User manual OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1997

The 1997 Oldsrnobile Achieva Owner's Manual 1-1 2-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.It also explains the "SRS" system. Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your Oldsmobile. 3- 1 4- 1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjustthe ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. 5- 1 6- 1 7-1 8- 1 Problems on the Road This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good. Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenanceand what fluids and lubricants to use. Customer Assistance Information 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 8-8. 9-1 Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. i p J CERTIFIED We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem and the name ACHIEVA are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, 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 it so the 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 propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide franqais chez en votre concessionaire ou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario L5T IC7 Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 22652547 B First Edition @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1996 All Rights Reserved ii How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receivetheir new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. I These mean thereis something that could hurt you or other people. In-the caution area, 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 be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means "Don't," "Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen." Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the manual. It's an alphabetical list of what's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurtyou if you were to ignore the warning. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also in this book you will find these notices: In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. M a n y times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it couldbe 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 warningsin different colors or i n different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. I NOTICE: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BELTS BURNS SPEAKER AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do wilh your lamps: 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 ee WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WINDOW DEFOGGER COOLANT TEMP BAlTERY CHARGING SYSTEM I-1 (@) FUSE -%- LIGHTER n 4 n HORN BRAKE )tr POWER WINDOW 'tl ,\I/, DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS .'****o w, '** b e3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FUEL FOG LAMPS $0 VENTILATING FAN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (@) b NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information aboutthe seats in your Oldsmobile and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn aboutsome things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. 1-2 1-7 1-12 1-13 1-13 1-20 1-21 1-21 Seats and Seat Controls Safety Belts: They're for Everyone Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts-- and the Answers How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Right Front Passenger Position Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) 1-27 1-32 1-34 1-36 1-44 1-47 1-47 1-47 Rear Seat Passengers Center Passenger Position Children Child Restraints Larger Children Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash 1-1 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 I A CAUTION: You can lose controlof the vehicle if you try to 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 driver's seat only when the 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. 4-Way Manual Seat Manual Lumbar Support (If Equipped) I There are two levers at the front of the seat. The left lever (A) adjusts the seat forward and back. The right lever (B) adjusts the angle of the front of the seat. The lever near the outer side of the seat (A) unlocks the seat allowing it to slide forward and back. Then release the lever and try to move the seat to be certain that it is locked in place. The lever on the right (B) allows you to tilt the seat up and down. Turn the knob on the right of the driver's seat cushion clockwise or counterclockwise adjust support for the to lower back. 1-3 Power Seat (If Equipped) 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: 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 or back. Move the seat higher by holding the control up. Lower the seat by holding the control 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 lock the seatback. Pull up on the lever and the seat will go to an upright position. 1-4 A CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion canbe dangerous. Even if you buckle do up, your safety belts can't their jobwhen you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't do its job because it won't be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. a In The lap belt can't do its job either. crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not yourpelvic bones. at This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have theseatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety properly. belt I But don't have seatback reclinedif your vehicle is moving. a Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down 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. 1-5 Seatback Latches (2-Door Models) Easv Ent Seat (2-Door Models) A CAC J O N : If an easy entry right front seat isn't locked, it can move. Ina sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there could be injured. After you've used it, be sure to push rearward onan easy entry seat to be sure it is locked. The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get in and out of the rear seat. The front seatback folds forward to let people get into the back seat. To fold a frontseat forward, lift the seatback latch. When you return the seatback to its original position, the seatback will lock. Tilt the right front seatback completely forward and the whole seat will slide forward. 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. Tilt the seatback completely forward again to get out. 1-6 Rear Seats Folding the Rear Seat Equipped) (If Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), or air bag system. To fold down the rear seat, pull forward on the seat tab. Push the seatback up to return it to its original position. 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 wearinga safety belt, your injuries can be muchworse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected fromit. 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 properlytoo. To make sure the seatback is secure, push it into a M l y upright position. A loose seatback can cause an injury in a sudden stop. 1-7 In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. It is extremely dangerous to ride a cargo area, in inside or outsideof a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more to be likely seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to of ride in any area your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is ina seat and using a safety belt properly. 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 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 belts they 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 Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) Why Safety BeltsWork When you ride i or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. n Put someone on it. ~~ ~ ~~~ Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose just a seat on wheels. it's 1-9 r Get it up to speed.Then stop the vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... 1-10 I or the instrument panel ... 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 bones take the forces. That's why safety belts makesuch good sense. 1-11 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts-- and the Answers Q: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I'm wearinga safety belt? You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But you can 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 I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I 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 h h ) . Safety belts are for everyone. A: A: If my vehicle air bags, why should I have to has wear safety belts? A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in most of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for salehas required the use of safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that has air bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions.