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Your vehicle can tow a trailer itif is equipped with the proper trailer towing equipment. To identify what the vehicle trailering capacity is for your vehicle, you should read the information in "Weight of the Trailer" that appears later in this section. But traileringis different thanjust driving your vehicle by itself. Trailering means changes in handling, durability andfuel economy. Successful, safe trailering takes correct equipment, and it has to be used properly. That's the reasonfor this part. In it are many time-tested, important trailering tips and safety rules. Many of these are important for your safety and that of your passengers.So please read this section carefully before you pull a trailer. Load-pulling components suchas the engine, transaxle, wheel assemblies and tires are forced to work harder against the drag of the added weight.The engine is required to operate at relatively higher speeds^ and under greater loads, generating extra heat. What's more,the trailer adds considerably to wind resistance, increasing the pulling requirements. If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer I fyou do, here are some important points: 0 There are many different laws, including speed limit restrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sure your rig will be legal, not only where you live but also where you'll be driving. A good sourcefor this information can be state or provincial police. Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitch dealer about sway controls. Don't tow a trailer at all duringthe first 1,000 miles (1 600 k m ) your new vehicleis driven. Your engine, axle or other parts could be damaged. Then, during the first 500 miles (800 k r n ) that you tow a trailer, don't drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) and don't make starts at full throttle. This helps your engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the heavier loads. 0 0 0 e Obey speedlimit restrictions when towing a trailer. Don't drivefaster than the maximum posted speed for trailers (orno more than 55 mph (90 km/h)) to save wear on your vehicle's parts. 4-33

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Controls	9
Manual Seats	9
Power Seats	9
Reclining Front Seatbacks	11
Rear Seats	13
Why Safety Belts Work	15
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts	18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	19
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster	22
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	27
Questions and Answers About Air Bags	30
Safety Belt Comfort Guides	37
How to Use Child Restraints	41
Important Information for Buckling Children in Child Restraints	43
Child Restraint Top Straps	44
How to Obtain a Safety Belt Extender	54
Checking Your Restraint Systems	54
Replaceing Parts After a Crash	54
Features and Controls	58
Important Information About Keys	60
Door Locks	61
Operation of Child Security Locks	62
Remote Lock Control	63
Battery Replacement for Remote Lock Control	65
Preventing Theft of Your Vehicle	68
New Vehicle "Break-In"	70
Ignition Positions	70
Tips on Starting Your Engine	71
Using the Engine Coolant Heater	72
Automatic Transaxle Operation	74
Second-Gear Start	78
Parking Brake Guidelines	78
Important Information on Engine Exhaust	82
Operation of Your Windows	83
Adjusting the Tilt Steering Wheel	84
Functions of the Multifunction Lever	85
How to Use the High/Low-Beam Headlamp Changer	86
Windshield Wipers and Fluid	87
Using Cruise Control	89
Exterior Lamps	92
Daytime Running Lamps (Dm) and Automatic Light Control (ALC)	93
Interior Lamps	94
Rearview Mirrors	96
Storage Compartments	98
Sunroof	102
Instrument Panel Overview	103
All About Your Warning Lights and Gages	107
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	122
Climate Controls	123
Air Conditioning	124
Heating	125
Tips for Defogging and Defrosting	125
Rear Window Defogger	126
Ventilation System and Tips	127
Setting the Clock	128
AM-FM Stereo	128
AM-FM Stereo With Cassette and ATC	130
AM-FM Stereo With CD Player and Cassette and ATC	135
Theft-Deterrent Feature	140
Understanding Radio Reception	142
Tips About Your Audio System	142
Adding Sound Equipment to Your Vehicle	143
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	143
Care of Your Compact Discs	144
Antenna	144
Your Driving and the Road	146
Defensive Driving	147
Driving Drunk	148
Having Control of Your Vehicle	151
Your Braking System Information	151
Anti-Lock Brake Information	152
Braking in Emergencies	154
Steering Tips	154
Off-Road Recovery Tips	156
Passing Other Vehicles	157
Losing Control of Your Vehicle	158
Night Driving	159
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	161
Tips Before Leaving on a Long Trip	166
Avoiding Highway Hypnosis	167
Driving on Hills and Mountains	167
Winter Driving	169
If You’re Caught in a Blizzard	171
Recreational Vehicle Towing	173
Loading Your Vehicle	175
Helpful Hints for Towing a Trailer	177
Problems on the Road	188
How to Use Warning Flashers	189
Other Types of Warning Devices	189
Step-by-step Procedure for Jump Starting	190
Information You Should Know Before Towing	195
Towing Your Vehicle From the Front	197
Towing Your Vehicle From the Rear	198
If Your Engine is Overheating	199
If No Steam is Coming From Your Engine	200
How to Add Coolant	203
What to do if a Tire Goes Flat	207
How to Change a Flat Tire	208
Where to Store the Flat Tire and Tools	217
Information on the Compact Spare Tire	219
If You’re Stuck in Sand, Mud, Snow or on Ice	220
How to Rock Your Vehicle	220
Service and Appearance Care	224
Doing Your Own Service Work	225
What Kind of Fuel to Use	226
Using Fuel in Foreign Countries	228
Where to Put the Fuel and Filling the Tank	228
Checking Things Under the Hood	230
Checking Your Engine Oil	234
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	239
Engine Coolant	239
Where to Fill the Windshield Washer Fluid	244
Important Brake Information	245
Infomation on Your Vehicle’s Battery	248
Tips on Vehicle Storage	249
Bulb Replacement Procedures	249
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	255
How and When to Check Tire Inflation	256
When it is Time to Buy New Tires	258
Wheel Alignment	261
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	264
Care of the Safety Belts	266
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	268
How to Clean Aluminum Wheels	269
Underbody Maintenance	270
Recommended Appearance Care Materials	271
The Electrical System	273
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	274
Replacement Bulb Types for Your Vehicle	280
Capacities and Specifications	280
Air Conditioning Specifications	281
Normal Replacement Parts	281
Maintenance Schedule	284
Introduction to Your Maintenance Schedule	285
Your Vehicle and the Environment	285
How this Section is Organized	286
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	287
Selecting the Right Schedule for Your Vehicle	287
Short Trip/City Intervals	288
Short Trip/City Definition	288
Long Trip/Highway Definition	289
Long Trip/Highway Intervals	289
Owner Checks at Each Fuel Fill-up	320
What to Check at Least Once a Month	320
What to Check at Least Twice a Year	321
What to Check at Least Once a Year	321
Periodic Maintenance Inspections	324
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	325
Tips for Keeping Track of Maintenance	326
A Place to Record Maintenance Procedures	326
Customer Assistance Information	330
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	331
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	333
Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance Program Features and Benefits	334
Courtesy Transportation	335
GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	336
Warranty Information	337
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	337
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	338
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	338
Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada	338

