2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE warning

Climate Control System (cont.)
Outlet Adjustment
.................................... 3-31
Rear
.................................................. 3-32, 3-34
Comfort Controls
............................................. 3-25
Compact Disc Messages
................. 3-25, 3-79, 3-91
Compact Overhead Console
............................. 2-54
Compact Spare Tire
........................................ 5-86
Compass Variance
.......................................... 3-61
Content Theft-Deferrent
.................................... 2-27
Content Theft-Deterrent System
........................ 2-69
Content Theft-Deterrent System, Arming and
Disarming
................................................... 2-70
Control of a Vehicle
.......................................... 4-6
Convenience Center
........................................ 2-60
Convenience Net
............................................ 2-59
Coolant Engine Temperature Gage
............................ 3-47
Engine Temperature Warning Message
........... 3-53
Heater, Engine
............................................ 2-35
Cooling System
.............................................. 5-29
Cruise Control
................................................ 3-1 0
Cupholder(s) .................................................. 2-54
Current and Past Model Order Forms
................ 7-1 1
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation
.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users
............................... 7-3
Customer Assistance Offices
........................... 7-4 Customer
Assistance Information (cont.)
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Program for Persons with
Disabilities
................................................ 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
...... 7-9
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government
.............................................. 7-9
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
Government
.............................................. 7-9
Roadside Assistance Program
......................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information ........ 7-10
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System
....................................... 3-15
Defensive Driving
............................................. 4-2
Defogging and Defrosting
......................... 3-27, 3-30
Delayed Lighting
............................................. 3-18
Delayed
Illumination and Exit Lighting
................ 2-63
Dinghy Towing
................................................ 4-33
Directing the Airflow
................................ 3-33, 3-35
Disarming with the Remote Keyless
Disarming with Your Key
.................................. 2-28
Doing Your Own Service Work
........................... 5-3
Dolly Towing
.................................................. 4-33
Dome Lamp
................................................... 3-17
Entry Transmitter
..................................... 2-28
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Door Ajar Warning Message
................................. 3-57
Last Door Closed Locking
............................. 2-1 1
Power Door Locks ....................................... 2-10
Power Sliding Door
...................................... 2-1 6
Power Sliding Warning Message
.................... 3-56
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
............. 2-1 2
Position, Safety Belt
..................................... 1-28
Dual Sliding
Doors
....................................... 2-13
Locks
.......................................................... 2-9
Driver
Driver Information Center (DIC)
......................... 3-60
Driving
At Night
.................................................. 4-17
City
........................................................ 4-21
Defensive ..................................................... 4-2
Drunken ....................................................... 4-3
Freeway
..................................................... 4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads
.............................. 4-24
In Rain and on Wet Roads
........................... 4-1 8
Winter
........................................................ 4-26
Driving On Grades
.......................................... 4-42
Driving Through Deep Standing Water
............... 4-20
Driving with a Trailer
....................................... 4-40
Dual Trip Odometers
....................................... 3-41
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Driving Through Flowing Water ......................... 4-20
Dual Climate Control System
............................ 3-28
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DVD
Care of Your
.......................................... 3-104
Care
of Your DVD Player ............................ 3-104
Cleaning the Video Screen
.......................... 3-105
Cleaning Your DVD Player .......................... 3-105
Distortion
.................................................. 3-1 03
Entertainment System
.................................. 3-91
DVD Player
.................................................... 3-94
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Eight-Way Power Seats ..................................... 1-3
Electrical System
Add-on Equipment
...................................... 5-96
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
........................... 5-96
Headlamp Wiring
......................................... 5-96
Power Windows and Other Power Options
...... 5-96
Windshield Wiper Fuses
............................... 5-96
Maintenance Programs
............................. 3-50
Air CleanedFilter
...................... ........ 5-19
Battery ....................................................... 5-43
Change Oil Message
................................... 3-56
Coolant
...................................................... 5-23
Coolant Heater
............................................ 2-35
Emissions Inspection and
Engine
Check and Service Engine Soon Light
............ 3-47
Cnn!ant Temperature G2ge ........................... 3-47
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Engine (cont.)
Coolant Temperature Warning Message
.......... 3-53
Cooling System Inspection
............................ 6-1 4
Engine Compartment Overview
.... ........... 5-12
Exhaust
..................................................... 2-43
Low Oil Level Message
................................ 3-55
Oil
............................................................. 5-14
Overheating
................................................ 5-26
Starting
...................................................... 2-34
Engine Coolant Level Check
............................. 6-10
Engine Oil Additives
......................... ....... 5-17
Engine Oil and Chassis Lubrication Scheduled Maintenance
................................. 6-5
Engine Oil Level Check
................................... 6-10
Engine Specifications
..................................... 5-1 04
Entering Programming Mode
............................ 2-63
Entertainment System
...................................... 3-91
Cleaning the Video Screen
.......................... 3-105
Cleaning Your DVD Player
.......................... 3-105
DVD Distortion
.......................................... 3-103
Entry Lighting
................................................. 3-18
Erasing HomeLink@ Buttons
.............................. 2-52
Exit Lighting
................................................... 3-19
Exiting Programming Mode
............................... 2-71
Express-Down Window
.................................... 2-25
Extender, Safety Belt
....................................... 1-44
Exterior Lamps
............................................... 3-1 4
F
FabricKarpet ................................................. 5-87
Engine Air Cleaner
...................................... 5-19
Filter
Finding
a PTY Station
..................... 3.67. 3.74. 3-83
Finding a Station
............................ 3-65, 3-72, 3-81
Finish Care
.................................................... 5-91
Finish Damage
............................................... 5-92
Fixed Mast Antenna
....................................... 3-105
Flash-to-Pass
................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire
........................................................ 5-69
Flat Tire, Changing
......................................... 5-70
Flip and Fold Rear Seats
.................................. 1-7
Fluid Automatic Transaxle
..................................... 5-20
Power Steering
........................................... 5-37
Windshield Washer
...................................... 5-38
FM
.............................................................. 3-103
Fog Lamps
.................................................... 3-16
Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
............. 1-8, 1-14
Folding the Seatback
....................................... 1-18
Following Distance
.......................................... 4-41
Footnotes
........................................................ 6-5
Front Reading Lamps
...... ........................ 3-19
Front Seat Storage Net
................................ 2-55
Fuel
............................................................... 5-5
Additives
................. .......................... 5-6
California Fuel
....................................... 5-6

Fuel (cont.) Filling a Portable Fuel Container
..................... 5-9
Filling Your Tank
........................................... 5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries
.............................. 5-7
Gage ......................................................... 3-51
Gasoline Octane
........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specifications .................................. 5-5
System Inspection ....................................... 6-1 4
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
........................... 5-96
Windshield Wiper
......................................... 5-96
Low Warning Message
................................. 3-59
Fuses
G
Gage Engine Coolant Temperature
......................... 3-47
Fuel
.......................................................... 3-51
Speedometer
.............................................. 3-41
Garage Door Opener
....................................... 2-49
Gasoline Octane
........................................................ 5-5
Specifications ............................................... 5-5
Gate Operator and Canadian Programming ........ 2-52
Glass Surfaces
............................................... 5-89
Glove
Box ..................................................... 2-54
GM Mobility Program for Persons with
Disab!!!t!es 7-5 .. E ....................................................
