Oldsmobile 1995 Cutlass Supreme User manual

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I The 1995 OldsmobileCutlassSupreme!Owner’sManual
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How to Use this Manual ..................................... :.. ........................ .~II
This section tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings
and symbols.
This section tells you how to, use your seats and safety belts properly.It also explains the “SRS’;.system.
SeatsandRestraintSystems ........................................................... 1-1
Features and Controls ................................................................
This section explains how to startand operate .your Oldsmobile.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ..................................................
This’section tells you how to adjust the ‘ventilation and comfort conpols and how to operate your
audio system.
YourDrivingandtheRoad ...........................................................
Here you’ll find information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
ProblemsontheRoad ...............................................................
This section tells you what .to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or
overheated engine, etc.
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good.
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile for assistance and how
to get service publications.
It also gives youinfomation on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-4.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual.You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
Service.and Appearance Care ..........................................................
Maintenanceschedule... ............................................................
Customer Assistance Information .....................................................
Index ..............................................................................
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vehicles
first sold in Canada, substitute the name
"General Motorsof Canada Limked" forOldsmobile
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Please keep this manual in your Oldsmobile,
so it will
be thereif you ever needit when you're
on the road. If
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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.
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In the notice area, we tellyou about sometlung that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not be covered byyour warranty, andit could be cos'tly.
But thenotice'willteil
you what to do to help avoid the
damage.
When youread other'manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warningsin diffei-ent 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
CAUTIONor NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are someof the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
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For example,
these sym%ols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
FLAME ,I#$,
COULD
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
areimportant
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
POWER
WINDOW
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These symbols
have to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
pA;:z
pf
WARNING A
HAZARD
FLASHER
HIGH
LAMPSoR BEAM = =o
FOG LAMPS 3 0 '
Thesesymbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
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WINDSHIELD 6$
WASHER
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WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
REAR
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
b
. FAN
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
CHARGING ,I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
RADIATOR
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE Wh
. TEMP OIL
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RADIO
k
VOLUME a
CONDITIONING AIR 43
LIGHTER k
SPEAKER
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Section 1 SeatsandRestraint'Systems
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Here you'll find information about the seats in your
Oldsmobile and how to use your safety belts properly.
You can also learn aboutsome things you should not do
with air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you how to adjust the seats and explains
reclining seatbacks, folding rear seats and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
Lift the bar under the frontof the seat to unlock it. Slide
the seat
to where you want it and release the bar. Try to
move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is
locked in place.
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Power Seat (Option) Reclining Front Seatbacks (2-Door Models)
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FRONT (A): Raise thefront of the seatby holding the
switch
up. Hold theswitch'downto lowerthe front of
the seat.
CENTER (B): Move the seatforward or back by
holding
the control to the front or back. Raise orlower
the seatby holdingthe control up or down.
REAR (C): Raisethe rearof the 'seatby holding the
switch
up. Hold the switch down tolower the rearof the
seat.
Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the
seatback'towhere you wantit. Release the lever tolock
the seatbackin place: Pull
up on the lever withyut '
pushing on the seatback, andthe seatback will move
forward.

.Reclining Front Seatbacks (4-DOor Models)
Lift the lever to release the seatback, themmove the
seatback to where
you want it. Release the lever tolock
the seatbackin place. Pull up
on the lever without
pushingon the seatback, and the seatback will move
forwgrd. But don’thave/,aseatback reclined: if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
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Seatback Latches(2=Door,Models)
The front seat folds forward
to let people get into the
back seat.Your seatback
will move back andforth
freely,
unless YQU come toa
sudden stop. Thenit will
lock
in place.
If your vehicle is parked facing downa fairly steephill,
the seatback may not fold without some helpfrom you.
To fold thelocked seatback forward, push the seatback
toward the rear andliftthis latch. Then the seatback will
fold forward. The latch must
be downfor the seat to
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Slidethe head restraint upor down
so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the topof your ears. This position
reduces the chanceof a neck injuryin a crash:
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SplitFolding Rear Seat (Option)
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Safety, Belts: They’re for Everyone
‘This part of the manual tells you how to use safety bel&
properly. It qlso tells you some things you’,should not do
with safety beltsi
And itexplains the Supplemental Restraint System, or
“air bag’”system.
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Your vehicle has alight-that
comeson as,areminder to
buckleup. (See“Safety Belt
ReminderLight”in the
Index.)
In many states andCanadianprovinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They work.
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You never knowif you’ll be,in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know
if it will be a badone.
A few crashes aremild, and
some crashes canbe so
serious that even buckledup a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes arein between.In manyof them,
peoplewho buckleup can survive andsometimeswalk
away. Without beltsthey couldhavebeen badly hurt
or
killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. Inmost crashes bucklingup does matter
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Put someone on it.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’sjust a seat
on
wheels.
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Get it up to speed.Then stopthe vehicle.The rider
doesn't stop. The person keeps going until stopped
by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...
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Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
&: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if
I’m wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be, -- whetheryou’re wearing a safety 1
belt or not.But you can unbuckle a safetybelt,
evenif you’re upside down. And yourchanceof
being consciousduring and after an accident, so
you can unbuckleand get out, is much greater if
you are belted.
&.’ Why don’t theyjust put in air bags so people
won’t have to wear safety belts?
A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in
more of them in the future.But they are
supplemental’systemsonly;
so they work with
,safety belts -- not insteadof them. Every air bag
systemever offered for sale has requiredthe use of
safety belts.Even if you’re in a vehicle that has air
bags, you stillhave to buckleup to getthe most
protection. That’s truenot only in frontal collisions,
but especially insideand other collisions.
@ If I’m, a good driver, and I never drive far from
A: You may be an excellent driver,but if you’re in an
home,why should I wear safety belts?
accident -- even onethat isn’t your fault -- you and
your passengerscanbe
hurt. Beingagooddriver , I
doesn’t protect youfrom things beyond.your
control, suchas bad drivers.
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Most accidentsoccurwithin 25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest numberof serious injuries
and deathsoccur.atspeedsof less than
40 mph
(65 km/fi).
Safety belts arefor everyone.
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How to ,Wear Safety Belts Properlv
Adults
This part is anly forpeople of adult size.
Be aware that there are specialthings,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, Oldsmobile, .see the part of thismanual called
“Children.” Follow those rulesfor everyone’s
protection.
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First, you’ll want to &ow which restraintlsysterns your
vehicle has.
We’ll start withthe driver position.
DriverPosition .
Thispart describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shodder Belt
properly. ’
1. Closeand lock the door.
2.- ‘Adjustthe seat (toseehow, see “Seats” in the Index)
, The driver hasa’lap-shoulderbelt. Here’show to wear it
so you can sit up straight.
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3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t letit get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock
if you pull thebelt across
you very quickly.
If this happens,letthe belt go back
slightly to unlockit. Then pull the belt across’you
moreslowly.
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