1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE display

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To turn on the automatic dimming feature, press
AUTO.
To turn off automatic dimming, press OW.
The green indicator light will be illuminated when this
feature is active.
Time Delay
The automatic mirror has a time delay feature which
prevents unnecessary switching from the night back to
the day position.
This delay prevents rapid changing of
the mirror as you drive under lights and through traffic.
Cleaning the Photocells
Use a cotton swab and glass cleaner to clean the
photocells when necessary.
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview Mirror
with Compass
(If Equipped)
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Your vehicle may have an electrochromic inside
rearview mirror with a compass.
When set in the
MIRROR position, this mirror
automatically changes
to reduce glare from headlamps
behind you.
The
mirror also includes an eight-point compass display in
the upper right corner of the mirror face. When on, the compass automatically calibrates as the vehicle is driven.
When cleaning the mirror, use a paper towel or similar
material dampened with glass cleaner.
Do not spray
glass cleaner directly on the mirror as that may cause the
liquid cleaner to enter the mirror housing.

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The right side of the switch located at the bottom of the
mirror turns the electrochromic mirror on
and off. To
turn on the automatic dimming feature, press MIRROR.
To turn off automatic dimming, press MIRROR again.
The green indicator light will be illuminated when this
feature is active. Press the COMPASS switch once to turn the compass on
or off.
When the ignition and the compass feature are on, the
compass will show two character boxes for
approximately two seconds. After two seconds, the
mirror will display the compass heading.
If, after two seconds, the display does not show a
compass heading
("N' for North, for example), there
may be a strong magnetic field interfering with the compass. Such interference may be caused by a
magnetic antenna mount, magnetic note pad holder
or a
similar magnetic item.
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The mirror is set in zone eight upon leaving the factory.
It will be necessary to adjust the compass to compensate
for compass variance if
you live outside zone eight.
Under certain circumstances,
as during a long distance
cross-country trip, it will be necessary to adjust for
compass variance. Compass variance
is the difference
between earth’s magnetic north and true geographic
north.
If not adjusted to account for compass variance,
your compass could give
false readings.
To adjust for compass variance:
1. Use the COMPASS button located at the bottom of
the mirror.
2. Press and hold the COMPASS button until a zone
number appears in the display.
on the following zone map.
3. Find your current location and variance zone number 4. Press the COMPASS button on the bottom of the
mirror until the new zone number appears
in the
display. After you stop pressing the button,
the display
will show a
“C” in the direction display within a
few seconds.
(This is the automatic calibration
mode
-- you’ll need to drive in a circle to calibrate the
mirror. See “Compass Calibration” following.)
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If the letter “C” appears in the compass display, the
mirror may need calibration.
The mirror can be calibrated in one
of two ways:
0 Drive the vehicle in circles at 5 mph (8 km/h) or less
0 Drive the vehicle on’your everyday routine.
until the display reads a direction, or
The control on the
driver’s door armrest
operates both outside
rearview
mirrors. Rotate the
control knob to choose the
right or left mirror.
To adjust the mirror, push the control knob in the
direction you want the mirror to
go. Adjust each mirror
so you can see the side of your vehicle and the area
behind your vehicle.
When you operate the rear window defogger, it
also
warms both outside mirrors to help clear them of fog
or ice.
The mirrors can also be programmed for personalization
if you have the optional memory package. For more
information, see “Memory Seat and Mirrors” in
the Index.
Driver’s Outside Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
Only the driver’s side outside mirror will adjust for the
glare
of headlamps behind you. This feature is
controlled by the on and
off settings on the
electrochromic mirror. See “Electrochromic Daymight
Rearview Mirror” earlier in this section.
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With the digital and analog cluster, you can go back and
forth from English (miles) to metric (kilometers) by
pressing this button.
Speedometer ar Odometer
The speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour
(km/h). The
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers
(used in Canada).
You may wonder what happens if a vehicle has to have a
new odometer installed. The new one may read the
correct mileage. This is because your vehicle’s computer
has stored the mileage in memory.
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Digital Cluster
YES
TRIP RESET Analog Cluster TRIP
YES Note that other readings such as temperature, fuel and
trip odometer also go back and forth between English
and metric.