Hatch Ajar Warning Message ............................ 3-58
Hazard Warning Flashers
................................... 3-6
Head Restraints
............................................... 1-6
Headlamp Wiring
............................................ 5-96
Headlamps
.................................................... 5-52
Bulb Replacement ....................................... 5-52
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps
......................................... 5-54
Halogen Bulbs
............................................ 5-52
Heated Seats
................................................... 1-4
Highway Hypnosis
........................................... 4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads
.................................. 4-24
Hitches
.............................................. ..... 4-39
HomeLink Transmitter, Programming
.............. 2-50
HomeLink@ Transmitter ................................ 2-49
Hood
Checking Things Under
................................ 5-10
Release ..................................................... 5-10
Horn
............................................................... 3-7
iiuw tile Sysierrl Yiurks ................................... 3-za ^^
How to Add Coolant to the Coolant
Recovery Tank
............................................ 5-31
How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
.................. 5-34
How to Add Fluid
............................................ 5-22
How
to Check ........................................ 5-20, 5-61
Headphones
................................................... 3-92
How
to Check Power Steering Fluid .................. 5-38
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L
Lamps Exterior
..... ......................................... 3-14
Lamps on Reminder
........................................ 3-14
Lap-§boulder Belt ................................... 1-28, 1-39
Interior
....................................................... 3-1 7
Lap Belt ........................................................ 1-37
Last Door Closed Locking
................................ 2-1 1
Last Door Locking ........................................... 2-65
LATCH System Child Restraints
......................................... 1-58
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System
................................... 1-60
Leather ......................................................... 5-89
Leaving Your Vehicle With the
Liftgate
.......................................................... 2-22
Light
Air Bag Readiness
....................................... 3-43
LeavifiCJ
YGl.i7 L'shicle ....................................... L- n-i I3
Engine Running .......................................... 2-41
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
................... 3-45
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Malfunction indicator .................. .......... 3-47
Safety Belt Reminder
................................... 3-42
TCS Warning Light
...................................... 3-46
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning
.......... 3-46
Lighted Vanity Mirror
....................................... 2-26
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Loading Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-34
Lockout Deterrent
........................................... 2-65
Lockout Protection
.......................................... 2-13
Locks
Automatic Door
........................................... 2-64
Door
........................................................... 2-9
Last Door Closed Locking
............................. 2-11
Leaving Your Vehicle .................................... 2-13
Lockout Protection
....................................... 2-13
Power Door
................................................ 2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
............. 2-12
Loss
of Control ............................................... 4-16
Low Engine Oil Level Message
......................... 3-55
Low Fuel Warning Message
............................. 3-59
Low Oil Pressure Message ............................... 3-54
Luggage Carrier
.............................................. 2-56
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts .......... 5-1 05
Maintenance Schedule
At Fach F!!d Fill .................. ........... c;-!c!
At Least Once a Month ............. ........ 6-10
At Least Once a Year
........... ........ 6-11
At Least Twice a Year
.................................. 6-10
Brake System Inspection
.............................. 6-15
Engine Cooling System Inspection
................. 6-14
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Maintenance Schedule (cont.) Exhaust System Inspection
........................... 6-1 4
Fuel System Inspection
................................ 6-14
How This Section is Organized ....................... 6-3
Introduction
.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Requirements
............................. 6-2
Part A
- Scheduled Maintenance Services ......... 6-4
Part B
- Owner Checks and Services ............. 6-10
Part
C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections ...... 6-1 4
Part D
- Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
............................................... 6-1 6
Part E . Maintenance Record ........................ 6-18
Scheduled Maintenance
................................. 6-5
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle
Boot and Seal Inspection
.......................... 6-14
Throttle System Inspection
............................ 6-1 5
Transfer Case (Power Transfer Unit) and
Carrier Assembly-Differential (Rear Drive
Module) All-Wheel Drive Inspection
............. 6-1 5
Using Your ................................................... 6-4
Your Vehicle and the Environment
................... 6-2
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
..................... 4-43
Making Turns
................................................. 4-41
Malfunction Indicator Light
................................ 3-47
Manual Seats
................................................... 1-2 Matching
Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle
................. 2-7
Message
Memory Seat
................................. ......... 2-72
All-Wheel Drive Disable Warning
....... ..... 3-59
Center
...................................... ......... 3-52
Change Engine Oil
...................................... 3-56
Charging System Indicator
............................ 3-54
Door Ajar Warning
....................................... 3-57
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning
............. 3-53
Low Engine Oil Level ................................... 3-55
Low Fuel Warning
................................... 3-59
Low Oil Pressure
.................... ............. 3-54
PASS-Key@
Ill Security ............................. 3-58
Power Sliding Door Warning
......................... 3-56
Rear Hatch Ajar Warning
.............................. 3-58
Service Traction System Warning
................... 3-52
Traction Active
............................................ 3-53
Manual Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-45
Outside Convex Mirror
................................. 2-46
Outside Heated Mirrors
................................ 2-46
Outside Power Mirrors
.................................. 2-45
Islands/Countries (Except Puerto Rico and
US
. Virgin Islands) ........................................ 7-4
Mirrors
Mexico, Central
America and Caribbean
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New Vehicle Break-In ...................................... 2-32
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
........... 5-1 05
Odometer ............................ ~ ~1 ...................... 3-41
Oil
Off -Road Recovery .......................................... 4-1 4
Engine
....................................................... 5-1 4
Pressure Message
....................................... 3-54
Older Children, Restraints
................................ 1-45
Onstar@ Personal Calling
................................. 2-48
OnStap Services
............................................ 2-47
Onstar@ System ............................................. 2-47
Onstar@ Virtual Advisor .................................... 2-48
Operation Tips
................................................ 3-31
Other Warning Devices
...................................... 3-6
Outside Operation
.............................................. 3-25, 3-28
Outlet Adjustment
............................................ 3-31
Convex iviirror
............................................. 2-46
Heated Mirrors ............................................ 2-46
Power Mirrors
............................................. 2-45
Overhead Console
.......................................... 2-55
Overhead Console Switchbank
.......................... 3-21 Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode
.......................................... 5-26
Owners, Canadian
............................................... ii
Owner’s Information
........................................ 7-10
. 3-22
Park Aid ........................................
