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Table of Contents The Heritage of Oldsmobile . . , . . 3 . . 6 , . Includes "Reporting SafetyDefects" on the Road. 6 Service & Appearance Care 7 Maintenance Schedule... . . . . . 183 . . 233 . 253 8 Customer Assistance Information . EIGHT First Edition OWNER'S MANUAL XI . . * . . 41 . 109 . 135 . . 159 . . 5 Problems on page 256 9 Index. 1 9 9 4 EIGHTY . . . . * . . . 263 Last Page 22586099 Service Station Information.
Table of Contents The Heritage of Oldsmobile . . , . . 3 . . 6 , . Includes "Reporting SafetyDefects" on the Road. 6 Service & Appearance Care 7 Maintenance Schedule... . . . . . 183 . . 233 . 253 8 Customer Assistance Information . EIGHT First Edition OWNER'S MANUAL XI . . * . . 41 . 109 . 135 . . 159 . . 5 Problems on page 256 9 Index. 1 9 9 4 EIGHTY . . . . * . . . 263 Last Page 22586099 Service Station Information.
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...in the product after that time without further notiee. This manual includes the latest information at the time it appearsin this manual in your Oldsmobile, so it will be there if you ever needit when you sell the vehicle, please leavethis manuaI in itso the new owner can ...If you 're on the road. Note to Canadian Owners For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limitedfor Oldsmobile Division whenever it was printed. For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce...
...in the product after that time without further notiee. This manual includes the latest information at the time it appearsin this manual in your Oldsmobile, so it will be there if you ever needit when you sell the vehicle, please leavethis manuaI in itso the new owner can ...If you 're on the road. Note to Canadian Owners For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limitedfor Oldsmobile Division whenever it was printed. For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce...
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... and tips about the features and controls for vehicle. your In this manual,you'll rind that pictures and words work together to use your Oldsmobile. Part 1: Seats & Restraint Systems Ths part tells you how to explain things quickly. How to Use this Manual MANY PEOPLE READ THEIR OWNER'S manual from...
... and tips about the features and controls for vehicle. your In this manual,you'll rind that pictures and words work together to use your Oldsmobile. Part 1: Seats & Restraint Systems Ths part tells you how to explain things quickly. How to Use this Manual MANY PEOPLE READ THEIR OWNER'S manual from...
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You 4 1 also find a circle with graybackground and the word CAUTION to tell you what the hazard Then we is something thatcan damage your vehicle. you about something the hazard. Please read other manuals, you what to do to help or reduce avoid These mean there is . r Safeiy warnings andSymbds You will tell you might see warning labels on your through it in this Manual . We use yellow for cautions, blue for noticesand the words I Vehicle Damage Warnin,-Also, in different words. This safety vehicle. Many times, this book you what to do this the notice will f i d a ...
You 4 1 also find a circle with graybackground and the word CAUTION to tell you what the hazard Then we is something thatcan damage your vehicle. you about something the hazard. Please read other manuals, you what to do to help or reduce avoid These mean there is . r Safeiy warnings andSymbds You will tell you might see warning labels on your through it in this Manual . We use yellow for cautions, blue for noticesand the words I Vehicle Damage Warnin,-Also, in different words. This safety vehicle. Many times, this book you what to do this the notice will f i d a ...
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For example, thesesymbols are used on an original battery: Caution Possible Injury Protect Eyes by Shielding Caustic Sattery Acid Could Cause Burns Avoid Sparks or Flames These symbols are someof the symbols you and your passengers wheneveryour vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your velucle. Vehicle Symbols These are important for you will find on your lights: A Fasten Safety Belts Master Lighting Switch Turn Signal Direction Hazard Warning Flashers Headlight HighBeam Parking Lights Air Bag(s) Door LocklUnlock A Spark or Flame Could Explode Battery
For example, thesesymbols are used on an original battery: Caution Possible Injury Protect Eyes by Shielding Caustic Sattery Acid Could Cause Burns Avoid Sparks or Flames These symbols are someof the symbols you and your passengers wheneveryour vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your velucle. Vehicle Symbols These are important for you will find on your lights: A Fasten Safety Belts Master Lighting Switch Turn Signal Direction Hazard Warning Flashers Headlight HighBeam Parking Lights Air Bag(s) Door LocklUnlock A Spark or Flame Could Explode Battery
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How to Use this Manual These symbols are on some of your controls: Windshield Wipers Windshield Washer Windshield Defroster Rear Window Defogger Ventilating Fan These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Engine Coolant Temperature Here are some other symbols you may see: Fuse Trunk Release -%- w Iiii 1 Battery Charging System Lighter Fuel Engine Oil Pressure Brake Horn Speaker Hood Release Anti-Lock Brakes Er Power Window 10
How to Use this Manual These symbols are on some of your controls: Windshield Wipers Windshield Washer Windshield Defroster Rear Window Defogger Ventilating Fan These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Engine Coolant Temperature Here are some other symbols you may see: Fuse Trunk Release -%- w Iiii 1 Battery Charging System Lighter Fuel Engine Oil Pressure Brake Horn Speaker Hood Release Anti-Lock Brakes Er Power Window 10
