1993 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE clock

AM/FM Stereo with Cassette
Player with Dolby@
The digital display indicates information
on time or radio station frequency, the
AM
or FM radio band, whether the station is
in stereo, and other radio functions.
PWR (Power): Press to turn the unit on
and
off when the ignition is on.
Upper Knob (VOL): This knob does
two things:
Turn it slightly to the left or right to
Press it to mute the radio or tape
control
the volume.
player. Press again to listen.
Balance: Turn the control ring behind
the upper knob slightly to the left or right
to adjust the left/right speaker balance.
Lower Knob (TUNE): This knob does
two things:
Turn it slightly to the left or right to
tune in radio stations. If you hold it to
the left or right, it will tune rapidly.
You can also
turn it one stop at a time
to fine-tune a specific frequency.
Press to change between the AM,
FM1 or FM2 bands. (FM1 allows you
to preset five stations, FM2 allows
you
to preset another five stations.) The
band you select will appear
momentarily on the digital display.
Fade: Turn the control ring behind the
lower knob slightly to the left or right to
adjust the fronthear speaker balance.
+SEEK,: Press to seek and stop on
the next station higher
or lower on the
radio band.
SCAN: When you press SCAN, the
radio will go to the next station and
pause there for a few seconds.
SCAN
will display on the digital screen. Press
SCAN again to stop on a station.
RCL (Recall): When the ignition is off,
press to display the clock. When the
radio is on, press to change between the
clock and the radio station frequency
displayed on the digital screen.
BASS: Adjusts the bass level up or
down. The bottom of the digital screen
will display the level you have selected.
For a normal listening level preset at the
factory, press the center of the switch.
TREB (Treble): Adjusts the treble level
up or down. The
bottom of the digital
screen will display the level you have
selected. For a normal listening level
preset at the factory, press the center of
the switch.
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Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
AM/FM Stereo with Compact
Disc Player (CONT:)
Radio Controls
AM/FM: Press to select either the AM
or FM radio band. The band you select
will be momentarily displayed on the
digital screen. The frequency of the
station will be displayed, and if the
station is in stereo, the
ST (Stereo)
indicator will also be displayed.
Your radio has an AMAX-certified
receiver. It can produce quality AM
stereo sound and receive C-Quam@
stereo broadcasts. AMAX reduces noise
without reducing the high frequencies
you need for the best sound. You don’t
have to do anything to your Delco/GM
radio because AMAX is automatic.
SEEK: Press SEEK to tune in and stop
on the
next station on the AM or FM
radio band.
SCAN: When you press SCAN, the
radio will go to the next station and
pause there for
a few seconds. SCAN
will display on the digital screen. Press
SCAN again to stop on a station.
RCL (Recall): When the ignition is off,
press to display the clock. When the
radio is on, press to change between the
clock and
the radio station frequency
displayed on the digital screen. The
five pushbuttons in the lower right
corner can be used to preset up
to ten
radio stations (five AM and five FM
stations). These buttons have other uses
when you are playing a compact disc
(see Compact
Disc Controls later in this
section).
To Preset Radio Stations:
1 . Tune the digital display to the station
you want.
2. Press SET. The SET indicator will
appear on the digital screen for five
seconds.
3. While the SET indicator is displayed,
press one of
the five pushbuttons.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of five AM
and five
FM stations.
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If the disc comes back out:
The disc may be upside down.
The disc may be dirty, scratched or
wet.
Compact Disc Controls
Many of the controls for the radio also
have functions for the compact disc
player, as explained here.
To Play a Compact Disc:
Don’t use mini-discs that are called
singles. They won’t eject. Use only
full-
size compact discs.
1 . Press POWER to turn the radio on.
2. Insert a disc part-way into the slot,
with the label side up. The player
will pull it in. In a few seconds, the
disc should play.
There may be too much moisture in
the air (wait about one hour and try
again).
The player may be too hot, or the road
may be too rough for the disc to play.
If the word H(YT appears on the
display, the player is too hot. Press
RCL to remove HOT from the
display.
As soon as things get back to
normal, the disc should play.
While a disc is playing, the
CD indi-
cator is displayed on the digital screen,
as is the clock.
