User manual OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME 1997

The 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manual 1-1 2-1 3-1 4- 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. 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 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 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good. 71 8-1 Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and 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 We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem and the name CUTLASS SUPREME are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information the time it at was printed. We reserve theright to make changes in the product afterthat time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Oldsmobile Division whenever it appearsin this manual. Please keep this manual in your Oldsmobile, so it will be thereif you ever need it when you're on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leavethis manual in it so the new owner can use it. hL.4 CERTIFIED WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux propriCtaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en fraqais chez votre concessionaire ou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7 Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 22659810 B 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 manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. 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. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. lex good place to look for what you need is the Index in the back of the manual. It's an alphabetical list of all that's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. H 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 hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. I 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." iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also in this book you will find these notices: I i NOTICE: These mean there something that could is damage your vehicle. 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 willtell you what to do to help avoid the damage. you might see CAUTION When you read other manuals, and NOTICE warnings in different colors in or different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. iv Vehicle Symbols These are someof 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 is 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: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER COOLANT TEMP BAllERY CHARGING SYSTEM 17 (@) R FUSE LIGHTER n FASTEN SEAT BELTS HORN BRAKE )cr SPEAKER b V ,\I/, FOG LAMPS ENGINE OIL PRESSURE e, p3 FUEL $0 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (@) vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Oldsmobile and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. 1-2 1-7 1-12 1-13 1-13 1-20 1-21 Seats and Seat Controls Safety Belts: They're for Everyone Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Right Front Passenger Position 1-21 1-28 1-37 1-39 1-50 1-53 1-53 1-53 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Rear Seat Passengers Children Child Restraints Larger Children Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash 1-1 . This section tells how to adjust the seats and you explains reclining seatbacks, folding rear seats and head restraints. Seats and Seat Controls Manual Front Seat You can lose control the vehicle if you try to of adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or makeyou push a pedal when you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Lift the bar under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release theTry to bar. move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked into place. 1-2 FRONT (A):Raise the front the seatby holding the of switch up. Hold the switch down to low the seat. 21- *:.?a?$!?p$7~7?F%3YF'ly~y! , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . I ~ , ~ C? . r'L- ..t , . : ~ - 4: . -. ; ,: .., s. . ~. .. Lf the lever to release the seatback, then move it the CENTER ( ) Move the seat forward B: s6zitback to whereyou want it. Release the lever to lock holding the control to the front or back. Raise or lower the seatback into place. up onthe lever without Pull the seatby holding the control up or down. pushing onthe seatback, and the seatback will REAR (C): Raise the rear the seat by holding the of move forward. of switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear the seat. A CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motioncan be dangerous. Even you buckle if up, your safety belts can't their job when do you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't do job. In a crash you its could gointo it, receiving neckor other injuries. The lap belt can'tdo its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, at your pelvic bones. not This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehiclein is motion, have the seatback upright. Then well sit back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-4 Reclining Front Seatbacks (4-Door Models) Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the seatback to where you want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback into place. Pull up on the lever without pushing on the seatback, and the seatback will move forward. But don't have a seatback reclined your vehicle is moving. if L, I CAUTION: I L Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. if you buckle Even CAUTION: (Continued) 1-5 Seatback Latches (2-Door Models) up, your safety belts can't their jobwhen do you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can'tdo 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 neckor other injuries. The lap belt can'tdo its job either. In a crash the belt couldgo up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could causeserious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicleis in motion, have the seatback upright. Then well sit back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. The front seat folds forward to let people get intothe back seat. Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you come to a sudden stop. Then it will lock into place. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top ofyour ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. If your vehicle is parked facing down a fairly steep hill, the seatback may not fold without some help 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. 1-6 Split Folding Rear Seat (Option) Safety They're Belts: for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also t@ls you some things you should notdo with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), 'or air bag system. J' CAUTION: Pull forwardon the seat tab to old the seatdown. To return the seat to its ofighal position, push it back up and make swe it latches. It is extremely dangerous to ride in cargo area, a inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas aremore likelyto be seriously injured or killed. 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 in a seat and using a is safety belt properly. Your vehicle hasa light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do havea crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes aremild, 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 areclear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! 1-8 Why Safety BeltsWork When you ride inor on mythng, you go as fast as it goes. 1 1 . ." . I Take the simplest vehicle, Suppose it's a seaton wheels. just Put someone on it. 1-9 I 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 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 overmore distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why safety beltsmake such good sense. 1-11 Here Are Questions Many People Ask @ About Safety Belts and the Answers -A: Q: 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 shouldI 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 km/h). Safety belts are for everyone. A: You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt ornot. 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, ismuch greater if you are belted. Q.' If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to wear safety belts? A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in most of them in the future. they are But supplemental systems only; they work with so 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 ina 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 sideand other collisions. 1-12 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 are belts and children. And there different rulesfor smaller children and babies. If a child willbe riding in your Oldsmobile, 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. Here's how to wear it properly. 1. Close and lock the door. 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don't let it get twisted. 2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see "Seats" in the Index) so you can sit up straight. The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you more slowly. 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. 1-13