Analog Cluster Vehicle Speed Limiter
Digital Cluster
This feature prevents your vehicle from exceeding
speeds that the tires are not rated for. When
this
happens, the engine’s fuel supply is shut off. When the
vehicle speed slows, the fuel supply will come on again.
By pressing
one of these buttons, you can tell, how far
you’ve traveled since you last set the trip odometer back
to zero. For,information on resetting these buttons, see
“Digital or Analog Control Buttons’’ later in this sect\
ion.
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PREMIUM U.NLEADED FUEL
ONLY
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Analog Cluster Digital Cluster
The fuel gage shows approximately how much fuel is in
the tank. It works only when the ignition is
in RUN.
On the digital cluster, if the fuel level is within
approximately 2 gallons (7.6 L) of being full, the letter F is
shown. If the fuel level is less than approximately
3 gallons (1 1.4 L) from being empty, the letter E is shown.
If the fuel supply gets down to approximately 3 gallons
(11.4 L), the number “3” will be displayed on the fuel
gage, and the
FUEL LEVEL LOW message will appear
on the Driver Information Center
@IC). (On the analog
fuel gage, the
FUEL LEVEL LOW message will
also appear.)
Here are a few concerns some owners have had about
the fuel gage. All
of these situations are normal and do
not indicate that anything is wrong with the fuel gage:
At the gas station the gas pump shuts off before the
gage reads
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It takes more (or less) gas to fill the tank than the
gage said. For example, the gage read
8 GALLONS
(30 L), but it took more (or less) than the tank’s
remaining capacity to fill it.
speed up.
The gage may change when you turn, stop or
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mile-per-gallon (AVG MPG).
You can also display it in
metric units by pressing the ENG MET button.
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When AVG MPG is selected, the total distance is
divided by the total fuel used.
When the INST button (Instantaneous Fuel Economy) is
selected, you will see what the fuel economy is at that
instant. The computer takes a new reading twice every
second. It will show economy up to
70 miles-per-gallon
(or
2 L per 100 km).
To reset the average fuel economy, press the INFORMATION button until the AVG MPG is
displayed on the Driver Information Center (DIC). Press and hold the
RESET button until both the fuel data
center and DIC display reads
0.0.
Digital Cluster
For vehicles equipped with an analog cluster (not shown), fuel data can be obtained by pressing the
INFO button. See “Analog Control Buttons’’ later
in this section.
The fuel data panel tells you all you need to know about
the fuel economy and how far you can travel with the
he1 remaining. The
RANGE display shows how far the computer thinks
you can travel with the fuel that is in the tank. The
computer does not know what driving conditions will be
like for the rest of your trip,
so the range is estimated
based on the recent fuel economy. Therefore,
the range
reading may change as your driving habits change. Going from city to highway driving may increase the
range reading.
If the range display shows
LO, you should stop for fuel
as soon as possible.
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This display gives you the status of many of your
vehicle’s systems. The DIC is also used to display driver
personalization features and warningktatus messages.
Digital Control Buttons (DeVille and
DeVille d’Elegance Only)
DISPLAY ON/OFF: Pressing this button will turn off
the Driver Information Center (DIC), Electronic Climate
Control (ECC), fuel data center, the fuel gage, trip
odometer and odometer. While the displays are off,
pressing the INFORMATION button will only turn on
the DIC. If the TRIP button is pressed or the fuel level
falls below
4 gallons (15.2 L), all of the displays will
come back on.
ENGMET: You can change the display from English
(miles) to metric (kilometers) by pressing this button.
The same button also changes other readings (like
temperature, fuel and odometer).
TRIP: By using this button, you can tell how far you’ve
gone since you last set the TRIP back to zero. To reset,
press and hold the button until zeros appear. If your
vehicle is domestic, the trip odometer will return to zero
after 999.9 miles
(1 609 km). If your vehicle is
Canadian, the trip odometer will return
to zero after 1
999.9 km (1,242 miles).
INFORMATION: Pressing this button repeatedly will
display the MPG AVG,
GAL FUEL USED, AVG MPH,
ENGINE RPM, BATTERY VOLTS, COOLANT TEMP
and OIL LIFE LEFT.