night vision OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 1998 Owners Manual

Driving at Night
Night driving is more dangerous than day driving.
One reason is that some drivers are likely to be
impaired
-- by alcohol or drugs, with night vision
problems, or by fatigue.
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Here are some tips on night driving.
Drive defensively.
Don’t drink and drive.
Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind you.
Since you can’t see as well, you may need to
slow down and keep more space between you
and other vehicles.
Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your
headlamps can light up only
so much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you’re tired, pull
off the road in a safe place
and rest.
Night Vision
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as
we get older these differences increase.
A 50-year-old
driver may require at least twice as much light to see the
same thing at night as a 20-year-old.
What you do in the daytime can also affect your night
vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright
sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will
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Mirrors ....................................... 2-43
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-46
Power Outside
............................... 2-46
MountainRoads
................................ 4-23
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-3 1
Inside
Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-43
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-48
Neutral. Automatic Transaxle
..................... 2-2 1
New Vehicle “Break-In” ......................... 2- 15
Nightvision
................................... 4-16
Normal Maintenance Replacment Parts
.............. 6-64
Odometer
.................................... 2-53
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-54
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- 13
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-11
Outside Mirrors
................................ 2-46
Overheating Engine
............................. 5 - 15
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7- 13
Owner Publications. Ordering
................. 8-9. 8-10
Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ 6-53
PARK (P)
Shifting Into
................................. 2-25
Shifting Out
of ............................... 2-27
PARK (P). Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-20
Parking AtNight
.................................... 2-14
Brake
...................................... 2-24
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-16
Lots
....................................... 2-14 Over Things
That Burn
........................ 2-27
With a Trailer
................................ 4-36
Passenger Compartment Air Filter
.................. 6-17
Passing
....................................... 4-13
Passing with a Trailer
............................ 4-35
Passlock@
..................................... 2-14
Power Passenger
Position
.............................. 1 . 19
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-17
Accessory Outlets
............................ 2-48
DoorLocks
................................... 2-4
Outside Mirrors .............................. 2-46
Seats
........................................ 1-3
Steering
.................................... 4-11
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-25
Sunroof
..................................... 2-49
Windows
................................... 2-29
Howtocheck
............................... 6-25
WhattoUse
................................. 6-25
When to Check
............................... 6-25
PowerSunroof
................................. 2-49
Pregnancy, Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-18
Problems on the Road ............................ 5-1
Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks .......... 2-6
Publications, Service and Owner
.................... 8-9
Radiator ..................................... 5-21
How to Add Coolant to the
..................... 5-21
Radiator Pressure Cap
......................... 6-24
Radio Reception
................................ 3-25
Radios .................................. 3-10, 3-14
Power
Steering
9-7
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