1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE keyless

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Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities.
Although your vehicle has a number of theft-deterrent
features, we know that nothing we put on it can make
it impossible to steal. However, there are ways you
can help.
Key in the Ignition
If you leave your vehicle with the keys inside, it’s an
easy target for joy riders or professional thieves -- so
don’t do it.
When you park your vehicle and open the driver’s door, you’ll hear a chime reminding you to remove your key
from the ignition and take
it with you. Always do this.
Your steering wheel will be locked, and
so will your
ignition and transaxle. And remember to lock the doors.
Parking at Night
Park in a lighted spot, close all windows and lock your
vehicle. Remember to keep your valuables out of sight.
Put them in a storage area,
or take them with you. If you park in
a lot where someone will be watching
your vehicle, it’s best to lock it
up and take your keys.
But what if you have to leave your ignition key?
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If possible, park in a busy, well lit area.
Put your valuables
in a storage area, like your
trunk or glove
box. Be sure to close and lock the
storage area.
Close all windows.
Lock the glove
box.
Lock all the doors except the driver’s.
Then take the door key and remote keyless entry
transmitter with you.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Theft-Deterrent System (If Equipped) Remember, the theft-deterrent system won’t activate if
you lock the doors with a key or use the manual door
If the ignition
is off and lock.
It activates only if you use a power door lock
any door
is open, the switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter.
SECURITY
SECURITY
light will flash,
reminding you to activate
the system. To
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The light will also flash if the battery has been
disconnected and reconnected. To arm the system, do
the following:
1. Open the door.
2. Lock the door using the power door lock or the
remote keyless entry transmitter. The SECURITY
light should come on and stay on.
3. Close all the doors. The SECURITY light should go
The horn will sound and the lamps will flash for about
30 seconds when the door or trunk is opened without the
key or the remote keyless entry transmitter. The horn
also sounds if the locks
are damaged.
off within about
30 seconds. avoid activating
the alarm by accident:
Always unlock a door with a key or use the remote
keyless entry transmitter. (Pressing the unlock button
on the remote keyless entry transmitter disables the
theft-deterrent system.) Unlocking a door any other
way will activate the alarm. Cycling the ignition
without disarming the theft-deterrent system will
also activate the alarm.
The vehicle should be locked with the door key
after
the doors are closed if you don’t want to activate the
theft-deterrent system.
If you activate the alarm by accident, unlock any door with your key. You can also
turn off the alarm by using
the unlock button of the remote keyless entry
transmitter. The alarm won’t stop if you try to unlock a
door any other way.
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1. From inside the vehicle, roll down the window, then get out of the vehicle, keeping the door open.
2. From outside of the vehicle, with the door open, lock
the vehicle using the power door lock or the remote
keyless entry transmitter and close the door. Wait
30
seconds until the SECURITY light goes off.
3. Reach in and unlock the door using the manual lock
and open the door. The horn
will sound and the
headlamps will flash.
If the alarm does not sound when it should, check to see
if the horn works. The horn fuse may be blown. To
replace the fuse, see “Fuses and Circuit Breakers” in the
Index.
If the fuse does not need to be replaced, you may
need to have your vehicle serviced.
To reduce the possibility of theft, always activate the
theft-deterrent system when leaving your vehicle.
Valet Lockout Button
Pressing the valet button
located inside the glove box
will disable the use of the
power trunk, fuel door and
garage door openers.
Pressing this button again
will make these features
reusable. Locking the
glove box with the door
key will also help to secure
your vehicle.
Note that the remote keyless entry transmitter can’t be used to open the
trunk or fuel door if the valet button
is on.
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Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
If the manual parking lamp control has been left on, the
exterior lamps will
turn off approximately 10 minutes
after the ignition is turned to
LOCK or ACCESSORY.
This protects draining the battery in case yoihave
accidently left the headlamps or parking lamps on. If
you need to purposely leave the lamps on for more than
10 minutes with the ignition in LOCK or ACCESSORY,
turn the manual control knob off and then back on. To
delay the lahps from turning off, see "Twilight
Sentinel" earlier in this section.
