User manual OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY EIGHT 1993

Contents The Power of Intelligent Elqginee'7 :n How to Use this Manual Part .3 .6 Seats & Safety Belts . . . Features & Controls . Comfort Controls & Aud !ioSystelvl S ... . . . . 11 45 r 127 147 193 221 275 q Your h : b . 1. ". ,. Driving and the Road . Problems on the R o a d . ... Service & Appearance Care . Maintenance Schedule . . . CustomerAssistanceInformation . Includes "Reporting Safety Defects'' on page 302 . - . . 297 . . 311 Index . . . . . . . . . Service Station Information . First Edition Last Page 22577035 For Canadian Owne '""-0 Prefer a Frenc lguage Manual General Manager MUMI tu Use this Manual &hNY PEOPLE REaD THEIl? OWNER'S to end when they fmt receive their new vehicle, Tkis will help you l e a about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'llfind that pictures andl words work together to explain things quickly. mmud from be g Part 1: Seats 8 Safety Belts This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts pruperly. Pafl2: Feutures & Controls This part explainshow to stat and operate your Uldsmobile. Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio Systems Part 5: Problems on the Road This part tells you what to do if you have a problem whiledriving, such as a flat tire ur engine overheating. Part 6: Service & Appearance Care Part 9: Index Service Station Information: Here the manual tells how to keep you your Oldsmobilerunning properly and looking good. Part 7: Maintenance Schedule This part tells you when perform to Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subjectin this manual. You can use it quickly find to something you want read. to This is a quick reference service of information. You can findit on the last pageof this manual. vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricantsto use. Part 8: Customer Assistance Informution This part tells you how to contact Oldsmobile for assistance and how to get service publications. also gives It you information on Reporting Safe@ Defects. 7 safety symbol means: Don't CAUTlON Don't do this Don't let this fiappgn 1 n Vehicle #amage Warniflgs Also, in ti book you will find hs these blue notices: Vehide Symbols These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example, thesesymbols 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 These symbols are important you for and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with y o u hghts: A Fasten Safety Belts Master Lighting Switch Turn Signal Direction Door LocklUnlock Hazard Warning Flashers A pf 9 8 Headlight High Beam Parking Lights How to Use this Manual Vehicle Symbols (CONK) These symbols are on some of your controls: Windshield Wipers Windshield Washer Windshield Defroster Rear Window Defogger Ventilating Fan Brake Power Window Anti-Lock Brakes These symbols are used onwarning and indicator lights: Engine Coolant Temperature Battey Charging System Fuel Engine Oil Pressure Here are some other symbols you may see: Fuse Lighter Horn w w I Speaker Hood Release 10 Part 1 Seats Here you'llfind idomation about the seats i your Oldsmobile. your n Supplemental Inflatable Restraint ("air bag") system and howto use your safety belts properlyYou can also learn about some things you should not do with safety belts Safety Belts . . SeatsandSeatControls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SafetyBelts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .4 How to Wa Safety Belts Properly .................................... 19 er DriverPosition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System A i r Bag) ......................... 23 ( Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .................................... 28 Right Front Passenger Position ....................................... 29 CenterPassengerPosition ........................................... 29 RearSeatPassengers ............................................... 30 Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Smaller Children and Babies ......................................... 32 ChildRestraints ................................................... 33 LargerChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 . Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Seats & Safety Belts Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seatshow to adjust them-and also about rechmg seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat CAUTION A You can lose control the of vehicle if you try to adjust a the manual driver's seat while vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seatonly when the vehicle is not moving. Move the control lever under the front of the seatto unlock it. Slide the seatto where you wantit. Then release the lever andtry to move the seat withyour body, to m& sure the seat is locked i t place. no Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicleis in motion can be dangerous. Even ii you buckle up, your safety belts can't do theirjob when you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't its job do 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 neck or 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 (Continued) Seats & Safety Belts lanual Reclining Seatback (corn:) Head Restmints (eontiplued) 14 bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protectionwhen the n vehicle is i motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Slide the head restraint up down so or that the top the restraintis closest to of the top of your ears. T i position reducesthe chance of a hs neck injury in a crash. Safety Belts: l7zey're For Everyone This part of the m n a tells you how to aul use safety belts properly.It also tells you some things youshould not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint,or "air bag" system. rn I Don't let anyone ride where they can't wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can bemuch worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.You --n be seriously injuredor killed. the same crash, you might not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safetybelt, and check at your passengers' beltsare fastened properly too. This figure lights up when you the turn key to Run or Start when your safety belt isn't buckled, and you'll hear a chime, too. It's the reminder to buckle up. In many 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 have a crash, you don't know if it w a bad one. lbe i A f w crashes are very mild. In them, e you won't gethurt even if you're not buckled up. And some crashes can be so serious, like being hit by a train,that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashesare in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could be badly hurt or killed. After 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up doesmatter. . .a lot! Seats dt Safety Belts Why Safety BeltsWork When you ride in or on anything, you go as fastas it goes. 1. For example, if the bikeis going 10 mph (16 km/h), so is the child. 2. When the bikehits the block, it stops. But thechild keeps going! 3. Take the simplest "car." Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1 4. Put someone on it. 5. Get it up to speed. Then stop the 6. The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real "a. The rider doesn't stop. cr" vehicle, it could be the windshield. .. With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more timeto stop. your You stop over more distance, and strongest bonestake the forces. That's why safety belts make such good sense. 7. or the instrument panel .. 8. or the safety belts! Seats & Safety Belts Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety BeltsQ: Why don't they just put air in Q: If I'm a good driver, andI never drive far from home, why should I bags so people won't,.bave to wear and the Answers Q: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident I'm wearing a if safety belt? A: You could be-whether you're wearing a safety beltor not. But you can easily unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down. And your chanceof being conscious so during and after an accident, you can unbuckle and getout, is much greater if you are belted. safety belts? w a safety belts? er A: `Air bags,'' or Supplemental A: You may be an excellent driver, but Inflatable Restraint systems,are in if you're in an accident-even one some vehicles today andwiU be in that isn't your fault-you and your more of them in the future. But they passengers can behurt. Being a good driver doesn't protect you from are supplemental systems only-so they work with safety belts, not things beyond your control, such as instead of them. Every "air bag" bad drivers. system ever offered for sale has 25 Most accidents occur within miles required the use of safety belts. Even (40 km) of home. And the greatest if you're in a vehicle that has "air number of serious injuriesand deaths bags," you still have to buckle up to occur at speeds less than40 mph of true get the most protection. That's (65 km/h). not only in frontal collisions, but Safety belts are for everyone. especially in side and other collisions. 1 ANT Sa&ty Belt Reminder light When thekey is turned to Run or Start, This section is only for peopleof adult a light will come on for about eight seconds to remind p p l e to fasten their Size. safety belts. Unless the &river's safety belt is buckled,a chime will also sound. There are special things to L I know about safety belts and cnudren. And there a& different rules for babies and smaller children. If a child will be riding i your Oldsmobile, see the n k n I under Children and SafetyBe2 Follow those rules for everyone's protection. How to `WearSafety Belts Properly-Adults Driver Position This section describes the driver's restraint system. I First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has.We'll start with the driver position.