1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 125

Content Theft-Deterrent (Option) 11 your vehicle has this option, it hastheft-deterrent a alarm system. Once armed, the alarm will go off if someone tries to enter the vehicle (without using the remote lock control transmitter or a key), breaks a window, tries to damage the vehicle or turns the ignition on. Thehorn will sound and your vehicle's parking lamps will flash forup to two minutes. The system will also cutoff the fuel supply, preventing the vehicle from being driven. When the alarm is armed, the liftgate may be opened with the remote lock control transmitter or with a key. Arming with the Power Lock Switch Your alarm system will arm when you use either power lock switch to lock the doors while any door or the liftgate is open and the key is removed from the ignition (if you would like to turn off power lock switch arming, see "Locks and Lighting Choices" in the Index). The security light flashes quickly to let you know when the system is ready to arm with the power door lock switches. Thesecurity light will stop flashingand stay on, when you press the rear of the power lock switch, to let you know the system is arming. After all doors and the liftgate areclosed and locked, the security light will begin flashing at a very slow rate to let you know the system is armed. A light located on top of your instrument panel (near the center of the vehicle, next to the windshield) will flash slowly to let you know that the system has been armed. While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power lock switch. 2-23