Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1993 User manual

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How to Use this Manual
MANY PEOPLE READ THEIR OWNER’S Part 1: Seats & Safety Belts
manualfrombeginning to endwhen This part tellsyouhow to useyour
theyfirstreceivetheirnewvehicle. seats andsafetybeltsproperly.
This will help you learn aboutthe
features and controls for your vehicle.
Part 2: Features & Controls
In thismanual,you’llfindthat This partexplains how to start and
picturesandwords work togetheroperateyour Oldsmobile.
to explain thhgsquickly.
There are nine parts with color-
tabbed pages
in this manual.
Each part begins with
a brief listof
contents,
so you can usually tellat a
glance if that part containsthe
informationyou want.
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information
and tips aboutthe road andhow to
Part 3: Comfort Controls & AudioSystems drive under different conditio%
This part tells you howto adjust the
ventflation and comfort controls
and
how to operate your audio system.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
This part tells you whatto do if you
have a problem while driving,such as
a flat tireor engine overheating.
You can bend the manual slightlyto
reveal the colortabsthat help you
find a part.
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Part 6: Service & Appearance Care Part 9: Index
Here the manual tellsyouhow to keep Here's an alphabetical listing of
your Oldsmobile running properly and almost every subject in this manual.
looking
good. You canuseit to quickly find
somethingyou wantto read.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tells you whento perform
vehicle maintenance
and what fluids
and lubricantsto use.
Part 8: CustomerAssistance Information
This part tells you howto contact
Oldsmobile for assistance and howto
get service publications. It also gives
you information on
Reporting Safety
Defects.
Service Station Information:
This is a quick reference of service
information.You can find it on the
last pageof this manual.
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How to Use this Manual
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a numberof safety
cautions
in this book.We use yellow
and the word
CAUTION totell you
about things that couldhurt you if
you wereto ignore the warning.
You will also find a red circle with a
slash through itin thisbook. This
safety symbol means:
Don’t
Don’t
do this
,Don’t let this happen
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In the yellowcautior:ea,wetell
you whatthe hazard
is. Then wetell
you whatto do to help avoidor
reduce the hazard. Please read these
cautions.
If you don’t, you orothers
could behurt.
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1 VehicleDamageWarnings
Also, in this book you will find
these blue notices:
In the blue noticearea,we tell you
about somethingthat 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 whatto do to
help avoidthe damage.
When you readother manuals,
you
might see CAUTION and NOTICE
warnings in different colors or in
different words. In this manual, we’ve
used the familiar words and colors
that Oldsmobile has used for years.
You’ll
also seewarning labels on your
vehicle. Theyuse the same colors,
and thewords CAUTION or
NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbolsyou
will find on your vehicle. For
example, these
symbols areused on
an original battery:
CautionPossibleInjury A
Protect Eyes by
Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames
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Spark or Flame
Could Explode Battery
These symbolsare important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocklUnlock
These symbols haveto do with your
lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
HazardWarningFlashers
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Fog Lights
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How to Use this Manual
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Wehicle Symbols (CONTJ
These symbols are on some of your
controls: These
symbols are used on warning
and indicator lights:
Windshield Wipers Engine Coolant
Temperature
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
Rear Window Defogger
Ventilating Fan
Power Window
Here are some other symbols you
may see:
Fuse
Battery Charging
System
Trunk Release
Lighter
Fuel
Engine
Oil Pressure
Brake
Anti-Lock Brakes
Horn
Speaker
Hood Release
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Part
Here you’ll find information about the
seats in your Oldsmobile and howto
useyour safety belts properly
. You
can also learn about some things you
should not
do with safety belts.
Seats &
Safety Belts
Seats and Seat Controls ........................................................................................... 12
Safety Belts
............................................................................................................... 16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ......................................................................... 21
Driver Position
22
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ........................................................................... 25
Right Front Passenger Position
................................................................................. 26
Center Passenger Position
......................................................................................... 26
Rear Seat Passengers
................................................................................................. 27
Children
...................................................................................................................... 30
Smaller Childrenand Babies ..................................................................................... 30
Child Restraints ........................................................................................................ 31
Larger Children .......................................................................................................... 39
Safety Belt Extender ................................................................................................. 41
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Replacing Safety Belts Aftera Crash ....................................................................... 42
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~ Seats & Sajety Belts
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Seats and Seat Controls
This sectiontells youabout the seats-
how to adjust them-and alsoabout
recliningseatbacksand head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
CAUTION
1 A You can lose controlof the
.- vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver’sseatwhilethe
vehicle is moving.The sudden
movement couldstartle and
confuse
you, or malte youpush a
pedal when
you don’twant to.
Adjust the driver’sseat
o r when
the vehicle
is not moving.
To adjust the seat forward or back, lift
the handle.After it’sadjusted,release
the handle and try to move the seat to
be certainit has locked into place.

