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highway  driving  may  increase the range  reading). 
If  the  range  display  shows 
“Lo”, you  should  stop for fuel  as  soon  as 
possible. 
Your  computer  needs  enough  data for 
the “RANGE” reading to work, 
however, 
so it  will  read  “Lo”  for  a  while  when  your  vehicle  is  brand  new 
(under 
25 miles).  Also,  it  may  show “Lo” for a while if your  battery  has 
been  disconnected. 
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Your Driver  Information  Center (DIC) display  gives  you the status of 
many of your  vehicle  systems.  The  DIC is  used to display  driver  selectable -- 
information  and  warninghtatus  messages. 
If more  than  one  problem  is detected,  the  Driver  Information  Center will 
automatically  display  all current  messages. 
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Driver Information  Center  Control  Buttons 
INFORMATION Button 
Pressing  this  button  successively  will  display  the ENGINE RPM  (Digital 
Cluster  only), 
ENGINE COOLANT TEMP, BA?TERY VOLTAGE, 
AVG MPH,  MPG AVG, FUEL USED, OIL  LIFE LEFT, and TIMER.   

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Pressing  this  button  will turn off the  Driver  Information  Center, 
Electronic  Climate  Control  and  Fuel  Data Center  displays.  If 
you have 
the  digital  cluster  the 
fuel gage,  Trip and  odometer will also  turn  off. 
While  displays  are off,  pressing  the  INFORMATION  button  will  turn on 
only  the Driver  Information  Center.  If  any other button  is pressed  or a 
driving  warning  message  needs  to be  displayed,  or fuel  level  falls  below 
4 gallons,  all  the displays will come  back  on. 
TRIP  SET  Button 
Press  and  hold  this  button  to  set  the Trip  Odometer  back to zero. 
ENG/MET  (English/Metric  Button) 
Press  this  button  to switch  from  English  (miles)  and  Degrees 
(Fahrenheit),  to Metric  (kilometers)  and  Degrees  (Celsius). 
Driver  Information  Center  Messages 
These  messages will appear if there is a  problem  sensed in one of your 
vehicle’s  systems.  Vehicles  that are first  sold 
in Canada  or are  export 
vehicles  will  have  a  number  after  each  message.  This  number  he\
lps  to 
identify  that message,  which  is  only  displayed 
in English. 
APPLY BRAKE TO SHIFT - 46 
This  message  will  appear  if your  vehicle  is in “P” (Park)  for  about 15 
seconds  and  the brake  is not  depressed.  If  you do not want  this  message 
to  appear, 
you can  cancel  this  message  by holding  the “OFF”  and the 
Blue  (cooler)  button  on the Electronic  Climate  Control  panel  for  about 
5 seconds.  Hold  the same two buttons  again  to have  this  message 
displayed  again. 
A/C OVERHEATED - A/C COMPRESSOR OFF - 15 
If  the  refrigerant  system  ever  reaches  an  over-pressure  condition,  this \
message  will  appear  to tell  you  that the  air  conditioning  compressor  has 
been  turned  off.  Air  conditioned  air  will  not  be  delivered  to cool  your 
vehicle.  If the  pressure  returns  to a  normal  operating  range, 
you must 
select 
“AUTO”, “DEFOG”, or  Defrost  to start  the  compressor.  If this 
message  continues  to appear,  have  the system  repaired  as 
soon as 
possible  to avoid  compressor  damage. 
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With the engine  not  running  and  the ignition ON, press  and  hold  the 
OFF and REAR DEFOG buttons until the TRANS FLUID'RESET 
message  appears in the  Information  Center (between 5 and 20 seconds). 
TURN SIGNAL ON. - 20 
This  message  is  a  reminder, after driving  about a  mile,  that you  have  your 
turn  signal  on. 
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Speed  Sensitive  Steering (11 5s) 
This  system  varies  the amount of steering effort  proportiabate to 
your  vehicle  speed.  Steering 
is eesier at a  lower  speed for increased 
maneuverability  and  parking  ease. 
As your  vehicle  speed increases,  the'"-: 
steering  effort is  also  increased  proportionately.  At  highway  speeds the 
amount 
of steering effort  is  increased to provide  a  manual  like  steering 
feel  for maximum  control and enhanced  vehicle  stability. 
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Road  Sensing  Suspension 
The Road  Sensing  Suspension  automatically  controls the  ride of your 
vehicle.  The system  controls  damping 
forces in the  shock  absorbers  and 
struts 
in response  to various  road and driving  conditions.  The system  is 
capable 
of making  these changes  within  milli-seconds. 
