User manual OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1995

.. .... . @ The 1995 Aurora Owner's Manual How to Use This Manual .............................................................. .111 This section tells you how to use your manual at~d includes safct/ and vehicle damage warninls and symbols. Seats and Restraint Systems .......................................................... 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safcty belts properly. I t also explains the "SRS" system. FeaturesandControls ............................................................... 2-1 This scction explains how t o start and operate your Aurora. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .................................................. 3-1 This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road ........................................................... 4-1 Here you`ll I'ind information and tips about the road and how t o drive under diffcrcnt conditions. ProblemsontheRoad ............................................................... 5-1 This section tells you what t o do if' you ha\:e a problem while driving. such as B flat tire or overheated enginc. etc. ServiceandAppearanceCare ......................................................... 6-1 Here the ~nanual you how t o keep your Aurora running properly and looking good. tells Maintenanceschedule ............................................................... 7-1 This section tells you when t o perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants t o use. CustomerAssistanceInformation ..................................................... 8-1 This section tells ~ O L I how t o contact Oldsmobile Uor assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defccts" on page 8-4. Index ............................................................................. 9-1 Hcrc`s an alphabetical listing of almost every sub-ject i n this m a n u a l . You can use it to quickly find something yo11w a n t to read. ... i GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, OLDSMOBILE, AURORA and the AURORA Emblem are registered trademarks General Motors of Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the it time was printed.We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold Canada, substitute the name in "General Motorsof Canada Limited" for Oldsmobile Division wheneverit appears in this manual. Please keep this manual your Aurora, so it willbe in there if you ever need it when you're on the road. you If sell the vehicle, please leave this manual so the new in it owner can use it. WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATIONTHROUGH National Inslilute for We support voluntary technician certification. 1 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplairede ceguide en fraqaischez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario 1C7. L5T Litho U.S.A. P r No. 22595326 C First at Edition 1994 Corporation General Motors @Copyright Reserved All Rights ii How to Use This Manual . . I Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This will helpyou learn about the features controls for and your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and wordswork together to explain things quickly. Index A good place to look for you need is the Indexin what the backof the manual.It's an alphabetical listof all that's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. area, we tellyou what the hazard is. In the gray caution Then we tell what todo to help avoid or reduce you the hazard. Pleaseread these cautions.If you don't, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through in it 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 cautionsin this book. of We use a boxwith gray background and the word CAUTION to tellyou about things that could hurt if you 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. Many times, this damage would 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. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings i n different colors or in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for cautions, blue for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. NOTICE: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. iv 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 BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY Here are some other sytnbols you n ~ a p see: A & ,111, These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever ~ O L I vehicle is driven: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK These symbols have to d o with your lights: ~ These sytnbols are on some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER ENGINE COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM BRAKE -F& FUSE RELEASE a BELTS 4 TURN SIGNALS e =OOz c () 0 RADIO VOLUME PARKING LAMPS WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER RADIATOR COOLANT a b CONDITIONING AIR a t POWER WINDOW WINDOW DEFOGGER FUEL ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W RELEASE HIGH BEAM LAMPSoR -0 = VENTILATING FAN LIGHTER m FOG LAMPS $0 TEMP OIL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ctb HORN )tr () @ SPEAKER cr V NOTES vi @ Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Aurora and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. To Adjust the Six-Way Power Seats Horizontal Control (A): Raise the front of the seat by raising the forward edge of the button. Lower the front of the seat by lowering the forward edge of the button. Move the seat forward by moving the whole button toward the front of the vehicle. Raise the rear of the seat by raising the rear edge of the button. Lower the rear of the seat by lowering the rear edge of the button. Move the seat back by moving the whole button toward the rear of the vehicle. Moving the whole button up or down raises or lowers the whole seat. Seats and Seat Controls This part tells you about the seats--how to adjust them, and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Vertical Control (B): Move the recliner rearward by moving the button toward the rear of the vehicle. Move the recliner forward by moving the button toward the front of the vehicle. 1-1 Reclining Front Seatbacks The vertical control described previously in this section reclines thefront seatbacks. