
Features & Controls 
Power Door Locks 
You can lock  or unlock  all  doors of your 
vehicle  from  the driver  or passenger 
door  lock  switch. 
On  4-dOOr  models,  the switch  on each 
rear door  works  only  that door’s  lock.  It 
won’t  lock  (or  unlock) all of the 
doors-that’s  a  safety  feature. 
Leaving Your Vehicle 
If you  are leaving  the vehicle,  open  your 
door  and set the  locks  from  inside,  then 
get  out  and  close  the door. 
Automatic Door Locks 
Just  close  your  doors and turn  on  the 
ignition.  All  of the doors  will  lock  when 
you  move  your  shift  lever  out 
of P 
(Park) or N (Neutral).  Each  time  you 
close  your  doors and turn  on  the 
ignition,  the doors  will  lock 
automatically.  If someone  needs  to get 
out  while  the vehicle  is  running, have 
that  person  use  the manual  or power 
lock.  When  the door  is  closed  again,  it 
will  lock  automatically  as long  as the 
shift  lever  is  out of 
P (Park)  or N 
(Neutral).  All doors  will  automatically 
unlock  when  the ignition  is turned  off. 
If  you  don’t  want  the  doors to 
automatically  unlock  when  you  turn  the 
ignition  off,  you  can remove  the Lock 
Control  fuse in  the  Component  Center. 
See  the 
Index under Fuses G Circuit 
Breakers . 
Remote Lock Conlrol (OPTION) 
If your  Oldsmobile  has this option, you 
can  lock  and unlock  your  doors  or 
unlock  your  trunk from up to 
30 feet 
(9 m)  away  using  the key  chain 
transmitter  supplied  with  your  vehicle. 
Your  Remote  Lock  Control  operates  on 
a  radio  frequency  subject  to Federal 
Communications  Commission  (FCC) 
Rules. 
This  device  complies  with  Part 
15 of the 
FCC  Rules.  Operation  is  subject  to.  the 
following  two conditions: 
(1) Thi.s 
device  may  not  cause  harmful 
interference,  and 
(2) This  device  must 
accept  any  interference  received,  including  interference  that may  cause 
undesired  operation.  

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I Ijyzition  Switch 
NOTICE: 
If your  ltey seems  stuck in Lock 
and you  can’t  turn  it,  be sure  it is 
all  the  way  in. 
If it is,  then  turn  the 
steering  wheel  left  and right  while 
you  turn  the  key hard.  But turn  the 
ltey 
only with  your  hand.  Using  a 
tool  to force  it could break  the ltey 
or  the  ignition switch.  If none  of 
this  worlcs,  then your  vehicle  needs 
service. 
7ith  the ignition  key  in  the ignition 
vitch,  you can  turn  the  switch to five 
ositions: 
ccessory: An ‘‘on” position  in which 
3u can  operate  your radio and  windshield  wipers. 
Press in the ignition 
switch as  you turn  the  top 
of it toward 
you. 
Lock: The  only  position in  which  you 
can  remove  the ltey.  This  locks  your 
steering wheel, ignition and transaxle. 
Off Unloclts  the steering wheel, 
ignition,  and transaxle,  but does  not 
send  electrical  power  to any  accessories. 
Use  this position 
if your  vehicle  must be 
pushed  or towed,  but never  try to push- 
start  your  vehicle. 
Run: An “on”  position  to which  the 
switch  returns  after you start  your 
engine  and release  the switch. The 
switch  stays in the 
Run position  when 
the  engine  is  running. But  even  when 
the  engine  is  not running,  you can use 
Run to operate  your  electrical  power 
accessories, and  to display  some  instru- 
ment  panel  warning lights. 
Start: Starts  the  engine. When the 
engine  starts, release  the ltey.  The 
ignition  switch  will  return  to 
Run for 
normal  driving. 
Note  that even  if the  engine 
is not 
running,  the positions 
Accessory and 
Run are “on” positions  that allow  you  to 
operate  your  electrical  accessories, 
such  as  the  radio. 
Starting Your Engine 
Engines  start differently.  The  8th digit 
of your  Vehicle  Identification  Number 
(VIN)  shows  the code  letter or number 
for  your  engine. You  will  find the VIN 
at  the  top  left of your  instrument panel. 
