OLDSMOBILE ALERO 1999 Owners Manual

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10. Attach the cable at least 18 inches (45 cm) away
from the dead battery, but not near engine parts that
move. The electrical connection is just as good
there, but the chance of

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Towing Your Vehicle
CAUTION:
To help avoid serious personal injury to you 
or others:
Never let passengers ride in a vehicle that is
being towed.
Never tow faster than safe or po

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Engine Overheating
You will find a coolant temperature gage and a low
coolant warning light on your vehicles instrument
panel. See ªEngine Coolant Temperature Gageº and
ªLow Co

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If you get an engine overheat warning but see or hear no
steam, the problem may not be too serious. Sometimes
the engine can get a little to

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When you decide its safe to lift the hood, heres what
youll see:
A. Coolant Surge Tank with Pressure Cap
B. Electric Engine Cooling Fans
CAUTION:
An electric engine cooling fan

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The coolant level should be at or above the FULL
COLD mark. If it isnt, you may have a leak in the
radiator hoses, heater hoses, radiator, water pump or
somewhere else in the coo

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NOTICE:
When adding coolant, it is important that you 
use only DEX
-COOL (silicate-free) coolant.
If coolant other than DEX-COOL is added to 
the system, premature engine, heate

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CAUTION:
Adding only plain water to your cooling system
can be dangerous. Plain water, or some other
liquid like alcohol, can boil before the proper
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NOTICE:
In cold weather, water can freeze and crack the
engine, radiator, heater core and other parts. So
use the recommended coolant.
CAUTION:
You can be burned if you spill cool

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2. Then keep turning the pressure cap slowly, and
remove it.3. Then fill the coolant surge tank with the proper
mixture, to the FULL COLD mark or just above the
small cylinder at
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