1997 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE tow

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
I-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?
Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance covers all
1997 Oldsmobile vehicles.
Coverage is for the Oldsmobile vehicle,
regardless of
tlze 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.
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Driver’s Four-Way Manual Seat .................... 1-2
Driving City
........................................ 4-20
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-21
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-27
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-4
IntheRain
.................................. 4-17
Night
...................................... 4-16
OnCurves
.................................. 4-11
On Grades While Towing a Trailer ............... 4-37
On Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-23
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-25
WetRoads
.................................. 4-17
Winter
...................................... 4-25
With a Trailer
................................ 4-35
Dump and Stow Feature
........................... 1-7
Throughwater
............................... 4-19
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.................... 2-29
Electrical System
............................... 6-56
Electronic Level Control
......................... 4-29
Engine
........................................ 6-9
Coolant
..................................... 6-20
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-29
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-37 Coolant Tenlperature Gage
..................... 2-98
Cooling System
.............................. 6-62
Exhaust
..................................... 2-39
Identification
................................ 6-55
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-37
Overheated Protection Operating Mode
........... 5-12
Running While Parked
......................... 2-40
Specifications
................................ 6-63
Starting Your
................................ 2-28
Engine Oil
.............................. 2- 102. 6-10
Additives ................................... 6-14
Checking
................................... 6-11
Used ....................................... 6-14
What
Kind to Use ............................. 6-12
WhentoAdd
................................ 6-11
When
to Change .............................. 6-14
Engine Temperature Warning Light ................. 2-99
Equipment, Adding to the Outside
Of Your Vehicle ..... 6-3
Exhaust, Engine
................................ 2-39
Exit Lighting
.................................. 2-63
Overheating
................................. 5-12
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-47
Fan Knob. Climate Control System
.................. 3-2
Filling Your Tank
................................ 6-5
Filter. Air
..................................... 6-15
Filter. Pollen ................................... 6-16
Finishcare
.................................... 6-51
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Finish Damage ................................. 6-52
FirstGear
..................................... 2-34
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-22
Fluid Capacities
................................ 6-62
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-43
FogLamps
.................................... 2-60
Folding Driver's Seatback
......................... 1-3
Foreign Countries. Fuel ........................... 6-4
FrontDoor
..................................... 2-4
Front Parking/Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement
.... 6-34
Front Seat Storage Bin
........................... 2-75
Front Seat Storage Net
........................... 2-76
Front Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement
........... 6-36
FrontTowing
.................................. 5-10
Fuel .......................................... 6-3
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
Gage ...................................... 2-105
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
Fuses and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-57
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-98
Fuel
...................................... 2-105
Speedometer ................................. 2-9 1
Tachometer .................................. 2-92
Garage Door Opener Compartment
................. 2-69
Gear Positions. Automatic Transaxle
................ 2-3 I
GAWR ....................................... 4-29 GloveBox
.................................... 2-68
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-29
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-29
GVWR
....................................... 4-29
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-31
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints ................................. 1-6
Headlamps
.................................... 2-59
Bulb Replacement ............................ 6-31
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-53
OnReminder
................................ 2-59
Wiring
..................................... 6-56
Hearing Impaired, Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating
........................................ 3-4
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-53
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads ......................... 4-23
Hitches, Trailer
................................. 4-34
Hood
Checking Things Under ......................... 6-7
Prop
........................................ 6-8
Release ...................................... 6-8
Horn ......................................... 2-51
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-19
Ignition Positions
.............................. 2-26
Illuminated Entry
............................... 2-62
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Low Traction ............................ 2.98. 4.9
Oil Pressure
................................ 2- 102
Safety Belt Reminder ..................... 1.29, 2.93
Service Engine Soon
......................... 2- 100
Traction Control System Warning
........... 2.97. 4.10
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-29
Locks
Automatic Door
............................... 2-6
Cylinders
................................... 7-38
Door
........................................ 2-3
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-38
Last Door Closed Locking
....................... 2-6
Lockout Deterrent
............................. 2-7
Power Door
.................................. 2-5
Sliding Door
................................. 2- 14
Sliding Door Child Security
..................... 2-19
Sliding Door Delayed Locking
................... 2-6
Steering Column Park Check
.................... 7-40
Locks and Lighting Choices
...................... 2-41
Loss of Control
................................ 4- 15
Low Coolant Warning Light
................. 2.99. 6.23
Low Fuel Warning Light
........................ 2- 105
Low Oil Level Light ...................... 2.103, 6.10
Low Traction Light
......................... 2.98. 4.9
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-43
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-38
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-79
Lumbar Control
................................. 1-6 Maintenance.
