
NOTICE: 
Loading cargo that weighs  more 
than 
125 pounds (56 kg) on the 
luggage  carrier may damage your 
vehicle. When  you carry cargo 
on 
the luggage  carrier of a proper  size 
and  weight,  put it 
on the slats,  as 
far  forward  as 
you can.  Then  slide 
the  crossrail  up against  the rear  of 
the  load,  to help  keep  it from 
moving.  You can then  tie it down.  Don’t 
exceed  the maximum vehicle 
sapacity  when loading your Oldsmobile. 
For  more  information 
on vehicle 
capacity  and  loading,  see  the 
Index 
under Loading Your Vehicle. 
To prevent damage  or loss  of cargo  as 
you’re  driving, check now  and then  to 
make  sure  the  luggage carrier  and  cargo 
are  still securely  fastened. 
Your  luggage carrier  has release hobs 
set  in the  ends  of each  crossrail.  Turn 
the  release  hobs counterclockwise, 
then  slide the crossrails forward or 
back,  as needed,  to accommodate  loads 
of  varying  size. 
After  repositioning  the crossrails,  be 
sure  to  tighten  the release  hobs by 
turning  them  clockwise, locking the 
crossrails  in place. 
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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 
. 
Part 
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems 
Climate  Control System ........................................................................\
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Rear Climate  Control ........................................................................\
...................... 113 
Defogging  and Defrosting 
........................................................................\
............... 115 
Rear  Window  Defogger 
........................................................................\
................... 115 
AM/FM  Stereo Radio 
........................................................................\
..................... 119 
Setting  the 
Clock 
........................................................................\
............................. 117 
AM/FM  Stereo  with  Cassette  Player 
...................................................................... 120 
AM/FM  Stereo  with  Cassette  Player with Dolby@ 
................................................ 122 
AM/FM  Stereo  with  Compact Disc  Player ............................................................ 124 
Compact Disc Player Anti-Theft  Feature ............................................................... 126 
Steering Wheel Touch  Controls ........................................................................\
...... 127 
Understanding  Radio Reception ........................................................................\
..... 128 
Care  of Your  Compact Discs 
........................................................................\
.......... 129 
Integrated  Roof Antenna 
........................................................................\
................ 129 
Care 
of Your  Cassette  Tape  Player 
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4 Audio Systems 
The following pages describe  the audio 
systems available for your Oldsmobile, 
and  how  to get  the  best  performance 
from  them.  Please read  about the 
system in your vehicle. 
Hearing  damage from  loud  noise  is 
almost  undetectable  until  it  is too late. 
Your hearing  can  adapt  to higher 
volumes  of sound.  Sound  that  seems 
normal  can  be  loud and harmful  to your 
hearing. Take  precautions by adjusting 
the  volume  control on your  radio  to  a 
safe  sound  level before your hearing 
adapts 
to it. 
To help  avoid  hearing  loss or damage: 
1. Adjust  the volume  control to the 
lowest  setting. 
2. Increase  volume slowly until you 
hear  comfortably  and clearly. 
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 
For radios  with v SEEK A: 
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. 
2. Press and hold v SEEK until  the 
3. Press  and hold SEEK A until  the 
correct  minute  appears  on  the 
display. 
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Ittons: 
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. 
Press  and hold 
SEEK until  the 
correct  hour  appears 
on the display. 
Press  and hold 
SCAN until  the 
correct  minute  appears  on  the 
display.  For radios with 
4 SEEK b 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 
correct  hour  and  minute  during those 
five  seconds. 
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2. Press  and  hold SCAN until the 
correct  hour  appears 
on the display. 
3. Press  and  hold 4 SEEK or SEEK b 
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. 
Upper Knob  (VOL): This  knob  does 
Four things: 
Turn  it to  turn  the  system on  and  off 
(your  ignition  must  be on). 
Turn  it to  control  the volume. 
When  the radio  is on,  press  it to  recall 
the  station  frequency to  the digital 
display  screen. 
