1998 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manuals

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Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting,
shifting
and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
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Keys
Door Locks
Remote Lock Control TrUIlk
Theft
Universal Theft-Deterrent
PASS-Key(%
New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Positions Starting Your Engine
Engine Coolant Heater (Option)
Parking Brake
Shifting Into PARK (P)
Shifting Out of PARK (P)
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Windows
Tilt Wheel
Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
Exterior Lamps Interior Lamps
Mirrors
Storage Compartments
Cellular Telephone (Option)
Accessory Power Outlet
Sunroof (Option)
Universal Transmitter
Instrument Panel
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
Driver Information Center
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Keys
Leaving young children in a vehicle with the
ignition key is dangerous for many reasons.
A child or others could be badly injured or
even killed.
They could operate power windows
or other
controls or even make the vehicle move. Don’t
leave the keys in a vehicle with young children.
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The ignition keys are for
the ignition only.
The door Keys are for the
doors and all other locks. When
a new vehicle is delivered, the retailer removes
the plugs from the keys and gives them to the first
owner. However,
the ignition key may not have a
plug. If the ignition key doesn’t have a plug, there
will be a bar-coded key tag instead.
Each plug or tag has a code on it that tells your retailer
or a qualified locksmith how to make extra keys. Keep
the plugs or tags in a safe place..
If you lose your keys,
you’ll be able to have new ones made easily using these
plugs or tags. If your ignition keys don’t have plugs or
tags, go to your retailer for the correct key code if you
need a new ignition key.
NOTICE:
Your vehicle has a number of features that can
help prevent theft. But you can have a lot of
trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever
lock your keys inside. You may even have to
damage your vehicle to get in.
So be sure you
have extra keys.

Door Locks There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use your door key or remote lock
control transmitter.
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Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers
-- especially children -- can easily
open the doors and fall out. When a door
is
locked, the inside handle won’t open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked
door when you slow down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be
so obvious: You increase the
chance
of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash if the doors aren’t locked. Wear safety belt
properly, lock your doors, and you will be
far
better off whenever you drive your vehicle.
From the inside, to lock the door, rotate the locking
lever forward.
To unlock the door, rotate the locking lever rearward.
There
is a red mark on the switch when the door
is unlocked.
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Central Door Unlocking System
If the driver’s door key is held in the unlock position for
more than one second, all doors will unlock.
Power Door Locks
With power door locks, you
can lock or unlock all doors
of your vehicle from the
driver
or front passenger
door lock switch.
Door Ajar Reminder
If a door is not fully closed when the transaxle is in gear,
a chime will sound and the Driver Information Center
(DIC) will display one of these messages:
DRIVER DOOR AJAR
PASSENGER DOOR AJAR
LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR
RIGHT REAR DOOR AJAR
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
This is a Personalization feature that programs your
door locks to automatically lock or unlock.
Close the doors and turn on the ignition. Every time you
move the shift lever out of PARK (P), all of the doors
will lock. And, every time you stop and move the shift
lever into PARK
(P), the doors will unlock. If someone
needs to get out while you’re not in PARK (P), have that
person use the manual
or power lock. When the door is
closed again, it will not lock automatically. Just use the
manual or power lock to lock the door again. If
you
need to lock the doors before shifting out of PARK (P),
use the manual or power lock button to lock the doors.
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Customizing Your Automatic Door Locks Feature
You can program the automatic door locks feature to
change to the following modes:
Mode Operation
0 No automatic door lock or unlock.
1 All doors automatically lock when shifted
out of PARK (P).
No automatic door unlock.
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All doors automatically lock when shifted
out of PARK
(P). Only the driver’s door
automatically unlocks when shifted into
PARK (P).
All doors automatically lock when shifted
out of PARK
(P). All doors automatically
unlock when shifted into PARK (P).
Vehicles are delivered programmed in Mode
3.
To change the modes:
1. Close all doors and turn the ignition on. Keep all
2. Press and hold the lock position on the driver’s
doors
closed throughout this procedure.
power door lock switch through Step
4.
3. Press the LOCK button on the remote lock control
transmitter. The automatic door locks will remain in
the current mode.
4. Press the LOCK button on the transmitter again.
Each time the transmitter’s
LOCK button is pressed,
the mode will advance by one, going from Mode
3 to
0 to 1, etc.
NOTE: The door locks will cycle according
to the
mode entered while customizing memory door locks.
(Mode
“0” has no feedback.)
5. Release the power door lock switch. The automatic door
locks will remain in the most recent mode selected.
6. Turn the ignition to OFF.
Delayed Locking
This Personalization feature lets the driver delay the
actual locking of the vehicle. When the power door lock
switch is pressed with the key removed from the ignition
and the driver’s door open, a chime will sound three
times to signal that the lock delay mode
is active. When
all doors have been closed, the doors will lock
automatically after five seconds. If any door
is opened
before this, the five-second timer will reset itself once
all
the doors have been closed again.
Pressing the door lock switch twice within two seconds will override this feature.
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