Oldsmobile 1996 Owner's manual

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The
1996
Oldsrnobile Bravada Owner’s Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems
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1-1
Features and Controls
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2-1
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
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3-1
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.
It
also
explains
the
“SIR”
system.
This section explains how to start and operate your Oldsmobile.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about
the
road and how to drive under different conditions.
This section tells you what
to
do if you have a problem while driving, such as
a
flat tire
or
overheated engine, etc.
Here the manual
tells
you
how to keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good.
This section tells
you
when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
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
8-7.
YourDrivingandtheRoad
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4-1
ProblemsontheRoad
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5-1
ServiceandAppearanceCare
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6-1
Maintenanceschedule
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7-1
Customer Assistance Information
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8-1
Index
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9-1
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 OLDSMOBTLE 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.
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CERTIFIED
WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National
Institute
for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
Please keep this manual in your Oldsmobile,
so
it will
About
Driving
Your
Bravada
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.
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
Bravada Off Paved Roads’’ in the Index.)
Litho
in
U.S.A.
Part
No.
22640823
A First Edition
@Copyright General Motors Corporation
1995
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 manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
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.
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
hazard. Please read these cautions.
If
you don’t, you or
others could be
hurt.
You will also find a circle
with a slash through it in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,’’
“Don’t do this,” or “Don’t
let
this happen.”
Vehicle Damage
Warnings
Also in this book you will find
these
notices:
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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
damage 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 example,
these symbols
are 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
,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have
to
do
with
your lights:
SIGNALS
e
TURN
RUNNING
.'*'**o
DAYTIME
LAMPS
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FOG LAMPS
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These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE
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COOLANT
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r-
TEMP
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CHARGING
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BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(@)
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
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HORN
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SPEAKER
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FUEL
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Model
Reference
This
manual covers
this
model:
Four-Door
Utility
Section
1
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.
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
Move
the
lever under the
front
of
the passenger’s seat
toward the driver’s door to
unlock it. Slide the seat
to
where you want it. Then
release the lever and try
to
move the seat with
your
body to make sure the seat
is locked
into
place.
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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Front
Seatback
The control is
on
the side
of
the driver’s or passenger’s seat.
Press and hold
the
front
of
the control
until
you
have the
desired lumbar support. To decrease lumbar support,
press the rear
of
the control.
To
adjust the seatback,
lift
the lever on 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.
But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
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‘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 up 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.
1-3
Rear Seats
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.
Your vehicle has
a
folding rear seat which lets
you
fold
the seatbacks down for more cargo space.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part
of
the manual 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.
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CAUTION:
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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.
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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In
most states and Canadian provinces, the
law
says to
wear safety belts, Here’s why:
They
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.
Put someone
on
it.
Get
it
up
to speed. Then stop
the
vehicle. The rider
doesn't stop.
The person keeps going
until
stopped
by
something.
In
a real vehicle, it
could
be the windshield
...
or the safety belts! or the instrument panel
...
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.
1-8
Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
--
and
the Answers
Q:
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
can
unbuckle and get out,
is
much
greater
if
you are belted.
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.
&.’
If I’m
a
good driver, and
I
never drive far from
home, why should
I
wear safety belts?
A:
You may be an excellent driver, but
if
you’re
in
an
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.
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3.
Pick
up
the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let
it
get twisted.
4.
Push the latch plate into the buckle
until
it
clicks.
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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Q.'
What's wrong with this?
4
CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt
if
your shoulder belt
is
too loose. In a crash, you would move forward
too much, which could increase injury. The
shoulder belt should
fit
against your body.
A:
The
shoulder
belt
is
too
loose.
It won't give nearly
as much protection this way.
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