2003 Oldsmobile Alero door lock

Doors and Locks
Door Lcnks
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Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers - especially children - can
easily open
the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door
is locked, the
handle won’t open
it. You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash if the doors aren’t locked. So,
wear safety belts properly and lock the
doors whenever you drive.
vehicles may be unable to get out.
A child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle
whenever you leave
it.
unlocked door when you slow down or
stop your vehicle. Locking your doors can
help prevent
this from happening.
Young children who get into unlocked
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several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use your key or remote keyless
entry system, if your vehicle
is equipped with this
feature.
If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, you
can only use your key to unlock the driver’s side door.
From tne insiae, you can iock or uniock
ine door by
moving the manual lever forward or rearward.
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Power Door Locks
With the power door locks, you can lock or unlock all of
the doors on your vehicle using the driver’s or front
passenger’s door lock switch.
Press the bottom of the switch to lock
all of the doors.
Press the top of the switch to unlock all of the doors.
Delayed Locking
This feature will allow the driver to delay the actual
locking of the vehicle. This feature will not operate
if the
key is left in the ignition. See
Lockout Protection on
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later in this section.
When the lower part of the driver’s power door lock
switch is pressed, with the key removed from the ignition
and the driver’s door open, three chimes will be heard.
The doors will not lock. Seven seconds after the
driver’s door has been closed, all of the doors will lock
and the parking lamps will flash. The horn will also
chirp
if the horn chirp feature is enabled. See
“Programmable Horn Chirp” listed previously for more
information.
If the driver opens another door before the seven
seconds are up, the doors will not lock until seven
seconds have elapsed after the last door is closed.
If the lower part of the power door lock switch is
pressed twice when leaving the vehicle, or the lock
symbol button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is
pressed, the doors will lock immediately.
If the power door lock switch is pressed to unlock, the
doors will not lock automatically.
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks
Your vehicle has a feature that allows you to program
your power door locks to automatically lock and
unlock under certain conditions. You can program your
vehicle to have all of the doors lock when you move
your shift lever out of PARK (P) to REVERSE
(R) if your
vehicle has an automatic transaxle or when the
vehicle speed is greater than
5 mph (8 km/h) if your
vehicle has a manual transaxle.
If someone needs to get
out while the vehicle is running, have that person use
the door lock. When the door is closed again, it will lock
automatically when the vehicle reaches about
5 mph
(8 km/h). You can also program all doors to
automatically unlock when the shift lever is moved to
PARK (P) on vehicles with an automatic transaxle or to
REVERSE (R) on vehicles with a manual transaxle
when the key is turned to
OFF.
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Customizing the Automatic Door Locks
One of four operating modes may be selected and
programmed by the driver on vehicles with an automatic
transaxle:
Mode
1: All doors automatically lock when the transaxle
is shifted out of PARK (P). The doors will remain
locked unless manually unlocked or the lock button is
pressed.
All doors will unlock when the transaxle is
shifted into PARK (P) and the key is turned to
OFF.
Mode 2: This mode is only available on vehicles
equipped with a remote keyless entry transmitter.
All
doors automatically lock when the transaxle is shifted
out of PARK (P). Automatic driver’s door only unlock
when the transaxle
is shifted into PARK (P) and the key
is turned to
OFF.
Mode 3: All doors automatically lock when the transaxle
is shifted out of PARK (P).
No automatic door unlock.
Mode
4: No automatic door lock or unlock.
One of the four operating modes may be selected and
transaxle: Mode
1: All doors automatically lock when the vehicle
speed is greater than
5 mph (8 km/h). The doors
will remain locked unless manually unlocked or the lock
huffon is pressed. A!! doors will unlock when the
transaxle
is shifted into REVERSE (R) and the key is
turned to
OFF.
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Mode 2: This mode is only available with the remote
keyless entry transmitter. All doors automatically
lock when the vehicle speed is greater than
5 mph
(8 km/h). Automatic driver’s door only unlock when the
transaxle is shifted into REVERSE (R) and the key
is turned to
OFF.
Mode 3: All doors automatically lock when the vehicle
speed is greater than
5 mph (8 km/h). No automatic
door unlock.
Mode
4: No automatic door lock or unlock.
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory
it was
programmed in Mode
1. To determine the current
mode or to change to a different mode, do the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Put an automatic transaxle in PARK (P) or a
manual transaxle
in REVERSE (R) with the parking
brake engaged and turn the ignition to
ON.
Press and hold the lower part of the power door
lock switch for
10 seconds. Release the switch
when you hear the chime.
Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
You can change the mode by pressing and
holding the lower part of the power door lock switch
(two chimes for Mode
2, three chimes for Mode 3
and four chimes for Mode 4).
Repeat Step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode you want.
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The mode you selected is now set.
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Rear Door Security Locks
If your vehicle is a four-door model, it has rear door
security locks that help prevent passengers from
opening the rear doors from the inside.
The switch is located on
the inside of the rear door. The
rear doors on your vehicle cannot be opened from
the inside when this feature
is in use. If you want to
open a rear door when the security lock is on, do
the following:
1. Unlock the door from the inside.
2. Then open the door from the outside.
If you don’t cancel the security lock feature, adults or
older children who ride in the rear won’t be able
to open
the rear door from the inside. You should let adults
and older children know how these security locks work,
and how to cancel the locks.