When the ignition  is  off, press it to 
BAL  (Balance): The  control  ring 
behind  the  upper  knob  adjusts  the 
lefthight  speaker  balance. 
Lower Knob (TUNE): This  knob  does 
two  things: 
Turn  it to  tune  in  radio  stations. 
Press  it to  change  between  the AM 
display the clock. 
and 
FM bands  (the digital  screen will 
momentarily  display 
AM or FM,  and 
indicate 
if the  station  is  in stereo). 
FADE: The  control  ring behind  the 
lower  hob adjusts  the  fronthear 
speaker  balance. 
V SEEK A : Press  to seek  and  stop  on 
the  next  station  higher or lower  on  the 
radio  band. 
You can  also use  the SEEK buttons  to 
scan  radio  stations  up or down  the 
AM 
or  FM  bands. 
To  scan  stations  up the  band,  press and 
hold 
SEEK A, then  press SEEK, 
then  release  both  buttons.  The  radio 
will 
go to  the  next  station  and  pause 
there  for  a  few seconds. 
It will  continue 
to  scan  until  you press  either 
SEEK 
button. 
To  scan  stations  down  the  band,  press 
and  hold 
TSEEK, then  press SEEKA, 
then  release  both  buttons.  The radio 
will 
go to  the  next  station  and  pause 
there  for  a  few seconds. 
It will  continue 
to  scan  until  you press  either 
SEEK 
button. 
TREBLE: Slide this lever  up to 
increase  treble,  or down  to  decrease  it. 
If a station is weak or noisy,  reduce  the 
treble. 
BASS: Slide  this lever  up to increase 
bass,  or down  to decrease  it. 
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To Preset Radio Stations: 
1. Tune in the  desired  station. 
2. Press SET. The word SET will 
appear  on  the digital  screen for  five 
seconds. 
3. While SET 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. 
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The  digital  display indicates information 
)n time  or  radio  station  frequency, the 
iM  or FM  radio  band,  whether  the 
‘tation  is  in stereo,  and  other  radio 
unctions. 
Jpper Knob (VOL): This knob  does 
ive  things: 
I Turn  it to  turn  the  system on  and  off 
(your ignition must  be on). 
b Turn  it to  control  the volume. 
When  the radio  is on,  press  it to  recall 
the  station  frequency  to  the  digital 
display  screen. 
When the ignition  is off, press it to 
display  the clock. 
When  a  tape  is  playing,  press it to 
hear  the  other  side 
of the  tape. 
BAL (Balance): The control ring 
behind  the upper knob  adjusts the 
left/right speaker balance. 
Lower Knob (TUNE): This  knob does 
two things: 
Turn  it  to tune  in radio  stations. 
Press it to  change between  the AM 
and  FM bands  (the digital  screen  will 
momentarily display 
AM or  FM,  and 
indicate  if the  station  is in  stereo). 
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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 
functions. 
PWR  (Power): Press to  turn  the  unit 
on  and  off when  the ignition 
is on. 
Upper  Knob (V0L):This  knob does 
two things: 
Turn  it  slightly  to  the left or right  to 
Press  it to  mute  the radio  or  tape 
control  the 
volume. 
player. Press again  to  listen. 
Balance: Turn  the control ring behind 
the  upper knob  slightly to  the left or 
right  to  adjust  the  lefthight  speaker 
balance. 
Lower  Knob (TUNE): This knob does 
two  things: 
Turn  it  slightly  to  the left or right  to 
tune  in radio  stations.  If you  hold  it to 
the  left or right,  it  will  tune rapidly. 
You can also  turn  it one  stop at a time 
to  fine-tune  a  specific frequency. 
Press it to  change between  the AM 
and  FM bands.  The band  you select 
will  appear  momentarily on  the digital 
display. 
Fade: Turn  the  control  ring behind the 
lower knob  slightly to  the left or right  to 
adjust  the  fronthear  speaker balance. 
4SEEKb: Press to seek  and  stop  on 
the  next  station  higher or lower  on  the 
radio  band. 
