
Long  Tripmighway  Maintenance Schedule 1 
0 Change automatic transaxle fluid and filter 
if  the vehicle is  mainly driven under  one  or 
more 
of these  conditions: 
- In heavy  city  traffic  where  the outside 
temperature  regularly reaches 
90 OF 
(32°C) or higher. 
- In hilly  or  mountainous  terrain. 
- When  doing  frequent trailer  towing. 
- Uses such as found in .taxi,.police  or 
delivery  service. 
If you do not  use your  vehicle under any of these 
conditions, the  fluid  andfilter  do not require  changing. 
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For prompt  assistance, please have the following 
information available  to give  the Customer 
Assistance Representative: 
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Your  name, address, home and business 
telephone  numbers 
Vehicle  Identification  Number (This is available 
from  the  vehicle registration  or title, or  the plate  at 
the  top 
left of the  instrument panel  and visible 
through  the windshield.) 
Retail facility  name and location 
Vehicle  delivery  date and present mileage 
Nature  of concern 
We  encourage  you to call  us 
so we can give  your  inquiry 
prompt  attention.  However,  if  you  wish  to write 
Oldsmobile, write  to: 
Customer Assistance Representative 
Oldsmobile Central Office 
920  Townsend  Street 
P.O. Box 30095 
Lansing, MI 48909  Refer 
to your  Warranty  and  Owner  Assistance 
Information booklet  for addresses  of Canadian  and 
GM Overseas offices. 
When  contacting Oldsmobile, please  remember  that 
your concern  will  likely be resolved  in  the retail  facility, 
using  the retailer’s  facilities,  equipment  and  personnel. 
That  is why  we  suggest you follow  Step One first if  you 
have a  concern. 
Customer  Assistance  for  Text 
Telephone 
(TTY) Users 
To assist customers  who are deaf, hard  of hearing, or 
speech-impaired  and  who  use  Text  Telephones  (TTYs), 
Oldsmobile has  TTY equipment available  at  its 
Customer  Assistance  Center.  Any  TTY user 
can communicate  with Oldsmobile  by dialing: 
1-800-833-OLDS.  (TTY  users  in  Canada  can dial 
1-800-263-3830.) 
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Oldsmobile  Roadside  Assistance 
Program  Features  and  Benefits 
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The.  Oldsmobile  Roadside  Assistance  program  means 
help  is just  a  toll-free  call  away 
-- 24 hours  a  day, 
365  days  a  year. 
Courteous  and  capable  Customer  Assistance  Advisors 
are  on-call  to  provide  you  with  prompt  assistance. 
24-Hour Oldsmobile  Roadside  .Assistance 
. Telephone  Number 
1-800-442-OLDS (6537)  is  the  one  number  to  call 
for  assistance  in  the  United  States.  Trained  Customer 
Assistance  Advisors,  on-call  to  render  assistance  to 
Oldsmobile  drivers,  can  dispatch  roadside  assistance 
and  towing  service,  locate  the  nearest  Oldsmobile  retail 
facility,  take  your  request  for 
an Oldsmobile  computerized 
trip  routing  or  simply  answer  any  questions  the 
Oldsmobile  driver  may  have  about  the  coverage  provided 
by  your  Oldsmobile  Roadside  Assistance 
Program. The 
Oldsmobile  Roadside  Assistance  number  is 
fully staffed 
and  operational 
24 hours  a  day,  365  days  a  year. 
Who Is Covered? 
Olasmobile  Roadside  Assistance  covers  all  1996  Oldsmobile  vehicles.* 
Coverage  is  for  the  Oldsmobile  vehicle, 
regardless of 
the  driver, and  is concurrent  with  the  Bumper  to Bumper 
warranty  period. 
Oldsmobile  reserves  the  right  to  limit  services  or 
reimbursement  to  an  owner  or driver  when  in 
Oldsmobile's  judgement  the  claims  become  excessive  in 
frequency  or  type  of occurrence. 
Vehicles  sold in Canada  have a separate  roadside 
assistance program,  as described  next  in this section. 
