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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells
you
how
to
use your seats and safety belts properly.
It
also
explains the
“SIR”
system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how
to
start and operate your Oldsmobile.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to ad-just the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to
do
if you have
a
problem while driving, such
as
a
flat tire or overheated engine. etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants
to
use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how
to
contact Oldsmobile for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It
also
gives you information
on
“Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-8.
Index
Here‘s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject
in
this manual. You can
use
it
to quickly find
something you want
to
read.
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GENERAL MOTORS,
GM,
the
GM Emblem,
OLDSMOBILE,
the
OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem
and the name BRAVADA are registered trademarks of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time
it
was printed. We reserve
the
right to make changes
in
the product after that time without further notice.
Please keep
this
manual
in
your Oldsmobile,
so
it
will
be there
if
you ever need
it
when you’re
on
the road.
If
you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual
in
it
so
the
new owner can use
it.
Litho
in
U.S.A.
Part
No.
22652548
A
First Edition
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WE
SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National
Institute
for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
About
Driving
Your
Bravada
As
with
other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this
vehicle correctly may result
in
loss
of control or an
accident. Be sure to read the “on-pavement” and
“off-road” driving guidelines
in
this manual. (See
“Driving Guidelines” and “Operating Your Oldsmobile
Off Paved Roads”
in
the Index.)
@Copyright General Motors Corporation
1996
All
Rights Reserved
How
to
Use
this
Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual
from
beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle.
If
you
do
this,
it
will
help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle.
In
this
111anua1,
you’ll find
that pictures
and
words work together to explain
things quicklv.
Index
A
good place to
look
for what you need
is
the Index
in
the back of the manual.
It‘s
an alphabetical list of
all
that’s
in
the manual, and the page number where you’ll
find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find
a
number
of
safety cautions
in
this book.
We
use
a
box
and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things
that
could
hurt
you
if
you were to
ignore
the warning.
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These
mean
there
is
something
that
could hurt
you
or
other people.
In
the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we
tell
you what to
do
to help avoid
or
reduce the
hazxd. Please read these cautions.
If
you don’t: you or
others could be hurt.
You
will
also
find
a
circle
with
a
slash througln
it
in
this book. This safe:ty
symbol means “Don’t,’’
”Don’t do this.‘‘ or “Don‘t
let this happen.“
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Vehicle
Damage
Warnings
Also
in
this
book
you
will
find
these not.ices:
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NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage
your
vehicle.
In
the notice area, we tell
you
about something
that
can
darnage
your vehicle.
Many
times,
this
damage would
not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly.
But the notice will tell
you
what
to
do to help avoid
the damage.
When you read other manuals,
you
might see
CAUTION
and
NOTICE
warnings in different
colors
or
in
different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle.
They
use
the same words,
CAUTION
or
NOTICE.
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Vehicle
Symbols
These
are
some of
the
symbols
you
may
find on
your
vehicle.
For
exumple,
thesc
bymbols
aIe
used on
an
original
battery:
POSSIBLE
A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
,111,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
&
BELTS
SEAT
WINDOW
f
j
POWER
'*
__
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SIGNALS
6
@
TURN
RUNNING
*
0
DAYTIME
.
.
LAMPS
*'*
FOG LAMPS
#
0
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
**
These
sylnbols
are
used
on
warning
and
indicator
lights:
COOLANT
-
TEMP
-
CHARGING
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BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
Wb
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are
some
other
synbols
you
may
see:
FUSE
P
LIGHTER
HORN
)tr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL
I&
V
Model
Reference
This
manual
.covers
this
model:
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Four-Door
Utility
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Section
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Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats
in
your Oldsmobile and
how
to use your safety belts properly. You can
also learn about some things
you
should not do with air bags and safety belts.
1-2 Seats and Controls
1-24 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
1-2 Manual Passenger’s Seat
1-20 Questions and Answers About Air Bags
1-2 Power Driver’s Seat
1-44 How to Obtain a Safety Belt Extender
1-
10
Questions Many People Ask About
1-35 Child Restraint Top Straps
1-7 Why Safety Belts Work
in
Child Restraints
1-5
Rear Seats
1-34 Important Information for Buckling Children
1-3
Reclining Front Seatbacks
1-34 How to Use Child Restraints
Safety Belts
1-44 Checking Your Restraint Systems
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
1-45
Replacing Parts After a Crash
Seats
and
Seat
Controls
This
section
tells
you
about the seats
--
how
to
adjust
them, and
fold
them up
and
down.
Manual Passenger’s Seat
Power Driver’s Seat
The control pad
is
on the driver’s seat.
Use the front control to make the front
of
the seat move
up
or down.
To
make the rear
of
the seat move up or
down, use the rear control.
