1997 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 139

If'the Light Is Flashing The following may prevent more serious damage to your vehicle: e Reducing vehicle speed. e Avoiding hard accelerations. 0 0 Did you just drive through a deep puddle of water? If so, your electrical system may be wet. The condition will usually be corrected when the electrical system dries out. A few driving trips should turn the light off. Have you recently changed brands of fuel? Avoiding steep uphill grades. If you are towing a trailer, reduce the amount of cargo being hauled as soon as it ispossible. If the light stops flashing and remains on steady, see "If the LightIs On Steady" following. If the light continues to flash, when it is safe to do so, stop the vehicle. Find a safe place topark your vehicle. Turn the key off, wait at least 10 seconds and restart the engine. If the light remains on steady, see "If the Light Is On Steady" following. If the light isstill flashing, follow the previous steps, and drive the vehicle to your dealer or qualified service center for service. If so, be sure to fuel your vehicle with quality fuel (see "Fuel" in the Index). Poor fuel quality will cause your engine not to run as efficiently as designed. You may notice this as stalling after start-up, stalling when you put the vehicle into gear, misfiring, hesitation on acceleration or stumbling on acceleration. (These conditions may go away once the engine is warmed up.) This will be detected by the system and cause the light to turn on. If you experience one ormore of these conditions, change the fuelbrand you use. It will require at least one full tank of the proper fuel toturn the light off. If none of the above steps have made the light turn off, have your dealer or qualified service center check the vehicle. Your dealer has the proper test equipment and diagnostic tools to fix any mechanical or electrical problems that may have developed. If the LightIs On Steady You may be able to correct the emission system malfunction by considering the following: