Oldsmobile ALERO 2001 Manuals

Oldsmobile ALERO 2001 Manuals

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Oldsmobile ALERO 2001 Owner's Manual

Oldsmobile ALERO 2001 Owner's Manual (340 pages)

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

Table of Contents

Owner's Manual

4
- Table of Contents
  4
- How to Use this Manual
  9
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  10
- Vehicle Symbols
  11
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

13
- Section 1 Seats and Seat Controls
  14
  - Manual Seats
    14
  - Reclining Front Seatbacks
    16
  - Head Restraints
    18
  - Rear Seats
    19
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  20
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    21
  - Here Are Questions Many People Ask about
    24
  - Safety Belts -- and the Answers
    24
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    25
  - Driver Position
    25
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    32
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    33
  - Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
    33
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    40
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    40
  - Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
    43
  - Center Passenger Position
    45
  - Lap Belt
    46
  - Children
    47
  - Infants and Young Children
    47
  - Restraint Systems for Children
    51
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    54
    
    Top Strap
    55
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
    59
    
    Front Seat Position
    64
  - Older Children
    66
  - Safety Belt Extender
    69
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    70
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    70
- Section 2 Windows
  72
  - Manual Windows
    73
  - Door Locks
    76
  - Power Door Locks
    77
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    77
  - Delayed Locking
    79
- Remote Keyless Entry System (if Equipped)
  81
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    81
  - Battery Replacement
    84
- Remote Trunk Release
  87
  - Ignition Positions
    91
  - Starting Your Engine
    92
- Automatic Transaxle (if Equipped)
  92
- Manual Transaxle (if Equipped)
  93
- Parking Brake
  101
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    105
  - Engine Exhaust
    105
- Tilt Wheel
  107
  - Turn and Lane Change Signals
    108
  - Lamps on Reminder
    109
- Windshield Wipers
  110
  - Windshield Washer
    111
- Cruise Control
  111
  - Exterior Lamps
    115
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    115
  - Delayed Headlamps
    116
  - Battery Saver
    118
  - Trunk Lamp
    118
- Mirrors
  119
- Convenience Net (if Equipped)
  120
  - Glove Box
    120
  - Rear Seat Cupholders
    120
  - Ashtray and Cigarette Lighter
    121
  - Sun Visors
    121
- Storage Compartments
  120
- Accessory Power Outlet
  122
- Sunroof (Option)
  123
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    126
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    127
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    128
  - Air Bag Readiness Light
    129
  - Brake System Warning Light
    130
  - Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    132
  - Enhanced Traction System Active Light
    133
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    134
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    134
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    136
  - Oil Pressure Light
    139
  - Security Light
    141
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    142
  - Fuel Gage
    142
Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

143
- Climate Control System with
  144
  - Air Conditioning
    144
- Comfort Controls
  144
- Defogging and Defrosting Windows
  146
- Heating
  146
- Rear Window Defogger
  147
- Ventilation System
  147
- Setting the Radio Clock
  149
  - Audio Systems
    149
  - Setting the Clock
    149
  - AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
    149
    
    With Programmable Equalization and
    149
    
    Radio Data System (RDS)
    149
  - AM - FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and Compact Disc Player with Programmable
    156
  - Equalization and Radio Data System (RDS)
    156
  - (If Equipped)
    156
  - Personal Choice Radio Controls (if Equipped)
    164
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature RDS Radios
    164
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    164
  - Tips about Your Audio System
    164
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    165
  - Care of Your Compact Discs
    166
  - Care of Your Compact Disc Player
    166
  - Backglass Antenna
    166
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    167
- Section 4 Defensive Driving
  169
- Drunken Driving
  170
- Braking
  173
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    174
  - Enhanced Traction System
    176
- Control of a Vehicle
  173
- Steering
  178
  - Power Steering
    178
  - Steering in Emergencies
    179
  - Off Road Recovery
    180
  - Loss of Control
    182
  - Driving at Night
    183
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    184
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    186
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    187
  - Freeway Driving
    189
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    190
  - Highway Hypnosis
    191
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    191
  - Winter Driving
    193
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    194
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    197
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    199
  - Towing a Trailer
    201
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    202
  - Weight of the Trailer
    203
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    203
  - Driving with a Trailer
    205
  - Following Distance
    206
  - Making Turns
    206
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    207
  - Driving on Grades
    207
  - Parking on Hills
    208
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after
    208
  - Parking on a Hill
    208
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    209
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    209
Section 5 Problems on the Road

210
- Section 5 Hazard Warning Flashers
  211
  - Other Warning Devices
    211
- Jump Starting
  212
- Engine Overheating
  217
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    219
  - Cooling System
    220
- Towing Your Vehicle
  217
- Changing a Flat Tire
  227
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    227
    
    Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    228
    
    Spare Tire
    230
  - Compact Spare Tire
    237
  - If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    238
    
    Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    238
    
    Doing Your Own Service Work
    240
- Section 6 Fuel
  241
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    243
  - Filling Your Tank
    244
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    246
  - Hood Release
    247
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    249
  - Engine Oil
    251
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    253
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    255
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    256
- Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
  257
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    257
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    258
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    259
  - Manual Transaxle Fluid
    259
  - Engine Coolant
    260
  - Checking Coolant
    262
  - Power Steering Fluid
    263
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    264
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    264
  - Brake Fluid
    265
  - Brake Adjustment
    268
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    269
- Bulb Replacement
  270
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    274
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    278
  - Buying New Tires
    280
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    281
  - Wheel Replacement
    283
  - Tire Chains
    284
- Appearance Care
  285
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    286
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    287
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    287
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    287
  - Cleaning Leather
    287
  - Care of Safety Belts
    288
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    288
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    288
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    289
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    289
  - Finish Care
    289
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    290
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    291
  - Underbody Maintenance
    291
  - Engine Identification
    293
  - Electrical System
    294
  - Power Windows
    294
  - Replacement Bulbs
    299
- Capacities and Specifications
  300
  - Engine Specifications
    300
  - Wheel Nut Torque
    300
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  301
  - Vehicle Dimensions
    301
- Maintenance Schedule
  302
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    303
  - Maintenance Requirements
    303
  - How this Section Is Organized
    304
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    305
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    306
  - At each Fuel Fill
    316
  - At Least Once a Month
    316
  - At Least Twice a Year
    317
  - Exhaust System Inspection
    321
  - Engine Cooling System Inspection
    321
  - Throttle System Inspection
    322
  - Brake System Inspection
    322
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  323
- Maintenance Record
  325
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information

328
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  329
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
  331
  - (TTY) Users
    331
- Customer Assistance Offices
  331
- GM Mobility Program for Persons
  332
  - With Disabilities
    332
- Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance Program
  333
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  334
- Courtesy Transportation
  334
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    335
  - Transportation Options
    335
- Warranty Information
  336
- Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
  337
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United
  337
- States Government
  337
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  338

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