1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA display

Fuel
Press FUEL to see how much fuel has been used since
you last pressed the reset button. The display will show
a reading such as:
10.4 GALLONS USED or
39.4 LITERS USED
To learn how much fuel will be used from a specific
starting point, first press FUEL to display fuel used, then
press RESET.
Don’t confuse fuel used with the amount of fuel in your
tank.
Fuel Range
RANGE calculates the remaining distance you can drive
without refueling. It’s based on fuel economy and the
fuel remaining
in the tank. The display will show a
reading such as:
FUEL RANGE
235 MI or
FUEL RANGE
378 KM
If the range is less than 50 miles (80 km), the display
will read LOW
FUEL RANGE. The
fuel economy data used to determine fuel range
is
an average of recent driving conditions. As your driving
conditions change, this data is gradually updated.
Resetting
fuel range causes the fuel economy data to be
updated immediately.
To reset fuel range, press
RANGE, then RESET.
Average Speed
The calculation for average speed begins when SPEED
is reset. Press SPEED to display the average speed, such
as:
AVG SPEED
56 MPH or
AVG SPEED 90 KM/H
To reset the average speed, press SPEED and then
RESET.
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Engine
The ENG button scrolls through the following functions:
0
0
0
0
Oil pressure such as:
OIL PRESSURE
40 PSI or
OIL PRESSURE
276 kpa
Battery voltage such as:
BATTERY
13.8 VOLTS
Transaxle fluid
life, such as:
TRANS FLUID LIFE
40%.
This is an estimate of the transaxle fluid’s remaining
useful life.
It will show 100% when the system is
reset after a transaxle fluid change.
It will alert you
to change your transaxle fluid on a schedule
consistent with your driving conditions.
Engine oil life, such
as:
OIL LIFE 30%
This is an estimate of the oil’s remaining useful life.
It
will show 100% when the system is reset after an
oil change. It will alert you to change your oil on a
schedule consistent with your driving conditions. When the remaining
oil life or transaxle fluid
life is low,
the system
will alert you with a message:
CHANGE OIL
SOON or
CHANGE TRNS FLUID
SOON
When the oil or transaxle fluid life is down to zero, you
will receive the message:
CHANGE OIL NOW or
CHANGE TRNS FLUID
NOW
To reset the OIL LIFE reminder after an oil change or the
TRNS FLUID LIFE reminder after a transaxle fluid change:
1. With the ignition on, press the ENG button so the
OIL LIFE percentage or the TRNS LIFE percentage
is displayed.
2. Press RESET and hold for five seconds. The word
RESET will appear, then OIL LIFE
100% or TRNS
FLUID
100%.
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Distance to Destination
This feature acts as a reverse trip odometer by counting
backward from
an estimated distance which you enter
before starting your trip. It also uses that information to
determine the estimated time
of arrival.
To set, press DEST, then RESET and enter a maximum
of four digits for the length of your trip. (Always use
whole miles or kilometers.) Then press ENTER. The
system will only accept the last four digits you enter as
your distance
to destination.
The system will display the total distance to destination,
such as:
365
MI TO DEST or
587 KM TO DEST
When the system counts down to zero distance
remaining, even
if you’re in another display, a chime
will sound and the display will show:
TRIP COMPLETE
The TRIP COMPLETE message will go off when
you
press any button, or when you turn your ignition off,
then on.
The display returns to the mode displayed prior
to the interruption.
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
ETA is based on the average speed, the date and time of
the day, and the estimated distance to your destination.
After you have entered your distance to destination,
press ETA to display estimated time
of arrival, such as:
ETA TUE 1256
PM
Press ETA again to display the time to destination. The
display will show the current time as the hours and
minutes
to destination, such as:
1250 TIME TO DEST
If the time to destination calculation is seven days or
greater, the display will read:
TRIP OVER
7 DAYS
When the trip is complete a chime will sound and the
display will show:
TRIP COMPLETE
The trip complete message will go off when you press
any button, or when you turn your ignition off, then on.
The display returns to the mode displayed prior to the
interruption.
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Elapsed Time (ET) Date
Press DATE to display the date. To change the date,
press DATE then RESET. The following display will
appear:
When the ignition is on, the Driver Information
Center
can be used
as a stopwatch. The display will show hours
and minutes. The elapsed time indicator
will record up
to
100 hours, then it will reset to zero and continue
counting. Press ET, and the display will show the
amount
of time that has elapsed since the elapsed time
indicator was last reset
(not including time the ignition
is off), such
as:
0 1 :OS ELAPSED TIME
To reset elapsed time to zero, press RESET while the
elapsed time
is displayed.
MONTH? XXIDDIYY
MM, DD and YY represent the month, date and year
you currently have in your system. Check to make sure
your clock is
in the correct AM or PM mode.
