lock OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1993 Service Manual

Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
Setting the Clock
For radios with VSElZKk
1 . With the radio on or off, press SET.
The SET indicator will appear on the
digital display for five seconds. You
must begin to set the clock to
the
correct hour and minute during those
five seconds.
correct hour appears on the display.
correct minute appears on the display.
2. Press and hold VSEEK until the
3. Press and hold SEE- until the For radios with
SEEK and SCAN
buttons:
1. With the radio on or off, press SET.
The SET indicator will appear on the
digital display for five seconds. You
must begin to set the clock to the
correct hour and minute
during those
five seconds.
correct hour appears on
the display.
correct
minute appears on the display.
2. Press and hold SEEK until the
3. Press and hold SCAN until the For radios
with +SEEXP and SCAN:
1. With the radio on or off, press SET.
The SET indicator will appear on the
digital display for five seconds.
You
must begin to set the clock to the
comect hour and minute during those
five seconds.
2. Press and hold SCAN until the
correct hour appears on the display.
3. Press and hold +SEEK or SEEK,
until the correct minute appears on
the display.
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IM.FM Stereo Radio
'he digital display indicates information In time or radio station fi-equency, the AM
Nr FM radio band, whether the station is
n stereo, and other radio functions.
Jpper Knob (VOL): This knob does
mr things:
Turn it to turn the system on and off
(your ignition must be on).
Turn it to control the volume.
the station frequency to the digital
display screen.
1 When the ignition is off, press it to
display the clock.
1 When the radio is on, press it to recall
BAL (Balance): The control ring
behind the upper knob adjusts the
left/right speaker balance.
Lower Knob (TUNE): This knob does
two things
:
Turn it to tune in radio stations.
Press it to change between the AM
and FM bands (the digital screen will
momentarily display AM or
FM, and
indicate
if the radio is in stereo).
FADE: The control ring behind the
lower knob adjusts the fronthear
speaker balance.
VSEEU: Press to seek and stop on
the next station higher or lower on the
radio band.
You can also use the SEEK buttons to
scan radio stations up or down the
AM
or FM bands.
To scan stations up the band, press and
hold
SEE-, then press VSEEK, then
release both buttons. The radio will go
to the next station and pause there for a
few seconds. It will continue to scan
until you press either
SEEK button.
To scan stations down the band, press
and hold
VSEEK, then press SEE-,
then release both buttons. The radio will
go to the next station and pause there for
a few seconds. It will continue to scan
until you press either
SEEK button.
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IMIFM Stereo with Cassette
'layer
'he digital display indicates information
In time or radio station frequency, the
AM
lr FM radio band, whether the station is
n stereo, and other radio functions.
Jpper Knob (VOL): This knob does
ive things:
Turn it to turn the system on and off
(your ignition must be on).
1 Turn it to control the volume.
1 When the radio is on, press it to recall
the station frequency to the digital
display screen.
1 When the ignition is off, press it to
display the clock.
When a tape is playing, press it to
hear the other side of the tape.
BAL (Balance): The control ring
behind the upper knob adjusts the
lefthght speaker balance.
Lower Knob (TUNE): This knob does
two things:
Turn it to tune in radio stations.
Press it to change between the AM
and FM bands (the digital screen will
momentarily display
AM or FM, and
indicate if the radio is in stereo).
FADE: The control ring behind the
lower knob adjusts the fronthear
speaker balance.
TREBLE: Slide this lever up to
increase treble, or down to decrease it.
If a station is weak
or noisy, reduce the
treble.
BASS: Slide this lever up to increase
bass, or down to decrease it.
V SEEK A: Press to seek and stop on
the next station higher or lower on the
radio band.
You can also use the
SEEK buttons to
scan radio stations up or down the
AM
or FM bands.
To scan stations up the band, press and
hold
SEE-, then press VSEEK, then
release both buttons. The radio will go
to the next station and pause there for a
few seconds. It will continue to scan
until you press either
SEEK button.
To scan stations down the band, press
and hold
VSEEK, then press SEEU,
then release both buttons. The radio will
go to the next station and pause there for
a few seconds.
It will continue to scan
until
you press either SEEK button.
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AM/FM Stereo with Cassette
Player with Dolby@
The digital display indicates information
on time or radio station frequency, the
AM
or FM radio band, whether the station is
in stereo, and other radio functions.
PWR (Power): Press to turn the unit on
and
off when the ignition is on.
Upper Knob (VOL): This knob does
two things:
Turn it slightly to the left or right to
Press it to mute the radio or tape
control
the volume.
player. Press again to listen.
Balance: Turn the control ring behind
the upper knob slightly to the left or right
to adjust the left/right speaker balance.
