User manual OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1995

[. . . ] . . . . . @ The 1995 Aurora Owner's Manual How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 This section tells you how to use your manual at~d includes safct/ and vehicle damage warninls and symbols. Seats and Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safcty belts properly. [. . . ] Medical research shows that alcohol in a person's system can make crash in-juries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord or heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger -- is in a crash, that person's chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. 4-4 Control of a Vehicle You have three systems that make your vehicle go where you want i t to go. They are the brakes, the steering and the accelerator. All three systems have to do their work at the places where the tires meet the road. Braking First. you have to decide t o push on the brake pedal. Then you have to bring up your foot and do it. Average remtio/1 timeis about 3/4 of a second. It might be less with one driver and as long a s two or three seconds or more with another. coordination, and eyesight all play a part. But even in 3/4 of a second, a vehicle moving at 60 lnph ( 100 km/h) travels 66 feet (20 m). That could be a lot of distance i n an emergency, so keeping enough space between your vehicle and others is important. And, of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly with the surface of the road (whether it's pavement or e (mvel);the condition of the road (wet, dry, icy): tire tread; and the condition of your brakes. Sometimes, as when you're driving on snow or ice, it's easy to ask n~ore those control systems than the tires of and road can provide. That means ~ O Lcan lose control I of your vehicle. 4-5 Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts -- heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking -- rather than keeping pace with traffic. Your brakes may not have time to cool between hard stops. Your brakes will wear out much fdster if you do a lot of heavy braking. If you keep pace with the traffic and allow realistic following distances, you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking. That means better braking and longer brake life. Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Your Aurora has an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. This light on the instrument panel will come on briefly when you start your vehicle. If your engine ever stopswhile you're driving, brake normally but don't pump your brakes. If you do, the pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine stops, you will still have some power brake assist. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push. ANT'- ( LOCK I) When you start your vehicle and begin to drive away, you may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise. [. . . ] 5-29 Specifications and Capacities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60 Speech Impaired Customer Assistance . 6-45 Starting Your Car (Jump Starting) . 4- 10 Wheel Touch Controls for Audio System. [. . . ]