Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1996 Owner's Manuals

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2. Remove the Tom@
screws at the eqd of the
aiming ring. The aiming
ring will swing open like
a gate.
3. Remove the aiming ring.
4. Lift the plastic locking
tabs on the electrikal
connector and pull the
connector from the
headlamp socket.
Note which way the socket is pointing before you
disconnect it. You'll need to install the new headlamp
so the socket points in the same direction.
5. Remove the headlamp.
6. Check that the number on the new headlamp
matches the number on the headlamp being replaced.
The letter on the headlamp
(U or L) must also match.

7. Plug the electrical connector into the headlamp socket. Headlamps (4-Door Models)
Make sure the locking: tabs snap onto the socket. v L
8. Put the new headlamp in position.
0 Make sure the socket points in the same direction
as it did with the old headlamp.
9. Insert the tabs on the
aiming ring into
the slots in the
headlamp assembly.
WI 1. Turn the socket counterclockwise one-sixth of a turn
until the tabs on the bulb socket align with the slots
in the housing.
10. Holding the aiming ring closed, insert the screws at the 2. pull out the bulb socket.
end of the ring. Tighten the screws until the aiming ring
touches the plastic nuts on both the top and bottom.
0 Do not overtighten.
Do not damage the vertical aiming bubble.
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3. Lift the plastic locking
tab on the electrical
.connector and pull the connector from the
bulb socket.
4.
5.
Snap the electrical connector into a new bulb socket.
Replace the bulb socket into the housing and
turn clockwise.
Headlamp Aiming
This section only -applies to two-door Oldsmobiles. If
you have a four-door Oldsmobile, see your retailer when
your headlamp aim needs to be checked or adjusted.
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Your vehicle has the 55 x 135 mini-quad headlamp
system. These headlamps have horizontal and vertical
aim indicators. The aim has been pre-set at the factory
and should need no further adjustment.
If your vehicle is damaged in an accident and the
headlamp aim seems to be affected, see your
Oldsmobile retailer. Headlamps on damaged vehicles
may require recalibration of the horizontal aim by your
Oldsmobile retailer.
To check the aim, the vehicle should be properly
prepared as follows:
0 The vehicle must have all four tires on a perfectly
level surface.
0 The vehicle should not have any snow, ice or mud
attached to it.
0 There should not be any cargo or loading of the
vehicle, except it should have a full tank of gas and
one person or 160 lbs.
(75 kg) on the driver’s seat.
0 Tires should be properly inflated.
I 0 The horizontal
indicator should
read
“0.”
I NOTICE: .
To make sure your headlamps are aimed
properly, read all the instructions before
beginning. Failure to Eollow these instructions
could cause damage to headlamp parts.
State inspection stations will allow a vertical reading of
plus 0.76 degrees or minus
0.76 degrees from the center
of the bubble.
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It is recommended that the upper limit not exceed plus
0.4 degrees from the center of the bubble. Other drivers
may flash their high beams at you if your adjustment is
much above plus
0.4 degrees.
If you find that the headlamp aiming needs adjustment,
follow these steps:
Start with the horizontal aim. Don’t try to adjust the
vertical aim first.
1. Check the horizontal aim indicator. The pointer
should be lined up with
0 (zero).
I 2. If the pointer isn’t at
0 (zero), turn the
horizontal aiming screw to adjust the aim.
3. Check the vertical aim indicator. The bubble should
be centered on
0 (zero).
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4. If the bubble isn't on
0 (zero), turn the
vertical aiming screw
to adjust the aim.
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
(2-Door Models)
1. Remove two screws and the cover.
2. Unclip the bulb carrier and pull it out.
0 To remove the stoplamp lens to clean the
window, remove the two nuts on either side
of
the housing.

3. Pull out the bulb.
4. Push in a new bulb.
5. Clip the bulb carrier back into place.
6. Replace the cover and screws.
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
(4-h~ Models)
1. Remove the two screws from the cover.
2. Pull down the cover.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Pull out the bulb.
Push in a new bulb.
Push the bulb socket back into the housing.
Remove the lens to clean the window by pressing in
on the ends of the lens.
Replace the cover and screws.
3. Unclip the bulb socket
from the housing.
1. Remove the two large plastic screws and pull the
carpet away from the rear corner of the trunk.

2.
3.
Squeeze the tab
on the socket.and
turn the socket
counterclcsckwise-;
.
Pud out the socket.
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4. ell the bulb out of the socket.
5. Push in a new bulb.
.6. Replace the socket into the housing and
tum clockwise. ..
7. Reposition the carpet.and tighten the plastic screws. G>;J;L~ + '... .,::.,,j1 !,.
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1. Remove the two. large plastic screws and pull the
carpet away,from the rear corner
of the trunk.

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2. Remove the two wing nuts. 3. Pull the taillamp housing away from the body of
the vehicle.
4. Squeeze the tab on the socket and turn the socket
counterclockwise.