instrument panel OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1996 Owners Manual

The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...
or the instrument panel . . .
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Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the
blink of an eye. If you’re too close to an inflating
air bag,
it could seriously injure you. Safety belts
help keep
you in position for an air bag inflation
in a crash. Always wear your safety belt, even
with an
air bag, and sit as far back as you can
while still maintaining control
of your vehicle.
AIR BAG
There is an air bag readiness
light on the instrument
panel, which shows the
words
AIR BAG.
I The system checks the air bag’s electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical
problem. See “Air Bag Readiness Light” in the Index
for more information.
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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
A c ‘LL I
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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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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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.
IAC TION: I
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 close the liftgate, pull down on the handle, then
firmly shut the liftgate. Don’t drive with the liftgate
open, even slightly. See“Engine Exhaust”
in the Index.
A light on your instrument panel will warn you if the
liftgate is not completely closed (see “Liftgate Ajar
Warning Light”
in the Index).
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It can be dangerous to drive with the liftgate
open because carbon monoxide
(CO) gas can
come into your vehicle. You can’t see or smell
CO. It can cause unconsciousness and even death.
If you must drive with the liftgate open or if electrical
wiring or other cable connections must
pass through
the seal between the body and the liftgate:
0 Make sure all windows are shut.
lhrn the fan on your heating or cooling
system to
its highest speed with the setting
on BI-LEV (Bi-Level) or
UPPER. That will
force outside air into your vehicle. See
“Comfort Controls” in the Index.
If you have air outlets on or under the
instrument panel, open them all the way.
See “Engine Exhaust” in the Index.
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Ignition Positions
With the ignition key in the ignition switch, you can turn
the switch to five positions.
C
A E
ACCESSORY (A): An on position in which you can
operate your electrical power accessories. Press in the
ignition switch
as you turn the top of it toward you.
LOCK (B): This is the only position in which you can
remove
the key. This locks your steering wheel, ignition
and transaxle.
OFF (C): This position unlocks the steering wheel,
ignition and transaxle, but does not send electrical
power to any accessories. Use this position
if your
vehicle must be pushed
or towed, but never try to
push-start your vehicle. A warning chime will sound if
you open the driver’s door when the ignition is
OFF and
the key is
in the ignition.
RUN (D): An on position to which the switch returns
after
you start your engine and release the switch. The
switch stays
in the RUN position when the engine is
running. But
even when the engine is not running, you
can use the
RUN position to operate your electrical
power accessories, and to display some instrument panel
warning lights.
START (E): This position starts the engine. When the
engine starts, release the key. The ignition switch will
return
to the RUN position for normal driving.
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Ttrrn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
The turn signal has two upward (for right) and two
downward (for left) positions. These positions allow you
to signal a turn or a lane change.
To signal a turn, move the lever all the way up or down.
When the turn
is finished, the lever will return automatically.
An arrow on the instrument panel will flash in the
direction of the turn or lane change.
To signal a lane change, just raise or lower the lever
until the arrow starts to flash. Hold it there until you
complete your lane change. The lever will return by
itself when you release it.
As you signal a turn or a lane change, if the arrows don’t
flash but just stay on, a signal bulb may be burned out
and other drivers won’t
see your turn signal.
If a bulb
is burned out, replace it to help avoid an
accident. If
the arrows don’t go on at all when you
signal a turn, check for burned-out bulbs and check the
fuse (see “Fuses and Circuit Breakers’’ in the Index).
If you have a trailer towing option with added wiring for
the trailer lamps,
a different turn signal flasher is used.
With this flasher installed, the signal indicator will flash
even
if a turn signal bulb is burned out. Check the front
and rear turn signal lamps regularly
to make sure they
are working.
Headlamp High/Low Beam Changer
To change the headlamps
from high to low beam, or
low to high, simply pull the
turn signal lever all the way
toward you. Then release it.
When the high beams are on, a light on the instrument
cluster will also be on.
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Lamps
Headlamps
PC: Push this switch to turn on:
0 Parking Lamps
Sidemarker Lamps
0 Taillamps
Instrument Panel Lights
Pull the switch to turn
off the lamps.
-:g-: Push this switch to turn on the headlamps,
together with:
Parking Lamps
Sidemarker Lamps
0 Taillamps
0 Instrument Panel Lights
Pull the switch to turn
off the lamps.
Lamps On Reminder
If you turn the ignition key to the OFF or LOCK
position while leaving the lamps on,
you will hear a
warning chime.
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Fog Lamps
Slide the lower lever on the lights control panel up to
turn on the fog lamps, down to turn them off.
An
indicator light next to the control will glow when the fog
lamps are on.
Your headlamps must be on for your fog lamps to go on.
Although your fog lamps will go
off when your high
beams are on, high beams are not recommended for
driving in fog.
Interior Lamps
Instrr--- Bt Panel Intensity Control
Slide the upper lights control all the way up to increase
the brightness of the instrument panel lights, down to
decrease the brightness. Slide the control all
the way
down to turn them off.
Interior Lights Control
Slide the upper lights control (located to the left of the
instrument panel cluster) all the way up to turn on the
interior lamps.
Interior 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 OFF, and overrides all
interior lamps except the reading lamps.
The interior lamps
go on each time you open the doors.
You can turn off these lamps
so that the doors may be
left open without running down the battery by turning
the interior lights override switch to
OFF.
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