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Oldsmobile 1997 Silhouette Owner's Manual

Oldsmobile 1997 Silhouette Owner's Manual (436 pages)

Brand: Oldsmobile | Category: Automobile | Size: 22 MB

Table of Contents

Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Syster1.-

195
- How to Use this Manual
  4
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  5
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  6
- Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
  9
- Seats and Seat Controls
  10
- Head Restraints
  14
- Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
  15
- Split Bench Seats
  26
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  36
- About Safety Belts and the Answers
  41
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  42
- Driver Position
  42
- Lap-Shoulder Belt
  42
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  50
- Right Front Passenger Position
  51
- Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
  51
- How the Air Bag System Works
  53
- Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
  57
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
  60
- Center Passenger Position
  63
- Smaller Children and Babies
  64
- Built-In Child Restraint (Option)
  66
- Securing a Child in the Built-In Child Restraint
  67
- Storing the Built-In Child Restraint
  74
- Child Restraints
  76
- Where to Put the Restraint
  76
- Top Strap
  77
- Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
  78
- Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
  82
- Larger Children
  85
- Safety Belt Extender
  88
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  88
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  88
- Section 2 Features and Controls
  89
- Door Locks
  91
- Front Doors
  92
- Last Door Closed Locking
  94
- Sliding Door Delayed Locking
  94
- Lockout Deterrent
  95
- Leaving Your Vehicle
  95
- Remote Lock Control (Option)
  95
- Operation
  96
- Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
  98
- Battery Replacement
  98
- Overhead Console Switchbank
  100
- Instrument Panel Switchbank
  101
- Sliding Door
  101
- Sliding Door Lock
  102
- Sliding Door Security Lock
  107
- Canceling the Sliding Door Security Lock
  109
- Arming with the Power Lock Switch
  111
- Parking Lots
  113
- Parking at Night
  113
- Key in the Ignition
  113
- Ignition Positions
  114
- Starting Your Engine
  116
- Engine Coolant Heater (Option)
  117
- Automatic Transaxle Operation
  119
- Parking Brake
  123
- Shifting into PARK (P)
  124
- Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
  125
- Torque Lock
  126
- Shifting out of PARK (P)
  126
- Parking over Things that Burn
  127
- Engine Exhaust
  127
- Running Your Engine While You're Parked
  128
- Locks and Lighting Choices
  129
- Leaving Programming Mode
  130
- Delayed Illumination and Exit Lighting
  130
- Automatic Door Locks
  131
- Remote Driver's Unlock Control
  133
- Remote Lock and Unlock Confirmation
  134
- Manual Windows
  138
- Side Window Latches
  139
- Power Rear Quarter Windows
  139
- Tilt Steering Wheel
  140
- Turn Signaumultifunction Lever
  140
- Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
  141
- Windshield Washer
  142
- Windshield Wipers
  142
- Cruise Control (Option)
  143
- Lamps on Reminder
  147
- Daytime Running Lamps (if Equipped)
  147
- Fog Lamps
  148
- Battery Saver
  149
- Instrument Panel Intensity Control
  149
- Interior Lamps Control
  149
- Illuminated Entry
  150
- Exit Lighting
  151
- Rear Cargo Lamp
  152
- Rear Reading Lamps
  153
- Front Reading Lamps
  153
- Power Remote Control Mirrors
  154
- Convex Outside Mirror
  155
- Storage Compartments
  155
- Glove Box
  156
- Compact Overhead Console
  156
- Overhead Console - if Equipped
  157
- Storage bin
  162
- Front Seat Storage bin
  163
- Front Seat Storage Net
  164
- Convenience Net (Option)
  164
- Luggage Carrier (Option)
  167
- Ashtray and Cigarette Lighter
  170
- Sun Visors
  171
- Accessory Power Outlet
  172
- Power Sunroof (Option)
  173
- Instrument Panel Cluster
  178
- Trip Odometer
  179
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
  180
- Safety Belt Reminder Light
  181
- Airbag Readiness Light
  182
- Brake System Warning Light
  183
- Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
  184
- Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
  186
- Engine Temperature Warning Light
  187
- Oil Pressure Light
  190
- Low Oil Level Light
  191
- Low Fuel Warning Light
  193
- Table of Contents
  195
- Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Syster1
  195
- Comfort Controls
  196
  - Air Conditioning
    197
- Heating
  198
  - Ventilation System
    198
  - Rear Climate Control
    199
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    202
- Rear Window Defogger
  202
  - Audio Systems
    203
- Setting the Clock
  203
  - AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control (if Equipped)
    205
  - Rear Seat Audio
    209
- AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control (if Equipped)
  213
  - Rear Seat Audio
    217
- Theft-Deterrent Feature
  218
- Steering Wheel Controls (if Equipped)
  220
- Understanding Radio Reception
  221
- Tips about Your Audio System
  221
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  222
- Care of Your Compact Discs
  224
  - Integrated Windshield Antenna
    224
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road

