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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
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For example,
these sym%ols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
FLAME ,I#$,
COULD
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your vehicle is
driven:
POWER
WINDOW n-
These symbols
have to do with your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
pA;:z
pf
WARNING A
HAZARD
FLASHER
HIGH
LAMPSoR BEAM = =o
FOG LAMPS 3 0 '
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
'r' -4
WINDSHIELD 6$
WASHER I
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
REAR
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
b
. FAN
These symbols are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
CHARGING ,I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
RADIATOR COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE Wh
. TEMP OIL
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RADIO
k
VOLUME a
CONDITIONING AIR 43
LIGHTER k
SPEAKER
b
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lllll Section 1 Seats and Restraint 'Systems
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Here you'll find information about the seats in your
Oldsmobile and how to use your safety belts properly.
You can also learn about some things you should not do
with air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you how to adjust the seats and explains
reclining seatbacks, folding rear seats and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
Lift the bar under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide
the seat
to where you want it and release the bar. Try to
move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is
locked in place.
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Power Seat (Option) Reclining Front Seatbacks (2-Door Models)
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FRONT (A): Raise the front of the seat by holding the
switch
up. Hold the switch'down to lower the front of
the seat.
CENTER (B): Move the seat forward or back by
holding
the control to the front or back. Raise or lower
the seat by holding the control up or down.
REAR (C): Raise the rear of the 'seat by holding the
switch
up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear of the
seat. Lift
the lever to release the seatback, then move the
seatback'to where you want it. Release the lever to lock
the seatback in place: Pull
up on the lever withyut '
pushing on the seatback, and the seatback will move
forward.
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.Reclining Front Seatbacks (4-DOor Models)
Lift the lever to release the seatback, themmove the
seatback to where
you want it. Release the lever to lock
the seatback in place. Pull up
on the lever without
pushing on the seatback,
and the seatback will move
forwgrd. But don’t
have/,a seatback reclined: if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
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Seatback Latches (2=Door,Models)
The front seat folds forward
to let people get into the
back seat. Your seatback
will move back and forth
freely,
unless YQU come to a
sudden stop. Then it will
lock
in place.
If your vehicle is parked facing down a fairly steep hill,
the seatback may not fold without some help from you.
To fold thelocked seatback forward, push the seatback
toward the rear and lift this latch. Then the seatback will
fold forward. The latch must
be down for the seat to
I work properly.
Slide the head restraint up or down
so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash:
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How to ,Wear Safety Belts Properlv
Adults
This part is anly for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things,to
know about
safety, belts and children. And there are different rules
for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding,
in your, Oldsmobile, .see the part of this manual called
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s
protection.
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First, you’ll want to &ow which restraintlsysterns your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position .
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shodder Belt
properly. ’
1. Close and lock the door.
2.- ‘Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
, The driver hasa’lap-shoulder belt. Here’show to wear it
so you can sit up straight.
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3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock
if you pull the belt across
you very quickly.
If this happens, let the belt go back
slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across’ you
more slowly.
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The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash, or To move it down, squeeze the release lever and move
if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor. the \
height adjuster to the desired position. You can move
the adjuster
Up just by pushing up on the shoulder belt
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster (4-DOOr Models) guide. After you move the adjuster to where you want it,
Before you begin
to drive, move the shoulder belt try to move it down without squeezing the release lever
adjuster to the height that is right for you. to make sure it has locked into position.
Adjust the height
so that the shoulder portion of the belt
is centered on your shoulder. The beltihould be away
from your face and neck, but not falling off your
shoulder.
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Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
’ Safety belts work for everyone, including prqgnant
women. Like
‘all occupants, they are more likely to. be’
seriously injured
if they don’t wear safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and
the lap portion should be worn as low
as possible
throughout the pregnanky. The
best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it’s more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Right Front Passenger - Position
The right front passenger’s safety beit works the same
way as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,”
earlier in this section.
When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the “way, it will
lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and
start again.
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