tow OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1998 Manual PDF
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Oldsmobile  Roadside  Assistance 
Program  Features  and  Benefits 
The  Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance program means 
help is  just a toll-free  call away 
-- 24 hours a  day, 
365 days a year. 
Courteous and capable Customer Assistance 
Representatives 
are on-call  to provide  you  with 
prompt assistance. 
24-Hour  Oldsmobile  Roadside  Assistance  Telephone  Number 
1-800-442-OLDS (6537) is  the  one  number to call 
for assistance  in the United States. Trained Customer 
Assistance Representatives, on-call  to render assistance 
to Oldsmobile drivers, can dispatch roadside assistance 
and towing  service, locate the nearest Oldsmobile 
retail facility, take your request  for an Oldsmobile 
computerized trip routing  or simply answer any 
questions the Oldsmobile driver  may have about the 
coverage provided  by your Oldsmobile Roadside 
Assistance Program.  The Oldsmobile Roadside 
Assistance number  is fully staffed and operational 
24 hours 
a day, 365 days a  year. 
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Driving (Continued) 
On  Curves 
.................................. 4- 11 
On  Grades  While Towing  a Trailer ............... 4-39 
On  Hill  and  Mountain  Roads 
.................... 4-24 
On  Snow  and  Ice 
............................. 4-26 
Throughwater 
............................... 4-20 
WetRoads 
.................................. 4-18 
Winter 
...................................... 4-26 
With  a Trailer 
................................ 4-37 
Dump  and 
Stow Feature ........................... 1-7 
Electrical  Equipment.  Adding .................... 2-28 
Electrical System 
............................... 6-56 
Electronic  Level Control 
......................... 4-32 
Engine 
....................................... 6-10 
Coolant ..................................... 6-21 
Coolant  Heater 
............................... 2-29 
Coolant Level  Check 
.......................... 7-29 
Coolant  Temperature  Gage 
..................... 2-92 
Cooling System 
.............................. 6-64 
Exhaust 
..................................... 2-38 
Identification 
................................ 6-55 
OilLevelCheck 
.............................. 7-29 
Overheated  Protection Operating  Mode 
........... 5- 13 
Overheating 
................................. 5-13 
Specifications 
................................ 6-64 
StartingYour 
................................ 2-27 
Temperature  Warning  Light 
..................... 2-92 
Additives 
................................... 6-14 
Checking 
................................... 6-12 
Running 
While  Parked 
......................... 2-39 
Engine  Oil 
............................... 2-96.  6-11  Used 
....................................... 6-15 
What  Kind  to Use 
............................. 6-13 
WhentoAdd 
................................ 6-12 
Equipment.  Adding  to the  Outside 
Of Your  Vehicle ..... 6-3 
When 
to Change 
.............................. 6-14 
Exhaust.  Engine ................................ 2-38 
Exit  Lighting 
.................................. 2-62 
Fabric  Cleaning 
............................... 6-48 
Fan  Knob.  Climate Control System 
.................. 3-2 
Filling a  Portable  Fuel  Container 
.................... 6-7 
Filling  Your  Tank 
................................ 6-5 
Filter.  Air 
..................................... 6-15 
Filter.  Passenger Compartment  Air 
................. 6-16 
Finishcare 
.................................... 6-51 
Finish  Damage 
................................. 6-53 
FirstGear 
..................................... 2-33 
Flashers.  Hazard  Warning 
......................... 5-2 
Flat  Tire.  Changing 
............................. 5-24 
Fluid Capacities 
................................ 6-64 
FogLmps 
.................................... 2-60 
Folding Driver’s Seatback 
......................... 1-3 
Foreign  Countries.  Fuel 
........................... 6-5 
FrenchLanguage  Manual 
11 
FrontDoor ..................................... 2-4 
Front  Parking/Turn  Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement 
.... 6-34 
Front Seat Storage  Bin 
........................... 2-71 
Front  Seat Storage  Net 
........................... 2-71 
Front  Sidemarker  Lamp Bulb Replacement 
........... 6-36 
FrontTowing 
.................................. 5-10 
Fluids  and  Lubricants 
............................ 7-34 
.. ........................... 
9-4 
. 
