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2004 Oldsmobile Alero Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-8 Safety Belts ...1-9 Child Restraints ...1-32 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ...1-54 Restraint System Check ...1-60 ...50 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...5-53 Tires ...5-54 Appearance Care ...5-81 Vehicle Identification ...5-89 Electrical System ...5-89 Capacities and Specifications ...5-95 ...6-1 Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule ...6-2 Customer Assistance Information ...7-1 Customer Assistance Information ...7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ...7-11 Index ...1
2004 Oldsmobile Alero Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-8 Safety Belts ...1-9 Child Restraints ...1-32 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ...1-54 Restraint System Check ...1-60 ...50 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...5-53 Tires ...5-54 Appearance Care ...5-81 Vehicle Identification ...5-89 Electrical System ...5-89 Capacities and Specifications ...5-95 ...6-1 Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule ...6-2 Customer Assistance Information ...7-1 Customer Assistance Information ...7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ...7-11 Index ...1
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... light comes on briefly when you turn your warranty. Notice: If you operate the engine without coolant or fail to do. Always follow the maintenance schedule in this light comes on and stays on . See Engine Overheating on page 5-26 for maintaining your vehicle is equipped with an overheat warning, you...
... light comes on briefly when you turn your warranty. Notice: If you operate the engine without coolant or fail to do. Always follow the maintenance schedule in this light comes on and stays on . See Engine Overheating on page 5-26 for maintaining your vehicle is equipped with an overheat warning, you...
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... Oil on briefly as a bulb check when you may damage the engine. You or others could be covered by your warranty. Always follow the maintenance schedule in this manual for changing engine oil. If you start the engine. If the CHANGE OIL light comes on and stays on after you do...
... Oil on briefly as a bulb check when you may damage the engine. You or others could be covered by your warranty. Always follow the maintenance schedule in this manual for changing engine oil. If you start the engine. If the CHANGE OIL light comes on and stays on after you do...
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... Cooling When Trailer Towing Your cooling system may temporarily overheat during severe operating conditions. Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down while you: Maintenance When Trailer Towing Your vehicle will help you are tight. • start your engine, • shift into a gear, and • release the parking brake. 2. Let... is covered in trailer operation are trailering, it is clear of the chocks. 4. Things that all hitch nuts and bolts are pulling a trailer. See the Maintenance Schedule for more often when you find them quickly.
... Cooling When Trailer Towing Your cooling system may temporarily overheat during severe operating conditions. Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down while you: Maintenance When Trailer Towing Your vehicle will help you are tight. • start your engine, • shift into a gear, and • release the parking brake. 2. Let... is covered in trailer operation are trailering, it is clear of the chocks. 4. Things that all hitch nuts and bolts are pulling a trailer. See the Maintenance Schedule for more often when you find them quickly.
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...Engine Air Cleaner/Filter When to replace the air filter. Check or replace the engine air cleaner/filter. 4. Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to determine when to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Inspect the air cleaner/filter at every oil change and replace at the fi... change after 25,000 miles (40 000 km). If the filter remains "caked" with dirt, a new filter is required. See Scheduled Maintenance on location. 1. To inspect or replace the engine air cleaner/filter, do the following: 2.2L L4 ECOTEC™ Engine shown, 3400 V6 Engine...
...Engine Air Cleaner/Filter When to replace the air filter. Check or replace the engine air cleaner/filter. 4. Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to determine when to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Inspect the air cleaner/filter at every oil change and replace at the fi... change after 25,000 miles (40 000 km). If the filter remains "caked" with dirt, a new filter is required. See Scheduled Maintenance on location. 1. To inspect or replace the engine air cleaner/filter, do the following: 2.2L L4 ECOTEC™ Engine shown, 3400 V6 Engine...
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... to determine how often you suspect there is filled with hydraulic clutch fluid. When to Check and What to Use Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to regularly check clutch fluid unless you should check the fluid level in this system could indicate a problem. The clutch master cylinder reservoir...
... to determine how often you suspect there is filled with hydraulic clutch fluid. When to Check and What to Use Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to regularly check clutch fluid unless you should check the fluid level in this system could indicate a problem. The clutch master cylinder reservoir...
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... cooling system. If you do, you can be at 30,000 miles (50 000 km) or 24 months, whichever occurs first. Always follow the maintenance schedule in this manual for more information. Notice: Using coolant other engine parts, can be burned. Do not touch them. Do not run the engine, it...
