1996 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Owners Manual

1 Section 9 Index
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Accessory Power Outlets ........................ 2-43
Adding Sound Equipment
........................ 3- 14
AirBag
....................................... 1-16
Adding Equipment ............................ 1-2 1
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-19
How it Works ................................ 1 . 18
Location
.................................... 1-18
Readiness Light
......................... I . 17. 2-5 1
Servicing ................................... 1-2 1
What Makes it Inflate .......................... 1-19
What
You See After it Inflates ................... 1-20
When Should
it Inflate ......................... 1 . 19
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-13
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-3
Refrigerants
................................. 6-58
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-42
All-Wheel Drive
.......................... 2.17. 6.17
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-49
Antenna. Fixed
................................. 3-15
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
......... 2.54. 4.6
Appearance Care
............................... 6-44
Materials
.................................... 6-5 I
Add-on Equipment ............................. 4-43 Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-6
Armrest. Storage ............................... 2-38
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-6
Automatic Overdrive
........... : ................ 2-16
Automatic Transmission Check
...................................... 7-40
Fluid
....................................... 6-14
Operation
................................... 2-14
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-42
Front
....................................... 6-18
Rear
....................................... 6-19
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-41
Axle
Battery ......................................
6-30
ChargeLight ................................ 2-51
Jump Starting
................................. 5-2
Replacement. Keyless Entry
..................... 2-6
Warnings ................................ 5.2. 5.4
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-6
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-6
BrakeFluid
.................................... 6-25
Brake. Parking
................................. 2-17
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Brakes Adjustment
.................................. 6-29
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-25
PedalTravel
................................. 6-29
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-29
Trailer
...................................... 4-47
Wear
....................................... 6-28
Brake System Warning Light
...................... 2-53
Brake-Transmission Shift Interlock Check
........... 7-4 1
Braking ........................................ 4-5
In Emergencies ................................ 4-8
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-32
BTSICheck
................................... 7-41
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-30
Lapacities and Specifications
............... 6.57. 6.58
Carbon Monoxide
................ 2-7.2.21.4.40. 4.48
Cargocover
................................... 2-39
Cargo Tie Downs
............................... 2-39
Cassette Tape Player
............................. 3-6
Care
.................................. 3-14, 7-39
Center Seat Positions
............................ 1-36
Certification/Tire Label
.......................... 4-4 I
Chains
Safety
...................................... 4-47
Tire
........................................ 6-43
Changing
a Flat Tire ............................. 5-20
Charging System Light
.......................... 2-S 1
Check Gages Light .............................. 2-59
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-42
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-50
Child Restraints
................................ 1-32
Securing
in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-34
Securing
in the Right Front Seat Position ........... 1-36
TopStrap
................................... 1-33
Where to
Put ................................ 1-32
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-41
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-53
Cleaner.
Air ................................... 6-13
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels ............................ 6-49
Fabric
...................................... 6-45
Glass ....................................... 6-47
Inside of Your Vehicle
......................... 6-44
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-46
Leather
..................................... 6-46
Outside of Your Vehicle
........................ 6-48
Stains
...................................... 6-45
Tires
....................................... 6-49
Vinyl ....................................... 6-46
Weatherstrips
................................ 6-47
Wheels
..................................... 6-49
Windshield. Backglass and Wiper Blades
.......... 6-47
Climate Control System
........................... 3-1
Clock
. Setting ................................... 3-6
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-1
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Compact Disc Care ............................. 3-15
Compact Disc Player
............................. 3-9
Compass
...................................... 2-36
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
ConvenienceNet
............................... 2-38
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-34
Coolant
....................................... 6-19
Coolant Heater. Engine
.......................... 2- 13
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-5
Cruise Control
................................. 2-28
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 8- 1
Damage. Finish ................................. 6-49
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................. 6-49
Daytime Running Lamps
.......................... 2-3 1
Dead Battery ..................................... 5-2
Defects. Reporting Safety
......................... 8-7
Defensive Driving
................................ 4- 1
Delco LOC II@ .................................. 3- 11
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................. 6-58
Dome Lamps
.......... .,,. .......... : ........... 2-33
Door
indicator Light ............................... 2-59
Defogging. and Defrosting
......................... 3-4
Locks
....................................... 2-3
Storage
..................................... 2-38
Driver Information System
....................... 2-35
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DriverPosition ................................. 1-10
