2003 OLDSMOBILE AURORA Owners Manual

Front Seats
Manual Passenger Seat Power Seats
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.
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Pull up on the control bar located under the front of the
seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it
and release the bar. Try
to move the seat with your body
to make sure the seat is locked into place. The power
seat controls are located on the outboard
side of the driver’s front seat. The front passenger’s seat
may also have power seat controls located on the
outboard side of the seat.
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To adjust the power seats, do the following:
Horizontal Control: Raise or lower the front of the seat
cushion by pressing the forward edge
of the control
up or down.
Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by pressing
the rear edge of the control up or down.
Move the seat forward or rearward by pressing the
control toward the front or rear of the vehicle.
Move the seat higher or lower by holding the whole
control up or down.
Vertical Control (Option): Move the seatback into a
reclined position by pressing the top of the control
backward.
Move the seatback forward by pressing the top of the
control forward.
Manual Lumbar
If your vehicle has this feature, the knob that controls it
is located on the outboard side of the driver's seat.
Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to increase
Illmhar slyyrt Tlrrn the knnh toward the rear nf the
vehicle to decrease lumbar support.
If you have the independent front cushion moved down
as far as it will go, you may feel the lumbar support
higher in your back. Readjust the location of the cushion
until
you are comfortable. You may also want to
adjust the seatback for maximum comfort.
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Power Lumbar
If your vehicle has this
feature, the power lumbar control
is located on
the outboard side of each
front seat. Use the
power seat control first to
get the proper position.
Then continue with
the lumbar adjustment.
To reshape the lower seatback, press the lumbar
control forward to increase support and rearward to
decrease support. Press the control up or down
to raise
or lower the support mechanism. Keep in mind
that as your seating position changes, as
it may during
long trips, so should the position of
your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
If you have the independent front cushion moved down
as far as it will go, you may feel the lumbar support
higher in your back. Readjust the location of the cushion
until you are comfortable. You may also want to
adjust the seatback for maximum comfort.
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Heated Seats
If your vehicle has this
option, the heated seat
switch is located next
to the console shifter.
Push the
ON part of the switch once for a HI setting or
twice for a LO setting. Push the OFF part of the
switch to turn the heated seat
off. The LO setting warms
the seatback and cushion until the seat approximates
body temperature. The
HI setting heats the seatback
and cushlon to a srightiy nigner temperature.
The heated seats can only be used when the ignition is
turned on. When the ignition is turned
off, the heating
element is also turned
off.
Reclining Seatbacks
If your vehicle has a power
recliner, the vertical control
described previously in
this section reclines
the front seatbacks.
If your vehicle has the manual recliner, lift the lever on
the outboard side of the seat and move the seatback
to the desired position. Release the lever to lock
the seatback. Pull up on the lever without pushing on
the seatback and the seatback will go to an upright
position.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving. Sitting
in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can
be dangerous. Even if you
buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job
when you’re reclined like
this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job. In a crash,
you could go into
it, receiving neck or other
injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either.
In a crash
the belt could go up over your abdomen. The
belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic
bones. This could cause serious internal
injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
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Head Restraints Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is closest to the top
of your head. This position
reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safety belts.
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t
wear a safety belt properly. If you are
in a
crash and you’re not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can hit
things inside the vehicle or be ejected from
it.
You can be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
__ is ext nely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed.
Do not
allow people to ride
in any area of your vehicle
that
is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle
is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.
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Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a
reminder to buckle up. See
Safety Belt Reminder
Light on page
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says to wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so
serious that even buckled up, a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than
30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.
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