key Oldsmobile Aurora 1997 Owner's Manuals

The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it’s more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective
is wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same
way as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,’’
earlier
in this section.
When the lap portion of the belt is pulled out all the
way, it will lock.
If it does, let it go back all the way and
start again.
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) or air bag system.
Your Aurora has
two air bags -- one air bag for the
driver and another air bag for the right front passenger. Here are
the most important things to know about the air
bag system:
r
F-
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if
you aren’t wearing your safety belt
-- even if you
have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during
a
crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things
inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Air
bags are “supplemental restraints” to the safety
belts.
All air bags are designed to work with
safety belts, but don’t replace them. Air bags are
designed to work only in moderate to severe
crashes where the front of your vehicle
hits
something. They aren’t designed to inflate at all
in rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal
crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear
a
safety belt properly -- whether or not there’s an
air bag for that person.
1-19

Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Aurora
Air bags affect how your Aurora should be serviced.
There are parts of the air bag system
in several places
around your vehicle. You don’t want the system to
inflate while someone is working on your vehicle. Your
Aurora retailer and the Aurora Service Manual have
information about servicing your vehicle and the air bag
system. To purchase
a service manual, see “Service and
Owner Publications”
in the Index.
For up to
10 minutes after the ignition key is
turned off and the battery is disconnected, an
air
bag can still inflate during improper service. You
can be injured if you are close to an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid wires wrapped with yellow tape
or yellow connectors. They are probably part of
the air bag system. Be sure to follow proper
service procedures, and make sure the person performing work for you is qualified to do
so.
Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear
seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who
are
wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown
out of the vehicle
in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
~~~
’he air bag system does not need regular maintenance.
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the
wmaows nave lap-snouraer
belts. Here’s how to wear one properly.
1-25

@ Section 2 Features and Controls
2-2
2-4 2-8
2- 15
2-16
2- 17
2- 19
2-20
2-2 1
2-22
2-24
2-25
2-28
2-29
2-3 1
2-32
2-32 2-3
3
2-34
2-3
5
2-35
2-44
2-46
2-50
2-54
2-59
2-59
2-60
2-6
1
2-64
2-68 2-80
Here
you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your Aurora, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained
are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly -- and what to do if you have a problem.
Keys
Door Locks
Remote Lock Control
Trunk
Theft
Universal Theft-Deterrent
PASS-Key@
I1
New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Positions
Starting Your Engine
Engine Coolant Heater Automatic Transaxle Operation
Parking Brake Shifting Into PARK
(P)
Shifting Out of PARK (P)
Parking Over Things That Burn
Engine Exhaust Running
Your Engine While
You’re Parked
Windows Tilt Wheel
Turn SignaUMultifunction Lever Lamps
Interior Lamps
Mirrors Storage Compartments
Cellular Telephone
Accessory Power Outlet Sunroof
Universal Transmitter
Instrument Panel
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
Driver Information Center
2-1

Keys
/! CAUTION:
Leaving young children in a vehicle with the ignition key is dangerous for many reasons.
A child or others could be badly injured or
even killed.
They could operate power windows
or other
controls or even make the vehicle move. Don’t
leave the keys in
a vehicle with young children.
2-2

The ignition keys are for the
ignition only.
The door keys are for the
doors and all other locks. When
a new Aurora is delivered, the retailer removes
the plugs from the keys and gives them
to the first
owner. However,
the ignition key may not have a plug.
If the ignition key doesn’t have a plug, there will be a
bar-coded key tag instead.
Each plug or tag has a code on it that tells your retailer
or
a qualified locksmith how to make extra keys. Keep
the plugs or tags in a safe place. If you lose your keys,
you’ll be able to have new ones made easily using these
plugs or tags.
If your ignition keys don’t have plugs or
tags, go to your Aurora retailer for the correct key code
if you need a new ignition key.
I NOTICE:
Your Aurora has a number of 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.

1 Door Locks
Unlocked doors can be dangerous. Passengers
== especially children -= can easily
open the doors and fall out. When a door is
locked, the inside handle won’t open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked
door when you slow down
or stop your vehicle.
This may not be
so obvious: You increase the
chance
of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash if the doors aren’t locked. Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will be
far
better off whenever you drive your vehicle.
1 There are several ways to lockand unlock your vehicle.
~ From the outside, use your door key or Remote
Lock Control. From
the inside, to lock the door, rotate the locking
lever forward.
To unlock the door, rotate the locking lever rearward.
There is a red mark
on the switch when the door
is unlocked.
Central Door Unlocking System
If the driver’s door key is held in the unlock position for
more
than one second, all doors will electronically unlock
2-4

To Cancel the Rear Door Lock
1. Unlock the door from the inside and open the door
from the outside.
2. Move the lever all the
way down.
3. Do the same for the
other rear door.
The rear door locks will now work normally.
