lock Oldsmobile Silhouette 2004 s Owner's Guide

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 will not
work at the normal range in any location. If you have
to get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works,
it is 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 ¯at object, such as 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
use the metal ¯anges to pop out the battery.
3. Replace the battery.
4. Reassemble the transmitter. Make sure the halves
are snapped together tightly so water will not get in.
5. Press and hold the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons for
seven seconds to synchronize the transmitter.
6. Check the transmitter operation.
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Doors and Locks
Door Locks
{CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
·Passengers Ð especially children Ð can
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked,
the handle will not open it. You increase
the chance of being thrown out of the
vehicle in a crash if the doors are not
locked. So, wear safety belts properly and
lock the doors whenever you drive.
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CAUTION: (Continued)
·
Young children who get into unlocked
vehicles may be unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
suffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle
whenever you leave it.
·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.
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To unlock the driver's 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
may be able to 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 the
driver's door from the outside with your key, insert
the key and turn it toward the rear of the vehicle. If your
vehicle has power door locks, you may be able to
lock all of the doors when you insert the key and turn it
toward the rear of the vehicle.
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.
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Power Door Locks
From the inside, press the front of the power door lock
switch, located 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 2-26for more details.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 2-26for 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.
If the liftgate has been unlocked with the power door
locks, you will not need the key to open it. Squeeze the
handle located above the license plate to open the
liftgate. This is also true if you use the remote keyless
entry transmitter. See
Remote Keyless Entry System
on page 2-4.
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Last Door Closed Locking
The last door closed locking feature will delay the power
locking of the doors and liftgate for up to ®ve 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 or 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 2-60.
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 2-60.
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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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.
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 2-60.
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 ®rst 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 ®ller door is
closed, the driver's side sliding door can be opened
normally.
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Sliding Door Lock
{CAUTION:
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 2-11andVehicle Personalization on page 2-60.
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 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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If your vehicle has the power sliding door(s), you can
override the security lock by pressing either power door
lock switch while the power sliding door override
switch(es) is turned off. If the power sliding door override
switch(es) is turned on, the power sliding door(s)
cannot be opened from the inside while the sliding door
security lock is in use.
If you want to open the sliding door while 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
while the security lock feature is in use.Canceling the Sliding Door
Security Lock
1. Unlock the sliding door and open the door from
the outside.
2. Push the security lock lever all the way down.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other door.
The sliding door lock will now work normally.
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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:
·A low voltage or dead battery
·A disconnected battery
·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 5-101for 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 reset a door, do the following:
1. Check to be sure the power sliding door is unlocked
and securely closed.
2. Turn the ignition key to OFF.
3. If the power sliding door override is on, press the
textured end of the power sliding door override
switch to turn it off.
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 on by pressing
the end of the switch with the override symbol on it.
7. Press the power sliding door switch(es) to open the
power sliding door.
8. Open the door all of the way.
9. Wait ®ve seconds and close the door by pressing
the power sliding door switch(es).
10. Wait ®ve 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.
Liftgate
To unlock or lock the liftgate from the outside, use the
remote keyless entry transmitter. For more information,
see
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on
page 2-5.
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
Interior Lamps
on page 3-18.
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