3 wearing a satetybelt correctly IS one ot the most I your passengers cando. This section containsveq about safety belt usage, air bags and child restraints a 1-1 The 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SIR" system. 2- 1 3- 1 4- 1 Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust 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. 5-1 6- 1 7-1 Problems on the Road This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a tlat tire or overheated engine, etc. Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. 8-1 Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact Oldsn~obile assistance and how to get service and owner publications. for It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-8. 9-1 Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every sthjeot in this manual. You can use it t o quickly find something you want to read. i -n I f ~ I GM 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. 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 vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the road. 1.f you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual i n it so the new owner can use it. WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH Natlorlal Institute lor AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 22656 199 A First Edition "Copyright General Motors Corporation 1997 All Rights Reserved About Driving Your Vehicle As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate IN: 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 do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. I f YOLI don`t, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it i n this book. This safety symbol means "Don't," "Don't do this" or "Don't let this happen." this vehicle correctly may result i n 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 Vehicle Off Paved Roads" in the Index.) 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 manual, you`ll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. 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 i n the manual, and the page number where you`ll find it. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safcty cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were t o i,wore the warning. ~~ iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also in this book you will find these notices: t I the In 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 in different colors or in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. NOTICE: These mean thereis something that could damage your vehicle. I I I 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 A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle i s driven: These symbols have to do with 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: CS 0 b COOLANT TEMP TURN SIGNALS 9 WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER - FUSE BAllERY CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHTER n x ,\I/, FASTEN SEAT BELTS BRAKE () 0 HORN )tr COOLANT DAYTIME RUNNING ' LAMPS * * . 0 WINDOW DEFOGGER ENGINE OIL PRESSURE VENTlLATlNG FAN a w, (@) SPEAKER b p3 V FUEL FOG LAMPS $0 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES Model Reference This manual covers this model: Four-Door Utility Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your vehiclehow to useyour safety beltsproperly. You can also and learn about some things you should do with air bags and safety belts. not 1-2 1-7 1-12 1-13 1-13 1-19 1-20 1-20 1-26 Seats and Seat Controls Safety Belts: They're for Everyone Here Are QuestionsMany 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 Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System Rear Seat Passengers 1-30 1-32 1-34 1-37 , 1-48 1-5 1 1-5 1 1-5 1 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults Center Rear 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 fold them up and down. Power Driver's Seat The control pad is on the side of your driver's seat. Manual Passenger's Seat Move the lever under the front of the passenger's seat toward the driver's door 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 surethe seat is locked into place. 1-2 Horizontal Control: 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 the button. of 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 rearward by moving the whole button toward the rear of the vehicle. Moving the whole button up or down raises or lowers the whole seat. Heated Front Seats (Option) If you have this feature, the control is located on the side of the seat. This feature will quickly heat the lower cushion and lower back of the driver and front passenger seats for added comfort. Vertical Control: Move the reclining front seatback rearward by moving the button toward the rear of the vehicle. Move the seatback forward by moving the button toward the front of the vehicle. Press the lower part of the switch down to turn the heater on low. Press the upper part of the switch to turn the heater on high. Put the switch in the center position to turn the heater off. Power Lumbar Control The control is on the side of the driver's or passenger's seat. Reclining Front Seatbacks Press and hold the front of the control until you have the desired lumbar support. To decrease lumbar support, press the rear of the control. To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of the seat. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Pull LIPon the lever and the seat will go to an upright position. 1-4 But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle 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 your body. Instead, itwill be in front of you. In a crashyou could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lapbelt can't do itsjob either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For properprotection when the vehicle is in 1 motion, have the seatback upright. Thensit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. Thisposition 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 on the rear of the seatbacks. Push back on the seatbacks as you pull up on the handles. The head restraint will automatically fold out of the way when the seatback is folded down. To raise the seatbacks, just lift LIPthe 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 repaired immediately. 1-6 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 Inflatable Restraint (SIR), or air bag system. I A CAUTION: To return the head restraints to the upright position, reach behind the seats and pull the head restraint up until it locks into position. Push and pull on the head restraints to check that they have locked in the upright position. I f they haven't, have them repaired immediately. The rear seat head restraints are adjustable. Push the button located under the head restraint to raise or lower it. Slide the head restraint up o r down so that the top of the head restraint is closest to the top of your ears. Aftelreleasing the button, push and pull on the head restraint to make sure it`s locked i n place. Don't let anyone ridewhere he or she can't wear 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 or killed. 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. 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 outside of a vehicle. In acollision, people riding in these areas aremore likely to be seriously injured orkilled. Do not allow peopleto ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a 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 30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) 1 Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. -- I 1-8