Park (P)
Shifting Into ................................ ..... 2-40
Shifting Out of
......................... ..... 2-42
Parking Assist
......................... .................... 3-22
Brake
........................................................ 2-39
Over Things That Burn
................................. 2-43
Parking Brake and Automatic Transaxle
Park (P) Mechanism Check
........................... 6-13
Parking on Hills
.............................................. 4-42
Part
A - Scheduled Maintenance Services ............ 6-4
Part B
- Owner Checks and Services ................ 6-10
Part C
- Periodic Maintenance Inspections .......... 6-14
Part
D - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants .... 6-16
Part
E - Maintenance Record ........................... 6-18
Passenger Compartment Air Filter
..................... 3-37
Passing
................................................. 4-14, 4-41
PASS-Key@
Ill ................................................ 2-29
PASS-Key@
Ill Operation .................................. 2-30
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PASS-Key@ Ill Security Message ....................... 3-58
Plan Ahead When Possible
................................ 7-7
Playing a Cassette Tape
.................................. 3-76
Playing a Compact Disc
.................. 3-69, 3-78, 3-86
Playing a Specific Loaded
Compact Disc
............................................. 3-87
Playing the Radio
........................... 3-64, 3-71 , 3-80
Power
Programmable Modes
. ~ ~ ~ ~ ............................... 2-70
Accessory Outlets
..................... ... 3-24
Door Locks
.............................. ....... 2-10
Eight-Way Seats
....................... ..... 1-3
Electrical System
................... ... 5-96
Rear Quarter Windows
.......................... 2-26
Six-Way Seats
.............................................. 1-3
Sliding Door
................................................ 2-16
Sliding Door Warning Message
...................... 3-56
Steering Fluid
............................................. 5-37
Windows
......................................... .... 2-25
Power Steering
............................................... 4-12
Pretensioners, Safety Belt
................................ 1-44
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
................. 2-1 2
Primary
Radio Controls
.................................... 3-98
Programmable Modes
............. 2-63, 2-64, 2-65, 2-66,
Programming Mode 2-67, 2-69
Entering
..................................................... 2-63
Exiting
....................................................... 2-71
Programming the HomeLink Transmitter
............. 2-50
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......... 1-26
R
Radiator Pressure Cap .................................... 5-26
Radio Messages
..................................... 3-69, 3-76
Radios
.......................................................... 3-63
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
............... 3-103
Care of Your CD and DVD Player
................ 3-104
Care of Your CDs and DVDs
....................... 3-104
Radio with Cassette and CD
......................... 3-71
Radio with CD
............................................ 3-64
Radio with Six-Disc CD
................................ 3-80
Rear Seat Audio
................................ 3-98, 3-100
Setting the Time
.......................................... 3-63
Theft-Deterrent
.......................................... 3-1 01
Understandinq Reception
............................ 3-1 03
RDS
Rear
Rear Rear
Rear
Rear
Rear
Rear
Rear u
Messages .............................. 3-68, 3-75, 3-85
Climate Control System
................... 3-32, 3-34
Hatch Ajar Warning Message
.................... 3-58
Reading Lamps
...................................... 3-20
Safety Belt Comfort Guides
...................... 1-42
Seat Audio
................................... 3-98, 3-100
Seat Operation
......................................... 1-7
Seat Outside Passenger Positions
............. 1-39
Seat Passengers, Safety Belts
.................. 1-39
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