tow OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1995 Service Manual

Maxifuse/Relay Center
It’s easy to check the fuses in this underhood relay
center. There are two locking arms on either side
of the
base of the cover. Reach down and unsnap each one by
pulling the cover toward you, then pushing
it away
while pulling up. Remove the cover. The inside of the
cover has a chart that explains the features and controls
governed
by each fuse and relay.
Headlamp Wiring
The headlamp wiring is protected by a circuit breaker in
the wiring harness. An electrical overload will cause the
lamps
to go on and off, or in some cases to remain off. If
this happens, have your headlamp system checked right
away.
Windshield Wipers
The windshield wiper motor is protected by an internal
circuit breaker and a fuse in the fuse panel
on the other
side
of the instrument panel. If the motor overheats due
to heavy snow, etc., the wiper will stop until the motor
cools.
If the overload is caused by some electrical
problem, have
it fixed.
Power Windows and Other Power Options
Circuit breakers in the fuse panel protect the power
windows and other power accessories. When the current
load is too heavy. the circuit breaker opens and closes,
protecting the circuit
until the problem is fixed.
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Maintenance Schedule
I Schedule I Definition I
Follow Maintenance Schedule I if any one of these is
true for your vehicle:
0 Most trips are less than 5 to 10 miles (8 to 16 km).
This is particularly important when outside
temperatures are below freezing.
0 Most trips include extensive idling (such as frequent
driving
in stop-and-go traffic).
Most trips are through dusty areas.
0 You frequently tow a trailer or use a carrier on top of
your vehicle.
Schedule
I should also be followed if the vehicle is used
for delivery service, police, taxi, or other commercial
application.
Schedule I Intervals
Every 3,000 Miles (5 000 km) or 3 Months,
Whichever Occurs First
Every 6,000 Miles (10 000 km) or 6 Months,
Whichever Occurs First
Chassis Lubrication
At 6,000 Miles (10 000 km) - Then Every
12,000 Miles
(25 000 km)
Every 15,000 Miles (25 000 km)
Engine Oil and Filter Change
Tire Rotation Air Cleaner
Filter Inspection, if driving in dusty
conditions
Every 30,000 Miles (50 000 km)
Air Cleaner Filter Replacement
Spark Plug Wire Inspection
Fuel Tank. Cap and Lines Inspection
Engine Accessory Drive Belt Inspection (or every
24 months, whichever occurs first)
Cooling System Service (or every 24 months,
whichever occurs first)
Every 50,000 Miles (83 000 km)
Every 100,000 Miles
(166 000 km)
Automatic Transaxle Service (severe conditions only)
Spark Plug Replacement
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I Maintenance Schedule I I
48,000 Miles (80 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service. *
0 Lubricate the suspension and steering
linkage, transaxle shift linkage, parking
brake cable guides and underbody contact
points and linkage (or every
6 months,
whichever occurs first).
50,000 Miles (83 000 km)
0 Change automatic transaxle fluid and bottom
two screens if the vehicle is mainly driven
under one or more
of these conditions:
- In heavy city traffic where the outside
temperature regularly reaches
90 OF
(32°C) or higher.
- In hilly or mountainous terrain.
- When doing frequent trailer towing.
- Uses such as found in taxi, police car or
If you do not use your vehicle under any of
these conditions, the fluid and filter do not
require changing.
delivery service.
DATE SERVICED BY. ACTUAL MILEAGE
1 I 7-15
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I Maintenance Schedule I I
99,000 Miles (165 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first). An
Emission Control Service.
*
ACTUAL MILEAGE
100,000 Miles (1 66 000 km)
0 Replace spark plugs. An Emission
Control Service.
0 Change automatic transaxle fluid and bottom
two screens if the vehicle is mainly driven
under one or more of these conditions:
- In heavy city traffic where the outside
temperature regularly reaches
90 "F
(32°C) or higher.
- In hilly or mountainous terrain.
- When doing frequent trailer towing.
- Uses such as found in taxi, police car or
delivery service.
If you do not use your vehicle under any of
these conditions, the fluid and filter do not
require changing
I DATE I ACTUAL MILEAGE (SERVICED BY:
7-25
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Maintenance Schedule I1
I
45,000 Miles (75 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
12 months, whichever occurs first).
Arz Em'ssion Control Service. *
0 Lubricate the suspension and steering
linkage, transaxle shift linkage, parking
brake cable guides and underbody contact
points and linkage
(or every 12 months,
whichever occurs first).