227
- Defensive Driving
  228
  - Drunken Driving
    229
  - Control of a Vehicle
    232
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    233
- Traction Control System
  235
- Braking in Emergencies
  236
  - Power Steering
    237
- Steering Tips
  237
  - Steering in Emergencies
    238
- Off-Road Recovery
  239
  - Loss of Control
    241
  - Driving at Night
    242
  - Night Vision
    242
  - Night Driving
    242
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    243
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    245
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    245
- City Driving
  246
- Freeway Driving
  247
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    248
  - Highway Hypnosis
    248
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    249
  - Winter Driving
    251
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    251
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    253
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    255
- Electronic Level Control
  255
  - Towing a Trailer
    257
  - Weight of the Trailer
    258
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    259
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    260
  - Safety Chains
    260
  - Trailer Brakes
    261
  - Following Distance
    262
  - Making Turns
    262
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    263
  - Driving on Grades
    263
  - Parking on Hills
    263
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    264
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    264
  - Section 5 Problems on the Road
    265
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    266
  - Other Warning Devices
    267
  - Jump Starting
    267
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    272
  - Towing from the Front
    274
  - Towing from the Rear
    275
  - Engine Overheating
    276
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    276
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    277
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    278
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    283
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    286
  - Air Inflator (Option)
    286
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    286
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    287
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    290
  - Compact Spare Tire
    296
  - If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    297
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    298
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    299
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    300
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    301
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    302
  - Filling Your Tank
    303
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    305
  - Hood Release
    306
  - Underhood Lamp
    308
  - Engine Oil
    308
  - Checking Engine Oil
    309
  - What Kind of Oil to Use
    310
  - Engine Oil Additives
    312
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    312
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    312
  - Air Cleaner
    313
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    315
  - When to Check and Change
    315
  - How to Check
    316
  - How to Add Fluid
    318
  - Engine Coolant
    318
  - Checking Coolant
    320
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    322
  - Power Steering Fluid
    322
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    323
  - What to Use
    323
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    323
  - Brake Fluid
    324
  - Brake Wear
    327
  - Bulb Replacement
    329
  - Halogen Bulbs
    329
  - Front Sidemarker
    334
  - Tire Pressure
    338
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    339
  - Buying New Tires
    340
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    341
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    342
  - Wheel Replacement
    342
  - Tire Chains
    344
  - Appearance Care
    344
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Oldsmobile
    345
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    346
  - Cleaning the Built-In Child Restraint Pad
    347
  - Care of Safety Belts and Built-In Child Restraint Harness
    347
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield, Backglass and Wiper Blades
    348
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Oldsmobile
    348
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    349
  - Finish Care
    349
  - Aluminum Wheels (if Equipped)
    350
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    350
  - Finish Damage
    350
  - Underbody Maintenance
    351
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    351
  - Appearance Care Materials Chart
    352
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    353
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    353
  - Electrical System
    354
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    355
  - Replacement Bulbs
    360
  - Section 7 Maintenance Schedule
    363
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    364
  - How this Section Is Organized
    365
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    366
  - Selecting the Right Schedule
    366
  - Short Trip/City Intervals
    367
  - Short Tripkity Maintenance Schedule
    377
  - Long Tripmighway Maintenance Schedule
    390
  - Long Trip/Highway Maintenance Schedule
    391
  - At each Fuel Fill
    399
  - At Least Once a Month
    399
  - At Least Twice a Year
    400
  - Throttle Linkage Inspection
    404
  - Brake System Inspection
    404
  - Section 8 Customer Assistance Information
    409
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    410
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    412
  - Oldsmobile Roadside Assistance Program Features and Benefits
    413
  - Who Is Covered
    413
  - Courtesy Transportation
    414
  - GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
    415
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
    416
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
    417
  - Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
    417
  - Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada
    417
  - Service Station Information
    434

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