1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manuals

Power Outside Mirrors
The power mirror control is
on the driver's door. Turn
the control to the left to
adjust the left mirror or to
the right to adjust the right
mirror. Then move the
control in the direction you
want to move the mirror.
After
you adjust the mirrors, turn the control to the
center position to turn it
off.
Convex Outside Mirror
Your passenger's side mirror is convex. A convex
mirror's surface is curved
so you can see more from the
driver's seat.
A CAUTION:
A convex mirror can make things (like other
vehicles) look farther away than they really are. If you cut too sharply into the right lane, you
could hit
a vehicle on your right. Check your
inside mirror
or glance over your shoulder before
changing lanes.
Storage Compartments
Glove Box
Use the door key to lock and unlock the glove box. To
open, lift the latch.
Storage Armrest
If you have a bench seat, you will have a storage armrest
in front. To use the storage area, fold down the armrest.
Press the latch
on the front edge and pull up. To use the
cupholder, flip it forward.
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Center Console Convenience Net (Option)
To open the storage area, press
up on the latch on the
front edge and lift the cover. The console has a
cupholder, cassette tape and compact disc storage
and a coinholder.
Rear Door Cupholders
You may have a cupholder in each rear door. Your
vehicle may have a convenience net. You’ll see it
on the back wall of the trunk.
Put small loads, like grocery bags, behind the net. It can
help keep them from falling over during sharp turns or
quick starts and stops.
The net isn’t for larger, heavier loads. Store them in the
trunk as far forward as you can.
You can unhook the net so that it will lie flat when
you’re not using it.
You can also push the net down and
hook it under the plastic hooks.
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Ashtrays and Lighter
The center front ashtray may be on the instrument panel
or on the console.
To remove the console ashtray, open
the lid and lift out the ashtray using the snuffer.
For
the instrument panel ashtray, open it, push down on
the locking tab and pull out the ashtray.
If you have the optional center console, you will have a
rear ashtray.
To remove the rear ashtray, open it, push
down on
the snuffer and pull the ashtray out.
I I
I NOTICE:
Don’t put papers and’other things that burn into
your ashtrays.
If you do, cigarettes or other
smoking materials could set them on fire,
causing damage.
To use the lighter, just push it in all the way and let go.
When it’s ready,
it will pop back by itself.
I NOTICE:
Don’t hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while
it is heating. If you do, it won’t be able to
back away from the heating element when it’s
ready. That can make.it overheat, damaging the
lighter and the heating element.
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Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can swing down the visors. You
can also move them from side to side.
Visor Vanity Mirrors
Open the cover to expose the vanity mirror. If your
vehicle has the optional lighted vanity mirrors, the
lamps come
on when you open the cover.
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Accessory Outlet
If your vehicle has a center console, you have a 12-volt
outlet. It is on the passenger's side, near the floor. Open
the cover to use the outlet.
NOTICE:
Adding some electrical equipment to your vehicle
can damage it or keep other things from working
as they should. This wouldn't be covered by your
warranty. Check with your retailer before adding
electrical equipment and never use anything requiring more than
20 amps.
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I the switch. Let go of the switch to stop the panel in any ' .
position. Press the front of the switch to close the glass
panel.. .The sunshade
can only be closed by hand. -. . ,: ',
Your sunroof includes a sliding glass panel .anda
sliding, sunshade. The switch works ,only when ,the
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I Instrument Panel -- Your Information System
1 2 3 2 4
8 7 6 5
i. Side Window Defogger Vent
2. Instrument Panel Outlet
1 3. Instrument Cluster
4. Glove Box
5. Comfort Controls
6. Audio System
7. Cigarette Lighter
8. Lamp Controls

United States Version Shown, Canadian Similar
Your instrument cluster is designed to let you know at a glance how your vehicle
is running. You’ll know how fast
you’re going, about how much fuel
is in your tank and many other things you need to drive safely and economically.
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Speedometer/Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour
(M). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven in
either miles (used in the United States) or in kilometers
(used in Canada).
Your Oldsmobile has a tamper-resistant odometer. If
you see silver lines between the numbers!, you'll know
someone has probably tampered with it and the numbers
may not be accurate.
You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed. If the new one can be set to the
mileage total of the old odometer, then that will be done.
But
if it can't, then it's set at zero and a label must be
put on the driver's door to show the old mileage reading
when the new odometer was installed.
Trip Odometer
Your trip odometer tells how far you have driven since
you last reset it.
To set it to zero, press the RESET
button on the right side of the instrument cluster.
Tachometer
w RPM X 1000
The tachometer displays
the engine speed in
thousands
of revolutions
per minute (rpm).
I NOTICE:
Do not operate the engine with the tachometer in
the red area, or engine damage
may occur.
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