Anti-Lockout Feature
The power door locks will not work if the key is left in the
ignition with the driver’s door open. You can override this
feature by holding the power door lock switch for more
than three seconds, unless the engine is running.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, open your door and set the
locks from the inside, then get out and close
the door.
Remote Lock Control
You can lock and unlock
your doors
or unlock your
trunk from about
3 feet
(1
m) up to 30 feet (9 m)
away using the key chain
transmitter supplied with
your vehicle.
Your Remote Lock Control operates on a radio frequency
subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Rules and with Industry and Science Canada.
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.
This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry and
Science Canada. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause
interference, and
(2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation
of the device.

Changes or modifications to this system by other than an
authorized service facility could void authorization to
use this equipment.
This system has a range of about 3 feet (1 m) up to 30 feet
(9 m). At times you may notice a decrease in range.
This is normal for any remote lock control system. If the
transmitter does not work or if
you have to stand closer to
your vehicle for the transmitter to work,
try this:
0
0
0
0
Check to determine if battery replacement or
resynchronization is necessary. See
the instructions
that follow.
Check the distance. You may be too far from your
vehicle. You may need to stand closer during rainy
or snowy weather.
Check the location. Other vehicles or objects may be
blocking the signal. Take a few steps to
the left or right,
hold the transmitter higher, and
try again.
If you’re still having trouble, see your Aurora retailer
or a qualified technician for service.
Operation
The driver’s door will unlock when UNLOCK is pressed.
If pressed again within
25 seconds, all doors will unlock.
Pressing the
UNLOCK button will also illuminate the
interior lamps. (See “Illuminated Entry’’
in the Index.) All
doors will lock when
LOCK is pressed. The
trunk will unlock when the opened trunk symbol
is
pressed, but only when the ignition is off. The trunk
symbol will also work when the ignition
is on, but only
while in PARK
(P) or NEUTRAL (N).
Instant Alarm
When the button with the horn symbol on the key
transmitter is pressed, the horn will sound and the
headlamps and taillamps will flash for
up to two
minutes. This can be turned
off by pressing the instant
alarm button again, unlocking the vehicle with a key or
by turning
the ignition on.
Resynchronization
If only the instant alarm button works, the transmitter
needs
to be resynchronized to the receiver. Do this by
pressing and holding both the LOCK and UNLOCK
buttons for about eight seconds; you must be within
range of the vehicle.
Once the transmitter has been resynchronized, the horn
will chirp and the exterior lamps will flash once. The
system should now operate properly.

Security Feedback
This Personalization feature provides feedback to the
driver when the vehicle receives a command from the
key transmitter. The following modes may be selected:
Mode
0
1
2
3
4
5
Security Feedback
No transmitter response when locking or
unlocking vehicle.
No transmitter response when
locking; exterior lamps flash when
unlocking vehicle.
Exterior lamps flash when locking; no
transmitter response when unlocking vehicle.
Exterior lamps flash when locking and
when unlocking vehicle.
Exterior lamps flash and horn chirps
when locking; no transmitter response
when unlocking vehicle.
Exterior lamps flash and horn chirps
when locking; exterior lamps flash
when unlocking. Vehicles
are delivered programmed in Mode
5. To
change to another mode:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Press and hold the power door lock switch on
the door.
Press the trunk button on the transmitter to enter the
programming mode. The transmitter will remain in
its current mode.
Press the trunk button again. Each time the opened
trunk button
is pressed, the horn will chirp and the
transmitter will advance to the next mode.
Release the power door lock switch.
2-10

Personalization Features Memory Seat and Mirrors
The following
list of features that are available on your The transmitters can also be programmed to move the
Aurora can be programmed to the driver’s preference for driver’s
seat and outside mirrors to a set memory
each
of the key transmitters. position when the key transmitter’s UNLOCK button
0
0
0
a
Memory Door Locks: This feature programs your
door locks to automatically lock or unlock when
shifting in and
out of PARK (P).
Security Feedback: This feature provides feedback
to the driver when the vehicle receives
a command
from the key transmitter.
Delayed Locking: This feature lets the driver delay
the actual locking of the vehicle. When all doors
have been closed, the doors will lock automatically
after five seconds.
Perimeter Lighting: When the UNLOCK button on
the key transmitter is pressed, the headlamps,
parking lamps, back-up lamps and cornering lamps
will turn
on in dark conditions.
For more detailed information and programming
instructions, refer to the Index for each individual
feature listed above.
is pressed.
To program the system:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat to a comfortable position.
Adjust both outside mirrors
to suit you. See
“Mirrors” in the Index.
2. Press the SET button on the driver’s door panel. You
will hear one beep.
3. Within five seconds, press one of the two memory
buttons on
the door panel. You will hear two beeps to
confirm that the mirror and the seat positions are
entered into memory.
4. Press the UNLOCK button on the appropriate
transmitter within five seconds.
You will hear
two beeps.
The second key transmitter can be programmed to
record a different seat and mirror position by following
the same steps.
2-11