1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual

.. .. .. 8 CustomerAssistance Information . 249 Includes “Reporting SafetyDefects” on page 252 9 Index . 263 I Service Station Information . Last Page 1994 SILHOUETTE OWNER’S MANUAL First Edition 225861 00 Important Notes This manual includes the Published by About this Manual latest information at the Oldsmobile Division General Motors Corporation Please keep this time it was printed. We 920 Townsend Street manual in your reserve the right to Lansing, Michigan 48921 Oldsmobile, so it will be make changes in the there if you ever needit product after that time The word Olds?mbiZeand the Oldsmobile rocket when you’re on the without further notice. emblem are registered road. If you sell the trademarks of General vehicle, please leave this Motors Corporation. manual in it so the new The wordDeLco is a owner can useit. registered trademarkof General Motors Corporation. 0 Copyright 1993 General Motors Corporation, Oldsmobile Division. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. he Heritage of lldsmobile Engineering with a purpose. It’sat ne heart of every Oldsmobile. Your new Ildsmobile continues a 97-year tradition f engineering excellence. That tradition was born in Lansing, Iichigan, on August2 I, 1897, when :ansom E. Olds began building a .orseless carriage “inas nearly a perfect lanner as possible.” Soon, Oldsmobiles olled off the nation’s first assembly line. Innovation and refinement have lways set Oldsmobiles apart. In 1939, Ildsmobile introducedthe celebrated [ydra-Matic transmission, a four-speed Irerunner of today’s advanced systems. I 1948, the high-spirited RocketV8 ngine set standards for performance. A Step Ahead ! I In 1966, Toronado made front-wheel- drive news, including Motor Trend’s “Car of the Year.’’ Still breakingnew ground, the 1974 “Toro”became the first car equipped witha production “air bag.” Recent Oldsmobile engineerhg has created exciting advancements like the responsive Quad4 engine. Versions of the 4-cylinder, 16-valve Quad4 propelled Oldsmobiles onroads and racetracksto new standards of economy and performance. Today, the all-wheel-drive security of SmartTrak in the Oldsmobile Bravada continues that proud traditionof rneaningfid technology. TheSecurity of OwnerSatisfaction 've J. D. Rock General Manager How to Use this Manual MANY PEOPLE READ THEIR OWNER’S Part 1: Seats & Restraint Systems Part 4: Your Driving and the Road manual from beginningto end when This part tells you how to use your Here you’ll findhelpful information they first receive their new vehicle. seats andsafety belts properly. and tips about the road andhow to This wdl help you learn about the drive under different conditions. features and controls for your vehicle. Part 2: Features 8 Controls In this manual, you’ll find that This part explains howto start and Part 5: Problems on the Road pictures and words work together operate your Oldsmobile. This part tells you what to doif you to explain things quickly. have a problem while driving, such as Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio Systems a flat tire or engine overheating. There are nine partswith thumb- This part tells you how to adjust the tabbed pages in this manual. ventilation and comfort controls and Each part beginswith a brief list of how to operate your audio system. contents, so you can usually tell at a glance if that part contains the information you want. You can bend the manualslightly to reveal the tabs thathelp you find a part. 6 Part 6: Service & Appearance Care Part 8: Customer Assistance Information Part 9: Index Here the manual tellsyou how to keep This part includes important Here’s an alphabetical listingof your Oldsmobile running properlyand information about reporting safety almost every subject in this manual. looking good. defects and givesyou details about You can use it to quickly find the “Roadside Assistance” program. something you want to read. Part 7: Maintenance Schedule You will also find customer This part tells you when to perform satisfaction phone numbers Service Station Information: vehicle maintenance and whatfluids (including customer satisfaction This is a quick referenceof service and lubricants to use. numbers for the hearing and speech information. You can find it on the impaired) as well as themediation/ last page of this manual. arbitration procedure. We’vealso included ordering information for service publications in this part. 7 How to Use this Manual Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety You will also find a circle with a slash In the notice area,we tell you about cautions in this book. We use a box through it in this book. This safety something that can damage your with gray background and the word symbol means: vehicle. Many times, this damage CAUTION to tell you about things that Don’t would not be coveredby your could hurtyou if you were to ignore Don’t do this warranty, and it could be costly. But the warning. Don’t let this happen the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. Wen you read other manuals,you might see CAUTION and NOTICE Vehic/e Damage Warnings warnings indifferent colors or in Also, in this book you will find different words. In the gray caution area,we tell these notices: You’ll also see warning labels on your you what the hazard is. Thenwe tell vehicle. They useyellow for cautions, you what to do to help avoid or reduceNOTICE: These mean there is something blue for notices and the words the hazard. Please read these cautions. that could damage your vehicle. If you don’t, you or others could be CAUTION or NOTICE. hurt. 8 Vehicle Symbols These are someof the symbols you These symbols are importantfor you These symbols have todo with your will find on your vehicle. For and your passengers whenever your lights: example, these symbols are usedon vehicle is driven: an original battery: Master Lighting Switch Caution Possible Injury A Fasten SafetyBelts Turn Signal Direction Protect Eyes by Air Bag(s) Shielding HazardWarning Flashers A Caustic BatteryAcid Door LockfUnlock Could Cause Burns Headlight High Beam Liftgate Ajar Avoid Sparks or Flames 8 Parking Lights pf Sliding Door Ajar Spark or Flame Fog Lights Could Explode Battery Reading Lights 9 How to Use this Manual These symbols areon some of your These symbols are usedon warning Here are some othersymbols you controls: and indicator lights: may see: Windshield Wipers Engine Coolant Fuse Temperature Windshield Washer Lighter w Battery Charging System Windshield Defroster Horn Fuel Rear Window Defogger p3 Speaker Engine Oil Pressure Rear Window Wiper Hood Release Brake Rear Window Washer AntXock Brakes Ventilating Fan 3f Power Window 10 ....... Part 1 Seats & Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about Seats and SeatControls ............................................................................................ 12 the seats inyour Oldsmobile and Removing and Replacing Rear Seats ........................................................................ 15 how to use your safety belts properly . Safety Belts ................................................................................................................ 18 You can also learn about some things How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .......................................................................... 22 you should not do with safetybelts . Driver Position .......................................................................................................... 22 Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bag) ............................................................... 26 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ........................................................................... 30 Right Front Passenger Position ................................................................................ 30 Rear Seat Passengers ................................................................................................ 30 Children ..................................................................................................................... 34 Smaller Children and Babies .................................................................................... 34 Child Restraints ......................................................................................................... 35 Larger Children ......................................................................................................... 39 Safety Belt Extender .................................................................................................. 41 Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ....... .................................................................. 41 Seats & Restraint Systems Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats- how to adjust them, take themout, put them back in, and fold them up and down. ................................. .,........... ................. ...................... :. Manual Front Seats Four-Way Manual Seat Pull up the lever on the front of the seat The driver’s seat can be adjusted four to unlock it. Slide the seat towhere you ways. want it. Then release the lever and try Use the lever on the front of the seat to to move the seat with your body, to adjust the seatforward or back (see make sure the seat is locked into place. Manual Front Seats earlier in this section). To raise the driver’s seat, pull up the lever on the side of the seat. To lower the seat,push the lever down. 12 Six-Way Power Seat(OPTION) Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the driver’s six-way power To adjust the seatback, rotate thishob. seat: But don’t have a seatback

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