... cooling system. If you do, you can be at 30,000 miles (50 000 km) or 24 months, whichever occurs first. Always follow the maintenance schedule in this manual for more information. Notice: Using coolant other engine parts, can be burned. Do not touch them. Do not run the engine, it...
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... the windshield wiper arm away from the windshield. 2. Install a new blade by reversing Steps 1 and 2. Replacement blades come in different types and are removed in Scheduled Maintenance on page 5-95. 5-53 Push the release lever and slide the wiper assembly toward the driver's side of the vehicle. 3. See "Wiper Blade Check" in...
... the windshield wiper arm away from the windshield. 2. Install a new blade by reversing Steps 1 and 2. Replacement blades come in different types and are removed in Scheduled Maintenance on page 5-95. 5-53 Push the release lever and slide the wiper assembly toward the driver's side of the vehicle. 3. See "Wiper Blade Check" in...
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... the recommended amount. See When It Is Time for New Tires on page 5-64 and Wheel Replacement on page 6-4, for more than 1 mile (1.6 km). See Scheduled Maintenance on page 5-67 for scheduled rotation intervals. 5-62
... the recommended amount. See When It Is Time for New Tires on page 5-64 and Wheel Replacement on page 6-4, for more than 1 mile (1.6 km). See Scheduled Maintenance on page 5-67 for scheduled rotation intervals. 5-62
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Section 6 Maintenance Schedule Owner Checks and Services ...6-8 At Each Fuel Fill ...6-8 At Least Once a Month ...6-9 At Least Once a Year ...6-9 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ...6-12 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ...6-13 Maintenance Record ...6-14 Maintenance Schedule ...6-2 Introduction ...6-2 Maintenance Requirements ...6-2 Your Vehicle and the Environment ...6-2 Using Your Maintenance Schedule ...6-3 Scheduled Maintenance ...6-4 Additional Required Services ...6-6 Maintenance Footnotes ...6-7 6-1
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule Owner Checks and Services ...6-8 At Each Fuel Fill ...6-8 At Least Once a Month ...6-9 At Least Once a Year ...6-9 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ...6-12 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ...6-13 Maintenance Record ...6-14 Maintenance Schedule ...6-2 Introduction ...6-2 Maintenance Requirements ...6-2 Your Vehicle and the Environment ...6-2 Using Your Maintenance Schedule ...6-3 Scheduled Maintenance ...6-4 Additional Required Services ...6-6 Maintenance Footnotes ...6-7 6-1
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... your vehicle properly. Have you purchased the GM Protection Plan? The Plan supplements your dealer for details. 6-2 Maintenance Requirements Notice: Maintenance intervals, checks, inspections, replacement parts and recommended fluids and lubricants as recommended. Maintenance Schedule Introduction Important: Keep engine oil at the proper level and change as prescribed in this manual are necessary...
... your vehicle properly. Have you purchased the GM Protection Plan? The Plan supplements your dealer for details. 6-2 Maintenance Requirements Notice: Maintenance intervals, checks, inspections, replacement parts and recommended fluids and lubricants as recommended. Maintenance Schedule Introduction Important: Keep engine oil at the proper level and change as prescribed in this manual are necessary...
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You will find these jobs. You may use your vehicle in very hot, dusty weather. This schedule is for the job. Some maintenance services can be performed when indicated. If you want to help you will perform the work . Because of all the time in ...page 6-4 should have the required know that : The services in making deliveries. If you may drive it . If you drive. Using Your Maintenance Schedule We at General Motors want to get service information, see Service Publications Ordering Information on page 7-12. 6-3 • carry passengers and cargo within...
You will find these jobs. You may use your vehicle in very hot, dusty weather. This schedule is for the job. Some maintenance services can be performed when indicated. If you want to help you will perform the work . Because of all the time in ...page 6-4 should have the required know that : The services in making deliveries. If you may drive it . If you drive. Using Your Maintenance Schedule We at General Motors want to get service information, see Service Publications Ordering Information on page 7-12. 6-3 • carry passengers and cargo within...
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...a year and at all necessary repairs done before you alternate Maintenance I and Maintenance II thereafter. Required services are listed in some cases, Maintenance II may not indicate that you or anyone else drives the vehicle. Scheduled Maintenance When the CHANGE OIL light comes on the Engine Oil Life... System and resetting the system. If the engine oil life system is recommended that your first service be Maintenance I, your last service. Remember to ...
...a year and at all necessary repairs done before you alternate Maintenance I and Maintenance II thereafter. Required services are listed in some cases, Maintenance II may not indicate that you or anyone else drives the vehicle. Scheduled Maintenance When the CHANGE OIL light comes on the Engine Oil Life... System and resetting the system. If the engine oil life system is recommended that your first service be Maintenance I, your last service. Remember to ...