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I Loading Your Vehicle- ........................... 4-27 
Locks .......................................... 2-3 
Automatic  Door ................................ 2-4 
Cylihders ................................... 7-37 
DCJDT ......................................... 2-3 
Key Lock Cylinder  Service ...................... 7-37 
POWU Door .................................. 2-3 
Steering 
. Column Lock Check ................... 7-39 
Trunk ....................................... 2-7 
Window .................................... 2-25 
Low  Coolant  Warning  Light 
...................... 2-50 
Low  Fuel  Light .................................. 2-56 
LOW Oil Level Light .............................. 2-55 
Lubricants and HrJids ............................ 7-41 
Lubrication  Service, 
Body ........................ 7-37 
M~EO~S ......................................... 2-36 
Convex  Outside .............................. 2-37 
Inside  Day/Night Rearview ...................... 2-36 
Power Outside ................................. .. 2-37, 
Visor  Vanity 
................................. 2-40 
"I' ......................................... 6-4 
Mode  Buttons.  Automatic and Awriliary Temp  Control . . 3-5 
Mode 
Knob, Climate  Control System ................ 3-1 
MountainRoads ................................. 4-21 
Multifunction  Lever 
............................. 2-26 
Net.  Convenience .............................. 2-38 
Neutral.  Automatic  Transaxle 
..................... 2-15 
New Vehicle "Break-In" .......................... 2-10 
Nightvision ................................... 4-14 
Maintenance.  Normal  Replacement  parts 
....... .' ... 6-70 
Maintenance  Record 
............................ 7-43 
Maintenanceschedule 
............................ 7-1 
Long  TripMghway  Definition 
................... 7-5 
Long  Tripmighway  Intervals 
................ 7.5.  7.26 
Owner  Checks  and  Services 
..................... 7-36 
Periodic  Maintenance  Inspections 
................ 7-40 
Recommended  Fluids  and  Lubricants 
............. 7-41 
Scheduled  Maintenance  Services' 
.................. 7-3 
Short  Trip/Citv  Definition 
....................... 7-4  Odometer 
................ 
Odometer.  Trip ............. 
Off-Road Recovery ......... 
Oil. Engine ................ 
Oil 
Waffling  Light .......... 
Overdrive.  Automatic Transaxle 
Overheating  Engine ......... 
Owner Checks  and  SerVices ... 
Owner  Publications. Ordering . 
.................... 2.44, 
.................... 2-44 
.................... 4-1Q 
.................... 6-10 
.................... 2-53 
...................... 2-16 
.................... 5-13 
.................... 7-36 
.................... 8-10 
Short  Tr$CiG  Intervals 
.................... 7.4.  7.6 
Maintenance.  Underbody 
.. '. ...................... 6-57  Paint spotting. chemical 
Maintenance  When  Trailer  Towing  4-35 
Park 6-57 
Malfunction  Indicator  .Lamp 
....................... 2-5  1  Automatic Transaxle ........................... 2-14 ManualFrontSeat ............................... 1-1 
Methanol 
...................................... 6-4  ShifIing-Out of .. ............................ 2-22 
........................ ................. 
Shifting  Into ................................. 2.- 13 
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Parking AtNight 
..................................... 2-8 
Brake 
...................................... 2-18 
Brake  Mechanism  Check 
....................... 7-39 
Lots 
........................................ 2-8 
Over  Things  That  Burn 
........................ 2-22 
With  a  Trailer 
................................ 4-34 
Passenger  Position 
.............................. 1-25 
Passing 
.. ..................................... 4-  11 
PASS-Key 
I1 .................................. 2-8 
Periodic  Maintenance  Inspections 
.................. 7-40 
Power 
Accessory  Outlet 
............................. 2-40 
Antenna  Mast  Care 
............................ 3-28 
Antenna  Service 
.............................. 7-36 
DoorLocks 
................................... 2-3 
OptionFuses 
................................ 6-61 
Outside  Mirror 
............................... 2-37 
Seat 
......................................... 1-2 
Steering 
..................................... 4-8 
Steering  Fluid 
................................ 6-24 
Windows ................................... 2-24 
Pregnancy.  Use  of  Safety  Belts 
................... 1-25 
Problems  on the  Road 
............................ '5-1 
Publications.  Service  and  Owner .................... 8-9 
Radiator 
....... .............................. 5-  19 
Radiator  Pressure  Cap 
........................... 6-24 
Radio  Reception 
................................ 3-26 
Radios 
........................................ 3-9 
Rain.  Driving 
In ................................ 4-15 
Reading  Lamps 
............................ 2-34. 2-35 
Rear 
Outside  Seat  Position 
..................... 1.27.  1.30 
Safety  Belt  Comfort  Guides 
..................... 1-34 
Seat  Passengers 
.............................. 1-27 
Window  Defogger 
............................. 3-8 
Rearview  Mirror.  Inside  Daymight 
................. 2-36 
Reclining  Front  Seatbacks 
..................... 1.2.  1-4 
Recovery  Tank.  Coolant 
.......................... 5-17 
Refrigerants.  Air  Conditioning 
.................... 6-70 
Remote  LockControl 
................................. 2-4 
Trunk  Release 
.................................. 2-7 
Towing 
..................................... 5-.11 
Replacement  Bulbs 
....................................... 6-68 
Parts 
....................................... 6-70 
Wheel 
....................................... 6-47 
Replacing  Safety  Belts 
........................... 1-51 
Reporting  Safety  Defects 
.......................... 8-7 
Restraints  Checking 
................................... 1-51 
Child 
....................................... 1-38 
Head 
........................................ 1-5 
Replacing 
