Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1994 s User Guide

Wehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you
will find on your vehicle. For
example, these symbols are used
on
an original battery:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes
by
Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
A
Avoid Sparks or Flames
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Spark or Flame
Could Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocklUnlock
a
These symbols have to do with your
lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Fog Lights
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How to Use this Manual
These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
Rear Window Defogger
Ventilating Fan
Power Window
w
3f
1+1
These symbols are used on warning
and indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging
System
Fuel Engine Oil Pressure
Anti-Lock Brakes
Here are some other symbols you
may see:
Fuse
Trunk
or Liftgate Release e
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n Lighter
Horn
Speaker
Hood Release
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section
tells you about the seats-
how to adjust them-and
also about
reclining seatbaclts and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
To adjust the seat forward or back, lift
the handle. After it’s adjusted, release
the handle and
try to move the seat to
be certain it has locked into place.
Manual Four-Way Seat Adjuster
(OPTION)
To tilt the whole seat forward or
backward, squeeze the lever. Position
the seat where
you would like it, then
release the lever.

Reclining Front Seatback
Lift the lever to release the seatback,
then tilt the seatback forward or
backward, as desired. Release
the lever
to lock the seatback in place.
But don't have a seatback reclined
if
your vehicle is moving.

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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.
Seatback Latches
In 2-door Oldsmobiles, the front seat
folds forward to let people get into the
back seat.
Your seatback will move back and forth
freely,
unless you come to a sudden
stop. Then it will lock in place.
There’s one time the seatback may not
fold without some help
from you. That’s
if your vehicle is parked facing down a
fairly steep hill.
To fold a seatback forward, push
the
seatback toward the rear as you lift this
latch. Then the seatback will fold
forward. Thelatch must be down for
the seat to work properly.

And it explains the Suppleniental
Matable,
'Restraint,2 of "air bag'' system.

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You never know if you’ll be in a crash.
If you do have
a crash, you don’t lmow
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some
crashes can
be so serious that even
bucklkd up a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In
many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and- sometimes walk away.
Without belts they could have been
badly hurt or lulled.
After more than
25 years of safety belts
in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most
crashes buckling up does matter
... a lot!
Why Safety Belts, Work
When you ride in or on anything, you
go as fast
as it goes.
1. For example, if the bike is going 10
mph (16 km/h), so is the child.
2. When the bike hits the block, it
stops. But the child keeps going!
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3. Take the simplest vehicle. -Sappose
it’s jast
a seat- on- wheels.
6. The person keeps going-until stopped
by something.
Irm a rea! vehicle, it could be the
windshield...
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4. Put someone on it. 5.. Get it up to speed. ,Then stop the
vehicle.
The rider doesn’t. stop.
7. or the instrument panel ... 8. or the safety belts;:
With safety belts, you slow down as the
vehicle dogs.
You get more time to stop.
You stop over more distance, and your
strongest bones take the forces. That’s
why safety belts make such good sense.

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have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only in
frontal collisions, but especially in
side and other collisions.
drive far from home, why should I
wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if
you’re in an accident
- even one
that isn’t your fault
- you and your
passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver doesn’t protect you from
things beyond your control, such as
bad drivers. Most accidents occur
within
25 miles (40 lun) of home.
And the greatest number of serious
injuries and deaths occur at speeds
of less than
40 mph (65 lun/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never
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BELTS *-
Safety Belt Reminder Light
When the key is turned to Run or Start,
a chime will come on for about eight
seconds to remind people to fasten their
safety belts, unless the driver’s safety
belt is already buckled. The safety belt
light will also come on and stay on until
the driver’s belt
is buckled.