Oldsmobile 1997 Silhouette Owner's manual

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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.
It
also explains the
“SRS”
system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your Oldsmobile.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do
if
you have a probletn while driving, such
as
a
flat
tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Oldsmobile
running
properly
and
looking
good.
Maintenance Schedule
This
section tells
you
when to perform vehicle manitenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile for assistance
and
how to get service and owner publications.
It
also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-8.
Index
Here’s
an
alphabetical listing of almost every subject
in
this manual.
You
can
use
it
to quickly
find
something you want to read.
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OLDSMOBTLE,
the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem
and the name
SILHOUETTE
are registered trademarks
of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information
at
the
time
it
was printed. We reserve the right to make changes
in
the product after that time without further notice.
Please keep this manual
in
your Oldsmobile,
so
it
will
be there
if
you ever need
it
when you’re on the road.
If
you sell
the
vehicle, please leave this manual
in
it
so
the
new owner
can
use
it.
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SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
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Institute
for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
How
to Use
this
Manual
Many people read
their
owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you
do this,
it
will
help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together
to
explain
things quickly.
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Index
A
good place to look for what you need is the Index
in
the
back
of
the manual. It’s an alphabetical list
of
all
that’s
in
the manual, and the page number where you’ll
find
it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You
will find
a
number
of
safety cautions
in
this book.
We use
a
box and
the
word
CAUTION
to
tell you
about things that could hurt you
if
you were to ignore
the warning.
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CAUIION:
These mean there
is
something that could
hurt
you or other people.
In
the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we
tell you what to do to help
avoid
or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions.
If
you don’t, you or
others could be hurt.
You
will also find
a
circle
with
a
slash through it
in
this
book.
This safety
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t do this,” or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also
in this book you will find these notices:
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NOTICE:
These mean there
is
something that
could
damage
your
vehicle.
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In the notice area, we
tell
you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not be covered by your warranty, and
it
could be costly.
But the notice will
tell
you what to do to help avoid
the damage.
When you read other manuals,
you
might see CAUTION
and
NOTICE
warnings in different colors
or
in
different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle
Symbols
These are some
of
the
symbols
you
may
find
on
your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used
on
an
original battery:
POSSIBLE
A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
&
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for
you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have
to
do
with
your lamps:
SIGNALS
e
TURN
RUNNING
*
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DAYTIME
.
LAMPS
.**
FOG LAMPS
$0
These symbols
are
on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
-
TEMP
-
CHARGING
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BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
Wb
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
P
LIGHTER
-
HORN
)tr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL
B
kab
NOTES
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Section
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Seats and Restraint Systems
Here
you’ll
find information about the seats
in
your Oldsmobile and how to use your safety belts properly. You can
also learn about some things you should
not
do
with
air bags and safety belts.
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Seats and Controls
Manual Seats
Power Seats
Folding Driver’s Seatback
Reclining Front Seatbacks
Manual Lumbar Control
Head Restraints
Rear Seats
Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
Dump and Stow Feature
Solid Bench Seats
Split Bench Seats
Captain Chairs
Why Safety Belts Work
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Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
How
to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Questions and Answers About Air Bags
Reat Seat Passengers
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
Important for Buckling Children
in
Child Restraints
Using the Built-In Child Restraint
How to Use Child Restraints
Child Restraint Top Straps
How to Obtain a Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Parts After
a
Crash
6-Way Power Seats
(Option)
Folding Driver’s Seatback
To
adjust the six-way power seat:
Front Control
(A):
Raise the front
of
the
seat by
holding the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower
the front
of
the seat.
Center Control
(B):
Move the seat forward or backward
by holding the control to
the
front or back. Raise or lower
the seat by holding
the
control up or down.
Rear Control (C):
Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the
switch
up.
Hold the switch down to lower the rear of
the seat.
The seatback on the driver’s seat folds forward to put
items behind
the
seat. Lift the lever and fold the
seatback forward. The seatback will lock into place
when you push
it
back to the upright position.
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Manual Front Passenger Seats
To
use, pull up the lever on
the front
of
the seat to
unlock it.
Slide the seat to where you want it.
To
make sure the
seat is locked into place, release the lever and try to
move the seat with your body.
Reclining Front and Captain’s Chair
Seatbacks
All
front seats recline.
To
adjust the seatback,
rotate this knob. It is easier
to
recline the seat
if
you
lean forward, taking your
weight off the seatback.
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But
don’t
have a seatback reclined
if
your
vehicle
is
moving.
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even
if
you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead,
it
will
be in
front of you. In a crash you could
go
into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the
belt could
go
up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is
m
motion,
have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back
in
the seat and wear
your
safety belt properly.
