1995 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manuals

Horn
You can sound the horn by pressing the horn symbol on
your steering wheel.
Tilt Steering Wheel
A tilt steering wheel allows you to adjust the steering
wheel before
you drive.
You can also raise it
to the highest level to give your
legs more room when you exit and enter the vehicle.
To tilt the wheel, hold the steering wheel and pull the
lever.
Move the steering wheel
to a comfortable level, then
release the lever to lock the wheel in place.
Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
The lever on the left side of the steering column
includes your:
0 Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
0 Headlamp High-Low Beam Changer
Flash-to-Pass Feature
Cruise Control (Option)
The High-Low Beam feature
is discussed under
Headlamps. See “Headlamps” in the Index.
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Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
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The turn signal has two upward (for right) and two
downward (for left) positions. These positions allow
you
to signal a turn or a lane change.
To signal a turn, move the lever all the way
up or down.
When
the turn is finished, the lever will return
automatically.
A green arrow on the
instrument panel will
flash in the direction
of the turn or lane
change.
To signal
a lane change, just raise or lower the lever until
the green arrow starts to flash. Hold it there until
you
complete your lane change. The lever will return by itself
when you release it.
A warning chime signal will come on if you have left
your turn signal on for more than three-quarters mile
(1 km).
As you signal a turn or a lane change, if the arrows don I:
flash but just stay on, a signal bulb may be burned out
and other drivers won’t see your
turn signal.
If a bulb is burned out, replace it to help avoid an
accident.
If the green arrows don’t go on at all when you
signal a turn, check the fuse (see “Fuses and Circuit
Breakers’’ in the Index) and for burned-out bulbs.
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Lamp Controls
Parking Lamps
Rotate the switch up one position to turn on:
Parking Lamps
Side Marker Lamps
Tai 1 I amps
0 License Plate Lamps
Instrument Panel Lamps
Headlamps
Rotate the switch up two positions to turn on:
Headlamps
Parking Lamps
Side Marker Lamps
Taillamps
0 License Plate Lamps
Instrument Panel Lamps
Rotate the switch to
OFF to turn all of the lights off.
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Lamps On Reminder
If you open the driver’s door and turn off the ignition
while leaving the lamps on,
you will hear a warning
chime.
Flash-to-Pass (Except Canada)
Flash-to-pass lets you use your high beam headlamps to
signal a driver
in front of you that you want to pass.
To use it, pull the turn signal/multifunction lever toward
Headlamp High/Low Beam Changer you.
To change the headlamps from low beam to high or high If your headlamps are off your high beam headlamps
will turn
on. They’ll stay on as long as you hold the to low, pull the turn signal lever all the way toward you.
Then release it. When the high beams are on, a blue
light
on the instrument panel also will be on. lever there. Release
thelever to turn them
off.
If your headlamps are on, there will be no flash-to-pass
feature. Use the lever
to change between high and low
beams.
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Controlled-Cycle Windshield Wipers
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You control the windshield wipers by moving the stalk
with the wiper symbol on it up or down.
For a single wiper cycle, push
the stalk down to MIST, then
release
it. For more cycles, hold the stalk down longer.
For steady wiping at low speed, move the stalk up the
LOW position. For high speed wiping, move the stalk
up further, to
HIGH. To stop the wipers, move the stalk
to
OFF.
You can set the wiper speed for a long or short delay between
wipes. This can be very useful
in light rain or snow. Move
the stalk to
DELAY, then rotate the inner band
and choose the delay you want. Rotate the inner band up
for shorter delay times between wiper cycles. Rotate the
band down for a longer delay time between wiper
cycles.
Remember that damaged wiper blades may prevent you
from seeing well enough to drive safely.
To avoid
damage, be sure to clear ice and snow from the wiper
blades before using them. If they’re frozen to
the
windshield, carefully loosen or thaw them. If your
blades do become damaged, get new blades or blade
inserts.
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Heavy snow or ice can overload your wiper motor. A
circuit breaker will stop the motor until it cools. Clear
away snow or ice to prevent an overload.
Windshield Washer
To wash your windshield, pull the stalk toward you until
the washers begin. When you
release the stalk the washers will
stop, but the
wipers will either
stop or will resume the delay speed
you were using before.
Driving without washer fluid can be dangerous.
A bad
mud splash can block your vision.
You could hit another
vehicle or
go off the road. Check your washer fluid level
~ often.

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When using concentrated washer fluid,
follow the manufacturer’s instructions for
adding water.
Don’t
mix water with ready-to-use washer
fluid. Water can cause the solution to freeze
and damage your washer fluid tank and
other parts of the washer system. Also,
water doesn’t clean
as well as washer fluid.
Fill your washer fluid tank only
314 full
when it’s very cold. This allows for
expansion, which could damage the tank
if
it is completely full.
Don’t use radiator antifreeze in your
windshield washer.
It can damage your
washer system and paint.
Cruise Control (Option)
With cruise control, you can maintain a speed of about
25 mph (40 km/h) or more without keeping your foot on
the accelerator. This can really help on long trips. Cruise
control does not work at speeds below about
25 mph
(40 km/h).
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When you apply your brake or the clutch pedal, the
cruise control shuts off.
To Set Cruise Control
1. Move the cruise control switch to ON.
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