User manual OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1997

The 1997 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual 1-1 2- 1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how t o use your seats and safety belts properly. I t also explains the "SIR" system. Features and Controls This section explains how t o start and operate your Oldsmobile. 3-1 4- 1 5- 1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to ad-just the 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. 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. 6- 1 7-1 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 maintenance and what fluids and lubricants t o use. 8- 1 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 i n this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want t o read. i We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem and the name BRAVADA 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. 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. -I- WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE About Driving Your Bravada As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. Be sure to read the "on-pavement" and "off-road" driving guidelines in this manual. (See "Driving Guidelines" and "Operating Your Oldsmobile Off Paved Roads" in the Index.) Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 22652548 A First Edition @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1996 All Rights Reserved How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this 111anua1,you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quicklv. I These mean there is 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 d o to help avoid or reduce the hazxd. Please read these cautions. If you don't: you or others could be hurt. Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index i n the back of the manual. It`s an alphabetical list of a l l that'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 i n this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash througln it i n this book. This safe:ty symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do this.`` or "Don`t let this happen." iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also in this book you will find these not.ices: I NOTICE: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. In the notice area, we tell you about something that can darnage 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 in different colors or in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. iv Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For exumple, thesc bymbols aIe 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 These sylnbols are used on warning a n d indicator lights: WINDSHIELD WIPER COOLANT TEMP DOOR LOCK UNLOCK TURN SIGNALS Here are some other synbols you may see: A 6@ FASTEN SEAT BELTS I-1 FUSE & f'* __ BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER P LIGHTER HORN BRAKE (a) )tr COOLANT POWER WINDOW I j ,111, DAYTIME RUNNING * * ' * LAMPS FOG LAMPS 0 #0 .. WINDOW DEFOGGER a b SPEAKER b I& V VENTILATING ** ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W FUEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (@) Model Reference This manual .covers this model: I Four-Door Utility a 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-5 1-7 1- 10 1-1 1 Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Oldsmobile 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. Seats and Controls Manual Passenger's Seat Power Driver's Seat Reclining Front Seatbacks Rear Seats Why Safety Belts Work Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-20 1-24 1-34 1-34 1-35 1-44 1-44 1-45 Questions and Answers About Air Bags Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy How to Use Child Restraints Important Information for Buckling Children in Child Restraints Child Restraint Top Straps How toObtain a Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing Parts After a Crash Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them, and fold them up and down. Power Driver's Seat Manual Passenger's Seat The control pad is on the driver's seat. Use the front control to make the front of the seat move up or down. To make the rear of the seat move up or down, use the rear control. Use the center control to move the whole seat up, down, forward or backward. 1-2 Power Lumbar Control Reclining Front Seatbacks The control is on the side of the driver's or passenger's seat. Press and hold the front of the control ~ ~ n t you have the il desired lumbar support. To decrease lumbar support, press the rear of the control. To ad-just the seatback, lift the lever OKIthe outer side of the seat. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Pull up on the lever and the seat will go to an upright position. But don't have a seatback reclinedyour vehicle is moving. if Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Evenyou buckle if up, your safety belts can't do their jobwhen you're reclinedlike this. The shoulderbelt can'tdo its job because it won't beagainst your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lapbelt can't do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This couldcause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, havethe seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat wear your safety belt properly. and Head Restraints Slide the head restraint 1:p 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. The head restraints tilt forward and rearward also. Rear Seats Your vehicle has a folding rear seat which lets you fold the seatbacks down for more cargo space. The rear seat release handles are in the upper center of the rear of the seatbacks. Push back on the seatbacks as you pull up on the handles. To raise the seatbacks, just lift up the seatbacks and push until they lock in the upright position. Push and pull on the seatbacks to check that the latches have locked i n the upright position. If they haven't, have them fixed immediately. 1-5 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the rnanual 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 Inflatable Restraint (SIR), or air bag system. CdJTION: a Don't let anyone ride where he or she can't wear 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 buckledup. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properlytoo. It is extremely dangerous to ride incargo area, a inside or outside of'a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more to be likely seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area your vehicle that is not of equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in yourvehicle is in a seat and using a safety belt properly. 1 - Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) 1-6 In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: The!! w o r k . 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! Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1-7 Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. 1-8 The person keeps goinguntil stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield or the instrument panel ... ... 1-9 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts-- and the Answers e.' Won't I be trapped in the vehicleafter an accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? 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 an accident, so you C'CIM unbuckle and get out, is rwch greater if you are belted. Q.' If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to 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 bones take the forces. That's why safety belts make such good sense. Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in most of them i n 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 sale has 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 i n side and other collisions. 1-10 &= A: If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? 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 Oldsmobile, see thepart 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. 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. 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 across you. Don't let itget twisted. 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the beltisn't long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 1-12