1997 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE lock

When your DRL are on, the headlamps switch must first
be turned from the off position before
the fog lamps can
be turned on. At night, when the
DRL automatically
turns on your headlamps,
the fog lamps can be turned
on
when the headlamps switch is in any position.
Your fog lamps will go
off when you switch to highbeams.
Using your highbeams
in fog is not recommended.
Interior Lamps
Battery Saver
Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from
draining the battery,
in case you accidentally leave the
interior or underhood lamps on.
If you leave any of
these lamps on while the ignition is in the LOCK or
OFF position, they will automatically turn off after
10 minutes. The lamps won’t come back on again
until you:
0 turn the ignition to the RUN or ACCESSORY
position,
turn the interior lamps dial all the way to the right,
then slightly back to
the left; or
open (or close and reopen) a door that is closed.
Note that
if your vehicle has less than 15 miles (25 km)
on the odometer, the battery saver will turn off the lamps
after only three minutes.
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
Turn the lights control, located below the headlamps
switch, all the way to the right to increase the brightness
of the instrument panel lights, and to the left to decrease
the brightness. Turn the control
all the way to the left to
turn them
off.
Interior Lamps Control
Turn the dial all the way to the right to turn on the
interior lamps,
if the interior lamps override switch is
off. Turn the dial to the left to turn the lights off.
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Interior Lamps Override Switch
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I This switch is located in
(- the overhead console
switchbank. Press the
symbol on the bottom of the
rocker switch to override
control of
the interior lights
and turn
off power to the
courtesy lamps, reading
lamps, glove
box lamp and
underhood lamp.
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Press the top of the interior lamps override rocker switch
to turn power back on to the interior lamps. This will
allow the lamps to stay on when any door is open.
Illuminated Entry
With illuminated entry, the interior of your vehicle is
illuminated
so you can see inside before you enter your
vehicle. The lamps will come on for
40 seconds if you
unlock your door using your key
or the Remote Lock
Control key chain transmitter (if equipped) and the
ignition is
in the LOCK or OFF position. After
40 seconds have passed, the interior lamps will slowly
fade out. The lamps will turn off before the
40 seconds
if you:
0 lock all the doors using the key,
0 press LOCK on the power door lock switch or
press LOCK on the key chain transmitter
(if equipped).
When any door is opened, illuminated entry is cancelled.
The interior lamps will stay on while any door or the
liftgate is open, and slowly fade out when all doors and
the liftgate are closed.
The interior lamps may stay on for up to
25 seconds
after all doors have been closed
if they have not been
locked. See “Delayed Illumination” later in this section.
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Delayed Illumination
The delayed illumination feature will continue to
illuminate the interior for 25 seconds after all doors
have been closed
so that you can find your ignition
and buckle your seatbelt at night. Delayed illumination
will not occur while the ignition
is in the RUN or
ACCESSORY position. After
25 seconds have passed,
the interior lamps will slowly fade
out. The lights will
fade
out before the 25 seconds have passed if you:
0 turn the ignition to the RUN or ACCESSORY
position,
lock all doors using the key chain transmitter
(if equipped) or
or the key.
lock all the doors using the power door lock switch
Exit Lighting
To turn the Delayed Illumination feature off or on, see
“Locks and Lighting Choices” in
the Index. With
exit lighting, the interior lamps will come on for
about
25 seconds whenever you remove the key from
the ignition switch.
If you turn the ignition switch to
RUN or ACCESSORY, the lamps will fade out. The
lamps will also fade out
if you lock the doors with the
power door lock switch or the key chain transmitter
(if equipped).
When any door is opened, exit lighting is cancelled.
The interior lamps will stay on while any door or liftgate
is open, and slowly fade out when all doors and the
liftgate are closed.
The interior lamps may stay on for up
to 25 seconds
after all doors have been closed if they have not
been locked, see “Delayed Illumination” earlier in
this section.
To turn the Exit Lighting feature
off or on, see “Locks
and Lighting Choices”
in the Index.
