1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manuals

Cleaning the Outside of Your
Oldsmobile
The paint finish on your vehicle provides beauty, depth’
of color, gloss retention and’durability.
Washing Your Vehicle
The best way to preserve your vehicle’s finish is to keep
it clean by washing it often with lukewarm or cold water.
Don’t wash your vehicle in the direct rays of the sun.
Don’t use strong soaps or chemical detergents. Use
liquid hand, dish or car washing (mild detergent) soaps.
Don’t use cleaning agents that are petroleum based, or
that contain acid or abrasives. All cleaning agents
should be flushed promptly and not allowed to dry on
the surface, or they could stain. Dry the finish with a
soft, clean chamois or a
100% cotton towel to avoid
surface scratches and water spotting.
High pressure car washes may cause water to enter your’
vehicle.
Finish Care
Occasional waxing or mild polishing of your
Oldsmobile by hand may be necessary to remove
residue from the paint finish.-You can get GM approved cleaning products
from your retailer. (See “Appearance
Care and Materials” in the Index.)
.Your Oldsmobile has a “basecoatklearcoat” paint finish.
The clearcoat gives more depth and gloss to the colored
basecoat. Always use waxes and polishes that are non-abrasive and made for a basecoatklearcoat paint
finish.
NOTICE:
Machine compounding or aggressive polishing on
a basecoatklearcoat paint finish may dull the
finish or leave swirl marks.
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Foreign materials such as calcium chloride and other
salts, ice melting agents, road oil and tar, tree sap, bird
droppings, chemicals from industrial chimneys, etc. can
damage your vehicle’s finish
if they remain on painted
surfaces. Wash the vehicle as soon as possible.
If
necessary, use- non-abrasive cleaners that are marked
safe for painted surfaces to remove foreign matter.
Exteriorpainted surfaces are subject to aging, weather
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and chemical fallout that can take their toll’over a period
of years. You can help to keep the paisit finish looking
new by keeping your Oldsmobile garaged or covered
whenever possible.

Aluminum Wheels (If So Equipped)
Your aluminum wheels have a protective coating similar
to the painted surface
of your vehicle. Don’t use strong
soaps, chemicals, chrome polish, abrasive cleaners or
abrasive cleaning brushes on them because you could
damage this coating. After .rinsing thoroughly, a wax
may be applied.
NOTICE:
If you have aluminum wheels, don’t use an
automatic car wash that has hard silicon carbide
cleaning brushes. These brushes can take the
protective coating
off your aluminum wheels.
Tires
To clean your tires, use a stiff brush with a tire cleaner.
When applying a tire dressing always take care to wipe
off any overspray or splash from‘painted surfaces.
Petroleum-based products may damage the paint finish.
Sheet Metal Damage
If your vehicle is damaged and requires sheet metal
repair or replacement, make sure the body repair shop
applies anti-corrosion material to the parts repaired or
replaced to restore corrosion protection.
Finish Damage
Any stone chips, fractures or deep scratches in the finish
should be repaired right away. Bare metal will corrode
quickly and may develop into a major repair expense.
Minor chips and scratches can be repaired with touch-up
materials available from your retailer or other service
outlets. Larger areas of finish damage can be corrected
in your retailer’s body and paint shop.
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Underbody Maintenance
Chemicals used for ice and snow.removal and dust
control can collect on the underbody.
If these .are not
removed, accelerated coirosion (rust) can occur on the
underbody
parts such as fuel lines, frame, floor pan, and
exhaust system even though they have corrosion
protection.
At least every spring, flush these materials from the
underbody with plain water. Clean any areas where mud
and other debris can collect. Dirt packed in closed areas
of the frame should be loosened before being flushed.
Your retailer
or an underbody vehicle -washing system
can do this for you.
Fiberglass Springs
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NOTICE: 1
Don’t use corrosive or acidic cleaning agents,
engine degreasers, aluminum cleaning agents or
other harsh solvents to clean fiberglass springs;
they’ll damage the springs.
Chemical Paint Spotting
Some weather and atmospheric conditions can create
a chemical fallout. Airborne pollutants can fall upon
and attack painted surfaces on,your vehicle. This
damage can take two
forms: blotchy, ringlet-shaped
discolorations, and small irregular dark spots etched
into the paint surface.
Although
no defect in the paint job causes this,
Oldsmobile will repair, at no charge to the owner, the
surfaces of new vehicles damaged by this fallout
condition within
12 months or 12,000 miles (20 000 h)
of purchase, whichever comes first.
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Appearance Care Materials
* Not recommended for pigskin suede leather.
I See your General Motors Parts Department for these products.
See your Maintenance Schedule for other products.
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Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
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ENGINE / 1.&5 ASSEMBLY
CODE MODEL YEAR PLANT
This is the legal identifier for your Oldsmobile. It
appears on a plate in the front corner of the instrument
panel,
on the driver’s side. You can see it if you look
through the windshield from outside your vehicle. The
VIN also appears on the’vehicle Certification and
Service
Parts labels and the certificates of title and’
registration.
Engine Identification
The eighth character in your VIN is the engine code.
This code will help you identify your engine,
specifications, and replacement parts.
Service Parts Identification Label
You’ll find this label on your spare tire cover. I It’s very
helpful if you ever need
to order parts. On this label is:
your VIN,
the model designation,
9 paint information, and
a list of all production options and special equipment.
Be sure that this label
is not removed from the vehicle.
Add-on Electrical Equipment
NOTICE:
Don’t add anything electrical to your Oldsmobile
unless you check with your, retailer
first. Some
electrical equipment can damage your vehicle and
the damage wouldn’t be covered by your warranty. Some add-on electrical eqtiipment can keep other
components from working
as they should.
Your vehicle has an air bag system. Before attempting to
add anythng electrical to your Oldsmobile, see “Servicing
Your
Air Bag-Equipped Oldsmobile” in the Index.