50,000 Miles (83 000 km)
0 Change automatic transaxle fluid and bottom
two screens
if the vehicle is mainly driven
under one or more
of these conditions:
- In heavy city traffic where the outside
temperature regularly reaches
90°F
(32°C) or higher.
- In hilly or mountainous terrain.
- When doing frequent trailer towing.
- Uses such as found in taxi, police car or
If you do not use your vehicle under any of
these conditions, &e .fluid an.dfilter do not
require
clmzging.
delivery service.
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97,500 Miles (162 500 km)
0
0 0
Change engine oil and filter (or every
12 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Sen1ic.e. ‘i:
Lubricate the suspension and steering
linkage, transaxle shift: linkage, parking
brake cable guides and underbody contact
points and linkage (or
every 12 months,
whichever occurs first).
Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation”
in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information.
I I I I
DATE
SERVICED BY ACTUAL MILEAGE
100,000 Miles (166 000 km)
0 Replace spark plugs. An Emission
Control Sewice.
0 Change automatic transaxle fluid and bottom
two screens
if the vehicle is mainly driven
under
one or more of these conditions:
- In heavy city traffic where the outside
temperature regularly reaches
9OoF
(32°C) or higher.
- In hilly or mountainous terrain.
- When doing frequent trailer towing.
- Uses such as found in taxi, police car or
If you do not use your vehicle under any of
these conditions, the fluid and filter do not
require changing
delivery service.
DATE SERVICED BY ACTUAL MILEAGE
7-35
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For prompt assistance, please have the following
information available to give the Customer Assistance
Representative:
Your name, address, home and busine.ss telephone
numbers
0 Vehicle Identification Number (This is available
from the vehicle registration or title, or the plate at
the left top of the instrument panel and visible
through the windshield.)
Retail facility name and location
Vehicle delivery date and present mileage
Nature of concern
We encourage you to call
the toll-free number listed
previously
in order to give your inquiry prompt
attention. However,
if you wish to write Oldsmobile,
write to:
United States
Customer Assistance Representative
Oldsmobile Central Office
920 Townsend St.
P.O. Box 30095
Lansing, MI 48909
Canada
Customer Assistance Center
General Motors of Canada Limited
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario
L 1 H 8P7
Refer to your Warranty and Owner Assistance
Information booklet for addresses of Canadian and
GM
Overseas offices.
When contacting Oldsmobile, please remember that
your concern
will likely be resolved in the retail facility,
using the retailer's facilities, equipment and personnel.
That is
why we suggest you follow Step One first if you
have
a concern .
Customer Assistance for the Hearing
or Speech Impaired
(TDD)
To assist customers who have hearing difficulties,
Oldsmobile has installed special TDD
(Telecomn~unicatiorl Devices for the Deaf') equiplnent at
its Customer Assistance Center.
Any hearing or speech
impaired customer
who has access to a TDD or a
conventional teletypewriter (TTY) can communicate
with Oldsmobile by dialing:
I -800-TDD-OLDS. (TDD
users
in Canada can dial 1-800-263-3830.)
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Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance
Program Features and Benefits
The Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance program means
help isjust
a toll-free call away -- 24 hours a day, 365
days a year.
Courteous and capable Customer Assistance Advisors
are on-call to provide you
with prompt assistance.
24-Hour Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance
Telephone Number
1-800-442-OLDS (6537) is the one number to call for
assistance
in the United States. Trained Customer
Assistance Advisors, on-call to render assistance
to
Aurora drivers, can dispatch roadside assistance and
towing service, locate the nearest Oldsmobile retail
facility, take yo~~r request for an Oldsmobile
computerized
trip routing or simply answer any
questions the
ALII-O~~ driver may have about the
coverage provided by
YOLK Oldsmobile Roadside
Assistance Program. The Oldsrnobile Roadside
Assistance number
is fully staffed and operational
24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
Who Is Covered?
Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance (Oldsmobile Edge)
covers all
1995 Oldsmobile vehicles.”
Coverage
is for the Oldsmobile vehicle, regcu-clless of
the driver, and is concurrent with the
Bumper-to-Bumper warranty period.
Oldsrnobile reserves the right to limit services or
reimbursement to an owner
01- driver when in
Oldsmobile’s judgement the claims become excessive in
frequency or type of occurrence.
‘i: Vehic1c.s sold in Ccrrtnclcl hcwe CI sepcrrute roadside
crssistcrlm~ progrcm,
CIS described 1uter in this section.
Canadian Roadside Assistance
Vehicles purchased in Canada have an extensive
roadside assistance program accessible from anywhere
in Canada or the U.S.A. Please refer to the separate
brochure provided by the retailer or call
1-800-268-6800 for emergency services.
