1995 CADILLAC ELDORADO Owners Manual

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A CAUTION:
Engine exhaust can kill. it contains the gas carbon monoxide
(CO), which you can’t see or smell. It can cause
unconsciousness and death.
You might have exhaust coming in if:
Your exhaust system sounds strange or different.
Your vehicle gets rusty underneath.
Your vehicle was damaged in a collision.
Your vehicle was damaged when driving over high points on
the road or over road debris.
Repairs weren’t done correctly.
Your vehicle or exhaust system had been modified
improperly.
If you ever suspect exhaust is corning into your vehicle:
Drive it only with all the windows down to blow out any CO;
and
Have your vehicle fixed immediately.
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PARKED
It’s better not to park with the engine running. But if you ever have to,
here are some things to know.
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Follow the proper steps to be sure your vehicle won’t move. See “Shifting
Into
PARK (P)” in the Index.
If you are parking on a hill and if you’re pulling a trailer, also see “Towing
a Trailer” in the Index.
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The controls are near each window. Here's how the master control works:
0 Move the switch forward to raise the window.
0 Move the switch rearward to lower the window.
Your vehicle has Retained Accessory Power (RAP). When
you stop your
vehicle and turn the ignition key
to OFF, you can still use your power
windows.
The electrical power to operate the windows will not shut off
until you open a door or 10 minutes have passed. If you want this power
for another
10 minutes, just turn the key to RUN and back to OFF.
Express Down Window (Auto)
The driver's power window has this fcature. Just press the switch rearward
for half
a second or more and then let go. The window will lower
completely.
If you want to stop the window as it is lowering, press the
switch again.
To raise the window, press and hold the switch forward.
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To sound the horn just press the center of the steering wheel.
TILT WHEEL
A tilt steering wheel allows you to adjust the steering wheel before you
drive.
You can also raise
it to the highest level to give your legs more room when
you exit and enter the vehicle.
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To tilt the wheel hold
the steering wheel
and
pull the lever. Move
the steering wheel to
a
comfortable level, then
release the lever to
lock the wheel
in place.
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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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The turn signal has two
upward (for right) and
two downward (for
left) positions. These
positions
allow you to
signal a turn or a lane
change.
To signal a turn move the lever all the way up or down. When the turn is
finished, the lever will return automatically.
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A green arrow on the
instrument panel will
flash in the direction
of
the turn or lane
change.
To signal a lane change just raise or lower the lever until the green arrow
starts to flash. Hold it there until
you complete your lane change. The
lever
will return by itself when you release it.
If for some reason, your turn signal is left on, the Driver Information
Center will display
TURN SIGNAL ON (after driving about a mile) to
remind you
to turn it off.
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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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