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Fuses -and Circuit Breakers
The wiring circuits in your vehicle are protected from
shdrkircuits by a combination of fuses, circuit'breakers,
and fusible thekal links in the wiring itself. This
greatly reduces the chance
of fires caused by electrical
problems.
Some fuses are in
a fuse block on the passenger side of
the instrument panel. Pull off the cover labeled
FUSES
to expose the fuses. Additional fuses are in the
underhood electrical centers on the right and left sides of
the kngine compartment.
Look at
the silver-colqred band inside the fuse. If the band
is broken or melted, replace the fuse. Be sure you replace
a bad fuse with a new one of the identical size 'and rating.\

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-Instrument Panel Fuse Block
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Circuit Description
Breaker
C Power, Windows
D Power Seats
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Fuse Description
1 CIGAR LIGHTER -- Instrument Panel
Cigar Lighter
5 HAZARD FLASHER
6 POWER ACCESSORY #2 -- Sunroof
Control Unit
7 LOCK CONTROL
-- Door Lock Relay
10
I/P ELECTRONICS BATTERY FEED --
Chime Module, Electronic Brake Control
Module (EBCM), Theft Deterrent Module,
Radio, Radio Amplifier, Trip Computer
'1 1 STARTER MOTOR
12 ANTI-THEFT -- Theft Deterrent Module
14 HVAC BLOWER-MOTOR -- Blower
Motor Relay
15 HVAC #1 -- Ai-r Temperature Valve Motor,
Trip Computer, Daytime Running Lamps
Module (with Dm), WAC Control
Assembly, Multifunction Lever Cruise
Control Switch
16 REAR DEFOG -- HVAC Control
Assembly Rear Window Defogger Switch
19 POWER ACCESSORY #1-- Antenna
Relay, Power Mirror Switch, Door Lock
Switches, Door Handle Switches
Fuse Description
23 STOPLAMPS -- TCCBrake Switch
24 HVAC #2
.-- HVAC Control Assembly,
28 CTSY LAMPS
-- Vanity Mirrors, I/P
Solenoid Box
Courtesy Lamps,
I/P Compartment Lamp,
Trunk Courtesy Lamp, Header Courtesy
and Reading Lamp,
US Lighted Rearview
' Mirror, Dome and Reading Lamp, Quarter
Courtesy Lamps
29 WIPER -- Wiper Switch
30 TURN SIGNAL
-- Turn, Signal Flasher -
32 POWER LOCKS -- Door Lock-Relay
33 ABS
-- Electropic Brake Control Module
37 AUXILIARY POWER
38 RADIO
-- Radio, Steering Wheel Radio
39 ELECTRONICS IGNITION FEED
-- '
(EBCM), ABS Relay
Switches
Headlamp Switch, Cruise Control Cut-Out
Switch, Sensing and Diagnostic Module
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(SDM), TCCBrake Switch, Instrument
Cluster, Chime Module, Second 'Gear Start
Switch, Head-Up Display (HUD) Switch,
Daytime Running Lamps Module (with
Dm)
21 AIR BAG -- Sensing and Diagnostic
Module (SDM)
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Fuse
WCMPT REL
ECM..B:AT
TCC
ENG EMIS
Description
Remote Trunk Release, Backup
Lamps
Powertrain Control Module (PCM),
Fuel Pump, Fuel Pump Relay, Fan
Cont
#I Relay
Automatic Transaxle, Transaxle
Range Switch
(VIN M only)
Fan Cont
#2 Relay, A/C CMPR
Relay (VIN,M only)
Fuel Injectors