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The coolant level should be at above or FULL COLD. If it isn't, you may have When you decide it's safe to lift the a leak in the radiator hoses, heater hood, here's what you'll see: hoses, radiator, water pump or (A) Coolant surgetank with pressure cap somewhere else in the cooling system. (B) Electric engine f8n I I NOTICE can start up even when the ne is not running and can !jure you. Keep hands, clothing a1d tools away from any underhood electric fan. I1 If the coolant inside the coolant surge tank is boiling, don't do anything else until it cools down. L Heater and radiator hoses, and other engine parts, can be very hot. Don'ttouch them. Ifyou do, you can be burned. Don't run the engine if there is a leak. If you run the engine, it could lose all coolant. That could cause an engine fire, andyou could be burned. Get any leak fixed before you drivethevehicle. If there seems to be noleak, check to see if the electric engine is running. fan If the engineis overheating, the fan should be running.If it isn't, your vehicle needs service. 193

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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When

you decide it’s

safe

to lift the

hood, here’s

what

you’ll see:

(A)

Coolant

surge

tank

with

pressure

cap

(B)

Electric engine

f8n

The

coolant

level

should

or above

FULL

COLD.

isn’t, you

may

have

a leak in the

radiator

hoses,

heater

hoses,

radiator,

water

pump or

somewhere else in the cooling

system.

Heater

and

radiator

hoses,

and

other engine

parts,

can

start up

even

when

the

very hot. Don’t touch

them. If you

ne is

not

running

and

can

do, you can

be burned.

!jure

you.

Keep

hands,

clothing

a1d

tools

away

from

any

underhood

electric

fan.

Don’t

run

the

engine

there

is a

leak. If

you

run

the engine,

could

lose

all coolant. That

could

cause

engine

fire,

andyou

could

the

coolant

inside

the

coolant

surge

be burned. Get

any

leak

fixed

tank

is boiling, don’t do anything else

before

you

drive

the vehicle.

until

cools

down.

NOTICE

If there seems

leak, check to

see

the

electric

engine

fan

running.

the

engine is overheating,

the

fan

should

running.

isn’t,

your

vehicle

needs

service.

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