Manual Lumbar Control
Turn the knob on the
outboard side of the
seat to adjust the lower
back support.
Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint
up
or down
so
that the top
of
the
restraint is closest to the top
of
your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of
a
neck injury
in
a crash.
Rear
Seats
Seat Controls
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove and replace the seats.
By
using
the levers and straps, in
the
correct order, you can easily
remove the seats from your vehicle.
When
you
replace the seats in the vehicle, be sure to
follow the label on the back
of
the seat for proper location.
Follow
hs
diagram
when
the text
in
this manual tells you
what sets of floor cups to use for each seat.
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Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
If your vehicle has seats
in
the third row, there is
a
sleeve on the second row outside safety belt to store
the
safety belt while entering and exiting the third row
of
the vehicle.
If your vehicle has a bench seat
in
the second row,
follow this procedure:
Pull
the belt out and slide the sleeve along
the
belt
until it reaches the patch of Velcro@ on the roof.
Simply press the sleeve against the Velcro patch
to
secure
it
in place.
Do
not have the second row outside safety belt stored if
someone
is
sitting in the second row outside position. The
safety belt would not protect
the
passenger correctly.
To
release the second row outside safety belt, just pull
the
sleeve away from the Velcro patch and use the safety
belt as usual. The sleeve should slide freely when not
in use.
~nere is
also
a clip
on
the safety belt used to secure
the
belt after
it
is disconnected from the mini-buckle. When
removing the second row bench seat, secure the loose end
of the safety belt
in
this clip.
This
will keep the safety belt
from dangling and possible striking something.
Dump and Stow Feature
The rear seats in your vehicle, except the Captain’s
chairs, can be folded forward. Use this feature for
exiting and entering third row seats.
Push adjustable head restraints
fully
down. Fold the
seatback
flat
on the seat. If the seat adjusts, slide it all the
way back. Release the rear set of hooks from the floor
pins; hang on to the straps as the seat folds forward.
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Solid
Bench Seat
If
you have
a
solid bench seat, the seatback
can
be
folded down. The seat can also be folded forward or
removed to provide extra storage space.
Second
Row
Solid
Bench Seats
Folding the Seatback
To
fold down the seatback,
'
pull the nylon strap on the
back of the seat.
To
raise
the
seatback, pull
the
nylon strap on the back of
the seat while raising the seatback
until
it
locks upright.
Push and pull on the seatback to check that
it
is locked.
Removing
the
Second
Row
Solid Bench Seat
With the seatback
in
the upright position, unhook the
side attachment for the safety belt. This mini-buckle
is
located
on
the right side
of
the seat.
Push up
the
red center on
the
buckle
with
a small
pointed object like a key
or
pen.
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Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat to fold
the
seatback forward.
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2.
From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at
the base
of
the
seat to release the rear latches
from
the
floor
pins.
4.
Unhook the front latches by rolling
up
the gray
handle under
the
seat
until
the handle locks.
3.
Do
not
let
go
of
the straps until the seat
is
folded
all
the
way
forward.
5.
Remove the seat by
rocking it slightly
towards the rear of
the vehicle and then
pulling it out. This
should be done in
one motion.
1.
Place the front hooks of
the bench seat onto the
front two floor pins.
To
do this, the seat will
need to be angled
so
that
the front hooks clear
the
floor pins.
Replacing the Second
Row
Solid Bench Seat
2.
With
the
seat still folded forward,
roll
down the gray
handle underneath the seat to lock the front latches.
Don’t put the bench seat in
so
it faces backward because
it
won’t latch that way.
The solid benches have seat position labels, located on
the back of the seat, showing where the seat
must
go.
Follow that diagram. Use the
A,
C
and
E
sets of floor
cups. See “Seat Controls” in the beginning of this
section for more details. The seat must be placed in the
proper location for the legs to attach correctly.
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3.
If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set
of
floor pins.
4.
Firmly push the rear hooks
into
the rear floor pins by
pushing down
on
the rear of the seat.
5.
Try
to raise the bench seat to check that it is
locked down.
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A
seat that isn't locked into place properly can
move around in a collisio~l
or
sudden stop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the seat into place properly when installing it.
6.
Pull the
nylon
strap on the back
of
the seat and raise
the
seatback
until
it
locks upright.
7.
Push and pull
on
the seatback to check that
it
is
locked into place.
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CAUTION:
If
the seatback isn't locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there.
Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it
is locked.
8.
Attach the mini-buckle
so
that the safety belt
is
ready for use when a passenger uses the seat.
The buckle reattaches by pushing the latch into the
buckle
until
the
red center
pops
out
again.
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