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Your Driving and the Road Driving with a Trai/er (CONT.) 4. Reapply the regular brakes, Then When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a Hill apply your parking brake, and then shift to P (Park), or R (Reverse) for a 1. Apply your regular brakes and hold manual transaxle. the pedal down while you: 5. Release the regular brakes. S a t your engine; tr Shift into a gear; and Release the parking brake. 2. Let up on the brake pedal. 3.Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks. 4. Stop and have someone pick up and store the chocks. Maintenance When Trai/er Towing Your vehicle will need service more often when you're pulling a trailer. See the Maintenance Schedule for more on this. Things that are especially important in trailer operation are automatic transaxle fluid (don't overfdl), engine oil, belts, cooling system, and brake adjustment. Eachof these is covered in this manual, and the Index will help you find them quickly. If you're trailering, it's a good idea to review these sections before you start your trip. Check periodically to see that all hitch nuts and bolts are tight.

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
How to Use This Manual	8
Safety Warnings and Symbols	10
Vehicle Symbols	11
Seats and Safety Belts	13
Seats and Seat Controls	14
Safety Belts	18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	23
Driver Position	24
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	28
Right Front Passenger Position	28
Rear Seat Passengers	29
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides	32
Center Passenger Position	34
Children	35
Smaller Children and Babies	35
Child Restraints	36
Larger Children	44
Safety Belt Extender	46
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash	46
Features and Controls	51
Keys	52
Locks	53
Glove Box	61
Ignition Switch	62
Starting Your Engine	64
Engine Block Heater	67
Shifting the Transaxle	68
Parking Brake	75
Shifting into Park	76
Computer-Controlled Ride	80
Windows	81
Turn Signal/Headlight Beam Lever	82
Cruise Control	83
Light Controls	88
Interior Lights	90
Windshield Wipers	93
Windshield Washer	94
Mirrors	95
Sun Visors	97
Ashtray and Lighter	99
Instrument Panel	102
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	105
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	115
Climate Control System	116
Air Conditioning System	117
Setting the Clock	122
AM/FM Stereo Radio	122
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Cassette Tape Player	124
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Compact Disc Player	126
Understanding Radio Reception	131
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	131
Care of Your Compact Discs	132
Fixed Mast Antenna	132
Power Antenna Mast Care	133
Rear Window Defogger Antenna	133
Your Driving and the Road	135
Road Signs	136
Defensive Driving	140
Drunken Driving	141
Control of a Vehicle	143
Braking	144
Anti-Lock Brakes	145
Steering Tips	150
Steering in Emergencies	151
Passing	152
Driving at Night	156
Driving in the Rain	158
Driving in Fog, Mist and Haze	160
City Driving	161
Freeway Driving	162
Driving a Long Distance	164
Hill and Mountain Roads	166
Parking on Hills	168
Winter Driving	170
Towing a Trailer	173
Problems on the Road	183
Hazard Warning Flashers	184
Jump Starting	185
Towing Your Oldsmobile	189
Engine Overheating	193
If a Tire Goes Flat	199
Changing a Flat Tire	200
Compact Spare Tire	206
If You're Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	207
Service and Appearance Care	211
Service	212
Fuel	213
Hood Release	218
Engine Oil	222
Air Cleaner	227
Transaxle Fluid	229
Engine Coolant	234
Power Steering Fluid	237
Windshield Washer Fluid	237
Brakes	238
Battery	240
Bulb Replacement	241
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	243
Loading Your Vehicle	243
Tires	245
Appearance Care	252
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	261
Add-on Electrical Equipment	262
Fuses & Circuit Breakers	262
Capacities & Specifications	265
Fluids & Lubricants	267
Replacement Bulbs	268
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	271
Maintenance Schedule	273
Introduction	274
A Word About Maintenance	274
Your Vehicle and the Environment	274
How This Part is Organized	275
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	276
Using Your Maintenance Schedules	276
Selecting the Right Schedule	276
Schedule I	278
Schedule II	280
Explanation of Scheduled Maintenance Services	282
Part B: Owner Checks & Services	285
At Each Fuel Fill	285
At Least Once a Month	285
At Least Once a Year	286
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	289
Part D: Recommended Fluids & Lubricants	290
Part E: Maintenance Record	292
Customer Assistance Information	295
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	296
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired	297
BBB Mediation/Arbitration Program	298
Reporting Safety Defects	300
Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance Program	301
Service Publications	302
Index	311

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Your

Driving

and

the

Road

Driving

with a Trai/er

(CONT.)

Reapply the

regular

brakes,

Then

apply

your

parking

brake,

and

then

shift

(Park),

(Reverse)

for

manual

transaxle.

Release

the

regular

brakes.

When You

Are

Ready

Leave

After

Parking

Hill

Apply

your

regular

brakes

and

hold

the

pedal

down

while

you:

Start

your engine;

Shift

into

gear;

and

Release

the

parking

brake.

Let

the

brake

pedal.

Drive

slowly

until

the

trailer

clear

Stop

and

have

someone

pick

and

of the

chocks.

store

the

chocks.

Maintenance

When

Trai/er

Towing

Your vehicle

will

need

service

often

when

you’re

pulling

trailer.

See

the

Maintenance

Schedule

for

this.

Things

that

are

especially

important

trailer

operation

are

automatic

transaxle

fluid

(don’t

overfdl),

engine

oil,

belts,

cooling

system,

and

brake

adjustment.

Each

these

covered

this

manual,

and

the

Index

will

help

you

find

them

quickly.

you’re

trailering,

it’s

good

idea

review

these

sections

before

you

start

your

trip.

Check

periodically

see

that

all

hitch

nuts

and

bolts

are

tight.