battery OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1993 Owners Manual

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you
will find on your vehicle. For
example, these symbols are used
on
an original battery: These symbols
are important
for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes by
Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames Spark
or Flame
Could Explode Battery
A Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocklUnlock
These symbols have to do with your
lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights Fog Lights
Reading Lights
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How to Use this Manual
Vehicle Symbols (CONT.)
These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
These symbols are used on warning Here are some other symbols you
and indicator lights: may see:
Engine Coolant
Temperature Fuse
Windshield Washer
Lighter
Battery Charging
System
w Windshield Defroster
p3
Horn
Fuel
Engine Oil Pressure
Rear Window
Defogger
Wh
Speaker
Windshield Defogger
and Heater Hood Release
Anti-Lock Brakes
Rear Window Wiper
Rear Window
WasherlWiper
Ventilating Fan
Power Window
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several different models of these systems
on their vehicles.) Each vehicle can have
up to four transmitters matched to it.
See your Oldsmobile dealer to match
transmitters to another vehicle.
Your remote keyless entry operates on a
radio frequency subject to Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
Rules.
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. Should interference to
this system occur,
try this:
Check to determine if battery
replacement is necessary. See the
instructions on battery replacement
later in this section.
Check the distance. You may be too
far from your vehicle. This product
has a maximum range.
Check the location. Other vehicles or
objects may be blocking the signal.
See your Oldsmobile dealer or a
qualified technician for service.
Changes or modifications to this system
by other than an authorized service
facility could void authorization to use
this equipment.
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Battery Replacement
Under normal use, the batteries in your
key chain transmitter should last about
two years.
You can tell the batteries are 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 batteries.
To Replace Batteries in the Remote
Keyless Entry:
1 . Remove the screw from the back cover.
2. Lift the front cover off, bottom half fmt .
3. Remove and replace the two 3-volt
4. Reassemble the transmitter. batteries
(DL 2016).
5. Check the
transmitter operation.
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Battery Replacement (CONT)
If the back of your transmitter has a slot
instead
of a screw, follow these battery
replacement instructions:
1. Insert a coin into the slot in the back
of the transmitter, and turn
counterclockwise to open the cover.
2. Remove the cover.
3. Remove and replace the two 3-volt
batteries
(DL 2016).
Illuminated Entry System (OPTION)
This option comes with the optional
remote keyless entry system.
When you open the driver’s door, by
itself or
in combination with any
passenger door or the liftgate, the
interior lights will come on and then
gradually dim
to off 10 seconds after the
last door is closed.
(If the driver’s door
has not been opened, the interior lights
will immediately dim to
off.)
When you press a on your remote
transmitter, the lights inside your vehicle
will go on, then gradually dim to
off
after about 40 seconds, unless a door or
the liftgate is opened.
When you
turn on the ignition, the
interior lights will immediately dim to
off.
4. Reassemble the transmitter.
5. Check the transmitter operation.
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Features & Controls
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Starting Your Engine (CONT.)
1. Don’t push the accelerator pedal
before starting your engine. In some
other vehicles you might need to do
this, but because of your vehicle’s
computer systems,
you don’t.
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Holding your key in Start for
longer. than 15 seconds at a til
will cause your battery to be
draified much
sooner. And the : .~
excessive heat can damage your :-
starter motor.
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2. Turn your ignition key to Start.
When the engine starts, let go of the
key. The idle speed will go down as
your engine gets warm.
3.1 Liter V6 (Code D) Engine:
3. If it doesn’t start right away, hold
your key in
Start. If it doesn’t start in
three seconds (or starts but then
stops), push the accelerator pedal
about one-quarter of the way down
for
12 more seconds, or until it starts.
4. If your engine still won’t start (or
starts but then stops), it could be
flooded with too much gasoline. Try
this:
Wait
15 seconds to let the starter
motor cool down. Then push your
accelerator pedal all the way
to the 1
floor. Hold it there. Then hold the
key in
Start. This clears the extra
gasoline from the engine. When
the
engine starts, let go of the key and
the accelerator pedal. If the engine
still doesn’t start, wait another
15
seconds and do step 4 again.
3800 V6 (Code L) Engine:
3. If it doesn’t start right away, hold
your key in
Start for about three
seconds at a time until your engine
starts. Wait about
15 seconds between
each try to help avoid draining your
battery.
4. If your engine still won’t start (or
starts but then stops), it could be
flooded with too much gasoline. Try
pushing your accelerator pedal
all the
way to the floor and holding it there
as you hold the key in
Start for about
three seconds. If the vehicle starts
briefly but then stops again, do the
same thing, but this time keep the
pedal down for five
or six seconds.
This clears the extra gasoline from
the engine. After waiting about
15
seconds, repeat the normal starting
procedure.
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lnterior Lights Override Switch
This switch is located to the left of the
cigarette lighter in the center instrument
panel console. It has two positions,
DOOR (on) and OW, and overrides all
interior lights except the reading lights.
The interior lights
go on each time you
open the doors.
You can turn off these
lights
so that the doors may be left open
without
running down the battery by
turning the interior lights override
switch to
OW.
Center Dome Light
Located in the center of your vehicle,
this light has no switch
of its own. It
will
go on each time you open the
doors, unless you
turn the interior lights
override switch in the center instrument
panel console to
OFF.
If you have the optional rear climate
control, you
will not have a center dome
light.
Rear lnterior Lights
The rear dome light also has two
reading lights.
The dome light will
go on each time you
open the doors, unless
you turn the
interior lights override switch in the
center instrument panel console to
Om.
To turn. on either reading light, press the
switch next
to it.
There are
also two lights in the liftgate
to light the rear cargo area. These will
come
on each time you open the liftgate,
unless
the interior lights override switch
is in the
OFF' position.
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Electronic Level Control
(OWION)
With this option, the rear of the vehicle
automatically adjusts
to changes in load
weight.
(See the Idex under Loading
Your Vehicle.)
You may hear the compressor operating
when you load or unload your vehicle,
and periodically
as the system self-
adjusts.
This is normal.
The compressor should operate for brief
periods
of time. If the sound continues
: for an extended period of time, your
vehicle
needs service. To keep your
battery
ffom being drained, you may
want to remove the 20-amp
ELC fuse in
the fuse control panel until you can get
your vehicle serviced
(see the Index
under Fuses & Circuit Breakers).
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Sunroof (OPTION)
This feature may not be available on
your vehicle.
The sunroof has a glass panel that opens
for ventilation.
To Open the Sunroof:
Pull down on the latch release handle
and then push
it forward and up until
the glass panel locks into place.
To Close the Sunroof:
Pull the latch release handle forward
and down, then push it back and up.
Press firmly
to lock the latch release
handle into the closed position.
Compact Overhead Console
(OPTION)
If you have the optional sunroof, you
will have this front overhead console.
It
includes two reading lights and a storage
compartment.
To turn on or off either reading light,
press the switch next
to it.
If you have the optional power sliding
door, your overhead console will also
have two-power sliding door switches.
To operate these switches, see the Zrzdex
under Power Sliding Door.
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Driving your vehicle with low oil
pressure can cause extensive engine
damage. Have your vehicle serviced
immediately.
CAUTION
Don't keep driving if the oil
I. pressure is low. If you do,
your engine can become so hot that
it catches fire. You or others could
be burned. Check your oil as soon
as possible and have your vehicle
serviced.
I Voltmeter
Your charging system gage will show the
rate
of charge when the engine is
warning zones indicate the normal
operating range. Readings in either red
zone indicate a possible problem with
your charging system. Have your
Oldsmobile serviced immediately.
When
the engine is not running but the
ignition is on (in the
Run position), the
display measures the voltage output
of
your battery.
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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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