OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1998 Owners Manual

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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 vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust 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 tlat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle 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 Oldsn~obile 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 sthjeot in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want
to read.
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem
and the name BRAVADA are registered trademarks of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time
it
was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the
product after that time without
further notice. For
vehicles first sold
in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors of Canada Limited” for Oldsmobile
Division whenever
it appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual
in your vehicle, so it will be
there
if you ever need it when you’re on the road. 1.f you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual
in it so the new
owner can
use it.
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About Driving Your Vehicle
As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate
this vehicle correctly may result
in loss of control or
an accident. Be sure to read the “on-pavement” and
“off-road” driving guidelines
in this manual. (See
“Driving Guidelines” and ”Operating Your Vehicle
Off Paved Roads”
in the Index.)
How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you
do this,
it will help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle.
In this manual, you‘ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
Index
A good place to look for what you need is the Index in
back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’s in
the manual, and the page number where you‘ll find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safcty cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could
hurt you if you were to i, wore
the warning.
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These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce
the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If YOLI don‘t, you or
others could be hurt.
You will also find a circle
with a slash through it in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t
do this” or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Vehicle
Also in this
Damage Warnings In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
book you will find these notices: not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly.
t I But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid
NOTICE:
the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
These mean there is something that could
damage
your vehicle. I
and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in
different words.
I I You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
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