mileage OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1996 Owners Manual

Speedometer and Tamper
Resistant Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour
(kmh). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers
(used in Canada).
Your Oldsmobile has a tamper resistant odometer.
If you
see silver lines between the numbers, you’ll know that
someone has probably tried to turn it back,
so the
numbers may not be true.
You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed.
If the new one can be set to the
mileage total
of the old odometer, then that will be done.
If it can’t, then it’s set at zero and a label must be put on
the driver’s door to show the old mileage reading when
the new odometer was installed.
Tachometer
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The tachometer displays the engine speed in revolutions
per minute (rpm).
I NOTICE:
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Do not operate the engine with the tachometer in
the red area, or engine damage may occur.
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Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
Here you will find information about the care of your
Oldsmobile. This section begins with service and fuel information, and then
it shows how to check important fluid
and lubricant levels. There is also technical information
about your vehicle, and a part devoted to its appearance care.
Service
Your Oldsmobile retailer knows your vehicle best and
wants you to be happy with
it. We hope you’ll go to
your retailer for
all your service needs. You’ll get
genuine GM parts and GM-trained and supported
service people.
We hope you’ll want to keep your GM vehicle all GM.
Genuine GM parts have one of these marks:
Delco
Doing Your Own Service Work
If you want to do some of your own service work,
you’ll want to get
the proper Oldsmobile Service
Manual. It tells you much more about how
to service
your Oldsmobile than this manual can. To order the
proper service manual, see “Service and Owner
Publications” in
the Index.
Your vehicle has an air bag system. Before attempting
to do your own service work,
see “Servicing Your
Air Bag-Equipped Oldsmobile” in
the Index.
You should keep a record with all parts receipts and
list the mileage and the date
of any service work you
perform. See “Maintenance Record” in the Index.
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I Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule I
The services shown in this schedule up to 100,000 miles
(1
66 000 km) should be performed after 100,000 miles
( 166 000 km) at the same intervals.
Footnotes
3- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the
California Air Resources Board has determined that the
failure to perform this maintenance item will not
nullify
the emission warranty or limit recall liability prior to the
completion
of the vehicle’s useful life. We, however,
urge that all recommended maintenance services be
performed at the indicated intervals and the maintenance
be recorded.
# Lubricate the parking brake cable guides and
underbody contact points and linkage.
3,000 Miles (5 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every ~
3 months, whichever occurs first).
AI? Emission Control Service.
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY
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1 Short TripKity Maintenance Schedule I
6,000 Miles (10 000 km)
Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Lubricate chassis components; see footnote #
(or every 6 months, whichever occurs first).
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation”
in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information. During
tire rotation, check brake calipers for
freedom
of movement and lubricate
if required.
DATE
SERVICED BY ACTUAL MILEAGE
9,000 Miles (15 000 km)
17 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
AI^ Emission Contt-ol Service.
DATE
SERVICED BY ACTUAL MILEAGE
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I Short Wip/City Maintenance Schedule I
12,000 Miles (20 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Lubricate chassis components; see footnote ##
(or every 6 months, whichever occurs first).
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
15,000 Miles (25 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
I'J Inspect air cleaner filter if you are driving
in dusty conditions. Replace filter if
necessary.
An Emission Control Service.
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE
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SERVICED BY:
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I Short TripKity Maintenance Schedule I
18,000 Miles (30 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Lubricate chassis components; see footnote #
(or every 6 months, whchever occurs first).
Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information. During
tire rotation, check brake calipers for
freedom of movement and lubricate
if required.
ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
21,000 Miles (35 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Sewice.
DATE
SERVICED BY: ACTUAL MILEAGE
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I Short TripKity Maintenance Schedule I
24,000 Miles (40 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
Lubricate chassis components; see footnote
#
(or every 6 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
2 7,000 Miles (45 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
I DATE I ACTUAL MILEAGE ISERVICED BY I
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I Short TripKity Maintenance Schedule I
30,000 Miles (50 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Lubricate chassis components; see footnote #
(or every 6 months, whichever occurs first).
Replace air cleaner filter.
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
An Emission Control Service.
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information. During
ti.re rotation, check brake calipers for
freedom
of movement and lubricate
if required.
I
ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY
33,000 Miles (55 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
DATE
SERVICED BY ACTUAL MILEAGE
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Short TripKity Maintenance Schedule
36,000 Miles (60 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Lubricate chassis components; see footnote #
(or every 6 months, whichever occurs first).
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
39,000 Miles (65 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
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I Short TriplCity Maintenance Schedule I
42,000 Miles (70 000 km)
I
45,000 Miles (75 000 km)
Change engine oil and filter (or every Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first). 3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service. An Emission Control Service.
0 Lubricate chassis components; see footnote # 0 Inspect air cleaner filter if you are driving
(or every
6 months, whichever occurs first).
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information. During
tire rotation, check brake calipers for
freedom of movement and lubricate
if required.
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
in dusty conditions. Replace filter if
necessary.
An Emission Control Service.
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
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