ECU OLDSMOBILE AURORA 2003 User Guide

4.
5.
To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt
while you push down
on the child restraint. If
you’re using a forward-facing child restraint, you
may find it helpful to use your knee to push down on
the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure. To
remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let it
go back all the way. The safety
belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an
adult
or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
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Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag.
Never put a rear facing child restraint in this seat.
Here’s why:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed
if the right front
passenger’s air bag inflates. This is because
the back of the rear-facing child restraint
would be very close to the inflating air bag.
Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in a
rear seat.
Although a rear seat is a safer place, you can secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See
Top Strap on
page 1-38 if the child restraint has one. Be sure to
fnlln\A/ the instr~~dinns that came with the child restraint
Secure the child in the child restraint when and as
the instructions say.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger
air bag, always move the seat as far back as it will
go before securing a forward-facing child restraint.
See
Power Seats on page 1-2.
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the
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5. Pull the rest of the lap belt all the way out of the
retractor to set the lock. 6.
To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the
retractor while you push down on the child restraint.
You may find it helpful to use your knee to push
down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
directions to be sure it
is secure.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let
it go back all the way. The safety
belt will move freely again and be ready to work for
an
adult or larger child passenger.
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Bot rontal and le impact E bags inf e
with great force, faster than the blink of an
eye. If you’re too close to an inflating air bag,
as you would be
if you were leaning forward, it
could seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep you in position for air bag inflation before
and during a crash. Always wear your safety
belt, even with frontal air bags. The driver
should sit as far back as possible while
still
maintaining control of the vehicle. Front
occupants should not lean on or sleep against
the door.
Anyone who
is up against, or very close to,
any air bag when
it inflates can be seriously
injured or killed.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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Air bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer the best
protection for adults, but not for young
children and infants. Neither the vehicle’s
safety belt system nor its air bag system
is
designed for them. Young children and infants
need the protection that a child restraint
system can provide. Always secure children
properly in your vehicle.
To read how, see the
part of this manual called “Older Children” or “Infants and Young Children”.
There
is an air bag
readiness light on the
instrument panel, which
shows the air bag symbol.
The system checks the air bag electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you
if there is an electrical
problem. See
Air Bag Readiness Light on page 3-34.
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Section 2 Features and Controls
Keys ............................................................... 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System
......................... 2.5
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
........... 2.6
Doors and Locks
............................................ 2.10
Door Locks
.................................................. 2-10
Central Door Unlocking System
...................... 2-1 1
Power Door Locks
........................................ 2-1 1
Door Ajar Reminder
...................................... 2-1 1
Delayed Locking
........................................... 2-1 1
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
.............. 2-12
Rear Door Security Locks
.............................. 2-13
Lockout Protection
........................................ 2-14
Leaving Your Vehicle
.................................... 2-14
Trunk
.......................................................... 2-14
Windows
........................................................ 2-17
Power Windows
............................................ 2-18
Sun Visors
................................................... 2-18
Theft-Deterrent Svstems
................................. -2-1 9
Universal Theft-Deterrent
........ ........ 2-19
PASS-Key@
Ill Operation .................... .... 2-21
PASS-Key@
III ............................... .... 2-21 Starting and Operating
Your Vehicle
................ 2.23
New Vehicle Break-In
.................................... 2.23
Ignition Positions
.......................................... 2-23
Starting Your Engine
..................................... 2-24
Engine Coolant Heater
.................................. 2-25
Automatic Transaxle Operation
....................... 2-26
Parking Brake
.............................................. 2-29
Shifting Into Park (P)
..................................... 2-30
Shifting Out of Park (P)
................................. 2-32
Parking Over Things That Burn
....................... 2-32
Engine Exhaust
............................................ 2-33
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
.... 2-34
Mirrors
.......................................................... -2-35
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
Compass
................................................. 2-35
Outside Power Mirrors
................................... 2-37
Outside Convex Mirror
................................... 2-38
Outside Heated Mirrors
.................................. 2-38
Guisiue Curb View Assist iviirror ..................... 2-31
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Remote Keyless Entry System
Operation
With this feature, 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 remote keyless entry transmitter
supplied with your vehicle.
The numbers on the back
of your transmitter correspond
to DRIVER
#I and DRIVER #2 on the DIC. For more
information see
Driver Information Center (DIC) on
page
3-45.
& (Unlock): The driver’s
door will unlock and the
exterior lights will flash
twice when this button
is
pressed.
