OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 2003 Owners Manual

Remote Keyless Entry System
Operation
You can lock and unlock
your doors and the liftgate
from about
3 feet (1 m)
up to
30 feet (9 m)
away using the remote
keyless entry transmitter
supplied with your vehicle.
UNLOCK: When you press UNLOCK on the remote
keyless entry transmitter, only the driver’s door will
unlock. If you press UNLOCK again within five seconds,
all the doors and the liftgate will unlock.
If you would
like all the doors to unlock the first time you press
UNLOCK, see
Vehicle Personalization on page 2-62.
With the content theft-deterrent system, the UNLOCK
button on the remote keyless entry transmitter will
disarm the system. See
Content Theft-Deterrent on
page
2-27 for more details. When
you use your remote keyless entry transmitter to
unlock your vehicle or to operate the power sliding
door(s), the parking lamps will flash to let you know the
command was received.
If you would like to change the way the parking lamps
operate with remote unlock confirmation, see
Vehicle
Personalization on page 2-62.
LOCK: To lock all doors, press LOCK on the remote
keyless entry transmitter. See
Power Door Locks
on page 2-10 for more details on the power door lock
features. With the content theft-deterrent system,
the LOCK button may arm the system. See
Content
Theft-Deterrent on page 2-27
for more details.
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to
lock your vehicle, the parking lamps will flash to let you
know the command has been received. If you press
the LOCK button again, within five seconds, the horn will
sound and the parking lamps will flash to let you know
the vehicle is already locked.
If you would like to change the way the parking lamps
and horn operate with remote lock confirmation,
see
Vehicle Personalization on page 2-62.
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Remote Alarm
When you press the button with the horn symbol on the
remote keyless entry transmitter, the parking lamps
will flash and the horn
will sound. This will allow you to
attract attention,
if needed.
Press the panic button again to stop the alarm from
sounding.
Remote Power Sliding Door Operation
If your vehicle has the power sliding door, your remote
keyless entry transmitter will have a button that has a van
symbol on it. Press it to open or close the sliding door.
See
Power Sliding Door (PSD) on page 2- 16.
If your vehicle has the dual power sliding doors, your
remote keyless entry transmitter will have two buttons
that have a van symbol on them. The van symbol on the
left is for the driver’s side sliding door and the van
symbol on the right is for the passenger’s side sliding
door. See
Power Sliding Door (PSD) on page 2-16.
If the power sliding door(s) is locked, first unlock all
doors, then press the van symbol to open the power
sliding door(s). The parking lamps will flash when
the right button with the van symbol is pressed and they
will not flash when the left button with the van symbol
is pressed. Press the van symbol again to close the
sliding door(s). See
Power Sliding Door (PSD) on
page 2- 16 for more information. You
can operate the power sliding door(s) with the
remote keyless entry transmitter only when the power
sliding door override switch(es) on the overhead
console is turned
off. See Power Sliding Door (PSD)
on page
2- 16.
If your vehicle’s fuel filler door is opened, the driver’s side
power sliding door will not open completely.
Do not try to
force the door. Once the fuel filler door is closed, the
driver’s side sliding door can be opened normally.
Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle
Each remote keyless entry transmitter is coded to
prevent another transmitter from unlocking your vehicle.
If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can
be purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring
any remaining transmitters with you when you go to
your dealer. When the dealer matches the replacement
transmitter to your vehicle, any remaining transmitters
must also be matched. Once your dealer has coded the
new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not unlock
your vehicle. Each vehicle can have a maximum of
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See your dealer to match transmitters to another vehicle.
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Battery Replacement
Under normal use, the battery in your remote keyless
entry transmitter should last about three years.
You can tell the battery is weak if the transmitter won’t
work at the normal range in any location.
If you have
to get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works,
it’s probably time to change the battery.
Notice: When replacing the battery, use care not to
touch any of the circuitry. Static from your body
transferred to these surfaces may damage the
transmitter.
1. Insert a flat object like a coin into the slot on the
side of the transmitter and twist
it to separate the
halves.
2. Gently pry the battery out of the transmitter. Do not
3. Replace the battery.
4. Reassemble the transmitter. Make sure the halves
use the
metal flanges to pop out the battery.
are snapped together tightly
so water will not get in.
5. Press and hold the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons for
6. Check the transmitter operation.
seven seconds
to synchronize the transmitter.
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Doors and Locks
pAAu Locks
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U xked doors can be angerous.
Passengers - especially children - can
easily open the doors and fall out of a moving vehicle. When a door
is locked,
the handle won't open
it. You increase the
chance
of being thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash if the doors aren't locked.
So,
wear safety belts properly and lock the
doors whenever you drive.
vehicles may be unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle
whenever you leave
it.
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Outsiders can easily enter through an
unlocked door when you slow down or
stop your vehicle. Locking your doors can
help prevent this from happening.
