1996 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 180

Do not load your vehicle any heavier than the GVWR, or either themaximum front or rear GAWR. If you do, parts on your vehicle can break, or it can change the way your vehicle handles. These could cause you to lose control. Also, overloading can shorten thelife of your vehicle. NOTICE: Your warranty does not cover parts or components that fail because of overloading. If you put things inside your vehicle -- like suitcases, tools, packages or anything else -- they will go as fast as the vehicle goes. If you have to stop or turn quickly, or if there is a crash, they'll keep going. Things you put inside your vehicle can strike and injurepeople in a sudden stopor turn, or in a crash. Put things in the trunk of your vehicle. In a trunk, putthem as far forward asyou can. Try to spread the weight evenly. 0 Never stack heavier things, like suitcases, inside the vehicle so that some of them are above the tops of the seats. Don't leave an unsecured child restraint in your vehicle. When you carry something inside the vehicle, secure it whenever you can. 4-28