OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1995 Owners Manual

Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
This gage shows the engine coolant temperature.
If the gage pointer moves into the red warning zone,
your engine is hot. To prevent engine overheating, the
air conditioning compressor will
turn off automatically,
a fdst-pulsed chime
will sound, and the message
ENGINE
HOT ... A/C OFF will appear in the information
center.
As the engine cools down, the air conditioning
compressor will automatically turn back on.
If the coolant temperature is over 26 1 OF (127”C), the
message
HOT ... STOP ENGINE will appear. It means
that your engine coolant has overheated.
If you have
been operating your vehicle under normal driving
conditions, you should pull off the road, stop your
vehicle and turn off the engine as soon as possible.
In “Problems on the Road,’? this manual shows what to
do. See “Engine Overheating”
in the Index.
If your coolant level is low, the message LOW ENGINE
COOLANT will appear 011 the Driver Information
Center. Check your coolant level as soon
as possible.
See “Engine Coolant”
in the Index.
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Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Service Engine Soon Light)
A computer monitors
operation of your fuel,
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ignition and emission
controls systems. This light
should come on when you
start your engine
as a check
to show you
it is working.
SERVICE
ENGINE SOON
If it does not come on at all, have it fixed right away.
If it stays on, or it comes on while you are driving, the
computer is indicating that you have
a problem. You
should take your vehicle
in for service soon.
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NOTICE:
If you keep driving your vehicle with this light
on, after a while the emission controls won’t
work as well, your fuel economy won’t be as
good, and your engine may not run as smoothly.
This could lead
to costly repairs not covered by
your warranty.
Oil Pressure Warning Light
OIL
If you have a problem with
your oil, this light may stay
on after you start your
engine, or come on when
you are driving. A warning
chime and the message
LOW
OIL PRESSURE may
also come on.
These indicate that oil is not going through your engine
quickly enough
to keep it cool. The engine could be low
on oil, or could have some other oil problem. Have
it
fixed right away.
The oil light could
also come on in three other
situations:
0 When the ignition is on but the engine is not running,
the light
will come on as a test to show you it is
working, but the light will go out when you turn the
ignition
to START. If it doesn’t come on with the
ignition
on, you may have a problem with the fuse or
bulb. Have it fixed right away.
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Sometimes when the engine is idling at a stop, the
light may blink on and
off. This is norad.
If you make a hard stop, the light may come on for a
moment. This is normal.
NOTICE:
Damage to your engine from neglected oil
problems can be costly and
is not covered by your
warranty.
Fuel Gage
When the ignition is on, your fuel gage tells you about
how much fuel you have left.
When you have approximately
2.6 gallons (9 L) of fuel
remaining, the message LOW
FUEL will be displayed
and a chime will sound.
You need to get more fuel right
away.
Press any button on the Driver Information Center to
turn off the warning.
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Here are four things that some owners ask about. None
of these show
a problem with your fuel gage:
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At the service station, the gas pump shuts off before
the gage reads
“F” (Full).
It takes
a little more or less fuel to fill up than the
gage indicated. For example, the gage may have
indicated the tank was half
full, but it actually took a
little more or less than half the tank’s capacity to fill
the tank.
The gage moves a little when you turn a corner or
speed up.
The tank is not necessarily empty when the pointer is
over the “E” (Empty) mark. There is a reserve of up
to 1.5 gallons (5.6 L) in the tank. You should still get
more fuel as soon as possible.
Driver Information Center
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The Driver Information Center (DIC) displays
information in either English or metric. When the
system is on or off, hold the
OFF button down for five
seconds to change the display between English and
metric. This
will also change the digital screen for the
climate control system between English and metric.
In addition to the functions described in this part, the
DIC also displays various warning messages under
appropriate conditions.
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Turn on the system by pressing any button except
RESET, ENTER or
OFF. When you turn on the ignition,
the Driver Information Center will be
in the mode last
displayed when
the engine was turned off. Keep in mind
that this also applies to the
OFF mode.
To turn off messages
on the DIC (except LOW OIL
PRESSURE, LOW BRAKE FLUID, PARK BRAKE
SET and the hot engine warnings), press any button on
the
DIC.
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You will need to open the cover to access the control
buttons.
To open the cover, push the button located to
the right of the cover.
To close the cover, push it down to its closed position.
Fuel Economy
The ECON button displays average fuel economy and
instantaneous fuel economy calculated for
your specific
driving conditions. Press
ECON to display average fuel
economy, such as:
25.2 AVG MUGAL or
9.3 AVG L/ 100 KM
Press
ECON again to display instantaneous fuel
economy, such as:
28 TNST MUGAL or
8.4 INST L/ 100 KM
Press again to return to average fuel economy.
The average
fuel economy is viewed as a long-term
approximation
of your overall driving conditions.
If you press RESET in this mode while you’re driving,
the system will begin figuring fuel economy from that
point
in time.
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Fuel
Press FUEL to see how much fuel has been used since
you last pressed the reset button. The display will show
a reading such as:
10.4 GALLONS USED or
39.4 LITERS USED
To learn how much fuel will be used from a specific
starting point, first press FUEL to display fuel used, then
press RESET.
Don’t confuse fuel used with the amount of fuel in your
tank.
Fuel Range
RANGE calculates the remaining distance you can drive
without refueling. It’s based on fuel economy and the
fuel remaining
in the tank. The display will show a
reading such as:
FUEL RANGE
235 MI or
FUEL RANGE
378 KM
If the range is less than 50 miles (80 km), the display
will read LOW
FUEL RANGE. The
fuel economy data used to determine fuel range
is
an average of recent driving conditions. As your driving
conditions change, this data is gradually updated.
