Oldsmobile 1994 88 User manual

REPRODUCTION
22586099

Table of Contents
TheHeritage of Oldsmobile ..
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. 135
5 Problems on the Road.
6 Service & AppearanceCare
7 Maintenance Schedule. .
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. 183
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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:
I
I
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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