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Wehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you
will find on your vehicle. For
example, these symbols are used
on
an original battery:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes
by
Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
A
Avoid Sparks or Flames
8
Spark or Flame
Could Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocklUnlock
a
These symbols have to do with your
lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Fog Lights
$0
9
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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.
Seatback Latches
In 2-door Oldsmobiles, the front seat
folds forward to let people get into the
back seat.
Your seatback will move back and forth
freely,
unless you come to a sudden
stop. Then it will lock in place.
There’s one time the seatback may not
fold without some help
from you. That’s
if your vehicle is parked facing down a
fairly steep hill.
To fold a seatback forward, push
the
seatback toward the rear as you lift this
latch. Then the seatback will fold
forward. Thelatch must be down for
the seat to work properly.
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Seats & Resbaint Systems
Automatic Lap-Shoukkr Belt
This safety Belt is called “automatic”
because
you don’t have to buckle up
when you get into.your vehicle. And
yuu don’t have to ubuclde when
you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. ‘Then close
and lock the
door. Adjust the seat (to
see
how, see Seat Controls in the
Index) so you can sit up straight.
[t’s
possible that an auto-mtic belt
muld keep.
you from fully opening a
door. That can happienif the doorw-as
slammed
shut very had, Just close the
ioor all
the way, then slowly open it. If
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that doesn’t fix it, then your Oldsmobile
needs service.
We hope you’ll always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However, you
may need to unbuckle it in an
emergency. And
you would need to
unbuckle it to let someone get into the
center front seat position,
if your
vehicle
has one.
To unbuckle the automatic b.elt, just
push the button on the buckle. To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see Seat
Controls in the Index) so you can sit
up straight.
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
4. Push the latch plate into the buclde
until it clicks. Pull up on the latch
plate to make sure it is secure.
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Keys The ignition keys are for the ignition
only.
The door keys are for the doors and all
Ither loclts. When
a new Oldsmobile is delivered,
the dealer removes the plugs from the
door keys, and gives them to the first
owner.
Each plug has a code on
it that tells
your dealer or a qualified locltsmith
how to make extra door keys. Keep the
plugs in a safe place. If you lose your
door keys, you’ll be able to have new
ones made easily using these plugs.
The ignition keys don’t have plugs.
Your Oldsmobile dealer or Roadside
Assistance has the code for your keys. If
you need a new ignition key, contact
your Oldsrnobile dealer. In an
emergency, contact the Oldsmobile
Roadside Assistance program at
1-800-442-OLDS (6537).
NOTICE:
Your Oldsmobile has a number of
new features that
can help prevent
theft.
But you can have a lot of
trouble getting into your vehicle if
you ever lock your keys inside.
You
may even have to damage your
vehicle to get in.
So be sure you
have extra keys.
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Door Locks
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There are several ways to lock and
unlock- your -vehicle.
From the Outside:
Use your door key or Remote Lock
Control, if your vehicle has this option.
From the Inside:
To lock the door, push dowmthe
locking lever.
To tmlock, push th'e lever
UP.
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Features & Controls
Power Door Locks
You can lock or unlock all doors of your
vehicle from the driver or passenger
door lock switch.
On 4-dOOr models, the switch on each
rear door works only that door’s lock. It
won’t lock (or unlock) all of the
doors-that’s a safety feature.
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.
Automatic Door Locks
Just close your doors and turn on the
ignition. All of the doors will lock when
you move your shift lever out
of P
(Park) or N (Neutral). Each time you
close your doors and turn on the
ignition, the doors will lock
automatically. If someone needs to get
out while the vehicle is running, have
that person use the manual or power
lock. When the door is closed again, it
will lock automatically as long as the
shift lever is out of
P (Park) or N
(Neutral). All doors will automatically
unlock when the ignition is turned off.
If you don’t want the doors to
automatically unlock when you turn the
ignition off, you can remove the Lock
Control fuse in the Component Center.
See the
Index under Fuses G Circuit
Breakers .
Remote Lock Conlrol (OPTION)
If your Oldsmobile has this option, you
can lock and unlock your doors or
unlock your trunk from up to
30 feet
(9 m) away using the key chain
transmitter supplied with your vehicle.
Your Remote Lock Control 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) Thi.s
device may not cause harmful
interference, and
(2) This device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
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DOOR within 16 secondls, the interior
lights
will go off.
Press a to unlock the trunk. Your
interior lights will not come on.
Matching Transmiiter(s) To Your
Vehlcle