door lock Oldsmobile Achieva 1995 Owner's Manuals

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e e
TURN
FOG LAMPS
$0
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING
I-1
BATTERY SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
Wd
TEMP OIL 9b
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE -%-
RELEASE
RADIO
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
A'R 43
RELEASE TRUNK e
LIGHTER n
HORN )tr
SPEAKER
b
V

Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint
is closest to the top of your ears.
This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a
crash.
Front Seatback Latches (2-Door Models)
The front seatback folds
forward to let people get
into the back seat. Your
seatback will move back
and forth freely, unless you
come to a sudden stop. Then
it will lock into place.
There’s one time the front seats may not fold without
some help from you. That’s if your vehicle is parked
facing down a fairly steep hill.
To fold
a front seatback forward, push the seatback
toward the rear seat as
you lift this latch. Then the
seatback will fold forward. The latch must be down for
the seat to work properly.

Easy-Entry Seat (2-Door Models) Split Fold-Down Rear Seat (Option)
The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get
in and out of the rear seat.
When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward,
the whole seat will slide forward.
0 After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
right front seatback to its original position. Then
move the seat rearward until it locks.
To fold down the rear seat, pull forward on the seat tab.
To get out again, tilt the seatback fully forward.
Push the seatback up to return it to its original position.
To make sure the seatback is secure, push it into a fully
upright position.
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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
This safety belt is called “automatic” because you don’t
have to buckle up when you get into your vehicle. And you
don’t have to unbuckle when you
get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close and lock the door.
Adjust the seat (to see
how, see “Seats” in the Index) so
you can sit up straight.

The lap belt should be worn as low on the hips as
possible.
In a crash, this applies force to the strong
pelvic bones. And you’d be less likely to slide under the
lap belt.
If you slid under it, the belt would apply force
at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal
injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder
and across the chest. These parts of the body are best
able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.
It’s possible that
an automatic belt could keep you from
fully opening
a door. That can happen if the door was
slammed shut very hard. Just close the door all the way,
then slowly open it.
If that doesn’t fix it, then your
Oldsmobile needs service.

We hope you’ll always keep your automatic belt
buckled. However, you may need to unbuckle it in
an
emergency. To unbuckle the automatic belt, just push the
button
on the buckle.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
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4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
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Keys are included for the ignition, the doors, and all
other locks.
When a new Oldsmobile
is delivered, the retailer
removes the tags from
the keys, and gives them to the
first owner.
Each tag has a code on it that tells your retailer
or a
qualified locksmith how to make extra keys. Keep the
tags in
a safe place. If you lose your keys, you’ll be able
to have new ones made easily using these tags.
NOTICE:
Your Oldsmobile has a number of new features
that can help prevent theft. But you can have a
lot of trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever
lock your keys inside.
You may even have to
damage your vehicle to get in.
So be sure you
have extra keys.
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Door Locks
From the inside, to lock the door, slide the
down.
To unlock the door, slide the locking lever locking
lever
There are several ways
to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside,
use your key or Remote Lock Control,
if your vehicle has this option.
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i Power Door Locks Automatic Door Locks
With power door locks, you can lock
doors of your vehicle from the driver
door lock switch. or
unlock all the Just close your doors and turn on the ignition. If you
’ or front passenger have an automatic transaxle, all of the doors will lock
when you move your shift lever out of
PARK (P) or
NEUTRAL
(N). If you have a manual transaxle, all
of the doors will lock when the vehicle reaches about
8 mph (13 km/h). If someone needs to get out while
the vehicle is running, have that person use the manual
or power lock. When the door is closed again, it will
lock automatically when you move your shift lever out
of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). If you have a manual
transaxle, the doors will lock when the vehicle reaches
about
8 mph (1 3 km/h). All doors will automatically
unlock when the key is turned to the
OFF position.
If you don’t want the doors to automatically unlock
when the key is turned to the
OFF position, you can
remove the Automatic Door Unlock fuse.
For fuse
location, see “Fuses and Circuit Breakers” in the Index.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, open your door and set
the locks from inside, then get
out and close the door.

Illuminated EntryExit System
When you lift the outside handle of either front door or
open either rear door, the lamps inside your vehicle will
go on. These lamps will fade out after about 40 seconds,
or when the ignition
is turned on after all doors have
been closed.
If the ignition was recently turned off, the
lamps will fade
out after four seconds. These lamps will
also go on when you press the
DOOR or UNLOCK
button on the optional Remote Lock Control transmitter.
Rear Door Security Locks
Your Oldsmobile is
equipped with rear
door security locks
that help prevent
passengers from
opening the rear
doors
of your vehicle from
the inside.
If the ignition has been off for less than two minutes,
the lamps inside your vehicle will stay
on for about
15 seconds after your key is removed from the ignition
to provide an illuminated exit. To use one of these locks:
1. Use a key to move the lock all the way up.
2. Close the door.
3.. Do the same thing to the other rear door lock.