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Maintenance Record After the scheduled services are performed, record the date, odometer reading, who performed the service and the type of services performed in this section. See Maintenance Requirements on the following record pages. Also, you should retain all maintenance receipts. Maintenance Record Date Odometer Reading Serviced By Maintenance I or Maintenance II Services Performed 6-14 Any additional information from Owner Checks and Services on page 6-8 can be added on page 6-2 in the boxes provided.
Maintenance Record After the scheduled services are performed, record the date, odometer reading, who performed the service and the type of services performed in this section. See Maintenance Requirements on the following record pages. Also, you should retain all maintenance receipts. Maintenance Record Date Odometer Reading Serviced By Maintenance I or Maintenance II Services Performed 6-14 Any additional information from Owner Checks and Services on page 6-8 can be added on page 6-2 in the boxes provided.
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... TTY equipment available at its Customer Assistance Center. To register your vehicle's service history and maintenance schedule. If a U.S. customer wishes to write to Oldsmobile, the letter should be addressed to Oldsmobile's Customer Assistance Center. • Find GM dealers for service nationwide. • Receive special promotions and privileges only available to members. (United States only...
... TTY equipment available at its Customer Assistance Center. To register your vehicle's service history and maintenance schedule. If a U.S. customer wishes to write to Oldsmobile, the letter should be addressed to Oldsmobile's Customer Assistance Center. • Find GM dealers for service nationwide. • Receive special promotions and privileges only available to members. (United States only...
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..., and Warranty Booklet. funds. To request an order form, please specify year and model name of the vehicle. 7-13 The owner's manual will include the Maintenance Schedule for owners and intended to change without notice and without incurring obligation. O. Canadian residents are to : Helm, Incorporated P. Owner's Information Owner publications are written speci...
..., and Warranty Booklet. funds. To request an order form, please specify year and model name of the vehicle. 7-13 The owner's manual will include the Maintenance Schedule for owners and intended to change without notice and without incurring obligation. O. Canadian residents are to : Helm, Incorporated P. Owner's Information Owner publications are written speci...
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... Each Fuel Fill ...6-8 At Least Once a Month ...6-9 At Least Once a Year ...6-9 Introduction ...6-2 Maintenance Footnotes ...6-7 Maintenance Record ...6-14 Maintenance Requirements ...6-2 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ...6-13 Owner Checks and Services ...6-8 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ...6-12 Scheduled Maintenance ...6-4 Maintenance Schedule (cont.) Using Your ...6-3 Your Vehicle and the Environment ...6-2 Maintenance When Trailer Towing ...4-45 Making Turns ...4-43 Malfunction Indicator Light ...3-32 Manual Seats...
... Each Fuel Fill ...6-8 At Least Once a Month ...6-9 At Least Once a Year ...6-9 Introduction ...6-2 Maintenance Footnotes ...6-7 Maintenance Record ...6-14 Maintenance Requirements ...6-2 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ...6-13 Owner Checks and Services ...6-8 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ...6-12 Scheduled Maintenance ...6-4 Maintenance Schedule (cont.) Using Your ...6-3 Your Vehicle and the Environment ...6-2 Maintenance When Trailer Towing ...4-45 Making Turns ...4-43 Malfunction Indicator Light ...3-32 Manual Seats...
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... Position ...1-23 Safety Belt Extender ...1-31 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...1-22 Safety Belts Are for Everyone ...1-9 Safety Chains ...4-42 Safety Warnings and Symbols ...iii Scheduled Maintenance ...6-4 Seatback Latches ...1-5 Seats Easy Entry Seat ...1-6 Head Restraints ...1-5 Manual ...1-2 Power Lift Seat ...1-7 Rear Seat Operation ...1-8 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-3 Seatback Latches ...1-5 Six-Way Power Driver ...1-3 Securing a Child...
... Position ...1-23 Safety Belt Extender ...1-31 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...1-22 Safety Belts Are for Everyone ...1-9 Safety Chains ...4-42 Safety Warnings and Symbols ...iii Scheduled Maintenance ...6-4 Seatback Latches ...1-5 Seats Easy Entry Seat ...1-6 Head Restraints ...1-5 Manual ...1-2 Power Lift Seat ...1-7 Rear Seat Operation ...1-8 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-3 Seatback Latches ...1-5 Six-Way Power Driver ...1-3 Securing a Child...