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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GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,
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.
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
WESUPPORT
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
1 SERVICE
National Inslilute for
AUTOMOTIVE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux propriktaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous procurer
un exemplairede ceguide en fraqaischez votre
concessionaireou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd.,
1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario
L5T 1C7.
Lithoin U.S.A. @CopyrightGeneralMotorsCorporation1994
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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