Manual Four-Way Seat A'djuster
(OPTION)
To tilt thewhole seat forward or
baclward, squeezethe lever. Position
the seatwhere you would likeit, then
releasethe lever.
Six-Way Power Seat (OPTION)
To Adjust the Six-Way Power Seat:
Front Control (A):
Raise the frontof
the seat by holding the switchup. Hold
the switch downto lower the front of
the seat.
Center Control (B) : Move the seat
forward or backby holding the control
to thefront or back. Raise or lowerthe
seat by holding the control up or down.
Rear Control (C): Raise the rear ofthe
seat by holding the switch up. Hold the
switch
down to lower the rear of the
seat.
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I CAUTION
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Sitting in a reclined positionwhen your vehicle isin motion can be
a dangerous. Evenif you buckleup, your safety belts can’t d- ‘heir job
wrlen you’re reclined likethis.
The shoulder belt can’tdo its job because it won’t be against yourbod
Instead, itwillbe in front of you. In a crash you could
go into it, receiy ~CH
or other injuries.
The lap belt can’tdo its job either. In a crash the belt couldgo u lver your
abdomen.The belt forces would bethere, not atyour pelvic bones.
Th’ - :ould
cause seriousinternal injuries.
For proper protectionwhen the vehicle is in motion, have the seatbacl
prig‘ ’
Then sit well backin the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
Head Restraints
Slidethe head restraint up or down so
that the top of the restraint is closestto
the top
of your ears.
This position reducesthe chance
of a
neck injuryin a crash.

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Seats & Safety Belts
Seatback Latches
In2-door Oldsmobiles,the frontseat
folds forward
to let people getinto the
back seat.
Your seatback will move backand forth
freely, unless you cometoa sudden
stop.Then it will lock in place.
There’s onetime the seatback may not
fold without some help from you. That’s
if your vehicleis parked facing down a
fairly steephill.
To fold a seatback forward,push the
seatback towardthe rear asyou liftthis
latch.Thenthe seatbackwill fold
forward. Thelatchmust be
down for
the seat to work properly.
Split Fold-Down Rearmseat ’ ,”
(OPTION)
To Open: Pull forward on the seattab.
To Close: Push the seatbackup to its
original position.
Check latchresistance regularlyby
pulling on theseat tab. If the seatback
does not latch securely, haveit repaired
right away.
A loose seatback can cause
an injury in a sudden stop.
I Safety Belts:
Ziky!re For Everyone
This part of the manual tellsyou how to
use safety belts properly.It
also tells
you some things you shouldnot do
with
safety belts.
CAUTION
Don’t let anyone ride where
they can’t wear a safety belt
properly. If you are in a crashand
you’re not wearing
a safety belt,
your injuries can be
much worse.
You can hit things insidethe
vehicle or be ejected
from it.You
can be seriously injured
or killed. In
the samecrash,you might not be if
you are buckled up. Always fasten
your safety belt, and checkthat
your passengers’ belts are fastened
properly too.

This figure lightsup when you turn the
key to
Run or Start when your safety
belt isn’tbuckled,and you’ll hear a
chime,too. It’sthe reminderto buckle
up. Inmany statesand Canadian
provinces,the law saystowear safety
belts. Here’swhy:
They work.
You never lmowif you’ll bein a crash.
If you do have acrash,you don’thow
if it will be a badone.
A few crashesarevery mild. Inthem,
you won’tget hurt evenif you’renot
buckledup. And somecrashescanbe
so serious,like beinghit by a train, that
even buckledup a personwouldn’t
survive. But mostcrashesare in
between. In many
of them, people who
buclde up can surviveand sometimes
walk away. Withoutbelts they could be
badly hurt
or killed.
After
25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the factsare clear. In most crashes
buckling up doesmatter
. . . a lot!
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Seats & Safety Beh
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you
go as fast as it goes.
1. For example, if the bikeis going 10
mph (16 km/h), so is the child.
2. When the bike hits the block, it
stops. But the child keeps going!
3. Take the simplest “car.” Suppose
it’sjust a seat on wheels.