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The following accessories on your Cadillac may be used
for up to 10 minutes after the ignition key is turned
to om:
Radio
0 Power Windows
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Power to these accessories stops after
10 minutes or if any
door is opened.
If you want power for another 10 minutes,
turn the ignition key to RUN and then back to OFF.
Starting Your Engine
Move your shift lever to PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N).
Your engine won’t start in any other position -- that’s a
safety feature.
To restart when you’re already moving,
use
NEUTRAL (N) only.
NOTICE:
Don’t try to shift to PARK (P) if your Cadillac
is moving. If you do, you could damage the
transaxle. Shift
to PARK (P) only when your
vehicle is stopped.
1. Without pushing the accelerator pedal, turn your
ignition
key to START. When the engine starts, let
go of the key. The idle speed will go down as your
engine gets warm.
NOTICE:
Holding your key in START for longer than
15 seconds at a time will cause your battery to
be drained much sooner. And the excessive heat
can damage your starter
motor.
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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.
3. If your engine still won’t start (or starts but then
stops), it could be
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.
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Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
The exterior lamps will turn off approximately
10 minutes after the ignition is turned to LOCK or ACC, if
the manual park lamp control is on. This protects draining
the battery
in case you have left the headlamps or parking
lamps on. Use the control knob to
turn the lamps back on
indefinitely. To delay the lamps from tuming off, see
"Twilight Sentinel" earlier in this section.
Interior Lamps
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
As you turn the headlamp knob clockwise, the
instrument panel lights will brighten. Turning the
headlamp knob all the way clockwise will turn on the interior lamps.
Lamp Monitors
The rear taillamp monitors
are located at the top
center
of the back glass.
You will see them as you
look through the inside
rearview mirror. The two
red indicators will
illuminate to show that the
taillamps and brake lamps
are working.
Illuminated Entry System
The illuminated entry system turns on the courtesy lamps
and the backlighting
to the door switches and headlamp
knob control when a door is opened or if you press the
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) button. Note that the
illuminated entry system
is photocell dependent which
means that it must
be dark outside in order for the
courtesy lamps to
turn on. The courtesy lamps will turn
off approximately 20 seconds after the last door is closed.
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Inadvertent Power Battery Saver
This feature is designed to protect your vehicle’s battery
against drainage from the interior lamps,
trunk lamp,
glove box lamp, cigarette lighters or the garage door opener. When the ignition is turned
OFF, the power to
these features will automatically
turn off after 10 minutes
(three minutes if a new car has
15 miles or less). Power
will
be restored for an additional 10 minutes if any door
is opened, the
trunk is opened or the courtesy lamp
switch is turned on.
Battery Guard Storage
This feature is for long term use and miust be
programmed through the DIC while the ignition is in the
RUN position. Battery guard storage protects the battery
by placing the vehicle in a storage mode
so that the
radio, amplifiers, instrument cluster and Remote Keyless
Entry
(RKE) will not drain the battery over a long
period
of time.
To begin programming, press the INFORMATION
and RESET buttons at
the same time for approximately
two seconds. Press the RESET button to answer
“yes” and press the INFORMATION button to indicate a “no” response. The first prompt
to appear relates to the automatic door
locks. This feature can be bypassed by pressing the
INFORMATION button. The STORAGE MODE?
prompt appears next. To select, press the
RESET button.
ENABLE STORAGE MODE? will then appear. A yes
or no response must be given. If the INFORMATION
(no) button is pressed, the DISABLE STORAGE
MODE? prompt will appear. Once again, a yes or no
response is required.
Once the battery guard has been programmed, your
vehicle will enter the storage mode approximately
20 minutes after the ignition key has been turned off.
The RKE will also be disabled at this point. The RKE
will reactivate when a door or the trunk is opened,
however,
if your vehicle is left inactive for another
20 minutes the RKE will re-enter the storage mode.
Your vehicle will stay in the storage mode until the
ignition key
is turned out of LOCK. The system will
“wake-up” when the
door key is inserted into the door
however, your vehicle will remain in the storage mode.
The ignition must be out of
LOCK before the battery
guard is disabled.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The cigarette lighter is located near the ashtray. Press it
all the way in and release. It will pop back by itself
when it’s ready
to light. You may also have a lighter
located at the
rear seat air outlet.
Note that power to the cigarette lighter will shut
off
10 minutes after the ignition is turned off. This helps to
prevent battery drainage. For more information, see
“Inadvertent Battery Saver” earlier
in this section.
NOTICE:
Don’t hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while it
is heating. If you do, it won’t be able to
back away from the heating element when it’s
ready. That can make it overheat, damaging the
Iighter and the heating element.
Sun Visors
Swing down the visor to block out glare. It can also be
detached from the center mount and moved to the side
while the auxiliary sunshade remains to block glare
from the front. Pull the front shade from the headliner
and position it to your preference.
The driver’s sunshade is also equipped
with a storage
flap that can be used
for maps or toll tickets.