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use your key or the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
To unlock either front door from the outside .with the
key, insert the key and turn it toward the front of
the vehicle. If your vehicle has power door locks,
you can unlock all of the doors and the liftgate by
inserting the key, turning it toward the front of the
vehicle and holding it there for one second.
To lock
either front door from the outside with your key insert the
vehicle has power door locks, all of the doors will unlock
when you insert the key and turn it toward the rear of
the vehicle.
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Power Door Locks
From the inside, use the manual or power door locks.
To unlock either front door from the inside, pull back
on the manual lever.
To lock either front door from the
inside, push the manual lever forward. From the inside,
press the front of the power door lock
switch (on either front door) to unlock all doors and
the liftgate. With the content theft-deterrent system, the
power door lock switch will not unlock the doors until
the system
is disarmed. See Content Theft-Deterrent on
page 2-27 for more details.
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You can lock all doors and the liftgate from the inside
by pressing the rear of the power lock switch on
either front door. With the content theft-deterrent system,
the power door lock switch may cause the system to
arm. See
Content Theft-Deterrent on page 2-27 for
more details.
Also, when the doors are locked with the power door
locks, the inside as well as the outside door handle
cannot open the doors. This safety feature prevents a
door from being accidentally opened from the inside
by moving the handle.
To override this safety feature, unlock the door you
want to open.
When the liftgate has been unlocked with the power
door locks, you won’t need the key to open it. Simply
squeeze the handle located above the license plate.
This is also true
if you use the remote keyless entry
transmitter. See
Remote Keyless Entry System on
page
2-5.
Last Door Closed Locking
The last door closed locking feature will delay the power
locking of the doors and liftgate for up to five seconds
after exiting the vehicle, when the power door lock
switch or the lock button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter is used to lock your vehicle.
To cancel this delay, press the power door lock
switch or the lock button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter a second time immediately.
If any door OF the liftgate is open when locking the
vehicle, three chimes will be heard signaling that last
door closed locking is being used. Five seconds after the
last door is closed, all of the doors will lock.
If the ignition is in RUN or ACCESSORY, this feature
will not lock the doors.
To turn the last door closed locking feature
off or on,
see
Vehicle Personalization on page 2-62.
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Programmable Automatic
Door Locks
All of the doors will lock automatically when you move
your shift lever out of PARK (P). All doors will unlock
automatically when the ignition is turned
off while
the shift lever is in PARK (P).
If someone needs to get out while you are not in
PARK (P), have that person use the manual lever or
the power door lock switch. When the door is closed
again, it will not lock automatically. Use the manual
lever or the power door lock switch to lock the door.
To change the way automatic door locks operate,
see
Vehicle Personalization on page 2-62.
Sliding Door Delayed Locking
If either sliding door is open when you use the power
door locks to lock the vehicle, the sliding door that
is open will not lock. Normally the last door closed
locking feature will be used to lock the sliding door after
it has been closed.
When the ignition is on or
if the last door closed locking
feature has been overridden or programmed to be
off, the sliding door delayed locking feature will lock your
sliding door for you. Three seconds after a sliding
door is closed, all the doors will lock.
With the automatic door locks feature, you can lock or
unlock the doors at any time, either manually or
using the power door lock switches.
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Lockout Protection
The lockout protection feature makes it difficult for you
to lock your keys in your vehicle.
If the driver’s door
is open while the keys are in the ignition, a chime will
sound and you will not be able to use your power
door lock switch to lock the vehicle.
If you don’t leave the keys in the ignition or if you use the
manual door lock, you could still lock your keys in your
vehicle. Always remember to take your keys with you.
To turn this feature off or on, see
Vehicle
Personalization
on page 2-62.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your keys, open your
door and set the locks from the inside. Then get out
and close the door.
Dual Sliding Doors
To open either sliding door from outside the vehicle, pull
the handle out and then pull the door toward the rear.
If you slide the door all the way back, the door will rest in
a detent position.
To move the door forward, you must first pull the door
past the open detent position.
The driver’s side sliding door
is designed to open only a
little
if the fuel door is open. If this ever happens, don’t try
to force the sliding door. Just close the driver’s side sliding door. Then when the fuel filler door is closed,
the driver’s side sliding door can be opened normally.
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Sliding Door Lock
If your vehicle is facing downward on a steep
grade
(15 percent or more), the door may not
stay open and could slam shut, possibly
injuring someone.
To make sure the door
does not slam shut be sure to hold
it open
until everyone is clear of the door,'and only
then allow
it to slowly close.
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Lock either sliding door from inside the vehicle by moving
the manual lever down. Unlock
it by moving the lever up.
With the power door locks, the sliding door lock has a
delay feature. See
Power Door Locks on page 2-10 and
Vehicle Personalization on page 2-62.
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.
To use one of these locks, do
the following:
1. Open the sliding door.
2. On the inside of the
n 7 sliding door(s), on the
front edge of the
door will be a lock.
Push the lever
up to engage the lock.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other door.
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