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1996 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner’S Manual I The 1996 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner’s Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ............................................................. 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system. Features and Controls .................................................................. 2-1 This section explains how to start and operate your Oldsmobile. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ..................................................... 3-1 This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls andhow to operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road .............................................................. 4-1 Here you’ll find information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. 5-1 This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such asa flat tire or overheated engine, etc. Service and Appearance Care ............................................................ 6-1 Here the manual tells you howto keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good. Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. 7-1 This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. CustomerAssistance Information ........................................................ 8-1 This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects’’ on page 8-7. Index ................................................................................ 9-1 Here’s an alphabetical listingof almost every subjectin this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. i We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, WE SUPPORT OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN and the name Achievaare registered trademarks of CERTIFICATION THROUGH General Motors Corporation. National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE This manual includes the latest information at the timeit EXCELLENCE was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time withoutfurther notice. For vehicles first sold inCanada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Oldsmobile For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a Division whenever it appears in this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manual in your Oldsmobile,so it will Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous be there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If procurer un exemplaire de ceguide en fraqais chez you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual init so the votre concessionaire ou au: new owner can use it. DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7 Litho in U.S.A. @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1995 Part No. 22640105 B First Edition All Rights Reserved ii How to Use This Manual I Many people readtheir owner’s manual from beginning II\, CAUTION: to end when they first receivetheir new vehicle. If you I do this, it will help you learn about thefeatures and These mean thereis something thatcould hurt controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that you or other people. pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. Index In the cautionarea, we tell you what the hazard is. Then A good place to look forwhat you need is the Indexin we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the the backof the manual. It’s an alphabetical listof all hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or that’s in the manual, and the pagenumber where you’ll others could behurt. find it. You will also find acircle Safety Warnings and Symbols with a slash through itin You will find a numberof safety cautions in this book. this book. This safety We use a box and theword CAUTION to tell you about symbol means “Don’t,” things that could hurtyou if you were to ignore the “Don’t do this,” or “Don’t warning. let this happen.” iii Vehicle Damage Warnings not be covered by your warranty,and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the Also in thisbook you will find these notices: damage. When you read other manuals, you mightsee CAUTION NOTICE: and NOTICE warnings in different colors orin different 1 words. These mean thereis something that could You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use damage your vehicle. the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. In the notice area, we tell youabout something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would iv Lllrlr uJ ..dbols These are same of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols These symbols Here are some these symbols are important have to do with are on some of are used on other symbols are used on an for you and your lights: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: your passengers indicator lights: whenever your vehicle is WINDSHIELD CAUTION driven: WIPER POSSIBLE A FUSE INJURY COOLANT - TEMP - PROTECT DOOR LOCK TURN EYES BY UNLOCK SIGNALS e t BAllERY SHIELDING LIGHTER n CHARGING SYSTEM CAUSTIC WINDSHIELD BATTERY FASTEN HORN DEFROSTER )cr ACID COULD SEAT BRAKE (@) CAUSE BELTS BURNS COOLANT SPEAKER AVOID SPARKS OR a b FLAMES DAYTIME RUNNING . 0 ENGINE OIL LAMPS * e, SPARK OR ,111, PRESSURE FUEL e3 FLAME COULD EXPLODE FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK (@) $0 BRAKES BAllERY NOTES vi ISection 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Oldsmobile and how to use your safety belts properly. You can alsolearn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats-- how to adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Seats You can lose control of the vehicleif you try to Move the lever under the front seat to unlock it. Slide adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is the seat to where you want it. Then release the lever and moving. The sudden movement could startle and try to move the seat with your body,to make sure the confuse you, or make you push a pedal whenyou seat is locked in place. don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. 1-1 1 4-Way Manual Seat Manual Lumbar Support (Option) The leveron the right side of the front allows you to Turn the knob on the right of the driver’s seat cushion adjust the angle of the seat. Pull the lever up to tilt the clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust support for the seat up and down. lower back. 1 Power Seat (t Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the rear of the seat by holding the switch down. Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the power seat on some models: Front Control (A): Raise the front of the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the front of the seat by holding the switch down. To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of Center Control (B): Move the seat forward or back by the seat and move the seatback where you want it. holding the control to the front orback. Release the lever to lock the seatback. Move the seat higher by holding the control up. Lower Pull up on the lever and the seat willgo to an upright the seat by holding thecontrol down. position. 1-3 ~~ Sitting in a reclined position when yourvehicle is in motion canbe dangerous. Even if you buc kl le up, your safety belts can’t do theirjob when you’re reclined like this. The shoulderbelt can’t do itsjob because it won’t be against yourbody. Instead, it will b e in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lapbelt can’t do itsjob either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces wouldbe there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause seriousinternal injuries. ( But ,don’t have seatbacka reclined if your vehicle is For proper protectionwhen the vehicle is in moving. motion, have the seatback upright. Then sitwell back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Head Restraints Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Modc ) Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in acrash. ~ Seatback Latches (2-Door Models) If an easy entry right frontseat isn’t locked,it can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there couldbe injured. After you’ve used it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entryseat to be sure it is locked. The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get in and outof the rear seat. Tilt the right front seatback completely forward and the whole seat will slideforward. Move the right front seatback to its original position ... .. after someone gets into the rear seat area. Then move the seat rearward until it locks. The front seatback folds forward to let people get into the 0 Tilt the seatback completely forward again to get out. back seat. To fold a front seat forward, liftthe seatback latch. When you return the seatback to its original position, the seatback will lock. Rear Seats Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone Folding the Rear Seat (Option) This part of the manual tells youhow to use safety belts properly. It also tellsyou some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System(SRS), or air bag system. I Don’t let anyone ride where heor she can’t wear a safety belt properly.If you are in a crash and you’re not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse.You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.
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