Thrn Signals When Towing a Trailer
When you tow a trailer, your vehicle may need a different turn signal flasher and/or extra wiring. Check
with your Oldsmobile retailer. The green arrows on your
instrument panel will flash !whenever you signal a
turn
or lane change. Properly hooked up, the trailer lamps
will also flash, telling other drivers you’re about to turn,
change lanes or stop.
When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your
instrument panel will flash for turns even if the bulbs on
the trailer are burned out. Thus, you may think drivers
behind you
are seeing your signal when they are not. It’s
important to check occasionally to be sure the trailer
bulbs
are still working.
Driving On Grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you ,start
down
a long or steep downgrade. If you don’t shift
down, you might have to use your brakes
so much that
they would get hot and no longer work well.
On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your
speed to. around
45 mph (70 krn/h) to reduce the
possibility
of engine and transaxle overheating. If you
have overdrive, you may prefer to drive in
THIRD
(3) instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (a)
(or, as you need to, a lower gear).
Parking on Hills
You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer
attached, on a hill. If something goes wrong, your rig
could start to move. People can be injured, and both
your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged.
But
if you ever have to park your rig on a hill, here’s
how to do it:
1. Apply your regular brakes, but don’t shift into
2. Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels.
3. When the wheel chocks are in place, release-the
regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load.
4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your parking
brake, and then shift to PARK
(P).
5. Release the regular brakes. PARK
(P) yet.
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Replacement Bulbs
Exterior Lamps
Bulb Number
Back-up ............................... 3057
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
2-Door Models
.............. ...... 2355
4-Door Models
......................... 891
Luggage Carrier Mounted
.................. 891
Fog
.................................... 885
Front Parking/Turn Signal
............... 3 157NA
Headlamp. High-Beam 2-Door Models
.................... H4352 (U)
4-Door Models ........................ 9005
Headlamp. Low-Beam
2-Door Models
.................... H435 1 (L)
4-Door Models
........................ 9006
License Plate
.......................... 194
Sidemarker. Front
2-Door Models
.......................... 24
4-Door Models
.......................... 24
Sidemarker. Rear
.......................... 24
Stop/Tail/Tum Signal
..................... 3057
Interior Lamps Bulb Number
Ashtray ................................. 194
Center Instrument Cluster
.............. 168. 194
Courtesy Door
................................ 12864
Rear.
................................ 212-2
GloveBox
.............................. 194
Heater and Air Conditioning Control
.......... 37
High-Beam Indicator ....................... 74
Instrument Cluster Indicator
.............. PC 161
Luggage Compartment
.................... 920
Reading Front
................................. 561
Inside Rearview Mirror
................... 192
Rear
................................. 212-2
Visor Vanity
............................ 124
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