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If you’re not going to drive your vehicle for 25 days or more, take off the
black, negative
(-) cable from the battery. This will help keep your battery
from running down.
Contact your dealer to learn how to prepare your vehicle for longer
storage periods.
Battery Power Loss
If you lose battery power or the battery is disconnected, your car’s
computer must be programmed. It takes just over
20 minutes to do it. If
you want to do it yourself, here’s how:
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Apply the parking brake.
Make sure the front wheels are straight.
Turn off the Electronic Climate Control.
Start the engine in
“P” (Park) and let it idle for 15 minutes. Then:
Put your foot on the brake pedal, shift the transaxle to
@ and let it
idle for
3 minutes or more. Do not accelerate the engine. Then:
With the car in
@ (Drive), turn the Electronic Climate Control to
“Auto” and let the engine idle for
3 minutes or more.
Turn your engine off.
Now your computer is programmed.
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EXTENOR
MP HOUSINGS
NOTICE:
Your Cadillac’s lamp housings are designed with small vents so
moisture will be removed when the lights are on, or after driving
for a short time.
If an excessive amount of moisture is present
which does not clear, see
your Cadillac dealership for service.
HEmLIGHT BULB REMOVL
The following procedure tells you how to remove the halogen headlight
bulb. Follow either the
EXPORT or DOMESTIC illustration that best
describes your vehicle.
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gain access.
DOMESTIC - Turn the headlight housing socket counterclockwise to
unlock socket from lamphousing.
EXPORT - Remove the rubber plug cover and remove plug.
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EXPORT - Remove both retaining lock clips securing bulb assembly in
headlamp housing.
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DOMESTIC - Remove the wiring harness from the headlight housing
socket
EXPORT - Remove the headlight bulb and socket from the headlamp
assembly.
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harness. Reinstall the headlight housing socket into the headlamp
assembly.
EXPORT - Install new headlight bulb and socket into headlamp
assembly.
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Do not touch glass portion of the new halogen bulb! The oil
from your fingers will shorten the life of your new halogen bulb.
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1. Open the trunk to gain access to the taillight housing.
2. Remove the plastic
trim retainer screws
and pull back the
trim 9aatr;rial.
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4. Gently remove the taillight housing.
3. Remove the
wing nuts. four
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housing lever,
rotate the housing
counterclockwise
and remove it. Push
and rotate the bulb
counterclockwise to
remove bulb.
Once you have replaced the burned out bulb, just reverse the steps to
reassemble the taillight.
VTPER BLADE REPLACEMENT
Position the windshield wipers on the windshield in the “mid” wipe
position.
To do this, turn the ignition key to Accessory and turn the wipers
on. Then with the door open, turn the ignition key to
off.
Start with the driver side wiper blade assembly.
Using a small
screwdriver or your
finger, gently lift the
release lever up while
at the same time
pulling the blade
assembly from the
wiper arm.
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To install the wiper
blade, align the wiper
arm pin with the hole
on the wiper blade
assembly and snap it
into place. The arrow
on the wiper blade
is
to point toward the
wiper arm.
If you only want to replace the wiper inserts follow these steps:
1. Disconnect the wiper insert by bending the end of the insert gently
using plyers. Then pull it from the blade housing retaining tab.
2. Now pull the insert from the blade housing.
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