Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE GTK 2004 User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1
Front Seats ............................................... 1-3
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-8
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-22
Child Restraints ....................................... 1-46
Air Bag Systems ...................................... 1-70
Restraint System Check ............................ 1-78
Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1
Keys ........................................................ 2-3
Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-9
Windows ................................................. 2-23
Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-26
Starting and Operating
Your Vehicle ........................................ 2-30
Mirrors .................................................... 2-44
OnStar
®
System ...................................... 2-45
HomeLink
®
Transmitter ............................. 2-47
Storage Areas ......................................... 2-51
Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-60
Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4
Climate Controls ...................................... 3-28
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 3-41
Message Center ....................................... 3-53
Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-60
Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-63
Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ........ 4-2
Towing ................................................... 4-31
Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1
Service ..................................................... 5-3
Fuel ......................................................... 5-4
Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10
All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-48
Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-50
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-56
Tires ...................................................... 5-58
Appearance Care ..................................... 5-92
Vehicle Identification ............................... 5-100
Electrical System .................................... 5-100
Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-108
Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1
Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-11
Index ................................................................ 1
2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner Manual M

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
after that time without further notice. For vehicles first
sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of
Canada Limited” for Oldsmobile Division whenever it
appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be
there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the
new owner can use it.
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 10336278 A First Edition ©Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/20/03 All Rights Reserved
Canadian Owners
You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your
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P.O. Box 07130
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to
end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do
this, it will help you learn about the features and controls
for your vehicle. In this manual, you will find that pictures
and words work together to explain things.
Index
A good place to look for what you need is the Index in
back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in
the manual, and the page number where you will find it.
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Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about
things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the
warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is 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 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 with a slash
through it in 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:
Notice: These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
A notice will 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 do to help avoid the
damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different
words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
Your vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle,
are shown along with the text describing the operation
or information relating to a specific component, control,
message, gage or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of a
component, gage or indicator, reference the following
topics:
•Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
•Features and Controls in Section 2
•Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
•Climate Controls in Section 3
•Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators in Section 3
•Audio System(s) in Section 3
•Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols you may find on your vehicle:
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✍NOTES
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Front Seats ......................................................1-3
Manual Seats ................................................1-3
Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-4
Eight-Way Power Seats ...................................1-4
Heated Seats .................................................1-5
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-6
Head Restraints .............................................1-7
Rear Seats .......................................................1-8
Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-8
Flip and Fold Feature .....................................1-8
Split Bench Seats ...........................................1-9
Captain Chairs .............................................1-14
Stowable Seat ..............................................1-19
Safety Belts ...................................................1-22
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-22
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-27
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-27
Driver Position ..............................................1-28
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-36
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-37
Center Passenger Position
(Bench Seat) ............................................1-37
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-39
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults ..........................1-42
Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-45
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-45
Child Restraints .............................................1-46
Older Children ..............................................1-46
Infants and Young Children ............................1-48
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-52
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-55
Top Strap ....................................................1-56
Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-57
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers
for Children (LATCH System) ......................1-59
Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System (Rear) .....................1-61
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position .........................1-61
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Center Seat Position ..................................1-65
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ............................1-67
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
1-1

Air Bag Systems ............................................1-70
Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-72
When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-75
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-75
How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-76
What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? .......1-76
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-78
Restraint System Check ..................................1-78
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-78
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ............................................1-79
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
1-2

Front Seats
Manual Seats
Use the lever located on
the front of the seat to
adjust the seat forward or
rearward. Pull up the
lever to unlock the seat.
Slide the seat to where
you want it and release
the lever.
{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.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move
the seat back and forth with your body.
1-3

Six-Way Power Seats
The six-way power seat
control is located on the
outboard side of the
driver’s front seat.
•Move the front of the control up or down to adjust
the front portion of the cushion up or down.
•Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust
the rear portion of the cushion up or down.
•Lift up or push down on the whole control to move
the entire seat up or down.
•To move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide
the control toward the front or rear of the vehicle.
Eight-Way Power Seats
If your vehicle has this
feature, the eight-way
power seat controls
are located on the
outboard sides of both
the driver’s and the front
passenger’s seats.
•Move the front of the control up or down to adjust
the front portion of the cushion up or down.
•Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust
the rear portion of the cushion up or down.
•Lift up or push down on the whole control to move
the entire seat up or down.
•To move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide
the control toward the front or rear of the vehicle.
•To raise and recline the seatback, push or pull the
top of the control forward or rearward.
1-4

Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have
this feature. If it does,
the heated seat
switches are located
in the instrument panel
switchbank.
This feature will heat the lower cushions and lower
back of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats
for added comfort.
The left switch is for the driver’s seat and the right
switch is for the front passenger’s seat. Press the bottom
of the switch to turn the heater on. The indicator light
on the switch will be lit. Press the top of the switch
to turn the heater off. The heated seat switch will turn
off when the ignition is turned to OFF and will resume
operation when the ignition is turned to RUN, unless the
switch is manually turned off.
1-5

Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust a manual seatback, pull up on the lever
located on the outboard side of the driver’s or front
passenger’s seat. It is easier to recline the seat if you
lean forward, taking your weight off the seatback.
If your vehicle has the eight-way power seats, there is a
power recliner. See
Eight-Way Power Seats on page 1-4 .
But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
1-6

{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job
when you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the
belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
Head Restraints
Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces
the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable
on others. To adjust a head restraint, slide it up or down.
1-7

Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove, and reinstall the seats. By using
the levers and straps in the correct order, you can
easily remove the seats from the vehicle.
When you put the seats back in the vehicle, follow the
label on the back of the seat for proper location.
Flip and Fold Feature
The rear seats in your vehicle can be folded forward.
Use this feature for exiting and entering third row seats.
1. If the seats have the adjustable head restraints,
push them fully down.
2. Fold the seatback flat
on the seat, by either
pulling on the nylon
strap on the rear of the
seat or lifting up on
the lever located on the
front of the seatback.
If the seat adjusts, slide
it all the way back.
3. Release the rear set
of hooks from the floor
pins by pulling the
nylon strap located
at the base of the
seat; hang on to the
strap as the seat folds
forward.
To return the seat(s) to the normal position, do the
following:
1. Push the seat back and firmly push the rear hooks
onto the rear floor pins by pushing down on the
rear of the seat.
2. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
3. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon
strap on the back of the seat and raise the
seatback until it locks upright.
4. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked.
1-8

Split Bench Seats
If you have the third row split bench seat, the seatbacks
can be folded forward or reclined individually and the
seats can be removed individually.
Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there.
Always press rearward on the seatback to be
sure it is locked.
The seatbacks on each section of the split bench seat
can be either folded forward or reclined. The following
explains how to use the nylon strap or recliner lever
to fold or recline the seatbacks.
To fold the seatback forward, pull the nylon strap
located on the rear of the seat or lift up on the recliner
lever located on the front of the seatback. The
seatback will lock into place.
To raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the recliner
lever while raising the seatback until it locks upright.
Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked
into place.
To recline the seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the
recliner lever. Press back on the seatback until you reach
the desired position then let go of the strap or lever.
To return the seatback to an upright position, pull on the
nylon strap or lift the recliner lever without putting any
pressure on the seatback. Push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked into place.
Nylon Strap Recliner Lever
1-9

Removing the Split Bench Seat
Make sure the seatback is in the upright position.
1. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat to fold the seatback forward.
2. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap
at the center of the base of the seat to release the
rear latches from the floor pins.
Do not let go of the strap until the seat is folded
all the way forward.
3. To unlatch the front latches, squeeze the angled
bar toward the straight crossbar.
4. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly forward,
then toward the rear of the vehicle and then
pulling it out.
Repeat these steps for the other section of the split
bench seat.
1-10

Replacing the Split Bench Seat
{CAUTION:
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there.
Always press rearward on the seatback to be
sure it is locked.
{CAUTION:
A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can
move around in a collision or sudden stop.
People in the vehicle could be injured.
Be sure to lock the seat into place properly
when installing it.
{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted won’t provide the
protection needed in a crash. The person
wearing the belt could be seriously injured.
After installing the seat, always check to be
sure that the safety belts are properly routed
and attached, and are not twisted.
Make sure the seatback is in the upright position and
the safety belts are on the correct section of the seat.
Don’t put the sections of the bench seat in so they face
rearward because they won’t latch that way.
The split bench seats have seat position labels, located
on the back of each seat, showing where the seat
must go. Follow that diagram.
The seat must be placed in the proper location for the
legs to attach correctly.
1-11

1. Squeeze the angled bar toward the solid crossbar
while placing the front hooks of the bench seat onto
the front two floor pins.
2. Make sure the bench
seat is angled so that
the front hooks
clear the floor pins.
If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins.
1-12

If the front latches are not attaching correctly, check
that the seat is in the full rear position.
3. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins
by pushing down on the rear of the seat.
4. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
5. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon
strap on the back of the seat and raise the
seatback until it locks upright.
6. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked.
Repeat these steps for the other section of the split
bench seat.
1-13

Captain Chairs
If your vehicle has captain’s chairs, the chairs and
seatbacks can be adjusted forward or rearward.
Adjusting the Captain’s Chairs
(Second Row)
The second row captain’s chairs can be adjusted
forward or rearward.
There are two adjustment levers on each seat.
One is located below the center, in front of the seat.
The other is located across the rear of the seat.
Lift up either lever to slide the seat forward or rearward.
Release the lever. Push and pull on the seat to make
sure it is locked into place.
Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there.
Always press rearward on the seatback to be
sure it is locked.
1-14