light OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1995 User Guide

Parking Brake
To set the parking brake,
hold the regular brake pedal
down with your right foot.
Push down the parking
brake pedal with your
left
foot. If the ignition is on,
the parking brake indicator
light will come on.
If
you try to drive off with the parking brake on, the
parking brake indicator light stays on. The PARK
BRAKE SET message will appear in the Driver
Information Center, and a chime will sound until you
release the parking brake
or recycle the ignition. This
vehicle has
a PUSH TO RELEASE parking brake
pedal. To release
the parking brake, hold the regular
brake down and push
the parking brake pedal with your
left foot. This will unlock the pedal. When you lift your
left foot, the parking brake pedal will follow it
to the
released position.
NOTICE:
Driving with the parking brake on can cause
your rear brakes to overheat. You may have
to
replace them, and you could also damage other
parts
of your vehicle.
If you are towing a trailer and are parking on any hill,
see “Towing a Trailer” in the Index. That part shows
what
to do first to keep the trailer from moving.
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Windshield Wipers
The lever on the right side of your steering column
controls your windshield wipers.
For a single wiping cycle, move the lever up to MIST.
Hold
it there until the wipers start, then let go. The
wipers
will stop after one cycle. If you want more
cycles, hold the lever to
MIST longer.
For steady wiping at low speed, push the lever down to
the
LO position. For high speed wiping, push the lever
down further, to
HI. To stop the wipers, move the lever
to
OFF.
YOLI can set the wiper speed for a long or short delay
between wiper cycles. This can be very useful
in light
rain or snow. Push the lever down to the first detent,
DELAY. Turn the band closer to the short lines for fewer
wiper passes per minute.
As you turn the band toward
the long lines, the wiper cycles per minute will increase.
Remember that damaged wiper blades may prevent you
from seeing well enough
to drive safely. To avoid damage,
be sure to clear ice and snow from the wiper blades before
using them.
If they're frozen to the windshield, carefully
loosen or thaw them.
If your blades do become damaged,
get new blades
or blade inserts.
Heavy snow or ice can overload your wipers.
A circuit
breaker will stop them
until the motor cools. Clear away
snow or ice to prevent
an overload.
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2. Get up to the speed you want. To Resume a Set Speed
3. Push in the SET button at the end of the lever and
release
it. The CRUISE light on your instrument
panel will come on.
4. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. Suppose
you set your cruise control at
a desired speed
and then you apply the brake. This,
of course, shuts off
the cruise control. But you don’t need to reset it. Once
you’re going about
25 mph (40 km/h) or more, you can
move the cruise control switch from
ON to RES/ACC
(Resume/Accelerate) for about half a second.
You’ll
go right back up to your chosen speed and stay
there.
If you hold the switch at RES/ACC longer than half a
second, the vehicle will keep going faster until you
release the switch or apply
the brake. You could be
startled and even lose control.
So unless you want to go
faster, don’t hold the switch at REWACC.
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Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load, and the steepness of the hills.
When going up steep hills, you may have to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear to
keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brake takes
yon out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to be
too
much trouble and don’t use cruise control on steep hills.
To Get Out of Cruise Control
There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal; or
Move the cruise switch to OFF. (The CRUISE light
will go out.)
To Erase Cruise Control Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, or
shift into
PARK (P), your cruise control set speed
memory is erased.
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Headlamps
300: Turn the band to this symbol to turn on:
Parking Lamps
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0 Side Marker Lamps
0 Taillamps
Instrument Panel Lights
License Plate Lamps
/, Turn the band to this symbol to turn on:
Headlamps
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Parking Lamps
Side Marker Lamps
0 Taillamps
Instrument Panel Lights
License Plate Lamps
Turn the band to
OFF to turn off the lamps/lights.
Headlamp High-Low Beam
To change the headlamps
from low beam to high or
high to low, pull the turn
signal lever all the way
toward you. Then release
it.
When the high beams are on, a blue light on the
instrument panel also will be on.
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Flash-To-Pass Feature
This feature lets you use your high beam headlamps to
signal a driver in front of you that you want to pass. It
works even
if your headlamps are off.
To use it, pull the turn signal lever toward you.
If your headlamps are off, your high beam headlamps
will turn on. They’ll stay on as long as you hold the
lever there. Release the lever to turn them off.
If your headlamps are on, but on low beam, the system
works normally. Just pull the lever until it clicks. Your
headlamps will shift to high beam and stay there. To
return to low beam, just pull the lever toward you.
If your headlamps are on, and on high beam, your
headlamps will switch to low beam.
To get back to high
beam, pull the lever toward you.
