1997 CADILLAC ELDORADO door lock

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine For the 1948 model, Cadillac introduced the legendary
tail fin which once more set the trend in automotive
styling for nearly two decades.
This was closely
followed with the two door hardtop Coupe DeVille and
the industry’s first modern
overhead valve, high
compression
V8 engine on the I949 model.
Engineering innovations, conveniences
and styling
dominated
the ’50s and ’60s. Cruise control, automatic
climate control,
tilt and telescoping steering wheels,
twilight sentinel
and four door hard tops all debuted in
these years.
In 1957 the Eldorado Brougham featured advances
such as air
suspension, memory seat,
automatic electric
door locks, transistor radio, a brushed
stainless
steel roof and low profile tires.
The Eladlorado, introduced in 31953, was redesigned for
1967 as the first front wheel drive personal luxury car.
The 472 cu. in. V8 engine used in all1 Cadillacs in 1948
and
1969 was enlarged to 500 cu. in. for all 1970
through 1974 Eldorados. The Track Master
computerized
slud control braking system option
debuted on 1970 EBdorados.
A driver and passenger Air Cushion Restraint
system (air
bag) was available on all 1974, 1975 and
1.974 Cadillacs.
Analog Electronic Fuel Injection was available, on
1975 Cadillacs and standard on the new international
size 1976 Seville.
In 1978, the Trip Computer option
incorporated the first ~n-bo~d rni.croprocessor.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Vehicle Symbo1s
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols are used on
an
original battery:
CAUTION
POSSIBLE
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BAllERY
ACID COULD CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
FLAME
COULD
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your
lamps:
TURN
SIGNALS
PARKING
/
LAMPS
-
HAZARD
WARNING
FLASHER
DAYTIME . .
RUNNING * *
LAMPS .OB
FOG LAMPS
These symbols
are
on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
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WINDSHIELD
WASHER tea
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
REAR
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
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FAN W
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE
COOLANT
-
TEMP
BAlTERY
CHARGING SYSTEM
BRAKE
COOLANT
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
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Here are some
other symbols
you may
see:
FUSE *
LIGHTER n
HORN
SPEAKER
FUEL
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine : If I’m a good driver, and 1 never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?
A You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
accident
-- even one that isn’t your fault -- you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being
a good driver
doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds
of less than 40 mph
(65 kdh).
Safety belts are for everyone.
W Y Y
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there
are special things to know about safety
belts and children. And there
are different rules for smaller
children and babies.
If a child will be riding in your
Cadillac, see the
part of this manual called “Children.”
Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with
the driver position.
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
The driver has
a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ow does an air bag restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions,
even belted occupants
can contact the steering wheel or the
instrument panel.
Air bags supplement the protection
provided by safety belts.
Air bags distribute the force of
the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper body,
stopping the occupant more gradually. But air bags would
not help you
in many types of collisions, including
rollovers, rear impacts and side impacts, primarily because
an occupant’s motion is not toward those air bags. Air
bags should never be regarded
as anything more than a
supplement to safety belts,
and then only in moderate to
severe frontal or
near-frontal collisions.
What will you see after an air bag inflates?
After an air bag inflates, it quickly deflates, so
quickly that some people may not even realize the
air bag inflated. Some components of the air bag
module
-- the steering wheel hub for the driver’s air bag,
or the instrument panel for
the right front passenger’s
bag
-- will be hot for a short time. The parts of the bag
that come into contact with
you may be warm, but not
too hot
to touch. There will be some smoke and dust
coming from vents in the deflated air bags. Air bag
inflation doesn’t prevent the driver from seeing or from
being able to steer the vehicle,
nor does it stop people
from leaving the vehicle.
When an air bag inflates, there is dust in the air.
s dust could cause breathing probliems
for people with a history of asthma or other
breathing trouble.
To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle
should get out as soon as it is safe $0 do so.
If you have breathing problems but can’t get out
of the vehicle after an air bag inflates, then get
fresh ah by OpeniIlg a WhdoW Or door*
Your vehicle has a feature that will automatically unlock
the doors and turn the interior lamps on when the air
bags inflate (if battery power is available). You can lock
the doors again and turn the interior
lamps off by using
the door lock and interior lamp controls.
In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also
QCCUI- from
the right front passenger air bag.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Here you can leam about the many standard and option,al features on your Cadillac, 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 (RKE) System
Td
Theft
Theft-Deterrent System (If Equipped)
PASS-Key@
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New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Positions
Starting
Your Engine
Engine Coolant Heater (Option)
(Canada
Only)
Automatic Transaxle Operation
Parking Brake
Shifting Into
PARK (P)
Shifting Out of PARK (P)
Parking Over Things That Burn
Engine Exhaust
Running
Your Engine While You’re Parked
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Windows
Turn SignaYMultifunction Lever
Lamps Interior
Lamps
Mirrors
Storage Compartments
Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
Cellular Telephone (Option)
Assist
Handles
Garment Hooks
Floor Mats
Astroroof (Option)
Universal Transmitter (Option)
The Instrument Panel:
Your
Information System
Digital Cluster (Eldorado Only)
Analog Cluster (If Equipped)
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
Driver Infomation Center
(DIC)

