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NOTICE: 0 Brakes Brake Master Cylinder Your brake master cylinder is here. It is filled with DOT-3 brake fluid. 0 0 0 When using concentrated washer fluid, follow the manufacturer's instructions for adding water. Don't mix water with ready-to-use washer fluid. Water can cause the solution to freeze and damage your washer fluid tank and other partsof the washer system.Also, water doesn't clean as well as washer fluid. Fill your washer fluid tank only 3/4 full when it's very cold. This allows for expansion, which could damage the tank if it is completely full. Don't use radiator antifreeze in your windshield washer.It can damage your washer system and paint. There are only two reasons why the brake fluid level i n your master cylinder might go down. Thefirst is that the brake fluid goes down to an acceptable level during normal brake lining wear. When new linings are put in, the fluid level goes back up. The other reason is that fluid is leaking out of the brake system. If it is, you 6-23

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
How to Use This Manual	5
Index	5
Safety Warnings and Symbols	5
Vehicle Damage Warnings	6
Vehicle Symbols	7
Seats and Restraint Systems	9
Seats and Seat Controls	9
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	13
Why Safety Belts Work	14
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts - and the Answers	17
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	18
Adults	18
Driver Position	18
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)	25
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	31
Right Front Passenger Position	31
Rear Seat Passengers	31
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults	35
Center Passenger Position	37
Children	38
Smaller Children and Babies	38
Child Restraints	40
Larger Children	48
Safety Belt Extender	51
Checking Your Restraint Systems	51
Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts After a Crash	52
Features and Controls	53
Keys	53
Door Locks	55
Illuminated Entry System	61
Trunk Lock	62
Theft	64
PASS-Key II	65
New Vehicle "Break-In”	66
Ignition Switch	67
Starting Your Engine	68
Driving Through Deep Standing Water	70
Engine Coolant Heater	70
Automatic Transaxle	72
Selectable Shift	75
Parking Brake	76
Shifting Into PARK (P)	77
Shifting Out of PARK (P)	79
Parking Over Things That Burn	79
Engine Exhaust	80
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	80
Power Windows	81
Horn	82
Tilt Steering Wheel	82
Windshield Wipers	83
Windshield Washer	84
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever	85
Cruise Control	86
Headlamps	91
Installing a Garage Door Opener	96
HomeLink Universal Transmitter	100
Mirrors	102
Convenience Net	104
Sun Visors	105
Sunroof	106
Storage Armrest and Cupholders	107
Trunk Access Panel	107
Ashtrays and Lighters	108
Accessory Power Outlet	109
The Instrument Panel - Your Information System	110
Instrument Panel Cluster	112
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	115
Driver Information Center	124
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	133
Automatic Electronic Climate Control	133
Air Conditioning	137
Dual Temperature Control	138
Defogging Windows with the Air Conditioning System	138
Rear Window Defogger	139
Steering Wheel Touch Controls for Climate Control	140
Flow-Through Ventilation System	140
Audio Systems	141
Setting the Clock	141
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Automatic Tone Control, Cassette Tape and Compact Disc Players	141
To Play a Cassette Tape	144
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Cassette Tape Player (Bose Acoustimass)	146
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Automatic Tone Control and Cassette Tape Player	150
Trunk-Mounted CD Changer	153
Cassette Tape and CD Errors	156
Theftlock Anti-Theft Feature	157
Steering Wheel Touch Controls for Audio System	160
Understanding Radio Reception	160
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	161
Care of Your Compact Discs	162
Power Antenna Mast Care	163
Your Driving and the Road	165
Defensive Driving	165
Drunken Driving	166
Control of a Vehicle	169
Braking	169
Steering	174
Off-Road Recovery	175
Passing	176
Loss of Control	177
Driving at Night	178
Driving in the Rain	180
City Driving	182
Freeway Driving	183
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	184
Highway Hypnosis	185
Hill and Mountain Roads	186
Winter Driving	187
Loading Your Vehicle	192
Towing a Trailer	194
Problem on the Road	201
Hazard Warning Flashers	201
Other Warning Devices	202
Jump Starting	202
Towing Your Vehicle	208
Engine Overheating	213
Cooling System	215
If a Tire Goes Flat	221
Changing a Flat Tire	221
Compact Spare Tire	229
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	230
Service and Appearance Care	231
Service	231
Fuel	232
Fuels in Foreign Countries	234
Filling Your Tank	235
Checking Things Under the Hood	237
Engine Oil	240
Air Cleaner	244
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	246
Engine Coolant	249
Power Steering Fluid	251
Windshield Washer Fluid	252
Brakes	253
Battery	256
Halogen Bulbs	257
Tires	264
Appearance Care	273
Cleaning the Inside of Your Aurora	273
Care of Safety Belts	276
Cleaning Glass Surfaces	276
Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades	277
Weatherstrips	277
Cleaning the Outside of Your Aurora	277
Aluminum Wheels	278
Tires	279
Sheet Metal Damage	279
Finish Damage	279
Underbody Maintenance	279
Chemical Paint Spotting	279
Appearance Care and Maintenance Materials	280
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	281
Service Parts Identification Label	281
Add-on Electrical Equipment	282
Removing the Rear Seat Cushion	282
Capacities and Specifications	290
Engine Specifications	291
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	291
Replacement Bulbs	292
Maintenance Schedule	293
Introduction	293
Your Vehicle and the Environment	293
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	295
Schedule I Definition	296
Schedule I Intervals	296
Schedule II Definition	297
Schedule II Intervals	297
Maintenance Schedule I	298
Maintenance Schedule II	318
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	328
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	332
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	333
Part E: Maintenance Record	335
Customer Assistance Information	339
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	339
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired (TDD)	340
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	341
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	342
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	343
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	343
Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance Program Features and Benefits	344
Canadian Roadside Assistance	344
Service and Owner Publications	345

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NOTICE:

Brakes

When

using

concentrated

washer

fluid,

follow the

manufacturer’s

instructions

for

adding

water.

Don’t

mix

water

with

ready-to-use

washer

fluid.

Water

can

cause

the

solution

freeze

and

damage

your

washer

fluid

tank

and

other

parts of the

washer

system. Also,

water

doesn’t

clean

as well

washer

fluid.

Fill

your

washer

fluid

tank

only

3/4

full

when it’s very

cold.

This

allows

for

expansion,

which

could

damage

the

tank

it is completely full.

Don’t

use radiator

antifreeze

your

windshield

washer. It

can

damage

your

washer

system

and

paint.

Brake

Master

Cylinder

Your brake master cylinder

here.

is filled with

DOT-3

brake fluid.

There

are only two reasons why the brake fluid level

i n

your master cylinder might go

down.

The

first is

that the

brake

fluid

goes down

an acceptable level during

normal brake lining wear.

When

new linings are put

in,

the fluid level

goes

back

up. The

other reason

that

fluid

leaking

out

the brake system.

is, you

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