reset Oldsmobile Aurora 2001 Owner's Manuals

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You must program this feature through the Driver
Information Center (DIC). See ªDIC Personalization
Programmingº in the Index.
Overriding Lock Delay
If you need to lock your doors before shifting out of
PARK (P), use the manual or power door lock switch
to lock the doors.
Delayed Locking
This personalization feature lets the driver delay the
actual locking of the vehicle. When the driver's power
door lock switch, or the lock symbol on the remote
lock control is pressed with the key removed from the
ignition and the driver's door open, a chime will sound
three times to signal that the lock delay mode is active.
When all doors have been closed, the doors will lock
automatically after five seconds. If any door is opened
before this, the five
-second timer will reset itself once
all the doors have been closed again.
Pressing the driver's or passenger's door lock switch or
the lock symbol on the remote lock control a second
time will override this feature.
You must program this feature through the Driver
Information Center (DIC). See ªDIC Personalization
Programmingº in the Index.
Rear Door Security Lock
Your vehicle is equipped
with rear door security
locks that help prevent
passengers from opening
the rear doors of your
vehicle from the inside.
To use one of these locks do the following:
1. Move the lever all the way up to the
ENGAGED position.
2. Close the door.
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the other rear door lock.
The rear doors of your vehicle cannot be opened from
inside when this feature is in use. If you want to open a
rear door when the security lock is on do the following:
1. Unlock the door.
2. Then open the door from the outside.

2-41 Windshield Washer
The lever on the right side of your steering column also
controls your windshield washer. To spray washer fluid
on the windshield, push the button on the end of the
lever. The wipers will clear the window and then either
stop or return to your preset speed. For more washer
cycles, push and hold the button.
CAUTION:
In freezing weather, don't use your washer until
the windshield is warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the windshield, blocking
your vision.
Ice build up can block washer nozzles. Remove ice for
proper operation.
If the fluid level in the windshield washer bottle is low,
the message LOW WASHER FLUID will appear in the
Driver Information Center. See ªWindshield Washer
Fluidº in the Index.
Cruise Control
With cruise control, you can maintain a speed of about
25 mph (40 km/h) or more without keeping your foot
on the accelerator. This is helpful on long trips.
Cruise control does not work at speeds below about
25 mph (40 km/h).
When you apply your brakes, the cruise control shuts off.
CAUTION:

Cruise control can be dangerous where
you can't drive safely at a steady speed.
So, don't use your cruise control on
winding roads or in heavy traffic.

Cruise control can be dangerous on
slippery roads. On such roads, fast changes
in tire traction can cause needless wheel
spinning, and you could lose control.
Don't use cruise control on slippery roads.

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Resuming a Set Speed
Setting the cruise control at a desired speed and then
applying the brake will end the cruise control function.
Once you're going about 25 mph (40 km/h) or more,
you can briefly push the cruise control lever up to
RES/ACC (Resume/Accelerate) to reset. This returns
you to your desired preset speed.
Remember, if you hold the lever up at RES/ACC,
the vehicle will accelerate until you release the lever or
apply the brake. So unless you want to go faster,
don't hold the lever at RES/ACC.
Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are three ways to go to a higher speed:

Use the accelerator pedal to go to a higher speed.
Push the lever down, then release the lever and
the accelerator pedal. You'll now cruise at the
higher speed.

Move the cruise lever up to RES/ACC. Hold it
there until you reach a desired speed and then
release the lever.
To increase your speed in very small amounts, move
the lever up to RES/ACC briefly and then release it.
Each time you do this, your vehicle will go about
1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster.
The accelerate feature will only work after you have
set the cruise control speed by pushing the lever down
to SET
-CST.
Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:

Push the lever down until you reach a desired lower
speed then release it.

To slow down in very small amounts, push the lever
down briefly. Each time you do this, you'll go about
1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When
you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow
down to the cruise control speed you set earlier.

2-65 Speedometer and Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers
(used in Canada).
The speedometer shows a top speed of 140 mph
(220 km/h). This is not intended to be the vehicle's
top speed.
You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed. If the new one can be set to
the mileage total of the old odometer, then it must be.
But if it can't, then it's set at zero and a label must be
put on the driver's door to show the old mileage reading
when the new odometer was installed.
Trip Odometer
Your trip odometer tells you how far you have driven
since you last reset it. Your vehicle is equipped with two
trip odometers, ªAº and ªBº.
Press the TRIP A/B button to change which trip odometer
is displayed.
Press the TRIP RESET button to reset the trip odometer
that is currently being displayed.