SCAN: When  you  press SCAN, the 
radio  will 
go to  the  next station  and 
pause  there  for a few  seconds. 
SCAN 
will  display  on  the digital screen.  Press 
SCAN again to stop  on a  station. 
RCL  (Recall): When  the ignition  is  off, 
press  to display  the clock.  When  the 
radio 
is on, press to change between  the 
clock  and radio  station  frequency 
displayed  on  the digital screen. 
BASS: Adjusts  the bass level up or 
down.  The bottom 
of the digital screen 
will  display  the level  you  have selected. 
For  a normal listening  level preset  at  the 
factory, press  the  center of the  switch. 
TREB (Treble): Adjusts  the treble  level 
up  or down.  The bottom  of the  digital 
screen  will  display  the level  you  have 
selected. For  a normal listening  level 
preset  at  the factory, press  the  center of 
the  switch. 
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SEEK: Press SEEK to  tune  in  and  stop 
on  the  next  station  on  the 
AM or  FM 
radio  band. 
SCAN: When  you press SCAN, the 
radio  will  go  to  the  next  station and 
pause  there  for a few  seconds. 
SCAN 
will  display  on  the digital screen.  Press 
SCAN again to  stop  on  a  station. 
RCL (Recall) : When  the ignition  is off, 
press to display  the clock. When  the 
radio  is on,  press  to change  between  the 
clock  and  the  radio  station  frequency 
displayed  on  the digital screen. 
The  five pushbuttons  in  the  lower right 
corner  can  be  used  to preset  up  to  ten 
radio  stations  (five AM and five FM 
stations).  These  buttons  have other 
uses  when  you are playing  a  compact 
disc  (see 
Compact Disc Controls later 
in  this  section). 
To Preset  Radio  Stations: 
1. Tune  the  digital display  to  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  five  pushbuttons. 
4. Repeat  steps 1-3 for each  of five  AM 
and  five FM stations. 
Compact  Disc Controls 
Many  of the  controls  for the  radio  also 
have  functions  for the  compact  disc 
player,  as  explained  here. 
To  Play  a  Compact  Disc: 
Don’t  use  mini-discs  that  are called 
singles.  They won’t  eject. Use  only  full- 
size  compact  discs. 
1. Press POWER to  turn  the  radio  on. 
2. Insert  a  disc  part-way into  the  slot, 
with  the  label side  up.  The  player  will 
pull  it  in.  In  a  few seconds,  the disc 
should  play. 
If  the  disc  comes  back out: 
The  disc  may  be upside  down. 
The  disc  may be  dirty,  scratched  or 
wet. 
There  may be  too  much  moisture  in 
the  air (wait  about  one  hour  and 
try 
again). 
The player  may  be  too  hot,  or the  road 
may  be too  rough  for the  disc  to play. 
If  the  word 
HOT appears  on  the 
display,  the player  is  too  hot.  Press 
RCL to remove HOT from  the 
display. As  soon  as  things  get back  to 
normal,  the  disc  should  play. 
While  a  disc is  playing,  the 
CD 
indicator is displayed  on  the digital 
screen,  as  is the  clock. 
RCL  (Recall): Press once  to see  which 
track  is  playing.  Press again within  five 
seconds  to  see how long  your  selection 
has  been  playing.  The  track  number 
also  will be displayed  when  the volume 
is  changed  or  a new  track  starts  to  play. 
PREV (Previous): Press to play  a  track 
again.  If you  hold  or keep pressing  the 
PREV button,  the disc will keep 
backing  up  to previous  tracks. 
NEXT: Press  when  you want  to  hear 
the  next  track  before the  track  you are 
listening  to  has finished.  If you  hold  or 
keep pressing  the 
NEXT button,  the 
disc  will keep advancing  to  other tracks. 
REV (Reverse): Press  and  hold to 
rapidly back  up to a favorite passage. 
Release  to resume  playing. 
FF (Fast  Forward): Press  and  hold to 
rapidly  advance  the  disc.  Release  to 
resume  playing. 
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