Parts After a Crash ................... 1-51 
System  Check ................................ 7-37 
Reverse,  Automatic  Transaxle 
..................... 2-15 
Right  Front  Passenger  Position 
.................... 1-25 
Roadside  Assistance 
.............................. 8-4 
Roadside  Assistance,  Canadian 
..................... 8-5 
Rocking 
Your Vehicle ........................... 5-34 
Rotation,  Tires 
................................. 6-44 
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Sound  Equipment.  Adding ........................ 3-26 
Spare  Tire.  Compact 
.............................. 5-33 
Specifications  and  Capacities 
...................... 6-69 
Specifications.  Engine 
........................... 6-69 
Speech  Impaired.  Customer  Assistance 
............... 8-3 
Speedometer 
................................... 2-44 
Stains.  Cleaning 
................................ 6-50 
Starter  Switch  Check 
............................ 7-38 
Starting  Your Engine 
............................ 2-  12 
Steam 
........................................ 5-13 
Steering 
....................................... 4-8 
Column  Lock  Check 
.......................... 7-39 
In Emergencies ................................ 4-9 
. Power ....................................... 4-8 
Tips 
......................................... 4-8 
Variable  Assist 
................................ 4-8 
Wheel.  Tilt 
.................................. 2-25 
Steering  Wheel  Touch  Control 
................. 3-9.  3-25 
Storage  Compartments 
........................... 2-37 
Storage.  Vehicle 
................................ 6-29 
Stuck: 
In Sand.  Mud.  Ice or  Snow .................. 5-34 
Sunvisors 
.................................... 2-40 
Supplemental  Restraint  System 
.................... 1 - 19 
Symbols.  Vehicle 
................................... v 
Tachometer .................................. 2-44 
Taillamp  Bulb  Replacement 
.................. 6-38.  6-39 
TapePlayerCare 
............................... 3-27 
Temperature  Knob.  Automatic  and  Auxiliary 
Temp  Control 
.............................. 3-4.  3-5 
Temperature  Knob.  Climate  Control  System 
........... 3-1 
SRS 
......................................... 1-19 
Sunroof 
....................................... 2-41  Theft 
.......................................... 2-8 
Theft-Deterrent  Feature.  CD  Player 
................ 3-23 
Thermostat 
.................................... 6-24 
Third  Gear,  Automatic  Transaxle 
................... 2-16 
Tilt  Steering  Wheel 
............................. 2-25 
Time,  Setting  the 
................................ 3-9 
Tire  Chains 
.................................... 6-49 
TireLoading 
................................... 4-27 
Tire-Loading  Information  Label 
................... 4-27 
Tires 
......................................... 6-42 
Alignment  and Balance 
........................ 6-47 
BuyingNew 
................................. 6-45 
Chains 
..................................... 6-49 
Changing  a  Flat 
............................... 5-23 
Cleaning 
.................................... 6-56 
Compact  Spare 
............................... 5-33 
Inflation 
.................................... 6-42 
Inflation  Check 
............................... 7-36 
Loading 
.................................... 4-27 
Pressure 
.................................... 6-42 
Temperature 
................................. 6-47 
Traction 
.................................... 6-47 
Treadwe  ar 
................................... 6-46 
Uniform  Quality  Grading 
....................... 6-46 
Wear  Indicators 
.............................. 6-45 
Wheel  Replacement 
........................... 6-47 
When  It's  Time  for New 
....................... 6-45 
TopStrap 
..................................... 1-39 
TorqueLock 
................................... 2-21 
Torque.  Wheel 
Nut .............................. 5-30 
TowingaTrailer 
................................ 4-29 
Towing  Your  Vehicle 
............................. 5-7 
THEPrZOCK" 
................................. 3-23 
Inspection  and  Rotation 
.................... ... 6-44  

... ... 
underbody Flushing &mice ..................... 7-39 
'3 Underbody Maintenance 6-57 
Underhood  Electrical  Center ................. 6-64; 6-66 
......................... 
Dimensions ................................. 6-70 
Identification  Number ......... .,. ................ 6-59 
Loading .................................... 4-27 
Storage 
..................................... 6-29 
Ventilation  System ................................ 3-7 
Visor  Vanity  Mirrors 
............................. 2-40 
Visors.  Sun 
.................................... 2-40 
warning  Devices ................................. 5-2 
Warning  Lights;  Gages  and  Indicators ............... 2-45 
Washer  Fluid.  Windshield 
........................ 6-25 
Washing Your Vehicle ............................. 6-55 
Weatherstrips .................................. 6-54 
Wheel 
Alignment 
..... ; ............................ 6-47 
Nut  Torque .................................. 5-30 
Replacement ................................. 6-47 
Wrench 
..................................... 5-25 
Windows 
Auto-hwn 
................................. 2-24 
Lock 
....................................... 2-25 
 POW^ ........................................ 2-24 
Windshield  Washer 
...................... ! .......... 2-28 
Fluid ................................... 2-28,  6-25 
Fluid  Level 
Check ........ ': ..................... 7-36 
Blade  Replacement ........ i .................. 6-41 
FUS~S ........................................ 6-60 
Winter  Driving ................................. 4-23 
Wiring, Headlamp .............................. 6-60 
Wrecker 
Towing .................................. 5-7 
Wrench,  Wheel 
.................................. 5-25 
Windshield  Wiper .............................. 2-27 
Vehicle  Control 
...................................... 4-5 
Damage Warnings ............................... iv 
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