Replacing Brake
System
Parts
The braking system on
a
modern 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.
Vehicles we design and test have top-quality
GM
brake
parts
in
them,
as
your Oldsmobile does when
it
is
new.
When you replace parts of your braking system
--
for
example, when your brake linings wear down and you
have to have new ones put
in
--
be sure
you
get new
genuine
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
--
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
Every new Oldsmobile has a Delco Freedom@ battery.
You never have to add water to one of these. When it‘s
time for a new battery, we recommend
a
Delco Freedom
battery. Get one that has the replacement number shown
on the original battery’s label.
Vehicle Storage
If
you’re not going to drive your vehicle for
25
days or
more, take off the black, negative
(-)
cable from the
battery. This will help keep your battery
from
running down.
Batteries have acid that can Durn you and gas
that can explode. You can be badly hurt if you
aren’t careful. See “Jump Starting” in the Index
for tips on working around a battery without
getting hurt.
Contact your retailer to learn how to prepare your
vehicle for longer storage periods.
Also,
for your audio system, see “Theft-Deterrent
Feature”
in
the Index.
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