
COOL ... Comfort Controls & Audio Svstems d 
In this  part  you'll  find  out  how  to 
operate  the  comfort  control  systems 
and  audio  systems  offered  with  your 
Oldsmobile 
. Be  sure  to  read  about  the 
particular  system  supplied  with  your 
vehicle 
. 
Climate  Control  System ............................................ 114 
Rear  Climate  Control 
.............................................. 117 
Rear  Window  Defogger 
............................................. 119 
Settingtheclock 
................................................. 122 
AM/FM Stereo  Radio ............................................. 123 
Defogging  and  Defrosting 
........................................... 118 
AM/FM Stereo  with  Cassette  Player .................................. 125 
AM/FM Stereo  with  Cassette  Player  with  Dolby@ ....................... 127 
AM/FM  Stereo  with  Compact  Disc  Player 
............................. 129 
Compact  Disc  Player  Anti-Theft  Feature ............................... 132 
Steering  Wheel  Touch  Controls 
...................................... 134 
Understanding  Radio  Reception 
...................................... 134 
Care  of  Your  Cassette  Tape  Player 
.................................... 135 
Care  of  Your  Compact 
Discs ........................................ 136 
Integrated  Roof Antenna 
............................................ 136 
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Setting the Clock 
For  radios with VSElZKk 
1 . With  the radio on or off,  press SET. 
The SET indicator will appear  on  the 
digital  display  for  five  seconds.  You 
must  begin  to  set  the  clock  to 
the 
correct hour and  minute  during  those 
five  seconds. 
correct  hour  appears  on  the  display. 
correct  minute  appears  on  the  display. 
2. Press  and  hold VSEEK until  the 
3. Press and  hold SEE- until the  For  radios  with 
SEEK and SCAN 
buttons: 
1. With  the  radio on or off, press SET. 
The SET indicator will appear on the 
digital  display  for five seconds. You 
must begin to  set  the  clock to the 
correct  hour  and  minute 
during those 
five  seconds. 
correct  hour  appears  on 
the display. 
correct 
minute appears on the  display. 
2. Press  and  hold SEEK until  the 
3. Press  and  hold SCAN until  the  For  radios 
with +SEEXP and SCAN: 
1. With the  radio  on or off, press SET. 
The SET indicator will appear on  the 
digital  display  for  five  seconds. 
You 
must begin  to  set the clock  to  the 
comect  hour  and  minute  during  those 
five seconds. 
2. Press  and  hold SCAN until the 
correct  hour  appears  on  the  display. 
3. Press  and  hold +SEEK or SEEK, 
until  the  correct  minute  appears  on 
the  display. 
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Index 
Accessory Power  Outlet .......... 89 
Adding  Brake  Fluid 
............. .240. 272 
Engine Coolant 
.. .198.  236.  269.  272 
Engine Oil 
............. .225.  269 
Power  Steering  Fluid 
.. .239.  270.  272 
Sound Equipment 
............. 121 
Transaxle Fluid 
..... .234.  269.  272 
Adjusting Rear Seats 
............. 19 
Air  Cleaner 
.............. .230.  271 
Air  Conditioner 
................ 114 
Air  Inflator System 
.............. 90 
Alcohol.  Driving  Under  the Influence 
of ......................... 145 
Alcohol in  Gasoline 
............. 217 
Aluminum Wheels 
........ .252.  260 
Antenna 
...................... 136 
Antifreeze 
........... .235.  269.  272 
Anti-Lock Brake System 
......... 149 
Brake Master  Cylinder 
........ 240 
Junction  Block Fuse 
.......... 267 
Warning  Light 
............... 109 
Appearance  Care ............... 254 
Ashtrays  and Lighter 
..... .94. 95. 96 
Electrical Equipment 
.. .63. 
