1998 CADILLAC ELDORADO keyless

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Theft Parking Lots
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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e
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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SECURITY
If the ignition is off and
either door is open, the
SECURITY light will flash,
reminding
you to activate
the system.
The light will also flash if the battery has been
disconnected and reconnected. To activate the
theft-deterrent system:
1.
2.
3.
Open the door.
Lock the door using the power door lock
or the
remote keyless entry transmitter. The SECURITY
light should come on and stay
on.
Close both doors. The SECURITY light should go
off within about
30 seconds.
The horn will sound and the lamps will flash for about
30 seconds when a door or the trunk is opened without
the key or the remote keyless entry transmitter. The
horn
also sounds if the locks are damaged. Remember,
the theft-deterrent system won’t activate if
you lock
a door with a key or use the manual door lock.
It activates only
if you use a power door lock switch or
the remote keyless entry transmitter.
To 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.
0 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 either
door with your key. You can also turn
off the alarrn 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 pressed in.
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The illuminated entry 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.
Parade Dimming
This feature prohibits backlighting and the dimming
of the instrument panel lights during daylight while the
headlamps are
on. This feature operates with the light
sensor for the twilight sentinel and is fully automatic.
When
the light sensor reads darkness outside, the
instrument panel lights can be adjusted. Backlighting
to the instrument panel will also turn on.
Reading Lamps
The reading lamps are located in the roof. These lamps
and the interior courtesy lamps automatically come on
when either door
is opened and it is dark outside. For
manual operation, press the button
to turn them on.
Press it again to turn them off. If
the reading lamps are left
on. rney automatically shut
off IO minutes after the ignition has been turned off.
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver
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 I5 miles
(24 km) or less). Power will be restored for an additional
10 minutes if either 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If a no response is made after the DOORS LOCK IN
GEAR prompt is displayed, FEATURE
OFF will appear.
The automatic door locking system has been disabled
and no other door lock messages will be displayed.
LGHTS FLSH
AT UNLOCK, which is the next
available personalization feature to display, will appear
next. See “Lock/Unlock Confirmation” in
the Index for
more information.
If a yes response is made after the
DOORS LOCK IN
GEAR prompt
is displayed, FEATURE ON appears.
The automatic door locking system is enabled and
allows the DRIVR UNLOCK IN PARK prompt to
appear. Choosing this prompt advances
you to LGHTS
FLSH
AT UNLOCK whereas a no response will
display the DWR UNLOCK KEY OFF prompt.
If DRIVR UNLOCK KEY OFF is chosen, FEATURE
ON appears. You will advance to the LGHTS FLSH
AT UNLOCK prompt. If you don’t choose this
prompt, 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.
Lock/Unlock Confirmation
This personalization feature allows the driver to
program the parlung 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
RESET button to answer yes, press the INFO
RESET button to indicate no or press the INFO button
to skip to the next personalization feature.
To begin programming, your vehicle’s ignition must be
in RUN. Press and hold the INFO and
INFO RESET
buttons at the same time to display the following
prompts. LOCKKJNLOCK 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine EXT LIGHTS AT UNLOCK: Exterior lamps (parking
lamps, taillamps, sidemarker lamps, license plate lamps,
low-beam 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 until the key is turned 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
INFO button.
Remote Recall Memory (If Equipped with
Memory Personalization)
Memory settings that have been previously programmed
(climate control settings,
radio preset settings, exterior
lighting choices, remote 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
INFO and 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
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 RESET button to select or press
the
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.
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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.
Radio Personalization
With this feature, your vehicle will recall the latest radio
settings as adjusted the last time your vehicle was
operated. This feature allows two different drivers
to
store and recall their own radio settings for AM and FM
presets, last tuned station, volume, tone and audio
source (radio, cassette
or CD). The settings recalled by
the radio 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 and the ignition
is in RUN, the radio settings
will automatically adjust to where they were last set
by
the identified driver. The settings can also be changed by
briefly pressing the memory seat buttons
1 or 2 located
on the driver’s door. The new settings will be saved for
the driver.
Continuous Variable -- Road Sensing
Suspension
(CV-RSS) (ETC Only)
The CV-RSS automatically adjusts the ride of your
vehicle. Automatic ride control is achieved through a
computer used
to control and monitor the suspension
system. The controller receives input from various
sensors
to determine the proper system response. If the
controller detects
a problem within the system, the
Driver Information Center
(DIC) will display a
SERVICE RIDE CONTROL message. If this message
appears, have your vehicle serviced at your dealership.
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Some heating and cooling
controls can be adjusted at
the steering wheel. Other
touch controls operate some
audio controls. See “Audio
Steering Wheel Controls”
later in this section.
FAN SPEED: Press the up arrow lever to increase
the fan speed and the down arrow lever to decrease
fan speed.
TEMP: Press the up arrow lever to increase
the temperature and the down arrow lever to
decrease temperature.
Climate Control Personalization
(If Equipped j
This feature allows both driver’s (driver 1 or 2 depending
on the number
on the back of your remote keyless entry
transmitter)
to personalize their own climate control
settings. For more information, see “Programmable,
Memory and Personalization Features” in the Index.
Audio Systems
Your Cadillac audio system has been designed to operate
easily and give years of listening pleasure.
You will get
the most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself
with
it first. Find out what your audio system can do
and how
to operate all its controls, to be sure you‘re
getting the most out of the advanced engineering that
went into
it.
Setting the Clock
Press and hold HR or MN until the time display begins
to change. Release the button as you get close to the
correct time. The time may be set anytime the clock is
displayed. There is a two-second delay before the clock
goes into time-set mode.
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