Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1994 User manual

19 9 4 CUTLASS SUP.REME
OWNER’S MANUAL
Ta’b1.e of Cont’ents
The Heritage of Oldsmo’bile . . . . ,,
8 CustomerAssistanceInformation . . . 251
Includes “Reporting Safety Deficts” on page 254.
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9 Index. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 263 L
Service StationInformation . . . . . Last Page
First Edition

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About this Manual
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manual in your
Oldsmobile,
so it will be
there
if you everneed it
when you’re on the
road. If you sell the
vehicle, please leave this
manual
in it so the new
owner can use
it.
This manual includes
the latest information
at
the time it was printed.
We reserve the right to
make changes
in the
product after that time
without further notice.
Note to Canadian
Owners
Forvehicles first sold in
Canada, substitute the
name “GeneralMotors
of Canada Limited for
Oldsmobile Division
whenever
it appears in
this manual.
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Who Prefer a French
language Manual
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Lansing, Michigan
48921
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TheSecurity of
.: OwnerSatisfaction
The qualitywe built into your new
3. Oldsmobilegives us the confidence to
p;
J. D. Rock

How to Use this Manual
MANY PEOPLE READ THEIR OWNJ3R’S
manual from beginning to endwhen
they firstreceive their new vehicle.
This
will help you learn about the
features and controls for yourvehicle.
In
this manual,you’ll find that
pictures and words work together
to explainthingsquickly.
There
are nine parts with thumb-
tabbed pagesin
this manual.
Each part begins
with a brief list of
contents,.
so you can usually tell at a
glance if that part contains the
information you want.
You can bend themanuaI slightly to
reveal thetabs thathelp you
find a
part.
Part 1: Seats & Restraint Systems
This part tellsyou how to use your
seats andsafety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
Thspart explains how to start and
operate yourOldsmobile.
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
This part tells you how to adjust the
ventilation and comfort controls and
how to operate your audio system.
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you’llfind helpful information
and. tips about the roadand how to
drive under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
Thispart tells you what to do if you
have
a problemwhile driving, such as
a flat tire or engine overheating.

Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tells you when to perform
vehicle maintenance and whatfluids
and lubricants
to use.
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care Part 8: Customer Assistance Information
Here the manual tellsyou how to keep This part includes important
your Oldsmobilerunning properlyand information about reporting safety
looking good. defects andgives you details about
the “Roadside Assistance” program.
You
will also findcustomer
satisfaction phone numbers
(including customer satisfaction
numbers for the hearing and speech
impaired) as well as the mediation/
arbitration procedure.We’ve also
included ordering information for
service publications
in this part.
Part 9: Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of
almost every subjectin this manual.
You can use
it to quickly find
somethingyou want to read.
Service Station Information:
This is a quick referenceof service
information. You can find it onthe
last pageof this manual.
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How to Use this Manual
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Safety Warnings and Symbols
You wdl find a number of safety
cautions inthsbook. We use
a box
with gray backgroundand theword
CAUTION to tell you about things that
could hurtyou
if you were toignore
the warning.
In the gray caution area,we tell
you what the hazard
is. Thenwe tell
you what to do to help avoid or reduce
the hazard. Please read these cautions.
If you don’t, you or others could be
hurt.
You
will also fiid a circle with a slash
through
it in this book. This safety
symbol means:
Don’t
Don’t
do this
Don’t /etthis happen
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Wehide Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find
these notices:
r
NOTICE:
~~
These mean there is something
that could damage
your vehicle.
In the noticearea,we
tell you about
something that can damage your
vehicle. Many times,
this damage
would not be coveredby your
warranty, and
it could be costly. But
the notice
will tellyou what to do to
help avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals,you
might seeCAUTION and NOTICE
warnings indifferent 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 or NOTICE.

