
Index 
268 
Recommended Fluids and 
Lubricants 
....................................... 244 
Reminder  Light 
.................................. 75 
Remote  Lock Control 
......................... 48 
Removing  Rear Bucket  Seats 
............. 16 
Replacement Fuses 
........................... 220 
Replacement  Parts 
........................... 226 
Replacing Brake System  Parts ......... 203 
Replacing  Bulbs 
........................ 228,  229 
Replacing  Safety Belts 
........................ 41 
Replacing  Tires 
................................. 209 
Replacing  Windshield Wipers 
.......... 205 
Restraint, Head 
.................................. 14 
Restraints,  Child ................................. 35 
Roadside Assistance ......................... 253 
Replacement 
Bulbs 
.................. 228. 229 
Replacing  Rear  Bucket Seats 
............. 18 
Replacing  Wheels ............................. 2 11 
Roads, Hill and Mountain ............... 147 
Rocking  Your  Vehicle 
...................... 179 
Rotation,  Tire 
................................... 208 
S afety  Belts ....................................... 18 
Adults ............................................... 22 
Center  Passenger Position 
.............. 31 
Checking .......................................... 41 
Children 
...................................... 34, 39 
Child  Restraints ............................... 35 
Cleaning 
......................................... 2  14 
Driver Position 
................................ 22  Extender 
........................................... 41 
How to 
Wear .................................... 22 
Lap-Shoulder  Belt 
........................... 23 
Passenger  Belts 
................................ 30 
Pregnancy.  Use During 
................... 30 
Questions & Answers ... 21.24.  40. 42 
Rear  Safety  Belts 
............................. 30 
Reminder  Light 
................................ 22 
Replacement 
.................................... 41 
Right  Front.  Adult  Passenger 
.......... 30 
Smaller Children  and Babies 
........... 34 
Top  Strap 
......................................... 36 
Torn 
.................................................. 42 
Twisted 
............................................. 26 
Why 
You Should  Wear 
Safety  Belts 
................................... 18 
Safety  Belt Extender .......................... 41 
Safety  Belt Reminder Light 
................. 22 
Safety Defects, Reporting 
................ 252 
Scheduled Maintenance  Services 
.... 233 
Seat  Adjustment 
........................... 12, 17 
Seat  Belts  (see 
Safety  Belts) 
Seat Controls ...................................... 12 
Head  Restraint ................................. 14 
Manual  Front  Seat 
........................... 12 
Manual Reclining  Seatback ............. 13 
Manual Seat, Four-Way .................. 12 
Power  Seat, Six-Way 
....................... 13 
Rear Seats ........................................ 15 
Adjusting ....................................... 17  Removing 
...................................... 15 
Replacing ....................................... 18 
Third Row Entry ........................... 15 
Reclining 
Seatback .......................... 13 
“Service Engine Soon” Light ........... 106 
Service Information ......................... 182 
Service  Parts Identification Label 
... 218 
Service  Publications 
......................... 254 
Service  Station  Information 
............ 272 
Servicing Your  Air Bag-Equipped 
Oldsmobile 
........................................ 29 
Setting  the Clock 
.............................. 117 
Setting  the Trip  Odometer 
................. 99 
Shifting  Into 
P (Park) ........................ 66 
Shifting  the Automatic  Transaxle 
..... 62 
Signaling  Turns 
.......................... 71, 155 
Six-Way Power  Seat ........................... 13 
Skidding ............................................ 141 
Sliding  Door 
....................................... 51 
Sliding Door Ajar Warning  Light ..... 107 
Snowstorm, If You’re  Caught  in a ... 149 
Sound  Equipment,  Adding 
.............. 117 
Sound  Systems (see 
Audio Systems) 
Spare Tire, Compact ........................ 178 
Specifications 
& Capacities ............. 224 
Speed Control  (see 
Cruise Control) 
Speedometer & Odometer ................. 99 
Stains,  Removing 
............................. 213 
Starting  Your Engine 
......................... 58 
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Jump Starting) 
In  Emergencies .............................. 139 
Off-Road  Recovery ........................ 140 
Power 
............................................. 138 
Tips ................................................ 138 
Steering  Wheel.  Tilt ............................ 69 
Steering  Wheel Touch Controls 
...... 127 
Stereo Sound  Systems 
(see 
Audio  Systems ) 
Storing  Your  Vehicle ........................ 203 
Compact  Overhead  Console 
........... 95 
Compartment 
................................... 83 
Cup  Holder ...................................... 89 
Locking  Bin ..................................... 90 
Luggage  Carrier 
............................... 92 
Overhead  Console 
........................... 79 
Rear  Compartment 
.......................... 91 
Sunglasses 
........................................ 83 
Stuck.  If  You Are ........................... 179 
Sunroof 
............................................... 95 
Sun  Visors 
.......................................... 87 
Supplemental Restraint 
System 
(SRS) ................................... 26 
Storage 
Convenience  Net 
............................. 91 
Garage Door Opener 
....................... 80 
Glove  Boxes 
..................................... 88 
T achometer ....................................... 99 
Taillights 
........................................... 204 
Tape  Player  (see 
Audio Systems) 
Technical  Facts & Specifications 
Bulbs 
...................................... 228. 229 
Capacities 
& Specifications .......... 224 
Circuit  Brealters/Relays 
................. 222 
Add-on 
......................... 60.  117. 219 
Engine 
............................................ 226 
Fluids 
& Lubricants ...................... 227 
Fuses 
.............................. 219.  220.  221 
Replacement  Parts 
......................... 226 
Service  Parts Identification 
Label 
............................................ 218 
Vehicle  Identification Number 
(VIN) 
........................................... 218 
Temperature  Display 
.......................... 81 
Temperature Warning ...................... 103 
Theft 
.................................................... 50 
Thermostat ....................................... 199 
Tilt  Steering  Wheel 
............................. 69 
Time.  Setting  the 
.............................. 117 
Tire  Loading 
..................................... 206 
Tires 
.................................................. 207 
“Blow  Out” 
.................................... 172 
Buying  New 
................................... 209 
Chains 
.................................... 178. 212 
Electrical 
Equipment. 
