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Safety  Belt  Use  During  Pregnancy 
Safety belts work for everyone,  including pregnant 
women.  Like all occupants,  they are more likely to be 
seriously injured 
if they don’t wear safety belts. 
A pregnant  woman should wear a lap-shoulder  belt, and 
the  lap  portion  should  be worn  as low as possible 
throughout the  pregnancy.  The 
best way  to protect the  fetus  is to protect the 
mother.  When a safety belt  is worn properly,  it’s more 
likely that the 
fetus won’t be hurt  in a crash. For 
pregnant  women, as  for anyone,  the key to making 
safety belts effective  is wearing them properly. 
Right  Front  Passenger  Position 
Was  your Oldsmobile first sold, when  new,  in Canada? 
(If  it was,  a sticker 
on the driver’s door  will  say 
“conforms  to  all applicable Canada motor vehicle 
. . . ” 
etc.) If so, then this “Right Front Passenger Position” 
part doesn’t apply  to your vehicle. 
To learn how  to use 
your right  front passenger position safety belts, read the 
Canadian  Owner’s  Manual  Safety Belt Supplement. It 
comes with every new Oldsmobile first sold  in Canada. 
The  right  front  passenger’s  safety belt works the  same 
way as the driver’s safety belt.  See “Driver Position,” 
earlier in this section. 
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Section 2 Features  and  Controls 
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. 
Keys 
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Keys are included  for the ignition, the doors, and  all 
other locks. 
When  a new Oldsmobile 
is delivered, the retailer 
removes the tags  from 
the keys, and gives them to the 
first owner. 
Each  tag has a code  on  it that tells your retailer 
or a 
qualified locksmith how  to make extra  keys. Keep the 
tags in 
a safe  place. If you lose  your keys, you’ll be able 
to  have new ones made easily using these tags. 
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 
From  the  inside, to lock  the  door, slide the 
down. 
To unlock the door,  slide  the  locking  lever  locking 
lever 
There  are  several  ways 
to lock and  unlock  your vehicle. 
From  the  outside, 
use your key or Remote  Lock  Control, 
if your  vehicle has this  option. 
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i Power  Door  Locks Automatic  Door  Locks 
With power door  locks, you can lock 
doors  of your vehicle  from the driver 
door  lock  switch.  or 
unlock  all the  Just  close your doors  and turn  on  the  ignition. If you 
’ or  front  passenger  have  an automatic transaxle, all of the  doors will  lock 
when  you move your  shift  lever  out  of 
PARK (P) or 
NEUTRAL 
(N). If  you have  a manual transaxle, all 
of  the doors  will  lock when the  vehicle  reaches about 
8 mph (13 km/h). 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 when  you move  your shift lever  out 
of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). If you  have  a manual 
transaxle,  the doors will  lock when  the vehicle reaches 
about 
8 mph (1 3 km/h). All doors  will automatically 
unlock when  the key  is turned  to  the 
OFF position. 
If  you  don’t want  the doors  to automatically unlock 
when  the key  is turned  to  the 
OFF position,  you can 
remove the Automatic Door Unlock  fuse. 
For fuse 
location,  see  “Fuses and Circuit  Breakers”  in  the Index. 
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.  
         
        
        
     
        
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Illuminated EntryExit System 
When  you lift the outside  handle of either  front  door  or 
open  either  rear door,  the lamps inside your  vehicle  will 
go on.  These lamps will  fade  out after about 40 seconds, 
or  when the ignition 
is turned on after  all doors  have 
been  closed. 
If the ignition  was recently turned off, the 
lamps  will fade 
out after  four  seconds.  These  lamps will 
also  go  on when  you  press the 
DOOR or UNLOCK 
button on the optional Remote Lock Control  transmitter. 
Rear  Door  Security Locks 
Your Oldsmobile  is 
equipped with rear 
door  security locks 
that help prevent 
passengers  from 
opening the rear 
doors 
of your  vehicle  from 
the  inside. 
If the ignition has been  off for  less  than two minutes, 
the lamps inside your vehicle will  stay 
on for  about 
15 seconds  after your key  is  removed from  the ignition 
to provide  an illuminated  exit. To use one  of these  locks: 
1. Use  a key to move the  lock all the way up. 
2. Close the door. 
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The  rear  doors of your vehicle cannot be opened from 
inside  when this  feature 
is in use. If you want  to open a 
rear door when  the security  lock is on: 
1. Unlock the door from the inside. 
2. Then open the door from the outside. 
If  you  don’t  cancel  the security  lock  feature,  adults  or 
older  children  who ride in the  rear  won’t be able  to  open 
the  rear  door  from  the  inside.  You should  let  adults  and 
older  children know  how these  security  locks work, and 
how  to  cancel  the  locks. 
To Cancel the Rear Door Lock: 
1. Unlock the door  from  the  inside and open the  door 
from the outside. 
2. Use a key  to move  the  lock  all the way down. 
3. Do the same  for  the  other  rear  door. 
The  rear  door  locks  will now  work normally. 
Remote Lock Control (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. 
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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. 
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  retailer  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. 
Operation 
The  driver’s  door will unlock  when UNLOCK  is 
pressed. 
If pressed again within  five  seconds, all doors 
will  unlock.  All doors  will lock when 
DOOR is pressed. 
The  trunk  will  unlock  anytime  when  the  vehicle  symbol 
on  the  Remote 
Lock Control  is  pressed  and  the  ignition  is 
off. If  the  ignition  is  on, the  trunk  will  unlock if the 
parking  brake  is  set  (manual  transaxle)  or 
the gear  selector 
is  in  PARK 
(P) or NEUTRAL, (N)  (automatic  transaxle). 
Press 
DOOR or UNLOCK to illuminate the interior 
lamps.  The  lamps will then 
go off after 40 seconds  when 
UNLOCK is pressed and  four  seconds when 
DOOR is 
pressed. When the ignition is turned on, the lamps  will 
also  fade  out  (see Illuminated  EntryExit System earlier 
in this  section). 
Matching  Transmitter(s) 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 retailer. Remember  to bring any remaining 
transmitters  with you when  you 
go to your retailer. 
When  the retailer matches the replacement transmitter to 
your vehicle,  the remaining transmitters  must also be 
matched. Once the  new transmitter 
is coded,  the lost 
transmitter  will not unlock your  vehicle. 
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