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Oldsmobile 1998 Achieva Owner's Manual

Oldsmobile 1998 Achieva Owner's Manual (356 pages)

Brand: Oldsmobile | Category: Automobile | Size: 18 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

9
- How to Use this Manual
  5
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  5
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  6
- Table of Contents
  9
- Seats and Seat Controls
  10
  - Manual Seats
    10
  - Manual Lumbar Support (if Equipped)
    11
  - Power Seat (if Equipped)
    12
  - Reclining Front Seatbacks
    12
  - Head Restraints
    13
  - Rear Seats
    14
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  14
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    16
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask about
  19
- About Safety Belts and the Answers
  19
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  20
- Driver Position
  20
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    20
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  28
- Right Front Passenger Position
  29
- Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
  29
  - How the Air Bag System Works
    31
  - Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    35
- Rear Seat Passengers
  36
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    36
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
  40
- Center Passenger Position
  42
- Children
  44
  - Smaller Children and Babies
    44
- Child Restraints
  47
- Safety Belt Extender
  61
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  61
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  61
  - Door Locks
    68
  - Power Door Locks
    69
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    69
  - Automatic Door Locks
    69
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    70
  - Operation
    71
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    72
  - Battery Replacement
    72
  - Remote Trunk Release
    74
  - Key in the Ignition
    75
  - Parking at Night
    75
  - Parking Lots
    76
  - Ignition Positions
    77
  - Starting Your Engine
    78
  - Engine Coolant Heater (if Equipped)
    81
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    82
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    82
  - Parking Brake
    87
  - Shifting into PARK (P)
    88
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    89
  - Torque Lock
    89
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    90
  - Engine Exhaust
    91
  - Running Your Engine While You're Parked
    91
  - Manual Windows
    92
  - Power Windows - if Equipped
    92
  - Tilt Wheel
    93
  - Turn Signavmultifunction Lever
    94
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    94
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam
    95
  - Windshield Wipers
    95
  - Windshield Washer
    96
  - Cruise Control
    97
  - Exterior Lamps
    101
  - Lamps on Reminder
    102
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    102
  - Automatic Light Control (ALC)
    103
  - Interior Lamps
    103
  - Instrument Panel Intensity Control
    103
  - Illuminated Entry System
    104
  - Front Reading Lamps (if Equipped)
    104
  - Trunk Lamp
    105
  - Battery Saver
    105
  - Convex Outside Mirror
    106
  - Storage Compartments
    107
  - Ashtray and Lighter
    108
  - Sun Visors
    109
  - Garment Hook
    109
  - Accessory Power Outlet
    109
  - Instrument Panel
    110
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    112
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    113
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    114
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    115
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    115
  - Brake System Warning Light
    116
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    117
  - Enhanced Traction System Active Light
    118
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    118
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    119
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light)
    119
  - Oil Pressure Warning Light
    121
Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

125
- Climate Control System
  126
- Comfort Controls
  126
- Air Conditioning
  127
- Heating
  127
- Defogging and Defrosting
  128
- Rear Window Defogger
  128
- Ventilation System
  129
- Audio Systems
  130
- Setting the Clock
  130
- Am-Fm
  131
- AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
  135
- Theft-Deterrent Feature
  140
- Tips about Your Audio System
  142
- Understanding Radio Reception
  142
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  143
- Care of Your Compact Disc Player
  144
- Care of Your Compact Discs
  144
- (If Equipped)
  145
- Rear Window Defogger Antenna
  145
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road

149
- Defensive Driving
  150
- Drunken Driving 4-2
  151
- Braking
  154
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    155
  - Enhanced Traction System
    157
  - Braking in Emergencies
    158
- Control of a Vehicle
  154
- Steering
  158
  - Power Steering
    158
  - Steering Tips
    158
  - Steering in Emergencies
    159
- Off-Road Recovery
  160
- Passing
  161
- Loss of Control 4-3
  162
- Driving at Night
  163
  - Night Vision
    164
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  165
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    167
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    167
- City Driving
  168
- Freeway Driving
  169
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  170
- Highway Hypnosis
  171
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  171
- Winter Driving
  173
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    174
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    175
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  177
  - Towing Your Vehicle from the Front
    177
  - Towing Your Vehicle from the Rear
    178
- Loading Your Vehicle
  179
- Towing a Trailer
  181
  - Weight of the Trailer
    182
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    183
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    184
  - Safety Chains
    184
  - Trailer Brakes
    184
  - Driving with a Trailer
    185
  - Following Distance
    185
  - Making Turns
    186
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    186
  - Driving on Grades
    186
  - Parking on Hills
    187
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    187
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    188
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    188
Section 5 Problems on the Road

189
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  190
- Jump Starting
  191
- Other Warning Devices
  191
- Towing Your Vehicle
  196
  - Front Towing
    199
  - Rear Towing
    201
- Engine Overheating
  203
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    203
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    204
- Cooling System
  205
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    207
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  212
- Changing a Flat Tire
  213
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    214
  - Spare Tire
    215
  - Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    223
- Compact Spare Tire
  224
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  225
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    225
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    229
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    230
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    231
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    233
  - Filling Your Tank
    233
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    236
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    236
  - Hood Release
    237
  - Engine Oil
    240
  - Checking Engine Oil
    241
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    241
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    243
  - Engine Oil Additives
    244
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    244
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    245
  - Air Cleaner
    245
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    246
  - When to Check and Change
    246
  - How to Check
    247
  - How to Add Fluid
    249
  - Engine Coolant
    249
  - Checking Coolant
    251
  - Low Coolant
    252
  - Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    253
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    253
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    254
  - Brake Wear
    257
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    258
  - Brake Adjustment
    258
  - Vehicle Storage
    259
  - Halogen Bulbs
    260
  - Headlamp Bulb Replacement
    260
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
    262
  - Back-Up Lamps
    262
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    264
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    266
  - Buying New Tires
    268
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    269
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    270
  - Wheel Replacement
    270
  - Tire Chains
    271
  - Appearance Care
    272
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    273
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    273
  - Care of Safety Belts
    275
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    275
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    275
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    276
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    276
  - Finish Care
    276
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels (if Equipped)
    277
  - Cleaning Tires
    277
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    278
  - Finish Damage
    278
  - Underbody Maintenance
    278
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    278
  - Appearance Care Materials Chart
    279
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    280
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    280
  - Electrical System
    280
  - Headlamp Wiring
    281
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    281
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    281
  - Replacement Bulbs
    285
  - Capacities and Specifications
    286
  - Air Conditioning Refrigerants
    286
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    287
  - Vehicle Dimensions
    287
Section 7 Maintenance Schedule

291
- Introduction
  292
- How this Section Is Organized 7-2
  293
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  294
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    294
  - Selecting the Right Schedule
    294
- Short Trip/City Definition
  295
- Short Trip/City Intervals
  295
- Short Tripkity Maintenance Schedule
  297
  - Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule
    300
  - Long Trip/Highway Maintenance Schedule
    313
- Long Tripmighway Maintenance Schedule
  314
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  320
  - At each Fuel Fill
    320
  - At Least Once a Month
    320
  - At Least Twice a Year
    321
  - At Least Once a Year
    321
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  324
  - Brake System Inspection
    325
  - Caliperknuckle Maintenance Inspection
    325
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  326
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  327
  - Section 8 Customer Assistance Information
    331
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    332
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
    334
  - Who Is Covered
    335
  - Courtesy Transportation
    336
  - GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute
    337
  - Warranty Information
    338
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the United
    338
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the
    338
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
    339
  - Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
    339
  - In Canada
    339
  - Ordering Service and Owner Publications
    339

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