Oldsmobile 1999 Alero Manuals

Oldsmobile 1999 Alero Manuals

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Oldsmobile 1999 Alero Owner's Manual

Oldsmobile 1999 Alero Owner's Manual (328 pages)

Brand: Oldsmobile | Category: Automobile | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  3
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  3
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  4
- Table of Contents
  7
- Seats and Seat Controls
  8
  - Manual Seats
    8
  - Manual Lumbar Support (if Equipped)
    10
  - Reclining Front Seatbacks
    11
  - Head Restraints
    12
  - Rear Seats
    13
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  14
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    15
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask about
  18
- Safety Belts -- and the Answers
  18
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  19
- 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
  35
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    35
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
  38
  - Lap Belt
    41
- Center Passenger Position
  41
- Children
  42
  - Smaller Children and Babies
    42
- Child Restraints
  45
- Larger Children
  57
- Safety Belt Extender
  60
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  60
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  60
  - Section 2 Features and Controls
    61
  - Door Locks
    64
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    65
  - Automatic Door Locks
    65
  - Power Door Locks
    65
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    68
  - Operation
    69
  - Battery Replacement
    70
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    70
  - Remote Trunk Release
    72
  - Remote Trunk Release Lockout
    73
  - Key in the Ignition
    73
  - Parking at Night
    74
  - Parking Lots
    74
  - Ignition Switch
    75
  - Starting Your Engine
    77
  - Starting Your 3400 V6 Engine
    78
  - Engine Coolant Heater (if Equipped)
    80
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    81
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    82
  - Parking Brake
    86
  - Shifting into PARK (P)
    87
  - Torque Lock
    88
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    88
  - Shifting out of PARK (P)
    88
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    89
  - Engine Exhaust
    90
  - Running Your Engine While You're Parked
    90
  - Manual Windows
    91
  - Power Windows - if Equipped
    91
  - Tilt Wheel
    92
  - Turn and Lane Change Signals
    93
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    93
  - Turn Signal on Chime
    93
  - Windshield Wipers
    94
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    94
  - Flash-To-Pass
    94
  - Windshield Washer
    95
  - Cruise Control
    96
  - Exterior Lamps
    99
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    100
  - Lamps on Reminder
    100
  - Delayed Headlamps
    101
  - Automatic Light Control (ALC)
    101
  - Fog Lamps (if Equipped)
    101
  - Interior Lamps
    102
  - Trunk Lamp
    103
  - Battery Saver
    103
  - Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
    104
  - Convex Outside Mirror
    105
  - Glove Box
    106
  - Storage Compartments
    106
  - Sun Visors
    108
  - Visor Vanity Mirror
    108
  - Sunroof (if Equipped)
    109
  - Instrument Panel
    110
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    112
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    113
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    114
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    114
  - Air Bag Readiness Light
    115
  - Brake System Warning Light
    116
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    117
  - Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    118
  - Enhanced Traction System Active Light
    119
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    120
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    120
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    122
  - Oil Pressure Light
    124
  - Security Light
    126
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    127
  - Fuel Gage
    128
  - Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
    129
  - Comfort Controls
    130
  - Climate Control System with Air Conditioning
    130
  - Air Conditioning
    131
  - Defogging and Defrosting Windows
    132
  - Rear Window Defogger
    133
  - Ventilation System
    134
  - Setting the Clock
    135
  - Audio Systems
    135
  - AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
    137
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (if Equipped)
    147
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    149
  - Tips about Your Audio System
    150
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    151
  - Backglass Antenna
    152
  - Care of Your Compact Disc Player
    152
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road

153
- Defensive Driving
  154
- Drunken Driving
  155
- Braking
  158
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    159
  - Enhanced Traction System
    161
  - Power Steering
    163
  - Braking in Emergencies
    163
- Control of a Vehicle
  158
- Steering
  163
  - Steering Tips
    163
  - Steering in Emergencies
    164
- Off - Road Recovery
  165
- Passing
  165
- Loss of Control
  167
- Driving at Night
  168
  - Night Vision
    169
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  170
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    172
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    172
- City Driving
  172
- Freeway Driving
  173
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  174
- Highway Hypnosis
  175
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  176
- Winter Driving
  177
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    178
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    180
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  182
  - Towing Your Vehicle from the Front
    182
  - Towing Your Vehicle from the Rear
    184
- Loading Your Vehicle
  184
- Towing a Trailer
  186
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    187
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    188
  - Weight of the Trailer
    188
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    189
  - Driving with a Trailer
    190
  - Trailer Brakes
    190
  - Safety Chains
    190
  - Following Distance
    191
  - Making Turns
    191
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    192
  - Driving on Grades
    192
  - Parking on Hills
    192
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    193
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    193
- Towing a Trailer (Except 3400 V6 Engine)
  193
Section 5 Problems on the Road

195
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  196
- Jump Starting
  197
- Other Warning Devices
  197
- Towing Your Vehicle
  202
- Engine Overheating
  203
- Changing a Flat Tire
  212
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  212
- Compact Spare Tire
  221
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  222
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    223
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    225
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    226
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    227
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    229
  - Filling Your Tank
    229
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    231
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    231
  - Hood Release
    232
  - Engine Oil
    235
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    236
  - Checking Engine Oil
    236
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    238
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    239
  - Engine Oil Additives
    239
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    240
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    240
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    241
  - Engine Coolant
    242
  - What to Use
    243
  - Checking Coolant
    244
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    246
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    247
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    247
  - Brake Fluid
    248
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    250
  - Brake Wear
    250
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    251
  - Brake Adjustment
    251
  - Vehicle Storage
    251
  - Bulb Replacement
    252
  - Halogen Bulbs
    252
  - Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp
    256
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    258
  - Inflation -- Tire Pressure
    259
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System (if Equipped)
    260
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    262
  - Buying New Tires
    263
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    264
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    266
  - Wheel Replacement
    266
  - Tire Chains
    267
  - Appearance Care
    268
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    268
  - Cleaning of Fabric/Carpet
    268
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    269
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    270
  - Care of Safety Belts
    270
  - Cleaning Leather
    270
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    270
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    271
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    271
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    272
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    272
  - Finish Care
    272
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    273
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    273
  - Cleaning Tires
    273
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    274
  - Underbody Maintenance
    274
  - Finish Damage
    274
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    275
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    276
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    276
  - Engine Identification
    276
  - Electrical System
    277
  - Power Windows
    277
  - Replacement Bulbs
    282
  - Capacities and Specifications
    283
  - Air Conditioning Refrigerants
    283
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    284
  - Vehicle Dimensions
    284
Section 7 Maintenance Schedule

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- How this Section Is Organized
  286
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    288
- Introduction
  286
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  286
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  288
- Scheduled Maintenance
  289
  - At Least Once a Month
    297
  - At each Fuel Fill
    297
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  297
  - At Least Twice a Year
    298
  - Engine Cooling System Inspection
    301
  - Throttle System Inspection
    301
  - Exhaust System Inspection
    301
  - Brake System Inspection
    301
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  301
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  302
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  303
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information

305
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  306
  - United States
    308
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
  308
  - (TTY) Users
    308
- Customer Assistance Offices
  308
  - All Overseas Locations
    309
- GM Mobility Program for Persons
  309
  - With Disabilities
    309
- Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance Program
  310
  - Security While You Travel
    310
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  311
- Courtesy Transportation
  311
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    312
  - Transportation Options
    312
  - Additional Program Information
    313
- Warranty Information
  313
- Reporting Safety Defects to the
  314
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United
  314
- In Canada
  315
  - Section 9 Index
    319
- Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada
  315
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  315

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