User manual OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1996

The 1996 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual ............................................................. Features and Controls .................................................................. This section explains how to start and operate your Oldsmobile. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ..................................................... Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SRS" system. This section tellsyou how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and to operate your how audio system. 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 Your Driving and the Road ProblemsontheRoad Here you'll find information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such asa flat tire or overheated engine, etc. .............................................................. .................................................................. ............................................................ 5-1 6-1 7-1 Service and Appearance Care Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. CustomerAssistanceInformation ........................................................ This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects'' on page 8-7. Here the manual tells you how keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good. to 8-1 9-1 Index Here's an alphabetical listing almost every subjectin this manual. You can use it to quickly find of something you want to read. ................................................................................ i We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem and the name Achievaare registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the timeit was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time withoutfurther notice. For vehicles first sold inCanada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Oldsmobile Division whenever it appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your Oldsmobile,so it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in so the it new owner can use it. WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ceguide en fraqais chez votre concessionaire ou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7 Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 22640105 B First Edition @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1995 All Rights Reserved ii How to Use This Manual Many people readtheir owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receivetheir new vehicle. If you features and do this, it will help you learn about the controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. I I I \ , CAUTION: These mean there something thatcould hurt is you or other people. I Index A good place to look for you need is the Index what in the backof the manual. It's an alphabetical list all of that's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. In the cautionarea, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could behurt. You will also find acircle with a slash through itin this book. This safety symbol means "Don't," "Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen." Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number safety cautions in this book. of We use a box and theword CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurtyou if you were to ignore the warning. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also in thisbook you will find these notices: not be covered by your warranty,and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. see When you read other manuals, you might CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors orin different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. 1 NOTICE: These mean there something that could is damage your vehicle. In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Manytimes, this damage would iv ..dbols These are same of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. Ll l lrr uJ For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BAllERY A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your lights: These symbols are on some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Here are some other symbols you may see: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER COOLANT TEMP BAllERY CHARGING SYSTEM (@) FUSE LIGHTER t n )cr FASTEN SEAT BELTS HORN BRAKE COOLANT DAYTIME RUNNING . LAMPS * . 0 a (@) SPEAKER b e3 ,11, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE e, FUEL FOG LAMPS $0 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOTES vi I Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Oldsmobile and how to use your safety belts properly. You can alsolearn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats how to adjust -them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Seats You can lose control of the vehicle you try to if adjust a 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 seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Move the lever under the front seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the lever and try to move the seat with your body,to make sure the seat is locked in place. 1-1 4-Way Manual Seat Manual Lumbar Support (Option) The leveron the right side of the front allows you to adjust the angle of the seat. Pull the lever up to tilt the seat up and down. Turn the knob on the right of the driver's seat cushion clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust support for the lower back. Power Seat (t Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the rear of the seat by holding the switch down. Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the power seat on some models: Front Control (A): Raise the front of the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the front of the seat by holding the switch down. Center Control (B): Move the seat forward or back by holding the control to the front orback. Move the seat higher by holding the control up. Lower the seat by holding thecontrol down. To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of the seat and move the seatback where you want it. Release the lever to lockthe seatback. Pull up on the lever and the seat willgo to an upright position. ~~ ( But ,don't have seatback reclined if your vehicle is a moving. Sitting ina reclined position when yourvehicle is in motion canbe dangerous. Even if you buc klle up, your safety belts can't do their when job you're reclined like this. The shoulderbelt can't do its because it job won't be against yourbody. Instead, it will b e in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lapbelt can't do its either. In a crash the job belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces wouldbe there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protectionwhen the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up ordown so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Modc ) ~ Seatback Latches (2-Door Models) If an easy entry right front isn't locked,it seat can move. In a suddenstop or crash, the person sitting there couldbe injured. After you've used it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat to be sure it is locked. The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get in and outof the rear seat. Tilt the right front seatback completely forward and the whole seat will slideforward. . .. .. Move the right front seatback to its original position after someone gets into the rear seat area. Then move the seat rearward until it locks. 0 The front seatback folds forward to let people get into the back seat. Tilt the seatback completely forward again to get out. To fold a front seat forward, lift seatback latch. the When you return the seatback to its original position, seatback will lock. the Rear Seats Folding the Rear Seat (Option) Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells youhow to use safety belts properly. It also tellsyou some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), or air bag system. I Don't let anyone ride where he she can't wear or a safety belt properly.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 injured orkilled. In the same crash, might you not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properly too. To fold down the rear seat, pull forward on the seat tab. Push the seatback up to return to its original position. it To make sure the seatback is secure, pushit into a fully upright position. A loose seatback can cause an injury in a sudden stop. Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here'swhy: They work. You never know if you'llbe in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't knowif it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious 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 beltsthey could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! I Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. The person keeps going until stopped by something. or the instrument panel ... In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... 1-9 Lbout Safety I :lts -- 1 td the A Q: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I'm wearing safety belt? a A: You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But youcan unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. If my vehicle has bags, why shouldI have to air wear safety belts? A: or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop.You stop over more distance, and your strongest bonestake the forces. That's why safetv belts make such good sense. Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in most of them in the future. they are But supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts -- not instead of them.Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the of use safety belts. Evenif you're in a vehicle that has air bags, you still have to buckle up get the most to protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially inside and other collisions. @ If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why shouldI wear safety belts? You may be an excellent driver, but if you're in an accident -- even one that isn't your fault -- you and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver doesn't protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Safety belts are foreveryone. How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Adults This part is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will beriding in your Oldsmobile, see the part of this manual called "Children." Follow those rules for everyone's protection. First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We'll start with thedriver position. A: Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to wear it properly. 1. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see "Seats" in the Index) so you can sit up straight. 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt .acrossyou. Don't let it get twisted. 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling until you c h buckle the belt. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt isn't long enough, see"Safety Belt Extender" at the endof this section. Make sure the release button on thebuckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 1-12