121. 263 
Windshield  Washer Fluid 
.. .239.  292  Audio Systems 
................. 121 
AM/FM  Stereo Radio 
......... 123 
Cassette  Player 
........ .125. 127 
AM/FM  Stereo Radio with 
Compact Disc  Player 
........ 129 
Care  of Audio  Systems 
......... 135 
Radio Reception. For  the Best 
... 134 
Setting  the Clock 
............. 122 
Steering Wheel  Touch Controls 
. . 134 
Adding  Fluid 
....... .234. 269.  272 
Checking Fluid 
.............. 232 
Shifting 
..................... 65 
Automatic Transaxle 
Battery 
...................... 242 
Jump  Starting 
................ 187 
Battery  Warning  Gage 
........... 107 
Blizzard 
...................... 175 
Block  Heater.  Engine ........ .63.  229 
“Blowout 
,” Tire ................ 203 
Brake  Adjustment 
.................. 153 
Anti-Lock  Brakes 
............. 149 
Anti-Lock  Brake  System  Warning  Light 
..................... 109  Junction  Block 
Fuse 
........... 267 
Fluid 
.................. .240.  272 
Master  Cylinder 
.............. 240 
Parking 
..................... -68 
Pedal  Travel 
................. 152 
Rear  Drums 
................. 152 
Warning  Light 
................ 108 
Wear  Indicators 
............... 151 
Brake  System  Warning  Light 
...... 108 
Braking 
....................... 148 
Braking  in  Emergencies 
.......... 153 
Braking  Technique .............. 148 
“Break-In,”  New  Vehicle 
..... .60,  178 
Bucket  Seats,  Removable  Rear 
...... 17 
Buckling  Up  (see Safety Belts) 
Bulb  Replacement 
Headlight 
................... 243 
Taillight 
.................... 244 
Bulbs,  Replacement 
............. 273 
Capacities 
& Specifications ...... 269 
Carbon  Monoxide  in 
Cassette  Tape  Player  Exhaust 
.... .60, 71, 72, 
111,  175,  181 
(see 
Audio Systems) 
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312 
Center  Passenger  Position  (see Safety 
Chains.  Safety ................. 180 
Chains.  Tire 
.............. .2l2.  253 
Changing  a  Flat  Tire 
............ 204 
Checking  Brake  Fluid 
.................. 240 
Engine  Coolant 
............... 236 
Engine  Oil 
.................. 225 
Power  Steering  Fluid 
.......... 238 
Things  Under  the  Hood 
........ 220 
Transaxle  Fluid 
.............. 232 
Child  Restraints 
................. 35 
How to  Install ................. 35 
Where  to  Put 
................. 36 
Children  and  Safety  Belts 
..... .34, 40 
Cigarette  Lighter ................ 94 
Circuit  BreakerIRelay  Panel 
....... 267 
Circuit  Breakers 
& Fuses ......... 264 
City  Driving 
................... 165 
Cleaner.  Air 
.............. .230.  271 
Cleaning  Aluminum  Wheels 
............ 260 
Cassette  Tape  Player 
........... 135 
Belts) 
Safety  Belt  Systems ............ 42 
Chemical  Paint  Spotting 
.......... 262  Compact  Discs 
............... 136 
Finish  Care 
.................. 259 
Foreign  Material 
.............. 261 
Glass 
...................... 258 
Inside  of  Your  Vehicle 
......... 255 
Leather  or Vinyl 
.............. 257 
Outside  of the  Windshield 
and  Wiper  Blades 
........... 259 
Outside 
of Your  Vehicle ....... -259 
Safety  Belts 
.................. 258 
Special  Problems 
............. 257 
Stains.  Removing 
............. 257 
Top  of  the  Instrument  Panel 
..... 258 
Underbody  Maintenance 
........ 261 
Vinyl  or Leather 
.............. 257 
Warnings 
................... 254 
Weatherstrips 
................ 260 
White  Sidewall  Tires 
.......... 260 
Windshield 
.................. 259 
Climate  Control  System 
...... .114,  117 
Clock,  Setting  the 
............... 122 
Cluster,  Instrument  Panel 
......... 102 
Comfort  Controls 
............... 113 
Air  Conditioner 
............... 114 
Heater 
...................... 115 
Fabric .................. .255.  256  Rear 
........................ 116 
Ventilation 
................... 120 
Compact  Disc  Player  (seeAudio Systems) 
