1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE battery

- CAUTICA
Using a match near a battery can cause battery
gas to explode. People have been hurt doing this,
and some have been blinded. Use a flashlight if
you need more light.
Be sure the battery has enough water. You don’t
need to
add water to the ACDelco Freedom@
battery installed in every new
GM vehicle. But if
a battery has filler caps, be sure the right amount
of fluid is there.
If it is low, add water to take
care of that first.
If you don’t, explosive gas could
be present.
Battery fluid contains acid that can burn you.
Don’t get it on you. If you accidentally get it in
your eyes or on your skin, flush the place with
water and get medical help immediately. Fans or other moving engine parts can injure
you
badly. Keep your hands
away from moving parts
once the engine is running.
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5. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery. Use a
remote positive
(+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
6. Don’t let the other end
touch metal. Connect it
to the positive
(+)
terminal of the good
battery. Use a remote
positive
(+) terminal if
the vehicle has one.
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7. Now connect the black
negative
(-) cable to
the good battery’s
negative
(-) terminal.
Don’t let the other end touch anything until the next
step.
The other end of the negative (-) cable doesn’t go
to the dead battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted metal
part on the engine of the vehicle with the dead battery. 8. Attach the
cable at least
18 inches
(45 cm) away
from the dead battery,
but not near engine parts
that move.
The electrical
connection is just as
good there, but the
chance of sparks getting
back to the battery
is
much less.
9. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine for
a while.
10. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
If it won’t start after a few tries, it probably
needs service.
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11. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
electrical shorting. Take care that they don’t touch
each other or any other metal.
A. Heavy Metal Engine Part
B. Good Battery
C. Dead Battery
Towing Your Vehicle
Try to have a GM dealer or a professional towing
service tow your vehicle. They can provide the right
equipment and
know how to tow it without damage. See
“Roadside Assistance” in the Index.
If your vehicle has been changed or modified since
it
was factory-new by adding aftermarket items like fog
lamps, aero skirting, or special tires and wheels, these
things can be damaged during towing.
Before you do anything, turn
on the hazard
warning flashers.
When you call, tell the towing service:
That your vehicle has front-wheel drive.
That your vehicle cannot be towed from the front or
rear with sling-type equipment.
0 The make, model and year of your vehicle.
Whether you can still move the shift lever.
0 If there was an accident, what was damaged.
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Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
Here you will find information about the care of your vehicle. This section begins with service and fuel information,
and then it shows how to check important fluid and lubricant levels. There
is also technical information about your
vehicle, and a part devoted to its appearance care.
6-2 6-3
6-7
6-8
6-1
1
6-15
6- 16
6-18
6-2 1
6-24
6-26
6-27
6-30
6-3 1
6-38 Service
Fuel
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
Checking Things Under the Hood
Engine Oil
Air Cleaner
Passenger Compartment Air Filter
Replacement
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
Engine Coolant Radiator Pressure Cap
Windshield Washer Fluid
Brakes
Battery
Bulb Replacement
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement 6-39
6-47
6-47
6-50
6-53
6-53
6-54
6-55
6-56
6-64
6-64
6-64
6-65
6-65
6-65 Tires
Appearance Care
Cleaning the Inside
of Your Vehicle
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
Underbody Maintenance
Chemical Paint Spotting
Appearance Care Materials Chart
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Electrical System
Replacement Bulbs Capacities and Specifications
Engine Specifications
Vehicle Dimensions
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
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Brake Adjustment
Every time you apply the brakes, with or without the
vehicle moving, your brakes adjust for wear.
Replacing Brake System Parts
The braking system on a modern vehicle is complex.
Its many parts have to be of top quality and work well
together if the vehicle is to have really good braking.
Your vehicle was designed and tested with top-quality
GM brake parts. When you replace parts
of your braking
system
-- for example, when your brake linings wear
down and you have to have new ones put
in -- be sure
you get new approved GM replacement parts. If you
don’t, your brakes may no longer work properly. For
example,
if someone puts in brake linings that are wrong
for your vehicle, the balance between your front and
rear brakes can change
-- for the worse. The braking
performance you’ve come to expect can change in many
other ways
if someone puts in the wrong replacement
brake parts.
Battery
Every new Oldsmobile has an ACDelco Freedom@
battery. You never have to add water to one of these.
When it’s time for a new battery, we recommend
an
ACDelco Freedom battery. Get one that has the
replacement number shown on the
original battery’s label.
Vehicle Storage
If you’re not going to drive your vehicle for 25 days or more,
remove the black, negative
(-) cable from the battery. This
will help keep your battery from running down.
Batteries have acid that can burn you and gas
that can explode. You can be badly hurt if you
aren’t careful. See “Jump Starting’’ in the Index
for tips on working around a battery without
getting hurt.
Contact your retailer to learn how to prepare your
vehicle for longer storage periods.
Also, for your audio system, see “Theft-Deterrent
Fedwe’’ in the Index.
