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The 1998 Oldsrnobile Silhouette Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.It also explainsthe “SRS” system.
Features and Controls
This sectionexplainshow to start and operateyour vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This sectiontells you how to adjust the ventilation andcomfort controls and howto operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under differentconditions.
Problemson the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheatedengine,etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehiclerunning properly andloolung good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenanceand whatfluids and lubricantsto use.
Customer Assistance Information
This sectiontells you how to contact Oldsmobilefor assistanceand howto get service and owner publications.
It also gives
you informationon “ReportingSafety Defects”on page 8-8.
Index
Here’s an alphabeticallisting of almost every subject in this manual.You can use it to quicklyfind
somethingyou want to read.
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How to Use this Manual
Many people readtheir owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receivetheir
new vehicle. If you
do this, itwill help
you learn about the features and
controls foryour vehicle. In thismanual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
Index
A good place to look forwhat you need is the Index in
back
of the manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of what’s in
the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find anumber of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about thingsthat could hurtyou if youwere to ignore
the warning.
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These mean thereis something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what to do to helpavoid or reducethe
hazard. Pleaseread these cautions.
If you don’t, you or
others could behurt.
You will also find a circle
with a slash through itin
this
book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t
do this” or “Don’t
let this happen.’’
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also in this book you will find these notices:
I NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
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In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage
your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not
be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what
to doto help avoid
the damage.
When you read other manuals, you
mgnr see CAUTION
and
NOTICE warnings in different colorsor in
different words.
You’ll also see warning labels
on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BAllERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BAllERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever
your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
WARNING
A
HAZARD
FLASHER
FOGLAMPS
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These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE E*
COOLANT
TEMP
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CHARGING I-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT
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ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
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BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
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LIGHTER
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Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Oldsmobile 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.
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Seats and Seat Controls
Rear Seats
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS)
Rear Seat Passengers
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat)
Children
Built-in Child Restraint (Option)
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, take them out, put them back in and fold and
unfold them.
Driver’s 4-Way Manual Seat
To raise the seat, pull up on the lever on the front right
side
of the seat. To lower the seat, push the lever down.
Use the lever on the front left side
of the seat to adjust the
seat forward or reatward.
Pull up the lever on the front of
the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, release the
lever and
try to move the seat with your body.
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You canlose 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 pusha pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle
is not moving.
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6-Way Power Seats (Option)
Folding Driver’s Seatback
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B
C
To adjust the six-way power seat:
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 seatforward or rearward
by holding the control to the front or rear. Raise or lower
the seat by holding the control up or down.
Rear Control (C): Raise therear of the seat by holding
the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear of
the seat.
The seatback on the driver’s
seat
folds forward to put
items behind the seat. Lift
the lever
and fold the
seatback forward. The
seatback will lock into place
when
you push it back to
the upright position.
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Manual Front Passenger Seats
To use, pull up the lever on
the frontof the seat to
unlock it.
Slide theseat to where you want it.
To make surethe
seat is locked into place, release the lever and try to
move the seat with your body.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
All front seats recline.
To adjust the seatback,
rotate this knob. It
is easier
to recline the seat if you
lean forward,taking your
weight off the seatback.
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But don’t havea seatback reclinedif your vehicle
is moving.
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Evenif you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t dotheirjob when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t doitsjob because it
won’t be againstyour body. Instead, it will bein
frontof you. In a crash you could
go into it,
receiving neckor other injuries.
The lap belt can’tdo itsjob either. In
a crash the
belt could
go up over your abdomen. Thebelt
forces would be there, notatyour pelvic bones.
Thiscould cause seriousinternalinjuries.
For proper protectionwhen the vehicle is
in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sitwell
back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
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Manual Lumbar Control
Turn the knob on the
inboard
side of the
seat to adjust the lower
back support.
Head Restraints
Slide thehead restraintup or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top
of your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
Rear Seats
Seat Controls
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used toadjust,remove and replace the seats.By using
the levers and straps, in the correct order, you can easily
remove the seats from your vehicle.
When
you replace the seats in the vehicle, be sure to
follow
the label on the back of the seat for proper location.
Follow this diagram when the text in this manual tells you
what sets of floor cups to use for each seat.
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Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
If your vehicle has seatsin the thirdrow, there is a
sleeve on the secondrow outside safetybelt to store the
safety belt while entering and exiting the third
row of
the vehicle.
If your vehicle has a bench seat in the second row,
follow this procedure:
0 Pull the belt outand slide the sleevealong the belt
until it reaches thepatch of Velcro@on the roof.
Simply press the sleeve against theVelcro patch to
bo not have the second row outside safetybelt stored if
someone is sittingin the second row outside position.
To release the second row outside safety belt, justpull
the sleeveaway from the Velcro patch and use the safety
belt as usual. The sleeveshould slide freelywhen not
in use.
secure itin place.
There is
also a clip on the safety belt used to securethe
belt after it is disconnected
from the mini-buckle. When
removing the second row bench seat, secure the loose end
of the safety belt in this clip.
This will keep the safety belt
from dangling and possibly striking something.
Dump and Stow Feature
The rear seats in your vehicle, except the captain’s
chairs, canbe folded forward.Use this feature for
exiting and entering thirdrow seats.
Push adjustable head restraints fully down. Fold the
seatback
flat on the seat. If the seat adjusts, slide it all the
way back. Release the rear set of hooks from the floor
pins; hang on to the straps as the seat folds forward.
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Split Bench Seats
If you have the splitbench seat (50/50 or 40/60>, the
seatbackscan be foldeddown individually and the
sections can be removed individually. The sectionscan
also be adjusted forward orrearward individually.
The second row
(40/60) split bench may be equipped
with built-in child restraint(s). See “Built-In Child
Restraint” in the index.
Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
To fold down the seatback on either section of thesplit
bench seat, pullthe nylon strap
on the back of the seat or
lift up onthe lever on the front
of the seatback.
To raise either seatback,
pull the nylon strap
on the
back
of the seat while
raising the seatback until
it
locks upright. Push and pull
on the seatback to check
that it islocked upright.
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Use the lever on the front of the seatback to raise or
lower the seatback to the desired position.
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