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Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your Catera, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you
if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
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Keys
Door Locks
Remote Keyless Entry System (RKE)
Trunk
Theft
Theft-Deterrent (System)
Immobilizer
New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Positions Starting Your Engine
.Engine Coolant Heater
Automatic Transmission Operation
Parking Brake
Shifting Into PARK
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Parking Over Things That Burn
Engine Exhaust
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked
Windows Tilt Wheel
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
Lamps Mirrors
Storage Compartments
Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
Cellular Telephone
Sunroof
Universal Transmitter
Instrument Panel
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators

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Your vehicle has been prewired for dealer installation of
a Catera dual-mode (analog/digital) cellular portable
telephone. Voice activation and hands-free operation
are standard features. For more information, contact
your Catera dealer.
A user’s guide is provided with
the telephone.
Assist Handles
A handle above each door can be used when getting out
of your vehicle.
Garment Hooks
Sunroof (Option)
The express-open sunroof-
provides an airy, spacious
feel to your vehicle’s
interior and can also
increase ventilation. It
includes a sliding glass
panel and a sliding
sunshade. Power is supplied
to the sunroof when the
ignition key is turned to the
RUN position.
For convenience, you will find garment
hooks attached
to each assist handle.
Floor Mats
Your Catera is equipped with rubber-backed front and
rear floor mats. Keep them clean by vacuuming and
using a spot cleaner,
if necessary. Do not machine wash. When you
stop your vehicle and turn the ignition key to
LOCK, you can still use the sunroof. The electrical
power to operate the sunroof will not shut
off until a
door is opened
-- there is no time limit to this feature.
As soon as a door is opened, sunroof movement will
stop immediately.
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~~ NOTICE:
Before you add any sound equipment to your
vehicle
-- like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two-way radio
-- be sure you can add
what you want.
If you can, it’s very important to
do
it properly. Added sound equipment may
interfere with the operation of your vehicle’s
engine, Catera radio or other systems, and even
damage them. Your vehicle’s systems may
interfere with the operation
of sound equipment
that has been added improperly.
So, before adding sound equipment, check with
your dealer and be sure to check Federal rules
covering mobile radio and telephone units.
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Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
A tape player that is not cleaned regularly can cause
reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes or a damaged
mechanism. Cassette tapes should be stored in their.
cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight and
extreme heat. If they aren’t, they may not operate
properly or may cause failure of the tape player.
Your tape player should be cleaned regularly after every
50 hours of use. Your radio may display CLN or
CLEAN TAPE to indicate that you have used your tape
player for
50 hours without resetting the tape clean
timer. Each time the cassette
is cleaned, the 50 hour
cassette timer should be reset. This is done by holding
down the eject button for three seconds until the TAPE
CLEAN message is displayed. If you notice a reduction
in sound quality, try a known good cassette to see if
it is the tape or the tape player at fault. If this other
cassette has no improvement in sound quality, clean the
tape player.
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Your AM-FM antenna is integrated with your rear
window defogger, into your rear window. Be sure that
the inside surface of the rear window is not scratched
and that the lines on the glass are not damaged.
If the inside surface is damaged, it could interfere
with radio reception.
Do not try to clear frost or other material from the
inside of the rear window with an ice scraper, credit
card or other hard object. This may damage the rear
defogger grid and affect your radio’s ability to pick
up
stations clearly. If,
when you turn on your rear window defogger, you
hear static on your radio station, it means
a defogger
grid line has been damaged and must be repaired.
(Your radio is not at fault.)
If you choose to add a cellular telephone to your Catera,
and the antenna needs to be attached to the glass, be
sure that you do not damage the grid lines for the
AM-FM antenna.
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Wet brakes can cause accidents. They won’t work
as well in a quick stop and may cause pulling to
one side. You could lose control
of the vehicle.
After driving through a large puddle of water or a car wash, apply your brake pedal lightly until
your brakes work normally.
Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much water can build up
under your tires that they can actually ride on the water.
This can happen if the road is wet enough and you’re
going fast enough. When your vehicle is hydroplaning,
it has little or
no contact with the road.
Hydroplaning doesn’t happen often. But it can if your
tires do not have much tread or if the pressure in one or
more is low. It can happen if a lot of water
is standing on
the road. If you can see reflections from trees, telephone
poles
or other vehicles, and raindrops “dimple” the
water’s surface, there could be hydroplaning.
Hydroplaning usually happens
at higher speeds. There
just isn’t a hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The
best advice is to slow down when it is raining.
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RH
and LH Front Side Door Window
Regulator Motor,
LH Front Side Door Window
Switch
Stoplamp Switch
Automatic Transmission Switch and Control
Indicator, Power Steering Control Module,
Hazard Warning Switch
RH and LH Rear Seat Cushion Heater Relay
Transmission Control Module
Sound Processor Amplifier
Fuse
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RH and LH Rear Side Door Window
Regulator Motor
Headlamp Switch, Turn Signal Switch, Horn
Relay, CD Changer, Multifunction Relay
Module
Windshield Wiper Motor and Relay, Windshield
Wiper and Windshield Washer Switch
Body Control Module (BCM), Auxiliary
Water Pump, Heater and A/C Control, Fan
Control Relays
Heater and A/C Control, RH and
LH Outside
Rearview Mirrors, Outside Remote Control
Rearview Mirror Switch
Hazard Warning Switch, Instrument Cluster,
Data Link Connector (DLC), Stoplamp
Switch, Gage Cluster, Heater and A/C Control
Remote Control Outside Rearview Mirror
Switch, A/C Compressor Relay, Test
Connector, A/C Control Switch
Cellular Telephone, Cigarette Lighter, RH and
LH Windshield Washer Nozzle, Driver and Passenger Heated Seat Switch, Heater and A/C
Control, Heated Outside Rearview Mirror and
Rear Window Defogger Relay
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Section 7 Customer Assistance Information
Here you will find out how to contact Cadillac if you need assistance.. This section also tells you how to obtain service
publications and how to report any safety defects.
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Customer Assistance
for Text Telephone
(TTY) Users
Roadside Service GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute
Resolution Program
Warranty Information
Reporting Safety Defects to the United
States Government
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Canadian Government
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7- 13 Ordering Service and Owner Publications
in Canada
Ordering Information
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1997 Cadillac Service Publications

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine For prompt assistance, please have the following
information available to give the Customer
Assistance Representative:
Your name, address, home and business
telephone numbers
Vehicle Identification Number (This is available
from the vehicle registration or title, or the plate at
the top left of the instrument panel and visible
through the windshield.)
Dealership name and location
0 Vehicle delivery date and present mileage
0 Nature of concern
We encourage you to call
us so we can give your inquiry
prompt attention. However, if you wish to write
Cadillac, address your inquiry to:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
30009 Van Dyke
P.O. Box 9025
Warren,
MI 48090-9025 In
Canada, write to:
General Motors
of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre, 163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario
L 1 H 8P7
Refer to your Warranty and Owner Assistance Information
booklet for addresses of GM Overseas offices.
When contacting Cadillac, please remember that your
concern will likely be resolved in the dealership, using
the dealer’s facilities, equipment and personnel. That is
why we suggest you follow Step One first if you have
a concern.
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users
To assist customers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or
speech-impaired and who use Text Telephones (TTYs),
Cadillac has
TTY equipment available at its Customer
Assistance Center. Any TTY user can communicate with
Cadillac by dialing: 1-800-833-CMCC.
(TTY users in
Canada can dial 1-800-263-3830.)
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