diagram OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1997 Owners Manual

Manual Lumbar Control
Turn the knob on the
outboard side of the
seat to adjust the lower
back support.
Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top
of your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
Rear Seats
Seat Controls
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove and replace the seats.
By using
the levers and straps, in
the correct order, you can easily
remove the seats from your vehicle. When
you replace the seats in the vehicle, be sure to
follow the label on the back
of the seat for proper location.
Follow
hs diagram when the text in this manual tells you
what sets of floor cups to use for each seat.
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H
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5. Remove the seat by
rocking it slightly
towards the rear of
the vehicle and then
pulling it out. This
should be done in
one motion. 1. Place the front hooks of
the bench seat onto the
front two floor pins.
To
do this, the seat will
need to be angled
so that
the front hooks clear
the
floor pins.
Replacing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat
2. With the seat still folded forward, roll down the gray
handle underneath the seat to lock the front latches.
Don’t put the bench seat in
so it faces backward because
it won’t latch that way.
The solid benches have seat position labels, located on
the back of the seat, showing where the seat
must go.
Follow that diagram. Use the
A, C and E sets of floor
cups. See “Seat Controls” in the beginning of this
section for more details. The seat must be placed in the
proper location for the legs to attach correctly.
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Replacing the Third Row Solid Bench Seat
Don’t put the bench seat in so it faces backward because
it won’t latch that way. If you want more storage room
behind the seat, adjust the seat
by sliding it forward.
The solid benches have seat position labels, located on
the back
of the seat, showing where the seat must go.
Follow that diagram. Use all of the sets of floor cups
in
the third TOW, G, H, I and J sets of floor cups. See “Seat
Controls’’
in the beginning of this section for more
details. The seat must be placed
in the proper location
for the legs to attach correctly.
Make sure the seat
is in the full rear position before
beginning this procedure.
Place the front hooks
of the bench seat onto
the front two floor pins
in the third row. To do
this, the seat
will need to
be angled
so that the
front hooks clear the
floor pins.
2. With the seat still folded forward, roll down the gray
handle underneath the seat
to lock the front latches.
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6. Kemove the seat by
rocking
it slightly
towards the rear
of
the vehicle and then
pulling
it out.
Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for the other section of the
split bench
seat.
Replacing the Split Bench Sections
Don‘t put the sections of the bench seat in so they face
backward because they won’t latch that
way. If you want
more storage room behind the seat, adjust each section
by sliding
it forward.
The split benches have seat position labels, located
on
the back of each seat, showing where the seat must go.
Follow that diagram.
The left (40) section of the 40/60 split bench uses the
A and B sets of floor cups.
0 The right (60) section of the 40/60 split bench uses
0 The left section of the 50/50 split bench uses the G
the C and D sets of floor cups.
and
H sets of floor cups.
The right section of the 50/50 split bench uses the I
See “Seat Controls” in the beginning of this section
for more details. The seat must be placed in the proper
location for the legs to attach correctly.
Make sure the seat is
in the full rear position before
beginning this procedure. and
J sets of floor cups.
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Your instrument panel is designed to let you know at a glance how your vehicle is running. You’ll know how fast
you’re going, how much
fuel you’re using, and many other things you’ll need to drive safely and economically.
Refer to the accompanying diagram of your instrument panel
to locate the components listed below.
A. Side Vents
B. Front Vent
C. Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
D. Hazard Warning Flashers Switch
E. Instrument Cluster
E Center Vents
G. Audio System
H. Side Vents
I. Lamps Switch
J. Hood Release
K. Steering Wheel Touch Controls (Option)
L. Horn
M. Ignition Switch
N. Steering Wheel Touch Controls (Option)
0. Climate Controls
P. Rear Fan Controls
Q. Accessory Power Outlet
R. Storage Bin
S. Remote CD Player (Option)
T. Instrument Panel Switchbank
U. LightedAshtray
V. Glove Box
W. Front Vents
X. Fuse Panel
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