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Driver Information Center ........................ 2-72
Driving
City
....................................... 4-18
Curve ..................................... 4-10
Defensive ................................... 4- 1
Drunken .................................... 4-2
Foreign Country .............................. 6-4
Freeway .................................... 4-19
Hill and Mountain Roads ...................... 4-22
Long Distance ............................... 4-20
Night ...................................... 4-14
Through Deep Standing Water .................. 2- 18
Rain ....................................... 4-16
Winter ..................................... 4-23
With a Trailer ............................... 4-30
Dual Temperature Control ......................... 3-6
Drunken Driving ................................ 4-2
Electric Outside Mirror Control ................... 2-5 1
Electrical Equipment. Adding ........... 2.57. 3.29. 6-52
Electrochromic Day/Night Rearview Mirror .......... 2-50
Electronic Level Control ......................... 4-29
Emergency
Braking
..................................... 4-9
Starting ..................................... 5-2
Steering .................................... 4- 1 1
Towing ..................................... 5-8
Engine
Accessory Belt
.............................. 6-10
BlockHeater ................................ 2-18
Coolant .......................... 5- 15. 6- 19. 6-60
Coolant Heater .............................. 2-18
Coolant Temperature Gage ..................... 2-69
Exhaust .................................... 2-28
Identil'ication (VIN) .......................... 6-51
Overheating
................................. 5-13
Starting .................................... 2-16
Engineoil .................................... 6-10
Additives ................................... 6-13
Capacity ................................... 6-60
Checking and Adding ......................... 6-11
Life Monitor ................................ 2-75
Pressure Warning Light ....................... 2-70
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) .................. 2-77
Ethanol In Gasoline .............................. 6-3
Exhaust
Dangerous
Gas in ....................... 2- IO. 2-28
Extender. Safety Belt ............................ 1-43
Parking with the Engine Running ........... 2-26. 2-28
Expectant Mothers. Use of Safety Belts ............. 1-23
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-44
Features and Controls ............................ 2-1
Filling the Fuel Tank ............................. 6-5
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Settingtheclock ................................ 3-9
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-49
Shift, Brake-Transaxle Interlock
.............. 2-21, 2-27
Sound Equipment. Adding
.............. 2-57.3-29, 6-52
Sound Systems
.................................. 3-9
Spare Tire. Compact
............................. 5-29
Specifications and Capacities
...................... 6-60
Speech Impaired Customer Assistance
............... 8-2
Speedcontrol
.................................. 2-34
Speedometer
................................... 2-61
Starting Your Car (Jump Starting)
................... 5-2
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2- 16
Emergencies
................................ 4- 11
Variable Assist (Magnasteer)
................... 4- 10
Wheel Touch Controls for Audio System
.......... 3-28
Wheel Touch Controls for Climate Control
......... 3-8
Stereo Sound Systems
............................ 3-9
StorageArmrest
................................ 2-55
Storage, Garage Door Opener
..................... 2-44
Storing Your Vehicle
............................ 6-27
Stuck, If Your Car is
............................. 5-30
Sunroof
....................................... 2-54
Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bag)
............ 1 - 17
Surge Tank Pressure Cap
......................... 6-20
Shifting the Automatic Transaxle
... 2-20,2-23,2-25. 2-27
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Stains
........................................ 6-45
Steering
...................................... 4-10
Wheel, Tilt
................................. 2-30
SunVisors
.................................... 2-53 Tachometer
.................................. 2-62
Taillamp Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-32
Temperature Control (Dual)
........................ 3-6
Temperature Gage
.............................. 2-69
Theft
......................................... 2-12
Deterrent System, PASS-Key
I1 ................ 2-13
Theftlock@
.................................... 3-25
Thermostat
.................................... 6-21
Third Gear
.................................... 2-22
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-30
Time (Setting the Clock)
.......................... 3-9
TapePlayerCare
............................... 3-29
Tire
.......................................... 6-34
Balance
.................................... 6-40
Chains
................................ 5-29, 6-42
Flat
....................................... 5-21
Inflation
.................................... 6-35
Inspection and Rotation
....................... 6-36
Pressure
.................................... 6-35
Quality Grading
............................. 6-39
Replacement
................................ 6-38
Rotation
.................................... 6-37
Spare, Compact
.............................. 5-29
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-38
TorqueLock
................................... 2-26
Towing aTrailer
.................................... 4-30
Yourvehicle
................................. 5-8
Hookups .............................. 5-10, 5-11
Traction Control System
.......................... 4-8
9-10
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