tow bar Oldsmobile Silhouette 1999 Owner's Manuals

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6. To unlatch the front latches, squeeze the angled latch
release bar toward the straight crossbar.
7. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward the
rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.
Repeat these steps for the other section of the split
bench seat.

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Replacing the Split Bench Sections
Don't put the sections of the bench seat in so they face
rearward 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.

The right (60) section of the 40/60 split bench uses
the C and D sets of floor cups.

The left section of the 50/50 split bench uses the G
and H sets of floor cups.

The right section of the 50/50 split bench uses the I
and J sets of floor cups.
See ªSeat Controlsº 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.
1. Squeeze the angled bar toward the solid crossbar
while placing the front hooks of the bench seat onto
the front two floor pins.

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You can also lift the lever on the side of the seat to
release the rear latches from the floor pins.
Do not let go of the straps or lever until the seat is
folded all the way forward.4. To unlatch the front latches, with the seat folded
forward, squeeze the angled latch release bar toward
the straight crossbar.
5. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward the
rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out. This
should be done in one motion.

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Replacing the Bucket Seats
Don't put the seats in so they face rearward because they
won't latch that way. If you want more storage room
behind the seat, adjust the seat by sliding it forward.
The bucket seats have seat position labels, located on the
back of the seat, showing where the seat must go.
Follow that diagram. See ªSeat Controlsº in the
beginning of this section for more details. The seat must
be placed in the proper location for the legs to
attach correctly.
RIGHT ONLY seats that don't have the built
-in child
restraint option fit only in the right location of either
row, the E and F or I and J sets of floor cups.
The CENTER OR LEFT seat fits in the center location
or in either left location, the A and B, C and D or G
and H sets of floor cups.
The LEFT ONLY seats that don't have the built
-in child
restraint option fit only in the left location of either row,
the A and B or G and H sets of floor cups.
RIGHT ONLY seats that have the built
-in child restraint
option fit only in the right location of the second row,
the E and F sets of floor cups.LEFT ONLY seats that have the built
-in child restraint
option fit only in the left location of the second row, the
A and B sets of floor cups.
Make sure the seat is in the full rear position before
beginning this procedure.
1. With the seat folded, squeeze the angled bar toward
the solid crossbar while placing the front hooks of
the bucket 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.
If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins.

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8-5 Canada
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre, 163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
1-800-263-3777 (English)
1-800-263-7854 (French)
1-800-263-3830 (For Text Telephone devices (TTYs))
Roadside Assistance: 1-800-268-6800
All Overseas Locations
GMODC - Customer Communication Centre
169-007
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Telephone: 905-644-4112
Fax: 905-644-4866
Caribbean Numbers
1-800-496-9992 (English) Puerto Rico
1-800-496-9993 (Spanish) Puerto Rico
1-800-751-4135 (English) Dominican Republic
1-800-751-4136 (Spanish) Dominican Republic
1-800-496-9994 U.S. Virgin Islands
1-800-389-0009 Bahamas
1-800-534-0122 Bermuda, Barbados, Antigua & B.V.I.If toll free service is not available in the Caribbean,
call Puerto Rico 1-787-763-1315.
GM Mobility Program for Persons
with Disabilities
This program, available to
qualified applicants, can
reimburse you up to $1,000
toward aftermarket driver or
passenger adaptive
equipment you may require
for your vehicle (hand
controls, wheelchair/scooter
lifts, etc.).
This program can also provide you with free resource
information, such as area driver assessment centers and
mobility equipment installers. The program is available
for a limited period of time from the date of vehicle
purchase/lease. See your dealer for more details or call
the GM Mobility Assistance Center at 1
-800-323-9935.
Text telephone (TTY) users, call 1
-800-833-9935.
GM of Canada also has a Mobility Program. Call
1
-800-GM-DRIVE (463-7483) for details. When calling
from outside Canada, please dial 1
-905-644-3063.
All TTY users call 1
-800-263-3830.

