2003 OLDSMOBILE AURORA ESP

A $&‘ v (Fan): Press the up or down arrow on the
fan button to override the automatic fan control and
increase or decrease the fan speed.
A TEMP v (Temperature): Press either arrow on
the TEMP button once to display your current
temperature setting in the digital display. Press the up
or down arrow again to provide
a warmer or cooler
temperature setting.
Climate Controls Personalization
If your vehicle is equipped with this feature, up to two
drivers are able to store and recall climate control
settings for the temperature, the fan speed and the
direction of the airflow.
Memory buttons
1 and 2 are located on the driver’s
door panel and correspond to the numbers
1 or 2 found
on the back of each remote keyless entry transmitter.
To store settings, do the following:
1. Select the desired temperature, fan speed and
airflow mode. If desired, a separate temperature
setting may also be selected for the front seat
passenger. For information on how to do this, see
Automatic Climate Control System on page 3-23.
2. Locate memory buttons 1 and 2 on the driver’s door
panel.
3. Press the memory button on the door panel that
corresponds to the number on the back
of the
transmitter you are programming, until you hear two
beeps. The beeps confirm that your selection has
been saved and can now be recalled. For more
information
on the memory feature, see Memory
Seat
and Mkrors on page 2-48.
Follow these steps each time you want to change the
stored settings.
To recall the climate control settings last stored on your
transmitter, press the unlock button on your remote
keyless entry transmitter and put the ignition in
ACC (Accessory) or
ON. The settings will be recalled.
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DIC Vehicle Personalization
The DIC can be used to program the following personal
choice features available with your vehicle:
Automatic Door Locks
Window Lock Out Security Feedback
Delayed Locking
Perimeter Lighting
Driver ID
Memory Seats
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror
To access the personalization menu, the vehicle must
be in PARK (P) with the ignition in ON and no warning
messages displayed on the DIC. You must then
press and hold both of the SELECT buttons for three
seconds. This will display the personalization menu.
The DIC display will show the following:
FEATURE PROGRAMMING
PRESS SELECT DOWN TO
SELECT MENU OPTIONS
PRESS SELECT RIGHT TO The next item
to be displayed is DRIVER
1 or
DRIVER
2. To change the driver number, press the
SELECT right arrow. The driver number that you select
should correspond with the number on the back of
your remote keyless entry transmitter. Once the correct
driver number has been selected, press the SELECT
down arrow to enter your choice and move on to
the next selection.
The DIC is used to program the personal choices
of two
drivers. The drivers are recognized as DRIVER
1 and
DRIVER
2. You will let the DIC and the vehicle
know which driver you are by using your remote keyless
entry transmitter or by pressing the appropriate
memory seat button located on the driver’s door or
choosing the driver with the DIC. Each remote keyless
entry transmitter was pre-programmed to belong to
DRIVER
1 or DRIVER 2. The personalization features
may be programmed differently for each driver.
When you press the unlock symbol on the transmitter,
the DIC will automatically change driver numbers
and the vehicle will recall the personal choice settings
that were last made to correspond to your transmitter,
including your radio and comfort control settings.
See
Climate Controls Personalization on page 3-29.
CHANGE SETTINGS
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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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If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer. If your radio displays an
error number, write it down and provide it to your
dealership when reporting the problem.
If your vehicle has this feature it will enable two drivers
to store and recall personal settings for radio presets,
last tuned station, volume, tone and audio source (radio,
cassette or CD).
The memory buttons
(1 or 2) for this feature are located
on the driver’s door panel and correspond to the
numbers
(1 or 2) found on the back of each remote
keyless entry transmitter.
To recall audio sources, press the unlock button on the
remote keyless entry transmitter and turn the ignition
on. The source
last listened to will be recalled for
the identified driver
(1 or 2).
To program this feature, do the following:
1. Set all radio preferences. For more information see
“Setting Preset Stations” and “Setting the Tone”
listed for your particular radio.
2. Locate the memory buttons on the driver’s door
panel.
3. Press one of the memory buttons (1 or 2) until you
hear two beeps. The beeps confirm that your
selection has been saved and can now be recalled.
Follow these steps each time you want to change the
stored settings.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK@ is designed to discourage theft of your
radio. It works by using a secret code to disable all radio
functions whenever battery power is removed and the
radio
is placed in a different vehicle. This feature
requires
no user input to be activated. It is automatically
armed when it is put into the vehicle for the first time.
When the radio is turned off, the blinking red light
indicates that THEFTLOCK@ is armed.
If THEFTLOCK@ is activated, your radio will not operate
if stolen. The radio will display LOCKED and a red
LED indicator light will come on above the
THEFTLOCK”
logo to indicate a locked condition. If this
occurs, the radio will need to be returned to the
dealer.
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Audio Steering Wheel Controls
With this feature, you can
control certain radio
functions using the buttons
on your steering wheel.
