Oldsmobile Aurora (2001 year). Instruction

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For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:

CAUTION

POSSIBLE

INJURY

PROTECT

EYES BY

SHIELDING

CAUSTIC

BATTERY

ACID COULD

CAUSE

BURNS

AVOID

SPARKS OR

FLAMES

SPARK OR

FLAME

COULD

EXPLODE

BATTERY

These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:

DOOR LOCK

UNLOCK

FASTEN

SEAT

BELTS

POWER

WINDOW

AIR BAG

These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:

MASTER

LIGHTING

SWITCH

TURN

SIGNALS

PARKING

LAMPS

HAZARD

WARNING

FLASHER

DAYTIME

RUNNING

LAMPS

FOG LAMPS

These symbols
are on some of
your controls:

WINDSHIELD

WIPER

WINDSHIELD

WASHER

WINDSHIELD

DEFROSTER

REAR

WINDOW

DEFOGGER

VENTILATING

FAN

These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:

ENGINE

COOLANT

TEMP

BATTERY

CHARGING

SYSTEM

BRAKE

COOLANT

ENGINE OIL

PRESSURE

ANTI-LOCK

BRAKES

Here are some
other symbols
you may see:

FUSE

LIGHTER

HORN

FUEL

Vehicle Symbols

These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. Also see “Warning Lights and Gages” in the Index.

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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.

Seats and Seat Controls

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

Air Bag Systems

Rear Seat Passengers

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults

Center Passenger Position

Children

Restraint Systems for Children

Older Children

Safety Belt Extender

Checking Your Restraint Systems

Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash

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Seats and Seat Controls

This part tells you about the power seats

how to

adjust them, and also about reclining front seatbacks,
lumbar adjustments and heated seats.

Instruction Lumbar Support

The knob that controls this feature is located on the
outboard side edge of the seat. Turn the knob towards
the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar support.
Turn the knob towards the rear of the vehicle to decrease
lumbar support.

Power Seats

The power seat controls are located on the outboard side
of each front seat.

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To adjust the power seats:

Horizontal Control: Raise or lower the front of the seat
by pressing the forward edge of the control up or down.

Raise or lower the rear of the seat by holding the rear
edge of the control up or down.

Move the seat forward or rearward by pressing the
control towards the front or rear of the vehicle.

Move the seat higher or lower by holding the control up
or down.

Vertical Control (Option): Move the seatback into a
reclined position by pressing back on the control. Raise
the seatback by pressing forward on the control.

Power Lumbar Control (Option)

The power lumbar controls
are located on the outboard
side of each front seat.

Use the power seat control first to get the proper
position, then continue with the lumbar adjustment.

To reshape the lower seatback, press the lumbar control
forward to increase support and rearward to decrease
support. Press the control up or down to raise or lower
the support mechanism.

Keep in mind that as your seating position changes,
as it may during long trips, so should the position of
your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.

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Memory Seat and Mirrors (If Equipped)

If your vehicle has this
feature, the controls on
the driver’s door panel
are used to program and
recall previous settings.

You can use this feature to save your driver’s seat
position, lumbar adjustment, outside mirror positions,
personalization features, comfort controls and
radio settings.

Adjust the driver’s seat (including the lumbar
adjustments) and both outside mirrors to the position
you would like for driving. Then press and hold memory
button 1 for more than three seconds. A double beep
will sound when the memory is set.

To set the seat and mirror positions for a second driver,
follow the previous steps, but press button 2 instead.

You can also store an exit position for each driver. The
exit position is programmed by moving the seat to the
desired exit position and then holding the exit button for
more than three seconds. The exit position set will be for
the most recently selected driving position (1 or 2).

Please note that mirror and lumbar positions will not be
stored or recalled for the exit position.

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To recall your memory positions, your vehicle must be in
PARK (P). Push and release the memory button (1 or 2)
corresponding to the desired driving position. The seat and
mirrors will move to the position previously stored for the
identified driver. You will hear one beep.

To recall the exit position, your vehicle must be in
PARK (P). Push and release the EXIT button and the
seat will move to the exit position previously stored for
the current identified driver. You will hear one beep.
If an exit position has not been stored for the current
identified driver, the seat will move all the way back.

To stop recall movement of the seat at any time, press
one of the power seat controls located on the outboard
side of each front seat.

If you would like your stored driving or exit position
to be recalled when unlocking your vehicle with the
transmitter, see “DIC Personalization” in the Index.

Heated Front Seat (Option)

The heated seat controls
are located next to the
console shifter.

Push the ON part of the button once for a HI setting or
twice for a LO setting. Push the OFF part of the button
to turn the heated seat off. The LO setting warms the
seatback and cushion until the seat approximates body
temperature. The HI setting heats the seatback and
cushion to a slightly higher temperature.

The heated seats can only be used when the ignition
is turned on. The heating elements in the seats
automatically turn off when the vehicle’s ignition is
turned off.

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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. 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

Slide the head restraint up 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.

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Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone

This part of the instruction tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.

And it explains the air bag system.

CAUTION:

Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.

CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to
be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow
people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is
not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a
safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as a reminder to
buckle up. See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light” in
the Index.

In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work.

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or the safety belts!

With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why
safety belts make such good sense.

Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts

and the Answers

Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I’m wearing a safety belt?

You could be

whether you’re wearing a safety

belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you’re upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after an accident, so
you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if
you are belted.

If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?

Air bags are in many vehicles today and will
be in most of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only; so they work with
safety belts

not instead of them. Every air bag

system ever offered for sale has required the use of
safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle that has air
bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.

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If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?

You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
accident

even one that isn’t your fault

you and

your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.

Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)
of home. And the greatest number of serious
injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph (65 km/h).

Safety belts are for everyone.

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

Adults

This part is only for people of adult size.

Be aware that there are special things to know about safety
belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller
children and babies. If a child will be riding in your
vehicle, see the part of this instruction called “Children.”
Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.

First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.

We’ll start with the driver position.

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Driver Position

This part describes the driver’s restraint system.

Lap-Shoulder Belt

The driver has a lap

shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear

it properly.

1. Close and lock the door.

2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight.

To see how, see “Seats” in the Index.

3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.

Don’t let it get twisted.

The lap

shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt

across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt
go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you more slowly.

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Oldsmobile Aurora (2001 year). Instruction - part 1