RCL (Recall): Press once to see what
track is playing. Press again within five
seconds to see how long your selection
has been playing. The track number also
will be displayed when the volume is
changed or a new track starts
to play.
PREV (Previous): Press to play a track
again. If you hold or keep pressing the
PREV button, the disc will keep
backing up to previous tracks.
NEXT: Press when you want to hear the
next track before the track you are
listening
to has finished. If you hold or
keep pressing the
NEXT button, the
disc will keep advancing to other tracks.
REV (Reverse): Press and hold to
rapidly back up to a favorite passage.
Release to resume playing.
FF (Fast Forward): Press and hold to
rapidly advance the disc. Release to
resume playing.
COMP (Compression): Press this
button to make
soft and loud passages
more equal in volume. Press again to
resume normal play.
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1 Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be
more effective than braking. For
example, you come over a
hill and find a
truck stopped in your lane, or a car
suddenly pulls out from nowhere, or a
child
darts out from between parked
cars and stops right in front of you. You
can avoid these problems by braking-if
you can stop
in time. But sometimes you
can’t; there isn’t room. That’s the time
for evasive action-steering around the
problem.
, Your Oldsmobile can perform very well
in emergencies like these. First apply
your brakes.
It is better to remove as
much speed
as you can from a possible
collision. Then steer around
the
problem, to the left or right depending
on the space available.
An emergency like this requires close
attention and a quick decision.
If you
are holding the steering wheel at the
recommended
9 and 3 o’clock positions,
you can turn it a
full 180 degrees very
quickly without removing either hand.
But you have to act fast, steer quickly,
and just as quickly straighten the wheel
once
you have avoided the object. You
must then be prepared to steer back to
your
original lane and then brake to a
controlled stop. Depending on your
speed,
this can be
rather violent for an unprepared driver.
This is one of the reasons driving
experts recommend that you use your
safety belts and keep
both hands on the
steering wheel.
The fact that such emergency situations
are always possible is a
good reason to
practice defensive driving at all times.
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Problems on the Road
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Changing a Elat Tire (corn)
4. The compact spare tire is located
under the vehicle, behind the rear
bumper. Insert the narrow end
of the
shaft into
the hole above the rear
bumper. Then attach the folding
wrench to the shaft.
5. Rotate the folding wrench counter-
clockwise to lower the compact spare
tire until it can be pulled from under
the vehicle.
6. Slide the cable retainer through the center
of the spare, then place the
compact spare tire near the flat tire.
7. Each wheel nut is covered with a
nylon cap. Use the folding wrench to
remove the nylon caps from the
wheel
nuts before you loosen the
nuts.
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8. Loosen the wheel nuts-but do not
remove them-using the folding
wrench. 9. Attach the folding wrench to the jack,
and rotate the wrench clockwise to
raise the jack head a few inches. 10. Near each wheel, there is a notch in
the vehicle's frame. Position the
jack and raise the jack head until
it
fits firmly into the notch in the
vehicle's frame nearest the flat tire.
Do not raise the vehicle yet. Put the
compact spare tire near you.
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Getting under a vehicle when
it is jacked up is dangerous. If
the vehicle slips off the jack, you
could be badly injured or killed.
Never get under a vehicle when
it
is supported only by a jack.
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Problems on the Road
I Changing a Flat Tire (conm)
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YO' I
1 1. Raise the vehicle by rotating the
folding wrench clockwise
in the
jack. Raise the vehicle far enough
off
the ground so there is enough
room for the spare tire to
fit.
12. Remove all the wheel nuts and take
off the flat tire.
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13. Remove any corrosion or dirt from I 14. Replace the wheel nuts with the
the wheel bolts, mounting surfaces
or spare wheel. Place the spare on
the wheel mounting surface.
Never use oil
or grease on I
~ studs or nuts. If you do, the
I nuts might come loose. Your whel
luld fall
off, causing a serious
accident.
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rounded end of the nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten each
nut by hand
until the wheel is held against the
hub.
1 5. Lower the vehicle by attaching the
folding wrench
to the jack and
rotating the wrench counter-
clockwise. Lower the jack
completely.
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