key OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 2003 Owner's Guide

Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed in Mode
4. The mode to which the
vehicle was programmed may have been changed since
it left the factory. To determine the mode to which
your vehicle is programmed or to program your vehicle
to a different mode, do the following:
1. Follow the instructions for Entering Programming
Mode on page
2-63.
2. Press UNLOCK on the power door lock switch.
3. Count the number of chimes you hear.
The number of chimes indicates the vehicle’s
current programmed mode.
(If you do not wish to
change the current mode, you can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.)
4. Press UNLOCK to change the current mode.
5. Press UNLOCK until you hear the number of chimes
corresponding to the mode selection you want.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature available
on your vehicle.
Remote Driver Unlock Control
This feature allows you to customize the UNLOCK
button on the remote keyless entry transmitter.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1: Remote All Doors Unlock (When you press
UNLOCK on your remote keyless entry transmitter,
all doors and the liftgate will unlock.)
Mode
2: Remote Driver’s Door Unlock Only
(When you press UNLOCK on your remote keyless
entry transmitter once, the driver’s door will unlock.
When you press UNLOCK on your remote keyless entry
transmitter again within five seconds, all doors and
the liftgate will unlock.)
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed in Mode 2. The mode to which the
vehicle was programmed may have been changed since
it left the factory. To determine the mode to which
your vehicle is programmed or to program your vehicle
to
a different mode, do the following:
1. Follow the instructions for Entering Programming
Mode on page
2-63.
2. Press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter.
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3.
4.
5.
Count the number of chimes you hear.
The number of chimes indicates the vehicle's
current programmed mode. (If you do not wish to Remote Lock and Unlock
Confirmation
change the-current mode, you can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature received when locking or unlocking your vehicle with
available on your vehicle.) the remote keyless entry transmitter.
This feature allows
you to customize the feedback
Press UNLOCK to change the current mode.
Programmable Modes
corresponding to the mode selection you want.
Press until You hear the number Of chimes Mode 1: Both Features Off (Remote lock and unlock
confirmation are disabled.)
The mode you selected
is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
Mode 2: Exterior Lamps Flash Only
later
in this section or program the next feature available 0 When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter
on your vehicle. to lock your vehicle, your parking lamps will flash to
let you know the command has been received.
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter
to unlock your vehicle or operate your optional
power sliding door(s), your parking lamps will flash
to let you know the command has been received.
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Mode 3: Exterior Lamps Flash and Horn Sounds
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter
to lock your vehicle, the horn will sound and your
parking lamps will flash to let you know the
command has been received.
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter
to unlock your vehicle or operate your optional
power sliding door(s), your parking lamps will flash
to let you know the command has been received.
Mode
4: Exterior Lamps Flash and Horn Sounds
(on second LOCK press)
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter
to lock your vehicle, your parking lamps will flash
to let you know the command has been received.
The horn will sound and your parking lamps
will flash
if you press the LOCK button again
within five seconds.
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter
to unlock your vehicle or operate your optional
power sliding door(s), your parking lamps will flash
to let you know the command has been received. Before your vehicle
was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed in Mode
4. The mode to which the
vehicle was programmed may have been changed since
it left the factory.
To determine the mode to which
your vehicle is programmed or to program your vehicle
to a different mode, do the following:
1. Follow the instructions for Entering Programming
2. Press LOCK on the remote keyless entry
3. Count the number of chimes you hear.
Mode on page 2-63.
transmitter.
The number
of chimes indicates the vehicle’s
current programmed mode. (If you
do not wish to
change the current mode, you can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.)
4. Press LOCK to change the current mode.
5. Press LOCK until you hear the number of chimes
corresponding to the mode selection you want.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature available
on your vehicle.
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Arming and Disarming the Content
Theft-Deterrent System
To arm or disarm the content theft-deterrent system,
the system must be turned on by using Modes
1, 2 or 4
listed previously.
This feature allows you to customize the arming and
disarming of the content-theft deterrent system.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1: Power Door Lock Switch Arming Off
The system will arm when you lock the doors
with your key or remote keyless entry transmitter.
The key must be removed from the ignition
when you lock the doors or the content
theft-deterrent system will not arm.
The system will disarm when you unlock the doors
with your key or remote keyless entry transmitter.
Mode
2: Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter
Arm/Disarm Only
0 The system will arm when you lock the doors with
your remote keyless entry transmitter. The key
must be removed from the ignition when you lock
the doors or the content theft-deterrent system
will not arm.
