User manual OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY EIGHT 1994

[. . . ] REPRODUCTION 22586099 Table of Contents The Heritage of Oldsmobile . . , . 159 . . 5 Problems on the Road. 6 Service & Appearance Care 7 Maintenance Schedule. . 253 8 Customer Assistance Information . Includes "Reporting SafetyDefects" on page 256 9 Index. 1 9 9 4 EIGHTY . . . . * . . 263 Last Page 22586099 Service Station Information. EIGHT First Edition OWNER'S MANUAL Important Notes About this Manual Please keep this manual in your Oldsmobile, so it will be there if you ever needit when you're on the road. [. . . ] Try not to break the fragile traction. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improveyour ability to make a hard stop on a slippery road. Even though you have the antilock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. See Anti-Lock Brakes in the Index. You may want to put winter emergency supplies in your trunk. Include an ice scraper, a small brush or broom, a supply of windshield washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel, a flashlight, a red cloth, and a couple of reflective warning triangles. And, if you will be driving under severe conditions, include a small bag of sand, a piece of old carpet or a couple of burlap bags to help provide traction. Be sure you properly secure these items in your vehicle. Driving on Snow or Ice Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the road probably have good traction. However, if there is snow or ice between your tires and the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll havea lot less traction or "grip" and will need to be very careful. "Wet ice. " Very cold snow or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be even more trouble because it may offer the least traction of all. You can get "wet ice" when it's about freezing (32°F; O C and freezing rain begins to ') fall. Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there. 152 0 Allow greater following distance on any slippery road. Theroad might be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. On an otherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumps of trees, behind buildings, or underbridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve or an overpass may remain icy when the surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patch of ice ahead of you, brake r before you are on it. T y not to brake while you're actually on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. 153 Your Driving and the Road Towinga Trailer NOTICE: Pulling a trailer improperlycan damage your vehicle andresult in costly repairs not covered by your warranty. To pull a trailer correctly, follow the advice in this section, and see your Oldsmobile dealer for important information about towing a trailer with your vehicle. Your vehiclecan tow a trailer if it is equipped with either the 3800 engine (Code L) or theoptional 3800 supercharged engine (Code 1) and proper trailertowing equipment. To identify what thevehicle trailering capacity isfor your vehicle, youshould read the information in Weight of the Trailer that appears later inthis section. But trailering is different than just driving your vehicle itself. [. . . ] System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 212 Servicing Oldsmobiles with achometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Wheel Alignment & Tire Balance . . . 213 SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]