The  Road  Sensing  Suspension  controller is  a computer  used to control and 
monitor  the system.  The computer  receives inputs from  vertical  acceleration 
sensors,  wheel  to body  position  sensors,  vehicle  speed sensor,  lift  and dive 
signals, 
and determines  optimum strut valving  or (suspension  stiffness)  for 
your  current  operating  conditions.  The computer  a1,so receives  feedback   

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The  system  probably will say. to change .& d between ,3000 miles 
(5000 km) and ,7500 *miles. (125OO km), but  it may even sary to change  it 
before 
3000 under  very  severe  conditions. It all  depends  on  .your  drivirrg 
pattims. 
If it’s  been 7500 miles (12500 km) it,always  says to’ change  the oil. 
There  are  two.thingslhe  system doesn?t do: 
0 It can’t  sense.  heavy  dust in the.places  where  you-  drive. If you -drive  in 
a  dusty  area, you should  change  your 
oil -every 3000 miles (5000 km) 
or 3 months  (whichever  comes  first), unless  the display  says  to  chinge 
it  even  sooner  than  that. 
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It doesn’t  check  how  much oil you  have, so you’ll  still  have  to check 
for  that.  To see  how,  see “Engine  Oil.’’ in the  Index. 
men You’ve  Changed the Oil 
When new oi€ is,put  in, you’ll  need .to reset.your.system.  To: do it,  display 
the  “OIL  LIFE 
.INDEX’’ by  pressing  the INFORMATION  button. Then 
press  -and;hold  the  RESET  buttons until the display  shows  “POO-OIL 
LIFE  LEFT.” 
Electronic Level .Control 
This  keeps  your  car level. 
The  ignition’has  to be 
“ON” for  the  level control  to work.  When,you turn 
the ignition off, you  may  hear  the level control  exhausting.  The,system 
consists 
of an  electronic  rear position  sensor,  a smalldectric  air 
compressor,  and  air adjustable 
SI kabsorbers  mounted on  the  rear of 
the vehicle. 
If the system  has  .a  slight  leak,  the air compressor  will run frequently  for a 
few  seconds each  time. 
i For a massive air leak,  the  air  ‘compressor  will  stay on for.  approximately 
7 minutes.  You should  see your.deal.er for service, but.you can keep 
driving  ,your  Cadillac. 
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cold  air from  blowing  into  the passenger  compartment. 
If  you  want the blower  fan  to run  only  at a  fixed  high  speed,  push  the 
(upper) button  until  you see 
“HI” on the  display. 
If you  want  the fan  speed  to be  automatic,  but you  like  the fan  speed  to 
be  higher  than the AUTO  setting,  just  push  the buttons  until  “HI/AUTO” 
is  shown 
on the  display. 
If you  want  the blower to run only at a  fixed  low  speed,  push  the (low) 
button  until 
“LO” is  shown  on the  display. I 
If you  want  the fan  speed  to run  lower  than the “AUTO”  setting,  push  the - 
button until “AUTO LO” is  shown  on the  display. 
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Push  this  button to 
remove  fog 
or frost  from 
the  windshield. 
This  setting  sends most 
of the air flow to  the  windshield  with  only  a  small 
amount  to  the 
floor outlets. In some  cold  start conditions,  the “AUTO” 
blower  fan  speed  may  be limited  until  the cooling  system  warms  up.  This 
is  normal  to prevent  windshield  fogging. 
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The  fan speed  will  work  automatically  to maintain  your  requested  interior 
temperature. 
If you  need  more  air to your  windshield,  you  should  select a 
higher  fan  speed. 
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It will  help a lot if  you  first  clear  any  ice  and snow  from  the hood  and  the - 
air  inlet  (it’s  between  the hood  and  the windshield). 
REAR DEFOGGER 
-1 Push  this  button to turn 
I I on  the  rear  defogger. 
With  it, 
your rear  window  and  both  outside  rearview  mirrors  are heated. 
The  system  will  automatically  shut off after 
10 minutes. If further 
defrosting  is  desired,  simply  push  the button  again. 
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The SCAN  and SEEK function  selects  stations  only  in  one  direction. 
Pushbuttons 
You  can  set  the push  buttons  to get up to ten  favorite  stations  (Five  on 
AM and  five  more  on FM). Just: 
Choose either AM or FM 
Tune  in  the station. 
