seats OLDSMOBILE AURORA 2003 Owners Manual

The 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1
Front Seats
............................................... 1-2
Safety Belts
.............................................. 4 -8
Child Restraints
....................................... 1-28
Air Bag Systems
...................................... 1-47
Restraint System Check
............................ 1-55
Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1
Keys
........................................................ 2-3
Doors and Locks
...................................... 2-10
Windows
................................................. 2-1 7
Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-1 9
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
........... 2-23
Mirrors
.................................................... 2-35
Onstar@ System
...................................... 2-39
HomeLink@ Transmitter
............................. 2-41
Storage Areas
......................................... 2-45
Sunroof
.................................................. 2-47
venicie Personaiization
............................. 2-48
Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview
.......................... 3-2
Climate Controls
...................................... 3-23
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
......... 3-30
D!%%?r !!?formatior! Center (D!C) .................. u 12-AK -rJ
Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-59 Driving
Your Vehicle
....................................... 4-1
Your Driving. the Road. and Your Vehicle
..... 4-2
Service and Appearance Care
.......................... 5-1
Towing
................................................... 4-33
Service
............................... ;. .................... 5-3
Fuel
......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under
the Hood
............................................. 5-12
Headlamp Aiming
..................................... 5-50
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
= ~ iI I I 5-59
Tires ...................................................... 5-60
Appearance Care
..................................... 5-82
Vehicle Identification
................................. 5-90
Electrical System
...................................... 5-91
Capacities and Specifications
................... 5-1 00
Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance Information
.................... 7-1
Customer Assistance Information
.................. 7-2
Bulb
Replacement
.................................... 5-54
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
.... 5-101
Reporting Safety Defects
............................ 7-8
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2
Manual Passenger Seat
.................................. 1-2
Power Seats
.................................................. 1.2
Manual Lumbar
.............................................. 1.3
Power Lumbar
............................................... 1-4
Heated Seats
................................................. 1.5
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................ 1-5
Head Restraints ............................................. 1-7
Safety Belts
..................................................... 1-8
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................. 1-8
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ...... 1-12
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
................. 1-1 3
Driver Position .............................................. 1-1 4
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
.................. 1-20
Right Front Passenger Position
....................... 1-21
Rear Seat Passengers
................................. .l -21
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
....................................... 1-25
Safety Relt Fxtender 1-97
Child Restraints ............................................. 1-28
Older Children
.............................................. 1.28
Infants and Young Children
............................ 1.30
Child Restraint Systems
.............. ........ 1.34 Where
to Put the Restraint
............................. 1-37
Top Strap
.................................................... 1.38
Top Strap Anchor Location
............................. 1-39
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)
........................... 1.40
Securing
a Child Restraint Designed for the
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
LATCH System
......................................... 1-42
Position
................................................... 1-42
Seat Position
............................................ 1.44
Air Bag Systems ............................................ 1-47
Where Are the Air Bags?
............................... 1-49
When Should an Air Bag Inflate?
.................... 1-51
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ..................... 1-52
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?
..................... 1-52
What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates?
... 1-52
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
......... 1-54
Restraint System Check
.................................. 1-55
Checking Your Restraint Systems ................... 1-55
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash
...................................................... 1 -56
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Front Seats
Manual Passenger Seat Power Seats
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is moving. The sudden movement could startle
and confuse you, or make you push
a pedal
, when you don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s
’ seat only when the vehicle is not moving.
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Pull up on the control bar located under the front of the
seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it
and release the bar. Try
to move the seat with your body
to make sure the seat is locked into place. The power
seat controls are located on the outboard
side of the driver’s front seat. The front passenger’s seat
may also have power seat controls located on the
outboard side of the seat.
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To adjust the power seats, do the following:
Horizontal Control: Raise or lower the front of the seat
cushion by pressing the forward edge
of the control
up or down.
Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by pressing
the rear edge of the control up or down.
Move the seat forward or rearward by pressing the
control toward the front or rear of the vehicle.
Move the seat higher or lower by holding the whole
control up or down.
Vertical Control (Option): Move the seatback into a
reclined position by pressing the top of the control
backward.
Move the seatback forward by pressing the top of the
control forward.
Manual Lumbar
If your vehicle has this feature, the knob that controls it
is located on the outboard side of the driver's seat.
Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to increase
Illmhar slyyrt Tlrrn the knnh toward the rear nf the
vehicle to decrease lumbar support.
If you have the independent front cushion moved down
as far as it will go, you may feel the lumbar support
higher in your back. Readjust the location of the cushion
until
you are comfortable. You may also want to
adjust the seatback for maximum comfort.
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Heated Seats
If your vehicle has this
option, the heated seat
switch is located next
to the console shifter.
Push the
ON part of the switch once for a HI setting or
twice for a LO setting. Push the OFF part of the
switch to turn the heated seat
off. The LO setting warms
the seatback and cushion until the seat approximates
body temperature. The
HI setting heats the seatback
and cushlon to a srightiy nigner temperature.
The heated seats can only be used when the ignition is
turned on. When the ignition is turned
off, the heating
element is also turned
off.
Reclining Seatbacks
If your vehicle has a power
recliner, the vertical control
described previously in
this section reclines
the front seatbacks.
If your vehicle has the manual recliner, lift the lever on
the outboard side of the seat and move the seatback
to the desired position. Release the lever to lock
the seatback. Pull up on the lever without pushing on
the seatback and the seatback will go to an upright
position.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safety belts.
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t
wear a safety belt properly. If you are
in a
crash and you’re not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can hit
things inside the vehicle or be ejected from
it.
You can be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
__ is ext nely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed.
Do not
allow people to ride
in any area of your vehicle
that
is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle
is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.
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Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear it
properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see
how, see “Seats” in the Index.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let
it get twisted.
The lap-shoulder belt may lock
if you pull the belt
across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt
go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you more slowly.
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and
Small Adults
Your vehicle may have this feature already. If it doesn’t,
you can get it from any
GM dealer.
Rear shoulder belt comfort guides provide added safety
belt comfort for older children who have outgrown
booster seats and for small adults. When installed
on a
shoulder belt, the comfort guide better positions the
belt away from the neck and head.
There
is one guide available for each outside passenger
position in the rear seat. To provide added safety belt
comfort for children who have outgrown child restraints
and booster seats and for smaller adults, the comfort
guides may be installed on the shoulder belts. Here’s
how to install a comfort guide and use the safety belt:
1. Remove the guide from its storage pocket on the
side of the seatback.
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Child Restraints
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown booster seats should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
Q: What is the proper way to wear safety belts?
A: If possible, an older child should wear a
lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a
shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder belt
should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt
should fit snugly below the hips, just touching the
top
of the thighs. It should never be worn over
the abdomen, which could cause severe or even
fatal internal injuries in a crash.
Accident statistics show that children are safer
if they
are restrained in the rear seat.
In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike
other people who are buckled up, or can be thrown
out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety
belts properly.
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A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides restraint for
the child’s body with the harness and also sometimes
with surfaces such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields. A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to
improve the fit
of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Some
booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and
A booster seat can also help a child to see out the
window.
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