User manual OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1993

[. . . ] . . 3 . 6 Part 1 Seats & SafetyBelts . 2 Features & Controls . . . 13 . . . . 139 c Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . . 3, - . : . ;4 Your Drivingand the Road . . Problems on the Road . hstomer Assistance Information. Includes "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 302 . . . 185 . . . . . . . - - Service StationInformation . 'irst Edition . . [. . . ] Keep The three types of skids correspond to your Oldsmobile'sthree control systems. Of course, traction is reduced when trying to steer and constantly seek an In the braking skid your wheels aren't water, snow, ice, gravel, or other escape routeor area of less danger. In the steering or cornering want to slow down and adjust your skid, too much speedor steering in a driving to these conditions. It is curve causes tires to slip and lose cornering force. Andin the acceleration important to slow downon slippery skid too much throttle causes the driving surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and vehicle control more wheels to spin. A cornering skid and an acceleration While drivingon a surface with reduced skid are best handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. If your traction, try your best to avoid sudden vehicle starts to slide (as when you turn steering, acceleration, or braking a corner on a wet, snow-or ice-covered (including engine braking by shifting to I Driving at Night a lower gear). You may not realize the surface is slippery until your vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognize warning clues-such as enough water, ice or packed snow on the road to make a "mirrored surface"-and slow down when you have any doubt. Remember: Any anti-lock braking system (ABS) helps avoid only the braking skid. One reason is that some drivers are likely to be impaired-by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, or by fatigue. (See the Index under Drunken Driving for more on this problem. ) Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlights behind you. Since you can't see as well, you may need to slow down and keepmore space between you and other vehicles. It's hard to tell how fast the vehicle ahead is going just by looking at its taillights. If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest. 159 Night Vision No one can seeas well at night asin the daytime. 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. For example, if you spend the day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will have less trouble adjusting to night. Theymay cut down on glare from headlights, but also they make a lot of things invisible that should remain visible-such as parked cars, obstacles, pedestrians, or even trains blocking railway crossings. You may want to put on your sunglasses after you have pulled into a brightly-lighted service or refreshment area. Eyes shielded from that glaremay adjust If the vehicle approachingyou has its more quickly to darkness back on the high beams on, signal by flicking yours road. This sunglasses beforeyou leave the service is the usual signal to lower the headlight area. If the other driver still doesn't You can be temporarily blindedby lower the beams, resist the temptation to approaching lights. This only or two, or even several seconds, for your makes two half-blinded drivers. [. . . ] They include: Product Service Publications, Service Manuals and Owner Publications. If the orderform is missing, you can write: Lansing Lithographers P. O. Box 23188 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Publication Order Fm o Oldsmobile Division service publications are intended for useby professional, qualified technicians. Attempting repairs or service without the appropriate training, tools, and equipment could cause injury to or you others and damage to your vehicle that may cause it not to operate properly. Individual Product Service Publications PSP NUMBER* sERvCE MONTHWEAR** QUANTITY EACH SUBfOTAL 1 $4. 00 $4. 00 2. oo 2. oo Product Service Publications Indexes (Mailed at no charge) MODEL YEAR QUANTITY 2. oo ~~ 2. oo 2. oo 2. oo 1993 Model Year 1992 Model Year 1991 Model Year 2. oo +st item per order is each additional item is $4; $2 1990 Model Year 1989 Model Year I SUBTOTAL I * Orders cannot be filled without appropriate numbers. These numbers are in the PSP Index. [. . . ]