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Part 1 Seats & Restraint Systems Seats andSeat Controls ...Safety Belts ...How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly ...Driver Position ...Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bags) ...Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...Right Front Passenger Position ...Center Passenger Position ...Rear Seat Passengers ...Children ...Smaller Children and Babies ...Child Restraints ...Larger Children ...Safety BeltExtender ...Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ...12 14 18 18 22 27 27 27 28 30 31 31 38 40 40 11
Part 1 Seats & Restraint Systems Seats andSeat Controls ...Safety Belts ...How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly ...Driver Position ...Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bags) ...Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...Right Front Passenger Position ...Center Passenger Position ...Rear Seat Passengers ...Children ...Smaller Children and Babies ...Child Restraints ...Larger Children ...Safety BeltExtender ...Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ...12 14 18 18 22 27 27 27 28 30 31 31 38 40 40 11
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Lower the seat by holding the front of the switch down. Move the seat back by holding the switch back. 12 Lower the front of the seat by holding the rear of the switch down . Lower the rear of the seat by holding the switch forward. Slide the seat to adjust them-and also about the seatshow to where you about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Move the seat higher by holding the rear of the seat by holding the switch down . Seats & Restraint Systems Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you want it . Raise the rearof the seat by holding the ...
Lower the seat by holding the front of the switch down. Move the seat back by holding the switch back. 12 Lower the front of the seat by holding the rear of the switch down . Lower the rear of the seat by holding the switch forward. Slide the seat to adjust them-and also about the seatshow to where you about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Move the seat higher by holding the rear of the seat by holding the switch down . Seats & Restraint Systems Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you want it . Raise the rearof the seat by holding the ...
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Release the lever to release the seatback, then tilt the seatback forward or baclward, as desired. Manual Reclining Seatback Lift the lever to lock the seatback in place. Seatback Control (B): Tilt the seatback forward by holding the switch forward. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 13 Tilt the seatback backward by holding the switch back.
Release the lever to release the seatback, then tilt the seatback forward or baclward, as desired. Manual Reclining Seatback Lift the lever to lock the seatback in place. Seatback Control (B): Tilt the seatback forward by holding the switch forward. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 13 Tilt the seatback backward by holding the switch back.
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the top This position reduces the chance of your ears. If yau we i B trash an.dyou're not n wearing a safety belt, your safety bdt, and ch& that the top the restraint is closest to use safety belts properly. Always hststexl your in a crash. You can hit things insidethe veh.ichUP be smiousfy injured ur killed. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up . In the smx crash, you might n ~be much wor'5e* You. can be ejected from it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or "air bag" system. And it . CAUTION: .Don'tlet anyone ride where they can't wear a safety ...
the top This position reduces the chance of your ears. If yau we i B trash an.dyou're not n wearing a safety belt, your safety bdt, and ch& that the top the restraint is closest to use safety belts properly. Always hststexl your in a crash. You can hit things insidethe veh.ichUP be smiousfy injured ur killed. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up . In the smx crash, you might n ~be much wor'5e* You. can be ejected from it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or "air bag" system. And it . CAUTION: .Don'tlet anyone ride where they can't wear a safety ...
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Why Safety Belts Work When you ridein or on anything, you don't know if you'll be in between. If you do have been badly hurt or killed. But most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! I 2. When the bikehits the block,it goes. 1. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have a crash, you go as fast as a reminder to wear safety belts. In most crashes are clear. In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to buclde up. (See Safety Belt Reminder Light in the Index.) In many of safety belts ...
Why Safety Belts Work When you ridein or on anything, you don't know if you'll be in between. If you do have been badly hurt or killed. But most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! I 2. When the bikehits the block,it goes. 1. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have a crash, you go as fast as a reminder to wear safety belts. In most crashes are clear. In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to buclde up. (See Safety Belt Reminder Light in the Index.) In many of safety belts ...
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on it upto speed. Suppose 4 Put someone on vehicle. or the safety belts! Get it . . 5. Then stop . The rider doesn't stop the it could be the windshield... ... 8. In a real vehicle, it 's just a seat wheels. Take the simplest vehicle. The person keeps going until stopped7. or the instrument panel by something. Seats & Restraint Systems , ,., 3. F 6.
on it upto speed. Suppose 4 Put someone on vehicle. or the safety belts! Get it . . 5. Then stop . The rider doesn't stop the it could be the windshield... ... 8. In a real vehicle, it 's just a seat wheels. Take the simplest vehicle. The person keeps going until stopped7. or the instrument panel by something. Seats & Restraint Systems , ,., 3. F 6.
