Owner's Manual
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... your vehicle running properly and looking good. to get service and owner publications. Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile assistance and how to as 6- 1 7-1 8-1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to adjust the ventilation and ...comfort controls and how to use. The 1998 Oldsrnobile Eighty Eight Owner's Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tellsyou how to start and operate your vehicle. It also explains the "SRS" system. 2-1 3-1 4- 1 5- 1...
... your vehicle running properly and looking good. to get service and owner publications. Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile assistance and how to as 6- 1 7-1 8-1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to adjust the ventilation and ...comfort controls and how to use. The 1998 Oldsrnobile Eighty Eight Owner's Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tellsyou how to start and operate your vehicle. It also explains the "SRS" system. 2-1 3-1 4- 1 5- 1...
Owner's Manual
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...: Here are some other symbols you may see: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM -FI-1 FUSE LIGHTER t n )tr FASTEN SEAT BELTS BRAKE (a) HORN COOLANT WINDOW DEFOGGER a ( ) @ SPEAKER SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BAllERY ,\I/, FOG LAMPS ENGINE OIL PRESSURE e, FUEL 30 b B V VENTILATING FAN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
...: Here are some other symbols you may see: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM -FI-1 FUSE LIGHTER t n )tr FASTEN SEAT BELTS BRAKE (a) HORN COOLANT WINDOW DEFOGGER a ( ) @ SPEAKER SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BAllERY ,\I/, FOG LAMPS ENGINE OIL PRESSURE e, FUEL 30 b B V VENTILATING FAN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
Owner's Manual
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and the Answers How to use your safety properly. You can the belts not also learn about seats in your Oldsmobile and how to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Right Front Passenger Position Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)... Center Passenger Position 1-26 1-29 1-3 1 1-34 1-47 1-50 1-50 1-50 Rear Seat Passengers Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Children for Here Are Questions Many...
and the Answers How to use your safety properly. You can the belts not also learn about seats in your Oldsmobile and how to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Right Front Passenger Position Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)... Center Passenger Position 1-26 1-29 1-3 1 1-34 1-47 1-50 1-50 1-50 Rear Seat Passengers Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Children for Here Are Questions Many...
Owner's Manual
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...the you unlock it . Seats and Seat Controls This section tellsyou about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat Power Seat (If Equipped) To adjust the power seat, read the following instructions. Thesudden movement could startle and confuse you,or make sure the seat locked into place. how to...where want it . Lower the front the seat of by holding the front of try adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not moving . Pull up on the control bar under the front seat to adjust them -- Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is moving . ...
...the you unlock it . Seats and Seat Controls This section tellsyou about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat Power Seat (If Equipped) To adjust the power seat, read the following instructions. Thesudden movement could startle and confuse you,or make sure the seat locked into place. how to...where want it . Lower the front the seat of by holding the front of try adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not moving . Pull up on the control bar under the front seat to adjust them -- Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is moving . ...
Owner's Manual
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... Seatbacks Seatback Control(B): Tilt the seatback forward by holding switch up. the Move the seat higher by holding the switch forward. Move the seat forward by holding rear of the the switch up on the outer side of the seat and move seatback to lock the seatback. To adjust the seatback, lift the... lever on the to lever and the seat will go an upright position. 1-3 Release thelever to where you want the it. Pull up . Raise...
... Seatbacks Seatback Control(B): Tilt the seatback forward by holding switch up. the Move the seat higher by holding the switch forward. Move the seat forward by holding rear of the the switch up on the outer side of the seat and move seatback to lock the seatback. To adjust the seatback, lift the... lever on the to lever and the seat will go an upright position. 1-3 Release thelever to where you want the it. Pull up . Raise...
Owner's Manual
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... is motion, have a seatback reclined if your safety belt properly. wear But don't have the seatback upright. position reduces the chanceof a neck injury in the seat and your vehicle is closest to the top of you 're reclined like this.
... is motion, have a seatback reclined if your safety belt properly. wear But don't have the seatback upright. position reduces the chanceof a neck injury in the seat and your vehicle is closest to the top of you 're reclined like this.
Owner's Manual
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... people to ride in anyarea of the manual tells you how use safety belts to in a and using a seat safety belt properly. you are in these areas are buckled up. On some with seats safety belts. In a collision, people riding in acrash and If you are more likelyto be seriously You injured...