0 The system will disarm when you unlock the doors
with your remote keyless entry transmitter. While
this mode provides increased security, it can be
a problem
if your remote keyless entry transmitter
is damaged, lost
or if it fails to operate for any reason
while the content theft-deterrent system is armed.
The content theft-deterrent system must be disarmed
for the engine to run while in Mode
2; your key can
no longer disarm the system.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Onstar@ system,
Onstar@ will not be able to remotely unlock your vehicle
if it has been programmed to Mode 2.
Mode 3: Standard Arming and Disarming
0
0
0
The system will arm when you lock the doors using
either power door lock switch while any door or the
liftgate is open and the key is removed from the
ignition.
The system will arm when you lock the doors with
your key or remote keyless entry transmitter and
the key is removed from the ignition.
The system will disarm when you unlock the doors
with your key or remote keyless entry transmitter.
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Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed in Mode
1. The mode to which the
vehicle was programmed may have been changed since
it left the factory. To determine the mode to which
your vehicle is programmed or to program your vehicle
to a different mode, do the following:
1. Follow the instructions for Entering Programming
Mode on page
2-63.
2. Insert your spare key fully into any door key
cylinder and turn it to the unlock position.
This step is necessary to prevent accidental
programming of this feature to Mode
2. Do not
program this feature to Mode
2 without first
reading Mode
2 entirely. The door key cylinder
must remain in the unlock position during
Steps
2 through 4.
3. Press the button with the horn symbol on the
remote keyless entry transmitter.
4. Count the number of chimes you hear.
The number of chimes indicates the vehicle's
curreni programmed mode.
(ii you ao not wish io
change the current mode, you can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.)
5. Press the panic button to change the current mode.
6. Press the panic button until you hear the number
of chimes corresponding to the mode selection
you want.
7. Remove your key from the door key cylinder.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
next in this section or program the next feature available
on your vehicle.
Exiting Programming Mode
To exit programming mode, turn the key from
ACCESSORY to
OFF and put the BCM PRGRM fuse
back into the instrument panel fuse block.
After programming a feature, you can exit the
programming mode at anytime.
Also, if your vehicle
is equipped with the content theft-deterrent system,
remember to arm the svstem before exitinq.
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Section 3 Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview ........................... 3.4
Hazard Warning Flashers
............................ 3.6
Other Warning Devices
............................... 3.6
Horn
............................................................. 3.7
Tilt Wheel
..................................................... 3-7
Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
......................... 3.7
Exterior Lamps
............................................. 3.14
Interior Lamps
.............................................. 3.17
Switchbanks
................................................. 3.21
Instrument Panel Switchbank
.......................... 3-21
Overhead Console Switchbank
....................... 3.21
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
............ 3.22
Accessory Power Outlets
............................... 3.24
Climate Controls
............................................ 3.25
Climate Control System
................................. 3.25
Dual Climate Control System
.......................... 3.28
Rear Climate Control System
Rear Climate Control System (With Entertainment System)
...................... -3-34
Passenger Compartment Air Filter
................... 3.37
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
............. 3.39
Instrument Panel Cluster
................................ 3.40
Outlet Adjustment
......................................... 3.31
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Speedometer and Odometer ........................... 3.41 Safety
Belt Reminder Light
............................. 3.42
Air Bag Readiness Light
................................ 3-43
Brake System Warning Light
.......................... 3-44
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
............. 3-45
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
...... 3-46
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
.................. 3-47
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
............................. 3-47
Fuel Gage
................................................... 3-51
Message Center
............................................. 3-52
Service Traction System Warning Message
...... 3-52
Traction Active Message
................................ 3-53
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning
Message
.................................................. 3-53
Charging System Indicator Message
................ 3-54
Low Oil Pressure Message
............................ 3-54
Low Engine Oil Level Message
....................... 3-55
Change Engine Oil Message
.......................... 3-56
Power Sliding Door Warning Message
............. 3-56
Rear Hatch Ajar Warning Message
.................. 3-58
PASS-Key@
I II Security Message ................... -3-58
All-Wheel Drive Disable Warning Message
....... 3-59
Low Fuel Warning Message
........................... 3-59
Driver Information Center (DIC)
....................... 3-60
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Hazard Warning Flashers
Your hazard warning flashers let you warn others. They
also let police know you have a problem. Your front
and rear turn signal lamps will flash on and
off.
