child lock Oldsmobile Silhouette 2001 s User Guide

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Sliding Door Security Lock
Your vehicle is equipped with a sliding door security
lock that helps prevent young children or other
passengers from opening the sliding door(s) using
the inside door handle.
The security lock lever is located on the inside of the
sliding door(s), on the front edge of the door. To access
the lever, open the sliding door. Use the security lock
label on the edge of the door as a guide.
To use the security lock,
move the security lock
lever all the way up
and close the door from
the outside.If your vehicle has the optional power sliding door(s),
you can override the security lock by pressing either
power door switch when the power sliding door override
switch is turned off. When the power sliding door
override switch is turned on, the power sliding door(s)
cannot be opened from the inside when the sliding door
security lock is in use.
If you want to open the sliding door when the security
lock is on, unlock and open the door from the outside.
You should let adults and older children know how the
security lock works, and how to cancel the lock. If you
don't, adults or older children who ride in the rear won't
be able to open the sliding door from the inside when
the security lock feature is in use.

4-12 Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more effective
than braking. For example, you come over a hill and
find a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly
pulls out from nowhere, or a child darts out from
between parked cars and stops right in front of you.
You can avoid these problems by braking
-- if you can
stop in time. But sometimes you can't; there isn't room.
That's the time for evasive action
-- steering around
the problem.
Your vehicle can perform very well in emergencies
like these. First apply your brakes. See ªBraking in
Emergenciesº earlier in this section. It is better to
remove as much speed as you can from a possible
collision. Then steer around the problem, to the left
or right depending on the space available.
An emergency like this requires close attention and a
quick decision. If you are holding the steering wheel at
the recommended 9 and 3 o'clock positions, you can
turn it a full 180 degrees very quickly without removing
either hand. But you have to act fast, steer quickly, and
just as quickly straighten the wheel once you have
avoided the object.
The fact that such emergency situations are always
possible is a good reason to practice defensive driving
at all times and wear safety belts properly.