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Here  you  can  learn  about  the  many 
standard  and  optional  features  on 
your  Oldsmobile.  and  information  on  starting.  shifting  and  braking 
. Also 
explained  are  the  instrument  panel and  the  warning  systems  that  tell  you 
if  everything  is  working  properly- 
and  what 
to do  if  you  have  a problem . 
Part 2 
Features & Controls 
Keys  46 
FrontDoors 
...................................................... 47 
Remote  Keyless  Entry 
.............................................. 49 
Sliding  Door  53 
Liftgate 
......................................................... 59 
Ignition 
......................................................... 60 
Starting  Your Engine 
............................................... 61 
Shifting  the  Transaxle 
.............................................. 65 
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Locks ........................................................... 47 
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EngineBlockHeater ............................................... 63 
ParkingBrake 
.................................................... 68 
Shiftingintopark 
.................................................. 69 
Horn ........................................................... 72 
Windows 
........................................................ 73 
TiltSteeringWheel 
................................................ 73 
Turn  Signal 
and Lane  Change  Indicator ................................ 74 
CruiseControl .................................................... 75 
Headlights 
....................................................... 79 
Windshield  Wipers 
................................................ 82 
Windshield  Washer 
................................................ 83 
Mirrors 
......................................................... 92 
Glove 
Box and  Storage  Compartments ............................. .93,  95 
Luggagecarrier 
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Instrument  Panel .................................................. 101 
Warning  Lights,  Gages  and  Indicators 
................................. 104 
InteriorLights 
.................................................... 81 
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Pay attention  when you open 
or  close  these  doors from the 
c ;ide. Stay clear of the upper 
rear corner to  avoid hitting  your 
head. 
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Passengers-especially  children- 
can easily open the doors and fall 
out.  When a door is locked, the 
inside handle won’t open it. 
Outsiders can easily enter throl 1 
an unlocked door when you slow 
down or stop pur vehicle. 
This may not be so obvious: You 
increase 
the chance of being 
thrown out of the vehicle in a crash 
if the doors aren’t locked. Wear 
safety belts properly, lock your 
doors, and you will be far better 
off whenever you drive yuur 
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There are  several ways to lock  and 
unlock  your  vehicle. 
From the Outside: 
Use  your  door key or remote  keyless 
entry  transmitter,  if  your  vehicle  has  this 
option. 
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Door Locks (CONT.) 
From the Inside: 
To lock  the  door,  slide the locking  lever 
rearward, 
To  unlock  the  door,  slide the  locking 
lever  forward. 
Power Door Locks (OPTION) 
From  the  outside  of either  front  door, 
the  door  key unlocks  all  doors and  the 
liftgate. 
From the  inside,  press  the  front 
of  the  power  door lock  switch  on  either 
front  door. 
You can  lock  all  doors and  the  liftgate 
from  inside  by pressing  the  rear  of the 
power  lock  switch  on  either front  door. 
If  you  have  the  optional  remote  keyless 
entry  system,  your  vehicle  has  a special 
security  feature.  If the  driver's  door 
is 
open  and  your  key is in the  ignition in 
the Off position,  you  won't  be  able  to 
set  the  door locks 
with the power  door 
lock  switch  or the remote  transmitter. 
This  feature  is  designed  to help  keep 
you from  locking  your  keys in your 
vehicle. 
If the  sliding  door is open  when  you 
press  the  power  door locks  switch, 
it 
will  lock  automatically  within  five 
seconds  after 
you close it. 
If  you  have  the  optional  remote  keyless 
entry  system,  this  feature  will  be 
replaced 
by a  different  lock  delay 
system.  See 
Remote Keyless Entry later 
in  this  section. 
With  power  locks,  when  the  doors are 
locked,  the  inside 
as well as the  outside 
door  latch  release  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,  slide the 
locking  lever  to  the unlock  position  on 
the door  you  want  to  open. 
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When the liftgate  has  been  unlocked 
with  the power  door locks,  you  won’t 
need  the key  to  open it. Simply  turn 
the 
lock clockwise until the  latch  releases. 
This is also true  if  you use the  optional 
remote  keyless  entry transmitter.  See 
Remote  Keyless Entry later in this section. 
