Oldsmobile 1994 Eighty Eight Owner's manual

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Owner's manual

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Problems on
the
Road.
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Service
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Appearance Care
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Maintenance
Schedule.
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Customer Assistance Information
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1994
EIGHTY
EIGHT
OWNER'S
MANUAL
First
Edition
22586099
Important Notes
About 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
manuaI in it
so
the new
owner can use it.
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 notiee.
Note
to
Canadian
Owners
For
vehicles
first
sold
in
Canada, substitute the
name “General Motors
of
Canada Limited for
Oldsmobile Division
whenever it appears in
this manual.
For
Canadian Owners
Who
Prefer a French
Language Manual
Aux
proprietaires
canadiens:
Vous
pouvez vous procurer
un
exemplaire de ce
guide en francais chez
votre concessionaire
ou
au
DGN
Marketing
Services Ltd.,
1500
Bonhill
Rd.,
Mississauga,
Ontario L5T
lC7.
Published
by
Oldsmobile
Division
General Motors Corporation
920
Townsend Street
Lansing,
Michigan
4892
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The word
Oldsmobile
and
the
Oldsrnobile rocket emblem
are
registered trademarks
of
General Motors Corporation.
The
word
Delco
is
a
registered trademark
of
General Motors Corporation.
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Copyright
1993
General
Motors
Corporation,
Oldsmobile
Division.
All
rights reserved. Printed
in
USA,
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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.
This
will
help
you
learn about the
features and controls for your vehicle.
In
this manual, you’ll rind that
pictures and words work together
to explain things quickly.
There are nine
parts
with thumb-
tabbed pages
in
this manual.
Each part begins
with
a
brief
list
of
contents,
so
you can usually tell at
a
glance
if
that part contains the
information you want.
Part
1:
Seats
&
Restraint Systems
Ths
part
tells
you how to use your
seats
and safety belts properly.
Part
4:
Your Driving
and
the Road
Here you’ll
find
helpful infonnatian
and
tips about the
road
and
how
to
drive under different conditions.
Part
2:
Features
8
Controls
This
part
explains how to
start
and
Part
5:
Problems
on
the Road
operate your Oldsmobile. This
part
tells
you
what to do
if
you
have
a
problem while
driving,
such
as
Part
3:
Comfort Controls
&
Audio Systems
a
flat
tire or engine overheating,
This
part
tells you how to
adjust
the
ventilation and comfort controls and
how to operate your
audio
system.
You
can bend the manual slightly to
reveal the tabs that help you
find
a
part.
6
How
to
Use
this
Manual
.r
Safeiy
warnings and
Symbds
You will fid
a
number of safety
cautions in
this
book.
We use
a
box
with gray background and the word
CAUTION to tell you about things that
could hurt you
if
you were to ignore
the warning.
In the gray 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
41
also find
a
circle with a slash
through it
in
ths
book.
This safety
symbol means:
Don’t
Don’t
do
this
Don’t /et this happen
8
Vehicle
Damage
Warnin,--
Also,
in
this book you
will
fmd
these notices:
I
I
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 yellow for cautions,
blue for notices
and
the words
CAUTION
or
NOTICE.
8
Vehicle
Symbols
These are some
of
the symbols
you
will
find
on
your
velucle.
For
example, these
symbols
are used
on
an
original
battery:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes
by
Shielding
Caustic Sattery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames
Spark or Flame
Could Explode Battery
A
These symbols are important for
you
and
your
passengers whenever
your
vehicle is driven:
These
symbols
have
to
do
with
your
lights:
Fasten Safety Belts
Air Bag(s)
Door LocklUnlock
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
How
to
Use
this
Manual
These
symbols
are
on
some
of
your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
Windshield
Defroster
w
Rear Window Defogger
I
iii
1
Ventilating
Fan
Power
Window
These
symbols
are
used
on
warning
and indicator
lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging
System
Fuel
Engine Oil Pressure
Brake
Anti-Lock Brakes
Here are some other
symbols
you
may
see:
Fuse
-%-
Trunk Release
Lighter
Horn
Speaker
Hood
Release
Er
10
Part
1
Seats
&
Restraint
Systems
Seats and Seat Controls
............................................................................................
12
Safety Belts
................................................................................................................
14
How
to
Wear Safety Belts Properly
..........................................................................
18
Driver Position
..........................................................................................................
18
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
...........................................................................
27
Right Front Passenger Position
................................................................................
27
Center Passenger Position
........................................................................................
27
Rear Seat Passengers
................................................................................................
28
Children
.....................................................................................................................
30
Smaller Children and Babies
....................................................................................
31
Child
Restraints
.........................................................................................................
31
Larger Children
.........................................................................................................
38
Safety Belt Extender
..................................................................................................
40
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
........................................................................
40
Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bags)
.............................................................
22
11
Seats
&
Restraint
Systems
12
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
Move the control lever under the front
of the seat 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.
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Power
Seat
(OPTION)
To adjust the power seat:
Seat
Control
(A):
Raise the front
of
the
seat
by
holding the front of the switch
up.
Lower the front
of
the seat by
holding the front
of
the switch down.
Raise the rear of the seat by holding the
rear of the switch
up.
Lower the rear of
the seat by holding the rear of the
switch down.
Move
the seat higher
by
holding the
switch
up.
Lower the seat by holding
the switch down.
Move
the seat
forward
by
holding the
switch forward. Move the seat back
by
holding the switch back.
Seatback
Control
(B):
Tilt the
seatback forward
by
holding the switch
forward. Tilt the seatback backward
by
holding the switch back.
Manual Reclining Seatback
Lift
the lever to release the seatback,
then tilt the seatback forward or
baclward, as desired. Release the lever
to lock the seatback
in
place.
But don't have a seatback reclined
if
your vehicle
is
moving.
13
Seats
di
Restraint
Systems
14
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.
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
Restraint System,
or
“air
bag”
system.
CAUTION:
.Don’t
let
anyone
ride
where
they
can’t
wear
a
safety
heit
properly.
If
yau
we
in
B
trash
an.d
you’re
not
wearing
a
safety
belt,
your
in,juries
cm
be
much
wor’5e*
You.
can
hit
things inside
the
veh.ich
UP
be
ejected
from
it.
You
can
be
smiousfy
injured
ur
killed.
In
the
smx
crash,
you
might
n~t
be
if
you
we
buckled
up.
Always
hststexl
your
safety
bdt,
and
ch&
that
yuut
passengers’
beXts
are
fastened
prspcrly
too.
Seats
&
Restraint
Systems
, ,.,
4.
Put someone on it.
3.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose
it's just a seat
on
wheels.
5.
Get it up to speed. Then stop the
vehicle. The rider doesn't stop.
F
6.
The person keeps going until stopped
by something.
In
a
real vehicle, it could be the
windshield
...
8.
or
the safety belts!
7.
or
the instrument panel
...
Seats
di
Restraint
Systems
18
How
To
Wear
Safety
Belts
Properly
Adults
This section is
only
for people
of
adult
size.
Be aware that there are special things to
know about safety belts and chiIdren.
And there are different rules for smaller
children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your Oldsmobile, see the
section after this one, 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
I'his section describes the driver's
qestraint system.
Lap-Shoclder
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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