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Luggagecarrier ................................ 2-74 
Lumbar Control 
................................. 1-6 
Maintenance.  Normal Replacement Parts 
........... 6-65 
Maintenance  Record 
............................ 7-36 
Maintenance Schedule 
............................ 7-  1 
Long  Tripmighway  Definition 
................... 7-6 
Long Tripmighway  Intervals 
..................... 7-6 
Owner  Checks  and Services 
...................... 7-29 
Periodic Maintenance Inspections 
................ 7-33 
Recommended  Fluids and Lubricants 
............. 7-34 
Scheduled Maintenance Services 
.................. 7-4 
Short  Trip/City  Definition 
....................... 7-5 
Short  TripKity  Intervals 
........................ 7-5 
Your  Vehicle  and  the  Environment 
................ 7-2 
Maintenance.  Underbody 
......................... 6-53 
Maintenance  When Trailer  Towing 
................. 4-40 
Malfunction Indicator  Lamp 
...................... 2-93 
Matching Transmitters 
to Your  Vehicle .............. 2- 11 
Mirrors 
....................................... 2-64 
Convex  Outside 
.............................. 2-65 
Illuminated  Visor  Vanity 
....................... 2-78 
Inside  Daymight  Rearview 
..................... 2-64 
Power Remote Controls 
........................ 2-64 
Visorvanity 
................................. 2-78 
Mode  Knob.  Climate Control System 
................ 3-2 
MountainRoads 
................................ 4-24 
Multifunction Lever 
............................. 2-52 
How 
This Section is  Organized 
................... 7-3 
Mode  Buttons.  Climate Control System 
.............. 3-3 Net. 
Convenience 
.............................. 2-72 
Neutral 
....................................... 2-31 
New  Vehicle  “Break-In” 
......................... 2-25 
Nightvision 
................................... 4-17 
Odometer 
.................................... 2-85 
Odometer. 
Trip ................................. 2-85 
Off-Road  Recovery 
............................. 4-13 
Oil.  Engine 
............................... 2-96.  6-11 
Oil  Pressure Light 
.............................. 2-96 
Overhead Console 
.............................. 2-66 
Driver Information Center 
...................... 2-99 
Garage  Door Opener Compartment 
............... 2-67 
Sunglasses Compartment 
....................... 2-68 
Switchbank 
.................................. 2-13 
Overheated Engine Protection 
..................... 5-13 
Overheating Engine 
............................. 5-13 
Owner  Checks  and  Services 
....................... 7-29 
Owner  Publications.  Ordering 
..................... 8-10 
Paint  Spotting. Chemical 
........................ 6-53 
Park  Automatic Transaxle 
.......................... 2-30 
Shifting Into 
................................. 2-35 
Shifting Out 
of ............................... 2-37 
AtNight 
.................................... 2-22 
Brake 
...................................... 2-34 
Brake  Mechanism  Check 
....................... 7-32 
Lots 
....................................... 2-22 
Over Things That Burn ........................ 2-38 
With  a Trailer 
................................ 4-40 
Parking 
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Passenger  Compartment Air Filter Replacement ....... 6-16 
Passenger  Position 
.................... 1.38.1.53.  1.54 
Periodic  Maintenance  Inspections 
.................. 7-33 
Accessory  Outlet 
............................. 2-81 
DoorLocks ................................... 2-5 
Option  Fuses ................................ 6-56 
Rear  Quarter  Windows 
......................... 2-51 
Remote  Control  Mirror 
........................ 2-64 
Sliding  Door  Light 
............................ 2-97 
Power  Steering  Fluid 
............................ 6-25 
How to  Check ............................... 6-25 
Pregnancy,  Use  of Safety  Belts 
.................... 1-37 
Problems  on  the  Road 
............................ 5-1 
Publications,  Service  and  Owner 
................... 8-10 
Passing 
....................................... 4-13 
Power 
Seat 
......................................... l-3 
Steering .................................... 4-11 
Windows 
................................... 2-50 
Whattouse 
................................. 6-25 
Whentocheck 
............................... 6-25 
..................................... Radiator  5-21 
Radiator  Pressure  Cap ........................... 6-24 
Radio  Reception 
................................ 3-25 
Radios,  Steering  Wheel Controls 
................... 3-24 
Rain,  Driving  In 
................................ 4-  18 
Cargo  Lamp 
................................. 2-63 
Radios 
....................................... 3-10 
ReadingLamps 
................................ 2-63 
Rear  AirVents 
.................................... 3-8 
............................... Climate  Control  3-6 
