1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass Owner's Manual - Page 272

1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass Manual

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Electrical System Add-on Electrical Equipment Headlamp Wiring The headlamp wiring is protected by fuses, one each for headlamp, in thefuse block. An electrical overload will turn cause the lamps to off. If this happens, have your headlamp wiring checked right away. NOTICE: Don't add anything electrical to your vehicle unless you check with your retailer first. Some electrical equipment can damage your vehicle and the damage wouldn't be covered by your warranty. Some add-on electrical equipment can keep other components from working as they should. Your vehicle hasan air bag system. Before attempting to add anything electrical to your vehicle, see "Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Oldsmobile"in the Index. .dshield Wipers rne windshield wiper motor protected by an internal is circuit breaker and a fuse. If the motor overheats due to heavy snow, etc., the wiper will stop until the motor cools. If the overloadis caused by some electrical problem and not snow, etc., be sure to it fixed. get Power Windows and Other Power Options Circuit breakers in the block protect the power fuse windows and other power accessories. When the current load is too heavy, the circuit breaker opens and closes, protecting the circuit until the problem is fixed or goes away. 6-52

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Electrical
System
Add-on Electrical
Equipment
NOTICE:
Don’t
add
anything
electrical
to
your
vehicle
unless
you
check
with
your
retailer
first.
Some
electrical
equipment
can
damage
your
vehicle
and
the
damage
wouldn’t
be
covered
by
your
warranty.
Some
add-on
electrical
equipment
can
keep
other
components
from
working
as
they
should.
Your
vehicle
has an
air
bag
system.
Before
attempting
to
add
anything
electrical
to
your
vehicle,
see
“Servicing
Your
Air
Bag-Equipped
Oldsmobile”
in the
Index.
Headlamp
Wiring
The
headlamp
wiring
is
protected
by
fuses,
one
for each
headlamp,
in
the
fuse block.
An
electrical
overload
will
cause
the
lamps
to
turn
off.
If
this
happens,
have
your
headlamp
wiring
checked
right
away.
.dshield
Wipers
rne windshield
wiper
motor
is
protected by
an internal
circuit
breaker
and
a
fuse.
If
the
motor
overheats
due
to
heavy
snow,
etc.,
the
wiper
will
stop
until
the
motor
cools.
If
the
overload is caused
by
some
electrical
problem
and
not
snow,
etc.,
be
sure
to
get
it fixed.
Power
Windows
and
Other
Power
Options
Circuit
breakers
in
the
fuse block
protect
the
power
windows
and
other
power
accessories.
When
the
current
load
is
too
heavy,
the
circuit
breaker
opens
and
closes,
protecting
the
circuit
until
the
problem
is
fixed
or
goes
away.
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