2003 OLDSMOBILE AURORA ECO mode

Driver Information Center (DIG) To turn off messages on the DIC (except LOW OIL
PRESSURE, LOW BRAKE FLUID, PARK BRAKE SET,
STARTING DISABLED and the HOT
... STOP ENGINE
warning), press the RESET button.
Pressing the SELECT right arrow button will allow you
to access the following modes, DATE/ET, FUEL, ECON,
OIL and GAGE. While
in any sf these modes, warning
messages can interrupt and take over the display
until you acknowledge the message, or the condition
causing the problem goes away.
English/Metric
The DIC can display information in either English or
metric. To change the display, press and hold the
ON/OFF button for about three seconds. This will also
change the digital screen for the climate control
system between English and metric.
Date/Elapsed Time
The DIC has different display modes which can be
accessed by pressing the four buttons on the DIC. Pressing the SELECT down arrow while in BATE/ET
arrow, SELECT down arrow and RESET. The functions
These bcttsns s)?!!sFF, SELECT rinht I'LJ',L mode will allow vou to choose between the date and the
elapsed time menus.
of these buttons is explained in the following sections.
Turn the system
on or off by pressing the ON/OFF
button once. When you turn on the ignition, the DIC will
turned
off.
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Date
To set the date, press and hold the RESET button for
about three seconds while the date is being displayed on
the DIC. When the date set mode is entered the
display will show the following:
YEAR?
M M/D D/OO
The year will be flashing. To increase the item that is
flashing press SELECT right arrow. To decrease
the item that is flashing press SELECT down arrow.
When you reach the current year press the RESET
button. The DIC will ask for the month. The month will
flash the same as the year. Use the SELECT buttons
to
reach the current month and press RESET. The DIC
will then ask for the day. The day will flash the same as
the year. Use the SELECT buttons
to reach the
current day. Press the RESET button again and the set
display will stop flashing and go back to the normal
operation mode.
Elapsed Time (ET)
When the ignition is on, the DIC can be used as a
stopwatch. The display will show hours and minutes.
The elapsed time indicator will record
up to 100 hours,
then it will reset
to zero and continue counting. Press
SELECT down arrow while in the DATE/ET mode, and
the display will show the amount of time that has
elapsed since the elapsed time indicator was last reset
(not including time the ignition is
off), such as:
01 :08 ELAPSED TIME
To start or stop the counting of time, press the RESET
button briefly.
If the colon (:) in the time is flashing,
time is being counted. Time is displayed in hours and
minutes. Seconds are not displayed. Time will continue
to be counted as long as the ignition is on, even
if
another display is being shown on the DIC.
To reset elapsed time to zero, press the RESET button
for three seconds while the elapsed time
is displayed.
Fuel
Press the SELECT down arrow while in the FUEL mode
to see how much fuel has been used and the fuel
range functions.
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Fuel Used
While in the FUEL USED function the display will show
a reading such as:
FUEL USED:
10.4 GAL or FUEL USED: 39.4 L
To learn how much fuel will be used from a specific
starting point, first enter the FUEL USED mode to
display FUEL USED, then press and hold the RESET
button for three seconds.
Don't confuse fuel used with the amount of fuel in
your tank.
Fuel Range
The FUEL RANGE mode calculates the remaining
distance you can drive without refueling. It's based
on
fuel economy and the fuel remaining in the tank.
The display will show a reading such as:
FUEL RANGE:
235 MI or FUEL RANGE: 378 KM
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will read LOW FUEL RANGE.
The fuel economy data used to determine fuel range is
an average of recent driving conditions.
As your
driving conditions change, this data is gradually updated.
Fuel range cannd be reset.
Fuel Economy
Pressing the SELECT down arrow while in the ECON
mode displays average fuel economy and instantaneous
fuel economy calculated for your specific driving
conditions.
Average fuel economy will be shown
in a reading
such as:
25.2 AVG MVGAL or 9.3 AVG UlOO KM
Instantaneous fuel economy will be shown in a reading
such as:
28 INST MVGAL or 8.4 INST UlOO KM
The average fuel economy is viewed as a long-term
approximation of your overall driving conditions.
