
To use  a child  restraint  here,  you will need a  special 
infanuchild  seat  attaching belt and the hardware  that 
goes with  it. See  the earlier part about  the  top strap if the 
child  restraint  has one. 
Your  retailer  can order  the belt  and attaching hardware 
and  install  the hardware 
for you. It’s free.  The  special 
belt is 
GM Part No. 12340286. Your  retailer  can find  the 
part  number  for the correct attaching hardware in  the 
accessory  section of the 
GM Parts  Catalog. 
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Once  the  special  hardware  is  installed,  please  follow  the 
instructions  with it and  these  steps: 2. Snap  one  hook of the  infantkhild  seat  attaching  belt 
near  the  floor  at the  door  side 
of the  seat. 
It will stay on the door,  ready to be  rebuckled for use 
by  adults  or  older  children. 
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3. Put  the belt’s special latch plate  into the vehicle’s 
safety  belt buckle. 4. You can make the belt  longer by tilting the buckle 
and pulling  it along the belt. 
5. Put the restraint  on the  seat.  Follow the instructions 
for the child restraint. 
6. Secure the child in the child restraint as the 
instructions 
say. 
7. Run the belt through  or around the child restraint. 
The  child restraint instructions  will show 
you how. 
1-42  

To remove the infanuchild  seat  restraint: 
1. Push  the  button on the safety belt buckle and remove the 
special  latch  plate.  Leave  the  latch  plate on the  special  belt. 
2. Push the spring on the hook near the door and 
remove the special belt. 
3. Put  the  belt away  in a  safe  place in your vehicle, so it 
won’t fly around in a crash and injure  someone. 
4. Remember to  reattach  the automatic belt again, once 
the  child  restraint  is removed.  Be sure 
it isn’t  twisted. 
Larger  Children 
Children who have outgrown child restraints should 
wear the vehicle’s safety belts. 
If you  have the  choice,  a  child should sit next  to  a 
window 
so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and 
get the  additional  restraint a  shoulder  belt can provide. 
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Accident  statistics show that children are safer if they 
are  restrained  in the  rear seat. But they need to use the 
safety belts properly. 
Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown  out in 
0 Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other a 
crash. 
people  who are. 
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A: 
What  if  a  child is wearing  a  lap-shoulder  belt, 
but  the  child  is 
so small  that  the  shoulder  belt  is 
very close  to  the  child’s  face  or  neck? 
Move the child toward the center of the vehicle,  but 
be sure that the shoulder belt still 
is on  the  child’s 
shoulder, 
so that  in a crash  the child’s upper body 
would have the restraint that belts provide. 
If the 
child is sitting in a rear  seat outside position, see 
“Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides”  in the Index. 
If the child  is so small that the shoulder belt  is still 
very  close  to the child’s  face  or neck, you might 
want 
to place the child in the center  seat position, 
the  one  that has only a  lap belt. 
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Power Steering Fluid ......................... 6-24 
Restraint Systems 
............................ 1-47 
Starter Switch 
............................... 7-37 
Steering  Column  Lock 
........................ 7-38 
Things  Under  the  Hood 
........................ 6-7 
Chemical Paint Spotting 
.......................... 6-48 
Child  Restraints 
Securing  in a Rear Outside Seat  Position 
.......... 1-35 
Securing  in  the Center  Rear Seat Position 
......... 1-37 
Securing  in the  Right  Front Seat  Position 
.......... 1-39 
TopStrap 
................................... 1-35 
Cigarette Lighter 
............................... 2-52 
Circuit  Breaker.  Power  Windows 
and  Other  Power  Options 
....................... 6-53 
WheretoPut 
................................ 1-34 
Cleaner.  Air 
................................... 6-16 
Fabric 
..................................... 6-42 
Glass 
...................................... 6-45 
Leather 
.................................... 6-44 
Cleaning 
Aluminum  Wheels 
........................... 6-47 
Outside 
of the  Windshield  and  Wiper  Blades ....... 6-45 
Special Problems 
............................ 6-43 
Stains 
...................................... 6-43 
The Inside  of  Your Oldsmobile 
.................. 6-42 
The Outside 
of Your  Oldsmobile ................ 6-46 
Tires 
...................................... 6-47 
Top 
of the Instrument  Panel .................... 6-44 
Climate Control 
................................. 3-1 
Clock, Setting the 
................................ 3-5 
Clutch Adjustment .............................. 6-21 
Vinyl 
...................................... 6-44  Clutch. 
