User manual OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 1998

[. . . ] The 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue Owner's Manual 1-1 2- 1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SRS" system. Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. 3- 1 4-1 5-1 Comfort Controls Audio and Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and howto operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and howto drive under different conditions. Problems on the Road This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, suchas a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. 6-1 7-1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. 8-1 Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile assistance and how to get service and owner publications. for It also gives you informationon "Reporting Safety Defects" on page8-8. 9- 1 Index Here's an alphabetical listingof almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. i 1 We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem and the name INTRIGUE are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. [. . . ] For safety, you'll want to slow down and adjust your driving to these conditions. It is important to slow down on slippery surfaces because stopping distancewill be longerand vehicle controlmore limited. While driving ona surface with reduced traction, try your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration or braking (including enginebraking by shifting to a lower gear). Any sudden changes could causethe tires to slide. You may not realize the surface isslippery until your vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognizewarning clues -- such as enough water, ice orpacked snow on the road to make a "mirrored surface" -- and slow down when you have any doubt. Remember: Any anti-lock brake system (ABS) helps avoid only the braking skid. If your vehicle starts to slide, ease foot off the your accelerator pedaland quickly steer theway 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. 4-15 ~~ ~~~ Driving at Night Here are some tips on night driving. 0 0 0 Drive defensively. Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlamps behind you. Since you can't see as well, you may need to slow down and keep more space between you and other vehicles. Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlamps can light up only so much road ahead. 0 0 0 0 In remote areas, watch for animals. If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest. Night Vision Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. One reason is that some drivers are likely to be impaired -- by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, or by fatigue. No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old driver may require at least twice as much light to see the same thing at night as a 20-year-old. What you do in the daytime can also affect your night vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will have less trouble adjusting night. But if you're to driving, don't wear sunglasses at night. They may cut down on glare fromheadlamps, but they also make a lot of things invisible. You can be temporarily blinded by approaching headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several seconds, foryour eyes to readjust to the dark. When you are facedwith severe glare (as from a driver who doesn't lower the high beams, or avehicle with misaimed headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into the approaching headlamps. [. . . ] l-51 How to Wear Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14, l-15, l-16, 1-17, l-49, 1-50 Lap Belt . 1-33 1- 11, 1-27 Lap-Shoulder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-48 LargerChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]