If you press and hold RESET for three seconds in this
mode while you're driving, the system will begin figuring
average fuel economy from that point in time.
Instantaneous fuel economy cannot be reset.
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Oil Life
The GM Oil Life SystemTM is the only function accessible
in the OIL mode. Engine oil life is displayed in a
reading such as the following:
OIL LIFE 30%
This is an estimate of the oil’s remaining useful life. It
will show
100% when the system is reset after an
oil change. It will alert you to change your oil on a
schedule consistent with your driving conditions.
When the remaining
oil life is low, the system will alert
you with this message:
CHANGE OIL
SOON
Always reset the OIL LIFE reminder after an oil change.
To reset the oil life system, see “How to Reset the
Oil Life System” under
Engine Oil on page 5-75.
Remember, you must reset the OIL LIFE yourself after
each oil change. It will not reset itself. Also, be
careful not to reset the OIL LIFE accidentally at any
time other than when the oil has just been changed. It
can’t be reset accurately until the next oil change.
The DIC does not replace the need to maintain your
vehicle as recommended in the Maintenance Schedule
in this manual.
Also, the oil change reminder will not
detect dusty conditions or engine malfunctions that may
affect the oil. If you drive
in dusty areas, change your
oil after every
3,000 miles (5 000 km) or three months,
whichever occurs first, unless the DIC instructs you
to do
so sooner. Also, the oil change reminder does not
measure how much oil you have in your engine.
So,
be sure to check your oil level often. See Engine Oil on
page 5- 15.
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Gage Tire pressure status, such as the following:
TIRE PRESSURE NORMAL or TIRE
PRESSURE LOW
TIRE PRESSURE NORMAL appears when the
check tire pressure system believes your vehicle’s
tire pressures are normal.
if a potential tire
pressure problem is detected, the display will show
TIRE PRESSURE LOW. If you see this message,
you should stop
as soon as you can and check
all four tires for damage.
If a tire is flat, see If a Tire
Goes Flat on page 5-70.
Also check the tire
pressure in all four tires as soon as you can. See
lnflation -- Tire Pressure on page 5-60.
Pressing the SELECT down arrow while in GAGE mode
will allow you to access the battery volts, oil pressure
and tire pressure displays. Pressing and holding
the RESET button for three seconds while
in average
speed and tire pressure displays will reset them.
Pressing the SELECT down arrow in GAGE mode will
show the following displays:
Battery voltage, such as the following:
VOLTS:
13.8
0 Oil pressure, such as the following:
OIL PRESSURE
40 PSI or OIL PRESSURE
276 KPA
Average speed, such as the following:
AVG SPEED
55 MPH or AVG SPEED 90 KM/H There
are times when you will have to reset
(calibrate) the check tire pressure system. Pressing
the RESET button while the TIRE PRESSURE
LOW warning is displayed does not automatically
reset the tire pressure monitoring system. See
Check Tire Pressure System on page 5-62 for more
information.
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If you unlock the vehicle using the door key instead of
the transmitter, the personal choice settings will
correspond to the previous driver of the vehicle as
identified by the transmitter, the memory seat control or
the DIC.
If this happens and you were not the last
driver of the vehicle, press the correct driver number on
the door panel
for the memory seats, press the
unlock symbol
on the transmitter or select the
personalization programming mode and choose the
correct driver number.
