CAUTION: 18
- Why Safety Belts Work 19
- If I’m 23
- Position 24
- The belt is twisted 30
- (’.:’;,+ 32
- .someone 38
- Children and Small Adults 43
- CAUTI'ON: 48
- You'll 49
- Larger Children 55
- Safety Belt Extender 58
- After a Crash 59
- Power Door Locks 66
- Door Ajar Reminder 66
- Memory Door Locks 66
- PARK (P) 67
- Lockout Protection 68
- Leaving 68
- Resynchronization 70
- Transmitter Response 70
- Memory Seat and Mirrors 72
- Deiayed 73
- Trunk Security Override 76
- Key in the Ignition 76
- Parking at Night 76
- SECURITY 77
- Testing 78
- “Break-In’’ 80
- Ignition Positions 80
- 's 81
- Starting Your Engine 82
- Use the Coolant Heater 84
- Automatic 85
- Parking Brake 88
- Shifting Into 89
- With the 91
- Engine Running 91
- Shifting Out of 92
- Exhaust 93
- Running Your Engine While 94
- You’re Parked 94
- Turn Signal Reminder 97
- Headlamp HighlLow Beam 98
- Flash-To-Pass 98
- Windshield Wipers 98
- Control 100
- Increasing 102
- Cruise Cantrol 102
- Reducing Speed While 103
- Cruise Control 103
- Ending Cruise Control 104
- Erasing Speed Memory 104
- Headlamps 105
- Reminder 105
- Daytime 106
- Perimeter 109
- Lighting 109
- Reading 110
- Rundown Protection 110
- Mirrors 111
- Electrochromic Daymight 112
- Rearview 112
- (Option) 112
- REVERSE 113
- Variance 114
- Outside 115
- Vehicle Console 118
- Your Garage 118
- Transmitter 118
- 9B53738 119
- Compact 121
- RSS-210 124
- Operating the 125
- litter 125
- Erasing Channels 126
- Accessories 126
- Instrument Panel 127
- Instrument 129
- Cluster 129
- (km/h) 130
- $' 130
- Safety Belt 131
- Warning 133
- Engine Coolant Temperature 135
- Warning Light 135
- Low Coolant Warning Light 136
- Pressure 139
- Section 142
- Comfort Controls 142
- Audio Systems 142
- Comfort 143
- Operation 144
- Manual Operation 145
- Air Conditioning 146
- Heating 146
- Ventilation System 147
- Defogging and Defrosting 148
- Control (Qptian) 150
- Passenger 150
- Comfort Control 150
- Setting the Clock 151
- Tone Control 151
- VOLUME 153
- SCAN/AM-FM: 159
- Your Cassette Tape Player 161
- Your Compact Discs 161
- Your Driving and the 164
- Drunkel 166
- Braking 169
- Anti-Lock 170
- Traction Control 172
- Steering 173
- Steering in Emergencies 174
- Recovery 175
- Passing 176
- Skidding 177
- Driving 178
- Driving in Rain and 180
- Index.) 182
- Leaving on 185
- Long Trip 185
- CAUTION: 187
- Winter Driving 188
- You’re Caught 191
- Loading 193
- Electronic Level Control 194
- Trailer 195
- Division 197
- Total Weight 198
- Vehicle’s Tires 198
- Hitches 198
- Driving with a Trailer 199
- Following Distance 199
- Safety Chains 199
- Trailer Brakes 199
- Problems 202
- Attach-T-hook 212
- Engine Overheating 215
- OVERDRIVE 216
- Coolant to the Coolant 219
- " 222
- DEX-COOL@ 224
- Removing 226
- Spare Tire and Tools 226
- -AUTIOI 229
- Storing 233
- Compact Spare Tire 235
- You’re Stuck: 236
- Sand, Mud 236
- Service 239
- Filling 243
- Release 246
- Supercharged 247
- Engine (Option) 247
- Checking 249
- Engine Oil Additives 252
- Cleaner 253
- Automatic Transaxle Fluid 255
- E.ngirt- Coolant 258
- COOLANT 261
- Thermostat 262
- Windshield 263
- Replacing Brake System 268
- Battery 268
- Storage 269
- Replacement 270
- Headlamp 273
- Rear Bulbs 276
- TaillampdRear 278
- Signal/Back-Up Lamps 278
- Tire Pressure 281
- Tire Inspection and Rotation 282
- Wheel Alignment and 285
- Balance 285
- Wheel Replacement 286
- CAUTION:; 287
- Appearance Care 288
- Cleaning the Inside 288
- Solvent-Type Cleaner 289
- Special Cleaning Problems 289
- Cleaning Vinyl 290
- Cleaning Leather 290
- Cleaning the 290
- Care of Safety Belts 291
- Washing 292
- Chrome Wheels 293
- Sheet Metal Damage 294
- Underbody -Maintenance 295
- Identification 297
- Electrical System 298
- Instrument Panel Fuse 299
- COOLJNG 301
- Under Rear Seat Fuse 302
- Replacement Bulbs 306
- Capacities 307
- Specifications 307
- 308
- Engine Accest 310
- Maintenance Schedule 314
- Introduction 315
- Maintenance Schedule 318
- Trin/Hiohwgv lhfinitinn 319
- Footnotes 320
- '(or 321
- An Emission Control Service 322
- ISERVICED BY:I 326
- Emission Control Service 328
- Emission 330
- An Emission 332
- (110 000 333
- (130 000 335
- 0'00 336
- ISERVICED 338
- Miles (165 339
- 100,000 Miles (166 339
- 150,000 340
- 500 km) 342
- "9 344
- (32" 345
- SERVIC!ED 346
- MILEAGE 346
- Long TriplHighway Mainte 347
- Schedul 347
- (137 500 348
- 100,000 350
- Owner Checks 352
- Services 352
- Least Twice a Year 353
- Least Once 353
- Periodic Maintenance 356
- Inspections 356
- Recommended Fluids 357
- Lubricants 357
- FLUIDLUBRICANT 358
- Maintenance Record 359
- Bahamas: 364
- 163-005 365
- Roadside Assistance 366
- Courtesy 367
- Dispute Resolution Program 368
- Warranty Information 369
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS 370
- TO THE CANADIAN 370
- GOVERNMENT 370
- TO GENERAL MOTORS 370
- On&) 372
- Section 9 374
- DIPSTICK 385
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