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Towing Your Oldsmobile 12. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent electrical shorting. Take care that they don't touch each other or any other metal. Try to have a GM dealer or a professional towing service tow your Oldsmobile. The usual towing equipment is: (A) Sling-type tow truck (B) Wheel-lift tow truck (C) Car carrier If your vehicle has been changedor modified since it was factory-new by adding aftermarket items like lamps, fog aero skirting, or special tires and wheels, these instructions and illustrations may not be correct. Before you do anything, turn on the hazard warning flashers. When you call, tell the towing service: That your vehicle cannot be towed from the frontor rear with sling-type equipment, as described later in this section. That your vehicle has front-wheel drive. The make, model, and yearof your vehicle. Whether you can still move the shift lever. If there was an accident, what was damaged. When the towing service arrives, let the tow operator know that this manual contains detailed towing instructions and illustrations. The operator may want to see them. 187

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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Remove the

cables

reverse

order

prevent

electrical

shorting.

Take

care

that

they

don’t

touch

each

other

or any

other

metal.

Towing

Your

Oldsmobile

Try

have

dealer or a

professional

towing

service

tow

your

Oldsmobile. The usual

towing

equipment

is:

(A)

Sling-type tow truck

(B)

Wheel-lift

tow

truck

(C)

Car carrier

your

vehicle

has

been

changed or

modified

since it was

factory-new by

adding

aftermarket

items

fog lamps,

aero skirting, or special

tires

and

wheels,

these

instructions

and

illustrations may

not

correct.

Before

you do anything,

turn

the

hazard

warning

flashers.

When

you

call,

tell

the

towing

service:

That

your

vehicle

cannot

towed

from

the

front

rear

with

sling-type

equipment,

described

later

this

section.

drive.

vehicle.

lever.

damaged.

That

your

vehicle

has

front-wheel

The make,

model,

and

year

your

Whether

you

can

still move

the

shift

there was

an accident,

what was

When

the

towing

service

arrives,

let

the

tow operator

know

that

this

manual

contains

detailed

towing

instructions

and

illustrations.

The operator may

want

see

them.

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