Oldsmobile 1995 Aurora User manual

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@ The 1995 Aurora Owner’s Manual
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How to Use This Manual .............................................................. .111
This section tells you how to use your manual at~dincludes safct/ and vehicle damage warninls
and symbols.
This section tells you how
to use your seats and safcty belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system.
This scction explains how to start and operate your Aurora.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
Here you‘ll I’ind information and tips about the road and how to drive under diffcrcnt conditions.
This section tells
you what to do if’ you ha\:e a problem while driving. such as B flat tire or
overheated enginc. etc.
ServiceandAppearanceCare ......................................................... 6-1
Here the ~nanualtells you how to keep your Aurora running properly and looking good.
Maintenanceschedule ............................................................... 7-1
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
CustomerAssistanceInformation ..................................................... 8-1
This section tells ~OLI how to contact Oldsmobile Uor assistance and how to get service publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defccts” on page 8-4.
Index ............................................................................. 9-1
Hcrc‘s an alphabetical listing of almost every sub-ject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something yo11 want to read.
Seats andRestraint Systems .......................................................... 1-1
FeaturesandControls ............................................................... 2-1
ComfortControls and Audio Systems .................................................. 3-1
Your DrivingandtheRoad ........................................................... 4-1
ProblemsontheRoad ............................................................... 5-1
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OLDSMOBILE, AURORA and theAURORA Emblem
are registered trademarksof General Motors
Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the timeit
was printed.We reserve the right to make changes in the
product after that time without further notice. For
vehicles first soldin Canada, substitute the name
“General Motorsof Canada Limited” for Oldsmobile
Division wheneverit appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual
in your Aurora, so it willbe
there if you ever need it when you’re on the road.If you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manualin it
so the new
owner can use
it.
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Part No. 22595326 C FirstEdition All RightsReserved
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How to Use This Manual . .I
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to endwhen they first receive theirnew vehicle. This
will helpyou learn about the featuresand controls for
your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures
and wordswork together to explain things quickly.
Index
A good place to look forwhat you need is the Index in
the backof the manual.It’s an alphabetical listof all
that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll
find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a numberof safety cautionsin this book.
We use a boxwith gray background and the word
CAUTION to tellyou about things that could hurtyou if
you were
to ignore the warning.
In the gray caution
area, we tellyou what the hazard is.
Then we tellyou what to
do to help avoid or reducethe
hazard. Pleaseread 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’tdo 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
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 orNOTICE.
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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 ,111,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for
you and
your passengers
whenever
~OLI~
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
BELTS 4
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to
do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
PARKING =OOz
LAMPS c
HIGH LAMPSoR BEAM = -0
FOG LAMPS $0
These sytnbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
COOLANT F&
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (0)
RADIATOR
COOLANT a
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE Wb
TEMPOIL ctb
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other sytnbols
you n~apsee:
FUSE
RELEASE a
RADIO
VOLUME
CONDITIONING AIR a
RELEASE
t
LIGHTER m
HORN )tr
SPEAKER
cr
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NOTES
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@ Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Aurora and how to use your safety belts properly.
You
can also learn about some thingsyou should not do with
air bags and safety belts.
Seatsand Seat Controls
This part tells you about the seats--how to adjust them,
and also aboutreclining seatbacks and head restraints.
To Adjust the Six-Way Power Seats
Horizontal Control
(A): Raise the front of the seat by
raising the forward edge
of the button. Lower the front
of the seat by lowering the forward edgeof the button.
Move the seat forward by moving the whole button
toward the front of the vehicle.
Raise the rear
of the seat by raising the rear edgeof the
button. Lower the rear
of the seat by lowering the rear
edge
of the button. Move the seat back by moving the
whole button toward
the rear of the vehicle.
Moving the whole button
up or down raises or lowers
the whole seat.
Vertical Control (B): Move the recliner rearward by
moving the button toward the rear
of the vehicle. Move
the recliner forward by moving the button toward the
front of
the vehicle.
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Reclining Front Seatbacks
The vertical control described previously in this section
I reclines thefront seatbacks.
But don’t have a seatback reclined
if your vehicle is
moving.
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Memory Function
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The memory function
controls both the driver's
seat and outside mirror
positions. First positionthe
seat and mirrors whereyou
want them. Next, press the
SET button. Within five
seconds, press either the
1 or 2 button.
The seat and memory positions will be stored for the
number pressed. Repeat the procedure to store another
position with the other numberif desired. To adjust the
seat and mirrors to the stored position, press the number
corresponding to the position. The memory functionwill
only work with
the gearshift in PARK (P).
To stop the automatic movement, move the seatbottom
switch inany direction. For easier exiting, pressthe
1
and 2 buttons at the same time to move the seat
completely down and back.
Lumbar Controls
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The rear lumbar control adjusts upper lumbar support;
the front control adjusts lower lumbar support.
Press the frontof the switchto increase support. Press
the backof the switch to decrease support.
NOTE: The driver and passenger cannot inflate or
deflate their lumbar supportsat the sametime.
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Heated Seats (Option) Head Restraints
This featurewill quickly heat the lower cushions and
lower back
of the driver and front passenger seats for
added comfort.
Press the button once to turn the heater on high.The HI
indicator light belowthe button will glow. Press it again
to turn the heater onlow. The
LO indicator light below
heater off. The heaterwill turn off automaticallywhen
the ignitionis turned
off.
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Y the buttonwill glow. Press it a third time toturn the
Slide thehead restraint up or down
so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top
of your ears. This position
reduces the chanceof a neck injury in acrash.
The head restraintstilt forward and rearward also.
There are four different positions. Just graspthe top of
the restraint and moveit forward theway youwant
it to
go untilyou hear a click.It will then be locked into that
position untilyou need to move it again. Pullingit
forward past the last position will allow the headrest to
return to its full rearposition.

