Battery, Caution – Oldsmobile 1999 Aurora User Manual

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Replacing Brake System Parts

The braking system on a vehicle is complex. Its many
parts have to be of top quality and work well together if
the vehicle is to have really good braking. Your vehicle
was designed and tested with top

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quality GM brake parts.

When you replace parts of your braking system

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for

example, when your brake linings wear down and you
have to have new ones put in

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be sure you get new

approved GM replacement parts. If you don’t, your brakes
may no longer work properly. For example, if someone
puts in brake linings that are wrong for your vehicle,
the balance between your front and rear brakes can
change

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for the worse. The braking performance

you’ve come to expect can change in many other ways if
someone puts in the wrong replacement brake parts.

Battery

Your new vehicle comes with an ACDelco Freedom

R

battery. When it’s time for a new battery, we recommend
an ACDelco Freedom battery. Get one that has the
replacement number shown on the original battery’s label.

The battery is located under the rear seat cushion. To
access the battery, see “Removing the Rear Seat
Cushion” in the Index. You don’t need to access the
battery to jump start your vehicle. See “Jump Starting”
in the Index.

CAUTION:

A battery that isn’t properly vented can let
sulfuric acid fumes into the area under the rear
seat cushion. These fumes can damage your rear
seat safety belt systems. You may not be able to
see this damage, and the safety belts might not
provide the protection needed in a crash. If a
replacement battery is ever needed, it must
be vented in the same manner as the original
battery. Always make sure that the vent hose is
properly reattached before reinstalling the
seat cushion.

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