1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme lights

Features & Controls
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Dome Reading Lights (OPTION)
These lights are part of your dome light.
Press the switch nearest the light you
want on. Press the switch again to turn
the light
off.
Rear Reading Lights (OPTION)
These lights go on when you open the
doors. To turn on the reading lights
when the doors are closed, push the
button in.
Push the button again to turn
the light
off.
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Inside Manual DaylNight
Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from lights behind you,
pull the lever toward you to the night
position.

Features & Controls
Power Remofe Control Mirrors
(OPTION)
A selector switch on the driver's door
armrest controls both outside rearview
mirrors. Move the switch to
L to select
the driver's side rearview mirror, or to
R to select the passenger side rearview
mirror. Then press the control pad to
adjust each mirror
so that you just see
the side
of your vehicle when you are
sitting in a comfortable driving position.
To lock the controls, leave the selector
switch in the middle position.
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Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can swing down
the visors.
You can also remove them
from the center mount and swing them
to the side.
Visor Vanity Mirrors
Standard Mirror: Open the cover to
expose the vanity mirror.
Lighted Mirrors (Option) : If your
vehicle has the optional lighted vanity
mirrors, the lights come on when you
open the cover. These can even be used
for reading.

The Instrument Panel-
Your Information System
Your instrument panel is designed to let
you know
at a glance how your vehicle
is running. You’ll know how fast you’re
going, how much fuel you’re using, and
many other things you’ll need to drive
safely and economically.
The main components of your
instrument panel are:
1. Turn Signal/Headlight Beam Lever
2. Tilt Steering Wheel Lever
3. Indicator Lights
4. Instrument Cluster
5. Warning Lights
6. Gearshift Lever
7. Audio System
8. Glove Box/Fuse Panel
9. Vents
IO. Vents
11. Climate ControVRear Window
Defogger
12. Ashtray and Lighter
13. Vents
14. Ignition Switch
15. Hazard Warning Flashers Switch
16. Horn
17. Remote Trunk Release (Option)
18. Brake Release
19. Hood Release (on floor by driver’s
20. Light Controls
door)
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Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators
This section describes the warning lights
and gages that may be on your vehicle.
The pictures will help you locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that
something is wrong before it becomes
serious enough to cause an expensive
repair or replacement. Paying attention
to your warning lights and gages could
also save you or others from injury.
Warning lights go on when there may
be or is a problem with one of your vehicle’s
functions.
As you will see in
the details on the next few pages, some
warning lights come on briefly when
you turn the ignition key just to let you
know they’re working.
If you are
familiar with this section, you should
not be alarmed when this happens.
Gages can indicate when there may be
or is a problem with one of your
vehicle’s functions. Often gages and
warning lights work together to let you
know when there’s a problem with your
vehicle. When
one of the warning lights comes
on and stays on when you are driving,
or when one of the gages shows there
may be a problem, check the section
that tells you what to do about it. Please
follow the manual’s advice. Waiting to
do repairs can be costly-and even
dangerous.
So please get to know your
warning lights and gages. They’re a big
help.
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2. Adjust the seat, if necessary, before
setting the height control.
Rotate the HUD image height control
all the way up, raising the image as
far as possible. Then rotate the HUD
image height control downward
so
the image is as low as possible but in
full view.
3. Slide the dimmer control toward
OFF until the HUD image is no
brighter than necessary.
To turn the
HUD off, slide the HUD dimmer
control to
OFF.
If the sun comes out, or it becomes
cloudy, or
if you turn on your
headlights, you may need
to adjust the
HUD's brightness using the HUD
dimmer control. Polarizing sunglasses
could make the HUD image harder
to see.
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If the HUD image is too
bright, or too high
in your
field of view, it may take you more
time to see things you need to see
when it's dark outside. Be sure to
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keep the HUD image dim and
I placed low in your field of view.
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RIGHT THROUGH ONLY
Shape of Road Signs (CONT.)
Rectangular (square or
oblong) signs
show speed limits, parking regulations,
give directions, and such information as
distances to cities.
Symbols on Road Signs
There are many international road signs
in use today.
NO U TURN NO NO PARKING BICYCLES
The basic message
of many of these
signs
is in pictures or graphic symb01~.
A picture within a circle with a diagonal
line across it shows what
not to do.
Traffic Dghts
We’re all familiar with traffic lights or
stop lights. Often green arrows are
being used in the lights for improved
traffic control. On some multilane
roads, green arrows light up, indicating
that traffic in one or more lanes can
move or make a turn. Green arrows
don’t mean “go no matter what.”
You’ll still need to proceed with
caution, yielding the right of way to
pedestrians and sometimes to other
vehicles.
Some traffic lights also use red arrows
to signify that
you must stop before
turning
on red.

