User manual OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME 1996

The 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manual ............................................................. This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. Italso explains the "SRS" system. FeaturesandControls .................................................................. This section explainshow to start and operate your Oldsmobile. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .................. .................................. Seats and Restraint Systems ' . 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and to operate your how audio system. YourDrivingandtheRoad ProblemsontheRoad Here you'll find information and tips about the road how to drive under different conditions. and This section tells you what do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or to overheated engine, etc. Here the manual tells you how to keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good. .............................................................. .................................................................. 5-1 6- 1 7-1 ............................................................ Maintenance Schedule .................................................................. This section tellsyou when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. Customer Assistance Information ........................................................ ServiceandAppearanceCare This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile for assistance and how get service andowner publications. to It also gives you information.on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page8-7. 8-1 9-1 Index Here's an alphabetical listing almost every subject in this manual. can useit to quickly find of You something you want read. to .................................................................................. i -I GM d t 1 . 1 I I We support voluntary technician certification. ' I GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem and the name CUTLASS SUPREME registered are trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includesthe latest information atthe time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changesin the product after. that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motorsof Canada Limited" for Oldsmobile Division wheneverit appears in this manual. Please keep this manualin 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 manualin it so the new owner can use it. WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE I For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux propribtaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplairede ce guide en franGais chez votre concessionaire ou au: DGN MarketingServices Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7 Litho in U.S.A. P r No. 22639052 B First Edition at @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 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. I ' A CAUTION: These mean there something that could hurt is you or other people. ~~ Index A good place to look for what you need is Index in the the back of the manual. It'san alphabetical list of all that's inthe manual, and the page number whereyou'll find it. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell yo what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. P 1 ase read these cautions. If you don't, youor ~ others could be hurt. 1 Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTIONto tell you about things that could hurt you if you were ignore to the warning. I You will also find a circle with a slash throughit in this book. This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen." iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also inthis book you will find these notices: CAUTION When you read other manuals, you might see and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. I NOTICE: ' I You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION NOTICE. or These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. In the notice area, wetell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and could be costly. it But the notice willtell you what to do to help avoid the damage. ' iv J 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 FASTEN SEAT BELTS BURNS COOLANT AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BAllERY POWER WINDOW DAYTIME RUNNING * LAMPS WINDOW DEFOGGER ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BRAKE 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: Q ,\I/, UNLOCK w. TURN SIGNALS e e3 COOLANT TEMP BAllERY CHARGING SYSTEM I-1 FUSE LIGHTER m (a) HORN )tr 0 a w, () @ SPEAKER I@ FUEL FOG LAMPS #0 l a ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOTES vi R Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Oldsmobile and how to use your safety properly. belts You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you how to adjust the seats and explains reclining seatbacks, folding rear seats and head restraints. Manual Front Seat \ CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement couldstartle 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. Lift the bar under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you wantit and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be the seat is sure locked in place. 1-1 , Power Seat (Option) Reclining Front Seatbacks(2-Door Models) B FRONT (A): Raise thefront of the seat by holding the switch up. Hold the switch down lower the front of to the seat. CENTER (B): Move the seat forward backward by or holding the control to the front back. 'Raise or lower or the seat,by holding' the control or down. up REAR (C): Raise the rear of the seat holding the by switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear of the seat. Lift the leverto release the seatback, then move the seatback to where you want Release the lever to lock it. the seatbackin place. Pull upon the lever without pushing on the seatback, and the seatback will move forward. 1-2 -. Head Restraints Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motioncan be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can't their job when do 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 crashyou could gointo it, receiving neckor other injuries. The lap belt 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 could cause serious internal injuries. For properprotection when the vehicle isin motion, havethe seatback upright. phen sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 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. Seatback Latches (2-Door Models) The frontseat folds forward to let people into the get back seat. Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you come to a sudden stop. Then it will` lock in place. If your vehicleis parked facing down a fairly steep hill, the seatback may not fold without somehelp from you. To fold the locked seatback forward, push the seatback toward the rear and lift this latch. Then the seatback will fold forward. The latch must be down for the seat to work properly. 1-5 Split Folding Rear Seat (Option) 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. Pull forwardon the seat tab to fold the seat down. To return the seat to its original position, push it back up and make sure latches. it Don't let anyone ride where he or she can'twear a safety belt properly. you are in acrash and If a you're not wearing safety belt,your injuries can be much worse. can hit things inside the You vehicle or be ejectedfrom it. You can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not beif you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properly too. 1-6 Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "SafetyBelt Reminder Light" in the Index.) Why Safety BeltsWork When you ride in or on anything, you as fast as go it goes. In most states and Canadian provinces, law says to the wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never know if you'll be in a crash. If do have a you crash, you don't know it will be a bad one. if A few crashesare mild, and some crashes can be so serious thateven buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckleup can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's a seat just on wheels. 1-7 I Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop vehicle. The rider the doesn't stop. 1-8 The person keeps going until stopped something. by In a real vehicle, could be the windshield ... it or the instrument panel.. . 1-9 Here `Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts and the Answers -- 12.. Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident ifI'm wearing a safety belt? 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 duringand after an accident, so you can unbuckle andget out, is much greater if ypu are belted. @ If my vehicle has air bags, why shouldI have to wear safety belts? Air bags are in many vehicles today andwill be in most of themin the future. But they are supplemental systemsonly; so they work with safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for sale has requiredthe use of safety belts. Even if you're ain vehicle that has air bags, you still have to buckle up toget the most protection. That'strue not only infrontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. A: or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time tostop. You stop over more distance, and yourstrongest bones take the forces. That's why safety belts make such good sense. If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from How to`Wear home, why should I wear safety belts? Safety Belts Properly A: 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 k ) m 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. Adults This part is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are'specialthings 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." Followthose 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. Here's how to wear it properly. i. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see "Seats" in the Index) so you can sit up straight. 1-11 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until itclicks. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt isn't long enough, "Safety Belt see Extender'' at the endof this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would beable to unbuckle the safety belt quickly you ever had to. if 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don't let it get twisted. The shoulder belt may lock you pull the belt across if you very quickly.If this happens, let the beltgo back slightly to unlock Then pull the belt across you it. more slowly. 1-12