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In very cold weather, 0°F (-18 ” C) or colder, the engine coolant heater
can help. You’ll get easier starting and better fuel economy during engine
warm-up. Usually, the coolant heater should be plugged
in a minimum of
four hours prior to starting your vehicle.
To use the coolant heater:
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Open the hood and unwrap the electrical cord.
3. Plug it into a normal, grounded 110-volt outlet.
NOTICE:
After you’ve used the coolant heater, be sure to store the cord as
it was before to keep it away from moving engine parts. If you
don’t, it could
be damaged.
How long should you keep the coolant heater plugged in? The answer
depends on the weather, the kind
of oil you have, and some other things.
Instead of trying to list everything here,
we ask that you contact your
Cadillac dealer in the area where you’ll be parking your vehicle. The
dealer can give you the best advice for that particular area.
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To operate the rear fog
lamps, first turn on the
front
fog lamps, then
press the lower switch.
A small indicator light
will glow to tell you
they are on. Press the
switch again to turn
them
off.
Cornering Lamps
The cornering lamps come on when you signal a turn when the headlamps
or parking lamps are on. This will provide more light for cornering.
Underhood Lamp
TO operate the underhood lamp, turn on your parking lamps. Then the
underhood lamp will illuminate when the hood
is open.
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Find the positive
(+) and negative (-) terminals on each battery.
5. Start by removing
the red positive
(+) terminal
cover.
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If you get the overheat warning but see or hear no steam, the problem
may not be
too serious. Sometimes the engine can get a little too hot
when you:
0 Climb a long hili on a hot day.
0 Stop after high speed driving.
Idle for long periods in traffic.
Tow a trailer.
If you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam,
try this for a minute
or
so:
1. Turn off your air conditioner.
2. Dial temperature control to the highest heat setting and open the
window,
as necessary.
3. If you’re in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N); otherwise, shift to
the highest gear wh.ile driving
-- AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (@) or
THIRD (3).
If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just to be safe,
drive slower for about
10 minutes. If the warning doesn’t come back on,
you
can drive normally.
If the warning continues,
pull over, stop, and park your vehicle right away.
If there’s
still no sign of steam, you can idle the engine for two or three
minutes while you’re parked,
to see if the warning stops. But then, if you
still have the warning, turn off the engine and get everyone out of the vehicle
until it cools down. Also, See “Overheated Engine Protection Operating
Mode’’ listed previously
in this section.
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You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service help right away.
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Hood Release
To open the hood, first
pull the lever inside the
vehicle, located at the
lower
left side of the
instrument panel.
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LI
Then go to the front of
the vehicle and lift the
secondary hood release
to open the hood.
The fluid usage label is a color coded label identifying the various fluids
used in your vehicle.
Colors represented on the label match the lettering or handle color
of the
fluid you want
to check.
0 GREEN: Engine Coolant
ORANGE: Power Steering Fluid
0 YELLOW: Engine Oil
0 RED: Transmission Fluid
0 WHITE: Brake Fluid
BLUE: Washer Fluid
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