A VOL (Volume) v : Press the up or the down arrow
to increase or to decrease volume.
A SEEK: Press this button to seek to the next radio
station. When playing a cassette tape or compact disc,
press this button to hear the next selection. There
must be at least a three-second gap between selections
on a cassette tape.
PROG (Program): Press this button to tune to the next
preset radio station. When playing a cassette tape,
press this button
to hear the other side of a tape that is
playing. When listening to a disc in the
CD changer,
press this button to select the next loaded disc.
Understanding Radio Reception
AM
The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM,
especially at night. The longer range, however, can
cause stations
to interfere with each other. AM can pick
up noise from things like storms and power lines.
Try
reducing the treble to reduce this noise if you ever get it.
FM
FM stereo will give you the best sound, but FM signals
will reach only about
10 to 40 miles (1 6 to 65 km).
Tall buildings or hills can interfere with
FM signals,
causing the sound to come and go.
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
A tape player that is not cleaned regularly can cause
reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes or a damaged
mechanism. Cassette tapes should be stored in their
cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight and
extreme heat.
If they aren’t, they may not operate
properly or may cause failure of the tape player.
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There is a gender difference, too. Women generally
have a lower relative percentage of body water
than men. Since alcohol is carried in body water, this
means that a woman generally will reach a higher BAC
level than a man of her same body weight when
each has the same number of drinks.
The law in an increasing number of U.S. states, and
throughout Canada, sets the legal limit at
0.08 percent.
In some other countries, the limit is even lower. For
example, it is
0.05 percent in both France and Germany.
The BAC limit for all commercial drivers in the United
States is
0.04 percent.
The BAC will be over
0.1 0 percent after three to six
drinks (in one hour). Of course, as we’ve seen, it
depends on how much alcohol is
in the drinks, and how
quickly the person drinks them.
But the ability to drive is affected well below a BAC of
0.10 percent. Research shows that the driving skills
of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching
0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All
drivers are impaired at BAC levels above
0.05 percent.
Statistics show that the chance of being in a collision
increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC of
0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of
0.06 percent has doubled his or her chance of having a
collision. At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance
of this driver having a collision is 12 times greater; at a
level of
0.15 percent, the chance is 25 times greater!
The body takes about an hour to rid itself
of the alcohol
in one drink.
No amount of coffee or number of cold
showers will speed that up.
“1’11 be careful” isn’t the right
answer. What
if there’s an emergency, a need to
take sudden action,
as when a child darts into the
street? A person with even a moderate BAC might not
be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision.
There’s something else about drinking and driving that
many people don’t know. Medical research shows
that alcohol in a person’s system can make crash
injuries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal
cord or heart. This means that when anyone who
has been drinking
- driver or passenger - is in a
crash, that person’s chance of being killed or
permanently disabled is higher than
if the person haa
not been drinking.
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conditions. This can help you steer around the obstacle
while braking hard.
As you brake, your computer keeps receiving updates
on wheel speed and controls braking pressure
accordingly.
Remember: Anti-lock doesn’t change the time you need
to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always
decrease stopping distance.
If you get too close to the
vehicle
in front of you, you won’t have time to apply your
brakes
if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops.
Always leave enough room up ahead to stop, even
though you have anti-lock brakes.
Using Anti-Lock
Don’t pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedal down
firmly and let anti-lock work for you. You may hear a
motor or clicking nosie during a hard stop, but this
is normal.
Braking in Emergencies
With anti-lock, you can steer and brake at the same
time. In many emergencies, steering can help you more
than even the very best braking.
Traction Control System (TCS)
Your vehicle may have a traction control system that
limits wheel spin. This is especially useful in slippery
road conditions. The system operates only
if it senses
that one or both of the front wheels are spinning
or
beginning to lose traction. When this happens,
the system works the front brakes and reduces engine
power to limit wheel spin.
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TRAC
ON
United States Canada
This light will come on when your traction control
system is limiting wheel spin. See
Traction Control
System Active Light
on page 3-38.
You may feel or hear the system working, but this is
normal.
If your vehicle is in cruise control when the traction
control system begins to limit wheel spin, the cruise
control will automatically disengage. When road
conditions allow you to safely use it again, you may
reengage the cruise control. See “Cruise Control” under
Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever on page 3-6.
TRAC
OFF
United States Canada
This light should come on briefly when you start the
engine.
If it stays on or comes on while you are driving,
there’s a problem with your traction control system.
See
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light on
page 3-37. When this warning light is on, the system will
not limit wheel spin. Adjust your driving accordingly.
The traction control system automatically comes
on whenever you start your vehicle. To limit wheel spin,
especially in slippery road conditions, you should
always leave the system on. But you can turn the
traction control system
off if you ever need to. You
should turn the system
off if your vehicle ever gets stuck
in sand, mud or snow and rocking the vehicle is
required. See “Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out”
under
If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow on
page 4-32.
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