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For the 1948 model, Cadillac stainless steel roof and low profile
tires.
which set the rrend in automotive
styling
for nearly two decades. This
was followed by the 1949 model with
the two door hardtop Coupe DeVilIe
and the modern overhead valve,
high compression V8 engine.
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Engineering innovations, con-
veniences and styling dominated the
'50s and '60s. Cruise control, auto-
matic climate control,
tilt and
telescoping steering wheels, twilight
sentinel and four door hard tops
all
debuted in these years. In 1957 the
Eldorado Brougham featured
ad-
vances such as air suspension, mem-
ory seat, automatic electric door
locks, transistor radio,
a brushed
r- 19.53, was redesigned for 1967 as the
first front wheel drive personal lux-
ury car.
The 472 cu. in. V8 engine
used in all Cadillacs in 1968 and
1969 was enlarged to 500 cu. in. for
all 1970 Eldorados.
An Air Cushion Restraint
Sys-
tem (airbag) was available for 1974,
1975 and 1976 Cadillacs.
Analog Electronic Fuel Injec-
tion was available, on 1975 Cadillacs
and was standard on
the new inter-
national size
1976 Seville. In 1978,
the Trip Computer option incor-
porated an on-board microprocessor.
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Your speedometer lcts vou see vour speed it7 both miles per hour (mph) 1
and kilometers per houi (krnihj. Your odometer shows how far your
vehicle has been driven, in either miles (used in the United States) or
kilometers
(used in Canada).
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You may wonder what happens if a car has to have a new odometcr
installed.
The new onc will read the correct mileage. This is because your
car's computer has stored the mileage in memory.
English/Metric Button
This button is located on the Drivcr Information Center (DIC). You can '
c go back and forth from English (miles) to metric (kilometers) by pressing
this button.
The same button also makes other readings (like temperature, f~~el and
odometer) go between English and metric.
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Trip Odometer
This button is located on the Driver Information Center (DIC). You can
tell
how far vou've gone since you last set it back to zero. To reset, prcss
and
hold thi button until zeros appear.
If your vehicle is domestic, thc trip odometer will return to zero after
999.9 miles (1 609 km). If your vehicle is Canadian, the trip odomcter will
return to zero after 1 999.9 km (1,242 miles). c
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The RANGE display shows how far the computer thinks you can travel
with the fuel that is in your tank. The computer does not know what
driving conditions will be like for the rest of your trip, so the range is
estimated based on your recent fuel economy. Therefore, your range
reading
may change as your driving habits change. (Going from city to
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 when your vehicle is brand new (under
25 miles). It may also show LO if your battery has been disconnected.
Driver Information Center
Your Driver Information Center (DTC) display gives you the status of
many of your vehicle’s systems. The DTC is used to display driver
selectable information and warninglstatus messages.
If more than one problem is detected, the Driver Information Center will
automatically display all current messages.
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