2004 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner Manual M
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2004 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-6 Towing ................................................... 4-43 Safety Belts .............................................. 1-8 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-27 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Air Bag Systems ...................................... 1-46 Fuel ......................................................... 5-4 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-55 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-47 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Rear Axle ............................................... 5-48 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-7 Front Axle ............................................... 5-48 Windows ................................................. 2-14 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-50 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-16 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-52 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-18 Tires ...................................................... 5-55 Mirrors .................................................... 2-29 ® Appearance Care ..................................... 5-88 OnStar System ...................................... 2-32 ® Vehicle Identification HomeLink Transmitter ............................. 2-34 ................................. 5-97 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-38 Electrical System ...................................... 5-98 Sunroof .................................................. 2-42 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-105 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-42 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-21 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 3-28 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-11 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-45 Index ................................................................ 1 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-58 Canadian Owners You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem and How to Use This Manual the name BRAVADA are registered trademarks of Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning General Motors Corporation. to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If This manual includes the latest information at the time it you do this, it will help you learn about the features and was printed. We reserve the right to make changes controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you will find after that time without further notice. For vehicles first that pictures and words work together to explain things. sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Oldsmobile Division whenever it Index appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be A good place to look for what you need is the Index in there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the is in the manual, and the page number where you will new owner can use it. find it. Litho in U.S.A. ©Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/16/03 Part No. S 2438 A First Edition All Rights Reserved ii Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash through it in You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. this book. This safety We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about symbol means “Don’t,” things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the “Don’t do this” or “Don’t let warning. this happen.” {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or others could be hurt. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this book you will find these notices: Your vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, Notice: These mean there is something that could are shown along with the text describing the operation damage your vehicle. or information relating to a specific component, control, A notice will tell you about something that can damage message, gage or indicator. your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figuring out a specific name of a covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the component, gage or indicator, reference the following notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. topics: When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. • Features and Controls in Section 2 You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • Climate Controls in Section 3 • Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv These are some examples of symbols you may find on your vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-35 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Top Strap ....................................................1-36 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-2 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-38 Heated Seats .................................................1-3 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Power Reclining Seatbacks ..............................1-4 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-38 Head Restraints .............................................1-5 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Rear Seats .......................................................1-6 LATCH System .........................................1-40 Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-6 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position ............................................1-41 Safety Belts .....................................................1-8 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Seat Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-8 Position ...................................................1-43 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-12 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-13 Seat Position ............................................1-43 Driver Position ..............................................1-13 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-20 Air Bag Systems ............................................1-46 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-21 Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-48 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-21 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-51 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-52 and Small Adults .......................................1-24 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-52 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-26 What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? ...1-53 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-55 Child Restraints .............................................1-27 Older Children ..............................................1-27 Restraint System Check ..................................1-55 Infants and Young Children ............................1-29 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-55 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-33 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...................................................1-56 1-1 Front Seats • Lift up or push down on the center of the seat control to move the entire seat up or down. • To move the seat forward or rearward, slide the Power Seats seat control forward or rearward. Your vehicle may have this • To recline the seatback, press the vertical control feature. The power seat rearward. To raise the seatback, press the vertical controls are located on the control forward. outboard side of the front seat cushions. The Power Lumbar horizontal control adjusts the seat cushion and Your vehicle may have this feature. The seatback the vertical control