Lower Knob (TUNE): This knob does
two things:
Turn it slightly to the left or right to
tune in radio stations. If you hold it to
the left or right, it will tune rapidly.
You can also
turn it one stop at a time
to fine-tune a specific frequency.
Press to change between the AM,
FM1 or FM2 bands. (FM1 allows you
to preset five stations, FM2 allows
you
to preset another five stations.) The
band you select will appear
momentarily on the digital display.
Fade: Turn the control ring behind the
lower knob slightly to the left or right to
adjust the fronthear speaker balance.
+SEEK,: Press to seek and stop on
the next station higher
or lower on the
radio band.
SCAN: When you press SCAN, the
radio will go to the next station and
pause there for a few seconds.
SCAN
will display on the digital screen. Press
SCAN again to stop on a station.
RCL (Recall): When the ignition is off,
press to display the clock. When the
radio is on, press to change between the
clock and the radio station frequency
displayed on the digital screen.
BASS: Adjusts the bass level up or
down. The bottom of the digital screen
will display the level you have selected.
For a normal listening level preset at the
factory, press the center of the switch.
TREB (Treble): Adjusts the treble level
up or down. The
bottom of the digital
screen will display the level you have
selected. For a normal listening level
preset at the factory, press the center of
the switch.
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Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
AM/FM Stereo with Compact
Disc Player (CONT:)
Radio Controls
AM/FM: Press to select either the AM
or FM radio band. The band you select
will be momentarily displayed on the
digital screen. The frequency of the
station will be displayed, and if the
station is in stereo, the
ST (Stereo)
indicator will also be displayed.
Your radio has an AMAX-certified
receiver. It can produce quality AM
stereo sound and receive C-Quam@
stereo broadcasts. AMAX reduces noise
without reducing the high frequencies
you need for the best sound. You don’t
have to do anything to your Delco/GM
radio because AMAX is automatic.
SEEK: Press SEEK to tune in and stop
on the
next station on the AM or FM
radio band.
SCAN: When you press SCAN, the
radio will go to the next station and
pause there for
a few seconds. SCAN
will display on the digital screen. Press
SCAN again to stop on a station.
RCL (Recall): When the ignition is off,
press to display the clock. When the
radio is on, press to change between the
clock and
the radio station frequency
displayed on the digital screen. The
five pushbuttons in the lower right
corner can be used to preset up
to ten
radio stations (five AM and five FM
stations). These buttons have other uses
when you are playing a compact disc
(see Compact
Disc Controls later in this
section).
To Preset Radio Stations:
1 . Tune the digital display to the station
you want.
2. Press SET. The SET indicator will
appear on the digital screen for five
seconds.
3. While the SET indicator is displayed,
press one of
the five pushbuttons.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of five AM
and five
FM stations.
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If the disc comes back out:
The disc may be upside down.
The disc may be dirty, scratched or
wet.
Compact Disc Controls
Many of the controls for the radio also
have functions for the compact disc
player, as explained here.
To Play a Compact Disc:
Don’t use mini-discs that are called
singles. They won’t eject. Use only
full-
size compact discs.
1 . Press POWER to turn the radio on.
2. Insert a disc part-way into the slot,
with the label side up. The player
will pull it in. In a few seconds, the
disc should play.
There may be too much moisture in
the air (wait about one hour and try
again).
The player may be too hot, or the road
may be too rough for the disc to play.
If the word H(YT appears on the
display, the player is too hot. Press
RCL to remove HOT from the
display.
As soon as things get back to
normal, the disc should play.
While a disc is playing, the
CD indi-
cator is displayed on the digital screen,
as is the clock.
RCL (Recall): Press once to see what
track is playing. Press again within five
seconds to see how long your selection
has been playing. The track number also
will be displayed when the volume is
changed or a new track starts
to play.
PREV (Previous): Press to play a track
again. If you hold or keep pressing the
PREV button, the disc will keep
backing up to previous tracks.
NEXT: Press when you want to hear the
next track before the track you are
listening
to has finished. If you hold or
keep pressing the
NEXT button, the
disc will keep advancing to other tracks.
REV (Reverse): Press and hold to
rapidly back up to a favorite passage.
Release to resume playing.
FF (Fast Forward): Press and hold to
rapidly advance the disc. Release to
resume playing.
COMP (Compression): Press this
button to make
soft and loud passages
more equal in volume. Press again to
resume normal play.
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Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
AM/FM Stereo with Compact
Disc Player
(CONT.)
When Finished with the Compact
Disc Player:
If you press POWER or turn off the
ignition, the disc will stay in the player
and
start again when you turn on the
ignition or power switch. The disc will
begin playing at the point where it had
been stopped.