Use
the center control to
move
the whole seat
up,
down, forward
or
backward.
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Power
Lumbar Control
The control is on the side of the driver's or
passenger's seat.
Press and hold the front of the control
~~ntil
you
have
the
desired lumbar support.
To
decrease lumbar support,
press the rear
of
the control.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To
ad-just the seatback,
lift
the lever
OKI
the outer side
of
the
seat.
Release the lever
to
lock
the seatback where
you
want
it.
Pull
up
on the lever and the seat
will
go
to
an
upright position.
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But
don’t have a seatback reclined
if
your
vehicle
is
moving.
Sitting
in
a
reclined position when your vehicle
is
in motion can be dangerous. Even
if
you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crash you could
go
into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its
job
either. In
a
crash the
belt could
go
up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is
in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint 1:p or down
so
that the
top
of
the
restraint is closest
to
the
top
of
your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of
a
neck injury
in
a crash.
The head restraints
tilt
forward and rearward
also.
Rear Seats
Your vehicle has a folding rear seat which lets
you
fold
the seatbacks down for more cargo space.
The rear seat release handles are
in
the upper center of
the rear
of
the seatbacks. Push back on the seatbacks
as
you
pull
up on the handles.
To
raise the seatbacks, just
lift
up
the
seatbacks and push
until
they lock
in
the upright position.
Push
and
pull
on
the
seatbacks
to
check that the latches
have locked
in
the upright position.
If
they haven't, have
them
fixed
immediately.
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Safety
Belts: They’re
for
Everyone
This part
of
the rnanual tells
you
how to use safety belts
properly.
It
also tells you some things
you
should not do
with safety belts.
And
it
explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR),
or
air bag system.
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear
a
safety belt properly.
If
you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing
a
safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up.
Always
fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
CdJTION:
a
It
is
extremely dangerous to ride in
a
cargo area,
inside
or
outside
of’
a
vehicle. In
a
collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in
a
seat and using
a
safety belt properly.
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Your vehicle
has
a
light
that
comes
on
as
a
reminder
to
buckle
up.
(See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light”
in
the Index.)
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1-6
In
most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
The!!
work.
You never know
if
you’ll be
in
a
crash.
If
you do have
a
crash, you don’t know
if
it
will
be a bad
one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so
serious that even buckled up
a
person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are
in
between.
In
many
of
them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes
walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than
25
years
of
safety belts
in
vehicles, the
facts are clear.
In
most crashes buckling
up
does
matter
...
a
lot!
Why
Safety Belts
Work
When you ride
in
or on anything, you
go
as
fast as
it
goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose
it’s
just
a
seat
on wheels.
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Put
someone
on
it.
Get
it
up
to
speed.
Then
stop
the
vehicle. The rider
doesn't stop.
1-8
The person keeps going until stopped
by
something.
In
a
real vehicle, it could be the windshield
...
or the instrument panel
...
1-9
or
the
safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time
to
stop.
You
stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That's
why
safety belts make such good sense.
Here Are Questions Many People
Ask
About Safety Belts
--
and
the Answers
e.'
Won't
I
be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if
I'm
wearing
a
safety belt?
A:
You
could
be
--
whether you're wearing
a
safety
belt or not.
But
you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even
if
you're upside down. And your chance
of
being conscious during and after an accident,
so
you
C'CIM
unbuckle and get out, is
rwch
greater
if
you are belted.
Q.'
If
my
vehicle has air bags, why
should
I
have to
wear safety belts?
A:
Air
bags are
in
many vehicles today and
will
be
in
most of them
in
the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so
they work
with
safety belts
--
not instead
of
them. Every air bag
system ever offered
for sale has required the
use
of
safety belts. Even
if
you're
in
a vehicle that has air
bags, you still have to buckle
up
to get the
most
protection. That's true not only
in
frontal collisions,
but
especially
in
side and other collisions.
1-10
&=
If I’m a
good
driver, and
I
never drive far
from
A:
You
may be
an
excellent driver, but
if
you’re
in
an
home, why
should
I
wear safety belts?
accident
--
even one that isn’t your fault
--
you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control, such
as
bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25
miles (40
km)
of
home. And
the
greatest number
of
serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds
of
less than
40
mph
(65
km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How
to
Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things
to
know about safety
belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller
children
and
babies.
If
a child will be riding
in
your
Oldsmobile, see the
part
of
this manual called “Children.”
Follow those
rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want
to
know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start
with
the driver position.
Driver
Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder
Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1,
Close and lock the door.
2.
Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so
you can sit up straight.
3.
Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
4.
Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Don’t let it get twisted.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If
the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button
on
the buckle is
positioned
so
you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if
you ever had to.
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