... people to ride in anyarea of the manual tells you how use safety belts to in a and using a seat safety belt properly. you are in these areas are buckled up. On some with seats safety belts. In a collision, people riding in acrash and If you are more likelyto be seriously You injured...
Owner's Manual
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Here's why: You never know it 's a seat on anything, you do have been badly hurt or killed. if A few crashes are clear. Suppose it will be a bad one. wear safety belts. If ...
Here's why: You never know it 's a seat on anything, you do have been badly hurt or killed. if A few crashes are clear. Suppose it will be a bad one. wear safety belts. If ...
Owner's Manual
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.... 1-10 How to it properly. 1. Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. We'll start with the driver position. Adjust the seat (tosee how, see "Seats" in your vehicle, see the part ofthis manual called "Children." Follow those rules for smaller If children and babies. a childwill 'beriding in the Index...
.... 1-10 How to it properly. 1. Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. We'll start with the driver position. Adjust the seat (tosee how, see "Seats" in your vehicle, see the part ofthis manual called "Children." Follow those rules for smaller If children and babies. a childwill 'beriding in the Index...
Owner's Manual
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..., see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end this section. longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it part of the When you sit in a center seating position, you have a lap Make sure the release button on buckle is positioned so you ever had to unbuckle safety belt quickly the To safety... belt, which has no retractor. Lap Belt If your vehicle has a split seat and a bench seat, someone front can in the rear sit center positions. If your vehicle has front and rear bench seats, someone can sit in the center positions. To make the belt if you would be able...
..., see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end this section. longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it part of the When you sit in a center seating position, you have a lap Make sure the release button on buckle is positioned so you ever had to unbuckle safety belt quickly the To safety... belt, which has no retractor. Lap Belt If your vehicle has a split seat and a bench seat, someone front can in the rear sit center positions. If your vehicle has front and rear bench seats, someone can sit in the center positions. To make the belt if you would be able...
Owner's Manual
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... to wear one properly. And they can be thrown out of the vehiclein a crash. the 1-26 Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions 1. Here's how to buckle up the latch plate and pull belt across you. in the vehicle who aren't safety belted can strike ...others in the Accident statistics show that unbelted people rear seat are hurt more often crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder for belts. Pick up...
... to wear one properly. And they can be thrown out of the vehiclein a crash. the 1-26 Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions 1. Here's how to buckle up the latch plate and pull belt across you. in the vehicle who aren't safety belted can strike ...others in the Accident statistics show that unbelted people rear seat are hurt more often crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder for belts. Pick up...
Owner's Manual
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.... 1-29 When installed on the shoulder belts. guide from the neck and head. in There is one guidefor each outside passenger position belt the rear seat.To provide added safety comfort for children who have outgrown child restraints for and smaller adults,the comfort guides may be installed on a 1. Rear Safety...
.... 1-29 When installed on the shoulder belts. guide from the neck and head. in There is one guidefor each outside passenger position belt the rear seat.To provide added safety comfort for children who have outgrown child restraints for and smaller adults,the comfort guides may be installed on a 1. Rear Safety...
Owner's Manual
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... storage clip, andthenslidetheguideontotheclip. Young children and infants needthe protection that you can take them . Buckle, position and release the safety as belt described in "Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions" earlier in 1-31 must be seriously injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for adults, but...
... storage clip, andthenslidetheguideontotheclip. Young children and infants needthe protection that you can take them . Buckle, position and release the safety as belt described in "Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions" earlier in 1-31 must be seriously injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for adults, but...
Owner's Manual
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Someinfant seats come in seat is removable. 1-35 the base stays secured the vehicle and the part in two parts -- This type of restraint faces the rear so that the infant's head, neck and body can have the support they need in a crash. Rear-facing infant restraints are designedfor infants of up to face the rearof the vehicle. A rear-facing infant restraint(B) positions an infant to about 20 lbs. (9 kg) and about one year of age.
Someinfant seats come in seat is removable. 1-35 the base stays secured the vehicle and the part in two parts -- This type of restraint faces the rear so that the infant's head, neck and body can have the support they need in a crash. Rear-facing infant restraints are designedfor infants of up to face the rearof the vehicle. A rear-facing infant restraint(B) positions an infant to about 20 lbs. (9 kg) and about one year of age.