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CAUTION:
Your brake system may not be working properly
if the brake system warning light is on. Driving
with the brake system warning light on can lead
to an accident. If the light is still on after you've
pulled off the road and stopped carefully, have
the vehicle towed for service.
When the ignition is on, the brake system warning light
will also come on when you set your parking brake. The
light will stay on if your parking brake doesn't release
fully. If you try to drive off with the parking brake set,
a chime will also come on until you release the parking
brake. If the light stays on after your parking brake is
fully released, it means you have a brake problem.
A PARK BRAKE SET message will be displayed on
the Driver Information Center (DIC) while the park
brake is set and the vehicle is moving. The message
will not come on if the transaxle is in PARK (P).
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
With the anti-lock brake
system, the light(s) will
come on when you start
your engine and may stay
on for several seconds.
That's normal.
If the light stays on, turn the ignition to OFF. Or, if
the light comes on when you're driving, stop as soon as
possible and turn the ignition off. Then start the engine
again to reset the system. If the light still stays on, or
comes on again while you're driving, your vehicle needs
service. If the regular brake system warning light isn't
on, you still have brakes, but you don't have anti
-lock
brakes. If the regular brake system warning light is also
on, you don't have anti
-lock brakes and there's a
problem with your regular brakes. See ªBrake System
Warning Lightº earlier in this section.
The anti
-lock brake system warning light should come
on briefly when you turn the ignition key to RUN. If the
light doesn't come on then, have it fixed so it will be
ready to warn you if there is a problem.

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Driver Information Center (DIC)
The Driver Information Center (DIC) displays
information in either English or metric. When the
system is on or off, push the ON/OFF button down
for three seconds to change the display between English
and metric. This will also change the digital screen for
the climate control system between English and metric.The DIC has different display modes which can be
accessed by pressing the four buttons on the DIC.
These buttons are labeled ON/OFF, SELECT right
arrow, SELECT down arrow and RESET. The button
functions are detailed in the following.
Turn on the system by pressing the ON/OFF button
once. When you turn on the ignition, the DIC will be in
the mode last displayed when the engine was turned off.
Keep in mind that this also applies to the OFF mode.
To turn off messages on the DIC (except LOW OIL
PRESSURE, LOW BRAKE FLUID, PARK BRAKE
SET, STARTING DISABLED and the HOT...STOP
ENGINE warning), press the RESET button.
Pressing the SELECT right arrow button will allow
you to access the following modes, DATE/ET, FUEL,
ECON, OIL and GAGE. While in any of these modes,
warning messages can interrupt and take over the
display until you acknowledge the message, or the
condition causing the problem goes away.

2-79 Date/Elapsed Time
Pressing the SELECT down arrow while in DATE/ET
mode will allow you to choose between the elapsed time
and date menus.
Date
To set the date, press and hold the RESET button for
two seconds while the date is being displayed on the
DIC. When the date set mode is entered the display
will show the following:
YEAR?_____ MM/DD/00
The year will be flashing. To increase the item that is
flashing press SELECT right arrow. To decrease the
item that is flashing press SELECT down arrow.
When you reach the current year press the RESET
button. The DIC will ask for the month. The month
will flash the same as the year. Use the SELECT
buttons to reach the current month and press RESET.
The DIC will then ask for the day. The day will flash the
same as the year. Use the SELECT buttons to reach the
current day. Press the RESET button again and the set
display will stop flashing and go back to the normal
operation mode.Elapsed Time (ET)
When the ignition is on, the DIC can be used as a
stopwatch. The display will show hours and minutes.
The elapsed time indicator will record up to 100 hours,
then it will reset to zero and continue counting. Press
SELECT down arrow while in the DATE/ET mode,
and the display will show the amount of time that has
elapsed since the elapsed time indicator was last reset
(not including time the ignition is off), such as:
01:08 ELAPSED TIME
To start or stop the counting of time, press the RESET
button briefly. If the colon (:) in the time is flashing,
time is being counted. Time is displayed in hours and
minutes. Seconds are not displayed. Time will continue
to be counted as long as the ignition is on, even if
another display is being shown on the DIC.
To reset elapsed time to zero, press RESET button
for three seconds while the elapsed time is displayed.