(See 
Vehicle Identification Number in 
the 
Index.) Follow  the proper steps  to 
start  the  engine. 
Move  your  shift  lever  to 
P (Park) or N 
(Neutral).  Your  engine  won’t  start  in 
any other position 
- that’s a  safety 
feature.  To restart  when  you’re  already 
moving,  use 
N (Neutral)  only. 
NOTICE: 
Don’t try to shift  to P (Park)  if your 
Oldsmobile  is  moving. 
If you  do, 
you  could  damage  the transaxle. 
Shift  to 
P (Park)  only when  your 
vehicle  is  stopped. 
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NOTICE: 
Before  you add any sound 
equipment 
to your  vehicle - like  a 
tape  player,  CB  radio, mobile 
telephone or  two-way radio 
- be 
sure  you can add what 
you want.  If 
you  can,  it's  very important  to do it 
properly.  Added  sound equipment 
may  interfere  with the operation  of 
your  vehicle's  engine,  Delco@  radio  or  other  systems,  and even  damage 
them.  And,  your  vehicle's  systems 
may  interfere  with the operation  of 
sound  equipment  that has been 
added  improperly. 
So, before 
adding  sound equipment,  check 
with  your  dealer  and be sure  to 
check  Federal  rules covering  mobile 
radio  and telephone  units. 
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Setting the Clock 
No matter which audio system you have 
in  your  vehicle,  setting the clock 
is easy. 
For Radios  with SCAN and  One 
SEEK Button: 
1. With  the radio off and  the  ignition 
on,  press 
SET. The SET indicator 
will  appear  on  the  digital screen  for 
five  seconds. 
2. During  those five seconds,  you can 
set  the  clock  to  the  correct  hour  and 
minute  by depressing  the 
SEEK and 
SCAN buttons. For  some  radios 
SEEK will set the  hour,  for others  it 
sets  the minute.  For  some  radios, 
SCAN will set  the  hour,  for others  it 
sets  the  minute. 
For Radios  with SCAN and 
and 
SEEKY: 
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SEEKA 
1. With  the radio  off and  the  ignition 
on,  press 
SET. The SET indicator 
will  appear  on the  digital  screen  for 
five  seconds. 
2. Press  and hold SCAN until  the 
correct  hour appears  on  the display. 
3. Press SET again. 
4. Press and hold SEEK A or SEEKv 
until  the correct  minute  appears  on 
the  display. 
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The digital  display  indicates information 
on  time  or  radio station  frequency,  the 
AM or FM  radio band, whether  the 
station is in stereo,  and other radio 
€unctions. 
VOLUME: Turn  the upper knob  to 
turn  the radio  on or 
off, or to  adjust 
volume.  Press it to change  the display 
between  the clock  and the radio station 
frequency  when the radio  is  on. 
The  control  ring  behind  the 
VOLUME 
knob adjusts  the  left/right speaker 
Jalance. 
TUNE: This  lmob  has two functions. 
Turn  it  to the.left  or right  to  tune  in 
radio stations  (the radio station 
frequency  will  be  .displayed  on  the 
digital  screen).  Press this hob  to 
change between  the 
AM and FM bands. 
The control  ring behind  the 
TUNE 
knob adjusts  the front/rear  speaker 
balance. 
TREB  (Treble): Slide  this lever  up to 
increase treble,  or  down to decrease  it. 
BASS: Slide this lever  up to increase 
bass, or  down to decrease  it. 
SCAN: Press to listen  for a few seconds 
to  the  next station  on  the  AM or 
FM 
band;  the scan  will continue  every  few 
seconds until  you  press 
SCAN again to 
stop  on a particular station.  You can 
also press  the upper  hob (VOLUME ) 
to  stop  the  scan. 
SEEK: Each  time  you  press SEEK, you 
will  tune  in  the  next station  higher on 
the  radio band. 
To Preset Radio  Stations: 
Using  the  four  pushbuttons  numbered 
1-4, you can set  up  to 14 radio stations 
(seven  AM and seven  FM) 
. 
1. Use the lower  knob (TUNE) to  tune 
in  the  station  you want. 
2. Press SET. The SET indicator  will 
appear  on  the digital screen  for  five 
seconds. 
3. While  the SET indicator  is  displayed, 
press  one of the  four pushbuttons. 
