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Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Oldsmobile
The air bag affects how your Oldsmobile should be
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant
serviced. There
are Parts of the air bag system in several
women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be
places around your vehicle. You don’t want the system
seriously injured if they don’t wear safety belts.
I to inflate while someone is working on your vehicle.
I Your Oldsmoblle retailer and the Silhouette Service
1 Manual have information about servicing your vehicle
1 and the air bag system. To purchase a service manual,
see “Service and Owner Publications” in the Index.
For up to two minutes 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 wires wrapped with yellow tape,
or 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 system does not need regular maintenance.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and
the lap portion should be
worn as low as possible, below
the rounding, throughout the pregnancy.
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Section 2 Features and Controls
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.
Keys
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Leaving young 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 power windows
or other
controls or even make the vehicle move. Don’t
leave the keys in a vehicle with young children.
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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 retaler removes the
plugs from the keys
and gives them to the first owner.
Each plug has a code on it that tells your retailer 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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Power Door Locks (Option)
From the inside, press the front of the power door lock switch
(on either front door), to unlock all doors and the liftgate\
.
You can lock all doors and the liftgate from the inside,
by pressing the rear of the power lock switch on either
front door.
If you have the optional Remote Lock Control system,
your vehicle has a special security feature. If the driver’s
door is open and your key is in the ignition
in the OFF
position, you won’t be able to set the door locks with the power door lock switch
or the remote transmitter.
This
feature is designed to help keep you from locking your
keys in your vehicle.
If the sliding door is open when you press the power
door lock switch, it will lock automatically within
five seconds after you close it.
If
you have the optional Remote Lock Control system,
this feature will be replaced by a different lock delay
system. See “Remote Lock Control” later in this section.
With power locks, when the doors are locked, the inside as
well as the outside door latch release cannot open the
doors.
This safety feature prevents a door from being
accidentally opened from the inside by moving the handle.
To override this safety feature, slide the locking lever to
the unlock position on the door you want to open.
When the liftgate has been unlocked with the power door locks, you won’t need the key to open it. Simply
turn the
lock clockwise until the latch releases.
This is also true if
you use the optional Remote Lock Control transmitter.
See “Remote Lock Control” later in this section.
To lock the liftgate, use either the power door lock switch
or the optional Remote Lock Control transmitter.
You may
also lock it manually by turning the lock counterclockwise.
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t ta latic Do01 ,ocks (Option) Overrld g LOC
With this feature, you can unlock all of the doors from
the outside by holding the key in the unlock position for
one second.
To unlock only the driver’s or passenger’s
door, turn the key to the unlock position and release.
From the inside, when the ignition is
on and the driver’s
door is closed, all doors will lock each time you move
the shift lever out of PARK (P). If the passenger’s door
or the liftgate is open when you move the shift lever out
of PARK
(P), they will lock when closed.
If the sliding door is open when you move the shift lever
out of PARK (P) or manually lock the doors using the
power door lock switches, a lock delay feature allows
the sliding door to lock five seconds after it is closed.
With the automatic door locks feature, you can still lock
or unlock the doors at any time, either manually or with
the power door lock switches.
To override the lock delay feature, press the front of the
power door lock switch (the unlock position) while the
shift lever is in
PARK (P).
If you have the Remote Lock Control system, there are
three additional ways you can disable the lock delay
feature (see “Remote Lock Control” later
in this section):
0 Press the unlock symbol on your remote transmitter,
Return the shift lever to PARK (P), or
0 Turn the ignition off.
Customizing Your Autornr c Door Locks Feat
With the Remote Lock Control system, you can
customize your automatic door locks feature to suit your
individual needs. (See “Remote Lock Control’’ later
in
this section.)
With the doors closed and the ignition on, press and hold
the driver’s side power door lock switch in the lock
position for
10 seconds. The doors will lock, then
unlock, indicating that you have
10 seconds in which to
program one of four custom modes:
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Operation
The driver’s door will unlock and the interior lamps will
go on when the unlock symbol is pressed (see
“Illuminated Entry System” later in this section). If
pressed again within five seconds, all doors and the
liftgate will unlock. All doors and the liftgate will lock
when the lock symbol is pressed.
If the driver’s door
is open and your key is in the
ignition in the OFF position, you
won’t be able to set the
door lock with
the power door lock switch or the remote
transmitter. This security feature is designed to help
keep you from locking your keys in your vehicle.
