Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1994 s Owner's Guide

I How To Wear Safety Belts
Adults
Properly
This section 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 Oldsmobile, see the
section after this one, called
ChiZdren.
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.
Khicles First .Sold In Canada
Was your Oldsmobile first sold, when
new, in Canada? (If it was, a sticker on
the driver’s door will say
“conforms to
all applicable Canada motor vehicle..
. ”
etc.) If so, then the rest of Part 1 does
not apply to your vehicle.
To learn how to use your safety belts,
please read the
Owner’s Manual Safety
Belt Supplement.
It comes with every
new Oldsmobile first sold in Canada. I Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
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Seats & Resbaint Systems
Automatic Lap-Shoukkr Belt
This safety Belt is called “automatic”
because
you don’t have to buckle up
when you get into.your vehicle. And
yuu don’t have to ubuclde when
you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. ‘Then close
and lock the
door. Adjust the seat (to
see
how, see Seat Controls in the
Index) so you can sit up straight.
[t’s
possible that an auto-mtic belt
muld keep.
you from fully opening a
door. That can happienif the doorw-as
slammed
shut very had, Just close the
ioor all
the way, then slowly open it. If

that doesn’t fix it, then your Oldsmobile
needs service.
We hope you’ll always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However, you
may need to unbuckle it in an
emergency. And
you would need to
unbuckle it to let someone get into the
center front seat position,
if your
vehicle
has one.
To unbuckle the automatic b.elt, just
push the button on the buckle. To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see Seat
Controls in the Index) so you can sit
up straight.
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
4. Push the latch plate into the buclde
until it clicks. Pull up on the latch
plate to make sure it is secure.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won’t give nearly as much protection
this way.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong
place.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the
arm. It should be worn over the
shoulder at all times.

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3: What’s wrong with this?
9: The belt is twisted across the body.
Supplemental Restraint
System (Air Bag)
This section explains the driver’s
Supplemental Restraint (SRS) system,
commonly referred to as an air bag.
Here are the most important things to
lalow:
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AIRBAO
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I CHECK
9ir Bag Readiness Light
rhere is an air bag readiness light on
;he instrument panel, which shows
AIR
BAG. The system checks for electrical
nalfunctions, and the light tells you
if
;here is a problem.
fou will see this light flash for a few
;econds when you turn your ignition to
Run or Start. Then the light should go
)ut, which means the system is ready.
Xemember,
if the air bag readiness light
ioesn’t come on when you start your
rehicle, or stays on, or comes on when
~OU are driving, your air bag system
nay not work properly. Have your
rehicle serviced right away.
How The Air Bag System Works
Where is the air bag?
The driver’s air bag is in the middle of
the steering wheel.
When is an air bag expected to
inflate?
The air bag is designed to inflate in
moderate to severe frontal or near-
frontal crashes. The air bag will only
inflate if the velocity
of the impact is
above the designed threshold level.
When impacting straight into a wall that
does not move or deform, the threshold
level for most
GM vehicles is between 9
and 15 mph (14 and 23 ltrn/h).
However, this velocity threshold
depends on the vehicle design and may
be several miles-per-hour faster or

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Let only qualified technicians work
on your air bag system. Improper
service can mean that your air bag
system won’t work properly. See your
dealer for service.
NOTICE:
If you damage the cover for the
driver’s air bag, it may not work
properly. You may have to replace
the air bag on the steering wheel.
Do not open or break the air bag
cover.
Is the smoke from an air bag inflation
harmful?
The particles emitted during air bag
inflation are not harmful to most
people. Some people with respiratory
ailments may experience difficulty
breathing
if they stay in the vehicle with
the windows closed after air bag
inflation.
So, if your air bag inflates, you
and any passengers should exit the
vehicle
if and when it is safe to do so. If
you or your passengers can’t get out of
the vehicle, try to get fresh air by
opening a window, turning on the fan,
or opening a door.
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped
Oldsmobile
The air bag affects how your
Oldsmobile should be serviced. There
are parts of the air bag system in several
places around your vehicle.
You don’t
want the system to inflate while
someone is working on your vehicle.
Your Oldsmobile dealer and the
1994
Cutlass Supreme Service Manual have
information about servicing your
vehicle and the air bag system. The air
bag system does not need regular
maintenance.

I Right Front Pasertger
Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt
works the same way,% the driver’s
safety belt. See
Driver Position, earlier
.n this part. Adjust
the seat (to see
how, see Seat
Controls .in the Index) so you can sit up
straight. Move your seat far enough
forward that your feet touch the part of
the car that
is called the “toeboard”
(A). That,way you’d be less likely to
slide u:nder the lap belt in a crash.

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Center Passenger Position
lap Belt
[f your vehicle has a bench seat,
someone can sit in the center position.
When you sit in a center seating
position, you have a lap safety belt,
which has no retractor.
To make the belt longer, tilt the latch
plate and pull it along the belt. To make the belt shorter, pull its free
end as shown until the belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release it the same
way as the lap part of a lap-shoulder
belt. 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.