Notice that each key has a number. Push the key to enter
the number. The first XX’s
will flash until you enter the
first digit for the
month. You don’t need to enter the
leading zero
if the number is under 10. Press ENTER
after you’ve entered the month. The display will change
to:
DAY? MM/XX/Y
Y
Set the day just as you set the month. After the day entry
is made, press ENTER, and the display
will change to:
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YEAR? MM/DD/XX
Set the yearjust as
you set the month and day. If a valid
date is entered, the display will automatically exit to the
date mode and display the day of the week, the
month
and the date. If an invalid date is entered, the display
will return to MONTH? XX/DD/YY and you'll need to
repeat the above steps.
After a battery reconnect (loss of power), the display
will read CONFIRM TIME AND DATE.
RECALL
When you press the RCL
button, the system scrolls
through any currently active
warning messages, then
returns
to the mode the
system was
in before you
pressed RCL.
If no warning messages exist, MONITORED
SYSTEMS OK will be displayed.
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indicating there may be a problem. See your Aurora
retailer for service.
The digital screen displays the outside temperature or
the inside temperature setting, the fan speed, and the
heating mode
you have selected. Hold down the OFF
button on the Driver Information Center for five seconds
to change between English and metric displays. Keep
in
mind that this will also change the display on the Driver
Information Center between English and metric.
The red and blue buttons below the digital display set
the interior temperature
you want. The temperature you
set will be displayed on
the digital screen for five
seconds after
you press either the red or blue button (to
raise or lower temperature, respectively). Then the
outside temperature will be displayed.
Once you set
the temperature, the system will try to
maintain that
set temperature, whether you are in the
auto or manual modes. But if you set the temperature for
60°F (16°C) or 90°F (32"C), the fan will stay on high
speed unless you select
a different speed. The system
will maintain
full cold or full hot operation at these
extreme temperature settings. Your
system has two sun sensors
on top of the
instrument panel that detect direct sunlight and the
increased warming caused by it.
To keep you
comfortable, the sensors may reduce the interior
temperature
by as much as 5 "F (3 "C) below the setting
on the digital screen, if necessary. Be careful not
to put
anything over these sun sensors.
If you do, the system
will
think it's night and warm up the vehicle.
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AUTO-PUSH: To allow the system to automatically
control
the temperature, air distribution and Fdn speed:
1. Set the temperature you want with the colored
temperature buttons.
2. Press the AUTO-PUSH switch. The AUTO light will
appear below the selector.
To maintain proper comfort, the air flow direction
will
automatically change with increases or decreases in
outside temperature, interior temperature, or sun load.
After starting a cold engine, there may be up to a
four-minute delay before the fan is turned on. The fan
will automatically increase
in speed as the coolant
temperature rises.
AUTO FAN: Sets the fan speed. Turn this knob to the
right to raise
the fan speed, to the left to lower the fan
speed. The fan speed
will be displayed by the lights
around the knob (except
in the AUTO mode).
Use the following controls when you wish to override
the AUTO setting.
Directional Controls
When the AUTO-PUSH knob is pressed, the fan speed
will go
to AUTO unless you select a different speed.
After
you turn the knob to a directional control, the set
interior temperature
will be displayed for about five
seconds,
then the outside temperature will be displayed
"ri Upper: Directs air flow through the upper air
outlets
in the instrument panel.
f0 /I' Bi-Level: Use on cool, but sunny days. This
setting brings
in the outside air, but directs it in two
ways. The cool air is directed
to the upper portion of
your body through the instrument panel outlets, but most
warmed air is directed through the heater ducts and
a
little to the defrost and side window vents. At times, this
temperature difference may be more apparent than
others.
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Air Conditioning
The air conditioner cools, dehumidifies, and filters the
air for the inside of the vehicle.
The air conditioner compressor
is enabled in all modes.
However, when the outside temperature is below
42" F
(6"C), the compressor will not operate. When the air
conditioner is on, you may sometimes notice slight
changes
in your vehicle's engine speed and power. This
is normal, because the system is designed to cycle the
compressor
on and off to keep the desired cooling and
help fuel economy.
The air conditioning is always enabled
in defog or
defrost. In any other mode,
you can select or shut off the
air conditioning as desired by pressing
A/C ON. The
indicator light will glow while the air conditioning is
enabled. For maximum
continued cooling, press the blue
temperature button repeatedly until the display reads
60" F (16°C) and press the A/C ON button. Using the
upper vents will cause
you to feel cooler more quickly.
The direction of
the cool air can be controlled by
adjusting, or turning off, the outlets in the dash. Aiming
them over your shoulder will benefit both front and rear
passengers. Back seat passengers can also redirect air
flow using the vents at the rear
of the center console.
On hot days, open the windows long enough to let the
hot inside air out. This reduces the time the air
conditioner's compressor will have to run, which should
help fuel economy.
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