To lock the liftgate,  use  either the power 
door  lock  switch  or the  optional  remote 
keyless  entry transmitter,  or lock 
it 
manually  by turning the  lock 
counterclockwise. 
Leaving Your Vehicle 
If  you  are leaving  the vehicle,  open  your 
door  and set the  locks  from  inside.  Then 
get  out  and  close the door. 
Remote  Keyless  Enfry (OPTION) 
If your  Oldsmobile has  this option,  you 
can  lock  and  unlock  your  doors and 
liftgate  from up  to 
30 feet (9 m) away 
using 
the key  chain  transmitter  supplied 
with your  vehicle. 
Operation 
The driver’s  door will  unlock  and  the 
interior  lights  will 
go on when a is 
pressed  (see Illuminated  Entry  System 
later in this section).  If pressed  again 
within five  seconds,  all doors and the 
liftgate  will  unlock. All doors  and  the 
liftgate  will  lock  when 
fl is  pressed. 
If  the  driver’s  door 
is open and  your  key 
is 
in the ignition in the Off position,  you 
won’t  be able  to  set  the  door lock 
with 
the  power  door lock  switch  or the  remote  transmitter. 
This security  feature 
is designed  to help  keep  you from 
locking  your  keys 
in your  vehicle. 
Lock Delay 
The  lock  delay  feature  can  be  operated 
using  either  the  remote  key chain 
transmitter or  the  power door locks 
switch  (see 
Power Door Lucks earlier in 
this section). 
For  the lock  delay  feature  to  work, the 
ignition  and  the  interior lights  control  to 
the  left  of the  instrument  panel  cluster 
must  be  off.  If  you  wish  to  lock  the 
doors 
with the  interior  lights on, 
press 
B or  the  rear  of either  power 
door  lock  switch  twice. 
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Remote  Keyless  Entry (CONX) 
If any door  is open  when  you  press B 
or  the  rear  of either  power  door  lock 
switch,  a  chime  will  sound  three times. 
This indicates  that all doors  and  the 
Migate  will  lock  about  five  seconds  after  the  last  door  has  been  closed. 
To override  the  lock  delay  feature,  press 
the  lock  symbol  or the  rear 
of either 
power  door  lock  switch  again,  and  the  doors  and  liftgate  will  lock immediately. 
If the  sliding  door  is open, it will  lock 
automatically  within  five  seconds  after  it  is  closed,  and  the  doors  and  liftgate  will 
lock  again. 
To cancel  the  lock  delay  feature,  press 
the  unlock  symbol  or the  front 
of either 
power  door  lock  switch. 
Remote  Operation of Power Sliding 
Door 
This option  may not be available  on 
your  vehicle. 
If you  have  the  optional 
power  sliding  door  (see 
Power Sliding 
Door later in this  section),  your  remote 
transmitter  will  have a  third  button 
labeled 
m. Press  it  to  open  or close 
the  sliding  door. 
If the  sliding  door is locked,  first  press 
a twice  to  unlock all doors,  then 
press  to  open  the  sliding  door. 
You  can  operate  the  power  sliding  door 
with 
the remote  transmitter  when  the 
power  sliding  door  override  switch  on 
the  overhead  console  is 
in the ON or 
OFF position. 
Matching Transmitters  to  Your  Vehicle 
Each key chain  transmitter  is  coded  to 
prevent  another  transmitter  from 
unlocking  your  vehicle. 
If a  transmitter 
is lost  or stolen,  a  replacement  can  be 
purchased  through  your  dealer. 
Remember  to  bring  the  remaining 
transmitter  with  you  when  you go 
to 
your  dealer.  When  the  dealer  matches 
the replacement  transmitter  to  your 
vehicle,  the  remaining  transmitter  must 
also be  matched.  Once  the  new 
transmitter  is  coded,  the  lost  transmitter  will  not  unlock  your  vehicle. 
You  can  match  a  transmitter  to  as many 
different  vehicles  as  you  own,  provided 
they 
are equipped  with exactly  the  same 
model  system. 
(General  Motors  offers 
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several  different models of these  systems 
on  their  vehicles.)  Each vehicle  can have 
up to four transmitters  matched  to it. 
See  your  Oldsmobile dealer  to  match 
transmitters  to another  vehicle. 