City
......................................... 4-32
Defensive
..................................... 4-1
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Foreign Countries
.............................. 6-4
Freeway
..................................... 4-33
Guidelines
.................................. 4-13
Hill and Mountain Roads
....................... 4-35
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-39
Night
....................................... 4-27
Off-Road
.................................... 4-14
OnCurves
................................... 4-8
Rainy Conditions
............................. 4-29
Snowy and Icy Conditions
...................... 4-37
Through Deep Standing Water
................... 4-31
WetRoads
................................... 4-29
Winter
....................................... 4-37
With a Trailer
.............................. : . 4-48
Driving On Grades While Towing a Trailer
........... 4-50
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-2
Electrical Equipment, Adding
.................... 6-52
Electrical System
............................... 6-52
Endgate
....................................... 2-7
Emergency Release
............................ 2-9
ManualRelease
............................... 2-7
Remote Release
................................ 2-8
Driving
........................................ 4-1
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Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-30
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-1
Head Restraints
................................. 1-3
Headlamps
.................................... 2-31
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-3 1
High/Low Beam Changer ...................... 2-25
OnReminder
................................ 2-31
Wiring
..................................... 6-53
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-3
Heating
........................................ 3-3
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-35
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-35
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-46
Hood
.......................................... 6-6
Horn
......................................... 2-23
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-3 1
Ignition Positions .............................. 2- IO
Inflation. Tire ............................. 6.38. 7.39
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-33
Inspections Brakesystem
................................ 7-44
Drive Axle
.................................. 7-44
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-43
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-43
Steering
.................................... 7-43
Suspension
.................................. 7-43
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-43
Transfer Case
................................ 7-44 Instrument
Panel
............................... 2-46
Cleaning
.................................... 6-46
Cluster
..................................... 2-48
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-53
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-32
Jacking Equipment
............................. 5-21
Jump Starting
................................... 5-2
Keyless Entry System
........................... 2-5
Keys
.......................................... 2-1
Labels
Certificationflire
.............................. 4-41
Fuse
....................................... 6-54
Safety Belt
.................................. 1-43
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-52
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-52
Lamps
........................................ 2-30
Dome
...................................... 2-33
Front Reading
........................... 2-32. 2-35
Interior
..................................... 2-32
OnReminder
................................ 2-31
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-4
Leaving Your Vehicle
with the Engine Running ....... 2-19
Lighter
....................................... 2-41
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Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ............ 2-54. 4.6
Brake System Warning
.......................... 2-53
Charging System
............................... 2-51
Check Gages
........ : ..... ................. 2-59
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
................ 2-59
Safety Belt Reminder
....................... 1.5. 2.50
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-55
Loading Your Vehicle
............................ 4-4
Locking Rear Axle
............................... 2-17
LockoutSwitch
................................ 2-23
Locks
.......................................... 2-3
Door
.......................................... 2-3
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-40
Power Door
................................... 2-4
Rear Door Security
................................ 2-4
Steering Column Lock Check
.................... 7-42
Loss
of Control ....... ! ......................... 4-12
Lubricants and Fluids
.. i’ ...................... 6-58, 7-45
Lubrication Service, Body ........................ 7-40
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-40
Lumbar Controls
................................. 1-2
Maintenance Record
........................... 7-47
Maintenance Schedule
............................. 7- 1
.Long Tripmighway
............................. 7-5
Owner Checks and Services
...................... 7-39
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-43
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Recommended-Fluids and Lubricants ............. 7-45
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-3
Short TripKity
...... 1 ........................... 7-4
Maintenance, Underbody
.................... 6-50, 7-42
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-51
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-55
Manual Passenger’s Seat
........ ’ . J ................ 1-1
Methanol
....................................... 6-3
Mirrors
........................................ 2-33
Outside
..................................... 2-34
Visor Vanity
.... ............... , ............ 2-42
Mode Button
................................... 2-35
Model Reference
................................. vi
Mountain Roads
................................ 4-35
Multifunction Lever
.......... ....... : .......... 2-24
Inside Daymight
Rearview
..................... 2-33
Net. Convenience
............................... 2-58
Neutral
....................................... 2-15
New Vehicle “Break-In”
......................... 2-10
Nightvision
................................... 4-28
Normal Maintenance Replacement
Parts ............. 6-57
odometer
............................... ’. .... 2-49
Off-Road Recovery
.............................. 4-10
Off-Road Driving
.............................. 4-14
Oil, Engine.
