1996 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA maintenance

Maintenance Record
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Service Bulletins
Service bulletins covering various subjects are regularly
sent to all General Motors retail facilities.
GM monitors
product performance
in the field. When service methods
are found which promote better service on GM vehicles,
bulletins are created to help the technician perform
better service. Service bulletins may involve any
number
of vehicles. Some will describe inexpensive
service; others
will describe expensive service. Some
will advise of new or unexpected conditions, and others
may help avoid future costly repairs. Service bulletins
are meant for qualified technicians.
In some cases
bulletins refer to service manuals, specialized tools,
equipment and safety procedures necessary to service
the vehicle. Since these bulletins are issued throughout
the model year and beyond, an index is required and
published quarterly to help identify specific bulletins. Subscriptions are available.
You can order an index at
the toll-free numbers listed previously,
or ask a GM
retailer to see an index or individual bulletin.
Owner Publications
Owner’s manuals, warranty folders and various owner
assistance booklets provide owners
with general
operation and maintenance information.
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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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1 I
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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Steering ....................................... 4-8
Column Lock Check
.......................... 7-42
In Emergencies
................................ 4-9
Power
....................................... 4-8
Wheel. Tilt
.................................. 2-23
Storage Compartments
........................... 2-34
Storage. Vehicle
................................ 6-30
Storing
a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-28
Stuck:
In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow .................. 5-29
Sunvisors
.................................... 2-42
Sunglasses Storage
.............................. 2-37
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1 - 16
Symbols. Vehicle
.................................. v
Tachometer .................................. 2-49
Taillamp Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-33
Tape Player Care
............................... 3- 14
Temperature Display ............................ 2-36
Theft
.......................................... 2-9
Theft-Deterrent Feature.
CD Player ................ 3- 11
Thermostat .................................... 6- 23
Third Gear
.................................... 2- 16
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-23
Time. Setting
................................... 3-6
Tire Chains
.................................... 6-43
Tires Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-42
Buying New
................................. 6-40 Changing
a Flat .............................. 5-20
Cleaning .................................... 6-49
Inflation
............................... 6.38. 7.39
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-39
Pressure
............................... 6.38. 7.39
Temperature
................................. 6-42
Traction
.................................... 6-41
Treadwear
................................... 6-41
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-41
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-40
TorqueLock
................................... 2-19
Torque. Wheel
Nut ......................... 5.27. 6.57
TowingaTrailer
................................ 4-43
Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-6
Trailer Brakes
..................................... 4-47
Driving on Grades
............................ 4-50
Driving
with a Trailer .......................... 4-48
Hitches
..................................... 4-46
Parking on Hills
.............................. 4-50
Safety Chains
................................ 4-47
Tongueweight
............................... 4-46
Total Weight
on Tires .......................... 4-46
Towing
..................................... 4-43
Turnsignals
................................. 4-49
Weight
..................................... 4-45
Wiring Harness ............................... 4-52
TopStrap
..................................... 1-33
Maintenance When Towing
..................... 4-51
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Transfercase .................................. 6-17
Transmission Fluid
.............................. 6- 14
Transmission. Shifting
........................... 2- 14
Transmitters. Keyless Entry ........................ 2-5
Transportation. Courtesy
.......................... 8-5
Trip
Computer
................................... 2-37
Odometer
................................... 2-49
Trip. Before Leaving ............................ 4-34
TTYUsers
..................................... 8-3
Turn and Lane Change Signals
.................... 2-24
Turn Signals When Towing
a Trailer ................ 4-49
Underbody Maintenance
................... 6.50. 7.42
Underhood Lamp Bulb Replacement
................ 6-33
Universal Transmitter
............................ 2-43
. US/MET Button ................................ 2-35
Vanity Mirror Lamp Bulb Replacemen!
............ 6-34
Vehicle Control
...................................... 4-5
Damage Warnings
.............................. iv
Dimensions ................................. 6-58
Identification Number
......................... 6-52
Loading
.................................... 4-41
Storage
..................................... 6-30 Ventilation
System
............................... 3-3
Visors. Sun
.................................... 2-42
Voltmeter
..................................... 2-52
warning Devices
............................... 5-1
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators ............... 2-50
Washer Fluid. Windshield ........................ 6-24
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-48
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-47
Nut Torque ............................. 5-27. 6-57
Replacement
................................. 6-42
Wheel
Alignment
.................................. 6-42
Windows
..................................... 2-22
Windshield Washer
............................. 2-26
Fluid
....................................... 6-24
Fluid Level Check
............................ 7-39
Windshield Wipers
.............................. 2-26
Blade Replacement
........................... 6-35
Winter Driving
................................. 4-37
WreckerTowing
................................. 5-6
Fuses ....................................... 6-53
Rear
....................................... 2-27
Wiring. Headlamp
.............................. 6-53
9-10
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