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Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998  Owners Manuals 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  EYESBY 
@ 
SH

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Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998  Owners Manuals ~  ~~~~~~ 
~~  ~~~~  ~  ~~~~~~~~  ~  ~ AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D):This  position  is for 
normal  driving. 
If you  need  more  power  for passing, 
and  you’re: 
Going  less  than 35 mph (56 km/h), pu

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Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998  Owners Manuals NOTICE: 
Don’t drive in  SECOND (2) for m,ore  than 
25 miles (41 km), or at speeds  over 55 mph 
(88 km/h), or you  can damage  your transaxle. 
Use  AUTOMATIC 
OVERDRIVE (D) ‘or 
THIRD (3) as  m

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Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998  Owners Manuals NOTICE: 
Driving  with  the  parking  brake on can cause 
your  rear  brakes  to  overheat.  You  may  have  to  replace  them,  and  you  could  also  damage  other 
parts 
of your  vehicle. 
If you

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Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998  Owners Manuals Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light 
Your  brake  system may not  be  working  properly 
if the  brake  system  warning  light is on.  Driving 
with  the  brake  system  warning  light  on  can  lead

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Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998  Owners Manuals Control of a Vehicle 
You have  three  systems  that  make  your  vehicle  go  where 
you  want  it to  go.  They 
are the  brakes,  the  steering  and 
the  accelerator.  All  three  systems  have  t

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Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998  Owners Manuals Avoid  needless  heavy  braking.  Some  people  drive in 
spurts -- heavy  acceleration  followed by  heavy 
braking 
-- rather  than  keeping  pace  with  traffic. This is a 
mistake.  Your  brakes

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Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998  Owners Manuals Here’s  how  anti-lock  works.  Let’s  say  the  road is wet. 
You’re  driving  safely.  Suddenly  an  animal  jumps out 
in 
front of you. 
You  slam  on the  brakes.  Here’s  what  happens

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Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998  Owners Manuals Remember:  Anti-lock  doesn’t  change the time  you  neea 
to  get  your  foot up  to  the brake  pedal  or always  decrease 
stopping  distance. 
If you  get  too close  to the vehicle  in 
front

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Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998  Owners Manuals What  should  you  do if this  ever  happens?  Ease  up  on the 
accelerator  pedal,  steer  the  vehicle the way  you  want  it 
to  go,  and  slow  down. 
Speed 
limit signs  near  curves  warn  tha
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