2-80 Fuel
Press SELECT down arrow while in the FUEL mode
to see how much fuel has been used and the fuel
range functions.
Fuel Used
While in the FUEL USED function the display will
show a reading such as:
FUEL USED: 10.4 GAL or FUEL USED: 39.4 L
To learn how much fuel will be used from a specific
starting point, first enter the FUEL USED mode to
display FUEL USED, then press and hold the
RESET button for three seconds.
Don't confuse fuel used with the amount of fuel in
your tank.
Fuel Range
The FUEL RANGE mode calculates the remaining
distance you can drive without refueling. It's based
on fuel economy and the fuel remaining in the tank.
The display will show a reading such as:
FUEL RANGE: 235 MI or FUEL RANGE: 378 KMIf the range is less than 50 miles (80 km), the display
will read LOW FUEL RANGE.
The fuel economy data used to determine fuel range is
an average of recent driving conditions. As your driving
conditions change, this data is gradually updated.
Fuel range cannot be reset.
Fuel Economy
Pressing the SELECT down arrow while in the ECON
mode displays average fuel economy and instantaneous fuel
economy calculated for your specific driving conditions.
Average fuel economy will be shown in a reading such as:
25.2 AVG MI/GAL or 9.3 AVG L/100 KM
Instantaneous fuel economy will be shown in a reading
such as:
28 INST MI/GAL or 8.4 INST L/100 KM
The average fuel economy is viewed as a long
-term
approximation of your overall driving conditions.
If you press and hold RESET for three seconds in
this mode while you're driving, the system will begin
figuring average fuel economy from that point in time.
Instantaneous fuel economy cannot be reset.

2-81 Oil Life
The GM Oil Life System
is the only function
accessible in the OIL mode. Engine oil life is displayed
in a reading such as:
OIL LIFE 30%
This is an estimate of the oil's remaining useful life.
It will show 100% when the system is reset after an
oil change. It will alert you to change your oil on a
schedule consistent with your driving conditions.
When the remaining oil life is low, the system will
alert you with this message:
CHANGE OIL SOON
When the oil life is down to zero, you will receive
this message:
CHANGE OIL NOW
Always reset the OIL LIFE reminder after an oil change.
To reset the Oil Life System, see ªOil Life Systemº in
the Index. Also, see ªEngine Oil, When to Changeº in
the Index.Remember, you must reset the OIL LIFE yourself
after each oil change. It will not reset itself. Also, be
careful not to reset the OIL LIFE accidentally at any
time other than when the oil has just been changed.
It can't be reset accurately until the next oil change.
The DIC does not replace the need to maintain your
vehicle as recommended in the Maintenance Schedule
in this manual. Also, the oil change reminder will not
detect dusty conditions or engine malfunctions that may
affect the oil. If you drive in dusty areas, change your
oil after every 3,000 miles (5 000 km) or three months,
whichever occurs first, unless the DIC instructs you to
do so sooner. Also, the oil change reminder does not
measure how much oil you have in your engine. So,
be sure to check your oil level often. See ªEngine Oilº
in the Index.

2-82 Gage
Pressing the SELECT down arrow while in GAGE
mode will allow you to access the battery volts, oil
pressure and tire pressure displays. Pressing and holding
the RESET button for three seconds while in average
speed and tire pressure displays will reset them. Pressing
the SELECT down arrow in GAGE mode will show
the following displays:

Battery voltage, such as:
VOLTS: 13.8

Oil pressure, such as:
OIL PRESSURE 40 PSI or OIL
PRESSURE 276 KPA

Average speed, such as:
AVG SPEED 55 MPH or AVG SPEED
90 KM/H
Tire pressure status, such as:
TIRE PRESSURE NORMAL or LOW
TIRE PRESSURE
TIRE PRESSURE NORMAL appears when the
Check Tire Pressure System believes your vehicle's
tire pressures are normal. If a potential tire pressure
problem is detected, the display will show LOW
TIRE PRESSURE. If you see this message, you
should stop as you can and check all four tires for
damage. If a tire is flat, see ªIf a Tire Goes Flat º
in the Index. Also check the tire pressure in all four
tires as soon as you can. See ªTire Pressureº in
the Index.
There are times when you will have to reset
(calibrate) the Check Tire Pressure System.
See ªCheck Tire Pressure Systemº in the Index
for more information.