1997 CADILLAC CATERA steering

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Tilt steering allows you to adjust the steering wheel
before you drive. Raising the steering wheel to the
highest level gives your legs more room when you enter
and exit your vehicle.
Hold the steering wheel and pull the lever toward you to
tilt
the wheel. Adjust the steering wheel to a comfortable
position and then release the lever to lock the wheel
in place.
Turn and Lane Change Signals
To signal a turn, move the lever all the way up or down.
The lever returns automatically when the
turn is complete.
This arrow on the
instrument panel will flash
in the direction
of the turn
or lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until
the arrow
starts to flash to
signal a lane change. Hold it
there until the lane change is
complete. The lever returns
when it’s released.
Arrows that flash rapidly when signaling
for a turn or
lane change may be caused by a front burned-out signal
bulb (this does not occur with a rear burned-out bulb).
Other drivers won’t see the turn signal. Replace
burned-out bulbs to help avoid possible accidents. Check the fuse (see “Fuses and Circuit Breakers” in the
Index) and for burned-out bulbs if the arrow fails to
work when signaling a turn.
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With
the twilight sentinel on or with the lamp control
dial turned to the headlamp position, push the turn
signal lever on the driver’s side of the steering wheel
away from you to turn on the high-beam headlamps.
This light on on the
instrument panel will be
on,
indicating high-beam usage.
Pull the lever back to the original position to return to
low-beam headlamps. For more information, see
“Headlamps” later in this section.
Flash-To-Pass
This lets you use the high-beam headlamps to signal the
driver in front of you that you want to pass.
Pull the turn signal lever toward you and release. The
high-beam headlamps will briefly
turn on and then off.
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WIPER: Move the lever on the passenger’s side of the
steering wheel up and down to control the wipers.
MIST Tap the lever up and then release it for a single
wipe cycle. For more cycles, pull and hold the lever.
= (HIGH): Move the lever all the way up for a fast
wiper speed.
- (LOW): The third position up controls the low
wiper speed.
-- (DELAY): This is for a controlled delay setting.
Rotate the control dial on the lever to increase
or
decrease the delay between wipe cycles.
o (OFF): This position turns off the wipers.
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700< Parking lamps, front and rear sidemarker
lamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, ashtray lamps,
backlighting to the radio controls and instrument
panel lights.
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TWILIGHT Twilight sentinel.
OFF Turns the twilight sentinel system off.
@ Instrument panel brightness control.
Turn the lamp control dial clockwise to the first position
to turn on the parking lamps, front and rear sidemarker
lamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, ashtray lamps,
instrument panel lights and backlighting to the center
console controls.
Rotate the lamp control dial counterclockwise to turn
the lamps
off.
Headlamps
Rotate the lamp control dial clockwise to turn on the
low-beam headlamps.
To turn on the high-beam headlamps, the low-beam
headlamps must already be on. Push the turn signal lever
on the left side of the steering wheel away from you to
engage the high-beam headlamps. Pull the lever toward you to return
to the low-beam headlamps. For more
information, see “Headlamp High/Low Changer” earlier
in this section.
Rotate the lamp control dial counterclockwise
to turn
the headlamps off.
Note that if the headlamps are activated while driving
and then you turn your vehicle’s ignition off while the
lamp dial is still turned on, the headlamps will turn
off.
Turn the lamp control dial counterclockwise to turn the
headlamps off and to stop the reminder chime from
sounding. (If you want the headlamps to remain on, you
must manually turn the lamp control dial off and then
back on to the headlamp position. The headlamps will
stay
on until manually turned off again.)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The instrument panel is designed to let you know at a glance how your Catera is running. You’ll know how fast
you’re going,
how much fuel you’re using and many of the other things you’ll need to know to drive safely and
economically. The main components
of the instrument panel are:
A. Air Outlets
K. Hood Release
B. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever L. Hazard Warning Flasher Button
C. Driver’s Side Air Bag
M. Fuel Door Release Button
D. Instrument Cluster
N. Heated Front Seat OdOff Button
E. Windshield Washer Lever 0. Ashtray
E Comfort Controls P. Radio
G. Passenger’s Side Air Bag Q. Trunk Release Button
H. Lamp Controls
R. Traction Control OdOff Button
I. Horn S. Glove Box
J. Audio Steering Wheel Controls
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In this section, you'll find out how to operate the comfort control and audio systems offered with your Catera.
Be sure to read about the particular systems supplied with your vehcle.
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Comfort Controls
Air Conditioning
Heating
Ventilation System
Defrosting
Rear Window Defogger
Setting the Clock
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and
Optional Compact Disc Player
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Bose" AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape
and Compact Disc Player
Trunk Mounted CD Changer
Theft-Deterrent Feature
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
Understanding Radio Reception
Tips About Your Audio System
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
Care of Your Compact Discs
Heated Backlite Antenna
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displayed when the
CD changer door is left open.
Completely close the changer door to restore
normal operation.
CD CHANGER
NO DISCS is displayed when an empty
magazine is inserted in the CD changer. Try the
magazine again with a disc loaded on one
of the trays.
(This message does not appear in the display on the
standard
AM-FM Stereo radios.)
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, please contact your dealer.
If your radio
displays an error number, write
it down and provide it to
your dealer when reporting the problem.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
Your Catera has a “built-in” theft-deterrent feature on
each radio that is automatic
-- there is no programming
required. The radio in your Catera cannot be used in
any other vehicle besides another Catera if
it were to
be removed.
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
Some audio controls can be adjusted at the steering
wheel. They include the following:
+: Pressing this button increases volume.
-: Pressing this button decreases volume.
o (SOURCE): To change to a tape or CD, press
this button.
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Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find information about driving on different kinds of roads and in varying weather conditions. We’ve also
included many other useful tips on driving.
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Defensive Driving
Drunken Driving
Control
of a Vehicle
Braking
Steering
Off-Road Recovery
Passing
Loss
of Control
Driving at Night Driving
in Rain and on Wet Roads
City Driving
Freeway Driving Before Leaving on a Long Trip
Highway Hypnosis Hill and Mountain Roads
Winter Driving Loading Your Vehicle
Towing a Trailer
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You have three systems that make your vehicle go where
you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering and
the accelerator. All three systems have to do their work
at the places where the tires meet the road.
Sometimes, as when you’re driving on snow or ice, it’s
easy to ask more of those control systems than the tires
and road can provide. That means you can lose control
of your vehicle.
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Braking
Braking action involves perception time and
reaction time.
First, you have to decide to push on the brake pedal.
That’s
perception time. Then you have to bring up your
foot and do it. That’s
reaction time.
Average reaction time is about 3/4 of a second. But
that’s only an average. It might be less with one driver
and as long as two or three seconds or more with
another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination
and eyesight all play a part.
So do alcohol, drugs and
frustration. But even in
3/4 of a second, a vehicle
moving at
60 mph ( 100 km/h) travels 66 feet (20 m).
That could be a lot of distance in an emergency, so
keeping enough space between your vehicle and others
is important.
And,
of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly
with the surface
of the road (whether it’s pavement or
gravel); the condition
of the road (wet, dry, icy); tire
tread; the condition
of your brakes; the weight of the
vehicle and the amount of brake force applied.
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