1998 CADILLAC CATERA Owners Manual

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Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you
do this, it will help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
Index
A good place to look for what you need is the Index in
back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’s
in
the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or
others could be hurt.
You will also find
a circle
with
a slash through it in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,’’
“Don’t do this” or “Don’t
let this happen.”

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Also, in this book you will find these notices: In the notice area,
we tell you about something
that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not be covered
by your warranty, and it could be costly.
But the notice willtell you what to do to help avoid -
the damage.
When
you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in
different words.
You’ll
also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION
or NOTICE.
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.

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These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on
an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD BAlTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BAllERY
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:
SIGNALS e e
TURN
FOG LAMPS
$0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
-
CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(e)
BRAKES
Here are some other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
I
HORN b
SPEAKER
b
FUEL la

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts proper\
ly. You can also
learn about some things you should
not do with air bags and safety belts.
1-2 Seats and Seat Controls 1-
13 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
1-18 Here
are Questions Many People Ask About
1- 19 How
to Wear Safety Belts Properly
1-19 Driver Position
1-26 Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy
1-27 Right Front Passenger Position
Safety Belts
-- and
the Answers 1-27
1-36
1-40 1-43
1-53 1-56
1-56
1-57 Air Bag
Systems
Rear Seat Passengers
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System
Parts After
a Crash

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This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and
also about reclining front seatbacks, lumbar
adjustments, heated seats and head restraints.
Manual Front Passenger’s Seat
This feature is available on vehicles with cloth seats
only. Lift the bar under the front passenger’s seat to
unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want
it and release
the
bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure
the seat
is locked into place.
To tilt the front portion of the seat cushion up or down,
lift the seat lever located on the side of the seat cushion
closest to the door. Release the lever to lock the seat
into place.

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the rocker switch buttons located on the side of the
passenger’s seat cushion closest to the door. The top
button raises the seat cushion and the bottom button
lowers the seat cushion.
Manual Lumbar Support
The lumbar control is
located on the side
of
each front seatback closest
to the door. The control
provides additional support to your lower back and
works independently
of
other seat controls.
Use manual or power seat controls first to get the
proper seating position. Then proceed with the
lumbar adjustment.
The upper and lower seatback can be adjusted using the
small hand-wheel control. Turn the control forward to
increase support and rearward to decrease support.
Keep
in mind that as your seating position changes, as
it may during long trips, so should the position of the
lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.