Safety Belts: They’refor Everyone
This part of the manual tellsyou how to use safety belts
properly. It
also tells you some thingsyou should not do
with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or
“air bag” system.
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that comes on
as a
reminder to buckleup.
(See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light”in the
Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They work.
You never knowif you’ll be in a crash.If you do have a
crash, you don’t knowif
it will be a bad one.
A few crashes
are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckledup a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes
are in between. Inmany of them,
people who buckleup can surviveand sometimes walk
away.Without belts they could havebeen badly hurt
or killed.
Aftermorethan
25 years of safetybelts in vehicles,thefacts
are clear. Inmost crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot!
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Why Safety BeltsWork
When you ride in or on anything,you go as fast asit
goes.
Put someone
on it.
Take the simplest vehicle. Supposeit’sjust a seat on
wheels.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle.The rider
doesn't stop. The person keeps goinguntil stopped
by something.
In
a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...
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or the instrument panel . . .
or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow
down as the vehicle does.
You get more time tostop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why
safety belts make such
good sense.
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Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
Won’t I be trappedin the vehicle after an
accidentif 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 afteran accident, so
you can unbuckle and get out,is much greater if
you are belted.
Why don’t they just put inair bags so people
won’t have to wear safetybelts?
A:
Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in
more of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so they work with
safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag
system everoffered for salehas 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,
but especially in side and other collisions.
If I’m a good driver,and I never drive far from
home,why should I wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
accident
-- even onethat 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.
Most accidents occurwithin
25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occurat speeds of less than
40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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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 Aurora, 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. The shoulder portion
of the belt has an energy management loop. It is
designed to open and help protect you in certain crashes.
If
it opens, you will see a label on the safety belt that
says to replace the belt. Be sure to do
so. If you don’t,
the safety belt won’t work properly and won’t protect
you
in another crash. For more information on replacing
safety belts after a crash, see“Replacing Safety Belts”
in
the Index.
Here’s how to wear the lap-shoulder belt properly.
1. Close andlock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (tosee how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.

3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle untilit clicks.
Don’t let it get twisted.
h11up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.If
the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the endof this section.
Make sure the release buttonon the buckle is
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quicklyif youever had to.
The lap partof the belt should be worn 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 underit, the
belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could
cause serious or even fatal injuries.The shoulder belt
shouldgo over the shoulder and across the chest. These
parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining
forces.
The safety belt locksif there’s a sudden stop
or crash.
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ShoulderBelt TightnessAdjustment
4.
Your car has a shoulder belt tightness adjustment
feature.
If the shoulder belt seems tootight, adjust it
before you begin to drive.
1. Sit well back in the seat.
2. Startpulling the shoulder belt out.
l 3. Just before it reaches the end, give it a quick pull.
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Let the belt goback all the way. You should hear a
slight clicking sound.
If you don’t, the adjustment
feature won’t set, and you’ll have
to start again.
5. Now you can add a small amount of slack. Lean
forward slightly, then sit back. If you’ve added more
than
1 inch (25mm) of slack, pull the shoulder belt
out as
you did before and start again.
If you move around in the vehicle enough, or if you pull
out the shoulder belt, the belt will become tight again.
If
this happens, you can reset it.
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