Oldsmobile Bravada 2002 Owner's Manuals

3-7 Rear Window Defogger
The lines you see on the
rear window warm the
glass. Press the button to
start warming your rear
window. A light will glow
in the button while the
defogger is working.
If your vehicle is equipped with heated mirrors,
this button will activate them.After 10 minutes it will turn off by itself, or press the
button during the heating cycle to turn it off. If you
need additional warming time, press the button again.
Do not attach a temporary vehicle license, tape or decals
across the defogger grid on the rear window.
NOTICE:
Do not try to clear frost or other material from
the inside of the rear window with a razor blade
or anything else that is sharp. This may damage
the defogger grid. The repairs wouldn't be
covered by your warranty.

3-8 Rear Comfort Control
The lower buttons on the rear seat audio system are used
to adjust the rear seat comfort controls. The temperature
of the air coming through the rear outlets is determined
by the front passenger's temperature setting. The button
with the up and down arrows on it regulates the fan
speed. The mode button is used to change the direction
of airflow (upper, bi
-level or floor) to the rear seat area.
To turn the rear comfort controls off, press the lower
PWR button.
Ventilation System
For mild outside temperatures when little heating or
cooling is needed, use the panel outlet setting to direct
outside air through your vehicle. Air will flow through
the instrument panel outlets.
Your vehicle's flow
-through ventilation system supplies
outside air into the vehicle when it's moving. When the
vehicle is not moving, you can get outside air to flow
through by selecting any air delivery mode and any
fan speed.
Your vehicle has air outlets that allow you to adjust the
direction and amount of airflow inside the vehicle.

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Move the control in the center of each outlet side-to-side
to direct the air from the outlet. Use the thumbwheel
under the outlet to close the louvers. For the most
efficient airflow and temperature control, keep the
louvers in the fully opened position.
The rear seat outlets can be used to adjust the airflow
toward either seating area, the floor or upward. Move
the control in the center of each outlet side
-to-side to
direct airflow.Ventilation Tips

Keep the hood and front air inlet free of ice, snow or
any other obstruction such as leaves. The heater and
defroster will work better, reducing the chance of
fogging your windows.

In cool damp weather, minimize your use of
recirculation to reduce the chance of fogging
your windows.

Keep the air path under the front seats clear of
objects. This helps air to circulate throughout
your vehicle.

3-10 Comfort Control Steering Wheel Controls
You can adjust certain comfort control functions using
the controls on your steering wheel.
(Fan): Press the up arrow to increase the fan speed
and the down arrow to decrease the fan speed.
(Temperature): Press the up arrow to increase the
temperature of the air flowing through the system and
the down arrow to decrease the temperature of the air
flowing through the system.
Audio Systems
Your audio system has been designed to operate easily
and give years of listening pleasure. You will get the
most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself with it
first. Find out what your audio system can do and how
to operate all its controls, to be sure you're getting the
most out of the advanced engineering that went into it.
Setting the Clock
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears.
The letters AM or PM may appear on the display
for AM or PM. Then, press and hold MN until the
correct minute appears. The clock may be set with the
ignition on or off. In addition, the clock can also be
automatically set, when tuned to an RDS station that
is broadcasting time, by pressing and holding the HR
and the MN button at the same time. The display will
show TIME UPDATED. If there is no time available,
NO UPDATE will be displayed.

3-11 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Programmable
Equalization and Radio Data System (RDS)
Standard radio--Bose
not shown
Playing the Radio
VOLUME POWER: Press this control to turn the
system on and off. To increase volume, turn the control
clockwise. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.SCV: Your system has a feature called
Speed
-Compensated Volume (SCV). With SCV,
your audio system adjusts automatically to make up for
road and wind noise as you drive. Set the volume at the
desired level. Press this button to select MIN, MED,
MAX or OFF. Each choice allows for more volume
compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then, as you
drive, SCV automatically increases the volume, as
necessary, to overcome noise at any particular speed.
The volume level should always sound the same to you
as you drive. If you don't want to use SCV, select OFF.
If your vehicle has the Bose radio, your audio system
monitors the noise in your vehicle. Then, SCV
automatically adjusts the volume so that it always
sounds the same to you. To use SCV, press the SCV
button until SPD COMP ON appears on the display.
To turn SCV off, press the SCV button until SPD
COMP OFF appears on the display.