... , ................................... 6-9
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Ordering Publications ............................ 8-9
Outside Mirrors
................................ 2-34
Overdrive. Automatic Transmission
................ 2- 16
Overhead Console .............................. 2-35
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 1 1
Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-39
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-50
Park
......................................... 2-14
Shifting Into
................................. 2- 18
Shifting Out
of ............................... 2-20
AtNight
..................................... 2-9
Brake
...................................... 2-17
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-42
On Hills with
a Trailer ......................... 4-50
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-20
Passing
....................................... 4-11
Payload
....................................... 4-43
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-43
Power
Accessory Outlet
............................. 2-43
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-34
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-23
Windows
................................... 2-22
Parking
Lots
........................................ 2-9
DoorLocks
................................... 2-4
Steering
..................................... 4-8 PowerSeat
..................................... 1-1
Pregnancy.
Use of Safety Belts .................... 1-22
Problems on the Road
............................
Radiator. Adding Coolant ....................... 5-17
Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-23
Radio Reception
................................ 3-13
Radios
........................................ 3-6
Rain. Driving
.................................. 4-29
Rear
Axle
....................................... 6-19
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-4
Safety Belt Comfort Guides
..................... 1-26
Seatpassengers
.............................. 1-23
Seats
........................................ 1-4
Towing
..................................... 5-10
Window Defogger
............................. 3-5
Window WasherIWiper
........................ 2-27
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-33
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-2
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
.......... 6-58. 7-45
Recovery Hooks
................................ 5-30
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-13
Replacement Bulbs
...................................... 6-56
Parts ....................................... 6-57
Wheel
...................................... 6-42
Reporting Safety Defects
.......................... 8-7
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Child ....................................... 1-32
Head
... ...................................... 1-3
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-43
Reverse
....................................... 2-15
Right Front Passenger Position
.... : ............... 1-22
Roadside Assistance
...... ....................... 8-4
Rocking Your Vehicle ........................... 5-30
Rotation, Tires ................................. 6-39
Safety Belts
...................... 1 ............ 1-5
. Adults ...................................... 1-10
Care
................. : ..................... 6-47
Center Rear Passenger Position .................. 1-29
Children 1.30. 1
Driver Position
............................... 1
Extender
.................................... 1
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1
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Lap Belt ..................................... : 1 -39
-10
-42
-10
-29 .
Lap-Shoulder .................... ; ....... 1- 10.
1-23
Questions and Answers
............................ 1-9
Rear Comfort Guides
........................... 1-24
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-23
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-43
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-22
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-22
Why They Work
.............................. ' .. 1-6 Safety Chains
.................................. 4-47
Safety Defects. Reporting
......................... 8-7
Safety Warnings and SymbolS ....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services 7-3 ......................
Seatback. Reclining Front ......................... 1-2
Seats and Restraint Systems
........................ 1-1
SecondGear
.................................... 2-16
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
..................... 8-9
Service Engine Soon Light ....................... 2-55
Service
Parts Identification Label .................. 6-52
Service Work, Doing Your Own
.................... 6-1
Servicing Your Air Eag-Equipped Vehicle
........... 1-21
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-49
Shifting
....................................... 2-14
Into Park
....................................... 2-18
Signaling Turns
................................. 2-24
Skidding
...................................... 4-12
Specifications and Capacities
................. 6-57. 6-58
Speech Impaired, Customer Assistance
......... ./ ..... 8-3
Stains, Cleaning
................................ 6-45
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-47
Starting Your Engine
........ '. .................... 2-12 .
Steam ......................................... 5-11
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Outofpark .................................. 2-20
SIR .......................................... 1-16 .
Speedometer ................................... 2-49
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