1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 258

Brake Pedal Travel See your retailer if brake pedal does not return to the normal height, or if there a rapidincrease in pedal is of travel. This could be a sign brake trouble. Battery Brake Adjustment Every time you apply brakes, with or without the the vehicle moving, your brakes adjust wear. for Every new Oldsmobile has an ACDelco Freedom@ battery. You never have to add water to one of these. When it's t an for a new battery, we recommend ACDelco Freedom battery. Get one that has the replacement number shown on the original battery's label. Vehicle Storage If you're not going drive your vehicle for days or more, to 25 (-) This remove the black, negative cable from the battery. w lhelp keep your battery from running down. i Replacing Brake System Parts The braking system on a modern vehicle complex. is Its many parts have be of top quality and work well to together if the vehicle isto have really good braking. Your vehicle was designed and tested with top-quality GM brake parts. When you replace parts your braking of linings wear system -- for example, when your brake Batteries haveacid that can burn you and gas that down and you have to have new ones in -- be sure put can explode. You can be badly hurtif you aren't GM you get new approved replacement parts. If you c r m See "Jump Starting" i the Index for tips ae . n don't, your brakes may no longer work properly. For on working around a battery without getting hurt. example, if someone putsin brake linings that are wrong for your vehicle,the balance between yourfront and -rear brakes can change for the worse. The braking Contact your retailer to learn how to prepare your performance you've come to expect can change in many vehicle for longer storage periods. other ways if someone puts the wrong replacement in Also, for your audio system, "Theft-Deterrent see brake parts. Feature" in the Index. 6-29