Starter Switch Check; Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control Function Check; Vehicle Care- Page 268

2011 Buick Regal Owner Manual

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Table of Contents

In Brief
Seats and Restraints
Instruments and Controls
Driving and Operating
Vehicle Care
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Buick Regal Owner Manual - 2011

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Vehicle Care

Extended Storage: Remove the
black, negative (

) cable from the

battery or use a battery trickle
charger.

Starter Switch Check

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WARNING

When you are doing this
inspection, the vehicle could
move suddenly. If the vehicle
moves, you or others could be
injured.

1. Before starting this check, be

sure there is enough room
around the vehicle.

2. Firmly apply both the parking

brake and the regular brake.
See

Parking Brake on

page 9

31

.

Do not use the accelerator
pedal, and be ready to turn off
the engine immediately if it
starts.

3. For automatic transmission

vehicles, try to start the engine
in each gear. The vehicle should
start only in P (Park) or
N (Neutral). If the vehicle starts
in any other position, contact
your dealer for service.

For manual transmission
vehicles, put the shift lever in
Neutral, push the clutch pedal
down halfway, and try to start
the engine. The vehicle should
start only when the clutch pedal
is pushed down all the way to
the floor. If the vehicle starts
when the clutch pedal is not
pushed all the way down,
contact your dealer for service.

Automatic Transmission
Shift Lock Control
Function Check

{

WARNING

When you are doing this
inspection, the vehicle could
move suddenly. If the vehicle
moves, you or others could be
injured.

1. Before starting this check, be

sure there is enough room
around the vehicle. It should be
parked on a level surface.

2. Firmly apply the parking brake.

See

Parking Brake on

page 9

31

.

Be ready to apply the regular
brake immediately if the vehicle
begins to move.

3. With the engine off, turn the

ignition on, but do not start the
engine. Without applying the
regular brake, try to move the

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  • 1. Before starting this check, be sure there is enough room around the vehicle.
  • 2. Firmly apply both the parking brake and the regular brake.
  • 3. For automatic transmission vehicles, try to start the engine in each gear.
  • 1. Before starting this check, be sure there is enough room around the vehicle.
  • 2. Firmly apply the parking brake.
  • 3. With the engine off, turn the ignition on, but do not start the engine.