Oldsmobile 1996 88 User manual

The 1997 Oldsrnobile Eighty Eight Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your Oldsmobile.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
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Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you w’ant to read.
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OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem
andthename EIGHTY EIGHT are registered
trademarks
of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includesthelatest information at the timeit
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For
vehicles firstsoldin Canada, substitute the name
'General Motors
of Canada Limited"for Oldsmobile
Division wheneverit appearsin
this manual.
Pleasekeep this manual
in your Oldsmobile, so it will
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How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manualfrombeginning
end when theyfirstreceive their new vehicle.If you
do this,it will help you learn aboutthe features and
controlsfor your vehicle.In this manual, you’llfind
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
Index
A good place to lookfor what you needis the Index in
theback of the manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of all
that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll
findit.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a numberof safety cautionsinthis book.
We use a box andthe word
CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt youif you were to ignore
the warning.
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you whatthe hazard is. Then
we tell you what todo to help avoid or reducethe
hazard. Please read these cautions.
If you don’t, you or
others could be hurt.
You
will also find a circle
with a slash through itin
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’tdothis,”or “Don’t
let this happen.’’
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Vehicle DamageWarnings In thenoticearea,wetellyouaboutsomethingthatcan
damage your- vehicle.
Many times, this damage would
But the notice will tellyou whatto do to help avoid
thedamage.
When you read other manuals, you might
see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings in merentcolors or in
Werent words.
You’ll
also seewarning labelsonyour vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Also in this.bookyouwillfindthesenotices:notbecoveredbyyourwarranty,and it couldbecostly.
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
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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
BURNS
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
Thesesymbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
FOG LAMPS
$0
These symbols
are
on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
Q
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING I-1
BAITERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT
ENGINE OIL
e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
t
LIGHTER m
HORN )tr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL la
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Seats and Seat Controls
Power .Seat (If Equipped)
This section tellsyou about the seats -- how to
adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and
head restraints,
Manual Front Seat
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle
is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
Pull up on the control bar under thefrontof the seat to
unlock it.Slidethe seat to whereyou want it. Then
release the bar and
try to move the seat with your body,
to make sure the seat is lockedintoplace.
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To adjust the power seat:
Seat Control (A): Raise the
frontof the seatby holding
the frontof the switch up.
Lower the front
of the seat
by holding the frontof the
switch down.
Raise the rearof the seatby holding the rearof the
switch up. Lower the rearof the seatby holding the rear
of the switch down.
Move the seat higher by holding the switch up. Lower
the seatby holding the switch down.
Move the seat forwardby holding the switch forward.
Move the seat backby holding the switch back.
Seatback Control (B): Tilt the seatback forwardby
holding the switch forward. Tilt the seatback backward
by holding the switch back.
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