Flat.  Changing 
............................... 172  Inflation 
................... 85. 172. 178. 
208 
Loading 
.......................................... 206 
Pressure 
......................................... 208 
Quality Grading 
............................. 210 
Spare.  Compact 
............................. 178 
Wear  Indicators 
............................. 209 
Wheel  Alignment 
& Tire 
Balance 
........................................ 211 
Wheel  Replacement 
....................... 211 
Torque  Lock 
....................................... 67 
Towing  a  Trailer 
............................... 151 
Inspection & Rotation ................... 208 
Wheel  Nut Torque 
................. 177, 225 
Top  Strap 
............................................ 36 
Towing  Your  Vehicle 
....................... 162 
Traction Control  System 
................... 137 
Traction Control  System 
Warning  Light 
................................ 105 
Trailer  Towing 
.................................. 151 
Brakes ............................................ 154 
Maintenance .................................. 156 
Parking  on 
Hills .............................. 156 
Safety  Chains 
................................. 154 
(see 
Automatic  Transaxle) 
(see Automatic  Transaxle) 
Transaxle, Automatic 
Transmission, Automatic 
Trip  Odometer 
.................................... 99 
Turn  Signal  Indicator ......................... 71 
Turn  Signal/Multifunction  Lever 
...... 70 269 
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Cruise Control ................................. 72 
Headlight  High-Low  Beam 
Changer 
......................................... 75 
Turn  and  Lane Change  Indicator.. 
.... 71 
Turn  Signal  Indicator 
......................... 71 
Underhood  Light 
........................... 190 
Unleaded  Gasoline 
........................... 183 
Upholstery  Care 
....................... 213, 214 
Urban  Driving 
.................................. 145 
Vehicle  Identification  Number 
(VIN) 
............................................. 218 
Vehicle  Storage 
................................ 203 
Ventilation.. 
...................................... 116 
VIN 
................................................... 218 
Visor  Vanity  Mirror 
............................ 88 
Voltmeter .......................................... 103 
Vehicle  Loading 
......................... 92, 
206  Warning 
Flashers, Hazard 
............. 158 
Warning  Lights  Anti-Lock  Bralte  System 
............... 104 
Bralte 
.............................................. 103 
Liftgate  Ajar 
............................. 57,  107 
Low  Fuel 
........................................ 101 
Service  Engine  Soon 
...................... 106 
Sliding  Door  Ajar 
.................... 53, 107 
Warning,  Used  Oil 
............................ 194 
Washer,  Windshield 
........................... 78 
Weatherstrips 
................................... 216 
Weight  Gross  Axle  Weight  Rating 
Gross  Vehicle  Weight  Rating 
(GAWR) 
...................................... 206 
(GVWR) 
...................................... 206 
Wheel  Alignment  and Tire 
Balance.. 
......................................... 2 11 
Wheel  Nuts ....................................... 174 Wheel 
Nut Torque 
................... 177, 225 
Wheel  Replacement 
.......................... 211 
Windows 
............................................. 69 
Windows,  Power 
........................ 70, 223 
Windshield  Washer 
............................ 78 
Fluid ....................................... 200,  227 
Windshield  Wipers 
..................... 77, 223 
Blade  Replacement 
........................ 205 
Cleaning  the Outside 
of the 
Windshield  and Wiper  Blades 
....... 215 
Pulse  Delay 
...................................... 77 
Re .................................................... 79 
Winter  Driving 
................................. 148 
If  You’re  Caught  in a  Blizzard 
...... 149 
If  Your  Vehicle  is  Stuck in 
Deep  Snow 
.......................... 149, 179 
Snow  or  Ice,  Driving  On 
............... 148 
Wipermasher,  Rear  Window 
............ 79 
Wrecker  Towing 
............................... 162 
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Service  Station  Information 
The Delco Freedom@  battery needs 
no  water. 
See  Page  203 
Windshield  Washer  Fluid 
See  Page 200 
Transaxle  Fluid 
See  Page  195 
Cold  Tire  Pressure 
See Certification/Tire  label on 
rear  edge  of driver’s  door. 
See  Page 208 
Fuel 
Capacity: 20 U.S. Gal. (76 L) 
Use unleaded  gas only, 
87 octane  or higher. 
See  Page  183 
Hood  Release 
See  Page 186 
Cooling System 
Check  and add coolant only at  the 
coolant  recovery  tank.  The  fluid should 
be  at 
or slightly  above the FULL HOT 
mark  when  the  engine is warm. 
See  Page 197 
Engine  Oil 
See  Page  190 
Spare  Tire  Pressure 
Compact Spare: 60 psi (420 1tPa) 
See  Page 178 
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