Speedometer and odometer, Trip odometer, Warning lights, gages and indicators – Buick 2001 Century User Manual

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Speedometer and Odometer

The speedometer lets you see your speed in both
miles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h).
The odometer shows how far your vehicle has been
driven in either miles (used in the United States) or
in kilometers (used in Canada).

Your vehicle has a tamper

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resistant odometer. If you see

ERROR, you’ll know someone has probably tampered
with it and the numbers may not be accurate.

You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed. If the new one can be set to the
mileage total of the old odometer, then that will be done.
But if it can’t, then it will be set at zero and a label must
be put on the driver’s door to show the old mileage
reading when the new odometer was installed.

Trip Odometer

The trip odometer tells how far you have driven since
you last reset it. To set it to zero, press the button on
the right side of the instrument panel cluster.

The trip/select reset switch will go back and forth
between the odometer and the trip odometer if the button
is pressed and released within 1.5 seconds. If the button is
pressed and held for longer than 1.5 seconds while in the
trip odometer mode, it will be reset to zero. If the button
is pressed and held for longer than 1.5 seconds while in
the odometer mode, it will have no effect.

Warning Lights, Gages
and Indicators

This part describes the warning lights and gages that
may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you
locate them.

Warning lights and gages can signal that something is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning lights and gages could also save you or
others from injury.

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