4. Repeat  steps 1-3 for each  of four AM 
and  four  FM stations. 
Up  to  three  additional stations  on each 
band  may be preset  by “pairing” 
pushbuttons:  

1. Tune in the  desired  station. 
2. Press SET, and within  five seconds 
press any two adjacent  pushbuttons 
at  the  same time. 
3. The  station  can be tuned  in  when the 
same two  pushbuttons  are pressed  at 
the  same time. f 
VOLUME 
TUNE 
TREB 
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AMIFM Stereo Radio with 
Cassette  Player 
The  digital  display  indicates information 
on  time  or radio  station  frequency,  the 
AM  or FM  radio band, whether  the 
station  is in stereo,  and  other  radio 
functions. 
VOLUME: Turn  the  upper knob  to 
turn  the  radio on or 
off, or to  change 
volume.  Press it to change  the display 
between  the clock  and the radio  station 
frequency  when the radio is  on. 
The  control ring behind  the 
VOLUME 
knob adjusts the lefthight  speaker 
balance. 
TUNE: This knob has two functions. 
Turn  it to  the  left or right  to  tune  in 
radio  stations  (the  radio station 
frequency  .will  be  displayed  on  the 
digital  screen).  Press this knob  to 
change between  the AM  and FM bands. 
The control  ring behind  the 
TUNE 
knob adjusts  the  fronthear  speaker 
balance. 
TREB (Treble): Slide  this lever up to 
increase treble, or down  to decrease  it. 
BASS: Slide this lever  up to increase 
bass, or down  to decrease  it. 
SCAN: Press to listen for a few  seconds 
:to  the  next station  on  the  AM or FM 
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band; the scan  will continue  every  few 
seconds until  you press 
SCAN again  to 
stop  on a particular station.  You can 
also  press  the upper knob 
(VOLUME ) 
to stop  the scan. 
SEEK Each  time you  press SEEK, you 
will  tune  in the  next station  higher on 
the  radio  band. 
To  Preset  Radio  Stations: 
Using  the four  pushbuttons  below the 
digital  display,  you  can set up to 
14 
radio stations  (seven AM and seven 
FM). 
1. Use the lower  hob (TUNE) to  tune 
in  the  station  you want. 
2. Press SET. The SET indicator  will 
appear  on  the digital screen  for  five 
seconds. 
3. While  the SET indicator is  displayed, 
press  one of the  four  pushbuttons. 
4. Repeat  steps 1-3 for each  of four AM 
and four FM stations. 
Up  to  three  additional  stations on each 
band  may  be  preset by “pairing” 
pushbuttons: 
1. Tune in  the desired  station. 
2. Press SET, and within  five seconds 
press  any  two adjacent pushbuttons 
at the same  time. 
3. The station can  be tuned in when  the 
same  two pushbuttons are  pressed at 
the  same  time. 
To  Play  a  Cassette  Tape: 
With the power on, insert a  tape  into 
the  cassette door.  Using tapes that are 
longer  than 
90 minutes (45 minutes  on 
each side)  is not  recommended. 
When  the right  indicator arrow  is lit, 
selections  listed on  the  bottom side  of 
the  cassette  are playing.  When  the left 
arrow  is lit, selections  listed on the  top 
side  of the  cassette are  playing. 
To 
change sides of the  tape,  press the 
upper control  hob 
(VOLUME) while 
the  cassette is  playing. The tape  player 
automatically  begins  playing  the other 
side when  it reaches  the end  of the  tape. 
Fast  Forward: Press  the  button  with 
the  arrow pointing in  the same  direction 
that  the  tape is playing. 
To stop fast 
forward,  press the 
STOP-EJECT 
button. 
Reverse: Press  the  button  with the 
arrow  pointing in  the opposite direction 
that  the  tape  is  playing. 
To stop reverse, 
press  the 
STOP-EJECT button. 
STOP-EJECT: To stop playing  a tape, 
fully  press  this  button.  The cassette  will 
be  partially  ejected, and  the radio  will 
begin  playing.  

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9MlFM  Stereo with Cassette 
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and Music  Search 
The  digital  display  indicates information 
In  time  or radio  station frequency,  the 
4M  or FM  radio  band,  whether  the 
;tation is in stereo,  and other radio 
:unctions. 
