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To uncover the remote positive (+) terminal, squeeze the sides of the red plastic cap and pull the cap toward you. Using a match near a battery can cause battery gas to explode. People have been doing this, hurt and some have been blinded. Use a flashlight if you need more light. Be sure the battery has enough water. You don't need to add water to the ACDelco Freedom@ battery installed in every new GM vehicle. But if a battery has filler caps, be sure the right amount of fluid is there.If it islow, add water of to take care that first. If you don't, explosive gas could be present. Battery fluid contains acid that can burn you. Don't get it onyou. If you accidentally get it in your eyes or on your skin, flush the place with water and get medical help immediately. 5-5

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Seats and Restraint Systems	9
Seats and Seat Controls	10
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	13
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	19
Driver Position	19
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	26
Right Front Passenger Position	27
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)	27
Rear Seat Passengers	35
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults	38
Children	42
Child Restraints	45
Larger Children	56
Safety Belt Extender	59
Checking Your Restraint Systems	59
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	59
Features and Controls	61
Keys	62
Door Locks	64
Keyless Entry System	68
Trunk	73
Theft	74
Passlock	74
New Vehicle "Break-In"	75
Ignition Positions	76
Starting Your Engine	77
Engine Coolant Heater	78
Automatic Transaxle Operation	80
Parking Brake	84
Shifting Into PARK (P)	85
Shifting Out of PARK (P)	87
Parking Over Things That Burn	87
Engine Exhaust	88
Running Your Engine While You're Parked	88
Windows	89
Tilt Steering Wheel	90
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever	91
Exterior Lamps	98
Interior Lamps	100
Mirrors	103
Storage Compartments	106
Power Sunroof	109
Instrument Panel - Your Information System	110
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	115
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	127
Comfort Controls	128
Air Conditioning with Electronic Controls	128
Heating	130
Ventilation	130
Defogging and Defrosting	130
Rear Window Defogger	135
Setting the Clock	135
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control	135
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and Compact Disc Player with Automatic Tone Control	140
Trunk Mounted CD Changer	146
Theft-Deterrent Feature	149
Audio Steering Wheel Controls	151
Understanding Radio Reception	151
Tips About Your Audio System	152
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	153
Care of Your Compact Discs	154
Care of Your Compact Disc Player	154
Backglass Antenna	154
Your Driving and the Road	155
Defensive Driving	156
Drunken Driving	157
Control of a Vehicle	160
Braking	160
Steering	165
Off-Road Recovery	167
Passing	167
Loss of Control	168
Driving at Night	170
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	171
City Driving	174
Freeway Driving	175
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	176
Highway Hypnosis	177
Hill and Mountain Roads	177
Winter Driving	179
Loading Your Vehicle	183
Towing a Trailer	185
Problems on the Road	193
Hazard Warning Flashers	194
Other Warning Devices	194
Jump Starting	195
Towing Your Vehicle	201
Engine Overheating	207
If a Tire Goes Flat	216
Changing a Flat Tire	217
Compact Spare Tire	227
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	228
Service and Appearance Care	229
Service	230
Fuel	231
Fuels in Foreign Countries	233
Filling Your Tank	233
Filling a Portable Fuel Container	236
Checking Things Under the Hood	236
Engine Oil	239
Air Cleaner	244
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	246
Engine Coolant	249
Power Steering Fluid	253
Windshield Washer Fluid	254
Brakes	255
Battery	258
Bulb Replacement	259
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	266
Tires	267
Appearance Care	275
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	275
Care of Safety Belts	277
Cleaning Glass Surfaces	278
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	278
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels	280
Sheet Metal Damage	280
Finish Damage	281
Underbody Maintenance	281
Chemical Paint Spotting	281
Appearance Care Materials Chart	282
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	283
Service Parts Identification Label	283
Electrical System	284
Replacement Bulbs	290
Capacities and Specifications	291
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	292
Maintenance Schedule	293
Introduction	294
Your Vehicle and the Environment	294
How This Section is Organized	295
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	296
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	305
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	309
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	310
Part E: Maintenance Record	312
Customer Assistance Information	315
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	316
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	318
Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance Program Features and Benefits	319
Canadian Roadside Assistance	320
Courtesy Transportation	320
GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	321
Warranty Information	322
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	322
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	323
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	323
Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada	323

Match case Limit results 1 per page

uncover the remote positive

(+)

terminal, squeeze

the sides

the

red

plastic cap and pull the

cap

toward

you.

Using

match

near

battery

can

cause

battery

gas

explode.

People

have

been

hurt doing

this,

and some

have

been

blinded. Use

flashlight if

you need

more light.

Be sure

the

battery

has

enough

water. You don’t

need

add

water

the

ACDelco

Freedom@

battery

installed

every

new

vehicle. But

battery

has

filler

caps,

sure

the

right

amount of fluid

there.

If it

islow, add

water

take

care

that first.

you don’t,

explosive

gas

could

present.

Battery

fluid

contains

acid

that

can

burn

you.

Don’t

get

on you.

you accidentally

get

your eyes or

your

skin,

flush

the

place

with

water

and

get

medical

help

immediately.

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