Oldsmobile 2001 Silhouette Owner's Manual page 340

Don't use your compact spare on other vehicles.
And don't mix your compact spare tire or wheel with
other wheels or tires. They won't fit. Keep your spare
tire and its wheel together.
NOTICE:
Tire chains won't fit your compact spare. Using
them can damage your vehicle and can damage
the chains too. Don't use tire chains on your
compact spare.
All-Wheel Drive (Option)
NOTICE:
After installing a compact spare tire on a vehicle
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with all wheel drive you will need to drive with
light to moderate acceleration, for 10 seconds, in
a straight line. This action will allow the vehicle
to detect the compact spare tire and disable the
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all wheel drive system. The AWD DISABLE
message will come on indicating that the
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all wheel drive system is off. You may detect a
slight pull during this time, but this is normal.
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Damage to the all wheel drive system will occur,
if the vehicle is driven for an extended period
with a compact spare tire installed and the
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all wheel drive system in operation. See
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"All Wheel Drive System" and "AWD
Disable Warning Message" in the Index for
more information.
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