Hydraulic 
............................... 6-21 
Comfort  Controls 
................................ 3-1 
Compact  Disc Player 
............................ 3-10 
Compact  Disc Player Care 
........................ 3-16 
Compact  Spare Tire 
............................. 5-27 
Console Cup/  Coin  Holder 
........................ 2-50 
Control  of a Vehicle 
.............................. 4-5 
Control. Loss of ................................ 4-12 
Convenience  Net 
............................... 2-10 
Convex  Outside Mirror 
.......................... 2-47 
Coolant  Heater.  Engine 
..................... 2- 17,  6- 15 
Coolant  Level  Warning  Light ...................... 2-65 
Coolant  Surge Tank 
........................ 5- 15, 6-21 
Coolant  Temperature  Gage 
....................... 2-64 
Coolant  Temperature  Warning  Light 
................ 2-64 
Coolant.  How  to Add  to the  Coolant  Surge Tank 
...... 5-15 
Cooling  System ................................ 5-14 
Cruise  Control 
Erasing  Speed Memory 
........................ 2-43 
Getting  Out 
of ............................... 2-43 
Passing  Another  Vehicle  While  Using 
............ 2-42 
To  Increase  Speed 
............................ 2-42 
To  Resume  a Set Speed 
........................ 2-41 
Coolant 
....................................... 6-21 
ToReduceSpeed 
............................ 2-42 
ToSet 
..................................... 2-40 
UseonHills 
................................ 2-42 
Cupholder.  RearSeat 
............................ 2-50 
Cupholder, Glove 
Box 
........................... 2-49 
Customer Assistance for the  Hearing or Speech  Impaired 
8-2 
Customer Assistance Information ................... 8-1 
Customer Satisfaction Procedure 
.................... 8-1 
9-3  

Hook. Garment ................................. 2-51 
Hydraulic Clutch 
............................... 6-21 
Adding 
.................................... 6-2 1 
Hydroplaning ................................... 4-  16 
Horn 
......................................... 2-33 
Hydraulic Clutch Fluid  Checking 
................................... 6-21 
If  You’re  Stuck: In Sand.  Mud. Ice or Snow 
......... 5-28 
Ignition  Key Positions 
........................... 2- 13 
Ignition Switch 
................................. 2-  13 
Illuminated  Entry System 
.......................... 2-5 
Inside  Daymight  Rearview Mirror 
................. 2-47 
Exhaust Systems 
............................. 7-40 
Restraint Systems 
............................ 7-40 
Throttle Linkage 
............................. 7-40 
Instrument Panel 
............................... 2-54 
Inspections 
Brakesystem 
............................... 7-40 
Steering, Suspension and Front-Wheel-Drive  Axle  Bootandseal 
.............................. 7-40 
Instrument Panel Cluster  Gage 
....................................... 2-57 
.Standard 
................................... 2-56 
Instrument Panel Intensity Control ................. 2-43 
Instrument Panel, Cleaning 
....................... 6-44 
J ack.  Tire .................................... 5-20 
Jump Starting ................................... 5-2  Key 
Lock Cylinders 
............................ 7-37 
Key  Release Button 
............................. 2-14 
Key  Reminder  Warning 
.......................... 2-13 
Keys 
.......................................... 2-1 
Lamp  Controls 
................................ 2-35 
Lamp, Underhood 
.............................. 6-11 
Lamps, Daytime Running 
........................ 2-44 
Lamps  On Reminder 
............................ 2-36 
Lane Change Indicator 
........................... 2-34 
Larger Children, Safety Belt Use 
................... 1-44 
Latches, Front Seatback 
........................... 1-5 
Leaving  Your  Vehicle 
............................. 2-4 
Leaving  Your  Vehicle  With  the Engine Running 
....... 2-28 
Air  Bag  Readiness 
...................... 1-20, 2-60 
Anti-Lock  Brake System  Warning 
........... 2-63,  4-6 
Brake System  Warning 
........................ 2-62 
Charging System 
............................. 2-60 
Engine Coolant Temperature  Warning 
............ 2-64 
EngineOil 
