key OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 2003 User Guide

Doors and 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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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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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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If your vehicle has the power sliding door(s), you can
override the security lock by pressing either power door
lock switch when the power sliding door override
switch(es) is turned
off. When the power sliding door
override switch(es) 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.
Canceling the Sliding Door
Security Lock
1. Unlock the sliding door and open the door from
2. Push the security lock lever all the way down.
the
outside.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other door.
The sliding door lock will now work normally.
Power Sliding Door (PSD)
If your vehicle has this feature, you can open and close
the sliding door(s) using the switches inside of your
vehicle. You can also operate the power sliding door(s)
with your remote keyless entry transmitter. See
Remote
Keyless Entry System on page
2-5.
Leaving your children or pets unattended in
your vehicle can be dangerous. They could
operate the power sliding door.
A child or
others could be injured. Do not leave children
or pets unattended in your vehicle.
To help avoid accidental operation of the sliding door(s),
press the part of the power sliding door override
switch(es) with the don’t symbol.
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To open or close the sliding door(s), press and release
one of the following power door switches.
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Power Sliding Door
Override
If you have the one power sliding door, these switches
are located in the overhead console switchbank.
If you have the dual sliding
doors, your vehicle has
these switches. The left
switch is for the driver’s
side power sliding door and
the right switch is for the
passenger’s side sliding
door. The power sliding
door and the power sliding
door override is one switch.
Pressing the part of the switch(es) with the don’t symbol
turns the power to the sliding door(s)
off. When the power
sliding door(s) is
off, you will not be able to open the
door(s) by using the power sliding door switch(es) located
on the overhead console switchbank, using the switch in
front of the driver’s or the passenger’s side sliding door,
or using the remote keyless entry transmitter.
Nofice: When your vehicle goes through an
automatic car wash, be sure the power sliding
door is turned
off. If it isn’t, the power sliding door
may open accidentally.
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Resetting the Power Sliding Door
The power sliding door may operate incorrectly or not
at all because of the following conditions:
e A low voltage or dead battery,
disconnecting the battery, or
if the instrument panel PWR/HEATED SEAT PSD
fuse or the underhood fuse 8,
27 or 29 are
removed or blown.
See
Fuses and Circuit Breakers on page 5-96 for more
information about your fuse panel.
If any of these conditions occur, the power sliding door
will need to be reset.
If your vehicle has the dual
power sliding doors, both doors will have to be reset.
To do this:
1. Check to be sure the power sliding door is unlocked
2. Turn the ignition key to OFF.
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and securely closed.
4. Remove fuse 29 from the underhood fuse block.
Leave
it out for 30 seconds.
5. Reinstall the fuse and wait 10 seconds.
6. Turn the power sliding door override switch on.
7. Press either of the power door lock switches to open
the power sliding door.
8. Open the door all of the way.
9. Wait five seconds and close the door by pressing
either power door lock switch.
IO. Wait five seconds and repeat Steps 7 through 9.
If the door does not rest in the fully open position
after repeating Step
7, repeat Steps 7 through 9 again.
If the door still does not operate correctly, see your
dealer for service.
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Liftgate
To unlock the liftgate from the outside, turn the key in
the cylinder clockwise or use the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
To lock the liftgate using the key,
turn the key counterclockwise.
Open the liftgate using the handle located above the
license plate. Once slightly opened, the liftgate will rise
by itself. Lamps
in the rear of the vehicle will come
on, illuminating the rear cargo area. See
lnterior Lamps
on page 3-17.
Notice: Be sure there are no overhead
obstructions, such as a garage door, before you
open the liftgate. You could slam the liftgate
into something and break the
glass.
It can be dangerous to drive w ~~~ the liftgate
open because carbon monoxide
(CO) gas can
come into your vehicle. You can’t see or smell
CO.
It can cause unconsciousness and even
death. If you must drive with the liftgate open
or if electrical wiring or other cable
connections must pass through the seal between the body and the liftgate:
Make sure all other windows are shut.
Turn the fan on your heating or cooling
system to
its highest speed and select the
control setting that will force outside air into your vehicle. See “Comfort Controls”
in the Index.
If you have air outlets on or under the
instrument panel, open them all
the way.
See “Engine Exhaust”
in the Index.
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Theft-Deterrent Systems While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power
door lock switch.
Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities.
Although your vehicle has a number of theft-deterrent Once
armed, the alarm will go
off if someone tries to
enter the vehicle (without using the remote keyless entry
features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it
transmitter or a key) or turns the ignition to ON. The
impossible to steal. horn will sound and the parking lamps will flash for up to
Content Theft-Deterrent
Your vehicle may have a theft-deterrent alarm system. two minutes.
When
the alarm is armed, the liftgate may be opened
with the remote keyless entry transmitter or with a key.
Arming with the Power Lock Switch
Your alarm system will arm when you use either power
door lock switch to lock the doors while any door or the
liftgate is open and the key is removed from the ignition.
If you would like to turn on power door lock switch arming,
see
Vehicle Personalization on page 2-62.
When the security light flashes quickly the system is
ready to arm with the power door lock switches.
Then the security light will stop flashing and stay on
when you press the rear of the power door lock switch,
and the liftgate are closed and locked, the security light
will begin flashing at a very slow rate to let you know
the system is armed.
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A light located on top of your instrument panel (near the
center of the vehicle, next to the windshield) will flash
slowly to let you know that the system has been armed.
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Arming with the Remote Keyless Entry
Transmitter
Your alarm system will arm when you use your remote
keyless entry transmitter
to lock the doors, if the key
is not in the ignition. The security light will turn on to let
you know the system is arming. After all doors and
the liftgate are closed and locked, the security light will
begin flashing at a very slow rate
to let you know
the system is armed.
Arming with Your Key
Your alarm system will arm when you use your key to
lock the doors. The security light will turn on to let
you know the system is arming. After all doors and the
liftgate are closed and locked, the security light will
begin flashing at a very slow rate
to let you know the
system is armed. If you would like your key not
to
arm the system, see Vehicle Personalization on
page 2-62.
Arming Confirmation
If remote unlock confirmation is on, your parking lamps
will flash briefly
to let you know when your alarm system
has disarmed. If you would not like the parking lamps
to
flash, see Vehicle Personalization on page 2-62.
Disarming with the Remote Keyless
Entry Transmitter
Your alarm system will disarm when you use your
remote keyless entry transmitter to unlock the doors.
The security light will stop flashing
to let you know the
system is no longer armed.
Disarming with Your Key
Your alarm system will disarm when you use your key to
unlock the doors. The security light will stop flashing to let
you know the system is no longer armed. If you would like
your key not
to disarm the alarm system, see Vehicle
Personalization on page 2-62.
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PASS-Key@ 111
Your PASS-Key@ Ill system operates on a radio
frequency subject to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada.
This device complies with Part
15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation. This device complies with
RSS-210
of Industry Canada.
Operation
is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
Changes or modifications to this system by other than
an authorized service facility could void authorization to
use this equipment.
PASS-Key@
Ill uses a radio frequency transponder in
the key that matches a decoder in your vehicle.
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