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... how, see Seats in your vehicle has. If a child will be riding in the Index) so you 'll want to know which restraint systems your Oldsmobile, the see section afterthis one, called Children. We'll start with the driver position. Driver Position I'his section describes the driver's qestraint system. Lap-Shoclder...
... how, see Seats in your vehicle has. If a child will be riding in the Index) so you 'll want to know which restraint systems your Oldsmobile, the see section afterthis one, called Children. We'll start with the driver position. Driver Position I'his section describes the driver's qestraint system. Lap-Shoclder...
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Pull up the latch plate and pull the . And you'd be .ess likely to slide under it, thebelt would be worn .ow and snug on the hips, just touching :he thighs. These parts of the belt should be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you would apply force at the end of this section. The safety belt loclcs if there's a sudden stop or crash. In a crash, thisapplies force to the height that is right foryou. 19 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster You can move the shoulder belt adjuster to the strong pelvic bones. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it get twisted. 4. ...
Pull up the latch plate and pull the . And you'd be .ess likely to slide under it, thebelt would be worn .ow and snug on the hips, just touching :he thighs. These parts of the belt should be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you would apply force at the end of this section. The safety belt loclcs if there's a sudden stop or crash. In a crash, thisapplies force to the height that is right foryou. 19 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster You can move the shoulder belt adjuster to the strong pelvic bones. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it get twisted. 4. ...
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Adjust the height so that is properly positioned on your shoulder, away from a lower position by pushing the bottom of the belt is right for you wouki move the adjuster up or down a little to make sure ithas locked into position. For a short person:Use the lower or lower-middle position. When you release the handle, try to move it up from your 20 For a personof average height:Use a position somewhere in the middle. In a crash you , follow these guidelines: For a tall person:Use the upper or upper-middle position. Seats & Restraint Systems . . , , G To move it down , ...
Adjust the height so that is properly positioned on your shoulder, away from a lower position by pushing the bottom of the belt is right for you wouki move the adjuster up or down a little to make sure ithas locked into position. For a short person:Use the lower or lower-middle position. When you release the handle, try to move it up from your 20 For a personof average height:Use a position somewhere in the middle. In a crash you , follow these guidelines: For a tall person:Use the upper or upper-middle position. Seats & Restraint Systems . . , , G To move it down , ...
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If you slam the door on the buckle. Here are the most important thingsto lmow: 22 The belt should go back out of the way. Your Oldsmobilehas an air bag for the driver and for the right-front passenger. Before you can damage both the belt and your vehicle. Seats & Restraint Systems To unlatch the belt, just push the button on it, you close the door,be sure the belt is out of the way. Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bags) This section explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)?or "air bag," system.
If you slam the door on the buckle. Here are the most important thingsto lmow: 22 The belt should go back out of the way. Your Oldsmobilehas an air bag for the driver and for the right-front passenger. Before you can damage both the belt and your vehicle. Seats & Restraint Systems To unlatch the belt, just push the button on it, you close the door,be sure the belt is out of the way. Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bags) This section explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)?or "air bag," system.
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The system checks for few a seconds when you turn your air bag system may not work properly. Then the light should go out, which means the system is an airbag readiness lighton the instrument panel, which shows AIR BAG. You will see this light flash for electrical malfunctions, and the light tells you are driving, your ignition to Run or Start. Have your vehicle, or stays on, or comes on when you if there is a problem. Remember, if the air bag readiness light doesn't come on when you start your vehicle servicedright away. 23 VOLTS nur; 4E ~~ BRAKE (a) l Air Bag ...
The system checks for few a seconds when you turn your air bag system may not work properly. Then the light should go out, which means the system is an airbag readiness lighton the instrument panel, which shows AIR BAG. You will see this light flash for electrical malfunctions, and the light tells you are driving, your ignition to Run or Start. Have your vehicle, or stays on, or comes on when you if there is a problem. Remember, if the air bag readiness light doesn't come on when you start your vehicle servicedright away. 23 VOLTS nur; 4E ~~ BRAKE (a) l Air Bag ...
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should have deployed, does not move and deform on impact. Theair bag will only deceleration, of which will move or deform,the threshold What makes an air bag inflate? In addition, this threshold if velocity will be several miles-per-hour faster or The sensing system triggers achemical slower. The reaction produces How The Air Bag System Works Where is between 9 In a frontal or near-frontalimpact of and 15 mph (14 and 23 lun/h). It is only one the two air bags in your Eighty Eight will deploy. This is an air bag expected to make an air bag inflate. level for mostGM ...
should have deployed, does not move and deform on impact. Theair bag will only deceleration, of which will move or deform,the threshold What makes an air bag inflate? In addition, this threshold if velocity will be several miles-per-hour faster or The sensing system triggers achemical slower. The reaction produces How The Air Bag System Works Where is between 9 In a frontal or near-frontalimpact of and 15 mph (14 and 23 lun/h). It is only one the two air bags in your Eighty Eight will deploy. This is an air bag expected to make an air bag inflate. level for mostGM ...