User manual OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1996

[. . . ] The 1996 Oldsrnobile Silhouette Owner's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This section tells you how to use your seatsand safety belts properly. Italso explains the "SIR" system. FeaturesandControls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you have any doubt whatsoever about making a successful pass, wait fora better time. Watch for traffic signs, pavement marhngs and lines. If you can see a sign up ahead that might indicatea turn or an intersection, delay your pass. broken A center line usually indicates it's all right pass to (providing the road ahead isclear). Never cross a solid line on your side of the lane or a double solid line, even if the road seems empty of approaching trafic. 1-11 Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder and start your left lane change signal before moving out of the right lane to pass. When you are far enough ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front in your inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into the right lane. (Remember that your right outside mirror is convex. The vehicle you just passed may seem to be farther away from you than it really is. ) Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the next vehicle. 0 Loss of Control Let's review what driving experts say about what happens when the three control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) don't have enough friction where the tires meet the road to do what the driver has asked. In any emergency, don't give up. Keep trying to steer and constantly seek an escape route area of less danger. or Skidding In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and by not "overdriving" those conditions. The three types of skids correspond to your Oldsmobile's three control systems. In the braking skid, your wheels aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too much speed or steering in a curve causes tires to slip and lose cornering force. And in the acceleration skid, too much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin. A cornering skid and an acceleration skid are best handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the brake lamps are not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease alittle to the right. 0 4-12 If your vehicle starts to slide, easeyour foot off the accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want the vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough, your vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a second skid if it occurs. [. . . ] 6-38 When It's Time for New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TopStrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-48 2-34 TorqueLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-59 Torque, Wheel Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]