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Securing a Child Restraint in an Outside Seat Position
There’s a vinyl sleeve there; to get to the bracket, push
this vinyl sleeve aside slightly. Anchor the top strap to
the bracket. If you need to have an anchor bracket
installed for any additional passenger seat position, you
can ask your Oldsmobile retailer to put it in for you. If
you want to install an anchor bracket yourself, your
retailer can tell you how to do it.
Once you have the top strap anchored, you’ll be ready to
secure
the child restraint itself. You’ll
be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Seat Position
5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to
be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let
it go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger. You’ll be
using the lap belt. See the earlier part about
the top strap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
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Larger Children
6. To tighten the belt, feed it back into the retractor
while you push down on the child restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it
is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let it
go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger. Children who have outgrown child restraints should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to
a
window so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and
get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
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Power Door Locks (Option)
From the inside, press the front of the power door lock switch
(on either front door), to unlock all doors and the liftgate\
.
You can lock all doors and the liftgate from the inside,
by pressing the rear of the power lock switch on either
front door.
If you have the optional Remote Lock Control system,
your vehicle has a special security feature. If the driver’s
door is open and your key is in the ignition
in the OFF
position, you won’t be able to set the door locks with the power door lock switch
or the remote transmitter.
This
feature is designed to help keep you from locking your
keys in your vehicle.
If the sliding door is open when you press the power
door lock switch, it will lock automatically within
five seconds after you close it.
If
you have the optional Remote Lock Control system,
this feature will be replaced by a different lock delay
system. See “Remote Lock Control” later in this section.
With power locks, when the doors are locked, the inside as
well as the outside door latch release cannot open the
doors.
This safety feature prevents a door from being
accidentally opened from the inside by moving the handle.
To override this safety feature, slide the locking lever to
the unlock position on the door you want to open.
When the liftgate has been unlocked with the power door locks, you won’t need the key to open it. Simply
turn the
lock clockwise until the latch releases.
This is also true if
you use the optional Remote Lock Control transmitter.
See “Remote Lock Control” later in this section.
To lock the liftgate, use either the power door lock switch
or the optional Remote Lock Control transmitter.
You may
also lock it manually by turning the lock counterclockwise.
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Operation
The driver’s door will unlock and the interior lamps will
go on when the unlock symbol is pressed (see
“Illuminated Entry System” later in this section). If
pressed again within five seconds, all doors and the
liftgate will unlock. All doors and the liftgate will lock
when the lock symbol is pressed.
If the driver’s door
is open and your key is in the
ignition in the OFF position, you
won’t be able to set the
door lock with
the power door lock switch or the remote
transmitter. This security feature is designed to help
keep you from locking your keys in your vehicle.
Lock Delay
The lock delay feature can be operated using either the
remote key chain transmitter or the power door lock
switch (see “Power Door Locks” earlier in this section). For the lock delay feature to work, the ignition and the
interior lamps control (located to
the left of the instrument
panel cluster) must be
off. If you wish to lock the doors
with the interior lamps on, press the lock symbol or the
rear
of either power door lock switch twice.
If any door is open when you press the lock symbol or
the rear of either power door lock switch, a chime will
sound three times. This indicates that all doors and the
liftgate will lock about five seconds after the last door
has been closed.
To override the lock delay feature, press the lock symbol
or the rear of either power door lock switch again, and
the doors and liftgate will lock immediately. If the
sliding door is open,
it will lock automatically within
five seconds after it is closed.
To cancel the lock delay feature, press the unlock
symbol or the front of either power door lock switch.
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To manually close the power sliding door when the
sliding door
ON/OFF switch is in the ON position, pull
the inside or outside latch release or the edge
of the
door. Move the door about
4 inches (10 cm) toward the
closed position and release. The door will close
completely and latch for
you.
To manually close the power sliding door when the
ON/OFF switch is
in the OFF position, pull the inside or
outside latch release and slide the door
all the way
forward to the latch position.
Resetting the rower diding Door
The power sliding door may operate incorrectly or not
all because of the following conditions:
0 A low voltage or dead battery
0 Disconnecting the battery
0 If the GUAGES, TAIL or TURN B/U fuse is
removed or blown.
See “Fuse Panel”
in the Index for more information
about your fuse panel.
If any of these conditions occur, the power sliding door
will need to be reset. To do this, follow the directions
listed here. It will be easier
if you read through them
once before beginning this procedure.
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5.
6.
Check to be sure the power sliding door is unlocked
and securely closed.
Turn the ignition switch to the
OFF position.
Turn
the power sliding door ON/OFF switch to OFF.
Remove the TAIL fuse from the fuse panel. Leave it
out for 30 seconds.
Reinstall the fuse and wait 10 seconds.
Move the
ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
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7. Push either of the PWR DOOR buttons to open the
power sliding door.
8. Wait five seconds and close the door by pushing
either PWR DOOR button.
9. Wait five seconds and repeat Steps 7 and 8.
If the door does not rest in the fully open position after
repeating Step
7, repeat Steps 7 and 8 again. If the door
still does not operate correctly, see your retailer for service.
Sliding Door Security Lock
Your Oldsmobile is equipped with a sliding door
security lock that helps prevent passengers from opening
the sliding door from the inside.
If you have the optional power sliding door, you can
override the security lock by pressing the PWR DOOR
switch when
the power sliding door ON/OFF switch is
in the ON position. See “Power Sliding Door” earlier in
this section.
The security lock lever is located on the inside
of the
sliding door, near the rear edge of the door. To access
the lever, open the sliding door. Use the security lock
label on the rear edge
of the door as a guide. Reach
around the inside rear corner
of the sliding door to
access the lever.
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To use the security lock, move the security lock lever all
the way up and close the door.
If you have the optional power sliding door, slide the
power sliding door ON/OFF switch on the overhead
console
to the OFF position. The sliding door cannot be
opened from the inside when this feature is in use.
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To Cancel the Sliding Door Lock
1. Unlock the sliding door from the inside and open the
door from the outside.
2. Move the security lock lever all the way down.
The sliding door lock will now work normally.
Liftgate
Open the liftgate using the handle above the license plate.
Once slightly opened,
the liftgate will rise by itself. Lamps
in the liftgate will come on, illuminating the rear cargo
area (see “Rear Interior Lamps”
in the Index).
I NOTICE:
If you want to open the sliding door when the security
lock is on, unlock the sliding door from the inside and
open the door
from the outslde.
If you have the optional power sliding door, slide the
power sliding door
ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
Press either
PWR DOOR switch.
You should let adults and older children know how the
security lock works, and how to cancel the lock. If you
don’t, adults or older children who ride in the rear won’t
be able to open the sliding door from the inside when
the security lock feature is in use.
Be sure there are no overhead obstructions, such
as a garage door, before you open the liftgate.
You could slam the liftgate into something and
break the glass.
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