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Locks
Automatic Door 2-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canceling the Sliding Door Security 2-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cylinders 7-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Door 2-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ignition Transaxle Check 7-33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Key Lock Cylinder Service 7-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Last Door Closed Locking 2-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lockout Deterrent 2-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Door 2-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sliding Door 2-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sliding Door Child Security 2-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sliding Door Delayed Locking 2-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss of Control 4-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Low Coolant Warning Light 2-95, 6-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Low Fuel Warning Light 2-101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Low Oil Level Light 2-100, 6-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Low Traction Light 2-93, 4-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lubricants and Fluids 7-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lubrication Service, Body 7-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Luggage Carrier 2-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lumbar Control 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts 6-65 . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance Record 7-37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance Schedule 7-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How This Section is Organized 7-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long Trip/Highway Definition 7-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long Trip/Highway Intervals 7-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Owner Checks and Services 7-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Periodic Maintenance Inspections 7-34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants 7-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scheduled Maintenance Services 7
-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Short Trip/City Definition 7-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Short Trip/City Intervals 7-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance, Underbody 6-53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance When Trailer Towing 4-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malfunction Indicator Lamp 2-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Matching Transmitters to Your Vehicle 2-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mirrors 2-67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Convex Outside 2-68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heated Outside 2-68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inside Day/Night Rearview 2-67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Remote Control 2-67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Visor Vanity 2-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mountain Roads 4-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices 2-13 . . . . .
Arming and Disarming the Content
Theft
-Deterrent System 2-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic Door Locks 2-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Content Theft-Deterrent System 2-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delayed Illumination and Exit Lighting 2-14 . . . . . . . . . . .
Entering Programming Mode 2-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exiting Programming Mode 2-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Last Door Closed Locking and Lockout Prevention 2-16 . . . .
Remote Driver's Unlock Control 2-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remote Lock and Unlock Confirmation 2-18 . . . . . . . . . . .
Multifunction Lever 2-55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net, Convenience 2-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEUTRAL(N) 2-44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Vehicle ªBreak-Inº 2-37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Night Vision 4-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts 6-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Safety Belts (Continued)
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions 1-47 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Seat Passengers 1-46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Replacing After a Crash 1-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Right Front Passenger Position 1-38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster 1-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Smaller Children and Babies 1-56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use During Pregnancy 1-37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Why They Work 1-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Chains 4-36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Defects, Reporting 8-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Warnings and Symbols iii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scheduled Maintenance Services 7
-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seat Controls 1-2, 1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seatback
Folding 1
-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reclining Front 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seats
Controls 1
-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver's Four-Way Manual 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flip and Fold Feature 1-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lumbar Control 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Front Passenger 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear 1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restraint Systems 1-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seat Controls 1-2, 1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second Row Safety Belt Stowage 1-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securing a Child Restraint 1-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECOND (2) Gear 2-45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service 6-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulletins, Ordering 8-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Engine Soon Light 2-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manuals, Ordering 8-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parts Identification Label 6
-55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Publications, Ordering 8-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Work, Doing Your Own 6-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service and Appearance Care 6-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service and Owner Publications 8-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service and Owner Publications, Ordering in Canada 8-11 . . . .
Service Publications 8-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle 1-46 . . . . . . . . . . .
Sheet Metal Damage 6-53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shifting
Automatic Transaxle 2
-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Into PARK (P) 2-48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Out of PARK (P) 2-50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster 1-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Side Ashtrays 2-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Side Convenience Net 2-75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signaling Turns 2-56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Skidding 4-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sliding Door Delayed Locking 2-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spare Tire, Compact 5-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifications and Capacities 6-63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifications, Engine 6-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Speech Impaired, Customer Assistance 8-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Speedometer 2-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Split Bench Seat 1-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting 1-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Folding or Reclining the Seatback 1-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Removing 1-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Replacing 1-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stains, Cleaning 6-48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Starter Switch Check 7-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Starting Your Engine 2-40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steam 5-10, 5-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .