lock OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1994 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
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Fasten Safety Belts
Air Bag(s) Door LockfUnlock
Liftgate Ajar Sliding
Door Ajar
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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Seats & Restraint Systems
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats-
how to adjust them, take them out, put
them back in, and fold them up and
down.
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Manual Front Seats
Pull up the lever on the front of the seat
to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you
want it. Then release the lever and try
to move the seat with your body, to
make sure the seat is locked into place.
Four-Way Manual Seat
The driver’s seat can be adjusted four
ways.
Use the lever
on the front of the seat to
adjust the seat forward or
back (see
Manual Front Seats earlier in this
section).
To raise the driver’s seat, pull up the
lever
on the side of the seat. To lower
the seat, push the lever down.
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Removable Rear Bucket Seats
There are three types of rear bucket
seats:
RIGHT ONLY, CENTER OR
LEFT, and LEFT ONLY. RIGHT
ONLY
and LEFT ONLY seats may be
equipped with the built-in child
restraint option.
The rear bucket seats can be removed to
provide extra storage. Each seat that
has the built-in child restraint option
fits in only one location in your vehicle,
but seats that don’t have the built-in
child restraint can be moved to different
floor locations. The back of each seat
has a diagram (similar to the one
above) that shows where the seat must
be located in your vehicle.
RIGHT ONLY seats that don’t have
the built-in child restraint fit only in the
right locations.
LEFT ONLY seats that
don’t have the built-in child restraint fit
only in the left locations. The
CENTER
OR LEFT
seat fits in the center location
and in either left location.
RIGHT ONLY seats that have the
built-in child restraint option fit only in
the rear set of floor pins in the right
location of the second row.
LEFT
ONLY
seats that have the built-in child
I restraint option fit only in the rear set of
floor pins in the left location of the
second row.
To install third row seats, the second
row seats must be tilted forward or
removed. Don’t put the seats in the
wrong locations.
Entry to Third Row Bucket Seats
The RIGHT ONLY seats have a lower
lever to tilt the seat forward.
To get into
third row seats, push back the lower
lever on the
RIGHT ONLY seat
nearest the sliding door and tilt the seat
forward. Then pull the seat back and
check that it locks into place.
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1 CAUTION -
Zeplacing Rear Bucket Seats
:allow the diagram on the back of the
eats to replace the seats in their proper
xation.
;ee
Removable Rear Bucket Seats
arlier in this part.
Ion‘t try to place the seats in baclnvard,
lecause they won’t latch that way.
1. With the entire seat tilted forward,
place the front hooks
of the seat latch
onto the front floor pins.
2. Firmly press the rear hooks onto the
rear floor pins. The seat should lock
into position.
3. Lift the upper lever and pull up on
the seatbacls. until it loclts upright.
4. Push and pull on the seat to check
that it is locked.
5. Check to see that you have put the
seats into the proper location,
according
to the label on each seat. If
not, the seats may not latch properly,
and your passengers may not have the
proper safety belt.
Safety Belts: Zkey%e 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.
And it explains the Supplemental
Restraint System, or “air bag” system.
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Seats & Restraint Systems
4. Put someone on it. 2. When the bike hits the block, it stops.
But the child keeps going! 3. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose
it's just a seat on wheels.
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5. Get it up to speed. Then stop the
vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. i: 6. The person keeps
going until stopped
In a real vehicle, it could be the
windshield..
.
by something. nstrurnent panel
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LapShoulder 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 (to see how, see Seats
in the Index) so you can sit up
straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across
you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
until it clicks.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
If the belt stops before it reaches the
buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep
pulling until you can buckle the belt.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure
it is secure.
If the belt isn’t long enough, see Safety
Belt Extender
at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle is positioned
so you would be
able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
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5. To make the lap part tight, pull down
on the buckle end
of the belt as you
pull up
on the shoulder belt. The
lap part of the belt should be worn
ow and snug on the hips, just touching
:he thighs. In a crash, this applies force
:o the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
ess likely to slide under the lap belt. If
IOU slid under it, the belt would apply
orce at your abdomen. This could
:ause serious or even fatal injuries. The
ihoulder belt should
go over the
ihoulder and across the chest. These
)arts of the body are best able to take
lelt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks
if there’s a sudden
;top or a crash.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won’t give nearly as much protection
this way.
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3. To make the lap part tight, pull down
on the buckle end of the belt as you
pull up on the shoulder part. The lap part of the
belt should be worn
low and snug on the hips, just touching
the thighs. In a crash, this applies force
to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d bc
less likely to slide under the lap belt. If
you slid under it, the belt would apply
force at your abdomen. This could
cause serious or even fatal injuries. The
shoulder belt should go over the
shoulder and across the chest. These
parts of the body are best able to tale
belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks
if there’s a sudden
stop or a crash.
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Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on
your Oldsmobile. and information on
starting. shifting and braking
. Also
explained are the instrument panel
and the warning systems that tell you
if everything is working properly -
and what to do if you have a
problem
.
Part 2
Features & Controls
Keys ........................................................................\
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Front Doors
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....................................... 45
Remote Lock Control
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Liftgate
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............................................... 56
Starting Your Engine
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........................ 58
Engine Coolant Heater ........................................................................\
...................... 61
Loclts
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.................................................. 45
Sliding Door
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...................................... 51
Ignition ........................................................................\
.............................................. 58
Shifting the Transaxle
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....................... 62
Parking Brake
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.................................... 65
Shifting into Park
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.............................. 66
Horn ........................................................................\
................................................... 69
Tilt Steering Wheel
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............................ 69
Windows
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............................................ 69
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
.................................................................. 71
Cruise Control ........................................................................\
................................... 72
Headlights
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.......................................... 74
Interior Lights
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................................... 76
Windshield Wipers
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Windshield Washer
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........................... 78
Mirrors
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............................................... 86
Glove
Box and Storage Compartments .................................................................... 88
Luggage Carrier ........................................................................\
................................. 92
Instrument Panel
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............................... 96
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
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Keys The ignition keys are for the ignition
only.
The door keys are for the doors and all
other locks.
When a new vehicle
is delivered, the
dealer removes the plugs from the keys
and gives them to the first owner. Each
plug has
a code on it that tells
your dealer or a qualified locksmith
how to make extra keys. Keep the plugs
in
a safe place. If you lose your keys,
you’ll be able to have new ones made
easily using these plugs.
NOTICE:
Your Oldsmobile has a number of
new features that can help prevent
theft. But
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 extra keys.
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