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Finding a Station
AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM,
FM1 and FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE RCL P
-TYPE: Turn this control to select
radio stations.
SEEK SCAN: To seek, press the right pointing or left
pointing arrow to go to the next or previous station and
stay there. The sound will mute while seeking.
To scan, press and hold the SEEK SCAN button for
two seconds until the SC icon appears on the display and
you hear a beep. Use scan to listen to stations for a few
seconds. The radio will go to a station, stop for a few
seconds, then go on to the next station. Press the SEEK
SCAN button again to stop scanning. The sound will
mute while scanning and SC will appear on the display.
To scan your preset stations, press and hold the SEEK
SCAN button for more than four seconds, PRESET
SCAN will appear on the display. You will hear a
double beep and the P will blink with the preset number.
Use preset scan to listen to each of your preset stations
for a few seconds. The radio will go to the first preset
station stored on your pushbuttons, stop for a few
seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press the
SEEK SCAN button again to stop scanning presets.Setting Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to
your favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations
(six AM, six FM1 and six FM2), by performing the
following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization that best
suits the type of station selected.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the station you set will
return and the equalization that you selected will
also be automatically selected for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.

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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO: To set the bass, press and hold the AUDIO
button until BASS appears on the display. Press the
knob above the AUDIO button to extend it then turn
the knob to increase or decrease bass. When you use
this knob, the radio's tone setting will switch to manual.
To set the midrange, press and hold the AUDIO button
until MID appears on the display. Press the knob above
the AUDIO button to extend it then turn the knob to
increase or decrease bass. When you use this knob,
the radio's tone setting will switch to manual.
To set the treble, press and hold the AUDIO button
until TREB appears on the display. Press the knob above
the AUDIO button to extend it then turn the knob to
increase or decrease treble. When you use this knob, the
radio's tone setting will switch to manual. If a station is
weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Pressing and holding the AUDIO button for at least
two seconds will return all tone settings, including
balance and fade to flat.
AUTO EQ: This button allows you to choose preset
bass, midrange and treble equalization settings designed
for country, jazz, pop, rock, classical and talk stations.The last setting will appear on the display when you first
press AUTO EQ. Each time you press AUTO EQ,
another setting will appear on the display. Press AUTO
EQ again after TALK appears and MANUAL will
appear. Tone control will return to manual operation
for bass, midrange and treble. Also, if you use bass,
midrange, or treble, the radio control will automatically
return to the manual mode. MANUAL will appear on
the display.
If your vehicle has the Bose radio, your audio system
allows you to choose from four different AUTO EQ
settings: talk, driver, normal and spatial. The AUTO EQ
settings can be used while listening to the radio, the
cassette tape player or CD player. Press the AUTO EQ
button to scroll through your choices. Select TALK
when listening to non
-musical material such as news,
talk shows, sports broadcasts and books on tape.
This setting makes spoken words sound very clear.
Select DRIVER to give the driver the best possible
sound qualities. Select NORMAL to enhance stereo
effect. Select SPATIAL to make the listening space
seem larger. When AUTO EQ NORMAL is displayed,
the system will provide the best overall Bose
performance. The radio keeps separate AUTO EQ
settings for each preset and source.

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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: This button adjusts balance and fade.
To adjust balance, press and hold the AUDIO button
until BAL appears on the display. Press the knob above
the AUDIO button to extend it then turn the knob to
adjust the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
To adjust fade, press and hold the AUDIO button until
FAD appears on the display. Press the knob above the
AUDIO button to extend it then turn the knob to adjust
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
Using RDS Mode
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful
new features. With RDS, the radio can do the following:

