ignition Oldsmobile Bravada 2003 Owner's Manuals

Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have
heated front seats. The
buttons used to control this
feature are located on
the front door armrests.
The engine must be
running for the heated seat
feature to work.
To heat the entire seat, press the horizontal button with
the heated seat symbol. Press the button repeatedly
to cycle through the temperature settings of high, medium,
low and
off. The indicator lights will glow to
designate the level
of heat selected: three for high, two
for medium and one for low. The low setting warms
the seatback and cushion until the seat temperature is
near body temperature. The medium and high
settings heat the seatback and seat cushion to a slightly
higher temperature. You will be able
to feel heat in
about two minutes.
To heat only the seatback, press the button with the
words “BACK
ONLY”. An indicator light on the seatback
switch will glow to designate that only the seatback is
being heated. Additional presses will cycle through
the heat levels for the seatback only. Press the
horizontal button again to heat the whole seat.
The feature will shut
off automatically when the ignition
is turned
off.
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Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped
Vehicle
Air bags affect how your vehicle should be serviced.
There are parts of the air bag systems in several places
around your vehicle. Your dealer and the service
manual have information about servicing your vehicle
and the air bag systems.
To purchase a service manual,
see
Setvice Publications Ordering Information on
page 7- IO.
For up to 10 seconds 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 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.
The air bag systems do not need regular maintenance.
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Section 2 Features and Controls
Keys ............................................................... 2-.
Remote Keyless Entry System
......................... 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
........... 2-5
Doors and Locks ............................................. 2.8
Door Locks
.................................................... 2.8
Power Door Locks
.......................................... 2.9
Delayed Locking
............................................. 2.9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
.............. 2.10
Rear Door Security Locks
.............................. 2-12
Lockout Protection
........................................ 2.12
Leaving Your Vehicle
.................................... 2.12
Liftgate/Liftglass
............................................ 2.13
Windows ........................................................ 2.14
Power Windows
............................................ 2.15
Sun Visors
................................................... 2.15
Theft-Deterrent Systems .................................. 2.16
Content Theft-Deterrent
................................. 2.16
Passlock@
................................................... 2.17
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ................ 2.18
New Vehicle Break-In
.................................... 2.18
Ignition Positions
...................................... 2.18
Starting Your Engine
.............................. 2-19
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Engine Coolant Heater .................................. 2.20
Automatic Transmission Operation
................... 2.22
All-Wheel Drive
............................................ 2.24
Parking Brake
.............................................. 2.25
Shifting Into Park (P)
..................................... 2-25
Shifting
Out of Park (P) ................................. 2-27
Parking Over Things That Burn
....................... 2-28
Engine Exhaust
............................................ 2-28
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
.... 2-29
Mirrors ........................................................... 2-30
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Onstar@ and Compass
............................... 2-30
Outside Manual Mirrors
.................................. 2-32
Outside Power Mirror
.................................... 2-32
Outside Convex Mirror
................................... 2-33
Outside Heated Mirrors
.................................. 2-33
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb
View Assist
.............................................. 2-33
Onstar@ System ............................................ 2-35
HomeLink@ Transmitter .................................. 2-37
Programming the HomeLink@ Transmitter
........ 2-37
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Keys
Leaving 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 the power windows or
other controls or even make the vehicle move.
Don't leave the keys in a vehicle with children.
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This vehicle has one double-sided key for the
ignition and door locks. It
will fit with either side up.
When a new vehicle is delivered, the dealer provides
the owner with a pair of identical keys and a key
code number.
The key code number tells your dealer or a qualified
locksmith how to make extra keys. Keep this number in
a safe place. If you lose your keys, you’ll be able to
have new ones made easily using this number.
Your selling dealer should also have this number. Notice: Your vehicle has a number of features that
can help prevent theft. 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 spare keys.
If you ever do get locked out of your vehicle, call the
GM Roadside Assistance Center. See Roadside
Assistance Program
on page 7-5.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Onstar@ system
with an active subscription and you lock your keys inside
the vehicle, Onstar@ may be able
to send a command
to unlock your vehicle. See
OnStap System on
page
2-35 for more information.
Remote Keyless Entry System
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 interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation
of the device.
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Power Door Locks
The power door lock
switches are located on
the driver’s and front passenger’s armrests.
Remove the ignition key and press the lock symbol
to
lock all of the doors at once. To unlock the doors, press
the other side of the switch.
Delayed Locking
This feature makes it easier to use the power door locks
to lock all the doors and the liftgate when leaving your
vehicle.
The first time you attempt
to lock the doors using the
power lock switch or the remote keyless entry
transmitter (with any door or the liftgate open), three
chimes will signal that delayed locking is being used.
All doors and the liftgate can be reopened for up to five
seconds from the time the last door is closed. Five
seconds after the last door is closed, all the doors
will lock.
You can lock the doors immediately by
using the power door lock switch or the optional remote
keyless entry transmitter a second time.
If the key is inserted in the ignition, this feature will not
lock the doors. The lockout prevention feature will
operate instead.
You can enable or disable the delayed locking feature.
If the feature is disabled, the doors will lock immediately
when a power door lock switch or remote keyless
entry transmitter lock button is pressed.
Programming Delayed Locking
When your vehicle was shipped from the factory, the
delayed locking feature was programmed on, or
enabled. The mode
to which your vehicle was
programmed may have been changed since it left the
factory. To turn the delayed locking feature on or
off, do
the following:
1. Press and hold the power door lock switch on the
2. Press the remote keyless entry transmitter unlock
driver’s door in the lock position.
button twice.
If the delayed locking feature was on,
it would now be
off. If the feature was off, it would now be on.