.................................. 2-67 
Engine Oil Pressure 
.......................... 2-67 
Low  Coolant Level 
........................... 2-65 
Low  Washer  Fluid Warning 
.................... 2-70 
Safety  Belt  Warning 
...................... 1-7, 2-59 
Up  Shift  (Manual  Transaxle) 
.............. 2-24, 2-61 
LampTrunk 
................................... 2-46 
Lamps, Fog 
................................... 2-44 
Lights  CheckGages 
................................ 2-66 
CheckOil 
.................................. 2-68 
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Service Engine  Soon) 
. 2-65 
9-6  

Recreational Vehicle  Towing ...................... 4-26 
Front 
................................... 4.27.  28 
Rear 
....................................... 4-29 
Reminder.  Lamps  On 
............................ 2-36 
Remote  Fuel  Door  Release 
........................ 6-5 
Remote  Lock Control 
............................. 2-6 
Battery  Replacement 
........................... 2-8 
Matching Transmitters 
......................... 2-7 
Operation 
................................... 2-7 
Remote  Trunk  Release 
............................ 2-9 
Replacement  Bulbs 
............................. 6-56 
Replacement  Parts 
.............................. 6-57 
Replacement.  Wheel 
............................ 6-39 
Replacing Safety Belts 
........................... 1-48 
Replacing Seat  and Restraint System  Parts  After a Crash  1-48 
Restraints. Checking  Your 
........................ 1-47 
Restraints.  Child 
................................ 1-34 
Restraints. Head ................................. 1-5 
Restraints. Replacing Parts After a Crash ............ 1-48 
Reverse  (R) Position.  Automatic Transaxle 
........... 2-20 
Reverse  (R) Position. Manual Transaxle 
............. 2-24 
Right  Front Passenger  Position 
.................... 1-25 
Roadside Assistance 
.............................. 8-6 
Roadside  Assistance.  Canadian 
..................... 8-6 
Rocking Your  Vehicle ........................... 5-28 
Rotation.  Tire 
.................................. 6-35  Careof 
.................................... 6-45 
Center Passenger  Position 
...................... 1-31 
Driver  Position 
.............................. 1 . 12 
Extender ................................... 1-47 
How  to Wear  Properly 
........................ 1 . 12 
Incorrect  Usage 
............... 1.16.  17.  18.  19.45. 46 
LapBelt 
................................... 1-32 
Lap-Shoulder 
............................... 1-27 
Rear  Comfort  Guides 
......................... 1-29 
Rear  Seat Outside Passenger Positions 
............ 1-26 
Rear Seat Passengers 
......................... 1-26 
Replacing  After 
a Crash ....................... 1-48 
Right  Front Passenger  Position 
.................. 1-25 
Use  by Children 
............................. 1-33 
Use  by  Larger Children 
........................ 1-44 
Use  by Smaller Children  and  Babies 
............. 1-33 
Use  During  Pregnancy ........................ 1-25 
WhyThey  Work 
.............................. 1-8 
Safety Chains 
.................................. 4-35 
Safety  Defects 
Reporting  to  General Motors 
.................... 8-5 
Reporting  to  the  Canadian  Government 
............ 8-5 
Reporting to the United States Government ......... 8-4 
Safety  Warnings  and  Symbols 111 ... 
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-2 
Seat.  Power 
.................................... 1-3 
Seats 
.......................................... 1-1 
Safety  Belt Extender 
............................ 1-47  Easy  Entry  1-6 
Safety Belt  Warning Light 
.................... 1.7. 2-59  Four-  Way Manual  1-2 
Safety  Belts 
.................................... 1-7  ManualFront  1-1 
Automatic Lap-Shoulder 
...................... 1 - 13 Securing a  Child Restraint 1-35 Split Fold-Down  Rear ......................... 1-6 
Questions People 
Ask 
......................... 1 . 11 
....................... 
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............................... Adults ..................................... 1-12 Reclining Front 1-3 ..................... 
9-9