Seek only to stations with the types of programs
you want to listen to,

seek to stations with traffic announcements,

receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies, and

receive and display messages from radio stations.RDS features are only available on FM stations that
broadcast RDS information. The RDS features on your
radio rely on receiving specific RDS information from
these stations. These features will only work when the
RDS information is available. In rare cases, a radio
station may broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work improperly. If this
happens, please contact the radio station.
When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name will appear on the display, instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations provide their station
name, the time of day and a Program Type (PTY) for
their current programming.
P
-TYPE: This button is used to turn on and off
Program Type (PTY) select. The PTY icon and the
light next to the button will turn on. The last selected
PTY will appear on the display for five seconds.
Turn the P
-TYPE knob to select the PTY you want
to listen to. Press SEEK SCAN to find radio stations
for that PTY. The last PTY selected will be used to
seek or scan. If a station with the selected PTY is
not found, NONE FOUND will appear on the display.
If both P
-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio will
search for stations with traffic announcements and the
selected PTY.

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To use the P-TYPE interrupt feature, press and hold the
P
-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY you
want to interrupt on. An asterisk will appear next to the
PTY name (for example CLASSICAL*). When you are
listening to a cassette or compact disc, the last selected
RDS FM station will interrupt play if that selected PTY
format is broadcast.
Setting PTY Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite Program Types (PTYs). These pushbuttons have
factory PTY presets. You can set up to 12 PTYs (six FM1
and six FM2), by performing the following steps:
1. Press P
-TYPE, if it is not already on.
2. Press AM FM to select FM1 or FM2.
3. Turn the SELECT knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.AM FM: The AM FM button operates the alternate
frequency feature. This feature allows the radio to
switch to a stronger station with the same program
type. Press and hold AM FM for two seconds to
turn alternate frequency on. AF ON will appear on
the display. The radio may switch to stronger stations.
Press and hold AM FM again for two seconds to turn
alternate frequency off. AF OFF will appear on the
display. The radio will not switch to other stations.
When you turn the ignition off and then on again,
the alternate frequency feature will automatically be
turned on.
Radio Announcements
(Alert): warns of national or local emergencies.
You will not be able to turn off alert announcements.
ALERT! appears on the display when an alert
announcement plays. When an alert announcement
comes on the tuned radio station, you will hear it,
even if the volume is muted or a cassette tape or
compact disc is playing. If the cassette tape or
compact disc player is playing, play will stop for the
announcement and resume when the announcement
is finished.

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TRAF: Press this button to receive traffic
announcements. The traffic announcement brackets will
appear on the display. TRAF will appear on the display
if the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.
If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, the radio will seek to a station that
does. When the radio finds a station that broadcasts
traffic announcements, it will stop. If no station is
found, NO TRAFFIC will appear on the display.
When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned
radio station or a related network station, you will
hear it, even if the volume is muted or a cassette tape
or compact disc is playing. If the cassette tape or
compact disc player was being used, the tape or
compact disc will stay in the player and resume play
at the point where it stopped.
INFO: If the current station has a message,
INFO will appear on the display. Press this button to
see the message. If the whole message does not appear
on the display, parts of the message will appear every
three seconds until the message is completed. To see
the parts of the message faster than every three seconds,
press this button again. A new group of words will
appear on the display. Once the complete message has
been displayed, INFO will disappear from the display
until another new message is received.Playing a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
up to 30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer
than that are so thin they may not work well in this
player. The longer side with the tape visible should face
to the right. If the ignition is on, but the radio is off,
the tape can be inserted and will begin playing. If you
hear nothing but a garbled sound, the tape may not be
in squarely. Press the eject (upward pointing arrow)
button to remove the tape and start over.
While the tape is playing, use the VOLUME POWER,
AUDIO selector and knob, AUTO EQ, and the SEEK
SCAN controls just as you do for the radio. The display
will show TAPE and an arrow showing which side of
the tape is playing. The tape player automatically
begins playing the other side when it reaches the end
of the tape.
Your tape bias is set automatically when a metal or
chrome tape is inserted. If you want to insert a tape
when the ignition is off, first press the button with the
eject symbol on it or the TUNE RCL P
-TYPE knob.
If an error appears on the radio display, the tape won't
play because of an error. See ªCassette Tape Messagesº
later in this section.