Your Driving ad the Road
Steering Tips-Driving on Curves
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It’s important to take curves at a
reasonable speed.
A lot of the “driver lost control”
accidents mentioned on the news
happen on curves. Here’s why:
Experienced driver or beginner, each of
us is subject
to the same jaws of physics
when driving on curves. The traction of
the tires against the road surface makes
it possible
for the vehicle to change its
path when you turn the front wheels. If
there’s no traction, inertia will keep the
vehicle going in the same direction. If
you’ve ever tried to steer a vehicle on
wet ice, you’ll understand this.
The traction you can get in a curve
depends on the condition of your tires
and the road surface, the angle at which
the curve is banlted, and your speed.
While you’re in a curve, speed is the one
factor you can control. Suppose
you’re steering through a
sharp curve. Then you suddenly apply
the brakes. Both control systems-
steering and braking-have to do their
work where the tires meet the road.
Unless you have four-wheel anti-lock
brakes, adding the hard braking can
demand too much at those places.
You
can lose control.
The same thing can happen if you’re
steering through a sharp curve and you
suddenly accelerate. Those two control
systems-steering and acceleration-
can overwhelm those places where the
tires meet the road and make you lose
control.
What should you do if this ever
happens? Let up on the brake or
accelerator pedal, steer the vehicle the
way you want it to go, and slow down. Speed limit signs
near curves warn that
you should adjust your speed. Of
course, the posted speeds are based on
good weather and road conditions.
Under less favorable conditions you’ll
want
to go slower.
If you need to reduce your speed as you
approach a curve, do it before you enter
the curve, while your front wheels are
straight ahead.
Try to adjust your speed
so you can
“drive” through the curve. Maintain a
reasonable, steady speed. Wait to
accelerate until you are out
of the curve,
and then accelerate gently into the
straightaway.
When you drive into a curve at night,
it’s harder
to see the road ahead of you
because it bends away from the straight
beams of your lights. This is one good
reason to drive slower.

Watch for traffic signs, pavement
markings, and lines. If you can see a
sign up ahead that might indicate a
turn or an intersection, delay your
pass.
A broken center line usually
indicates it’s all right to pass
Never cross
a solid line on your side
of the lane or a double solid line, even
if the road seems empty of
approaching traffic.
If you suspect that the driver of the
vehicle you want to pass isn’t aware
of your presence, tap the horn a
couple of times before passing. Or,
you can use flash-to-pass. See the
Index under Flash-to-Pass.
Do not get too close to the vehicle
you want to pass while you’re
awaiting an opportunity. For one
thing, following too closely reduces
your area of vision, especially if you’re
following a larger vehicle.
Also, you
won’t have adequate space if the
vehicle ahead suddenly slows or stops.
Keep back a reasonable distance.
I (providing the road ahead is clear).
When it loolts like a chance to pass is
coming up, start to accelerate but stay
in the right lane and don’t get too
close. Time your move
so you will be
increasing speed as the time comes to
move into the other lane. If the way is
clear to pass, you
will have a “running
start” that more than makes up for
the distance you would lose by
dropping back. And if something
happens to cause you to cancel your
pass, you need only slow down and
drop back again and wait for another
opportunity.
slow vehicle, wait your turn. But take
care that someone isn’t trying
to pass
you as you pull out to pass the slow
vehicle. Remember to glance over
your shoulder and check the blind
spot.
If other cars are lined up to pass a
Check your mirrors, glance over your
shoulder, and start your left lane
change signal before moving out of
the right lane to pass. When you are
far enough ahead of the passed
vehicle to see its front in your inside
mirror, activate your right lane change
signal and move back into the right
lane. (Remember that your right
outside mirror is convex. The vehicle
you just passed may seem to be
farther away from you than it really
is.)
Try not to pass more than one vehicle
at a time on two-lane roads.
Reconsider before passing the next
vehicle.
vehicle too rapidly. Even though the
brake lights are not flashing,
it may be
slowing down or starting to turn.
If you’re being passed, make it easy
for the following driver to get ahead of
you. Perhaps you can ease a little to
the right.
Don’t overtake a slowly moving
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