To cancel a rear door lock,
do the following:
1. Unlock the door from the inside and open it from
2. Move the switch down.
the
outside.
3. Do the same to the other rear door.
The rear doors will now work normally.
To use the security locks, do the following:
1. Move the switch up.
2. Close the door.
3. Do the same thing to the other rear door.
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Lockout Protection
Lockout protection is intended to provide enhanced
security and convenience. This feature prevents a driver
who has left the keys in the ignition from locking the
doors, using the power door locks while any door
is open.
To override this feature, when the key is in the ignition
and any door is open, press and hold down the
power door lock switch for three seconds.
This feature cannot guarantee that you will never be
locked out of your vehicle.
If you don’t leave the keys in
the ignition, or
if you use the manual door lock or the
remote keyless entry transmitter, you could still lock your
keys inside your vehicle. Always remember to take
your keys with you.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving your vehicle, open your door and
set the locks from the inside, then get out and close
the door.
Trunk
When closing the trunk, close from the center to ensure
’+ ‘ully latches.
It can be d,,,gerous L drive wit.. Ihe trL ... c lid
open because carbon monoxide (CO) gas can
come into your vehicle. You can’t see or smell
CO.
It can cause unconsciousness and even
death. If you must drive with the trunk
lid open
or if electrical wiring or other cable
connections must pass through the seal
between the body and the trunk
lid:
Make sure all other windows are shut.
0 Turn the fan on your heating or cooling
system to
its highest speed and select the
control setting that will force outside air into your vehicle. See “Climate Controls”
in the Index.
instrument panel, open them all the way.
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See “Engine Exhaust” in the Index.
To unlock the trunk from the outside, insert the key and
turn the trunk lock cylinder or use the remote keyless
entry transmitter,
if your vehicle has this feature.
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Remote Trunk Release Remote Trunk Release Lockout
The switch is located on the inside of the trunk lid,
mounted to the trunk lid latch.
Press the remote trunk release button, located on the
driver’s door, to release the trunk lid.
Make sure the remote trunk release lockout feature
is
not activated. Also, the remote trunk release will
only work when either the ignition is
off, the parking
brake is engaged or the vehicle speed is less than
2 mph (3 km/h). To
turn the lockout on, slide the switch all the way to
the left
(ON). To turn the lockout off, slide the switch all
the way to the right
(OFF).
When the lockout is on, the remote trunk release switch
on the driver’s door will not release the trunk lid.
However, the trunk lid can still be opened with the key,
but not with the remote keyless entry transmitter,
if
your vehicle has this feature.
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Power Windows
If your vehicle has power window switches, they are
located on the armrest on the driver’s door. In addition,
each passenger door has a window switch.
Express ‘Down vvinaow
The driver’s window switch has an express down
feature. This switch is labeled
AUTO. Press the rear of
the switch slightly down, and the driver‘s window will
open a small amount.
If the rear of the switch is pressed
all the way down, the window will go all the way down. To stop the
window while it is lowering, press the front
of the switch.
To raise the window, press and hold
the front of the switch.
Window Lockout
On four-door models, the driver’s power window
controls also include a window lockout. When the
lockout switch is moved to the left, the driver and
passengers will be able to use their window switches.
Move the lockout switch to the right to stop the
passengers from using their window switches. The
driver can still operate
all of the windows with the
lock on.
Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can swing down the visors. You
can also remove them from the center mount and
swing them to the side, to block out glare from the side.
Visor Vanity Mirror
Swlng down tne sun visor ana iiit tne cover io expose
the vanity mirror.
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A warning chime will sound if you open the driver’s door
when the ignition is
off and the key is in the ignition.
Notice: If your key seems stuck in OFF and
you can’t turn it, be sure you are using the correct
key;
if so, is it all the way in? Turn the key only
with your hand. Using
a tool to force it could break
the key or the ignition switch.
If none of this
works, then your vehicle needs service.
B (ACCESSORY): This position unlocks the transaxle.
It also lets you use things like the radio and windshield
wipers when the engine is not running. To use
ACCESSORY, turn the key clockwise to the first
position. Use this position
if your vehicle must be pushed
or towed, but never try to push-start your vehicle.
C (ON): This position is where the key returns to after
you start your engine and release the key. The
ignition switch stays in ON when the engine is running.
But even when the engine is not running, you can
use
ON to operate your electrical accessories and to
display some instrument panel warning lights.
D (START): This position starts the engine. When the
engine starts, release the key. The ignition switch
will return to ON for normal driving.
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
Your vehicle is equipped with a Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) feature which will allow the radio to
continue
to work up to 10 minutes after the ignition is
turned to OFF.
Your radio will work when the ignition key is in ON or
ACCESSORY. Once the key is turned from ON
to OFF,
the radio will continue
to work up to 10 minutes or
until the driver’s door is opened.
Starting Your Engine
Automatic Transaxle
Move your shift lever to PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N).
Your engine won’t start in any other position
- that’s a
safety feature. To restart when you’re already moving,
use NEUTRAL (N) only.
Notice: Don’t try to shift to PARK (P) if your
vehicle
is moving. If you do, you could damage the
transaxle. Shift to PARK (P) only when your
vehicle is stopped.
Manual Transaxle
The gear selector should be in neutral and the parking
brake engaged. Hold the clutch pedal to the floor
and start the engine. Your vehicle won’t start
if the clutch
pedal is not all the way down
- that’s a safety feature.
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