1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 186

Low Traction Light (Option) If your vehicle has the traction control system, there will be a LOW TRACTION light on the instrument panel. The LOW TRACTION light also comes on briefly, as a bulb check, when the engine is started. If the light doesn't comeon then, have it fixed so it will be there to tell you when the system is active. Engine Coolant Temperature Gage This gage shows the engine coolant temperature. If the gage pointer moves into the red area, your engine is too hot! LOW TRACTION When your anti-lock system is adjusting brake pressure to help avoid a braking skid, or when your traction control system is limiting wheel spin, the LOW TRACTION light will come on.Slippery road conditions may exist if this light comes on, so adjust your driving accordingly. The light will come on and stay on for four seconds when your anti-lock system adjusts brake pressure for less than four seconds or when your traction control system limits wheel spin for less than four seconds. Otherwise, the light will go out as soon as the anti-lock system stops adjusting brake pressure or the traction control system stops limiting wheel spin. I t means that your engine coolanthas overheated. If you have been operating your vehicle under normal driving conditions, you should pull off the road, stop your vehicle and turn off the engine as soon as possible. In "Problems on the Road," this manual shows what to do. See"Engine Overheating" in the Index. 2-98