Wehicle Symbols
These are someof the symbolsyou
will find on your vehicle.For
example, these symbols are used
on
an original battery:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes
by
Shielding
Caustic BatteryAcid
Could Cause Burns
A
Avoid Sparks or Flames
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Spark or Flame
Could Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is driven:
Fasten SafetyBelts
Door LocklUnlock
a
These symbols haveto do with your
lights:
Master LightingSwitch
Turn SignalDirection
HazardWarningFlashers
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Fog Lights
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How to Use this Manual
These symbols areon some of your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
Rear Window Defogger
VentilatingFan
Power Window
w
3f
1+1
These symbolsare used on warning
and indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging
System
Fuel
Engine Oil Pressure
Anti-Lock Brakes
Here are some other symbolsyou
may see:
Fuse
Trunk
or LiftgateRelease e
I
n
Lighter
Horn
Speaker
HoodRelease
#
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Part

~ ! Seats & RestraintSystems
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Seats and Seat Controls
This sectiontells you about the seats-
how to adjust them-and
also about
reclining seatbacltsand head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
To adjust the seat forward or back,lift
the handle.After it’sadjusted, release
the handle and
try to move the seat to
be certain it has locked into place.
Manual Four-Way Seat Adjuster
(OPTION)
To tilt the whole seat forwardor
backward,squeezethe lever. Position
the seatwhere
you would like it, then
releasethe lever.

Reclining Front Seatback
Lift the lever to releasetheseatback,
then tilt the seatbackforward or
backward, as desired. Release
the lever
to lock the seatbackin place.
But don'thave a seatbackreclined
if
your vehicle is moving.

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Head Restraints
Slidethe head restraint up or down so
that the topof the restraint is closest to
the topof your ears.
This positionreduces the chance
of a
neck injuryin a crash.
Seatback Latches
In 2-door Oldsmobiles,the frontseat
folds forwardto let people getinto the
back seat.
Your seatbackwill moveback and forth
freely,
unless you cometo a sudden
stop.Then it will lockin place.
There’sonetime the seatbackmay not
fold without some help
from you. That’s
if your vehicleis parked facing downa
fairly steephill.
To folda seatbackforward,push
the
seatbacktoward the rear asyou liftthis
latch.Then the seatbackwill fold
forward.Thelatch must be downfor
the seat to work properly.

And it explains the Suppleniental
Matable,
'Restraint,2 of "air bag'' system.

.Seats & Restraint Systems
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You never know if you’ll be ina crash.
If you dohave
a crash,you don’tlmow
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashesaremild, and some
crashes can
be so seriousthat even
bucklkd up a person wouldn’t survive.
But mostcrashes are inbetween. In
many of them,people who buckle up
can survive and-sometimes walk away.
Withoutbeltsthey could have been
badly hurt or lulled.
After morethan
25 years of safetybelts
in vehicles,the facts are clear. In most
crashesbucklingup does matter
... a lot!
Why Safety Belts, Work
When youride in or on anything, you
go as fast
as it goes.
1. For example, if the bikeisgoing 10
mph (16 km/h), so is the child.
2. When the bike hits the block, it
stops. But the child keeps going!
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3. Take the simplest vehicle. -Sappose
it’s jast
a seat- on- wheels.
6. The person keeps going-until stopped
by something.
Irm a rea! vehicle, it could be the
windshield...
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4. Put someone on it.
5.. Get it up to speed. ,Then stop the
vehicle.
The rider doesn’t. stop.
7. or the instrument panel ...
8. or the safety belts;:
With safety belts, you slow down asthe
vehicle dogs.
You get more time to stop.
You stop over moredistance, and your
strongestbones take theforces. That’s
why safetybelts make such good sense.

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have to buckle up toget the most
protection. That’strue not only in
frontal collisions,but especiallyin
sideand other collisions.
drive far from home, why should I
wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver,but if
you’rein an accident
- even one
that isn’t yourfault
- you and your
passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver doesn’tprotect you from
thingsbeyond yourcontrol, such as
bad drivers. Mostaccidentsoccur
within
25 miles (40 lun) of home.
And the greatestnumber of serious
injuriesand deaths occur at speeds
of less than
40 mph (65 lun/h).
Safetybelts are for everyone.
Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never
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BELTS *-
Safety Belt Reminder Light
When the key isturned to Run or Start,
a chime will come on for about eight
secondsto remind peopleto fasten their
safetybelts, unless the driver’s safety
belt is already buckled. The safetybelt
light will also comeonand stay onuntil
the driver’s belt
is buckled.