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Features & Controls
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Coin Holder (OPTION)
Use your coin holder to store nickels,
dimes and quarters. It lifts out for
loading coins or cleaning.
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Rear Seat Console (OPTION)
To use the rear seat storage
compartment and cup holders, pull the
strap on the back of the console
forward.
Trunk Access Panel
If you have split rear seats, you may
have a trunk access panel for storing
long objects like skis.
Pull your rear
armrest down using the strap. Then pull
the latch on the trunk access panel
towards you to open the panel.
To close the access panel lift the latch.
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The Instrument Panel-
Your Information System
Your instrument panel is designed to let
you lmow at a glance how your vehicle
is running. You’ll how 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. Light Controls
2. Tilt Steering Wheel Lever
4. Instrument Cluster
5. Hazard Warning Flashers Switch
6. Ignition Switch
7. Gearshift Lever
8. Audio System
9. Glove Box/Fuse Panel
IO. Vents
1 1. Vents
12. Climate Control/Rear Window
Defogger
13. Ashtray and Lighter
14. Vents
15. Audio System Steering Wheel
16. Remote Trunk Release (Option)
17. Parking Brake
18. Climate Control Steering Wheel
19. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
20. Hood Release (on floor by driver’s
Touch Controls
Touch Controls
door)
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' Your Driving and the Road
and transaxle, and you can climb the
hill better.
Stay in your own lane when driving
on two-lane roads in hills or
mountains. Don't swing wide or cut
across the center
of the road. Drive at
speeds that let you stay in your
own
lane.
As you go over the top of a hill, be
alert. There could be something in
your lane, like a stalled car or an
accident.
You may see highway signs on
mountains that warn of special
problems. Examples are long grades,
passing
or no-passing zones, a falling
rocks area, or winding roads. Be alert
to these and take appropriate action.
I Winter Driving
Here are some tips for winter driving:
Have your Oldsmobile in good shape
for winter. Be sure your engine
coolant mix- is correct.
You may want to put winter
emergency supplies in your trunk.
Include an ice scraper, a small brush or
broom, a supply
of windshield washer
fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing,
a small shovel, a flashlight, a red cloth,
and a couple
of reflective warning
triangles. And,
if you will be driving
under severe conditions, include a
small
bag of sand, a piece of old carpet or a
couple
of burlap bags to help provide
traction. Be sure
you properly secure
these items in your vehicle.
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Problems on the Road
Changing a Flat Tire
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and
wheel damage by driving slowly to a
level place. Turn on your hazard
warning flashers. The
following steps will tell-you how to
use the jack and change a tire.
The equipment you’ll need is in the
trunk.
1. Pull the carpeting from the floor of
the trunk.
2. Turn the center retainer bolt on the
compact spare tire housing
countercloclmise to remove it, then
lift the tire cover.
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14. Lower the vehicle by rotating the
jack handle counterclockwise.
Lower the jack completely. 15. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a
cr&cross sequence as shown. Don’t
try to put the wheel cover on your
compact spare tire. It won’t fit. Store the wheel cover in the trunk
until you have the flat tire repaired
or replaced.
NOTICE:
Wheel covers won’t fit on your
compact spare. If you try to put a
wheel cover on your compact spare,
you could damage the cover or the
spare.
16. Store the flat tire as far forward in
the trunk as possible. Store the jack
and the wheel wrench in their
compartment in the trunk.
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.Headlfght Replacement
(4-DOOR MODES)
See thelndm under Replacement
Bulbs
to check thetype of bulb to use.
To Replace a Bulb:
1. Turn the-Lshaped bulb assembly
counterclockwise
M turn until the
flanges-align with the slots
in the
retainer ring,
You may need to twist
it back and
forth slightly to loosen it.
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2. Pull out the bulb assembly.
3. Disconnect the bulb wiring harness
from the socket bulb assembly by
.lifting the plastic locking tab.
4. Snap. a new bulb assembly into the
wiring harness.
-5. Replace the bulb .assembly by
reversing step one.
Taill[ght Bulb Replacement
(2-DOOR MODES)
For the type of bulb, see the Index
under Replacement Bulbs.
1. Remove the two large plastic Screws
and pull the carpet away from the
rear corner of the trunk.
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2. Press the bulb housing release lever
and turn the housing
M turn
countercloclnvise to remove it.
3. To remove the bulb, pull it from the
4. Push in a new bulb.
5. Reverse all steps to reassemble the
taillight housing.
assembly.
Taillighf Bulb Replacement
(4-DOOR MODELS)
For
the type of bulb, see the Index
under Replacement Bulbs.
1. Remove the two large plastic screws
and pull the carpet away
from the
rear corner of the trunk.
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Inflation - Tire Pressure
The Tire-Loading Information label
which is on the inside of the trunk lid
shows the correct inflation pressures for
your tires, when they’re. cold.
Cold
means your vehicle has been sitting for
at least three hours or driven no more
than a mile.
NOTICE:
Don’t let anyone tell you that
underinflation
or overinflation is all
right. It’s not. If your tires don’t
have enough air (underinflation)
you can get:
Too much flexing
Too much heat
Tire overloading
Bad wear
Bad handling
Bad fuel economy.
If your tires have too much air
(overinflation), you can get:
Unusual wear
Bad handling
Rough ride
Needless damage from road
hazards.
When to Check
Check your tires once a month or more.
Don’t forget your compact spare tire. It
should be at
60 psi (420 1tPa).
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