Owner's Manual,2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette
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Bumper-to-Bumper 3-years/36,000 miles (60 000 km) Limited Warranty Every 2000 Silhouette under warranty is backed with the following 1-800-442-OLDS services: ((For vehicles purchased in Canada, call 1-800-268-6800) that provides in an emergency: Free lockout assistance Courtesy Transportation Free dead-battery assistance Trip Free out-of-fuel assistance Routing Free flat-tire change Emergency towing 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual Litho in U.S.A. © Copyright General Motors Corporation 1999 Part Number 10423673 A First Edition All Rights Reserved i Table of Contents Seats and Restraint Systems Section 1 Seats and Seat Controls Air Bag Systems Safety Belts Child Restraints Features and Controls Section 2 Keys and Door Locks Interior and Exterior Lamps Remote Lock Control (Option) Mirrors Automatic Transaxle Storage Compartments Parking Brake Convenience Net (Option) Windows Accessory Power Outlets Tilt Wheel OnStar® System (If Equipped) Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Instrument Panel, Warning Lights and Gages Windshield Wipers Driver Information Center (Option) Cruise Control ii Table of Contents (cont'd) Comfort Controls and Audio Systems Section 3 Heating and Air Conditioning Radio Theft-Deterrent Feature Setting the Radio Clock Steering Wheel Controls (If Equipped) Radio/Cassette Player/CD Player Your Driving and the Road Section 4 Defensive Driving Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions Drunken Driving Recreational Vehicle Towing Control of a Vehicle Loading Your Vehicle Braking Towing a Trailer Steering Problems on the Road Section 5 Hazard Warning Flashers Engine Overheating Jump Starting Changing a Flat Tire Towing Your Vehicle If You're Stuck iii Table of Contents (cont'd) Service and Appearance Care Section 6 Fuel Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Checking Fluids and Lubricants Tires and Wheels GM Oil Life System™ Appearance Care Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Electrical System/Fuses and Circuit Breakers Passenger Compartment Air Filter Capacities and Specifications Brakes Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts Bulb Replacement Maintenance Schedule Section 7 Scheduled Maintenance Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Owners Checks and Services Maintenance Records Periodic Maintenance Inspections iv Table of Contents (cont'd) Customer Assistance Information Section 8 Customer Satisfaction Procedures Warranty Information Customer Assistance Offices Reporting Safety Defects on page 8-10 Roadside Assistance and Courtesy Transportation Service Publications Index Section 9 In the Index you will find an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. Please refer to the last page of this manual for your Service Station Guide v We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, OLDSMOBILE, the OLDSMOBILE Rocket Emblem and the name SILHOUETTE are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Oldsmobile For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a Division whenever it appears in this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français chez sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new votre concessionaire ou au: owner can use it. DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1577 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1B9 vi How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning CAUTION: to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and These mean there is something that could hurt controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find you or other people. that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle Safety Warnings and Symbols with a slash through it in this book. This safety You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. symbol means “Don’t,” We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you “Don’t do this” or “Don’t about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore let this happen.” the warning. vii Vehicle Damage Warnings In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would Also in this book you will find these notices: not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid NOTICE: the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION These mean there is something that could and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. damage your vehicle. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. viii Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols These symbols Here are some these symbols are important have to do with are on some of are used on other symbols are used on an for you and your lamps: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: your passengers indicator lights: whenever your vehicle is MASTER WINDSHIELD CAUTION driven: LIGHTING WIPER POSSIBLE SWITCH ENGINE FUSE INJURY COOLANT TEMP DOOR LOCK TURN PROTECT WINDSHIELD UNLOCK SIGNALS EYES BY WASHER BATTERY LIGHTER SHIELDING CHARGING PARKING SYSTEM CAUSTIC LAMPS WINDSHIELD BATTERY FASTEN HORN DEFROSTER ACID COULD SEAT BRAKE CAUSE BELTS HAZARD BURNS WARNING FLASHER REAR COOLANT SPEAKER AVOID WINDOW SPARKS OR POWER DEFOGGER FLAMES DAYTIME WINDOW RUNNING ENGINE OIL LAMPS PRESSURE FUEL SPARK OR FLAME VENTILATING COULD FAN EXPLODE AIR BAG FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK BATTERY BRAKES ix Service Station Guide Battery Windshield Washer Fluid Tire Pressure See Section 6 See Section 6 See Section 6 For a More Spare Tire Pressure Detailed Look at See Section 5 What's Under the Hood See Section 6 Engine Oil Dipstick See Section 6 Secondary Oil Viscosity Fuel Hood Release Cooling System Hood Release Engine Oil See Section 6 Use unleaded gas only, See Section 6 See Section 5 See Section 6 87 Octane or higher. See Section 6 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. 1-2 Seats and Seat Controls 1-51 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for 1-6 Rear Seats Children and Small Adults 1-24 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone 1-54 Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat) 1-28 Here Are Questions Many People Ask 1-55 Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat) About Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-57 Children 1-29 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-60 Built-in Child Restraint (Option) 1-30 Driver Position 1-71 Child Restraints 1-38 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-88 Larger Children 1-39 Right Front Passenger Position 1-91 Safety Belt Extender 1-40 Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) 1-91 Checking Your Restraint Systems 1-47 Safety Belt Pretensioners 1-92 Replacing Restraint System Parts After 1-47 Rear Seat Passengers a Crash 1- 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls To make sure the seat is locked into place, release the lever and try to move the seat with your body. This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them, take them out, put them back in, fold and unfold them. Driver’s 4-Way Manual Seat To raise the seat, pull up on the lever located on the front right side of the seat. To lower the seat, push the lever down. Use the lever located on the front left side of the seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward. Pull up the lever on the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. 1-2 6-Way Power Seat (Option) CAUTION: 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. Manual Front Passenger Seats To move the seat, pull up the lever located on the To adjust the six-way power seat located on the front of the seat to unlock it. outboard sides of the driver’s and passenger’s seats: Front Control (A): Raise the front of the seat by holding the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the front of the seat. Center Control (B): Move the seat forward or rearward by holding the control to the front or rear. Raise or lower the seat by holding the control up or down. Slide the seat to where you want it. To make sure the Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the seat by holding seat is locked into place, release the lever and try to the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear of move the seat with your body. the seat. 1-3 Heated Front Seats (Option) Reclining Front Seatbacks The heated seat switch is All front seats recline.