1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Owners Manual

The accelerate feature will only work after you set the
cruise control speed by pressing the COAST/SET button
on the steering wheel.
Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
Press the COAST/SET button on the steering wheel
until
you reach the lower speed you want, then
release it.
To slow down in very small amounts, press the
COASTBET button on the steering wheel for less
than a half 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 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 three ways to cancel the cruise control:
0 Step lightly on the brake pedal,
0 Press CLEAR on the steering wheel or
Press the CRUISE button on the instrument panel.
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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Exterior Lamps
The lamp controls are located on the multifunction
lever on the left
of the steering wheel. They control
these systems:
Headlamps
Taillamps
Parking Lamps
License Lamps
0 Sidemarker Lamps
0 Instrument Panel Lights
Turn the end of the lever to this symbol to turn on
the headlamps and other operating lamps.
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- Turn the end of the lever to this symbol to turn
on the parking and other operating lamps without the
headlamps.
Turn the end of the lever to
OFF to turn off the lamps.
A warning chime will sound if you open the driver’s
door when you turn the ignition switch to
OFF or ACC
with the lamps on.
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Daytime Running Lamps / Automatic
Headlamp Control
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the
DRL work, so be sure it isn’t covered.
The DRL system will make your front turn signal lamps
come on when:
The ignition is on,
0 The headlamp switch is off and
0 The parking brake is released.
When the
DRL are on, only your front turn signal lamps
will be on.
The headlamps, taillamps, sidemarker and
other lamps won’t be on. Your instrument panel won’t
be lit up either.
When it’s dark enough outside, your front turn signal
lamps will turn off and your headlamps and parking
lamps will turn on.
When it’s bright enough outside, your headlamps will
go
off and your front turn signal lamps will come on.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, set the parking
brake while the ignition is in
OFF. Then start your
vehicle. The DRL, headlamps and parking lamps will
stay off until
you release the parking brake.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
Fog Lamps
To turn the fog lamps on,
press the fog lamp switch.
A light will glow on the
switch
to let you know that
they are on. (Your parking
lamps must be on, or your
fog lamps won’t come on.)
Press the switch again to
turn the fog lamps off.
The fog lamps will go
off whenever you change to
high-beam headlamps. When you return to low beams,
the fog lamps will come on again.
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Interior Lamps Illuminated Entry
Your courtesy lamps will come on and stay on for a set
time whenever you press UNLOCK on the remote
keyless entry transmitter (if equipped).
If you open a door, the lamps will stay on while it’s open
then turn off automatically about
25 seconds after you
close it.
If you press UNLOCK and don’t open a door,
the lamps will turn off after about
40 seconds.
Instrument Panel Brightness Control
You can brighten or dim the
instrument panel lights by
moving the interior lamps
dial. Turn the dial up
to
increase the brightness of
the instrument panel lights.
Turn the dial down to
decrease the brightness.
Courtesy Lamps
When any door is opened, several lamps come on. These
lamps
are courtesy lamps. They make it easy for you to
enter and leave your vehicle.
You can also turn these
lamps
on by turning the interior lamps dial all the
way up. Illuminated entry includes
a feature called
theater
dimming. With theater dimming, the lamps don’t just
turn off at the end of the delay time. Instead, they slowly
dim after the delay time until they
go out. The delay
time is canceled
if you turn the ignition key to ON, so
the lamps will dim out right away. When the ignition is
on, illuminated entry is inactive, which means the
courtesy lamps won’t come on unless a door is opened.
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Illumination on Door Handle Activation
Illumination on Door Handle Activation is a standard
feature intended to provide enhanced security and
convenience by allowing the driver to activate
the
vehicle interior illumination without unlocking or
opening any vehicle door.
The Illumination on Door Handle Activation feature can
function
in two ways. The ignition must be off and the
doors locked for the Illumination on Door Handle
Activation to work.
If the driver pulls and releases
any front door handle
within one second, the interior lamps will illuminate until:
The ignition is turned to ON,
The power door locks are activated or
An illumination period of 25 seconds has elapsed.
Or, if the driver pulls and holds any
front door handle
for more than one second, the interior lamps will
illuminate until:
The ignition is turned to ON,
0 The door handle is released or
0 An illumination period of 50 seconds has elapsed. If
during the illumination period a door is opened, the
timed illumination period will be canceled, though the
interior lamps will remain on since the vehicle door
is open.
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 the ignition and buckle
your seat belt at night. Delayed Illumination will
not
occur while the ignition is in ON. After 25 seconds have
elapsed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The
lamps will fade out before
25 seconds have elapsed
if you:
Turn the ignition to ON.
Lock all doors using your remote keyless entry
transmitter (if equipped).
0 Lock the doors using the power door lock switch.
If during the Delayed Illumination period a door is
opened, the timed illumination period will be canceled,
though the interior lamps will remain on since the door
is opened.
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Exit Illumination Battery Saver
Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from
draining the battery in case you accidentally leave an
interior or trunk lamp on. If you leave any of these
lamps on while the ignition is in
ACC or OFF, they will
automatically turn off after
20 minutes. The lamps won’t
come back on until you do one of the following:
To
see better when exiting your vehicle at night, your
vehicle is equipped with an Exit Illumination feature.
The interior lamps will illuminate for up to
25 seconds
when you remove your key from the ignition. After
25 seconds have elapsed, the interior lamps will slowly
fade out. The lamps will fade out before the
25 seconds
have elapsed if you:
Turn the ignition to ON.
0 Lock all doors using your remote keyless entry
transmitter (if equipped).
Lock the doors using the power door lock switch.
When any door is opened, Exit Illumination is canceled.
The interior lamps will stay
on while any door is
opened. The interior lamps may stay on for up to
25 seconds after all the doors have been closed if they
have not been locked. See “Delayed Illumination”
earlier in this section.
Turn the ignition to ON,
Turn the interior lamp dial all the way up or
0 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.
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Mirrors
Adjust all mirrors so you can see clearly when you are
sitting in
a comfortable position.
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from lamps behind you, push the
lever away from you (to the night position).
To return
the mirror back to the day position, pull the lever
toward you.
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview
Mirror with Compass
and Map Lamps
(If Equipped)
Your vehicle may have an automatic electrochromic
dayhight rearview mirror with a compass and
map lamps. This
mirror automatically changes to reduce glare from
headlamps behind
you. A time delay feature prevents
rapid changing from the day to night positions while
driving under lights and through traffic.
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The mirror includes two map lamps, automatic dimming
function and an eight-point compass display in the
upper corner
of the mirror face. When the compass
display
is turned on, the compass automatically
calibrates as the vehicle
is driven.
The automatic dimming feature is turned on or off by
pressing the
I/O button located on the lower part of the
mirror. Press and hold the
I/O button for up to three
seconds
to turn this feature on or off.
The compass display feature is turned on or off by
pressing the
I/O button for three seconds or more.
When cleaning the mirror, use a paper towel or similar
material dampened with glass cleaner.
Do not spray
glass cleaner directly on the mirror housing.
Compass Variance
The mirror is set in zone eight upon leaving the factory.
It
will be necessary to adjust the compass to compensate
for compass variance if you live outside zone eight.
Under certain circumstances, as during a long distance
cross-country trip,
it will be necessary to adjust for
compass variance. Compass variance
is the difference
between earth’s magnetic north and true geographic
north.
If not adjusted to account for compass variance,
your compass could give false readings.
To adjust for compass variance:
1. Find your current location and variance zone number
on the following zone map.
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