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If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer NOTICE: Pulling a trailer improperly can damage your vehicle and result in costly repairs not covered by your warranty. To pull a trailer correctly, follow the advice in this part, and see your Oldsmobile retailer for important information about towing a trailer with your vehicle. Every Bravada is ready for some trailer towing. If yours was built with trailering options, as many are, it's ready for heavier trailers. But trailering is different than just driving your vehicle by itself. Trailering means changes in handling, durability and fuel economy. Successful, safe trailering takes correct equipment, and it has to be used properly. That's the reason for this part. In it are many time-tested, important trailering tips and safety rules. Many of these are important for your safety and that of your passengers. So please read this section carefully before you pull a trailer. If you do, here are some important points: 0 There are many different laws, including speed limit restrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sure your rig will be legal, not only where you live but also where you'll be driving. A good source for this information can be state or provincial police. Consider using a sway control if your trailer will weigh 2,000 Ibs. (900 kg) or less. You should always use a sway control if your trailer will weigh more than 2,000 lbs. (900 kg). You can ask a hitch dealer about sway controls. Don't tow a trailer at all during the first 500 miles (800 km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine, axle or other parts could be damaged. Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that you tow a trailer, don't drive over 50 mph (80 M h ) and don't make starts at full throttle. This helps your engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the heavier loads. 0 0 0 0 You should use THIRD (3) (or, as you need to, a lower gear) when towing a trailer. Operating your vehicle in THIRD (3) when towing a trailer will minimize heat buildup and extend the life of your transmission.

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Seats and Restraint Systems	9
Seats and Seat Controls	9
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	13
Why Safety Belts Work	14
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	17
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	18
Adults	18
Driver Position	18
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System	24
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	30
Right Front Passenger Position	30
Rear Seat Passengers	31
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults	34
Center Rear Passenger Position	37
Children	38
Smaller Children and Babies	38
Child Restraints	40
Larger Children	47
Safety Belt Extender	50
Checking Your Restraint Systems	50
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	51
Features and Controls	53
Keys	53
Door Locks	55
Keyless Entry System	57
Endgate	59
Theft	61
New Vehicle "Break-In”	62
Ignition Positions	62
Starting Your Engine	64
Engine Coolant Heater	65
Automatic Transmission Operation	66
Locking Rear Axle	69
All-Wheel Drive	69
Parking Brake	69
Shifting Into PARK (P)	70
Shifting Out of PARK (P)	72
Parking Over Things That Burn	72
Engine Exhaust	73
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	73
Windows	74
Horn	75
Tilt Wheel	75
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever	76
Windshield Wipers	78
Windshield Washer	78
Cruise Control	80
Lamps	82
Interior Lamps	84
Mirrors	85
Storage Compartments	86
Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter	93
Sun Visors	94
Accessory Power Outlets	95
Universal Transmitter	95
Instrument Panel	98
Instrument Panel Cluster	100
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	102
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	113
Comfort Controls	113
Climate Control System	113
Air Conditioning	115
Heating	115
Ventilation System	115
Defogging and Defrosting	116
Rear Window Defogger	117
Audio Systems	118
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player with Equalizer	118
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	118
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player with Equalizer	118
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	121
Theft-Deterrent Feature	123
Understanding Radio Reception	125
Tips About Your Audio System	125
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	126
Care of Your Compact Discs	127
Fixed Mast Antenna	127
Your Driving and the Road	129
Defensive Driving	129
Drunken Driving	130
Control of a Vehicle	133
Braking	133
Steering	136
Off-Road Recovery	138
Passing	139
Loss of Control	140
Driving Guidelines	141
Operating Your Bravada Off Paved Roads	142
Driving at Night	155
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	157
City Driving	160
Freeway Driving	161
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	162
Highway Hypnosis	163
Hill and Mountain Roads	163
Winter Driving	165
Loading Your Vehicle	169
Towing a Trailer	171
Problems on the Road	181
Hazard Warning Flashers	181
Other Warning Devices	182
Jump Starting	182
Towing Your Vehicle	186
Engine Overheating	191
If a Tire Goes Flat	200
Changing a Flat Tire	200
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	209
Service and Appearance Care	213
Service	213
Fuel	214
Fuels in Foreign Countries	216
Filling Your Tank	216
Checking Things Under the Hood	218
Engine Oil	221
Air Cleaner	225
Automatic Transmission Fluid	226
All-Wheel Drive	229
Rear Axle	231
Engine Coolant	231
Radiator Pressure Cap	235
Thermostat	235
Power Steering Fluid	235
Windshield Washer Fluid	236
Brakes	237
Battery	242
Bulb Replacement	242
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	247
Tires	249
Appearance Care	256
Cleaning the Inside of Your Oldsmobile	256
Care of Safety Belts	259
Cleaning Glass Surfaces	259
Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield, Backglass and Wiper Blades	259
Weatherstrips	259
Cleaning the Outside of Your Oldsmobile	260
Aluminum Wheels	261
Cleaning Tires	261
Sheet Metal Damage	261
Finish Damage	261
Underbody Maintenance	262
Chemical Paint Spotting	262
Appearance Care Materials Chart	263
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	264
Service Parts Identification Label	264
Electrical System	264
Replacement Bulbs	268
Capacities and Specifications	269
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	270
Maintenance Schedule	271
Introduction	271
Your Vehicle and the Environment	271
How This Section is Organized	272
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	273
Short Trip/City Definition	274
Short Trip/City Intervals	274
Long Trip/Highway Definition	275
Long Trip/Highway Intervals	275
Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule	276
Long Trip/Highway Maintenance Schedule	298
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	309
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	313
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	315
Part E: Maintenance Record	317
Customer Assistance Information	319
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	319
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	321
Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance Program Features and Benefits	322
Courtesy Transportation	323
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE -- Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	324
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	325
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	326
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	326
Service and Owner Publications	327

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NOTICE:

Pulling

trailer

improperly

can

damage

your

vehicle

and

result

costly

repairs

not

covered

your

warranty.

pull

trailer

correctly,

the

advice

this

part,

and

see

your

Oldsmobile

retailer

for

important

information

about

towing

trailer

with

your

vehicle.

Every Bravada is ready for

some trailer towing. If yours

was

built

with trailering options, as many are, it’s

ready

for heavier trailers. But trailering is different than just

driving your vehicle by itself. Trailering means changes

handling, durability and fuel economy. Successful,

safe trailering takes correct equipment, and

has

used properly.

That’s the reason for this part. In

it are many

time-tested, important trailering tips and safety rules.

Many

of these are important for your safety and that of

your passengers.

please read this section carefully

before you pull a trailer.

You

Decide

Pull

Trailer

you do, here are

some important points:

There are many different laws, including speed limit

restrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sure

your rig will

be legal, not

only

where you live but

also where you’ll be driving.

good source for this

information can be state or provincial police.

Consider using

sway control

your trailer will

weigh

2,000

Ibs.

(900

kg) or less.

You

should

always

use

sway control

your trailer will weigh more

than

2,000

lbs.

(900

kg). You can ask a hitch dealer

about sway controls.

Don’t

tow

trailer at all during the first

500

miles

(800

km) your new vehicle

driven. Your engine,

axle or other parts could be damaged.

Then, during the first

500

miles

(800

km) that

you

tow

trailer, don’t drive over

mph

(80

)

and

don’t make starts at

full

throttle. This helps

your

engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in

at the

heavier loads.

You

should use THIRD

(3)

(or,

you need to, a

lower gear) when towing a trailer. Operating your

vehicle in THIRD

(3)

when

towing

trailer will

minimize heat buildup and extend the life of your

transmission.