User manual OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1993

Table of Contents The Power of Intelligent Engineering . How to Use this Manual . Part 1 Seats & Safety BeZts . .. .. .3 . . , .6 Features & Controls . . . . . . Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . Your Driving and the Road . Problems on the Road . . aervice & Appearance Care . Maintenance Schedule . Customer Assistance Information. Includes "Reporting Safety Defects '' on page298 I . . . 113 . 133 . 181 . 209 ... . 271 . 293 . . . . 309 . Last Page a Index. . ... , . Service Station Information . .... . This manual includes product afterthat time without further notice. T h eP o w e r o f I n t e l l i g e n tE n g i n e e r i n g Engineering with a purpose. It's at the heartof every Oldsmobile. Your new Oldsmobile continues a 96-year tradition of engineering excellence. That tradition was born in Lansing, Michigan, on August 1, 1897, when 2 Ransom E. Olds began buildinga horseless carriage "in nearly a perfect as manner as possible." Soon, Oldsmobiles rolled off the nation's first assembly line. Innovation and refinement have always set Oldsmobiles apart. In 1939, Oldsmobile introduced the celebrated Hydra-Matic transmission, a four-speed forerunner of today's advanced systems. In 1948, the high-spirited RocketV8 engine set standards for performance. A S t e pA h e a d In 1966, Toronado made front-wheelanve news, includingMotor Trend's "Car of the Year." Still breaking new ground. the 1974 "Toro" became first car the equipped with a production "air bag." Recent Oldsmobile engineering has created exciting advancements like the responsive Quad4 engine. Versions of the 4-cylinder, 16-valve Quad 4 propelled Oldsmobiles on roads and racetracks to new standards of economy and performance. Today, the all-wheel-drive security of SmartTrak in the Oldsmobile Bravada continues that proud tradition of meaningful technology. T h eS e c u r i t y o f OwnerSatisfaction industry. The Edge gives you : I 24-hour roadside assistance, Bumper-to-Bumper Plus Warranty protection, even free transportation while your vehicle i i for warranty sn service. With the Oldsmobile Edge, we've &1-. pledged to make your ownership experience a great one. J. D. Rock General Manager How to Use this Manual MANY PEOPLE READ THEIR OWNER'S manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This will help you learn about the features and controls for vehicle. your In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. There are nine parts with colortabbed pagesto help you find each of the parts of 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. Part 1: Seats & Safety Belts This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. Part 2: Features & Controls This part explains how to startand operate your Oldsmobile. Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio Systems This part tellsyou how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operateyour audio system. Part 4: Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and to how drive under different conditions. Part 5: Problems on the Road This part tellsyou what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating. You can bend themanual slightly to reveal the color tabs that help you find a part. 6 Part 9: Index Part 6: Service & Appearance Care Here's an alphabetical listing of Here the manual tellsyou how to keep your Oldsmobile running properly and almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find looking good. something you want to read. Part 7: Maintenance Schedule This part tells when to perform you vehicle maintenance and whatfluids and lubricants to use. Part 8: Customer Assistance Information This part tells you how to contact Oldsmobile for assistance and how to get service publications.It also gives you information onReporting Safety Service Station Information: This is a quick reference of service information. You can find it on the last page of this manual. Defects. How to Use this Manual Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.We use yellow and theword CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a red circle with a slash throughit in this book. This safety symbol means: Don't Don't do this IA 8 In the blue notice area,we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the noticewill tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors orin different words. In this manual,we've used the familiar words and colors that Oldsmobile has used for years. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same colors, and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. Thesemean there is something that could hurt lu or other people. - Warnings Damage Vehicle Also, in this book you wfind l i these blue notices: In the yellow caution area,we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do tohelp avoid or reduce the hazard.Please read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. 8 Vehicle Symbols These are someof the symbolsyou will find on your vehicle. For on example, these symbols are used an original battery: Caution Possible Injury Protect Eyes by Shielding Caustic BatteryAcid Could Cause Burns Avoid Sparks or Flames Spark or Flame Could Explode Battery These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your lights: A Fasten Safety Belts Master Lighting Switch Turn SignalDirection Door LockIUnlock Hazard Warning Flashers Headlight High Beam Parking Lights Fog Lights A pf SO 8' 8 How to Use this Manual Vehicle Symbols (GOIT.) These symbols are on some 01your controls: Windshield Wipers Windshield Washer Windshield Defroster Fuel Rear Window Defogger Engine Oil Pressure Ventilating Fan Brake Power Window Anti-Lock Brakes Hood Release Speaker These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Engine Coolant Temperature Here are some othersymbols you may see: Fuse w Baifery Charging System Lighter Horn n 10 1 Part 1 Seats & Safety Belts 12 16 21 22 26 26 -27 30 32 33 33 42 44 44 Seats and Seat Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Here you'll find information about the seats in your Oldsmobile. and how SafetyBelts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to use your safety belts properlyYou . can also learn about some things you DriverPosition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . should not do with safety belts . Right Front Passenger Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear Seat Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center Passenger Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smaller Children and Babies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Restraints . . . . . . . . . ........ Child LargerChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SafetyBeltExtender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ................................... Seats & Safety Belts I Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about theseatshow to adjust them-and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat - You can lose control the of vehicle if you try to adjusta manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seatonly when the vehicle is not moving. Move the control lever underthe front of the seat t unlock it. Slide the seat to o where you want it. Then release the lever andtry to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. I Manus/ &Way Adjustble Seat (OFT/ON) 1 I Power Seat Contm/s (omoy Manual LumbarSupport Turn the knob on the side the driver's of seat clockwise to increase support to the lower back. Turn theknob counterclockwise to decrease support. T adjust the power seat onsome o 1models: There are two levers at the front of the seat. The left lever adjusts the seat Front Control (A): Raise the front of forward and back. The right lever 1the seat by holding the switch up. Lower adjusts the angle of the front of the seat. 1the front of the seat by holding the switch down. To Adjust the Seat's Forward and Rearward Movement: (Center Control (B): Move the seat Lift the left lever and adjust the seat forward or back by holding the control up forward or back. Then release the lever 1to the front or back. and try to move the seat tobe certain Move the seat higher by holding the that it is locked in place. Icontrol up. Lower the seat by holding 1the control down. To Raise or Lower the fiont of the seat: Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the Lift the right lever, and lean forwardor seat by holding the switch up. Lower the rear of the seat by holding the switch backward. down. I Seats & Safety Belts .. . . Manual Reclining Seatback To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of the seat and move the seatback whereyou want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pull up on the lever and the seat will go to an upright position. Don't have a seatback reclined, however, if your vehicle is moving. Sitting in a reclined position when p u r vehicle is i motion can be n Idangerous. Even if you buckle up, your s h t y belts can't do their job wnen you're reclined like this. The shoulder beIt can't do its job because it won't be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a c m h you could go i t it, receiving no neck or other injuries. The lap belt can't do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up mer your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protectiun when the vehicle is in motion, haye the seat?mck upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your snfkty belt properly. 14 Head Restraints Slide the head restraint upor down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chanceof a neck injury in a crash. Front Seatback Latches (2-DOOR MODELS) Easy-Entry Seat (2-DOOR MODELS) The front seatback folds forward to let The right front seat your vehicle of people get into the backseat. Your makes it easy to get in and out of the seatback willmove back and forth rear seat. freely, unless you come to a sudden When you tilt the rightfront seatback stop. Then it will lock into place. fully forward, the whole seat will slide There's one time the front seats may not forward. fold without some help from you. That's After someone gets into the seat rear if your vehicle is parked facing downa area, move the right front seatback to fairly steep hill. its original position. Thenmove the To fold a front seatback forward, push seat rearward until it locks. the seatback toward the rear seat you as lift this latch. Then the seatback will fold forward. The latch must be down for the seat to work properly. Seats & Safety Belts Easy-Entry Seat(CONX) /IAClTlnN Split &Id-Down Rear Seat {OPTION) To get out, again tilt the seatback fully forward. To Open: Pull forward on the seat tab. To Close: Push the seatback up to its original position. To make sure the seatback is secure, push it into a fully upright position. A loose seatback can cause an injury in a sudden stop. Safety Belts: Tlzey're For Everyone This part of the manual tells youhow to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should notdo with safety belts. 1 6 '` A CAUTION Don't let anyone ride where `hey can't wear a safety belt yluycrly. If you are in a crash and you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injuredor killed. In the same crash, you might not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properly too. This figure lights up when turn the you key to Run or Start when your safety belt isn't buckled, and you'll hear a chime, too. It's the reminder to buckle up. In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are very mild. In them, you won't get hurt even if you're not buckled up. And some crashes can be so serious, like being hit by a train, that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could be badly hurt or killed. After 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter. . .a lot! 1 7 Seats & Safety Belts tWhy Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. 1. For example, if the bike is 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's just a seat on wheels.