Push  the SET button. 
0 Within 5 seconds,  push  one of the five pushbuttons. 
0 Repeat  these  steps  for  each  of the  five  pushbuttons. 
BASS 
The  slide  control  increases  or decreases  the bass  response  tone.  Moving 
the control  to the  right  increases  bass while moving  it  to the  left 
decreases  it. 
TREBLE 
The  slide  control  increases  or decreases  the treble  response  tone.  Moving 
the  control  to the  right  increases  the treble  while  moving  it  to  the left 
decreases  it. 
Your  Cassette  Tape Phyer 
Your  cassette  tape player  works  best  with  tapes  that  are 30 to 45 minutes 
long  on each  side.  Tapes  longer  than  that are 
so thin that they  may  not 
work  well  in  this  player. 
If  you  look  at  the tape,  or on  its  label  or box,  it  should  say whether  its  bias, 
“equalization”  is 
70 microseconds (70 p) or 120  microseconds  (120 p). 
Chrome  and  metal  tapes  are 70 p sec  and  standard  iron  tapes  are 120 p sec. 
Your  tape player  will adjust  automatically  for  either 
type of cassette  tape. 
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0 Turn the radio  on. 
0 Insert  the cassette through  the  tape door. (The “TAPE” indicator  in 
the  display  will  light.) 
1 If you hear  nothing  or  hear just a garbled  sound, the cassette  may not  be 
7 tape  equalization is automatically  sensed  and set. Insertin  thecassette 
in  squarely.  Push 
the 
EJCT button  to remove the  tape  and start  over.  The 
I also  automatically  disables  DNR@* and  activates  DOLBY  noise 0 
reduction. 
noise  from  the radio. 
- DNR@  is the  Dynamic  Noise  Reduction.  It helps  remove  background  hiss, a 
Push  the FWD button  to  move  forward  rapidly  to another  part  of the 
same  button  and the  tape will start  to  play  again. 
7 tape. The radio  will  play  during fast  forward. To stop the  tape  push the i 
r- REV (Reverse) 
1 Push  the REV button  to  move the tape  rapidly  backward. To stop  the 
r i. will  play  during this reverse  function. 
tape, 
push the same  button  lightly or any  of  the  other  buttons. The radio 
To go from  one side  of the  tape  to  the  other,  push  in the upperAnob on 
your  radio. 
To remove  the tape,  push EJCT. The tape can  be ejected  when 
i the ignition is turned off. 
*DNR@ is a registered  trademark of National Semiconductor 
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Refer to the  Maintenance  Schedule  to determine  what  kind  of transaxle 
fluid 
to use.  See  “Recommended  Fluids  and  Lubricants”  in  the Index. 
If 
the fluid level is low, add  only  enough  of the  proper  fluid  to bring  the 
level  into  the cross-hatched  area on  the  dipstick. 
1. Pull out the  dipstick. 
2. Using  a  long-neck  funnel,  add  enough  fluid  at the  dipstick  hole  to 
bring  it  to 
the proper level. It doesn’t  take  much  fluid,  generally  less 
than 
a pint (OSL). Don’t overfill. We  recommend  you  use  only  fluid 
labeled  DEXRON@-IIE  or DEXRON@-111,  because  fluids  with  that 
label  are made  especially  for  your  automatic  transaxle.  Damage 
caused  by fluid  other  than DEXRON@-IIE or  DEXRON@-I11  is  not 
covered  by your 
new vehicle  warranty. 
After  adding  fluid,  recheck  the fluid  level  as  described  under  “How  to 
When the correct  fluid  level  is  obtained,  push  the dipstick  back in all 
Check.” 
the  way. 
How  To  Reset  Transaxle  Fluid  Change  Indicator: 
Your  vehicle  is  equipped 
with a  transaxle  fluid  change  indicator. A 
“CHANGE  TRANS FLUID”  message will display on the Information 
Center  when  the power  train  computer  determines  that the transaxle 
fluid  needs  to be  changed  or at each 
100,000 miles (160,000 km)  interval, 
whichever  occurs  first.  When  this  message  appears,  change  the transaxle 
fluid  and  reset  the transaxle  fluid  life  indicator  as  follows: 
Turn the key “ON”  with the engine  stopped. 
Press  and  hold  the “OFF”  and “REAR  DEFOG”  buttons  on the climate 
control  simultaneously  until  the “TRANS  FLUID RESET”  message 
appears  in  the Information  Center (between 
5 and 20 seconds). 
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