POWER: Turns  the  unit on and  off 
when  the ignition 
is on. 
VOL (Volume): Press  the  top  of the 
;witch  to increase  the volume.  Press the 
Jottom  of the  switch  to decrease  the 
Jolume.  The volume  setting will  be 
%splayed.  To quickly  reduce the volume 
;o a low  level,  press  the center  of the 
VOL button. 
BASS: Adjusts  the bass  level. 
TREB  (Treble): Adjusts  the treble 
level. 
Press  the  top  of each switch  to increase 
the  level, 
or the bottom  to decrease  the 
level.  Press  the center  of each  switch  for 
preset  levels. 
Balance  Controls 
b 
Adjusts  the  lefthight  and fronthear 
speaker balance  to your  individual 
taste.  When  you  change  either 
adjustment,  the  bottom of the  digital 
screen  will  display  the point 
of balance 
you  have  selected. 
For the normal  setting preset 
at  the factory,  press the 
left  and right  or top and bottom  buttons 
at  the  same time. 
Radio  Controls 
The band  you select  will  be  displayed  on 
the  digital  screen.  The  frequency  of the 
station  will also  be  displayed,  and 
if the 
station  is in stereo,  the 
STEREO 
indicator. will  also  be  displayed. 
RCL (Recall): Press  to change  between 
the  clock  and the radio station 
frequency  display  on  the digital screen, 
when  the radio  is on. 
AM:.  Press  to select,  the AM  band. 
FM:-Press  to select  the FM  band. 
SEEK A : Press  to  tune  in the  next 
station  higher on  the  band. 
SEEKT: Press to  tune  in the  next 
station  lower on  the  band. 
SCAN: Press to listen for  a few  seconds 
to  the  next station  on  the  AM or FM 
band;  the  scan will continue  every few 
seconds until  you  press 
SCAN again to 
stop  on  a  particular  station. 
TUNE: Press this control  to  tune in 
stations  higher or lower  on  the  AM or 
FM  radio  band. 
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To  Preset Radio  Stations: 
You can preselect  up  to 10 radio 
stations  (five 
AM and five FM) and 
tune  to  any 
of them by pushing a  single 
button.  Here’s how. 
1. Tune to a desired  station with the 
lower  knob. 
2. Press SET. 
3. Within about  five seconds,  press one 
of  the  five  numbered pushbuttons. 
The station  you  selected  will  be 
automatically  tuned whenever  you 
press  this button  again. 
4. Repeat  for  up to four  more  stations 
on  the  same  band,  and up  to  five 
on 
the other band. 
To  Play  a  Cassette  Tape: 
Your  cassette tape  player is designed  to 
work best with tapes  that play  for 
30 to 
45 minutes  per side.  Tapes  that  run 
longer  than  that  are 
so thin they  may 
not  work  well  in this  player. 
With  the  unit  on,  press a cassette into 
the  slot  marked 
AUTO  REVERSE, 
tape  side first. Adjust  volume, balance, 
fade  and  tone  as  described  earlier. 
Here  .are your  other  tape player 
controls: 
PROG  (Program): Press  to switch 
from  one side  of the  tape  to  the other. 
The unit  switches  automatically  at  the 
end  of a side. 
CR02: Press  to adjust  the. unit for  high 
bias  chrome or  metal tapes.  For 
standard  bias tapes,  press  again  to 
return  to the  factory-preset  adjustment. 
REV (Reverse): Press to rewind  the 
tape  rapidly.  The tape  will stop  at the 
end,  or when  you press 
REV or PROG 
lightly.  The radio  will  play while the 
tape is  rewinding. 
FWD (Forward): Press to advance  the 
tape  rapidly.  The  tape will stop  at the 
end,  or when  you  press 
FWD or PROG 
lightly.  The  radio will  play  while  the 
tape  is  advancing. 
SEEK: Press  to advance  to  the next 
selection or  passage. The tape  will fast- 
forward  and  stop  either at  the first four-  second 
quiet spot or when 
you press 
SEEK again (or PROG) . 
REPT  (Repeat): Press to repeat a 
selection.  The tape will  rewind  to  the 
first four-second quiet spot or until  you 
press 
REPT (or PROG) again. 
EJCT: Press  to remove  the tape.