spare wheel Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1994 Owner's Manuals

Problems on the Road
Changing a Flat Tire
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and
wheel damage by driving slowly to a
level place. Turn on your hazard
warning flashers. The
following steps will tell-you how to
use the jack and change a tire.
The equipment you’ll need is in the
trunk.
1. Pull the carpeting from the floor of
the trunk.
2. Turn the center retainer bolt on the
compact spare tire housing
countercloclmise to remove it, then
lift the tire cover.

3. Remove the wing nut securing the
compact spare tire and spacer by
turning it countercloclwise. Then lift
off the spacer and remove the spare
tire.
4. Remove the bolt securing the jack
and wrench by turning
it
countercloclwise. Then remove the
jack and wrench.
5. If there is a wheel cover, remove it by
using the wedge end
of the wrench to
pry gently in
a notch at the edge.of
the center cap.
Do not use a tool that
is narrower, such as a screwdriver, to
pry in this notch.
You may damage
the wheel cover or the center cap.
You may also have plastic nut caps.
Loosen the plastic nut caps with the
wheel wrench. They won’t come
off.
Then pry along the edge of the wheel
cover until it comes
off.
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9. Position the jack and raise the jack
head until it fits
firmly into th’e notch
in the vehicle’s -frame nearest the flat
tire.
Do not raise the vehicle yet. -Put
the compact spare tire near
you.
NOTICE:
IO. Raise the vebide by rotating the
jack han8dle clockwise. Raise the
jack far enough
so there’s enough
room for the spare tire to fit.
the flat tire.
1 1. Remove all wheel nuts and take off

Probkms on the Road
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12. Remove any rust or dirt from the
wheel bolts, mounting surfaces and
spare wheel. Place the spare on the
wheel mounting surface. 13. Replace the wheel nuts with the
rounded end
of the nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten each nut by hand
until the wheel is held against the
hub.

14. Lower the vehicle by rotating the
jack handle counterclockwise.
Lower the jack completely. 15. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a
cr&cross sequence as shown. Don’t
try to put the wheel cover on your
compact spare tire. It won’t fit. Store the wheel cover in the trunk
until you have the flat tire repaired
or replaced.
NOTICE:
Wheel covers won’t fit on your
compact spare. If you try to put a
wheel cover on your compact spare,
you could damage the cover or the
spare.
16. Store the flat tire as far forward in
the trunk as possible. Store the jack
and the wheel wrench in their
compartment in the trunk.
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Sound Equipment. Adding .............. 11 1
Sound Systems (see Audio Systems)
Spare Tire. Compact ........................ 172
Spark Plugs
.............................. 220. 233
Specifications
& Capacities ............. 227
Speed Control (see
Cruise Control)
Speedometer ...................................... 91
SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
............................................ 23
Stains; Removing
.............................. 212
Starting Your Engine
......................... 59
Starting. Jump
.................................. 150
Steering In Emergencies
.............................. 131
Off-Road Recovery ........................ 132
Tips
................................................ 130
Steering Wheel. Tilt
........................... 71
Steering Wheel Touch Controls
Audio System
................................ 122
Climate Control
............................. 109
Stereo Systems (see
Audio Systems)
Stoplight. Inside Center
Storage High
Mounted
........................ 2 15. 2 16
Cassette Tape Holders
.................... 83
Convenience Net ................................ 57
Fold-Down Storage Compartment
... 83
Rear Seat Console ........................... 84
Storing Your Vehicle
....................... 196
Stuck.
If You Are ............................. 173 Sunroof
............................................... 86
Sun
Visors .......................................... 83
T achometer ...................................... 92
Tape Player (see
Audio Systems )
Technical Facts & Specifications
Bulbs
.............................................. 230
Electrical Equipment.
Add-on
................................. 60. 111
Engine Specifications .................... 232
Fluid Capacities
& Types ...... 227, 229
Fuses
& Circuit Breakers .............. 220
Replacement Parts
......................... 233
Service Parts Identification
Vehicle Identification Number
Label
............................................ 219
(VIN)
.......................................... 219
Temperature Warning Light
.............. 98
Theft
................................................... 54
Thermostat ....................................... 192
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................ 71
Time. Setting the
.............................. 111
Tires .................................................. 206
Buying New
................................... 209
Chains
.................................... 173. 212
Inflation
......................................... 207
Loading
.......................................... 207
Pressure
......................................... 207
Flat. Changing
............................... 166
Inspection
& Rotation .................. 208 Quality
Grading
............................. 209
Spare. Compact
............................. 172
Wear Indicators
............................. 209
Wheel Alignment
& Tire Balance ... 210
Wheel Replacement
....................... 210
When to Replace Wheels
............... 210
Winter Driving. and
Tires
............................ 140. 141. 212'
Top Strap
............................................ 36
Torque Lock ....................................... 69
Towing a Trailer
............................... 143
Towing Your Oldsmobile
................ 154
Trailer Towing
.................................. 143
Driving with
a Trailer .................... 146
Maintenance
................................... 148
Parking on Hills
............................ 147
Trailer Brakes
................................ 146
Turn Signals
.................................. 146
Transaxle)
Automatic Transaxle)
Transaxle. Automatic (see Automatic
Transmission. Automatic (see
Trip Odometer
................................... 92
Trunk
Access Panel
..................................... 84
Lock
.................................................. 56
Remote Release
............................... 57
Turn Signal Indicator.
........................ 73
Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
...... 72
Cruise Control
................................. 74 269