Comfort  Controls .............................. 3-7 
Fancontrol .................................. 3-6 
Outside  Seat  Position .......................... 1-46 
Safety  Belt  Comfort  Guides 
..................... 1-50 
SeatAudio 
.................................. 3-18 
Seatpassengers 
.............................. 1-47 
Seats 
.........,.............................. l-6 
Storage ..................................... 2-71 
Towing 
..................................... 5-12 
Window  Defogger ............................. 3-5 
Windshield  Washer 
........................... 2-55 
Rearview  Mirror,  Inside  Daymight 
................. 2-64 
Reclining  Front Seatbacks 
......................... 1-4 
Recovery 
Tank, Coolant .......................... 5-18 
Refrigerants, Air Conditioning .................... 6-65 
Compact  Disc  Player 
.......................... 3-20 
Operation 
of the  Power  Sliding  Door ............. 2-10 
Remote  Lock  Control 
............................. 2-8 
Operaton 
..................................... 2-9 
Battery  Replacement .......................... 2-11 
Resynchronizing 
............................. 2-12 
Captain’s  Chairs 
.............................. 1-22 
Remote 
Removing  Bucketseats ................................. l-16 
SplitBenchSeat  1-10 .............................. Replacement 
Bulbs 
...................................... 6-a 
Parts 
....................................... 6-65 
Wheel 
...................................... 6-45 
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Replacing Bucketseats 
................................. 1-19 
Captain’s  Chairs 
.............................. 1-23 
SafetyBelts 
................................. 1-90 
Split Bench Seat 
............................... 1-12 
Reporting  Safety  Defects 
...................... 8-8.  8-9 
Resetting  the Power  Sliding  Door 
.................. 2-19 
Restraints  Checking 
................................... 1-89 
Child 
....................................... 1-70 
Head 
........................................ 1-6 
Replacing  Parts After  a Crash 
................... 1-90 
Second  Row  Safety  Belt Stowage 
................. 1-7 
Systemcheck 
................................ 7-30 
Restraint  Systems.  Supplemental  (SRS) 
............. 1-38 
Reverse 
....................................... 2-31 
Right  Front  Passenger  Position 
.................... 1-38 
Roadside  Assistance 
.............................. 8-5 
Rocking 
Your Vehicle ........................... 5-36 
Rotation.  Tires 
................................. 6-41 
Seat  and  Restraint  System  Parts  After 
a Crash 
...... 1-90 
safety  Belt Extender 
............................ 1-89 
SafetyBelts 
................................... 1-24 
Adults 
...................................... 1-29 
Care 
....................................... 6-49 
Center  Passenger  Position (Bench  Seat) 
........... 1-53 
Center  Passenger  Position  (Bucket  Seat) 
........... 1-54 
Children 
.................................... 1-56 
Driver  Position 
............................... 1-29 
Extender 
.................................... 1-89 
How  to Wear  Properly 
......................... 1-29 
Incorrect  Usage 
.................... 1-32,l-87,  1-88 Lap 
Belt 
............................... 1.52.  1.54 
Lap-Shoulder 
........................... 1.29.  1.47 
Larger  Children 
.............................. 1-86 
Passenger  Position 
............................ 1-38 
Questions  and  Answers 
........................ 1-28 
Rear 
Comfort Guides .......................... 1-50 
Rear  Seat Outside  Passenger  Positions 
............ 1-46 
Rear  Seat  Passengers 
.......................... 1-46 
Reminder  Light 
......................... 1.25.  2.87 
Right  Front  Passenger  Position 
.................. 1-38 
Shoulder  Belt Height  Adjuster 
................... 1-31 
Smaller  Children  and  Babies 
.................... 1-56 
WhyTheyWork 
.............................. 1-25 
SafetyChains 
.................................. 4-37 
Safety  Defects.  Reporting 
..................... 8-8.  8-9 
Safety  Warnings  and  Symbols 
....................... 1u 
Scheduled  Maintenance  Services .................... 7-4 
Seat  Controls 
............................... 1-2. 1-6 
Seatback 
Folding  Driver’s 
............................... 1-3 
RecliningFront 
............................... 1-4 
Controls 
................................. 1-2.  1-6 
Driver’s  Four-Way  Manual 
...................... 1-2 
Dumpandstow 
............................... 1-7 
Lumbar  Control 
............................... 1-6 
Manual  Front  Passenger 
......................... 1-4 
Power 
....................................... 1-3 
Rear 
........................................ 1-6 
Restraint  Systems 
.............................. 1-1 
Seat  Controls ................................. 1-2 
Replacing  After 
a Crash 
........................ 1-90 
Use  During  Pregnancy 
......................... 1-37 
... 
