1995 CADILLAC ELDORADO headlamp

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine These symbols have to do with your lights:
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MASTER LIGHTING SWITCH
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HAZARD WARNING
FLASHER TURN
SIGNALS
LAMPS OR
HIGH BEAM
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PARKING LAMPS
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1 FOG LAMPS
These symbols are on some of your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER 81 WASHER
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER WINDSHIELD
WASHER
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I VENTILATING FAN WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
HEADLAMP
WASHER WIPER
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If a door or the trunk is opened without the key or Keyless Entry System,
the alarm will
go off. It will also go off if the trunk lock is damaged. Your
vehicle’s lights will flash and the horn will sound
for three minutes and
then the alarm will
go off to save battery power.
Remember, the theft deterrent system won’t arm
if you lock the doors
with
a key or use the manual door lock. It arms only if you use a power
door lock switch or the Keyless Entry System.
Here’s how to avoid setting
off the alarm by accident:
If you don’t want to arm the theft deterrent system, the vehicle should
Always unlock a door with a key, or use the Keyless Entry System.
be locked with the door key after the doors are closed.
Unlocking
a door any other way will set off the alarm.
If you set off the alarm by accident, unlock any door with your key. You
can also turn
off the alarm by using the Keyless Entry System. The alarm
won’t stop
if you try to unlock a door any other way.
How to Test the Alarm
e From inside the vehicle roll down your window, then get out of your
vehicle, keeping the door open.
0 From outside the vehicle with the door open, lock the vehicle using the
Reach in and unlock the door using the manual lock and open the
power
door lock or the Keyless Entry System and close the door.
door. The horn will sound and your headlamps will flash.
If the alarm does not sound when it should, check to see if the horn
works. The horn fuse may be blown.
To replace the fuse, see “Fuses and
Circuit Breakers” in the Index.
If the fuse does not need to be replaced
you may need to have
your Cadillac serviced.
To reduce the possibility of theft, always arm the theft deterrent system
when leaving your vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 2. If it doesn’t start right away, hold your key in START for about three
seconds at a time until your engine starts. Wait about
15 seconds
between each try to help avoid draining your battery.
Your left headlamp and left taillamp may be on as you start your
engine, but the right headlamp and taillamp
won’t. This provides some
light as you start but doesn’t drain your battery as much.
flooded with too much gasoline.
Try pushing your accelerator pedal all
the way to the floor and holding it there as you hold the key in
START
for about three seconds. If the vehicle starts briefly but then stops
again, do the same thing.
3. If your engine still won’t start (or starts but then stops), it could be
NOTICE:
Your engine is designed to work with the electronics in your
vehicle.
If you add electrical parts or accessories, you could
change the way the fuel injection system operates. Before
adding electrical equipment, check with your dealer.
If you
, don’t, your engine might not perform properly.
1 If you ever have to have your vehicle towed, see the part of this
~ See “Towing Your Vehicle” in the Index.
I manual that tells how to do it without damaging your vehicle.
DmNG THROUGH DEEP STANDING
WATER
NOTICE:
If you drive too quickly through deep puddles or standing water,
water can come in through your engine’s air intake and badly
damage your engine. Never drive through water that is slightly
lower than the underbody of your vehicle.
If you can’t avoid
deep puddles
or standing water, drive through them very slowly.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine TURN SIGNLIMULTIFUNCTION LEVER
The lever on the left side of the steering column includes your:
0 Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
0 Headlamp High-Low Beam
Flash-To-Pass Feature
0 Headlamp Washers (Export Only)
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
0 Cruise Control
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine As you signal a turn or a lane change, if the arrows don’t flash but just stay on
a signal bulb may be burned
out and other drivers won’t see your turn signal.
If
a bulb is burned out, rcplacc it to help avoid an accident. If the green
arrows don’t go on at all when you signal
a turn, check the fuse (see
“Fuses’’ in
the Index) and for burned-out bulbs.
Wiper Activated Headlumps
This feature activates the headlamps and parking lamps after the
windshield wipers have been in use
for approximately 23 seconds.
In order
to operate the wiper activated headlamps, the twilight sentinel
must
be in the ON position. This feature lights the way in poor weather
and
it also makes your vehicle more visible to other drivers. If the wiper
activated headlamps are
on, and the ignition switch is turned off, the
wiper activated headlamps
will immediately turn off.
The wiper activated headlamps will deactivate if you turn off the twilight
sentinel
or if the windshield wipers have been turned off for a period of
one or two seconds.
Headlamp High-Low Beam
To change the
headlamps from low
beam
to high or high to
low, pull the turn signal
lever all
the way toward
you. Then releasc it.
When the high beams
are on, this blue
light
on thc instrument
panel
will also be on.
Flash-To-Pass Feature
This lets you use your high beam headlamps to signal a driver in front of
you that you want to pass. It works even if your headlamps are off.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To use it, pull the multifunction lever toward you. When you do:
0 If your headlamps are off your high beam headlamps will turn on.
They'll stay on as long as
you hold the lever there. Release the lever to
turn them
off.
0 If your headlamps are already on low beam, the system works
normally. Just pull the lever. Your headlamps
will shift to high beam
and stay there.
To return to low beam just pull the lever toward you.
If your headlamps are already on high beam, your headlamps will
switch to low beam. To get back to high beam pull the lever toward
you.
Windshield Wipers
WIPER: To control the wipers turn the band on the multifunction lever.
MIST: Turn the band toward you and then release it for a single wipe
cycle. For more cycles hold the band on
MIST longer.
LO or HI: Turn the band away from you to either LO (low speed) or to
HI (high speed), depending on the wiper speed you want.
DELAY: With this you can set the wiper speed for a long or short delay
between wipes. Move the band to the
DELAY position. The closer you
move it to
LO the shorter the delay.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine NOTICE:
e When using concentrated washer fluid, follow the
manufacturer’s instructions for adding water.
e Don’t mix water with ready-to-use washer fluid. Water can
cause the solution to freeze and damage your washer fluid
tank and other parts
of the washer system. Also, water
doesn’t clean
as well as washer fluid.
I e Fill your washer fluid tank only 3/4 full when it’s very cold.
This allows
for expansion, which could damage the tank if it
is completely full.
Don’t use radiator antifreeze in your windshield washer. It
can damage your washer system and paint.
Headlamp Washer (Export Only)
If you have this feature, you will wash your headlamps while washing your
windshield at the same time. Just press the
PUSH paddle on the
multifunction lever.
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LAMPS
You’ll find the control on the left side of the instrument panel.
It controls these lamp systems:
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Headlamps
Taillamps Parking
Lamps
Underhood Lamp
Instrument Panel Lamps
License Plate Lamp
Interior Courtesy Lamps
Fog Lamps (ETC)
Rear
Fog Lamps (Export Only)
INTERtOR
Here’s how to manually work your lamp system:
Pull the switch out to the first stop to turn on your parking and
taillamps, sidemarker lamps and instrument panel lamps.
0 Pull the switch out all the way to turn on the headlamps.
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