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Programmable Automatic Door
Locks
Your vehicle is equipped with an automatic IocWunlock
feature which enables you
to program your vehicle’s
power door locks. You can program this feature through
the Driver Information Center (DIC), or by the following
method.
Programmable Locking Feature
The following is the list of available programming
options:
Mode 1: All doors lock when the transmission is shifted
into gear.
Mode
2: All doors lock when the vehicle speed is
greater than
8 mph (13 km/h).
Mode 3: No automatic door locking.
The automatic door locks were pre-programmed at the
factory to lock all the doors when the transmission
is shifted into gear. The following instructions detail how
to program your door locks differently than the factory
setting. Choose one of the three programming
options listed above before entering the program mode. To
enter the program mode you need to do the
following:
1.
2.
3.
Begin with the ignition off. Then pull the turn
signaVmultifunction lever toward you and hold
it there while you perform the next step.
Turn the key
to RUN and LOCK twice. Then, with the
key in LOCK, release the turn signaVmultifunction
lever. Once you do this, you will hear the lock switch
lock and unlock, the horn will chirp twice, and a
30 second program timer will begin.
You are now ready to program the automatic door
locks. Select one of the three programming options
listed above, and press the lock side of the power
door lock switch to cycle through the lock options.
You will have
30 seconds to begin programming. If
you exceed the
30 second limit, the locks will
automatically lock and unlock and the horn will chirp
twice
to indicate that you have left the program
mode. If this occurs, repeat the procedure beginning
with Step
1 to re-enter the programming mode.
You can exit the program mode any time by turning the
ignition
to RUN. The locks will automatically lock and
unlock and the horn will chirp twice
to indicate that you
are leaving the program mode. If the IocWunlock switches
are not pressed while in the programming mode, the
current auto IocWunlock setting will not be modified.
See your dealer for more information.
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Programmable Unlocking Feature
The following is the list of available programming
options:
Mode 1: Driver’s door unlocks when the transmission is
shifted into PARK (P).
Mode 2: All doors unlock when the transmission is
shifted into PARK (P).
Mode 3: All doors unlock when the key is removed
from the ignition.
Mode 4: No automatic door unlock.
The automatic door locks were pre-programmed at the
factory to unlock the driver’s door once the transmission
is shifted
to PARK (P). The following instructions
detail how to program your door locks differently than
the factory setting. Choose one of the four programming
options listed above before entering the program
mode.
To enter the program mode you need
to do the
following:
1. Begin with the ignition off. Then pull the turn
signaVmultifunction lever toward you and hold
it there while you perform the next step.
2.
3.
Turn the key to RUN and LOCK twice. Then, with the
key in LOCK, release the turn signal/multifunction
lever. Once you do this, you will hear the lock switch
lock and unlock, the horn will chirp twice, and a
30 second program timer will begin
You are now ready
to program the automatic door
locks. Select one
of the four programming options
listed above, and press the unlock side of the power
door lock switch
to cycle through the unlocking
options. You will have
30 seconds to begin
programming. If you exceed the
30 second limit, the
locks will automatically lock and unlock and the
horn will chirp twice
to indicate that you have
left the program mode. If this occurs, repeat the
procedure beginning with Step
1 to re-enter
the programming mode.
You can exit the program mode any time by turning the
ignition to RUN. The locks will automatically lock and
unlock and the horn will chirp twice
to indicate that you
are leaving the program mode.
If the IocWunlock
switches are not pressed while in the programming
mode, the current auto IocWunlock setting will not be
modified.
See your dealer for more information.
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Rear Door Security Locks
Your vehicle may have this feature. You can lock the
rear doors
so they can't be opened from the inside
by passengers. To use one of these locks do the
following:
1. Open one
of the rear doors. You will find a security
lock lever located on the inside edge of each
rear door.
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3. Close the door.
2. Move the lever down to
engage the safety lock.
Move the lever up to
disengage the
safety lock. The
rear doors
of your vehicle cannot be opened from
the inside when this feature is in use.
If you want to
open the rear door when the security lock is on, unlock
the door and open the door from the outside.
Lockout Protection
This feature stops the power door locks from locking
when the key is in the ignition and a door is open
to protect you from locking your key in the vehicle.
If the power lock switch is pressed when a door is open
and the key is in the ignition, all the doors will lock
and then the driver's door will unlock.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your key, open your
door and set the lock from inside. Then get out and
close the door.
4. Do the same thing to the other rear door.
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Power Windows
The controls for the power windows are located on the
armrest on each of the side doors. With power windows,
the switches operate the windows when the ignition is in
RUN, ACCESSORY or when Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) is active. The driver’s door has a switch for each of
the passenger’s windows as well.
Press the bottom of the switch
to lower the window.
Press the top of the switch
to raise the window.
Express-Down Window
The driver’s and front passenger’s window switches
have an express-down feature that allows you to lower
the window without holding the switch down. Press
the bottom of the driver’s window switch down briefly
to
activate the express-down feature. Lightly tap the
switch to open the window slightly. The express-down
feature can be interrupted at any time by pressing
the top of the switch.
Window Lockout
Your vehicle has a lockout feature to prevent
passengers from operating the power windows.
A small
light in the lockout switch will come on to show that
the switch has been activated. Press the lockout switch
again to return to normal operation.
Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can pull the visor down. You
can also slide the visor from side-to-side to cover
the driver or passenger front window.
Visor Vanity Mirror
Pull the sun visor down to expose the vanity mirror
Lighted Visor Vanity Mirror
Your vehicle may have this feature. Pull the sun visor
down and lift the mirror cover
to turn on the lamps.
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