Oldsmobile 1996 88 Owner's manual

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Seats and Restraint Systems
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This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system.
FeaturesandControls
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This section explains ‘how to start and operate your Oldsmobile.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
.....................................................
This
section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
YourDrivingandtheRoad
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Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
ProblemsontheRoad
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This section tells you 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.
Maintenanceschedule
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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
8-7.
Index
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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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and the G$ Emblem,
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and the name EIGHTY-EIGHT 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. For
vehicles first sold in Canada,, substitute the name
“General Motors of Canada Limited” for Oldsmobile
Division whenever
it
appears
in
this manual.
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.
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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.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also
in
this book you
will
find these notices:
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
iv
not be cov&&d 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
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS
e
e
TURN
FOG LAMPS
$0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WIPER
w
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
-
TEMP
-
CHARGING
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BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
w,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
m
HORN
)a(
SPEAKER.
c>
FUEL
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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.
Seats and Seat Controls
This
section .tells you about the seats
--
how to
adjust
them
--
and also about reclining seatbacks and
head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
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CAUTION:
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You
can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push
a
pedal when you
don’t want ‘to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
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Pull up
on
the control bar under the front
of
the seat to
unlock it. Slide the seat
to
where you want it. Then
release the
bar,
and
try
to move the seat with your body,
to make sure the seat is locked into place.
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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
frwt 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.
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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.
On some models, the head restraints tilt forward and
rearward also.
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.
hd it explains the Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS),
or
air
bag
system.
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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.
Belt Reminder Light”
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the Index.)
A.
comes on as a reminder to
buckle ug. (See “Safety
When you ride
in
or on anything, you
go
as fast as
._
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!
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
peyson
keeps
goiq
til
stopped
by
som&hing.
In
a
real
vehicle,
it
could
be the
windshield
..:
or
the
instrument
panel.
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Here
,.Are_Que'stions
Many
Peaple
Ask
About
Safety
B,&lts,
--
and
thk,
Answers
Won't
I
be trapped
in
the vehicle after an
accident if
I'm
wearing
a
safety belt3
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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
behg conscious during and after.
an
accident,
so
.
.
-'
you
can
unbuckle and get out, is
much
greater
if
'#
you are belted.
1f:my vehicle'has, air
bags,
why should
I
have to
wear 'safety belts-?
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A:
Air
bags are
in
many vehicles today
and
will
be
in
'
I.
,
most
of
them
in
the future. But they are
or' the
safety
,#
belts!.
With-safety
belts,
you
slow
down as
the
vehicle does. safety belts
--
not instead
of
them.' Every
air
bag
YOU
get mare
time
to .stop.
YOU
stop over more
distance,,
system ever offered for sale has required the use of.
and yow strQngest bones take the farces. "hat's.why-
'
safety belts. Even
if
you're
'in
a vehicle' that has
air
safety
belts
make
such good sense.
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.
supplemental systems only;
so
they
work
with
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If I’m a good driver, and
I
never drive far from
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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.
Mosbaccidents 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
thejlndex)
so
you can sit up straight.
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3.
Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across‘you.
4.
Push the latch plate &to 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.
The lap
part
of the belt should.be
wom
low and snug on
the hips, just touching the thighs.
In
a crash, this applies
force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
less
likely to slide under the lap belt.
If
you slid under it,
the
belt would apply force at
your
abdomen.
This
could
cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt
should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These
parts
of the body are best able to take belt restraining
forces.
The safety belt locks
if
there’s a sudden stop or crash.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt
adjuster to the height that is right for you.
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To
move it down, squeeze the release handle and move
the height adjuster to the desired position. You can move
the adjuster up just by pushing up on the bottom
of
the
release handle. After you move the adjuster to where
you want it,
try
to
move it down without squeezing the
release handle to make sure it has locked into position.
Adjust the height
so
that the shoulder portion of the
belt is centered on your shoulder. The belt should be
away from your face and neck, but not fallhg
off
your
shoulder.
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The shoulder belt
is
too loose.
It
won’t give nearly
as
much protection this way.
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.
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