2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manuals

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Exit Lighting
With exit lighting, the interior lamps will come on for
about 25 seconds whenever you remove the key from
the ignition. If you turn the ignition key 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 optional remote keyless
entry transmitter.
When any door is opened, exit lighting 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 ªDelayed Illuminationº earlier in
this section.
To turn the exit lighting feature off or on, see
ªMultifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choicesº
in the Index.
Front Reading Lamps
There are two reading lamps in the overhead console.
To turn either reading lamp on or off, press the lens
of the lamp. These lamps will come on each time you
open a door, unless you turn on the interior lamps
override feature. See ªInterior Lamps Override Switchº
in the Index.

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There are two reading lamps in the third row headliner,
above the outboard seating positions.
To turn on or off either reading lamp, press the lens
of the lamp.
There is also a reading lamp in the second row,
integrated with the dome lamp. To turn on or off either
reading lamp, press the button next to the lamp lens.
These lamps will not turn on if the interior lamps
override switch is on. See ªInterior Lamps Override
Switchº in the Index.
Dome Lamp
The dome lamp is located in the center of your vehicle
and has two buttons to manually turn on and off the
lamp. The dome lamp will come on each time you
open a door, unless you turn on the interior lamps
override feature. See ªInterior Lamps Override Switchº
in the Index.
Cargo Lamp
The cargo lamp is located in the rear of your vehicle,
above the liftgate opening, and does not have a switch.
The cargo lamp will come on each time you open a
door, unless you turn on the interior lamps override.
See ªInterior Lamps Override Switchº in the Index.
Battery Saver
Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from
draining the battery, in case you accidentally leave the
interior lamps on. If you leave any interior lamps on
while the ignition is in LOCK or OFF, they will
automatically turn off after 10 minutes. The lamps won't
come back on again until you do one of the following:

Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY,

turn the interior lamps thumbwheel all the way
clockwise, then slightly back counterclockwise, or

open (or close and reopen) a door that is closed.
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
Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from lights behind you, pull the lever
toward you (to the night position). To return the mirror
to the day position, push the lever away from you.
Power Remote Control Mirrors
The control located on the
driver's door operates both
outside rearview mirrors.Turn the control counterclockwise to select the
driver's side rearview mirror, or clockwise to select the
passenger's side rearview mirror. Then use the control to
adjust each mirror so that you can see a little of the side
of your vehicle when you are sitting in a comfortable
driving position.
If you are not adjusting either mirror, leave the control
in the center off position. This prevents moving the
mirrors accidentally once you have them adjusted.
Both outside mirrors can be folded forward or rearward.
In the rearward position, they will fold almost flush
with the vehicle. This feature is particularly useful in
automatic car washes.
Your mirrors have a blue tint to reduce glare while
driving at night.

2-72 Convex Outside Mirror
Your passenger's side mirror is convex. A convex
mirror's surface is curved so you can see more from
the driver's seat.
CAUTION:
A convex mirror can make things (like other
vehicles) look farther away than they really are.
If you cut too sharply into the right lane, you
could hit a vehicle on your right. Check your
inside mirror or glance over your shoulder
before changing lanes.
Heated Outside Mirrors
The outside rearview mirrors are heated when you
activate the rear window defogger. See ªRear Window
Defoggerº in the Index.
Storage Compartments
Your vehicle's large carrying capacity can store many
items. You can carry things as large as a 4
x 8
piece
of plywood. You can also use the floor pins that are used
to attach the seats, to secure larger loads.
Glove Box
Your vehicle has a glove box below the instrument
panel. 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.

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Compact Overhead Console (Canada Only)
The front overhead console includes two reading
lamps, a storage compartment and the overhead
console switchbank.
Overhead Console (Option)
The optional front overhead console has reading lamps,
the overhead console switchbank, storage compartments,
garage door opener compartment, the OnStar

System
buttons, the optional Driver Information Center (DIC)
and the optional Homelink

Transmitter buttons.
If your vehicle has the optional Homelink
Transmitter
buttons, they will take the place of the garage door
opener compartment. The garage door opener
compartment is explained next. For information on the
other features listed, see each of them in the Index.

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Garage Door Opener Compartment
You can store your garage door opener in the rear
compartment of your overhead console, and operate it
from this position. To install your garage door opener,
follow these instructions:
1. Open the compartment by pressing the latch forward.
2. Peel the protective backing from the hook and loop
fastener and press it firmly to the back of your
garage door opener.3. Line up the button of the garage door opener with
one of the four buttons on the compartment door.
Make sure the garage door opener button is facing
down and press the opener firmly into place.
4. Once the opener is installed, use the black pegs inside
the compartment door to make sure the lined area on
the compartment door will contact the control button
on your garage door opener when pressed.

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5. Add one peg at a time until your garage door opener
operates with the compartment door closed when
you press the button.
Storage Bin
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 can hold CDs or cassettes in the
center area. You can also store cassettes in the left and
right side area. 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. The tray can also be placed in the
glove box for locked storage if desired.

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Removing and Replacing the TrayTo 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 put back in, 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. Put the dividers back in by sliding them
down until the tabs click into place.
To reinstall 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.