clock Oldsmobile Silhouette 2002 s Owner's Guide

3-32 AM-FM Stereo with Six-Disc Compact
Disc Player with Programmable
Equalization and Radio Data System (RDS)
(If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Push this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOLUME: Turn the knob clockwise to increase
volume. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume): Your system has a
feature called automatic volume. With this feature, your
audio system adjusts automatically to make up for road
and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to
select MIN, MED or MAX. Each higher choice allows
for more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds.
Then, as you drive, automatic volume increases the
volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed.
The volume level should always sound the same to you
as you drive. If you don't want to use automatic volume,
select OFF.
RCL (Recall): Push this knob to display the station
being played or to display the clock. Pushing this knob
with the ignition off will display the clock
Finding a Station
AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and FM2. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Turn this knob to select radio stations.


SEEK : Press the right or left arrow to go to the
next or previous station and stay there. The sound will
mute while seeking.

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Rear Seat Radio Controls
The following functions are controlled by the RSA
system buttons:
PWR (Power): Press this button to turn RSA on or off.
VOL (Volume): Press this knob lightly so it extends.
Turn the knob clockwise to increase volume and
counterclockwise to decrease volume. Push the knob
back into its stored position when you're not using it.
The upper VOL knob controls the left headphone and
the lower VOL knob controls the right headphone.AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and FM2. If the front passengers are already listening to
AM FM, the RSA controller will not switch between the
bands and cannot change the frequency. Press this
button when a cassette tape or a CD is playing to
listen to the radio.
SEEK : While listening to AM FM, press the up
or down arrow to tune to the next or previous station and
stay there. The sound will mute while seeking. The
SEEK button is inactive if the AM FM mode on the
front radio is in use.
While listening to a cassette tape, press the up or down
arrow to hear the next selection or previous selection on
the tape. The SEEK button is inactive if the tape mode
on the front radio is in use.
While listening to a CD, press the up or down arrow to
hear the next or previous track on the CD (if more than
eight seconds have played). The SEEK button is inactive
if the CD mode on the front radio is in use.
To scan stations, press and hold either SEEK arrow until
the radio goes into scan mode. The radio will scan to the
next station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the
next station. The scan function is inactive if the AM FM
mode on the front radio is in use.

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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.
Off-Road Recovery
You may find that your right wheels have dropped off the
edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving.
If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the
pavement, recovery should be fairly easy. Ease off the
accelerator and then, if there is nothing in the way, steer
so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement.
You can turn the steering wheel up to one
-quarter turn
until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge.
Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down
the roadway.

5-17 How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
1. You can remove the radiator pressure cap when
the cooling system, including the radiator pressure
cap and upper radiator hose, is no longer hot.
Turn the pressure cap slowly counterclockwise until
it first stops. (Don't press down while turning the
pressure cap.)
If you hear a hiss, wait for that to stop.
A hiss means there is still some pressure left.
2. Then keep turning the pressure cap, but now push
down as you turn it. Remove the pressure cap.
CAUTION:
You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol
and it will burn if the engine parts are hot
enough. Don't spill coolant on a hot engine.

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The tools you'll be using include the jack (A),
extension (B) and folding wrench (C).
The compact spare tire is located under the vehicle,
ahead of the rear bumper. See ªCompact Spare Tireº
later in this section for more information about the
compact spare. To remove the compact spare tire,
do the following:A. Hoist Shaft
B. Hoist Assembly
C. Retainer
D. Compact Spare TireE. Extension
(Chisel End)
F. Folding Wrench
1. Attach the folding wrench to the extension and insert
the chisel end on an angle through the hole in the
rear bumper and into the hoist shaft.
2. Turn the folding wrench counterclockwise to lower
the compact spare tire to the ground. Continue to
turn the wrench so the compact spare tire can be
pulled out from under the vehicle.

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3. To remove the compact spare tire from the cable, tilt
the retainer at the end of the cable so it can be pulled
up through the wheel opening.4. If your vehicle is an all
-wheel-drive vehicle, after
removing the compact spare tire, turn the wrench
clockwise to raise the cable back up.
On an AWD vehicle, you can not store a full
-size
tire under the vehicle. It should be stowed inside
the vehicle by the cable provided. See ªStoring the
Flat Tire on an All
-Wheel-Drive Vehicleº later in
this section.
If you have a front
-wheel-drive vehicle, the hoist
is used to store a full
-size or a flat road tire under the
vehicle. See ªStoring the Spare Tire and Toolsº and
ªStoring the Flat Tire on a Front
-Wheel-Drive
Vehicleº later in this section.
If the compact spare tire will not lower, check under the
vehicle to see if the tire is hanging loose and the cable
end and spring under the wheel plate are missing. If so,
the secondary latch system is engaged. See ªSecondary
Latch Systemº later in this section.
To continue changing the flat tire see ªRemoving
the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tireº later in
this section.

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1. Place the jack under the vehicle, ahead of the rear
bumper. Position the center lift point of the jack
under the center of the compact spare tire.
2. Turn the folding wrench clockwise to raise the jack
until it lifts the secondary latch devise under the
wheel plate.
3. Keep raising the jack until the compact spare tire
stops moving upward and is held firmly in place, this
lets you know that the secondary latch has released.4. Lower the jack by turning the folding wrench
counterclockwise. Keep lowering the jack until the
compact spare tire is resting on the folding wrench.
5. Grasp the compact spare tire with both hands and
pull it out from under the vehicle.
6. Reach under the vehicle and remove the folding
wrench and jack.
Have the hoist assembly inspected as soon as you can.
You will not be able to store a spare or flat tire using the
hoist assembly until it has been repaired or replaced.

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3. Attach the folding
wrench to the jack,
and turn the wrench
clockwise to raise the
jack head a few inches.
4. Raise the vehicle by turning the folding wrench
clockwise in the jack. Raise the vehicle far enough
off the ground so there is enough room for the
compact spare tire to fit.
5. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
6. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces and
spare wheel.
CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to
which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts
become loose after a time. The wheel could come
off and cause an accident. When you change a
wheel, remove any rust or dirt from the places
where the wheel attaches to the vehicle. In an
emergency, you can use a cloth or a paper towel
to do this; but be sure to use a scraper or wire
brush later, if you need to, to get all the rust or
dirt off.
CAUTION:
Never use oil or grease on studs or nuts. If you
do, the nuts might come loose. Your wheel could
fall off, causing a serious accident.

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7. Install the compact spare tire and put the wheel nuts
back on with the rounded end of the nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten each nut by hand until the wheel is
held against the hub.
8. Lower the vehicle by attaching the folding wheel
wrench to the jack and turning the wrench
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.
9. Tighten the wheel
nuts firmly in
a crisscross
sequence,
as shown.
CAUTION:
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened
wheel nuts can cause the wheel to become loose
and even come off. This could lead to an accident.
Be sure to use the correct wheel nuts. If you have
to replace them, be sure to get new GM original
equipment wheel nuts.
Stop somewhere as soon as you can and have
the nuts tightened with a torque wrench to
100 lb
-ft (140 N´m).

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The fuel door is located on the driver's side of the vehicle.
When the fuel door is opened on a vehicle with dual
sliding doors, the driver's side sliding door will only
open partway.While refueling, let the cap hang by the tether as shown.
To remove the fuel cap, turn it slowly to the left
(counterclockwise). The fuel cap has a spring in it;
if you let go of the cap too soon, it will spring back
to the right.