Oldsmobile 2003 Alero Owner's manual

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Owner
Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
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1-1
Front Seats
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1-2
Rear Seats
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1-8
Safety Belts
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1-9
Child Restraints
.......................................
1-32
Supplemental Restraint
System (SRS)
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1-53
Restraint System Check
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1-60
Keys
........................................................
2-2
Doors and Locks
.......................................
2-7
Windows
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2-1 4
Theft-Deterrent Systems
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2-1 6
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
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2-17
Mirrors
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2-32
Siorage Areas
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2-34
Sunroof
..................................................
2-35
Instrument Panel Overview
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3-4
Climate Controls
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3-1 9
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.arning Lights, Gages and indicators
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3-23
Audio
System(s)
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3-38
Features and Controls
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2-1
Instrument Panel
.............................................
3-1
Driving Your Vehicle
.......................................
4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
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4-2
Towing
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4-31
Service
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5-3
Fuel
.........................................................
5-5
Checking Things Under
the
Hood
...............................................
5-9
Headlamp Aiming
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5-47
Bulb
Replacement
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5-49
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
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5-52
Tires
......................................................
5-53
Appearance Care
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5-72
Vehicle Identification
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5-80
Electrical System
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5-81
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Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
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5-88
Maintenance Schedule
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6-1
Maintenance Schedule
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6-2
Customer Assistance Information
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7-1
Customer
Assistance
iniorrnation
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7-2
Index
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Service and Appearance Care
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the
GM
Emblem,
OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem and
the name ALERO 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
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 vehicle,
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.
Canadian Owners
You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your
dealer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O.
Box
07130
Detroit, MI 48207
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.
Index
A
good place to look for what you need is the Index in
back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’s
in the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it.
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U.S.A.
@Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/03/02
Part No. 22691532
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First Edition
All Rights Reserved
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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.
A notice will 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.
Vehicle
Symbols
Your vehicle may be equipped with components and
labels that use symbols instead
of
text. Symbols, used
on your vehicle, are shown along with the text
describing the operation or information relating to a
specific component, control, message, gage or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of a
component, gage or indicator reference the following
topics in the Index:
“Engine Compartment Overview’’
“Instrument Panel Overview”
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“Climate Controls”
“Audio Systems”
Also see
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
on
page
3-23.
These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may
find
on
your vehicle:
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CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BATTERY
ACID COULD
CAUSE
BURNS
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SPARKS
OR
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FLAMES
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BATTERY
LATCH BOTH LAP AND
SHOULDER BELTS TO
PROTECT OCCUPANT
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DO NOT TWIST SAFETY
BELT WHEN ATTACHING
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
MOVE SEAT
FULLY
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SECURE
CHILD SEAT
PULL BELT
COMPLETELY
THEN SECURE
CHILD SEAT
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DO NOT INSTALL
A REAR-FACING
CHILD RESTRAINT
IN THIS SEATING
POSITION
DO NOT INSTALL A
'ORWARD-FACING
CHILD RESTRAINT
IN THIS SEATING
POSITION
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ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
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ENGINE
COOLANT
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OWNERS
MANUAL
SERVICE
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MANUAL
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Front
Seats
Manual
Seats
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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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Lift the bar located under the front
of
the seat to unlock
it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release
the bar.
Try
to
move the seat with your body to be sure
the seat is locked in place.
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Six-Way Power Driver
Seat
Reclining Seatbacks
If
your vehicle has this
feature, the power seat
control is located on
the outboard side of the
driver's seat.
This control allows you to move the seat
up,
down,
forward, or backward. It will also move the front or rear
of the seat cushion up or down.
Move the seat forward or rearward by pushing the
control toward the front or rear of the vehicle.
Raise or lower the entire seat cushion by holding
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Raise or lower the front of the seat cushion by
holding the front
of
the control up or down.
To
adjust the seatback, lift the lever located on the
outboard side of the seat and move the seatback
to
where you want it. Release the lever to lock the
seatback. Pull up on the lever without pushing on the
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to
an
upright position.
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Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by
holding the rear of the control up or down.
1-3
But don’t have a seatback reclined
if
your vehicle is
moving.
Sitting
in
a reclined position when your vehic
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 it’s 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
Seatback Latches
For two-door model vehicles, the front seatbacks fold
forward to let people get into the back seat. The
seatback latch is designed for one-handed operation.
To
fold a front seatback forward, lift the seatback
latch fully without pushing forward on the seatback to
unlock it. Then the seatback will fold forward.
1
Push the seatback to its original position, and the
seatback will lock.
If
the seatback isn't locked, it could move
forward
in
a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to
be
sure it is
locked.
1
-5
Easy
Entry
Seat
For two-door model vehicles, the right front seat of your
vehicle makes it easy for people to get in and out of
the rear seat.
1.
Fold the right front seatback forward by lifting the
2.
The seat will slide forward to allow someone to get
seatback latch fully.
into the rear seat area.
3.
Push the seatback upright to lock it and slide the
seat fully rearward to lock it.
4.
Adjust the seat to the desired position.
5.
The front passenger should try to move the seat to
make
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the
seat
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intn
place.
If
the easy try right frc
can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the
person sitting there could be injured. After
you’ve used it, be sure to push rearward on an
easy entry seat
to
be sure it
is
locked.
Power
Lift
Seat
If your vehicle has this feature, to move the power lift
seat forward or rearward, pull
up
on the lever located
under the front of the driver’s seat to unlock
it.
Slide the
seat to where you want it and release the lever. Try
to move the seat with your body to make sure the seat
is locked into place.
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Rear
Seats
Rear
Seat
Operation
Folding
the Seatback
If
your vehicle has this feature, do the following:
1.
Pull the release straps
located in the trunk. The
right strap operates
the passenger’s side rear
split seat. The left
strap operates the
driver’s side rear
split seat.
To raise the seatback, push the seatback up to return it
to its original position.
Push
and pull on the seatback to make sure it is latched
securely
in
the fully upright position.
2.
Fold
the seatback down from the inside of the
vehicle.
1-8
Safety
Belts
Safety Belts: They
Are
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.
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,
fastened properly too.
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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.
1-9
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a
reminder to buckle up. See
Safety Belt Reminder
Light on page
3-26.
In most states and in all 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
30
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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The person keeps going until stopped by something.
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a
real vehicle, it could be the windshield
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or the instrument panel
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
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over
more
distance:
and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why
safety belts make such good sense.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
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.
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
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,
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