Compact  Overhead  Console ....... 99 
Compact  Spare  Tire 
............. 212 
Compass  Display 
................ 87 
Console,  Overhead 
.............. 85 
Control  of a Vehicle 
............ -147 
Convenience  Net 
................ 96 
Convex  Outside  Mirror 
........... 92 
Coolant 
...................... 235 
Checking 
& Adding ........... 236 
Proper  Mixture  to  Use 
......... 198 
Safety  Warnings  About 
.. .199.  200,  236 
Temperature  Gage 
............. 108 
Cruise  Control 
.................. 75 
Cup  HoldedAshtray,  Front ......... 94 
Curves.  Driving  on 
.............. 154 
Customer  Assistance  Information 
. . 297 
Dead  Battery:  What 
to Do ....... 187 
Defensive  Driving 
.............. 144 
Defogger.  Rear  Window 
.......... 119 
Defogging  and  Defrosting 
......... 118 
Delco  LOC 
II@ ................. 132 
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Replacing  Safety  Belts ............ 42 
Replacing  Tires 
................ 249 
Replacing  Windshield  Wipers 
..... 245 
Replacing  Wheels 
.............. 252 
Restraint,  Head 
................. 16 
Restraints.  Child ................ 35 
Roadside  Assistance 
............. 303 
RoadSigns 
.................... 140 
Color 
...................... 140 
Shape 
...................... 141 
Symbols 
.................... 142 
Traffic  Lights 
................ 142 
Your  Own  Signals 
............. 143 
Roads.  Hill  and  Mountain 
........ 170 
Rocking  Your  Vehicle ............ 213 
Rotation.  Tire 
.................. 249 
safety  Belts 
.................... 21 
Adults 
....................... 25 
Center  Passenger  Position 
....... 33 
Checking 
.................... 42 
Children 
................. .34,  40 
Child  Restraints 
............... 35 
Cleaning .................... 258 
Driver  Position 
............... 25  Extender 
..................... 42 
How  to  Wear 
................. 25 
Passenger  Belts 
................ 30 
Questions 
& Answers . .24,  27.  41.  43 
Lap-Shoulder  Belt 
............. 26 
Pregnancy,  Use  During 
.......... 29 
Rear  Safety  Belts 
.............. 30 
Reminder  Light 
............... 25 
Right  Front.  Adult  Passenger 
..... 30 
Replacement 
.................. 42 
Smaller  Children  and  Babies 
.... -34 
Top  Strap 
.................... 36 
Torn 
........................ 43 
Twisted ..................... -29 
Why  You  Should  Wear  Safety  Belts  21 
Safety  Belt  Extender 
............. 42 
Scheduled  Maintenance  Services ... 278 
Seat  Adjustment 
................. 14 
Seat  Belts  (see 
Safety Belts) 
Seat  Controls ................... 14 
Head  Restraint 
................ 16 
Manual  Front  Seat 
............. 14 
Manual  Reclining  Seatback 
...... 15 
Manual  Seat.  Four-Way .......... 14 
Power  Seat.  Six-Way 
............ 15 
Safety  Defects.  Reporting ......... 302  RearSea 
ts .................... 17 
Adjusting 
................... 19 
Removing 
.................. 18 
Replacing 
................. -20 
Third 
Row Entry ............. 17 
Reclining  Seatback 
............. 15 
“Service  Engine  Soon”  Light ...... 110 
Service  Information 
............. 216 
Service  Manuals  Order  Form 
..... 309 
Service 
Parts Identification 
Label 
...................... 263 
Service  Publications 
............. 304 
Service  Publications  Order 
Form ....................... 307 
Service  Station  Information 
....... 320 
Setting 
the Clock ............... 122 
Setting  the  Trip  Odometer 
........ 104 
Shifting  Into 
P (Park) ............. 69 
Shifting  the  Transaxle 
........... -65 
Six-Way  Power  Seat 
.............. 15 
Signaling  Turns ........ .74, 143,  182 
Signs,  Road 
................... 140 
Skidding 
...................... 158 
Sliding  Door ................... 53 
Snowstorm,  If  You’re 
Caught  in  a 
.................. 175 
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