Every 2001 Bravada 1-800-442-OLDS under warranty is (For vehicles purchased in Canada, backed with the following call 1-800-268-6800) services: that provides in an emergency: Free lockout assistance Courtesy Free dead-battery assistance Transportation Free out-of-fuel assistance Trip Routing Free flat-tire change Emergency towing 2001 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual Litho in U.S.A. © Copyright General Motors Corporation 2000 Part Number S2132 A First Edition All Rights Reserved i Table of Contents Seats and Restraint Systems Section 1 Seats and Seat Controls Air Bag Systems Safety Belts Restraint Systems for Children Features and Controls Section 2 Windows Cruise Control Keys and Door Locks Exterior and Interior Lamps Remote Keyless Entry System Mirrors Liftgate Storage Compartments Automatic Transmission Luggage Carrier All-Wheel Drive Accessory Power Outlets Parking Brake OnStar® System (If Equipped) Tilt Wheel Sunroof (If Equipped) Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever HomeLink® Transmitter Windshield Wipers Instrument Panel, Warning Lights and Gages ii Table of Contents (cont'd) Comfort Controls and Audio Systems Section 3 Heating and Air Conditioning Radio Theft-Deterrent Feature Setting the Radio Clock Steering Wheel Controls (If Equipped) Radio/Cassette Player/CD Player Your Driving and the Road Your Driving, the Road and Your Vehicle Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions Section 4 Defensive Driving Operating Your Vehicle Off Paved Roads Drunken Driving Recreational Vehicle Towing Control of a Vehicle Loading Your Vehicle Braking Towing a Trailer Steering Problems on the Road Section 5 Hazard Warning Flashers Engine Overheating Jump Starting Changing a Flat Tire Towing Your Vehicle If You're Stuck iii Table of Contents (cont'd) Service and Appearance Care Section 6 Fuel Tires and Wheels Checking Fluids and Lubricants Appearance Care Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Electrical System/Fuses and Circuit Breakers Brakes Capacities and Specifications Bulb Replacement Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Maintenance Schedule Section 7 Scheduled Maintenance Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Owner Checks and Services Maintenance Records Periodic Maintenance Inspections iv Table of Contents (cont'd) Customer Assistance Information Section 8 Customer Satisfaction Procedures Warranty Information (See Warranty Manual) Customer Assistance Offices Reporting Safety Defects on page 8-9 Roadside Assistance and Courtesy Transportation Service Publications Index Section 9 In the Index you will find an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. Please refer to the last page of this manual for your Service Station Guide v We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem and the name BRAVADA are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it. vi 4-Door Utility How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. About Driving Your Vehicle As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. Be sure to read the “on-pavement” and “off-road” driving guidelines in this manual. (See “Your Driving, the Road and Your Vehicle” and “Operating Your Vehicle Off Paved Roads” in the Index.) vii 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 symbol means “Don’t,” about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore “Don’t do this” or “Don’t the warning. let 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. viii 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 Also in this book you will find these notices: the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION NOTICE: and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. These mean there is 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 you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would ix Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. Also see “Warning Lights and Gages” in the Index. For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols These symbols Here are some these symbols are important for have to do with are on some of are used on other symbols are used on an you and your your lamps: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: passengers indicator lights: whenever your vehicle is driven: MASTER WINDSHIELD CAUTION LIGHTING WIPER POSSIBLE SWITCH ENGINE FUSE INJURY CHILD COOLANT RESTRAINT TEMP TOP STRAP TURN PROTECT WINDSHIELD ANCHOR SIGNALS EYES BY WASHER BATTERY LIGHTER SHIELDING CHARGING DOOR LOCK PARKING SYSTEM CAUSTIC UNLOCK LAMPS WINDSHIELD BATTERY HORN DEFROSTER ACID COULD BRAKE CAUSE FASTEN HAZARD BURNS SEAT WARNING BELTS FLASHER REAR COOLANT FUEL AVOID WINDOW SPARKS OR DEFOGGER FLAMES DAYTIME POWER RUNNING WINDOW ENGINE OIL LAMPS PRESSURE SPARK OR FLAME VENTILATING COULD AIR BAG FAN EXPLODE FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK BATTERY BRAKES x Service Station Guide Battery See Section 6 Cooling System Tire Pressure See Section 5 See Section 6 For a More Detailed Look at What's Under the Hood Spare Tire Pressure See Section 6 See Section 6 Hood Release See Section 6 Windshield Washer Fluid Engine Oil Dipstick See Section 6 See Section 6 Oil Viscosity Fuel Engine Oil Use unleaded only. See Section 6 See Section 6 for octane ratings. Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. 1-2 Seats and Seat Controls 1-31 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for 1-8 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone Children and Small Adults 1-13 Here Are Questions Many People Ask 1-34 Center Rear Passenger Position About Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-35 Children 1-14 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-38 Restraint Systems for Children 1-14 Driver Position 1-49 Older Children 1-20 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-52 Safety Belt Extender 1-21 Right Front Passenger Position 1-52 Checking Your Restraint Systems 1-21 Air Bag System 1-52 Replacing Restraint System Parts 1-27 Rear Seat Passengers After a Crash 1- 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls Power Seat(s) (If Equipped) This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust The control is on the outboard side of the seat. them and fold them up and down. Manual Passenger Seat Pull the lever located under the front of the manual seat up to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the lever and try to move the seat with your body to make sure the seat is locked into place. 1-2 Horizontal Control: Raise or lower the front of the Power Lumbar Control seat cushion by raising or lowering the forward edge of the control. The control is on the outboard side Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by raising or of the driver’s and lowering the rear edge of the control. Move the seat passenger’s seat. forward or rearward by moving the whole control forward or rearward. Moving the whole control up or down raises or lowers the whole seat. Vertical Control: Move the reclining front seatback rearward or forward by moving the control toward the rear or toward the front of the vehicle. Press and hold the front of the control until you have the desired lumbar support. To decrease lumbar support, press the rear of the control. 1-3 Memory Seat (If Equipped) 2. Press the SET button and then one of the two numbered memory buttons. You will hear a chime If your vehicle has this for each button pushed to confirm that your settings feature, the memory seat have been placed in memory. control on the outboard 3. To program your remote keyless entry transmitter, side of the driver’s seat press the UNLOCK button within five seconds of looks like this. programming the memory button. You will hear a chime to confirm programming of the transmitter. When your vehicle is in PARK (P), push and release the numbered memory button you just stored. The seat will move to the set position. You will hear one chime. Pressing the unlock button of a remote keyless entry transmitter will adjust the seat to the corresponding stored memory position.