1998 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 141

This part describes the warning lights and gages that may be on your vehicle. The pictures will helpYOU locate them. Warning lights and gages can signal that something is wrong before itbecomes serious enough to cause an expensive repair or replacement. Payingattention to your warninglights and gages coukl also save or you others from injury. Warning lights come on when theremay be or is a problem with one your vehicle's hn~tions. YOU of As will see i the details 010.the next few pages, some n warning lights come briefly when you start the on engine just to let you know they're working.If you are familiar with t i s section, YOU should not be alarmed when this happens. Cages canindicate when there may be or is a problem with of your vehicle's functions. Oftengages and warning lights work together to let you h o w when there's a problemwith your vehicle. When oneof the warning lights comes QII and stays on when you are driving, or when one of the gages shows there may be a problem, check the sectionthat tells you what to do about it. Please follow this manual's advice. Waiting to d~ repairs can be costly -- and even dangerous. So please get toh o w your warning lights and gages. They'rea big help. Your vehicle may also have a driver information system that works alongwith the warning lights and gages. See "Driver InformationSystem" in the Index. d Bel$ pj&&n(jgp Light When eke key is turned to RUN or START, a chime will come onfor about eight seconds to remind people to fasten their safety belts, unless the driver's safety belt is already buckled. The safety belt light will also come on m stay on d for about 20 seconds, then it will flash for about 55 seconds. If the driver's belt is already buckled, neither the chime nor the light will come on.