start stop button Oldsmobile Achieva 1997 Owner's Manuals

Key Release Button (Manual Transaxle) Starting Your Engine
The key cannot be removed from the ignition unless the Automatic Transaxle
key release button is used.
Move your shift lever to PARK
(P) or NEUTRAL (N),
Your engine won’t start in any other position
-- that’s a
To remove the key, turn the key to the OFF position.
While pressing the key release button in, turn
the key to
the
LOCK position. Pull the key straight out. safety
feature.
To restart when you’re already moving,
~ use NEUTRAL (N) only.
~ I NOTICE:
I I I
~ Don’t try to shift to PARK (P) if your Oldsmobile
is moving. If you do, you could damage the
transaxle. Shift to PARK
(P) only when your
vehicle is stopped.
Manual Transaxle
The gear selector should be in NEUTRAL (N). Hold
the clutch pedal
to the floor and start the engine. Your
vehicle won’t start if the clutch pedal is not all the way
down
-- that’s a safety feature.

Ensure the shift lever is fully in PARK (P) range before
starting the engine.
You Oldsmobile has a brake-trmsaxle
shift interlock. You have to apply your regular brake
before you
can shift from PARK (P) when the ignition
key
is in the RUN position. If you cannot shift out of
PARK (P), ease pressure on the shift lever -- push the shift
lever
all the way into PARK (P) -- as you maintain brake
application. Then move
the shift lever into the gear you
wish. (Press the shift lever button before moving the
shift lever.) See
“Shifting Out of PARK (P)” later in
this section.
REVERSE (R): Use this gear to back up.
NOTICE:
Shifting to REVERSE (R) while your vehicle is
moving forward could damage your transaxle.
Shift to
REVERSE (R) only after your vehicle
is stopped.
To rock your vehicle back and forth to get out of snow,
ice or sand without damaging your transaxle, see “If
You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow” in the Index.
NEUTRAL (N): In this position, your engine
doesn’t connect with the wheels.
To restart when you’re
already
moving, use NEUTRAL (N) only. Also, use
NEUTRAL (N) when your vehicle is being towed.
r
Shifting out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) while
your engine is “racing” (running
at high speed) is
dangerous. Unless your foot is firmly on the
brake pedal, your vehicle could move very
rapidly.
You could lose control and hit people
or objects. Don’t shift out of
PARK (P) or
NEUTRAL (N) while your engine is racing.
NOTICE:
Damage to your transaxle caused by shifting out
of
PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) with the engine
racing isn’t covered by your warranty.
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SEEK: Press the down arrow to go to the start of the
current track if more than eight seconds have played.
Press the up arrow to go to the next track. If you hold
the button or press it more than once, the player will
continue moving rearward or forward through the disc.
SCAN: Press this button to listen to each selection for a
few seconds. The disc will go to the next selection, stop
for a few seconds, then go on
to the next selection. Press
this button again to stop scanning. The sound will mute
while scanning, SCAN will appear on the display and
the disc direction arrow will blink while scanning.
RCL: Press this button to see which track is playing.
Press it again within five seconds to see how long it has
been playing.
To change what is normally shown on the
display (track or elapsed time), press the button until
you see the display you want, then hold the button until
the display flashes. While elapsed time is showing,
EL
TM will appear on the display.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a
disc is
in the player.
TAPE-CD: Press this button to change to the tape or
disc function when the radio
is on and either a tape or
CD is inserted. Press
AM-FM to return to the radio
while
a CD or tape is playing. The inactive tape or CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
If
you have the optional CD changer and the CD changer
is loaded, the TAPE-CD button
will activate the changer
and a box will be lighted around CDC in the display.
EJECT Press this button to remove the compact disc
or cassette tape. The item with the box around
it on the
display will eject and the radio will play. EJECT may be
activated with either the ignition or radio off. Cassettes
and compact discs may be loaded with the radio and
ignition off if this button is pressed first.
If you leave a
compact disc in the player while listening
to the radio, it
may become warm.
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