Seats 
9-9 
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Theft ......................................... 2-22 
Theft-Deterrent  Feature, CD  Player 
................ 3-21 
THEFI'LOCK 
.................................. 3-21 
Thermostat 
.................................... 6-24 
ThirdGear 
.................................... 2-32 
Tilt  Steering Wheel 
............................. 2-52 
Time,  Setting the 
................................ 3-9 
Tire  Chains 
.................................... 6-46 
TireLoading 
................................... 4-30 
Tire-Loading  Information  Label 
................... 4-30 
Tires 
......................................... 6-39 
Alignment  and  Balance 
........................ 6-45 
BuyingNew 
................................. 6-42 
Chains 
..................................... 6-46 
Changing  a Flat 
.............................. 5-24 
Compact Spare 
............................... 5-34 
Inflation 
.................................... 6-40 
Inflation  Check 
............................... 7-29 
Inspection  and  Rotation 
........................ 6-41 
Cleaning 
.................................... 6-52 
Loading 
.................................... 4-30 
Pressure 
.................................... 6-40 
Storing a Flat or Spare 
......................... 5-33 
Temperature 
................................. 6-44 
Traction 
.................................... 6-44 
Treadwe 
ar ................................... 6-44 
Uniform  Quality  Grading 
....................... 6-43 
Used  Wheel  Replacement 
...................... 6-46 
Wear  Indicators 
.............................. 6-42 
Wheel  Replacement 
........................... 6-45 
When  It's  Time  for New 
....................... 6-42 
TopStrap 
..................................... 1-76 
TorqueLock 
................................... 2-37  Torque. 
Wheel Nut 
......................... 5.32.  6.64 
Towing  a Trailer 
................................ 4-33 
Towing 
Your Vehicle ............................. 5-7 
Traction  Control  System 
.......................... 4-9 
Traction  Control  System  Warning  Light 
........ 2.90.  4.10 
Trailer 
Brakes 
..................................... 4-37 
Hitches 
..................................... 4-36 
Driving  on  Grades 
............................ 4-39 
Drivingwith 
................................. 4-37 
Maintenance  When  Towing 
..................... 4-40 
ParkingonHills 
.............................. 4-40 
Safety  Chains 
................................ 4-37 
Tongueweight 
............................... 4-35 
Total  Weight  on Tires 
.......................... 4-36 
Towing 
..................................... 4-33 
Turnsignals 
................................. 4-39 
Weight 
..................................... 4-34 
Transaxle  Fluid,  Automatic 
....................... 6-18 
Transmitters,  Remote  Lock Control 
.................. 2-8 
Transportation,  Courtesy 
.......................... 8-6 
Trip  Computer 
................................ 2-101 
Trip  Odometer 
................................. 2-85 
TTY  Users 
...................................... 8-4 
Turn Signal  and  Lane  Change Signals ............... 2-53 
Turn  Signal  Reminder  Chime 
..................... 2-53 
Turn  Signal/Multifunction  Lever 
................... 2-52 
Turn  Signals  When  Towing  a Trailer 
................ 4-39 
Underbody  Flushing  Service 
..................... 7-32 
Underhood  Fuse  and  Relay  Center 
................. 6-61 
UnderhoodLamp 
............................... 6-11 
Underbody  Maintenance 
......................... 6-53 
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