seats OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1997 Owners Manual

The 1997 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner’s Manual
1-1
2- 1
3-1
4- 1
5- 1
6- 1
7-1
8- 1
9- 1
Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SIR” system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your Oldsmobile.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to ad-just the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine. etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-8.
Index
Here‘s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want
to read.
i
ProCarManuals.com

a Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Oldsmobile 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.
1-2 Seats and Controls
1-24 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
1-2 Manual Passenger’s
Seat 1-20 Questions and
Answers About Air Bags
1-2 Power Driver’s Seat
1-44 How to Obtain a Safety Belt Extender 1- 10 Questions Many People Ask About 1-35 Child Restraint
Top Straps
1-7
Why Safety Belts Work
in Child Restraints 1-5 Rear Seats 1-34 Important Information
for Buckling Children
1-3 Reclining Front Seatbacks 1-34
How to Use Child Restraints
Safety Belts 1-44 Checking Your Restraint Systems
1-1 1 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-45 Replacing Parts After a Crash
ProCarManuals.com

Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and
fold them up and down.
Manual Passenger’s Seat Power Driver’s Seat
The
control pad is on the driver’s seat.
Use the front control to make the front
of the seat move
up or down. To make the rear of the seat move up or
down, use the rear control.
Use the center control to
move the whole seat up, down, forward or backward.
1-2
ProCarManuals.com

Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint 1:p or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest
to the top of your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
The head restraints
tilt forward and rearward also.
Rear Seats
Your vehicle has a folding rear seat which lets you fold
the seatbacks down for more cargo space.
The rear seat release handles are
in the upper center of
the rear of the seatbacks. Push back on the seatbacks as
you pull up on the handles.
To raise the seatbacks, just lift up the seatbacks and push
until they lock in the upright position.
Push
and pull on the seatbacks to check that the latches
have locked
in the upright position. If they haven't, have
them
fixed immediately.
1-5
ProCarManuals.com

Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the rnanual 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 Inflatable Restraint
(SIR), or air bag system.
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing
a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up.
Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
CdJTION: a
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside
or outside of’ a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in
a seat and using a
safety belt properly.
1
Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as a reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light”
in
the Index.)
-
1-6
ProCarManuals.com

Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it 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.
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.
Pull 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.
1-12
ProCarManuals.com

Ventilation System
For mild outside temperatures when little heating or
cooling is needed, use
VENT to direct outside air
through your vehicle. Airflow is through the instrument
panel outlets.
Your vehicle’s ventilation system supplies outside air to
the inside
of your vehicle when it is moving. When the
vehicle is not moving, you can get outside air to flow
through by selecting any mode and any
fm speed. You
will find air outlets in the center and
on the sides of
your instrument panel.
You can move the outlets to direct the flow of air, or
close the outlets altogether. When you close an outlet,
it
will increase the flow of air coming out of any outlets
that are open.
Ventilation Tips
0
0
0
Keep the hood and front air inlet free of ice, snow or
any other obstruction (such
as leaves). The heater
and defroster will work far better, reducing the
chance of fogging the inside of your windows.
When
you enter a vehicle in cold weather, move the
fan control to
HI for a few moments before driving
off. This helps clear the intake ducts of snow and
moisture, and reduces the chance of fogging the
inside of your windows.
Keep the air path under
the front seats clear of
objects. This helps air
to circulate throughout
your vehicle.
3-4
ProCarManuals.com

Using heavier suspension components to get added
durability might not change your weight ratings.
Ask
your retailer to help you load your vehicle the right way.
I NOTICE:
Your warranty does not cover parts or
components that fail because of overloading.
If you put things inside your vehicle -- like suitcases,
tools, packages or anything else
-- they will go as fast as
the vehicle goes.
If you have to stop or turn quickly, or
if there is a crash, they’ll keep going.
There’s
also important loading information for off-road
driving in this manual. See “Loading Your Vehicle’’ in
the Index.
Things you put inside your vehicle can strike
and injure people in a sudden stop or turn,
or in a crash.
0
0
0
0
0
Put things in the cargo area of your vehicle.
Try to spread the weight evenly.
Never stack heavier things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle
so that some of them are
above the tops of the seats.
Don’t leave an unsecured child restraint in
your vehicle.
When you carry something inside the
vehicle, secure it whenever you can.
Don’t leave a seat folded down unless you
need to.
4-43
ProCarManuals.com

Rear Axle
....................................... 6-19
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-5
Safety Belt Comfort Guides
..................... 1-28
Seat Passengers
.............................. 1-24
Seats
........................................ 1-5
Towing ..................................... 5-11
Window Defogger ............................. 3-5
Window WasherIWiper
........................ 2-28
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-34
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
.......... 6-6 I. 7-45
Recovery
Hooks ................................ 5-32
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5- I4
Replacement
Bulbs
...................................... 6-59
Parts
....................................... 6-60
Wheel
...................................... 6-42
Reporting Safety Defects
.......................... 8-8
Restraints Check
................................. 1-44. 7-40
Child
....................................... 1-34
Head
........................................ 1-5
Replacing Parts After a Crash ................... 1-45
Reverse
....................................... 2-16
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-24
Roadside Assistance .............................. 8-5
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-32
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-38 Safety
Belts
................................... 1-6
Adults ......................................
Safety Chains .................................. 4-48
Safety Defects
. Reporting ......................... 8-8 ... Safety Warnings and Symbols ....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-4
Seatback. Reclining Front
......................... 1-3
Seats and Restraint Syst.ems
........................ 1-1
SecondGear ................................... 2-17
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
................... 8-10
Service Engine
Soon Light ....................... 2-57
Service Parts Identification Label
.................. 6-53
Service Work. Doing Your Own
.................... 6-2
9-8
.
ProCarManuals.com