Interior Lamps
Instrument Panel Brightness Control
Cluster lighting as well as instrument panel lighting
.automatically dims when it becomes dark outside and
your lights are on. When it's dark, the brightness control
can be manually adjusted by turning the lamp control
knob to the left to dimand
to the right to brighten the
lighting. Cluster lighting and instrument panel lighting automatically brighten when
it becomes light outside.
Courtesy Lamps (DeVille Only)
The courtesy lamps are located in the roof in the rear
seat. These lamps come
ofi with the lamp knob or when
any door is opened and it
is dark outside.
Illuminated Entry
The illuminated eptry system turns on the courtesy
lamps and the backlighting to, the 'door switches
and to
the lamp control
knob when a door is opened or if you
press
a remote keyless entry transmitter button. Since
the illuminated entry system has a photocell,
this means
that it must be dark outside
in order for the courtesy
lamps or backlighting to
turn on. The courtesy lamps
turn off approximately 20 seconds after the last door is
closed
or after the ignition key is placed in the ignition.
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This feature is designed to protect your vehicle’s
battery against drainage from the interior lamps,
trunk lamp, glove box lamp, cigarette lighters or the
garage door opener. When the ignition is turned
off,
the power to these features will automatically turn off
after 10 minutes (three minutes if a new car has 15 miles
(24 km) or less). Power will be restored for an additional
10 minutes if any door is opened, the trunk is opened or
the courtesy lamp switch is turned on.
Storage Mode Personalization
This feature is for long term use and must be
programmed through the Driver Information Center
(DIC) while the ignition is in RUN. Storage mode
personalization protects the battery by placing your
vehicle
in a storage mode so that the radio, amplifiers,
instrument cluster and remote keyless entry will not
drain the battery over a long period of time. For
programming information, see “Programmable, Memory
and Personalization Features” later in
this section.
Mirrors
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview Mirror
When this feature is turned on, the mirror automatically
changes to reduce glare from headlamps behind you. A
photocell on the mirror senses when it is becoming dark
outside. Another photocell, built into the mirror face,
senses when headlamps are behind you.
At night, when the glare is too high, the mirror will
gradually darken to reduce glare (this change may take a
few seconds). The mirror will return to its clear daytime
state when.the glare is reduced.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine FEATURE OFF appears as well as the next
prompt
-- DOORS UNLOCK IN PARK. If this
prompt is chosen, FEATURE ON appears. If a no
response was made, DOORS UNLOCK
KEY OFF will
appear. At this point, a yes or no response automatically
brings up the LGHTS
FLSH AT UNLOCK feature.
LocWnlock Confirmation
This personalization feature allows the driver to
program the parking lamps to blink when the lock or
unlock buttons on the remote keyless entry transmitter
are pressed, to program the horn to sound when the lock
button is pressed. and/or to program the exterior lamps to
turn on when the unlock button is pressed. Press the
TRIP (TRIP RESET) button to answer “yes,” press the
RESET (INFO RESET) button to indicate “no” or press
the INFORMATION (INFO) button to “skip” to the next
personalization feature.
To begin programming, your vehicle’s ignition must be
in RUN. Press and hold the INFORMATION (INFO)
and RESET (INFO RESET) buttons at the same time to display the following prompts. LOCKNNLOCK
confirmation is the second feature to appear. To “skip”
past the first personalization feature, press the
INFORMATION
(INFO) button.
LGHTS FLSH AT UNLOCK: Parking lamps blink
twice when the unlock button on the remote keyless
entry transmitter is pressed.
LIGHTS FLASH AT LOCK: Parking lamps blink
once when
the lock button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter
is pressed.
HORN SOUNDS AT LOCK: Horn sounds when
the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter
is pressed.
EXT LIGHTS AT UNLOCK: Exterior lamps (parking
lamps, taillamps, sidemarker lamps, license plate lamps, low-beafn headlamps, etc.)
turn on when the unlock
button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, and
it is dark outside. These lamps stay on for
about
20 seconds or when the key is turned out of OFF.
The prompts listed here appear in the same order as
displayed on the Driver Information Center (DIC).
FEATURE ON appears when a yes response is made
and FEATURE
OFF appears with a no response. To skip
to the next personalization feature (REMOTE RECALL
MEMORY), press the INFORMATION (INFO) button.
