1996 CADILLAC ELDORADO Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Setting Cruise Control
If you leave your cruise control switch on when
you’re not
using cniise, you might hit a button and
go into cruise when you don’t want to. You could
be startled and even
lose control. Keep the cruise
control
switch OFF until you want to use it.
Press the SET CRUISE
button at the end of the.
lever and release it.
The
CRUISE ENGAGED
message will display on
the DIC.
Move the cruise control
switch to
ON.
4. Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
2. Accelerate to the speed you want.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Kernember, if you hold the Setting the
cruise control at
a desired speed and then
applying the brake will end
the cruise function. Once
you’re going about
25 mph
(40 km/h) or more, you
can move the cruise
control switch from
ON to
R/A (Resume/Accelerate)
for about half a second to
reset. This returns you to
your desired preset speed. There are two ways to increase your speed.
Here’s
the first:
1. Use the accelerator pedal to go to a higher speed.
2. Push the button at the end of the lever and then
release the button and the accelerator pedal. You’ll
now cruise at the higher speed.
Here’s the second way to increase speed:
Move the cruise switch from ON to R/A. Hold it
there until you reach a desired speed and then release
the switch.
switch at R/A longer than
half
a second, the vehicle will accelerate until you
release the switch or apply the brake.
You could be
startled and even
lose control. So unless you want to
go faster, don’t hold the switch at R/A.
To increase your speed in very small amounts, move
the switch to R/A. Each time you do this, your
vehicle will
go about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster.
The accelerate feature will only work after you have
set the cruise control speed by pushing the
SET
CRUISE button.

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There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
Push in the button at the end of the lever until you
reach a desired lower speed, then release
it. A
CRUISE ENGAGED message will then display.
To slow down in very small amounts, push the button
for less than half a second. Each time you do this,
you’ll go
1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When
you take your
foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow
down to the cruise control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load and the steepness
of the hills.
When going up steep hills, you may have to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill, you may have to brake or shift
to a lower gear
to keep your speed down.
Of course, applying the brake
takes you out
of cruise control. Many drivers find this to
be too much trouble and don’t use cruise control on
steep hills.
Ending Cruise Control
There are two ways to end cruise control:
0 Step lightly on the brake pedal.
Move the CRUISE switch to OFF.
Erasing Speed Memory
The cruise control set speed memory is erased when you
turn
off the cruise control or the ignition.

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The control on the left side
of the instrument panel
controls these lamp systems:
OFF,
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0 Headlamps
Taillamps
0 Parking Lamps
0 Sidemarker Lamps
0 License Plate Lamp
0 Underhood Lamp
Fog Lamps
Instrument Panel Lights
Interior Courtesy Lamps Pull the knob out to the first stop to
turn on the parking
and taillamps, sidemarker lamps and instrument panel
lights.
Pull the knob out all the way to turn on the
headlamps.
You can brighten or dim the instrument cluster
by rotating the headlamp knob. Press the knob all the way
in to turn them off. The exterior lamps will automatically
turn on after several seconds of wiper activation.
Headlamps
Wiper Activated Headlamps
This feature activates the headlamps and parking lamps
after the windshield wipers have been in use for
approximately
20 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.
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You will hear a warning chime if you pull the key from
the ignition while leaving the lamps on,
if the manual
headlamp control is activated. An exception to this
is
when you’re using twilight sentinel.
Daytime Running Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of your vehicle during
the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful
in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the
DRL work,
so be sure it isn’t covered.
The DRL system will make the high-beam headlamps
come on at reduced brightness when:
the ignition is on,
0 the headlamp switch is off and
0 the transaxle is not in PARK (P).
When DRL are on, only your high-beam headlamps (at
reduced brightness) will be on.
No other exterior lamps
such as the parking lamps, taillamps, etc. will be on
when the DRL are being used. Your instrument panel
won’t be
lit up either.
When it’s dark enough outside, the high-beam
headlamps (at reduced intensity) will change to
low-beam headlamps. When it’s bright enough outside,
the regular lamps will go off, and the high-beam
headlamps change to the reduced brightness of DRL.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, turn off the
twilight sentinel switch and shift the transaxle into
PARK (P). Placing your vehicle in PARK
(P) disables
the
DRL. The DRL will stay off until you shift out of
PARK (P).
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need
it.

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Use the fog lamps for better
vision in foggy or misty
conditions. When you press
the fog lamp button, a small
indicator light will tell you
the fog lamps are on. Press
the button again to turn
them off. When the twilight sentinel is
on and
the fog lamp switch
is turned off, the headlamps and parking lamps will
deactivate.
Also note that using fog lamps during the
day will cancel the
DRL feature.
Cornering Lamps
The cornering lamps come on when the headlamps or
parking lamps are on and you signal a turn. They
provide more light for cornering.
Underhood Lamp
Turn the parking lamps on to operate the underhood
lamp. The underhood lamp will come on when the hood
If you switch on the high-beam headlamps, the fog is open.
lamps will turn off. They’ll turn back on again when you
switch to low-beam headlamps.
When the twilight sentinel is
on and the fog lamp switch is
activated,
only the headlamps will turn off automatically.
The fog lamps and parking lamps will remain on.
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The control is next to the
headlamp knob. It
automatically switches the
lamps on and off by sensing
how dark it
is outside.
To operate the twilight sentinel, leave the lamp knob
off and move the TWILIGHT control to any position
but
OFF.
If you move the control all the way to the right, the
lamps will remain on for approximately three minutes
after the ignition has been turned to the
OFF or LOCK
position.
If you move the control so it is just on, the
lamps will go off quickly when you turn the ignition
switch out
of RUN. You can adjust the delay time from
only a few seconds to three minutes. The light sensor for the DRL and the twilight sentinel
is
located in the center
ofthe front defogger grille. If you cover
the sensor,
it will read "dark" and the lamps will come on.
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. (The control knob must be
cycled
off and then on to turn the lamps back on.) To
delay the lamps from turning off. see "Twilight
Sentinel" earlier
in this section.
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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.
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 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. The reading lamps are
located in the roof. These lamps
and the interior courtesy lamps come on when either
door is opened and it
is dark outside. Press the button to
turn them on. Press
it again to turn them off.
If
the reading lamps are left on, they automatically shut
off 10 minutes after the ignition has been turned off.