battery location OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1998 Owners Manual

Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your key, open your
door and set the locks from inside. Then get out and
close the door.
Keyless Entry System
You can lock and unlock your doors or unlock your
liftgate from about
3 feet (1 m) up to 30 feet (9 m)
away using the keyless entry transmitter supplied with
your vehicle.
Your keyless entry system operates on a radio frequency
subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Rules and
with Industry 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-2 10 of Industry 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 keyless entry
system.
If the transmitter does not work or if you have
to stand closer to your vehicle for the transmitter to
work,
try this:
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.
0 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 retailer or a
qualified technician for service.
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Operation
When you press UNLOCK. the driver's door will
unlock automatically, the parking lamps will flash and
the interior lights will go on.
If you press UNLOCK
again
within three seconds, the remaining doors will
unlock, the parking lamps will flash and the interior
lights
will go on. Press LOCK to lock all the doors.
Press LOCK again and the horn will chirp.
Press the
REAR button twice within three seconds to
unlock the rear liftgate glass, the parking larnps will
flash and the interior lights will go on. The transmission
must be
in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N).
Remote Panic 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
horn button again, waiting for 30 seconds, or
starting 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 retailer. Remember
to bring
any
remaining transmitters
with you when you go to your
retailer. When the retailer matches the replacement
transmitter
to your vehicle. any remaining transmitters
must
also be matched. Once your retailer has coded the
new transmitter, the lost transmitter will
not unlock youI
vehicle.
Each vehicle can have only two transmitters
matched
to it.
Battery Replacement
Under normal use, the battery in your remote keyless
entry transmitter should
last about two years.
You can tell the battery is weak
if the transmitter won't
work at the normal range
in any location. If you have to
get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works,
it's probably time
to change the battery.
I NOTICE:
When replacing the battery, use em nat to touch
any of the circuitry. Static from your body
transferred to these surfaces may damage
the transmitter.
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Section 9 Index
ABS ......................................... 4.7
Accessory Power Outlets
......................... 2-45
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
...... 6-3
Adding Sound Equipment
........................ 3-20
Add-on Equipment
............................. 4-44
AirBag
....................................... l-20
Adding Equipment ............................ 1-26
How Does it Restrain
.......................... 1-24
How it Works ................................ 1-22
Location
.................................... 1-22
Readiness Light
......................... 1-21, 2-53
Servicing
................................... l-25
What Makes it Inflate .......................... 1-23
What You See After it Inflates
................... 1-24
When Should
it Inflate ......................... 1-23
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-15
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-5
Refrigerants
................................. 6-6 1
Alignment and Balance, Tire ...................... 6-43
All-Wheel Drive
.......................... 2-24, 6-20
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning
...................... 6-50
Antenna, Fixed
................................. 3-22
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
......... 2-57, 4-7
Anti-Lock Brakes
............................... 4-7
Materials
.................................... 6-52
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-7
Appearancecare
............................... 6-44 Armrest.
Storage
............................... 2-41
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-44
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-7
Automatic Headlamp System
...................... 2-32
Automatic Transmission
Check
...................................... 7-40
Fluid
....................................... 6-16
Operation
................................... 2-16
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-42
Front
....................................... 6-21
Rear
....................................... 6-22
Axle
Battery
...................................... 6-32
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement, Keyless Entry
..................... 2-7
Warnings
................................ 5-3, 5-5
Battery Run-Down Protection
..................... 2-35
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-7
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-7
Blizzard, Driving
In ............................. 4-40
BrakeFluid
.................................... 6-29
Brake, Parking
................................. 2-19
Brake System Warning Light
...................... 2-56
ChargeLight
................................ 2-54
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