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Your vehicle

can

tow

trailer

it is

equipped

with

the

proper trailer towing

equipment.

To identify

what

the

vehicle

trailering

capacity

is for

your

vehicle,

you

should

read

the information in

“Weight

of the

Trailer”

that

appears

later in this section.

But

trailering

is different

than

just driving

your

vehicle

by itself. Trailering

means

changes

handling,

durability

andfuel economy.

Successful,

safe

trailering

takes

correct

equipment,

and

it has to be

used

properly.

That’s

the

reason

for this

part.

it are

many

time-tested,

important

trailering

tips

and

safety

rules.

Many of these

are

important

for your

safety

and

that

your

passengers.

please

read

this

section

carefully

before

you pull a

trailer.

Load-pulling

components

such as the

engine,

transaxle,

wheel

assemblies

and

tires are forced to

work

harder

against the drag of the added

weight. The engine

required

operate

relatively higher

speeds^

and

under

greater loads, generating extra heat.

What’s

more,

the

trailer

adds

considerably

wind

resistance,

increasing

the

pulling

requirements.

You

Decide

Pull

Trailer

you do, here are

some

important

points:

There

are

many

different

laws, including

speed

limit

restrictions,

having

with

trailering.

Make

sure

your

rig

will

legal,

not

only

where

you

live

but

also

where

you’ll

driving.

good

source for

this

information

can

state

provincial

police.

Consider

using

sway

control.

You can

ask

hitch

dealer

about

sway

controls.

Don’t

tow

trailer

at all

during

the first

1,000

miles

600

km)

your

new

vehicle

is driven. Your engine,

axle

other

parts

could

damaged.

Then, during the first

500

miles

(800

krn)

that

you

tow

trailer,

don’t

drive

over

mph

(80

km/h)

and

don’t make

starts

full throttle.

This

helps

your

engine

and

other

parts

of your

vehicle

wear

at the

heavier

loads.

Obey

speed

limit restrictions

when

towing

trailer.

Don’t

drivefaster than

the

maximum

posted

speed

for trailers

(orno more

than

mph

(90

km/h))

save

wear

your

vehicle’s

parts.

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