Normal Replacement Parts
........... 6-63
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-45
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
How This Section is Organized ................... 7-3
Long Trip/Highway Definition
................... 7-6
Long Trip/Highway Intervals
..................... 7-6
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-37
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-43
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Short Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-5
Short Trip/City Intervals
........................ 7-5
Your Vehicle and the Environment
................ 7-2
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-53
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-38
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
..................... 2- 100
Mirrors
....................................... 2-66
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-67
Illuminated Visor Vanity
....................... 2-83
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-66
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-66
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-83
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-41
Matching Transmitters to Your Vehicle
.............. 2-10
Mode Buttons. Climate Control System .............. 3-3
Mode
Knob. Climate Control System ................ 3-2
MountainRoads
................................ 4-23
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-52
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Radios ........................................ 3-9
Radios. Steering Wheel Controls
................... 3-26
Rain. Driving In
................................ 4- I7
Reading Lamps
................................ 2-65
Cargo Lamp
................................. 2-64
Rear
AirVents
.................................... 3-7
Climate Control
............................... 3-5
Comfort Controls
.............................. 3-6
Fan Control
.................................. 3-6
Outside Seat Position .......................... 1-49
Safety
Belt Comfort Guides ..................... 1-52
Seat Audio
............................. 3- 15. 3-23
Seat Passengers
.............................. 1-49
Seats
........................................ 1-6
Storage
..................................... 2-76
Towing
..................................... 5-11
Window Defogger
............................. 3-8
Windshield Washer
........................... 2-55
Rearview Mirror, Inside Day/Night
................. 2-66
Reclining Front and Captain’s Seatbacks
.............. 1-4
Recovery Tank, Coolant .......................... 5- 16
Refrigerants,
Air Conditioning .................... 6-62
Remote Compact Disc Player
.......................... 3- I7
Operation of the Power Sliding Door .............. 2-9
Battery Replacement
.......................... 2- IO
Resynchronizing ............................. 2- I2
Remote Lock
Control
............................. 2-7 Removing
Captain’s Chairs
.............................. 1-26
Second Row Solid Bench Seat
.................... 1-8
Split Bench Seat
.............................. 1-20
Third Row Solid Bench Seat .................... 1-14
Replacement BLIlbs
...................................... 6-62
Parts
....................................... 6-63
Wheel
...................................... 6-44
Replacing Captain’s Chairs
.............................. 1-27
Second Row Solid Bench Seat
................... 1 . IO
Split Bench Seat .............................. 1-22
Third Row Solid Bench Seat
.................... 1 . 16
Replacing Safety Belts ........................... 1-80
Reporting Safety Defects
.......................... 8-8
Resetting the Power Sliding Door
.................. 2-19
Restraints Checking
................................... 1-80
Head
........................................ 1-6
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-80
Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
................. 1-7
System Check ................................ 7-38
Restraints. Child
................................ 1-68
Reverse
....................................... 2-32
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-43
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-34
Rotation
. Tires ................................. 6-41
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Safety Belt Extender ............................ 1-80
Safety Belts
................................... 1-28
Adults
...................................... 1-34
Care ....................................... 6-49
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-55
Children
.................................... 1-56
Driver Position ............................... 1-34
Extender
.................................... 1-80
How to Wear Properly ......................... 1-34
Incorrect Usage
.................... 1-37. 1-78. 1-79
LapBelt
.................................... 1-55
Lap-Shoulder ........................... 1.34. 1-50
Passenger Position ............................ 1-43
Larger Children
.............................. 1-77
Questions and Answers
........................ 1-33
Rear Comfort Guides .......................... 1-52
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-49
Reminder Light
......................... 1.29. 2.93
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-80
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-43
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1-36
Smaller Children and Babies .................... 1-56
WhyThey Work
.............................. 1-30
Safety Chains
.................................. 4-34
Safety Defects, Reporting
......................... 8-8
Safety Warnings and Symbols
....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-4
Seat Controls
................................... 1-6
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions ............ 1-49
Use During Pregnancy
... : ..................... 1-42
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Seatback
Folding Driver’s
............................... 1-3
Reclining Front and Captain’s
.................... 1-4
Controls
................................. 1-2. 1-6
Driver’s Four-Way Manual
...................... 1-2
Lumbar Control
............................... 1-6
Manual Front Passenger ......................... 1-4
Power
....................................... 1-3