Your hazard warning
flashers button is
located on top of the
steering column.
Your hazard warning flashers work no matter what
position your key is in, and even
if the key isn’t in.
Press the button to make the front and rear turn signal
lamps flash on and
off. Press the button again to
turn the flashers
off.
When the hazard warning flashers are on, your turn
signals won’t work.
Other Warning Devices
If you carry reflective triangles, you can set one up at
the side of the road about
300 feet (1 00 m) behind
your vehicle.
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Entry Lighting
With entry lighting, the interior of your vehicle is
illuminated
so that you can see inside before you enter
your vehicle. The lamps will come on for
40 seconds
if you unlock your door using your key or the remote
keyless entry transmitter and the ignition is in LOCK or
OFF. After 40 seconds have passed, the interior lamps
will slowly fade out. The lamps will turn
off before
the
40 seconds if you:
Lock all the doors using the key,
press LOCK on the power door lock switch, or
press LOCK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter.
When any door is opened, entry lighting is cancelled.
The interior lamps will stay on while any door or liftgate
is open, and slowly fade out when all doors and the
liftgate are closed.
The interior lamps may stay on for up to
25 seconds
after all doors have been closed
if they have not been
locked. See “Delayed Lighting’’ following.
To turn the entry lighting feature
off or on, see Vehicle
Personalization on page
2-62.
Delayed Lighting
The delayed lighting feature will continue to illuminate
the interior for
25 seconds after all doors have been
closed
so that you can find your ignition and buckle your
safety belt at night. Delayed lighting will not occur
while the ignition is in RUN or ACCESSORY. After
25 seconds have passed, the interior lamps will slowly
fade out. The lamps
will fade out before the 25 seconds
have passed
if you:
Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY,
lock all doors using the remote keyless entry
transmitter, or
lock all the doors using the power door lock switch
or the key.
To turn the delayed lighting feature off or on, see
Vehicle Personalization on page 2-62.
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Exit Lighting
With exit lighting, the interior lamps will come on for
about
25 seconds whenever you remove the key from
the ignition.
If you turn the ignition key to RUN or
ACCESSORY, the lamps will fade out. The lamps will
also fade out
if you lock the doors with the power
door lock switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter.
When any door is opened, exit lighting is cancelled.
The interior lamps will stay on while any door or
the liftgate is open, and slowly fade out when all doors
and the liftgate are closed.
The interior lamps may stay on for up to
25 seconds
after all doors have been closed
if they have not been
locked. See “Delayed Lighting’’ earlier in this section.
To turn the exit lighting feature
off or on, see Vehicle
Personalization on page
2-62.
Front Reading Lamps
There are two reading lamps in the overhead console.
To turn either reading lamp on or
off, press the lens
of the lamp. These lamps will come on each time you
override feature. See “Interior Lamps Override’’ earlier
in this section.
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The trip odometers will continue to keep track of
miles (kilometers) driven even
if they are not currently
displayed. To reset the odometer to zero
(0), press
and hold the tripheset button for at least
1.5 seconds,
but less than three seconds. Only the trip odometer that
is showing in the display will be reset.
Retro-Active Reset
Each of the two trip odometers has a feature callea
retro-active reset. This feature can be used to set
either (or both) trip odometer(s) to the number of miles
(kilometers) driven since the ignition was last turned
on. This can be used
if you forget to reset your
trip odometer at the beginning of a trip. To use the
retro-active reset feature, press and hold the tripheset
button for at least three seconds. The trip odometer
will then display the number of miles (kilometers) driven
since the ignition was last turned on and you began
driving. (If you use the retro-active reset feature
after you have started the vehicle, but before you begin
moving, the display will show the number of miles
(kilometers) you drove during the last ignition cycle.) Once you
begin driving, the trip odometer will
accumulate mileage. For example,
if you have driven
5.0 miles (8.0 km) since you started your vehicle,
and then activate the retro-active reset feature, the
display will show
5.0 miles (8.0 km). As you drive,
the display will then increase to
5.1 miles (8.2 km),
5.2 miles (8.4 km), etc. Only the trip odometer that is
displayed will be affected by the retro-active reset
so that both trip odometers can be used separately.
Safety Belt Reminder Light
When the key is turned to RUN or START, a chime will
come on for several seconds to remind people to
fasten their safety belts.
The safety belt light will also come on and stay
on for several seconds.
If the driver’s belt is
already buckled, neither
the chime nor the light
will come on.
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