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Section 9 Index
Accessory Idator System ....................... 2-78
Accessory Power Outlets
......................... 2-81
Adding Equipment to the Outside Of Your Vehicle
...... 6-3
Adjusting the Bucket Seats
....................... 1-16
Adjusting the Split Bench Seat
..................... 1-9
AirBag
....................................... 1-38
How Does it Restrain
.......................... 1-44
Howitworks
................................ 1-41
Location
.................................... 1-41
Readiness Light
......................... 1.40. 2.87
Servicing
................................... 1-46
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-43
What Will You See After
it Inflates ............... 1-44
When Should it Inflate
......................... 1-42
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-15
Air Conditioning Refrigerants ..................... 6-65
Air Filter Replacement, Passenger Compartment ...... 6-16
Airhflator
.................................... 2-78
Alignment and Balance, Tire
...................... 6-45
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning
...................... 6-52
Antenna, Integrated Windshield
.................... 3-27
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-21
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-89, 4-7
Appearancecare
............................... 6-47
Appearance Care Materials
....................... 6-54
AirConditioning
................................ 3-3
hti-LOck Ashtray
....... ........... a.......i.. .. .i-...<.:..i.. 2-77
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-9
Automatic
Door Locks ............................ 2-6
Automatic Overdrive
............................ 2-32
Automatic Transaxle Check
....................... 7-30
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
........................ 6-18
HowtoAdd
................................. 6-20
How to Check
............................... 6-18
When to Check and Change
..................... 6-18
Automatic Transaxle Operation
.................... 2-30
Shifting
..................................... 2-30
Automatic Transaxle
Park Mechanism Check ......... 7-32
Battery
...................................... 6-30
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
BatterySaver .................................. 2-64
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-7
Before Leaving on a Long
Trip .................... 4-23
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-7
Blizzard
...................................... 4-28
Brake Warnings
................................ 5.3. 5.5
Adjustment
.................................. 6-30
Fluid
....................................... 6-27
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-27
Parking
..................................... 2-34
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Outside of Your Vehicle ........................ 6-50
Special Problems
............................. 6-48
Stains
...................................... 6-48
Tires
....................................... 6-52
Vinyl
....................................... 6-48
Wheels
..................................... 6-52
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-50
WiperBlades
................................ 6-50
Climate Control System
........................... 3-2
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-9
Coinholder
.................................... 2-69
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-1
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-27
Compact Disc Player
............................ 3-14
Care
....................................... 3-27
Errors
................................. 3-17. 3-20
Remote
..................................... 3-20
Compact Overhead Console
...................... 2-66
Content Theft-Deterrent
......................... 2-23
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-6
Convenience Net
............................... 2-72
Side
....................................... 2-73
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-65
Coolant
....................................... 6-21
Adding
..................................... 6-23
Checking
................................... 6-23
Heater. Engine
............................... 2-29
RecoveryTank
............................... 5-18
Whattouse
................................. 6-22
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-6
Cruise Control ................................. 2-55
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-34
Cupholders
.................................... 2-69 Customer Assistance for
Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information ................... 8-1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-53
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-52
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-59
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
......................... 8-8
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
.......................... 3-5
Defogging
..................................... 3-4
Defrosting
..................................... 3-4
Delayed Illumination
............................ 2-62
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-65
Door AjarLight
................................... 2-97
Power Sliding
................................ 2-15
Sliding
..................................... 2-14
Driver Information Center
........................ 2-99
DriverPosition
................................. 1-29
Driver’s Four-Way Manual Seat
.................... 1-2
Driving City
........................................ 4-21
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-22
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-28
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-18
Night
...................................... 4-16
Locks
....................................... 2-4
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Passenger Compartment Air Filter Replacement ....... 6-16
Passenger Position
.................... 1.38.1.53. 1.54
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-33
Accessory Outlet
............................. 2-81
DoorLocks ................................... 2-5
Option Fuses ................................ 6-56
Rear Quarter Windows
......................... 2-51
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-64
Sliding Door Light
............................ 2-97
Power Steering Fluid
............................ 6-25
How to Check ............................... 6-25
Pregnancy, Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-37
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications, Service and Owner
................... 8-10
Passing
....................................... 4-13
Power
Seat
......................................... l-3
Steering .................................... 4-11
Windows
................................... 2-50
Whattouse
................................. 6-25
Whentocheck
............................... 6-25
..................................... Radiator 5-21
Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-24
Radio Reception
................................ 3-25
Radios, Steering Wheel Controls
................... 3-24
Rain, Driving In
................................ 4- 18
Cargo Lamp
................................. 2-63
Radios
....................................... 3-10
ReadingLamps
................................ 2-63
Rear AirVents
.................................... 3-8
............................... Climate Control 3-6
Comfort Controls .............................. 3-7
Fancontrol .................................. 3-6
Outside Seat Position .......................... 1-46
Safety Belt Comfort Guides
..................... 1-50
SeatAudio
.................................. 3-18
Seatpassengers
.............................. 1-47
Seats
.........,.............................. l-6
Storage ..................................... 2-71
Towing
..................................... 5-12
Window Defogger ............................. 3-5
Windshield Washer
........................... 2-55
Rearview Mirror, Inside Daymight
................. 2-64
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-4
Recovery
Tank, Coolant .......................... 5-18
Refrigerants, Air Conditioning .................... 6-65
Compact Disc Player
.......................... 3-20
Operation
of the Power Sliding Door ............. 2-10
Remote Lock Control
............................. 2-8
Operaton
..................................... 2-9
Battery Replacement .......................... 2-11
Resynchronizing
............................. 2-12
Captain’s Chairs
.............................. 1-22
Remote
Removing Bucketseats ................................. l-16
SplitBenchSeat 1-10 .............................. Replacement
Bulbs
...................................... 6-a
Parts
....................................... 6-65
Wheel
...................................... 6-45
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