Oldsmobile 1994 88 User manual

REPRODUCTION
22586099

Table of Contents
TheHeritage of Oldsmobile ..
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5 Problems on the Road.
6 Service & AppearanceCare
7 Maintenance Schedule. .
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8 CustomerAssistanceInformation .
Includes "Reporting SafetyDefects" on page 256
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9 Index. . .
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Last Page
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Service Station Information .
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 timeit
was printed.
We reserve the rightto
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 Limitedfor
OldsmobileDivision
whenever it appearsin
this manual.
For Canadian Owners
Who Prefer a French
Language Manual
Aux proprietaires
canadiens:
Vous
pouvez vousprocurer
un exemplaire de ce
guide enfrancais chez
votre concessionaire
ou
au DGN Marketing
Services Ltd.,
1500
Bonhill Rd., Mississauga,
Ontario L5T
lC7.
Published by
Oldsmobile Division
General MotorsCorporation
920 Townsend Street
Lansing, Michigan 4892 1
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.
0 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 beginningto end when
they first receivetheir new vehicle.
This
will help you learn about the
features and controls foryour 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 containsthe
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 helpfulinfonnatian
and tips about the road and how to
drive under different conditions.
Part 2: Features 8 Controls
This part explainshow to start and Part 5: Problems on the Road
operateyour Oldsmobile. This part tells you what todo if you
have
a problem while driving, such as
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio Systems a flat tire or engineoverheating,
This
part tells you how to adjust the
ventilation and comfortcontrols and
how to operate your
audio system.
You can bend the manualslightly to
reveal the tabs that helpyou
find a
part.
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How to Use this Manual
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Safeiy warnings and Symbds
You will fid a number of safety
cautions in
this book. We use a box
with graybackground and theword
CAUTION to tell you about things that
could hurtyou
if you were toignore
thewarning.
In the gray caution area,
we tell
you what the hazard
is. Then we tell
you what to do to helpavoid
or reduce
the hazard. Please read these cautions.
If you don’t, you or otherscould 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 /etthis happen
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Vehicle Damage Warnin,--
Also, in this book you will fmd
these notices:
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NOTICE:
These mean there is something
that could damage
your vehicle.
In the noticearea,we tell you about
something thatcan damage your
vehicle.
Many times, this damage
would notbe 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’llalso see warning labels on your
vehicle. They use yellow for cautions,
blue for notices
and the words
CAUTION or NOTICE.
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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 SatteryAcid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames
Spark or Flame
Could Explode Battery
A
These symbolsare 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 LightingSwitch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
A
Headlight HighBeam
Parking Lights

How to Use this Manual
These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
Windshield
Defroster
w
RearWindow 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 OilPressure
Brake
Anti-Lock Brakes
Here are some other symbols you
may see:
Fuse
-%-
Trunk Release
Lighter
Horn
Speaker
Hood Release
Er
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Part 1
Seats & Restraint Systems
Seats andSeat Controls ............................................................................................ 12
SafetyBelts ................................................................................................................ 14
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly .......................................................................... 18
Driver Position .......................................................................................................... 18
SafetyBelt 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 BeltExtender .................................................................................................. 40
Replacing Safety BeltsAfter a Crash ........................................................................ 40
Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bags) ............................................................. 22
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Seats and Seat Controls
This sectiontells youabout theseats-
how to adjust them-and also about
reclining seatbacks and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
Move the controllever under thefront
of the seat to unlock it. Slidethe seat to
where
you want it. Then release the
lever and
try to move the seat with your
body, to make sure the seatis locked
intoplace.
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Power Seat (OPTION)
To adjust thepower seat:
Seat Control (A): Raise the front of the
seat
by holding the frontof the switch
up. Lower the front of the seat by
holding thefront
of the switch down.
Raise the rearof theseat by holdingthe
rear of the switch
up. Lower the rear of
the seat by holding the rear of the
switch down.
Move the seathigher 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 thelever to release the seatback,
then tilt the seatbackforward 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.
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Seats di Restraint Systems
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Head Restraints
Slidethe head restraint up or down so
that the topof the restraintis 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
safetybelts.
And it explainsthe 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.

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This figurelights up as a reminder to
buclde up. (See
Safety Belt Reminder
Light in the Index.)
In many states andCanadian 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 crashesare in between.
In
many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and sometimeswalk away.
Without belts they couldhave 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.
1. For example, if the bike is going 10
mph (16 km/h), so is the child.
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2. When the bikehitsthe block, it
stops.But the child keeps going!
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Seats & Restraint Systems
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4. Put someone on it. 3. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose
it's just a seat
on wheels.
5. Get it upto speed. Then stop the
vehicle.The rider doesn't stop.
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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
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How To Wear Safety Belts
Properly
Adults
This sectionis only for people of adult
size.
Be aware that there arespecialthings to
know about safety belts and chiIdren.
And there aredifferentrules for smaller
children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your Oldsmobile,seethe
section afterthis one,called
Children.
Follow those rules for everyone's
protection.
First,
you'll want to know which
restraint systems
your vehicle has.
We'll startwith the driver position.
Driver Position
I'his section describes the driver's
qestraint system.
Lap-Shoclder Belt
The driverhas 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.