Home » Oldsmobile Manuals » 1995 Oldsmobile 88 » Manual Viewer

1995 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 88

1995 Oldsmobile 88 Manual

Get 1995 Oldsmobile 88 PDF manuals and user guides

View all 1995 Oldsmobile 88 manuals

Page 88 highlights

Instrument Panel Intensity Control You can brighten ordim your instrument cluster, radio, climate control, and interior lamps by rotating the INTEFUOR control between MIN and MAX when your lamps are on. Twilight Sentinel (Option) The twilight sentinel does two things. First, depending on how dark becomes it outside, the twilight sentinel turns on your headlamps automatically, when theare needed. MIN MAX Rotate the controlaKthe way to MAX and you willturn on the interior courtesy lamps. Avoid covering the sensor located near the windshield by the defroster outlet, otherwise your headlamps will stay on. It is possible that your headlamps might out if you go drive from a dark area into a bright area, such as a lighted parking lot. this happens, turn on your If headlamps with the regular headlamp switch.

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Seats and Restraint Systems	9
Seats and Seat Controls	9
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	12
Why Safety Belts Work	13
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts - and the Answers	16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	17
Driver Position	17
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)	24
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	30
Right Front Passenger Position	31
Center Passenger Position	31
Rear Seat Passengers	32
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults	35
Children	37
Smaller Children and Babies	37
Child Restraints	39
Larger Children	48
Safety Belt Extender	51
Checking Your Restraint Systems	51
Replacing Seat and Restraint Parts After a Crash	51
Features and Controls	53
Keys	53
Door Locks	55
Remote Lock Control	58
Trunk Lock	60
Theft	61
PASS-Key II	63
New Vehicle "Break In"	64
Ignition Switch	65
Starting Your Engine	66
Engine Coolant Heater	68
Automatic Transaxle	69
Parking Brake	72
Shifting Into PARK (P)	73
Shifting Out of PARK (P)	76
Parking Over Things That Burn	77
Engine Exhaust	77
Running Your Engine While You're Parked	78
Power Windows	79
Horn	79
Tilt Steering Wheel	79
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever	80
Windshield Wipers	82
Windshield Washer	83
Cruise Control	84
Headlamps	87
Mirrors	92
Sun Visors	96
Ashtrays and Lighter	98
Accessory Power Outlets	99
Instrument Panel	100
Instrument Panel Clusters	104
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	108
Driver Information Center	120
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	129
Four Season Climate Control	129
Air Conditioning	130
Rear Window Defogger	131
Automatic Electronic Climate Control	131
Air Conditioning	135
Rear Window Defogger	135
Audio Systems	138
Setting the Clock	138
AM/FM Stereo Radio	139
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Automatic Tone Control and CassetteTape Player	141
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Automatic Tone Control, Cassette Tape and Compact Disc Player	145
THEFTLOCK	150
Steering Wheel Touch Controls for Audio System	153
Understanding Radio Reception	153
Tips About Your Audio System	154
Cassette Tape Player Care	155
Compact Disc Care	156
Fixed Mast Antenna	156
Power Antenna Mast Care	157
Your Driving and the Road	159
Defensive Driving	159
Drunken Driving	160
Control of a Vehicle	162
Braking	163
Steering	167
Off-Road Recovery	170
Passing	170
Loss of Control	172
Driving at Night	173
Driving in the Rain	175
City Driving	177
Freeway Driving	178
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	179
Highway Hypnosis	180
Hill and Mountain Roads	180
Winter Driving	182
Loading Your Vehicle	186
Towing a Trailer	188
Problems on the Road	197
Hazard Warning Flashers	197
Other Warning Devices	198
Jump Starting	198
Towing Your Vehicle	203
Engine Overheating	206
Cooling System	208
If a Tire Goes Flat	215
Changing a Flat Tire	215
Compact Spare Tire	223
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	224
Service and Appearance Care	225
Service	225
Fuel	227
Fuels in Foreign Countries	230
Filling Your Tank	230
Checking Things Under the Hood	232
Engine Oil	238
Air Cleaner	242
Supercharger Oil	244
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	245
Engine Coolant	247
Radiator Pressure Cap	250
Power Steering Fluid	250
Windshield Washer Fluid	251
Brakes	252
Battery	255
Halogen Bulbs	256
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	259
Tires	260
Appearance Care	268
Cleaning the Inside of Your Oldsmobile	268
Care of Safety Belts	271
Glass	271
Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades	272
Cleaning the Outside of Your Oldsmobile	272
Aluminum Wheels	273
Tires	273
Weatherstrips	274
Sheet Metal Damage	274
Finish Damage	274
Underbody Maintenance	274
Chemical Paint Spotting	274
Appearance Care and Maintenance Materials	275
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	276
Service Parts Identification Label	276
Add-on Electrical Equipment	276
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	277
Capacities and Specifications	281
Engine Specifications	282
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	284
Maintenance Schedule	285
Introduction	285
How This Section is Organized	286
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	287
Schedule I Definition	288
Schedule I Intervals	288
Schedule II Definition	289
Schedule II Intervals	289
Maintenance Schedule I	290
Maintenance Schedule II	311
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	322
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	326
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	327
Part E: Maintenance Record	329
Customer Assistance Information	331
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	331
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired (TDD)	332
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	333
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	334
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	335
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	335
Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance Program Features and Benefits	336
Canadian Roadside Assistance	336
Service and Owner Publications	337

Match case Limit results 1 per page

Instrument

Panel

Intensity

Control

MIN

MAX

You

can brighten

or dim

your

instrument

cluster,

radio,

climate

control,

and

interior

lamps

rotating

the

INTEFUOR

control

between

MIN

and

MAX

when

your

lamps

are

on.

Rotate the

controlaKthe way

MAX

and

you

will

turn

the

interior

courtesy

lamps.

Twilight

Sentinel

(Option)

The twilight

sentinel

does

two

things.

First,

depending

how

dark

it becomes

outside, the twilight

sentinel

turns

your

headlamps

automatically,

when

the are

needed.

Avoid covering the

sensor

located

near

the

windshield

by the

defroster

outlet,

otherwise your

headlamps

will

stay

on.

It is possible

that

your

headlamps

might

go out

you

drive from a dark area into a

bright

area,

such

lighted

parking

lot.

If this happens, turn

your

headlamps

with

the

regular

headlamp switch.