2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette seats

Table of Contents
Keys and Door Locks
Remote Lock Control (Option)
Automatic Transaxle
Parking Brake
Windows
Tilt Wheel
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
Windshield Wipers
Cruise ControlInterior and Exterior Lamps
Mirrors
Storage Compartments
Convenience Net (Option)
Accessory Power Outlets
OnStar® System (If Equipped)
Instrument Panel, Warning Lights and Gages
Driver Information Center (Option) Seats and Seat Controls
Safety BeltsAir Bag Systems
Child Restraints
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Section
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Seats and Restraint Systems
Features and Controls
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you'll find information about the seats in your vehicle 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.
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-2 Seats and Seat Controls
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-6 Rear Seats
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-24 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
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-28 Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
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-29 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
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-30 Driver Position
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-38 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
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-39 Right Front Passenger Position
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-40 Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS)
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-47 Safety Belt Pretensioners
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-47 Rear Seat Passengers1
-51 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults
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-54 Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
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-55 Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat)
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-57 Children
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-60 Built-in Child Restraint (Option)
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-71 Child Restraints
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-88 Larger Children
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-91 Safety Belt Extender
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-91 Checking Your Restraint Systems
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-92 Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash

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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, take them out, put them back in, fold and
unfold them.
Driver's 4-Way Manual Seat
Use the lever located on the front left side of the seat to
adjust the seat forward or rearward. Pull up the lever on
the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where
you want it.To make sure the seat is locked into place, release the
lever and try to move the seat with your body.
To raise the seat, pull up on the lever located on the
front right side of the seat. To lower the seat, push the
lever down.

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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.
Manual Front Passenger Seats
To move the seat, pull up
the lever located on the
front of the seat to unlock it.
Slide the seat to where you want it. To make sure the
seat is locked into place, release the lever and try to
move the seat with your body.
6-Way Power Seat (Option)
To adjust the six-way power seat located on the
outboard sides of the driver's and passenger's seats:
Front Control (A): Raise the front of the seat by
holding the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower
the front of the seat.
Center Control (B): Move the seat forward or rearward
by holding the control to the front or rear. Raise or lower
the seat by holding the control up or down.
Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear of
the seat.

1-4 Heated Front Seats (Option)
The heated seat switch is
located in the instrument
panel switchbank. This
feature will quickly heat the
lower cushions and lower
back of the driver's and
front passenger's seats for
added comfort.
The left switch is for the driver's and the right switch is
for the front passenger's seat. Press the top of the switch
to turn the heater on. The indicator light on the switch
will glow. Press the bottom of the switch to turn the
heater off. The heated seat switch will turn off when the
ignition is turned to OFF and resume operation when the
ignition is turned to RUN, unless the switch is manually
turned off.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
All front seats recline.
To adjust the seatback, turn
this knob located on the
inboard sides of both the
driver's and passenger's
seat. It is easier to recline
the seat if you lean forward,
taking your weight off
the seatback.

1-6 Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable
on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint up or down
so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of
your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck
injury in a crash.
Rear Seats
Seat Controls
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove and reinstall the seats. By using
the levers and straps, in the correct order, you can easily
remove the seats from your vehicle.
Floor Seat Pin Diagram
When you put the seats back in the vehicle, be sure to
follow the label on the back of the seat for proper
location. Follow the diagram above when the text in this
manual tells you what sets of floor cups to use for
each seat.

1-7 Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
If your vehicle has seats in the third row, there is a
sleeve on the second row outside safety belt to store the
safety belt while entering and exiting the third row of
the vehicle.
If your vehicle has a split bench seat in the second row,
follow this procedure:
1. Pull the belt out and slide the sleeve along the belt
until it reaches the patch of Velcro

on the headliner.
2. Press the sleeve against the Velcro patch to secure it
in place.
3. Use the clip on the safety belt to secure the belt after
it is disconnected from the mini
-buckle. When
removing the split second row bench seat, secure the
loose end of the safety belt in this clip. This will
keep the safety belt from dangling and possibly
striking something.
Do not have the second row outside safety belt stored if
someone is sitting in the second row outside position.
To release the second row outside safety belt, just pull
the sleeve away from the Velcro patch and use the safety
belt as usual. The sleeve should slide freely when not
in use.
Flip and Fold Feature
The rear seats in your vehicle, except the captain's
chairs, can be folded forward. Use this feature for
exiting and entering third row seats.
1. If the seats have the adjustable head restraints, push
them fully down.
2. Fold the seatback flat on the seat by either pulling on
the nylon strap on the rear of the seat or lifting up on
the lever located on the front of the seatback. If the
seat adjusts, slide it all the way back.
3. Release the rear set of hooks from the floor pins by
pulling the nylon strap located at the base of the seat;
hang on to the straps as the seat folds forward.
4. Return the seat(s) to the normal position.

1-8 Split Bench Seats
If you have the split bench seat (50/50 or 40/60), the
seatbacks can be folded down individually and the
sections can be removed individually. The sections can
also be adjusted forward or rearward individually.
The second row (40/60) split bench may be equipped
with a built
-in child restraint. See ªBuilt-In Child
Restraintº in the Index.
Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
The seatbacks on each section of the split bench seat can
be either folded down or reclined. The following
explains how to use either the nylon strap or the lever to
fold or recline the seatbacks.
To fold down the seatback,
pull this nylon strap on the
rear of the seat, while
pulling the seatback down
until it locks into place.
To raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap while raising the
seatback until it locks upright.
To fold down the seatback,
lift up on this lever located
on the front of the seatback.
Use the lever to raise or lower the seatback to the
desired position.
When raising or reclining a seatback to an upright
position, push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked upright.