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Memory Personalization)
Memory settings that have been previously programmed
(climate control settings, radio preset settings, exterior
lighting choices, lockhnlock confirmation choices and
programmable automatic door lock choices)
can be
recalled by using the remote keyless entry transmitter or
by placing the key in your vehicle’s ignition.
Before you begin programming, make sure that
your
vehicle’s ignition is in RUN. To begin programming,
press the INFORMATION
(INFO) and RESET (INFO
RESET) buttons at the same time for about two seconds.
As mentioned, remote recall memory is the third feature
to appear. To “skip” past the first two personalization
features, press the INFORMATION
(INFO) button.
When REMOTE RECALL MEMORY appears, the
driver is able to recall memory settings when the unlock
button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is
pressed. Press the TRIP SET (TRIP RESET) button to
select or press the RESET (INFO RESET) button to
answer no and to continue on to the next prompt.
FEATURE ON displays when a yes response is made. If
a no response was made, the
KEY IN RECALL
MEMORY prompt will show next. This choice recalls
memory settings when the key is placed in your
vehicle’s ignition. FEATURE ON displays for a yes
response and FEATURE
OFF for a no response. A yes
or no response is required.
Curb View Mirror (If Equipped with
Memory Personalization)
If your vehicle has this personalization feature,
MIRROR TILT
IN REV will be the fourth
personalization prompt to display on the Driver
Information Center (DIC).
To program your vehicle, press the INFORMATION
(INFO) and RESET (INFO RESET) buttons at the same
time for about two seconds. When MIRROR TILT
IN
REV appears, a “yes” or “no” response is needed. Press
the TRIP SET (TRIP RESET) button to answer yes or
the RESET
(INFO RESET) button to answer no.
FEATURE ON displays when a yes response is made
and FEATURE
OFF shows after a no response. If
you
do not want to change the setting of this feature,
press the INFORMATION (INFO) button to skip to
the next personalization feature which is Storage
Mode Personalization.

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Before you begin programming, make sure that your vehicle’s ignition is
in RUN. To begin programming,
press the INFORMATION (INFO) and RESET (INFO
RESET) buttons at the same time for about two seconds.
The first message to appear
is DOORS LOCK IN
GEAR. Press the INFORMATION
(INFO) button after
this prompt is displayed until the STORAGE MODE
prompt appears on the Driver Information Center (DIC).
Press the TRIP (TRIP RESET) button to answer “yes” or press the RESET (INFO RESET) button to indicate a
“no” response.
FEATURE ON appears when a yes response is made
and FEATURE
OFF shows when a no response is made.
Since this is the last personalization feature available,
a
yes or no response will end out of the Driver
Information Center (DIC) display.
Once the battery guard has been programmed, your
vehicle will enter the storage mode about
20 minutes
after the ignition key has been turned off.
Your vehicle will stay in the storage mode until the
ignition key is turned out of LOCK. The system will
“wake-up” when the door key is inserted into the door,
however, your vehicle will remain in the storage mode.
The ignition must be out
of LOCK before the battery
guard is disabled.
Home and Away Feature
To program, hold two radio preset buttons at the same
time until
HOME PRESETS DRVR 1 ( DRVR 2)
appears on the Driver Information Center (DIC) display.
At this time, you are able to input your desired radio
stations. Holding the same
two radio preset buttons
again will display AWAY PRESETS DRVR
1 (or
DRVR
2). Radio stations that are out of your normal
operating range can be input at this time.
Climate Control Personalization
With this feature, your vehicle will recall the latest
climate control settings as adjusted the last time your
vehicle was operated. This feature allows two different
drivers to store and recall their own climate control
settings. The settings recalled by the climate control
system are determined by which remote keyless entry
transmitter
(“1” or “2”) was used to enter the vehicle.
The number on the back of the remote keyless entry
transmitter corresponds to driver
1 or to driver 2. After
the unlock button is pressed on the remote keyless entry
transmitter or the ignition key
is placed in the ignition,
the climate control settings will automatically adjust to
where they were last set. The settings can also be
changed by briefly pressing the memory seat buttons
1 or 2 located on the driver’s door.