belt OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1995 Owners Manual

@ The 1995 Aurora Owner’s Manual
... How to Use This Manual .............................................................. .111
This section tells you how to use your manual at~d includes safct/ and vehicle damage warninls
and symbols.
This section tells you how
to use your seats and safcty belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system.
This scction explains how to start and operate your Aurora.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
Here you‘ll I’ind information and tips about the road and how to drive under diffcrcnt conditions.
This section tells
you what to do if’ you ha\:e a problem while driving. such as B flat tire or
overheated enginc. etc.
ServiceandAppearanceCare ......................................................... 6-1
Here the ~nanual tells you how to keep your Aurora running properly and looking good.
Maintenanceschedule ............................................................... 7-1
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information ..................................................... 8-1
This section tells ~OLI how to contact Oldsmobile Uor assistance and how to get service publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defccts” on page 8-4.
Index ........................................................................\
..... 9-1
Hcrc‘s an alphabetical listing of almost every sub-ject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something yo11 want to read.
Seats and Restraint Systems .......................................................... 1-1
Features and Controls ............................................................... 2-1
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .................................................. 3-1
Your Driving and the Road ........................................................... 4-1
ProblemsontheRoad ............................................................... 5-1
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
&
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,111,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols are important
for
you and
your passengers
whenever
~OLI~
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
BELTS
4
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols have to
do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
PARKING
=OOz
LAMPS c
HIGH LAMPSoR BEAM = -0
FOG LAMPS $0
These sytnbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN COOLANT
F&
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
RADIATOR COOLANT
a
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
Wb
TEMP OIL ctb
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other sytnbols
you n~ap see:
FUSE
RELEASE
a
RADIO
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
AIR a
RELEASE
t
LIGHTER m
HORN )tr
SPEAKER
cr
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@ Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Aurora and how to use your safety belts properly.
You
can also learn about some things you should not do with
air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This part tells you about the seats--how to adjust them,
and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints.
To Adjust the Six-Way Power Seats
Horizontal Control
(A): Raise the front of the seat by
raising the forward edge
of the button. Lower the front
of the seat by lowering the forward edge of the button.
Move the seat forward by moving the whole button
toward the front of the vehicle.
Raise the rear
of the seat by raising the rear edge of the
button. Lower the rear
of the seat by lowering the rear
edge
of the button. Move the seat back by moving the
whole button toward
the rear of the vehicle.
Moving the whole button
up or down raises or lowers
the whole seat.
Vertical Control (B): Move the recliner rearward by
moving the button toward the rear
of the vehicle. Move
the recliner forward by moving the button toward the
front of
the vehicle.
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Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It
also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or “air bag” system.
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that comes on
as a
reminder to buckle up.
(See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light” in the
Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know if
it will be a bad one.
A few crashes
are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled 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 killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts
are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
goes.
Put someone
on it.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just
a seat on
wheels.
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or the instrument panel . . . or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow
down as the vehicle does.
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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Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I’m wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you’re upside down. And your chance
of
being conscious during and after an accident, so
you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if
you are belted.
Why don’t they just put in air bags so people
won’t have to wear safety belts?
A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in
more of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so they work with
safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag
system ever offered for sale has required the use of
safety belts, Even
if you’re in a vehicle that has air
bags, you still have to buckle
up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
If I’m a good driver, and I never 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 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different rules
for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding
in your Aurora, see the part of this manual called
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s
protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. The shoulder portion
of the belt has an energy management loop. It is
designed to open and help protect you in certain crashes.
If
it opens, you will see a label on the safety belt that
says to replace the belt. Be sure to do
so. If you don’t,
the safety belt won’t work properly and won’t protect
you
in another crash. For more information on replacing
safety belts after a crash, see “Replacing Safety Belts”
in
the Index.
Here’s how to wear the lap-shoulder belt properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
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3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Don’t let it get twisted.
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up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If
the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to. The lap part
of the belt should be worn low and snug
on
the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies
force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be less
likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the
belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt
should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These
parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining
forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop
or crash.
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Shoulder Belt Tightness Adjustment 4.
Your car has a shoulder belt tightness adjustment
feature.
If the shoulder belt seems too tight, adjust it
before you begin to drive.
1. Sit well back in the seat.
2. Start pulling the shoulder belt out.
l 3. Just before it reaches the end, give it a quick pull.
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Let the belt go back all the way. You should hear a
slight clicking sound.
If you don’t, the adjustment
feature won’t set, and you’ll have
to start again.
5. Now you can add a small amount of slack. Lean
forward slightly, then sit back. If you’ve added more
than
1 inch (25 mm) of slack, pull the shoulder belt
out as
you did before and start again.
If you move around in the vehicle enough, or if you pull
out the shoulder belt, the belt will become tight again.
If
this happens, you can reset it.
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