If the unlock button is pressed again within five seconds,
all doors will unlock, the exterior lamps will flash twice
and the horn may sound. See “Security Feedback later
in this section.
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Pressing the unlock button will also illuminate the
interior lamps. See “Entry Lighting’’ under
Interior Lamps
on page
3- 17.
8 (Lock): All doors will lock, the exterior lamps will
flash once and the horn may sound when this button is
pressed.
(Trunk): The trunk will unlock when this button is
pressed when the ignition is in OFF. This button will
also work when the ignition is on, but only while
the transaxle is in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL
(N).
& (Instant Alarm): When this button is pressed, the
horn will sound and the headlamps and taillamps
will flash for up to
30 seconds. This can be turned off by
pressing the button again, unlocking the vehicle with
a key or by turning the ignition on.
Personalization Features
The following list of features available on your vehicle
can be programmed to the driver’s preference for
each transmitter.
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Automatic DOQ~ Locks: This feature programs
your door locks to automatically lock or unlock
when shifting in and out of PARK (P) or when the
key is turned to OFF.
Security Feedback: This feature provides feedback
to the driver when the vehicle receives a command
from the remote keyless entry 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 symbol on
the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed,
the Daytime Running Lamps (DRL), parking lamps
and back-up lamps will turn on
if it is dark enough
outside.
For more detailed information and programming
instructions for each feature mentioned, refer to
DIC
Vehicle Personalization on page 3-52.
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Security Feedback
This feature provides feedback to the driver when the
vehicle receives a command from the remote keyless
entry transmitter and all doors are closed.
You must program this feature through the Driver
Information Center (DIC). See
DIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 3-52.
The following settings can be programmed for each of
the remote keyless entry transmitters:
No feedback when locking or unlocking vehicle.
Parking lamps and the Daytime Running Lamps
(DRL) will flash twice when unlocking the vehicle
and flash once when locking the vehicle.
Horn chirps when all doors are unlocked (second
unlock button press) and when locking the vehicle.
Parking lamps and the DRL will flash twice
each time the button with the unlock symbol
is pressed; the horn chirps when all doors are
unlocked. Parking lamps and the exterior lamps
flash once and the horn chirps when locking
the vehicle.
Matching Transmitter(s) to Your
Vehicle
Each remote keyless entry transmitter is coded to
prevent another transmitter from unlocking your vehicle.
If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can
be purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring
any remaining transmitters with you when you go to
your dealer. When the dealer matches the replacement
transmitter to your vehicle, any remaining transmitters
must also be matched. Once your dealer has coded the
new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not unlock
your vehicle. Each vehicle can have a maximum of four
transmitters matched to it.
See your dealer to match transmitters to another
vehicle.
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Rear Door Security Locks
Your vehicle is equipped
with rear door security
locks that prevent
passengers from opening
the rear doors of your
vehicle from the inside.
To use one of these locks, do the following:
1. Open the rear door you want to lock.
2. Move the lever located on the inside door edge, all
3. Close the door.
4. Uo tne same tning to ine oiner rear door iock.
the way up to the lock symbol.
The rear doors of your vehicle cannot be opened from
the inside when this feature is in use.
To open a rear door when the security lock is on, do the
following:
1. Unlock the door.
2. Open the door from the outside.
If you don’t cancel the security lock feature, adults or
older children who ride in the rear seat won’t be able to
open the rear door from the inside. You should let
adults and older children know how these security locks
work, and how to cancel the locks.
To cancel the rear door lock, do the following:
1. Unlock and open the door from the outside.
2. Move the lever all the way down to the unlock
3. Do the same for the other rear door.
symbol.
The rear door locks will now work normally.
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Trunk Lock Release
To unlock the trunk from the outside, insert the master
key and turn it.
Remote Trunk Release
Press the trunk release
button located on the
lower portion of the driver’s
door to release the trunk
lid. The trunk release
lockout switch must be
OFF for this button to work.
The system also works with the remote keyless entry
transmitter. The trunk will unlock when the trunk symbol
NEUTRAL (N) and the trunk release lockout switch is
in
OFF.
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Trunk Release Lockout
The trunk release lockout
switch in the glove box
allows you to secure items
in the trunk, and disable
the fuel door release
and the HomeLink@
Transmitter.
Move the trunk release lockout switch to ON, lock the
glove box and take the master key and remote keyless
entry transmitter with you. Now the remote trunk
release button will not open the trunk, the fuel door
release button will not open the fuel door and the
HomeLink Transmitter will not operate.
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