After you have the correct driver number on the display
use the SELECT down arrow button to scroll through
the following messages and feature options:
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DOORS LOCK IN GEAR - YES/NO
DOORS UNLOCK
- YES/NO
ALL DOORS IN PARK
- YES/NO
ALL DOORS AT KEY OFF
- YEWNO
DRIVERS DOOR IN PARK
- YES/NO
DRIVERS DOOR KEY
OFF - YES/NO
PASS WINDOW LOCKOUT
- YES/NO
KEY FOB FLASH
LIGHTS - YES/NO
KEY FOB CHIRP HORN
- YES/NO
DELAY LOCK OF DOORS - YES/NO
PERIMETER LIGHTS - YES/NO
EXT LIGHT TIMEOUT
- 5 to 30 Seconds
DISPLAY DRIVER ID
- YES/NO
KEY FOB MEMORY SEAT
- YES/NO
DRIVING POSITION
- YES
EXIT POSITION
- YES
TILT MIRROR REVERSE
- YES/NO
If you would like to exit the selection mode without
moving through each of the personal choice features,
simply press a different button
on the DIC or turn off the
ignition. The personal choices you made will still be
retained, even without passing through each of
the features. In order for your personal choices to save,
you must press the SELECT down arrow after making
your selections.
If you happen to move past a selection you would like
to make a personal choice for, press unlock on the
transmitter or press the appropriate driver number
on
return you to the beginning of the optional feature
programming mode.
A description of each feature programmable through the
DIC follows.
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Security Feedback
You can program the security feedback feature to
change
to the following modes:
Mode 1: No feedback when locking or unlocking the
vehicle.
Mode 2: Parking lamps and the DRL will flash twice
when unlocking the vehicle and flash once when locking
the vehicle.
Mode 3: Horn chirps when all doors are unlocked
(second unlock button press) and when locking
the vehicle.
Mode 4: Parking lamps and the DRL will flash twice
each time the button with the unlock symbol is pressed;
the horn chirps when all doors are unlocked. Parking
lamps and the exterior lamps flash once and the
horn chirps when locking the vehicle.
You can change these modes by different selections of
the following DIC displays:
KEY FOB LIGHTS FLASH - YES/NO
0 KEY FOB HORN CHIRP - YES/NO
Press the SELECT right arrow button
to toggle between
your choices and change the settings. Press the
SELECT down arrow button to store your changes in
memory and move on to the next selection. If you would
like to program your vehicle to Mode
1, do
the following:
1. Select NO for KEY FOB LIGHTS FLASH.
2. Select NO for KEY FOB HORN CHIRP.
If you would like to program your vehicle to Mode 2, do
the following:
1. Select YES for KEY FOB LIGHTS FLASH.
2. Select NO for KEY FOB HORN CHIRP.
If you would like to program your vehicle to Mode
3, do
the following:
1. Select NO for KEY FOB LIGHTS FLASH.
2. Select YES for KEY FOB HORN CHIRP.
If you would like to program your vehicle to Mode
4, do
the following:
1. Select YES for KEY FOB LIGHTS FLASH.
2. Select YES for KEY FOB HORN CHIRP.
For more information on this feature, see “Security
Feedback under
Remote Keyless Entry System
Operation on page
2-6.
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AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalizer): Press this button to
choose bass, midrange and treble equalization
settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock and
classical program types.
To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO EQ
button until MANUAL appears on the display. Then you
will be able to manually adjust the bass, midrange
and treble using the AUDIO button.
If your vehicle has the Bose radio, the AUTO EQ button
will work the same, except ,the radio will display EQ1
through EQ6 as the choices instead of displaying
the equalization setting names. These settings can be
used while listening to the radio or the CD player.
The radio will save separate AUTO EQ settings for each
preset and source.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right
and the left speakers, press and release the AUDIO
button until BAL appears on the display. Press the knob
above the AUDIO button to extend it, then turn the
knob to move the sound toward the left or the right
speakers. To
adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press and release the AUDIO button until
FAD appears on the display. Press the knob above the
AUDIO button to extend it, then turn the knob to
move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers.
Pressing and holding the AUDIO button for at least
two seconds will return all tone settings, including bass
and treble to flat.
Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only
on
FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
Using this system, the radio can do the following:
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Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of
programming,
receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies,
display messages from radio stations, and
seek
to stations with traffic announcements.
This system relies upon receiving specific information
from these stations and will only work when the
information is available. In rare cases, a radio station
may broadcast incorrect information that will cause
the radio features to work improperly. If this happens,
contact the radio station.
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