User manual OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1993

[. . . ] Table of Contents The Power of Intelligent Engineering . . . 3 . 6 Part 1 Seats & SafetyBelts . 2 Features & Controls . . . 13 . . . . 139 c Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . . 3, - . : . ;4 Your Drivingand the Road . . Problems on the Road . hstomer Assistance Information. Includes "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 302 . . . 185 . [. . . ] Learn to recognize warning clues-such as enough water, ice or packed snow on the road to make a "mirrored surface"-and slow down when you have any doubt. Remember: Any anti-lock braking system (ABS) helps avoid only the braking skid. Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. One reason is that some drivers are likely to be impaired-by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, or by fatigue. Remember, this is the most dangerous time. (See the Index under Drunken Driving for more on this problem. ) Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlights behind you. Since you can't see as well, you may need to slow down and keepmore space between you and other vehicles. It's hard to tell how fast the vehicle ahead is going just by looking at its taillights. Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlights can light up only so much road ahead. If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest. 159 Night Vision No one can seeas well at night asin the daytime. But as we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old driver may require at least twice as much light to see the same thing at night as a 20-year-old. What you do in the daytime can also affect your night vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you're driving, don't wear sunglasses at night. Theymay cut down on glare from headlights, but also they make a lot of things invisible that should remain visible-such as parked cars, obstacles, pedestrians, or even trains blocking railway crossings. You may want to put on your sunglasses after you have pulled into a brightly-lighted service or refreshment area. Eyes shielded from that glaremay adjust If the vehicle approachingyou has its more quickly to darkness back on the high beams on, signal by flicking yours road. But be sure to remove your to high and then back to low beam. This sunglasses beforeyou leave the service is the usual signal to lower the headlight area. If the other driver still doesn't You can be temporarily blindedby lower the beams, resist the temptation to approaching lights. [. . . ] 304 Service Publications Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Snowstorm, If You're Caught in a . 121 Sound Systems (seeAudio Systems) Spare Tire. $269 Speed Control (see Cruise Control) Speedometer & Odometer . [. . . ]