Cornering Lamps
I
The cornering lamps are designed to come on when you
signal a turn. This will provide more light for cornering
at night.
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Daytime Running Lamps (Canada Only)
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful
in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful
in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the
DRL work,
so be sure it isn’t covered. The DRL system
will make your low-beam headlamps conle on at
a
reduced brightness when:
0 The ignition is ON,
The headlamp switch is OFF, and
0 The transaxle is not in PARK (P).
When the DRL are on,
only your low beam headlamps
will be on. The taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps
won’t be on. Your instrument panel won’t be
lit up either.
When it’s dark enough outside, your
low beam
headlamps will change to
full brightness automatically.
The other lamps that come on with your headlamps
will
also come on. When
it’s bright enough outside, the regular lamps
will
go off, and your low beam headlamps will change to the
reduced brightness of DRL.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, shift the
transaxle into PARK
(P). The DRL will stay off until
you shift out of PARK (P). If it’s dark, you must also
move the Twilight Sentinel control to MIN.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
Fog Lamps
To turn on the fog lamps,
first turn
on the parking
lamps or headlamps. Then
press the fog lamp switch.
A light will glow on the
switch when the switch
is
on. To turn off the fog
lamps, press
it again. The
fog lamps will also switch
off when you turn on your
high beam headlamps.
but
will turn on again when you
switch to low beams.
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Instrument Panel Intensity Control
INTERIOR LIGHTS TWILIGHT SENTINEL
You can brighten or dim your instrument cluster, radio and
climate control displays and control lights
by rotating the
lNTERlOR LIGHTS control between
LO and HI when
your lights are on. Rotate the control all the way to
HI and
you will turn on the interior courtesy lamps.
Twilight Sentinel
The Twilight Sentinel Does Two Things:
0 First, depending on how dark it becomes outside, the
Twilight Sentinel turns your headlamps on automatically, when they’re needed. Avoid covering
the sensor located near the windshield, by the defroster
outlet--otherwise your headlamps
will stay on.
Also, it’s possible that your headlamps might go out
if you drive from a dark area into a bright area, such
as a lighted parking lot. If this happens, turn on your
headlamps with the regular headlamp switch.
Second, to light your way when you leave your
vehicle, the Twilight Sentinel will keep your
headlamps
on for as long as three minutes.
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To operate the Twilight Sentinel, rotate the Twilight
Sentinel control to
MAX for a three-minute delay.
Rotate it toward
MIN to reduce the delay. Rotate the
control all the way to
MIN to turn off the Twilight
Sentinel. These
lamps work even
when the ignition is off. To
avoid draining your vehicle’s battery, be sure to turn off
all front and rear reading lamps when leaving your
vehicle.
Front Reading Lamps Rear Reading Lamps
These lamps and
the interior courtesy lamps will come
on when you open a door. They will turn off when
you
turn on the ignition. If the door is left open, they will
turn off after about
10 minutes.
To turn on the reading lamps when the doors are closed,
press the button behind the lamp you want
on. Press it
again
to turn the lamp off.
These lamps go on when you open the doors. You can
also turn them on by pressing the button to the side of
the lamp. Press it again to turn them off.
These lamps work even when the ignition
is off. To avoid
draining
your vehicle’s battery, be sure to turn off all front
and rear reading lamps when leaving your vehicle.
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HomeLink TM Universal Transmitter
(Option)
This transmitter allows you to consolidate the functions of
up to three individual hand-held transmitters. It will operate
garage doors and gates, or with the accessory package,
other devices controlled by radio frequency such as
home/office lighting systems and security systems.
The transmitter will learn and transmit the frequencies
of most current transmitters and is powered by your
vehicle’s battery and charging system. This device complies with
Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation
is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Programming the Transmitter
Do not use the HomeLink” Transmitter with any
L earage door opener that does not have the “stop and
reverse” safety feature. This includes any garage door
opener model manufxtured before April
1, 1982.
Be SLW~ that people Lrnd objects are clear of the garage
door you cue progrcunu~ir’rg!
Your vehicle’s engine should be turned off while
programming your transmitter. Follow these steps
to
program up to three channels:
1. If you have previously programmed a HomeLink
channel, proceed to Step
2. Otherwise, hold down
the two outside buttons on the HomeLink
Transmitter
until the red light begins to flash rapidly
(approximately
20 seconds). Then release the
buttons. This procedure initializes the memory and
erases any previous settings for all three channels.
2. Hold the end of your hand-held transmitter against
the bottom surface
of the HomeLink Transmitter so
that you can still see the red light.
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