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Service & Appearance Care What to Do withUsed Oil Used oil can be a real threat to the environment. If you change your own oil, be sure to drain all free-flowingoil from the filter before disposal. Don't ever dispose of oil by pouring it on the ground, into sewers,or into streams or bodies of water. Instead, recycle itby taking it to a place that collects oil. used If you have a problem properly disposing of your usedoil, ask your dealer, a service station a local or recycling center for help. Air Cleaner Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to determine when to replace the i filter. ar See theI d e x under Scheduled Maintenance Services. A Operating the engine with the air cleaner off can causeyou or others to be burned. Theair cleaner not only cleans the air,it stops flame if the engine backfires. If it isn't there, and the engine backfires, you could be burned. Don't drive with it off, and be careful working on the engine with the air cleaner off.

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
The Power of Intelligent Engineering	4
How to Use this Manual	7
Seats and Safety Belts	12
Seats and Seat Controls	13
Safety Belts	15
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	20
Driver Position	20
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System (Air Bag)	24
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	29
Right Front Passenger Position	30
Center Passenger Position	30
Rear Seat Passengers	31
Children	33
Smaller Children and Babies	33
Child Restraints	34
Larger Children	42
Safety Belt Extender	43
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash	44
Features and Controls	46
Keys	47
Door Locks	48
Glove Box	56
Ignition Switch	57
Starting Your Engine	58
Engine Block Heater	59
Shifting the Transaxle	61
Parking Brake	66
Shifting into Park	67
Windows	72
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator	73
Windshield Wipers	74
Windshield Washer	75
Cruise Control	76
Headlights	80
Interior Lights	83
Mirrors	84
Sun Visors	86
Ashtrays and Lighter	88
Instrument Panel	89
Gages	98
Warning Lights	105
Driver Information System	117
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems	128
Four Season Climate Control	129
Automatic Electronic Climate Control	132
Setting the Clock	137
AM/FM Stereo Radio	138
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Cassette Tape Player	139
AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Player and Graphic Equalizer	141
Compact Disc Player	143
Steering Wheel Touch Controls	144
Understanding Radio Reception	144
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	145
Care of Your Compact Discs	146
Antenna Mast Care	146
Your Driving and The Road	148
Road Signs	149
Defensive Driving	153
Drunken Driving	154
Control of a Vehicle	157
Braking	157
Anti-Lock Brakes	158
Steering Tips	162
Steering in Emergencies	163
Passing	165
Driving at Night	167
Driving in the Rain	170
Driving in Fog, Mist and Haze	172
City Driving	173
Freeway Driving	174
Driving a Long Distance	176
Hill and Mountain Roads	178
Parking on Hills	179
Winter Driving	181
Towing a Trailer	184
Problems on the Road	194
Hazard Warning Flashers	195
Jump Starting	196
Towing Your Oldsmobile	200
Engine Overheating	204
If a Tire Goes Flat	210
Changing a Flat Tire	210
Compact Spare Tire	218
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	219
Service and Appearance Care	222
Service	223
Fuel	224
Hood Release	227
Engine 0il	230
Air Cleaner	233
Transaxle Fluid	235
Engine Coolant	237
Power Steering Fluid	241
Windshield Washer Fluid	241
Brakes	242
Battery	244
Bulb Replacement	245
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	246
Loading Your Vehicle	247
Tires	248
Appearance Care	255
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	263
Add-on Electrical Equipment	264
Fuses & Circuit Breakers	265
Capacities & Specifications	269
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	270
Fluids & Lubricants	271
Replacement Bulbs	273
Maintenance Schedule	276
Introduction	277
A Word About Maintenance	277
Your Vehicle and the Environment	277
How This Part is Organized	278
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Service	279
Using Your Maintenance Schedules	279
Selecting the Right Schedule	279
Schedule I	281
Schedule II	283
Explanation of Scheduled Maintenance Services	285
Part B : Owner Checks & Services	288
At Each Fuel Fill	288
At Least Once a Month	288
At Least Once a Year	289
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	291
Part D: Recommended Fluids & Lubricants	292
Part E: Maintenance Record	295
Customer Assistance Infomation	298
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	299
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired	300
GM Participation in BBB Mediation Arbitration Program	301
Reporting Safety Defects	303
Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance Program	304
Service Publications	305
Index	312

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Service

Appearance

Care

What

with

Used

Oil

Used

oil

can

real

threat

the

environment.

you

change

your

own

oil, be sure to

drain

all

free-flowing

oil

from

the

filter

before

disposal.

Don’t

ever

dispose of oil by pouring

the

ground,

into

sewers, or into

streams or

bodies of

water. Instead,

recycle

it by

taking

place

that

collects

used

oil.

you

have

problem

properly

disposing

your

used

oil,

ask

your

dealer,

service

station

local

recycling

center

for

help.

Air

Cleaner

Refer

the

Maintenance

Schedule

determine

when

replace

the

air

filter.

See

the

I d e x

under

Scheduled

Maintenance

Services.

Operating

the

engine

with

the

air

cleaner

off

can

cause you

or others

burned.

The

air

cleaner

not

only

cleans

the

air,

stops

flame

the

engine

backfires.

If it

isn’t

there,

and

the

engine

backfires, you

could

burned.

Don’t

drive

with

off,

and

careful

working

the

engine

with

the air cleaner

off.