1996 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE seats

The 1996 Oldsrnobile Silhouette Owner’s Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems ............................................................. 1-1
Features and Controls .................................................................. 2-1
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ..................................................... 3-1
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SIR” system.
This section explains how to start and operate your Oldsmobile.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. 4-1
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. 5-1
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or
overheated engine, etc.
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Oldsmobile running properly and looking good.
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
This section tells you how to contact Oldsmobile for assistance\
and how to
get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects”\
on page
8-7.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................ 6-1
Maintenanceschedule............ ...................................................... 7-1
Customer Assistance Information ........................................................ 8-1
Index ........................................................................\
........ 9-1
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Oldsmobile and how to use your safety belts properly.
You can also learn about some things
you should not do
with air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, take them
out, put them back in, and fold them up
and down.
Driver’s 4-Way Manual Seat
A CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push
a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
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Remova ~ Rear Bucket Seats
SEAT LOCATION
There are three types of rear bucket seats: RIGHT
ONLY, CENTER OR LEFT and LEFT ONLY. RIGHT
ONLY and LEFT ONLY seats may be equipped with the
built-in child restraint option. The
rear bucket seats can be removed to provide extra
storage. Each seat that has the built-in child restraint
option fits in ’only one location in your vehicle. Seats
that don’t have the built-in child restraint can
be moved
to different floor locations. The back of each seat has a
diagram (similar to the one pictured) that shows where
the seat must
be located in your vehicle.
RIGHT ONLY seats that don’t have the built-in child
restraint fit only in the right locations.
LEFT ONLY
seats that don’t have the built-in child restraint fit only
in the left locations, The
CENTER OR LEFT seat fits in
the center location and in either left location.
RIGHT ONLY seats that have the built-in child restraint
option fit only in the rear set
of floor pins in the right
location
of the second row. LEFT ONLY seats that have
the built-in child restraint option fit
only in the rear set
of floor pins in the left location of the second row.
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Dump and Stow Feature
The second and third row bucket seats have been
designed
to allow them to fold fully upward and forward
when the seats are anchored in the rear-most position.
This design improves both luggagekargo capacity and
rear seat entrylexit.
To use this feature on RIGHT ONLY seats: Lift the
upper lever to fold
the seatback forward. Push the lower
lever back and tilt the entire seat and seatback forward.
To use this feature on CENTER OR LEFT or
LEFT ONLY seats: Lift
the upper lever to fold the
seatback forward.
Push down on the rear release bar
(located behind
the seat), and tilt the entire seat and
seatback forward.
To release the RIGHT ONLY seat
from this position:
Pull the entire seat back to the upright position. Lift the
upper lever to lift the seatback up again. Push and pull
on the seat and the seatback
to be sure both are locked
into position.
To release the CENTER OR LEFT or LEFT
ONLY
seat from this position: Push the rear release bar while
you pull the entire seat back to the upright position. Lift
the upper lever to lift the seatback up again. Push and
pull on the seat and the seatback
to be sure both are
locked into position.
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Entry to Third Row Bucket Seats
The RIGHT ONLY seats have a lower lever to tilt the
seat forward.
To get into third row seats, push back the
lower lever on the
RIGHT ONLY seat (nearest the
sliding door) and tilt the seat forward completely. To
return the seat to its normal position, pull the seat back,
holding the lower lever back. Once
the seat is in place,
release the lower lever. Push and pull on the seatback
to
be sure that it is locked.
To get out of the third row seats, first lift the upper lever
on the seat ahead of
you to fold the seatback forward.
Push down
on the rear release bar under the seat ahead
of
you to tilt the entire seat forward.
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Removing Rear Bucket Seats
Removing the [GHT ONLY Seats
1. Lift the upper lever to fold the seatback forward.
2. Push the lower lever back and tilt the entire seat and
seatback forward.
3. From behind the seat, support the top portion of the
seat with one hand as you squeeze the front release
bar toward the crossbar.
The seat will release from
the floor pins.
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Removing LEFT ONLY and
CENTER OR LEFT Seats

2. Push down on the rear release bar (located behind
the seat) and
tilt the entire seat forward.
1. Lift the upper lever to fold the seatback forward.
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3. From behind the seat, support the top portion of the
seat with one hand as you squeeze the front release
bar toward the crossbar. The seat will release from
the floor pins.
'ting Rear Seats
Each rear seat location has two sets of floor pins. Seats
equipped with the built-in child restraint option must be
secured in the rear set of floor pins. Seats that don't have
the built-in child restraint can be secured in either set of
floor pins. Move
the position of these seats up or back to
provide a little more room behind or in front of a seat.
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