Owner's Manual
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These in forward-facing restraints are designed help protect to children who are from20 to 40 lbs. (9 to 18 kg) and about 26 to 40 inches (66 to 102 cm) in height, or up to used eitheras a rear-facing be infant seat or a forward-facing child seat. 1-36 Onetype, a convertible restraint, is designed to around four years of age. A forward-facing child restraint (C-E) positions a child upright to face forward the vehicle.
These in forward-facing restraints are designed help protect to children who are from20 to 40 lbs. (9 to 18 kg) and about 26 to 40 inches (66 to 102 cm) in height, or up to used eitheras a rear-facing be infant seat or a forward-facing child seat. 1-36 Onetype, a convertible restraint, is designed to around four years of age. A forward-facing child restraint (C-E) positions a child upright to face forward the vehicle.
Owner's Manual
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A booster seat (F, G) is designed for children who are about 40 to 60 lbs. (18 to 27 kg) and about four to eight years of the vehicle's safety belt system. Booster seats with shields use lap-shoulder belts. however, booster seats without shields use lap-only belts; Booster seats can also help a child see out to improve the fit of age. It's designed to the window. 1-37
A booster seat (F, G) is designed for children who are about 40 to 60 lbs. (18 to 27 kg) and about four to eight years of the vehicle's safety belt system. Booster seats with shields use lap-shoulder belts. however, booster seats without shields use lap-only belts; Booster seats can also help a child see out to improve the fit of age. It's designed to the window. 1-37
Owner's Manual
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...a rear-facing child seriously injuredif the rightfront passenger's air so if either oneof these instructions on restraint itself or a the in the rear seat. You may for find these is because the backof the rearfacing child restraint would be very close to be used in the right front...available, obtain a bag inflates, even though your Never child restraint in booklet, or both. Always air secure arearfacing child restraint in the rear seat. CAUTION: The instructions that come with infant or child the restraint will show that meets Federal Motor it will go. You may secure a forward...
...a rear-facing child seriously injuredif the rightfront passenger's air so if either oneof these instructions on restraint itself or a the in the rear seat. You may for find these is because the backof the rearfacing child restraint would be very close to be used in the right front...available, obtain a bag inflates, even though your Never child restraint in booklet, or both. Always air secure arearfacing child restraint in the rear seat. CAUTION: The instructions that come with infant or child the restraint will show that meets Federal Motor it will go. You may secure a forward...
Owner's Manual
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...Never secure a child restraint in the vehicle. If you can move front passenger the seat as far back as itwill go. You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in it inflates, even though your Oldsmobile retailer to secure the child restraint properly. If it you want to install an anchor ...yourself, your retailer can tell you how to properly secure any child -is restraint in your vehicle even when no child in theright front passenger seat,but before you ...
...Never secure a child restraint in the vehicle. If you can move front passenger the seat as far back as itwill go. You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in it inflates, even though your Oldsmobile retailer to secure the child restraint properly. If it you want to install an anchor ...yourself, your retailer can tell you how to properly secure any child -is restraint in your vehicle even when no child in theright front passenger seat,but before you ...
Owner's Manual
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... vehicle. If your child restraint has a top strap, your retailer can then install anchor for you free of charge. Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position You'll be done you . Put the restraint on the...
... vehicle. If your child restraint has a top strap, your retailer can then install anchor for you free of charge. Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position You'll be done you . Put the restraint on the...
Owner's Manual
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...though your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in arear seat. Be sure to secure the childrestraint in the right front passenger seat,but before you do, always move freely again and be using the belt. Secure the and the child in... the centerfront seat. Never secure a child restraint in the child restraint when as it will move front passenger the seat asfar back as the instructions say. 1-42 It'sbetter to follow lap the instructions that ...
...though your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in arear seat. Be sure to secure the childrestraint in the right front passenger seat,but before you do, always move freely again and be using the belt. Secure the and the child in... the centerfront seat. Never secure a child restraint in the child restraint when as it will move front passenger the seat asfar back as the instructions say. 1-42 It'sbetter to follow lap the instructions that ...