Resetting
fuel range causes the fuel economy data to be
updated immediately.
To reset fuel range, press
RANGE, then RESET.
Average Speed
The calculation for average speed begins when SPEED
is reset. Press SPEED to display the average speed, such
as:
AVG SPEED
56 MPH or
AVG SPEED 90 KM/H
To reset the average speed, press SPEED and then
RESET.
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Engine
The ENG button scrolls through the following functions:
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Oil pressure such as:
OIL PRESSURE
40 PSI or
OIL PRESSURE
276 kpa
Battery voltage such as:
BATTERY
13.8 VOLTS
Transaxle fluid
life, such as:
TRANS FLUID LIFE
40%.
This is an estimate of the transaxle fluid’s remaining
useful life.
It will show 100% when the system is
reset after a transaxle fluid change.
It will alert you
to change your transaxle fluid on a schedule
consistent with your driving conditions.
Engine oil life, such
as:
OIL LIFE 30%
This is an estimate of the oil’s remaining useful life.
It
will show 100% when the system is reset after an
oil change. It will alert you to change your oil on a
schedule consistent with your driving conditions. When the remaining
oil life or transaxle fluid
life is low,
the system
will alert you with a message:
CHANGE OIL
SOON or
CHANGE TRNS FLUID
SOON
When the oil or transaxle fluid life is down to zero, you
will receive the message:
CHANGE OIL NOW or
CHANGE TRNS FLUID
NOW
To reset the OIL LIFE reminder after an oil change or the
TRNS FLUID LIFE reminder after a transaxle fluid change:
1. With the ignition on, press the ENG button so the
OIL LIFE percentage or the TRNS LIFE percentage
is displayed.
2. Press RESET and hold for five seconds. The word
RESET will appear, then OIL LIFE
100% or TRNS
FLUID
100%.
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Remember, you must reset the OIL LIFE or TRNS
FLUID yourself after each oil or transaxle fluid change.
It will not reset itself. Also, be careful not to reset the
OIL LIFE or TRNS FLUID accidentally at any time
other than when the oil or transaxle fluid has just been
changed. It can’t be reset accurately until the next oil or
transaxle fluid change.
The Driver Information Center does not replace the need
to maintain your vehicle as recommended in the
Maintenance Schedule in this manual. Also, the oil
change reminder will not detect dusty conditions or
engine malfunctions that may affect the oil. If you drive
in dusty areas, change your oil after every
3,000 miles
(5 000 km) or three months, whichever comes first,
unless the
DIC instructs you to do so sooner. Also, the
oil change reminder does not measure how much oil you
have in your engine.
So, be sure to check your oil level
often.. See “Engine Oil” in the Index.
Check Oil Level Warning
When CHECK OIL LEVEL appears, it indicates that the
engine oil level is
1 to 1 1/2 quarts (0.9 L to 1.4 L) low.
The message will appear only if the engine is running
and it’s been at least eight minutes since the engine was
last running. If the message appears, check the oil
dipstick level. If
it reads low, your oil level should be
brought up to the proper level (see “Engine Oil” in the\

Index). After bringing the oil to the proper level, the
ignition must be
off for eight minutes to allow the
majority of oil to drain into the oil pan.
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Distance to Destination
This feature acts as a reverse trip odometer by counting
backward from
an estimated distance which you enter
before starting your trip. It also uses that information to
determine the estimated time
of arrival.
To set, press DEST, then RESET and enter a maximum
of four digits for the length of your trip. (Always use
whole miles or kilometers.) Then press ENTER. The
system will only accept the last four digits you enter as
your distance
to destination.
The system will display the total distance to destination,
such as:
365
MI TO DEST or
587 KM TO DEST
When the system counts down to zero distance
remaining, even
if you’re in another display, a chime
will sound and the display will show:
TRIP COMPLETE
The TRIP COMPLETE message will go off when
you
press any button, or when you turn your ignition off,
then on.
The display returns to the mode displayed prior
to the interruption.
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
ETA is based on the average speed, the date and time of
the day, and the estimated distance to your destination.
After you have entered your distance to destination,
press ETA to display estimated time
of arrival, such as:
ETA TUE 1256
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Press ETA again to display the time to destination. The
display will show the current time as the hours and
minutes
to destination, such as:
1250 TIME TO DEST
If the time to destination calculation is seven days or
greater, the display will read:
TRIP OVER
7 DAYS
When the trip is complete a chime will sound and the
display will show:
TRIP COMPLETE
The trip complete message will go off when you press
any button, or when you turn your ignition off, then on.
The display returns to the mode displayed prior to the
interruption.
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Elapsed Time (ET) Date
Press DATE to display the date. To change the date,
press DATE then RESET. The following display will
appear:
When the ignition is on, the Driver Information
Center
can be used
as a stopwatch. The display will show hours
and minutes. The elapsed time indicator
will record up
to
100 hours, then it will reset to zero and continue
counting. Press ET, and the display will show the
amount
of time that has elapsed since the elapsed time
indicator was last reset
(not including time the ignition
is off), such
as:
0 1 :OS ELAPSED TIME
To reset elapsed time to zero, press RESET while the
elapsed time
is displayed.
MONTH? XXIDDIYY
MM, DD and YY represent the month, date and year
you currently have in your system. Check to make sure
your clock is
in the correct AM or PM mode.
Notice that each key has a number. Push the key to enter
the number. The first XX’s
will flash until you enter the
first digit for the
month. You don’t need to enter the
leading zero
if the number is under 10. Press ENTER
after you’ve entered the month. The display will change
to:
DAY? MM/XX/Y
Y
Set the day just as you set the month. After the day entry
is made, press ENTER, and the display
will change to:
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