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The square key is for the
ignition only. It has a
resistor pellet which is
part of the vehicle’s
PASS-K~Y@IT system.
The oval key is for the
doors
and all other locks.
When a new CadilIac is delivered, the dealer removes
the plug
from the door key. The plug has a code on it
that tells the dealer or a qualified locksmith how to
make extra keys. The ignition key has a bar code tag
attached to it rather than a bock out plug. Your dealer
qualified
locksmith can make extra ignition keys by
reading the bar code tag.
Keep the bar code tag and the door key plugs in a safe
place. If you lose your keys: you will be able to have
new ones
made using the plug or bar code tag.

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Unlocked doors can e dangerous.
Passengers
-- especially sc ildren -- can easily
open the doors asld fall out. When a door is
locked, the inside le won’t open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked
door when
you sllow down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be so obvious: You increase the
crash if the doors aren’t locked. Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors and you will be far
better off whenever you drive your vehicle.
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use either the door key or the Remote
Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter.
If your vehicle has the optional theft-deterrent system,
YOU must unlock the doors with the key or RME
transmitter t~ avoid setting off the aIa1-m.
Slide the manual lock lever down to lock the door from
the inside. To unlock the door, slide the lock lever up.
Your vehicle will have this feature if it is equipped with
the optional theft-deterrent system. When unlocking
either
door, you can also unlock the other door by
holding the key in the turned position for a few seconds
or by quickly turning the door key twice in the
lock cylinder.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine out of PARK (P), use the manual or power lock button
to
lock the doors.
Press the power door lock switch. to lock or unlock both
doors at once.
Close your doors and turn on the ignition. Every time
you move the shift lever out of PARK (P), both of the
doors will lock. The doors will unlock every time you
stop the vehicle and move the shift lever into PARK (P).
If someone needs to get out while your vehicle is not in
PARK (P), have that person use the manual OF power
lock. When the door
is closed again, it will not lock
automatically. Use
the manual or power lock to lock the
door again.
If YOU need to 'lock the doors before shifting With the ignition
in the
RUN position, the door locks
can
be programed through prompts displayed by the
Driver Information Center (DE). These prompts allow
the driver to choose various lock settings. If your
vehicle
has memory, press the appropriate driver
(1 or 21, prior to programming.
To begin programming, press and hold the
buttons at the same time to display the following prompts.
WomnoN (INFO) and RESET (INFO RESET)
s LOCK IN GI3 ors automatically
lock when shifted out
sf
doors automaticall:
lock when shifted out of PARK (P). All doors
automatically unlock when shifted into PARK (P).
: A11 doors automaticall;
lock when shifted out of PARK (P). Only the driver's
door automatically unlscks when shifted into PARK (E