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Glove Box
Your vehicle has a glove box below the dash.
To open the glove box, lift the latch release. Use the key
to lock or unlock the glove box.
The glove box door has a detent to prevent the door
from lowering too far. Open the glove box until the door
is partway
open, then pull the door down if you need it
fully open.
To close the glove box, the door must be
pushed up past the detent.
In the door of the glove
box, you will find a tissue pack
holder and clip for a pen or pencil.
Compact Overhead Console
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The front overhead console includes two reading lamps,
a storage compartment and a switchbank.
To turn either reading lamp on or off, press the lamp lens.
The switchbank has switches for the Optional Power
Sliding Door, Power Sliding Door Enable, Interior
Lights Override, Power Quarter Windows and the
Power Sunroof.
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Cunholders Storage Bin
There are cupholders on the inboard side of the front
passenger seat and the right side of the second row
bench seat.
To use the cupholders, simply pull down the tray. Keep
the trays up when not
in use.
Your vehicle has storage compartments and cupholders
on either side
of the vehicle, next to the third row seats.
The back of the seats have cupholders that can be used
when the seatbacks are folded down.
At the base of the center instrument panel console, there
is a storage bin,
To open the bin, lift the latch release
and the door will fold down.
Inside the bin,
you will find a tray that slides out. Slide
the tray all the way toward the rear
of the vehicle until
the tray locks onto
the plastic tabs at the end of the guide
rails. The tray holds
CDs or cassettes in the center area.
You can also store cassettes
in the left side area. The
right side area can hold either
the coinholder, which lifts
out, or another cassette. The tray can be removed for
cleaning or when you want to replace the selection
of
CDs or cassettes. Slide the tray back into the storage bin
before closing the bin door.
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Removing and Replacing the Tray
To remove the tray, slide it almost all the way out. Don’t
let the tray lock over the plastic tabs at the end of the
guide rails
(A). Lift the tray out of the guide rails. The
rubber mat under the tray also lifts out for cleaning.
When the rubber mat is replaced, be sure the tabs at the
back
of the mat are seated in the slots at the back of the
storage bin. The
dividers
in the tray can be removed by squeezing the
plastic tabs on the bottom
of the dividers, while pulling up.
Replace the dividers by sliding them down until the tabs
click into place.
To replace the tray, line up the guides on the bottom of
the tray with the guide rails in the storage bin door. Slide
the tray back in.
Front Seat Storage Bin
The storage bin is under the manual front passenger’s
seats. To open the bin,
lift the handle and slide the
drawer out.
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Don’t exceed the maximum vehicle capacity when
loading your vehicle. For more information
on vehicle
capacity and loading, see “Loading Your Vehicle”
in
the Index.
To prevent damage or loss of cargo as you’re driving,
check
now and then to make sure the luggage carrier and
cargo are
still securely fastened.
Your luggage carrier
has
release knobs set in the ends
of each crossrail.
NOTICE:
Loading cargo that weighs more than 150 lbs.
(68 kg) on the luggage carrier may damage
your vehicle.
When you carry cargo on the luggage carrier of a
proper size and weight, put it
on the slats, as far
forward
as you can. Then slide the crossrail up
against the rear
of the load, to help keep it from
moving. You can then tie it down.
Turn the release knobs counterclockwise to unlock
the crossrails. Slide the crossrails forward or back, as
needed, to accommodate loads of varying size.
After repositioning the crossrails, be sure to tighten the
release knobs by turning them clockwise. This
will lock
the crossrails
in place.
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Reposition the tiedowns by turning them
counterclockwise, then slide them along
the side rail.
Turn the tiedowns clockwise to tighten them
in place.
Bumper strips on the luggage carrier crossrails help to
ensure a quieter ride.
If you wish to attach the luggage tiedowns or other
compatible bicycle or
ski accessory racks to the
crossrail, use the adjustable tapped plates under the
bumper strips. Lift the
end
0.f the bumper strip with a flathead screw
driver and cut
off enough of the strip to access the
tapped plates.
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