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-2 Memory Function The memory function controls both the driver's seat and outside mirror positions. First position the seat and mirrors where you want them. Next, press the SET button. Within five seconds, press either the 1 or 2 button. Lumbar Controls ... ............_......_.............._............ - ... .........._ .......................................................... The seat and memory positions will be stored for the The rear lumbar control adjusts upper lumbar support; number pressed. Repeat the procedure to store another the front control adjusts lower lumbar support. position with the other numberif desired. To adjust the seat and mirrors to the stored position, press the number Press the frontof the switch to increase support. Press the backof the switch to decrease support. corresponding to the position. The memory function will only work with the gearshift in PARK (P). NOTE: The driver and passenger cannot inflate or deflate their lumbar supports the same time. at To stop the automatic movement, move the seat bottom switch in any direction. For easier exiting, press 1 the and 2 buttons at the same time to move the seat completely down and back. 1-3 Heated Seats (Option) Head Restraints Slide thehead restraint up or downso that the topof the restraint is closest to the top your ears. This position of reduces the chance a neck injury in crash. of a The head restraints tilt forward and rearward also. There are four different positions. Just grasp top of the the restraint and move forward theway you want it to it go untilyou hear a click. will then be locked into that It position untilyou need to move it again. Pulling it forward past the last position will allow the headrest to return to its full rear position. This featurewill quickly heat the lower cushions and lower backof the driver and front passenger seats for added comfort. Press the button once to turn the heater on The HI high. indicator light below button will glow. Press it again the to turn the heater on The LO indicator light below low. the button will glow. Press it a third time to turn the heater off. The heater turn off automatically when will the ignitionis turned off. Safety Belts: They'refor Everyone 1-1 This part of the manual tellsyou how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some thingsyou should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or "air bag" system. Your vehicle has a light that comes onas a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light"in the Index.) In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never knowif you'll be in a crash. you do have a If crash, you don't knowif it will be a bad one. A few crashesare mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled a person wouldn't survive. up But most crashes in between. In are many of them, people who buckle can survive and sometimes walk up away. Without belts they could have badly hurt been 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! 1-5 Why Safety BeltsWork When you ride in or on anything,you go as fast asit goes. Put someoneon it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose just a seat on it's wheels. 1-6 . . .. . Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. rider The doesn't stop. The person keeps goinguntil stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... 1-7 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 make such good sense. 1-8 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts-- and the Answers Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? A: A: 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 accident, so an you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. 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 for everyone. Why don't they just put in air bags so people won't have to wear safetybelts? A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in more 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 buckleup to get the most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. 1-9 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 be riding in your Aurora, 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 the driver position. Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. The shoulder portion of the belt has an energy management loop. It is designed to open and help protect you in certain crashes. If it opens, you will see a label on the safety belt that says to replace the belt. Be sure to do so. If you don't, the safety belt won't work properly and won't protect you in another crash. For more information on replacing safety belts after a crash, see"Replacing Safety Belts" in the Index. Here's how to wear the lap-shoulder belt 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 across you. Don't let it get twisted. 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle untilclicks. it h 1 1 up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt isn't long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end this section. of Make sure the release button the buckle is on positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly you ever had to. if on The lap part the belt should be worn low and snug of the hips, just touching the thighs. a crash,this applies In force to the strong pelvic bones. And you'd be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid underit, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. shoulder belt The should go over the shoulder and across the chest. The parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks there's a sudden stop crash. if or 1-11 Shoulder Belt Tightness Adjustment Your car has a shoulder belt tightness adjustment feature. If the shoulder belt seems tootight, adjust it before you begin to drive. 1. Sit well back in the seat. 4. Let the belt go back all the way. You should hear a slight clicking sound. If you don't, the adjustment feature won't set, and you'll have to start again. 2. Start pulling the shoulder belt out. 5. Now you can add a small amount of slack. Lean forward slightly, then sit back. If you've added more than 1 inch (25 mm) of slack, pull the shoulder belt out as you did before and start again. 3. Just before it reaches the end, give it a quick pull. If you move around in the vehicle enough, or if you pull out the shoulder belt, the belt will become tight again. If this happens, you can reset it. 1-12