Your  remote  keyless  entry operates on  a 
radio  frequency  subject to  Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) 
Rules. 
This  device  complies  with 
Part 15 of the 
FCC  Rules.  Operation is subject 
to the 
following  two  conditions: 
(1) This 
device  may 
not cause harmful 
interference,  and 
(2) This device  must 
accept  any interference received, 
including  interference  that  may cause 
undesired  operation.  Should  interference  to 
this system  occur, 
try this: 
Check  to determine  if battery 
replacement  is  necessary.  See the 
instructions  on  battery  replacement 
later  in  this  section. 
Check the  distance. You  may be too 
far  from  your  vehicle.  This product 
has  a  maximum  range. 
Check  the location. Other  vehicles or 
objects may be blocking the signal. 
See  your  Oldsmobile dealer  or a 
qualified  technician  for service. 
Changes  or modifications  to  this  system 
by other  than an authorized  service 
facility  could  void authorization  to use 
this equipment. 
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Battery  Replacement 
Under  normal  use, the batteries  in  your 
key  chain  transmitter  should  last  about 
two  years. 
You can tell  the  batteries  are weak if the 
transmitter  won’t  work  at  the  normal 
range 
in any  location.  If  you  have  to  get 
close  to  your  vehicle  before  the 
transmitter  works,  it’s probably  time  to 
change  the  batteries. 
To Replace  Batteries in the  Remote 
Keyless  Entry: 
1 . Remove  the  screw  from  the back  cover. 
2. Lift  the  front  cover off, bottom half fmt . 
3. Remove  and  replace  the  two  3-volt 
4. Reassemble  the  transmitter. batteries 
(DL 2016). 
5. Check  the 
transmitter operation. 
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Battery  Replacement (CONT) 
If the back of your  transmitter  has a  slot 
instead 
of a  screw,  follow  these  battery 
replacement  instructions: 
1. Insert a  coin  into  the slot  in  the back 
of the transmitter,  and  turn 
counterclockwise  to  open the cover. 
2. Remove the cover. 
3. Remove  and  replace the two  3-volt 
batteries 
(DL 2016). 
Illuminated  Entry  System (OPTION) 
This  option  comes  with  the optional 
remote  keyless  entry system. 
When  you  open  the driver’s  door,  by 
itself  or 
in combination  with  any 
passenger  door or the  liftgate,  the 
interior  lights  will  come on and  then 
gradually  dim 
to  off 10 seconds  after  the 
last  door is closed. 
(If the driver’s  door 
has  not  been  opened, the interior  lights 
will  immediately  dim to 
off.) 
When  you press a on your  remote 
transmitter,  the lights  inside  your  vehicle 
will  go  on, then  gradually  dim to 
off 
after  about 40 seconds,  unless  a door or 
the  liftgate  is opened. 
When  you 
turn on the  ignition,  the 
interior  lights  will  immediately  dim to 
off. 
4. Reassemble the transmitter. 
5. Check  the transmitter  operation. 
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Sliding Door (CONT) 
To move  the door  forward,  you must 
first  pull  the  inside  or  outside  latch 
release  out  and  then  forward  or the  door 
will  remain  latched 
in the  open  position. 
Sliding Door Lock 
From  inside  the  vehicle,  lock  the  sliding  door  by sliding  the  manual  locking  lever 
down.  Unlock  by sliding  the  lever  up. 
If  you  have  the  optional  power  door 
locks,  the  sliding  door  lock  has  a delay 
feature.  See  the 
Index under Power Door 
Locks. 
Power Sliding Door (omoN) 
This  option  may not  be  available  on 
your  vehicle. 
With  this  option, 
you can  open  and 
close  the  sliding  door  with  switches 
inside  your  vehicle. 
If you  have  the 
optional  remote  keyless  entry  system, 
you  can 
also operate  the  sliding  door 
with  your  remote  transmitter.  See  the 
Index under Remote Wless Entry. 
To  operate  the  power  sliding  door,  the 
power  sliding  door  override  switch  must 
be  in  the 
ON position.  This  switch  is 
the  forward-most 
of two  power  door 
switches  located  on  the  edge 
of the 
overhead  console. 
(If you  have  the 
optional  compact  overhead  console,  this 
is  the  only  switch  in  this  location.) 
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