1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass spare wheel

When rotating your tires, always use the correct rotation
pattern shown here.
Don’t include the compact spare tire in your
tire rotation.
After the tires have been rotated, adjust the front and
rear inflation pressures as shown on the Tire-Loading
Information label. Make certain that
all wheel nuts are
properly tightened. See “Wheel Nut Torque” in
the Index.
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Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the parts to which
it is fastened, can make wheel nuts become loose
after
a time. The wheel could come off and cause
an accident. When you change a wheel, remove
any rust or dirt from places where the wheel
attaches to the vehicle.
In an emergency, you can
use a cloth or
a paper towel to do this; but be
sure to use
a scraper or wire brush later, if you
need to, to get all the
rust or dirt off. (See
“Changing a Flat Tire” in the Index.) When It’s Time
for New Tires
One way to tell when it’s
time for new tires is to
check the treadwear
indicators, which will appear when your tires have
only 1/16 inch (1 -6 mm) or
less of tread remaining.
You need a new tire
if any of the following statements
are true:
0 You can see the indicators at three or more places
around the tire.
0 You can see cord or fabric showing through the
tire’s rubber.
0 The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged deep
enough to show cord or fabric.
0 The tire has a bump, bulge or split.
The tire has a puncture, cut or other damage that
can’t be repaired well because
of the size or location
of the damage.
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Buying New Tires
To find out what kind and size of tires you need, look at
the Tire-Loading Information label.
The tires installed on your vehicle when it was new had
a Tire Performance Criteria Specification (TPC Spec)
number on each tire's sidewall. When
you get new tires,
get ones with that same TPC Spec number. That way
your vehicle will continue to have tires that are designed
to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating,
traction, ride and other things during normal service on
your vehicle.
If your tires have an all-season tread
design, the TPC number will be followed by an
"MS"
(for mud and snow).
If you ever replace your tires with those not having a
TPC Spec number, make sure they are the same size,
load range, speed rating and construction type (bias,
bias-belted
or radial) as your original tires. Mixing
tires could cause you to lose control while
driving.
If you mix tires of different sizes or types
(radial and bias-belted tires), the vehicle may not
handle properly, and you could have
a crash.
Using tires of different sizes may also cause
damage to your vehicle. Be sure to use the same
size and type tires on all wheels.
It's
all right to drive with your compact spare,
though.
It was developed for use on your vehicle.
If you use bias-ply tires on your vehicle, the
wheel rim flanges could develop cracks after
many miles of driving.
A tire and/or wheel could
fail suddenly, causing a crash. Use only radial-ply
tires with the wheels
on your vehicle.
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Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ..................... 1-14
SignalingTurns
................................ 2-30
Sound Equipment, Adding
.............. 2-16,3-21, 6-52
Spare Tire, Compact
............................. 5-32
Specifications and Capacities
...................... 6-59
Specifications, Engine
........................... 6-60
Speech Impaired, Customer Assistance
............... 8-4
Speedometer
................................... 2-49
SRS
......................................... 1-20
Stains, Cleaning
................................ 6-43
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-28
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2-15
Stem
........................................ 5-13
Steering
....................................... 4-9
In Emergencies
............................... 4- 10
Power
....................................... 4-9
Tips ......................................... 4-9
Wheel, Tilt
.................................. 2-29
Stoplamp Bulb Replacement
...................... 6-32
Storage Compartments
........................... 2-41
Storage, Vehicle
................................ 6-28
Stuck In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
.................. 5-33
SunVisors
.................................... 2-44
Sunroof ....................................... 2-45
Supplemental Restraint System
.................... 1-20
Surge Tank coolant
..................................... 5-15
How to Add Coolant
.......................... 5- 17
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Surge
Tank Pressure Cap ......................... 6-21
Symbols. Vehicle
.................................. v
Synchronization ................................ 2-10
Tachometer
.................................. 2-50
Taillamp Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-32
Tape Player Care
............................... 3-21
Theft
......................................... 2-12
Theft-Deterrent Feature.
CD Player ................ 3-18
THEFTLOCK"
................................ 3-18
Thermostat
.................................... 6-21
Third Gear. Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-20
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-29
Time. Setting the
................................ 3-6
Tire Chains
.................................... 6-42
TireLoading
................................... 4-30
Tire-Loading Information Label
................... 4-30
Tires
......................................... 6-34
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-40
Buying New
................................. 6-38
Chains
..................................... 6-42
ChangingaFlat
.............................. 5-22
Cleaning
.................................... 6-48
Compact Spare
............................... 5-32
Inflation
.................................... 6-35
Inflation Check
............................... 7-26
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-36
Loading
.................................... 4-30
Pressure
.................................... 6-35
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