Rear
........................................ 1-6
Restraint Systems
.............................. 1 . 1
Second Row Safety Belt Stowage ................. 1-7
Securing a Child Restraint
...................... 1-70
SecondGear
................................... 2-33
Second Row Solid Bench Seat
...................... 1-8
Folding the Seatback ........................... 1-8
Seats
Dumpandstow
............................... 1-7
Removing
.................................... 1-8
Replacing ................................... 1 . 10
Service ........................................ 6-2
Bulletins. Ordering
............................ 8-10
Engine
Soon Light ........................... 2- 100
Manuals. Ordering ............................ 8- IO
Parts Identification Label ....................... 6-55
Publications. Ordering ......................... 8-10
Work. Doing Your Own
......................... 6-2
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
................... 8-10
Service Publications
............................. 8-10
Service
and Owner Publications. Ordering
in Canada .... 8-9
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Third Row Solid Bench Seat ...................... 1 . 13
Adjusting ................................... 1-13
Folding the Seatback
.......................... 1 . 13
Removing ................................... 1-14
Replacing
................................... 1-16
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-52
Time, Setting the
................................ 3-9
Tire Chains
.................................... 6-46
Tire Loading
................................... 4-29
Tire-Loading Information Label
................... 4-29
Tires
......................................... 6-39
Alignment
and Balance ........................ 6-44
BuyingNew
................................. 6-42
Chains
..................................... 6-46
ChangingaFlat
.............................. 5-22
Cleaning
.................................... 6-52
Compact Spare
............................... 5-32
Inflation .................................... 6-40
Inflation Check
............................... 7-37
Inspection
and Rotation ........................ 6-41
Pressure
.................................... 6-40
Storing
a Flat or Spare ......................... 5-3 1
Temperature ................................. 6-44
Traction
.................................... 6-44
Treadwear
................................... 6-43
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-43
Used Wheel Replacement
...................... 6-45
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-42
Loading
.................................... 4-29 Wheel Replacement
........................... 6-44
When It’s Time for New
....................... 6-42
TopStrap
..................................... 1-69
TorqueLock
................................... 2-38
Torque, Wheel
Nut ......................... 5-30, 6-62
Towing
a Trailer ................................ 4-31
Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-8
Traction Control System
.......................... 4-9
Trailer Traction Control System Warning Light
........ 2-97, 4- 10
Brakes ..................................... 4-35
Driving on Grades
............................ 4-37
Driving
with ................................. 4-35
Hitches
..................................... 4-34
Maintenance When Towing
..................... 4-38
Parking on Hills
.............................. 4-37
Safety Chains
................................ 4-34
Tongue Weight
............................... 4-33
Total Weight on Tires
.......................... 4-34
Towing
..................................... 4-31
Turnsignals
................................. 4-37
Weight
..................................... 4-32
Transaxle Fluid. Automatic
....................... 4-17
Transmitters, Keyless Entry ........................ 2-7
Transportation, Courtesy
.......................... 8-6
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-91
TTYUsers
..................................... 8-4
Turn Signal Reminder Chime
..................... 2-53
Turn
Signal and Lane Change Signals
............... 2-53
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Turn SignalMultifunction Lever ................... 2-52
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
................ 4-37
Underbody Flushing Service
..................... 7-40
Underbody Maintenance
......................... 6-53
Underhood Fuse and Relay Center
................. 6-60
Vehicle Control
...................................... 4-6
Dimensions
................................. 6-63
Identification Number
......................... 6-55
Loading
.................................... 4-29
Storage
..................................... 6-30
Ventilation System
............................... 3-4
Ventilation Tips
............................... 3-5
Visor Vanity Mirrors
............................ 2-83
Visors. Sun
.................................... 2-83
Damage
Warnings
.............................. iv
warning Devices
............................... 5-3
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators
............... 2-92 Washer Fluid. Windshield
........................ 6-26
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-51
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-50
Wheel
Alignment
.................................. 6-44
Nut Torque
............................. 5.30. 6.62
Replacement
................................. 6-44
Used Replacement
............................ 6-45
Wrench
..................................... 5-25
Windows
..................................... 2-50
Power
...................................... 2-50
Power Rear Quarter
........................... 2-51
SideLatches
................................. 2-51
Windshield Washer
............................. 2-54
Fluid
.................................. 2.54. 6.26
Fluid Level Check
............................ 7-37
Rear
....................................... 2-55
Rear
....................................... 2-55
Blade Replacement ........................... 6-38
Fuses
...................................... 6-56
Winter Driving
................................. 4-25
Windshield Wiper
.............................. 2-54
Wiring. Headlamp
.............................. 6-56
Wrench. Wheel
................................. 5-25
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