Oldsmobile Intrigue 2001 s User Guide

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For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
CAUTION
POSSIBLE
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BATTERY
ACID COULD
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR
FLAME
COULD
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important for
you and your
passengers
whenever your
vehicle is driven:
CHILD
RESTRAINT
TOP STRAP
ANCHOR
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
AIR BAG
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
MASTER
LIGHTING
SWITCH
TURN
SIGNALS
PARKING
LAMPS
HAZARD
WARNING
FLASHER
DAYTIME
RUNNING
LAMPS
FOG LAMPS
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
WASHER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
REAR
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE
COOLANT
TEMP
BATTERY
CHARGING
SYSTEM
BRAKE
COOLANT
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
HORN
FUEL
Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. Also see ªWarning Lights and Gagesº in the Index.

For
a More
Detailed Look at
What's Under the Hood
See Section 6
Tire Pressure
See Section 6
Service Station Guide
Oil Viscosity
Engine Oil
See Section 6
Engine Oil Dipstick
See Section 6
Fuel
Use unleaded gas only.
See Section 6
for octane ratings.
Cooling System
See Section 5
Hood Release
See Section 6
Windshield Washer
Fluid
See Section 6
Spare Tire Pressure
See Section 5
Battery
See Section 6

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you'll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts.
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-2 Seats and Seat Controls
1
-6 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
1
-11 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
1
-12 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
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-12 Driver Position
1
-19 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
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-20 Right Front Passenger Position
1
-21 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
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-27 Rear Seat Passengers1
-30 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
1
-33 Center Passenger Position
1
-34 Children
1
-38 Restraint Systems for Children
1
-52 Older Children
1
-55 Safety Belt Extender
1
-55 Checking Your Restraint Systems
1
-55 Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash

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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you how to adjust the seats and
explains reclining seatbacks, folding rear seats and
head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
Lift the lever, located under the front of the seat, upward
using a twisting motion. This will unlock the seat. Slide
the seat to where you want it and release the lever. Try
to move the seat back and forth with your body to be
sure the seat is locked into place.

1-3 6-Way Power Seat (If Equipped)
This switch is designed to
imitate the movements of
your seat cushion. It is
located on the outboard side
of both the driver's and the
passenger's seat cushion.
To move the seat forward or rearward, slide the switch
forward or rearward. To raise or lower the seat, push the
switch up or down. To raise or lower the front portion of
your seat, push the front of the switch up or down. To
raise or lower the rear portion of your seat, push the rear
of the switch up or down.
Heated Front Seat (If Equipped)
The driver's and
passenger's heated seat
switches are located on
the instrument panel near
the comfort controls.
The driver's switch is on the left, and the passenger's
switch is on the right.
There are two settings, LO and HI. To choose the LO
setting, press the top part of the toggle switch once.
A light on the switch will glow when the LO setting has
been selected.
To choose the HI setting, press the top part of the toggle
switch twice. A light on the switch will glow when the
HI setting has been selected.
To turn the system off, press the lower part of the toggle
switch once. The light should go out when the system is
not in use.

1-4 Reclining Front Seatbacks
The levers for the driver's and the passenger's front
seatbacks are located on the outboard side of each
seat cushion. Lift the lever to release the seatback, then
move the seatback to where you want it. Release the
lever to lock the seatback in place. Pull up on the lever
without pushing on the seatback and the seatback will
move forward.But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.

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CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can't do their job when
you're reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can't do its job because it
won't be against your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can't do its job either. In a crash the
belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

1-6 Split Folding Rear Seat (If Equipped)
This feature enables you to have direct access to the
trunk from the rear seat of the vehicle.
To fold down the rear
seatback, pull the seat tab
latch forward or pull the
remote release straps in
the trunk.
To return the seat to its original position, push it back up
and make sure it latches in the locked position by
pulling and pushing on the seatback.
Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS),
or air bag system.
CAUTION:
Don't let anyone ride where he or she can't wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts
are fastened properly too.

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CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a
safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a reminder
to buckle up. See ªSafety
Belt Reminder Lightº in
the Index.In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here's why: They work.
You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter ... a lot!

1-8 Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat
on wheels.
Put someone on it.