OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 2001 User Guide

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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also in this book you will find these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage wouldnot be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid
the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in
different words.
You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
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For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
CAUTION
POSSIBLE
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BATTERY
ACID COULD
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR
FLAME
COULD
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important for
you and your
passengers
whenever your
vehicle is driven:
CHILD
RESTRAINT
TOP STRAP
ANCHOR
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
AIR BAG
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
MASTER
LIGHTING
SWITCH
TURN
SIGNALS
PARKING
LAMPS
HAZARD
WARNING
FLASHER
DAYTIME
RUNNING
LAMPS
FOG LAMPS
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
WASHER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
REAR
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE
COOLANT
TEMP
BATTERY
CHARGING
SYSTEM
BRAKE
COOLANT
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
HORN
FUEL
Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. Also see ªWarning Lights and Gagesº in the Index.
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Service Station Guide
Oil Viscosity
Engine Oil
See Section 6
Engine Oil Dipstick
See Section 6Fuel
Use unleaded only.
See Section 6
for octane ratings.
Cooling System
See Section 5
Hood Release
See Section 6
Windshield Washer
Fluid
See Section 6
Spare Tire Pressure
See Section 6
Battery
See Section 6Tire Pressure
See Section 6
For
a More
Detailed Look at
What's Under the Hood
See Section 6
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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.
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-2 Seats and Seat Controls
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-8 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
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-13 Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
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-14 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
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-14 Driver Position
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-20 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
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-21 Right Front Passenger Position
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-21 Air Bag System
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-27 Rear Seat Passengers1
-31 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults
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-34 Center Rear Passenger Position
1
-35 Children
1
-38 Restraint Systems for Children
1
-49 Older Children
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-52 Safety Belt Extender
1
-52 Checking Your Restraint Systems
1
-52 Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
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.
Power Seat(s) (If Equipped)
The control is on the outboard side of the seat.
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Horizontal Control: Raise or lower the front of the
seat cushion by raising or lowering the forward edge of
the control.
Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by raising or
lowering the rear edge of the control. Move the 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.Power Lumbar Control
The control is on
the outboard side
of the driver's and
passenger's seat.
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.
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1-4 Memory Seat (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this
feature, the memory seat
control on the outboard
side of the driver's seat
looks like this.
You can use this memory function to save your
seat cushion and seatback settings by using the
following procedure:
1. Adjust the driver's seat to a safe and comfortable
driving position.2. Press the SET button and then one of the two
numbered memory buttons. You will hear a chime
for each button pushed to confirm that your settings
have been placed in memory.
3. To program your remote keyless entry transmitter,
press the UNLOCK button within five seconds of
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. You will hear one chime.
To store a new position, repeat Steps 1 and 2 to readjust
the seat. The remote keyless entry transmitter need not
be programmed unless it needs to correspond to the
other numbered memory button.
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To set the seat for a second driver, follow the previous
steps, but use the other numbered button and the other
keyless entry transmitter.
If there is a third driver, use the seat adjuster switch to
adjust the seat.
Pressing any of the seat adjuster switches, the SET
button or the desired memory button twice will cause
the seat to stop moving.
If you push the numbered button to adjust the seat
and start the vehicle while the seat is still adjusting,
adjustment will pause while the ignition is in START.
Adjustment will resume after the ignition is in RUN.Heated Front Seats (Option)
If you have this feature,
the control is located on the
outboard side of the seat(s).
This feature will quickly
heat the lower cushion and
lower back of the driver's
and front passenger's seats
for added comfort.
Press the lower part of the switch to turn the heater on
low. Press the upper part of the switch to turn the heater
on high. Move the switch to the center position to turn
the heater off.
The passenger's safety belt must be engaged for the
heated seat feature to work on the passenger's seat.
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1-6 Reclining Front Seatbacks
The vertical power seat control allows the seatback
to recline.
But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can't do their job when
you're reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can't do its job because it
won't be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can't do its job either. In a crash
the belt could go up over your abdomen.
The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic
bones. This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
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1-7 Head Restraints
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 a crash.
The head restraints tilt forward and rearward also.
Rear Seats
Your vehicle has a folding rear seat which lets you fold
the seatbacks down for more cargo space.
The rear seatback release handles are on the rear of the
seatbacks. Push back on the seatbacks as you pull up
on the handles. The head restraint will automatically fold
out of the way when the seatback is folded down.
To raise the seatbacks, lift up the seatbacks and push
until they lock in the upright position. Push and pull on
the seatbacks to check that the latches have locked in the
upright position. If they haven't, see your dealer for service.
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