1996 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Owners Manual

WindsL'-.'3 Wipers
The windshield wiper and washer controls are located to
the right of the instrument cluster.
For a single wiper cycle: Press the switch marked
MIST and release. For more cycles, press and hold
the switch.
For pulse delay wiper cycles: The pulse delay cycle
system allows you to set the wiper speed as slow as
20 seconds between cycles, or faster. Pulse delay cycles
are very useful in light rain
or snow. Slide the upper
control to the
DELAY area. The lower the position, the
slower the cycle; the higher the position, the faster
the cycle.
For steady wiper cycles: Slide the upper control either
to the
LO or HI position, depending on the wiper speed
you want.
To turn the wipers off: Slide the upper control to the
OFF position.
Remember that damaged wiper blades may prevent
you
from seeing well enough to drive safely. To avoid damage,
be sure to clear ice and snow from the wiper blades before
using them. If they're frozen to the windshield, carefully
loosen or thaw them. If your blades do become damaged,
get new blades or blade inserts.
Heavy snow or ice can overload your wipers.
A circuit
breaker will stop them until the motor cools. Clear away
snow or ice to prevent an overload.
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Windshie
To wash your windshield, press and hold the windshield
washer switch. The washers and wipers will operate.
When you release the switch, the washers will stop, and
the wipers will continue to operate for two cycles, unless
your wipers had already been on. In that case, the wipers
will resume the wiper speed you had selected earlier.
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Driving without washer fluid can be dangerous. A bad mud
splash can block your vision, You could hit another vehicle or
go off the road. Check your washer fluid level often.
In freezing weather, don’t use your washer until
the windshield
is warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid
can form ice on the windshield, blocking
your vision.
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Rear Win For a delayed wiper cycle, slide the lower control to DELAY.
To use your rear wiper, slide the lower control to the
rear window wiper symbol.
To wash the rear window, slide the lower control to the
rear window washer symbol and hold
it. The washer and
wiper will operate
only as long as the control is held in
that position. Then the wiper will return to DELAY.
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Cruise Control (0
With cruise control, you can rnalnrain a speed of about
25 mph (40 kmh) or more without keeping your foot on
the accelerator. This can really help on long trips.
Cruise control does not work
at speeds below about
25 mph (40 kdh).
When you apply your brakes, the cruise control shuts off.
0 Cruise control can be dangerous where you
can’t drive safely at a steady speed.
So,
don’t use your cruise control on winding
roads or in heavy traffic.
slippery roads.
On such roads, fast changes
in tire traction can cause needless wheel
spinning, and you could lose control. Don’t
use cruise control on slippery roads.
Cruise control can be dangerous on Setting
Cruise Control
A CAUTION:
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If you leave your cruise control switch on when
you’re not using cruise, you might hit
a button and
go into cruise when you don’t want to. You could
be startled and even lose control. Keep the cruise
control switch
OFF until you want to use it.
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1. Move the cruise control switch to ON
2. Get up to the speed you want.
3. Push in the SET button at the end of the lever and
release it.
4. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
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Resuming a Set Speed
CRUISE
You’ll go right back up to your chosen speed and
stay there.
Use the
SET button to reset cruise (see “Setting Cruise
Control” earlier in this section).
If you hold the switch at WA longer than half a second,
the vehicle will keep going faster until you release the
switch
or apply the brake. You could be startled and
even lose control.
So unless you want to go faster, don’t
hold the switch at
WA.
Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to go to a higher speed:
Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed.
Push the SET button at the end of the lever, then
release the button and the accelerator pedal. You’ll
now cruise at the higher speed.
Move the cruise switch from ON to WA. Hold it
there until you get
up to the speed you want, and
then release the switch.
(To increase your speed in
very small amounts, move the switch to
WA for
less than half a second and then release it. Each
time you do
this, your vehicle will go about 1 mph
(1.6 kmh) faster.)
Suppose
you set your cruise control at a desired speed
and then you apply the brake. This, of course, shuts off
the cruise control. But you don’t need to reset
it. Once
you’re going about
25 mph (40 krn/h) or more, you can
move the cruise control switch from
ON to
RESUME/ACCEL (WA) for about half a second.
The accelerate feature will work whether or not you
have set an initial cruise control speed.
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Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
0 Push in the button at the end of the lever until you
reach the lower speed
you want, then release it.
To slow down in very small amounts, push the
button for less than half a second. Each time you do
this, you’ll
go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When
you take your foot
off the pedal, your vehicle will slow
down to the cruise control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load and the steepness of the hills.
When going
up steep hills, you may have to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going downhill,
you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear
to keep your speed down.
Of course, applying the brake
takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to
be too much trouble and don’t use cruise control on
steep hills.
Ending Cruise Control
There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
0 Step lightly on the brake pedal; OR
Move the cruise switch to OFF.
Erasing Cruise Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition,
your cruise control set speed memory is erased.
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Lamps
Headlamps
PC: Push this switch to turn on:
0 Parking Lamps
Sidemarker Lamps
0 Taillamps
Instrument Panel Lights
Pull the switch to turn
off the lamps.
-:g-: Push this switch to turn on the headlamps,
together with:
Parking Lamps
Sidemarker Lamps
0 Taillamps
0 Instrument Panel Lights
Pull the switch to turn
off the lamps.
Lamps On Reminder
If you turn the ignition key to the OFF or LOCK
position while leaving the lamps on,
you will hear a
warning chime.
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