ST/PL (Stop/Play): Press to stop the
disc player; the radio will play. Press
again to play the disc (the player will
start playing the disc where it was
stopped earlier).
EJCT (Eject): Press to eject the disc;
the radio will play.
CD Player Anti-Theft Fieature
Delco LOC II@ is a security feature for
the compact disc player. It can be used
or ignored. If ignored, the system plays
normally.
If it is used, your player won’t
be usable if it is ever stolen, because it
will go to
LOC mode any time battery
power is removed. Until an unLOC
code is entered, it will not
turn on.
The instructions below tell you how to
enter a secret code into the system.
If
your vehicle loses battery power for any
reason, you must unlock the system with
the secret code before the radio will turn
on.
To Set the Anti-Theft System:
1. Write down any six-digit number and
keep it in a safe place.
2. Turn the ignition to the Accessory or
Run position.
3. Press the POWER button to turn the
radio
off.
4. Press the PREV and FF buttons
together. Hold them down until
“- - -” shows on the display (at least
five seconds). You are ready to enter
your secret code.
NOTE:
If you allow more than 15
seconds to elapse between any steps, the
radio automatically reverts to time and
you must
start the procedure over at step 4.
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5. Press SET and 000 will appear on
the display.
6. Press and hold SEEK until the first
digit of your code appears.
7. Press and hold SCAN until the
second and third digits of your code
appear.
8. Press AM/FM and 000 will appear
again. Now you are ready to enter
the last three digits of your code.
9. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the last
three digits of your code.
1 0. Press AM/FM and rEP will appear.
1 1. Repeat steps 6 through 10. This time
SEC will appear, indicating that the
radio is secure.
If “- - -” appears,
the steps were
not successful and
you must repeat the entire
procedure.
To Unlock the System After a Power
Loss:
When battery power is reapplied to a
secured radio, the radio won’t turn
on
and LOC will appear on the display.
Enter your secret code as follows; pause
no more than
15 seconds between steps.
1. Turn the ignition on. (Radio off.)
2. Press the SET button. The display
will show
000.
3. Enter the six digits of the code
following steps
6-9 above. The
display will show the numbers as
entered.
4. Press the AM/FM button and the
time appears, indicating that the
disabling sequence was successful.
If
the display indicates SEC, the
numbers did not match and the unit is
still secured.
Disabling the Anti-Theft System:
1. Press PREV and FF together for five
seconds with the ignition on and
radio power off. The display will
show SEC, indicating the unit is in
the secure mode. (If
“- - -” appears
on the display, the anti-theft system
has already been disabled.)
2. Press the SET button. The display
will show
000.
3. Enter the first three digits of the code
following steps
6 and 7 of the
preceding paragraphs. The display
will show the numbers as entered.
4. Press AM/FM. The radio will
display
000.
5. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter the second
three digits
of the code. The display
will show the numbers as entered.
6. Press
AM/FM. If bb- - -” then the
time appears, the disabling sequence
was successful (the numbers matched
the secret code) and the unit is in the
UNSECURED mode. If the display
shows
SEC, the disabling sequence
was unsuccessful (the numbers did
not match) and the
unit will remain
in the SECURED mode.
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Here you’ll find information about
driving on different kinds of roads
and in varying weather conditions
.
We’ve also included many other useful
tips on driving
.
Part
Your Driving and the Road
Roadsigns ...................................................... 140
Defensive Driving
................................................ 144
Drunken Driving
................................................. 145
Control
of a Vehicle ............................................... 147
Braking
....................................................... 148
Anti-LockBrakes
............................................... 149
SteeringTips
................................................... 154
Passing
....................................................... 156
DrivingatNight
.................................................. 159
Driving in the Rain
................................................ 161
Driving in Fog. Mist and Haze
...................................... 164
CityDriving
..................................................... 165
Freeway Driving
................................................. 166
Driving
a Long Distance ........................................... 168
HillandMountainRoads
........................................... 170
ParkingonHills
.................................................. 171
Winter Driving
................................................... 173
TowingaTrailer
.................................................. 177
Steering in Emergencies
.......................................... 155
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,zz"Riding" the brakes wears them
,%out much faster. You would neec
costly brake replacement much
' . ,sooner than normal, ant : also
;:reduces fuel economy.
If you keep pace with the traffic and
allow realistic following distances, you
will eliminate a lot
of unnecessary
braking. That means better braking and longer brake life.
If your engine ever stops while you're
driving, brake normally but don't
pump your brakes.
If you do, the pedal
may get harder to push down. If your
engine stops, you will still have some
power brake assist. But you will use it
when you brake. Once the power
assist is used up, it may take longer to
stop and the brake pedal will be
harder to push.
I
Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)
Your Oldsmobile has an advanced
electronic braking system that will help
prevent skidding.
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