Lock Delay
The lock delay feature can be operated using either the
remote key chain transmitter or the power door lock
switch (see “Power Door Locks” earlier in this section). For the lock delay feature to work, the ignition and the
interior lamps control (located to
the left of the instrument
panel cluster) must be
off. If you wish to lock the doors
with the interior lamps on, press the lock symbol or the
rear
of either power door lock switch twice.
If any door is open when you press the lock symbol or
the rear of either power door lock switch, a chime will
sound three times. This indicates that all doors and the
liftgate will lock about five seconds after the last door
has been closed.
To override the lock delay feature, press the lock symbol
or the rear of either power door lock switch again, and
the doors and liftgate will lock immediately. If the
sliding door is open,
it will lock automatically within
five seconds after it is closed.
To cancel the lock delay feature, press the unlock
symbol or the front of either power door lock switch.
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Replacing the Battery in the Remote Transmitter
1. Insert a coin into the slot in the back of the transmitter,
and
turn it counterclockwise to open the cover.
2. Remove the cover.
3. Remove and replace the 3-volt battery (CR2032).
4. Reassemble the transmitter.
5. Check the transmitter operation.
Illuminated Entry System (Option)
This option comes with the optional Remote Lock
Control system.
When
you open the driver’s door (by itself or in
combination with any passenger door or
the liftgate) the
interior lamps 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 lamps
will immediately dim to off.)
When you press the unlock symbol on your remote
transmitter, the lamps 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 lamps will
immediately dim to off.
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Leaving young children or pets unattended in
your vehicle can be dangerous. They could operate the power sliding door.
A child or others
could be injured.
Do not leave children or pets
unattended in your vehicle.
To operate the power sliding door, the power sliding
door
ON/OFF switch must be in the ON position. This
switch is the forward-most of two power door switches
located on the side of the overhead console. (If you have
the compact overhead console, this switch is located
between the reading lamps.)
To disable the power
sliding door feature, slide the switch to
OFF.
When your vehicle goes through an automatic car wash,
be sure the power sliding door
ON/OFF switch is in the
OFF position.
To open or close the sliding door, press and release one
of two PWR DOOR switches. There is one mounted on
the wall, just in front of the sliding door; the other is the
rear-most switch on the side of the overhead console. (If
you have the compact overhead console, this switch
is
located between the reading lamps.)
The sliding door must be unlocked for the power sliding
door to operate. The ignition does not have to be on and
the key does not have to be in the ignition.
To prevent
accidental operation of the sliding door, disable the
power sliding door by placing the power sliding door
ON/OFF switch in the OFF position.
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When the key is in the ignition in the RUN position,
the power sliding door will only open if
the transaxle
is
in PARK (P). The transaxle does not have to be in
PARK (P) to close the door.
If the ON/OFF switch is in
the
ON position and the power sliding door is open or in
the process
of closing when you shift out of PARK (P), a
tone will sound and the power sliding door warning light
on your instrument panel will flash (see “Power Sliding
Door Warning Light”
in the Index). This is a warning
light that the sliding door is not completely closed.
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If you shift the transaxle out of PARK (P) and
accelerate before the power sliding door latches
closed, the door may reverse to the open position.
A child or others could fall out of the vehicle and
be injured.
Always make sure the power sliding
door
is closed and latched before you drive away.
If anything obstructs the power sliding door while it is
closing, the door will automatically reverse to the open
position, provided it meets sufficient resistance. Resistance must be
as strong as the force of the closing
door, or stronger.
The force of the closing door increases
significantly
as the door approaches the latch position.
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To manually close the power sliding door when the
sliding door
ON/OFF switch is in the ON position, pull
the inside or outside latch release or the edge
of the
door. Move the door about
4 inches (10 cm) toward the
closed position and release. The door will close
completely and latch for
you.
To manually close the power sliding door when the
ON/OFF switch is
in the OFF position, pull the inside or
outside latch release and slide the door
all the way
forward to the latch position.
Resetting the rower diding Door
The power sliding door may operate incorrectly or not
all because of the following conditions:
0 A low voltage or dead battery
0 Disconnecting the battery
0 If the GUAGES, TAIL or TURN B/U fuse is
removed or blown.
See “Fuse Panel”
in the Index for more information
about your fuse panel.
If any of these conditions occur, the power sliding door
will need to be reset. To do this, follow the directions
listed here. It will be easier
if you read through them
once before beginning this procedure.
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6.
Check to be sure the power sliding door is unlocked
and securely closed.
Turn the ignition switch to the
OFF position.
Turn
the power sliding door ON/OFF switch to OFF.
Remove the TAIL fuse from the fuse panel. Leave it
out for 30 seconds.
Reinstall the fuse and wait 10 seconds.
Move the
ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
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