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Universal Transmitter (Option)
This transmitter allows you to consolidate the functions of up to three individual hand-held transmitters. It will operate garage doors and gates, or with the
accessory package, other devices controlled
by radio
frequency such
as home/office lighting systems and
security systems. The transmitter will learn and transmit
the frequencies
of most current transmitters and is powered
by your
vehicle’s battery and charging system.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Programming the Transmitter
Do not use the universal transmitter with any garage
door opener that does not have the “stop and reverse”
safety feature. This includes any garage door opener
model manufactured before April
1, 1982.
Be sure that people and objects are clear of the garage
door you are programming.

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programming the transmitter. Follow these steps to
program up to three channels:
1. If you have not previously programmed a universal
trdsmitter channel, proceed to Step
2. Otherwise,
hold down the two outside buttons on the universal
transmitter until the red light begins to flash rapidly
(approximately
20 seconds). Then release the
buttons. This procedure initializes the memory
and
erases any previous settings for all three channels.
2. Hold the end of the hand-held transmitter against the
bottom surface
of the universal transmitter so that
you
can still see the red light.
3. Decide which one of the three channels you want to
program. Using both hands, press the hand-held
transmitter button and the desired button on the
universal transmitter. Continue to hold both buttons
through Step
4. 4.
Hold down both
buttons until you see the red light
on the universal transmitter flash rapidly and then stop. The rapid flashing, which could take up to
90 seconds, indicates that the universal transmitter
has been programmed. Release
both buttons once
the light starts to flash rapidly.
If you have trouble programming the universal
transmitter, make sure that you have followed the
directions exactly as described and that the battery in the
hand-held transmitter is not dead.
If you still cannot
program it, rotate the hand-held transmitter end over end
and
try again. The universal transmitter may not work
with older garage door openers that do not
meet current
Federal Consumer Safety Standards.
If you cannot
program the transmitter after repeated attempts, consult
your Cadillac dealer.
Be sure to keep the original hand-held transmitter
in case you need
to erase and reprogram the
universal transmitter.
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Charging System Indicator Light
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When you turn the key to
RUN, this red light will
come
on briefly to show
that the alternator and
battery charging systems are working.
If this light stays on, you need service and you should
take your Cadillac
to the dealer at once. To save your
battery until you get there, turn off all accessories.
Brake System Warning Light
Your Cadillac’s hydraulic brake system is divided into
two parts. If one
part isn’t working, the other part can
still work and stop you. For good braking, though, you
need both parts working well.
If the warning light comes on, there could be a brake
problem. Have your brake system inspected right away.
BRAKE
This light should come on
briefly when you turn the
ignition key
to RUN. If it
doesn’t come on then, have it fixed
so it will be ready to
warn you
if there’s a
problem.
If
the light comes on while you are driving, pull off the
road and stop carefully.
You may notice that the pedal is
harder to push. Or, the pedal may
go closer to the floor.
It may take longer to stop. If the light is still on, have the
vehicle towed
for service. (See “Towing Your Vehicle”
in the Index.)
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DISPLAY ONIOFF: Pressing this button will turn off
the DIC, Electronic Climate Control, fuel data center, the fuel gage, trip odometer and odometer. While the
displays
are off, pressing the INFORMATION button
will only turn on the DIC. If the TRIP SET button
is pressed or the fuel level falls below four gallons
(15.2 L), all the displays will come back on.
ENG/MET (EnglishMetric): You can change the
display from English (miles) to metric (kilometers) by
pressing this button. The same button also changes other
readings (like temperature, fuel and odometer).
TRIP SET By using this button you can tell how far
you’ve gone since you last set the TRIP SET back to
zero.
To reset, press and hold the button until zeros
appear. If your vehicle
is domestic, the trip odometer
will return to zero after 999.9 miles
(1 609 km). If your
vehicle
is Canadian, the trip odometer will return to zero
after
1 999.9 km (1,242 miles).
INFORMATION: Pressing this button repeatedly will
display the AVG
MPG, FUEL USED, AVG MPH, OIL
LIFE LEFT, ENGINE RPM, BATTERY VOLTS and
COOLANT TEMP.
TIMER: This feature is like a stopwatch, in that you
can clock the time it takes to get from one point
to another.
To operate, press the TIMER button until TIMER
0O:OO:OO is displayed on the DIC. Each of the fields for
the hours, minutes and seconds are
two numeric digits.
Once TIMER
OFF 0O:OO:OO is displayed, press the
TIMER button to start the timing feature. Press the
TIMER button again to stop
it, If you will be starting
and stopping
your Cadillac, during a trip for instance,
the TIMER feature will automatically
start timing where
it left off when you last stopped. To reset it, press and
hold the RESET button until the display reads TIMER
0O:OO:OO. Press the INFORMATION button to exit from
the TIMER function.
RESET Pressing this button will reset the MPG AVG,
FUEL USED, AVG MPH and OIL LIFE LEFT. Pressing
RESET when a non-resettable display appears will
cause
a “recall” mode to occur. When this happens, all
DIC warning messages that have been displayed since
the ignition key was turned to RUN will redisplay.
If no
messages were displayed, a MONITORED SYSTEMS
OK message will appear.
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