1998 CADILLAC ELDORADO service

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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SIR" system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving. such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the nlanual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information
on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 7- 12.
Index
Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
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you want to read.
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ELDORADO are registered trademarks
of General
Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time
it
was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the
product after that time without further notice. For
vehicles first
sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors
of Canada Limited” for Cadillac Motor
Car Division whenever it appears
in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be
there
if you ever need it when you‘re on the road. If you
sell the vehicle. please leave this manual in it so the new
owner can
use it.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Few automobiles are fortunate enough to have the rich heritage
that is Cadillac. The name Cadillac is appropriately that
of
Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac, the French military commander
who founded the city of Detroit in 1701. What better name for
the oldest automobile manufacturer in Detroit.
Henry M. Leland, known as the master of precision,
initiated his precision manufacturing techniques at the
founding
of Cadillac in 1902. His exacting standards
prompted the motto by which Cadillac has been guided
over
the wars - "Craftsmanship A Creed - Accuracy
X Law.''
The introduction of the first four cylinder engine in 1905
led the industry and enabled Cadillacs to travel at speeds
up to
50 mph.
For attention to quality and innovation, the Royal
Automobile Club of England awarded
the prestigious
Dewar Trophy to Cadillac twice . . . first in 1908 for
achieving perfect interchangeability
of parts and again
for introducing the electric self starter, electric lighting
and ignition system on 1912 models. Cadillac
is the
only American manufacturer to win this honor and
the only manufacturer in the world to win it twice.
As
commonplace as standardized parts are today, in 1908
parts were still individually hand fitted both in
production and service.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine finest documents ever written. It was published following
the introduction
of the first production V8 engine,
which
was standard in all Cadillacs beginning with the
1915 model.
Many Cadillac “firsts” have followed over the years,
inciuding the synchro-mech clashless transmission, a
nationwide comprehensive service policy. security plate
glass. chrome plating and the first car to be designed
by
a stylist ( 1927 LaSalle/Harley Earl). The ’30s witnessed
production
of the powerful, smooth and quiet V12 and
V16 engines. The crisp, contemporary lines of the 1938
60 Special series ushered in a new era in styling.
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During World War 11, shortly after Pearl Harbor.
Cadillac discontinued car production
for the first time
since
1902 in order to construct light tanks, combat
vehicles and internal parts for Allison V17 10 engines.
Two Cadillac V8 engines and Hydra-Matic
transmissions were used
in each M5AI and M24 tanks.
1931 VI6 Sport Phaeton

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Air bags are designed to inflate only once. After they
inflate, you’ll need some new parts for your air bag
system.
If you don’t get them, the air bag system
won’t be there
to help protect you in another crash.
A new system will include air bag modules and
possibly other parts. The service manual for your
vehicle covers the need
to replace other parts.
Your vehicle
is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module, which records information about
the air bag system. The module records information
about the readiness
of the system. when the
sensors are activated and driver’s safety belt usage
at deployment.
Let
only qualified technicians work on your air
bag system. Improper service can mean that your
air bag system won’t work properly. See your dealer
for service.
NOTICE:
If you damage the covering for the driver’s air
bag, it may not work properly. You
may have to
replace the air bag module.
Do not open or break
the air bag covering.
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
Air bags affect how your vehicle should be serviced.
There are parts
of the air bag system in several places
around your vehicle. You don’t want
the system to
inflate while someone is worlung on your vehicle.
Your dealer and the Cadillac Service Manual have
information about servicing your vehicle and the air bag
system.
To purchase a service manual, see “Service and
Owner Publications” in
the Index.
I A CAUTION:
For up to 10 seconds after the ignition key is
turned off and the battery is disconnected,
an air
bag can still inflate during improper service. You
can be injured if you
are close to an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid yellow connectors. They are
probably part of the air bag system.
Be sure to
follow proper service procedures, and make sure
the person performing work for you is qualified
to do so.
The air bag system does not need regular maintenance.
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If you are leaving the vehicle, open the door, set the
locks from the inside, get out and close the door.
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
With this feature, you can
lock and unlock the doors,
unlock the
trunk, open the
fuel door and turn on your
vehicle’s interior lamps
from about
10 feet (3 m)
away using the remote
keyless entry transmitter
supplied with your vehicle.
Your remote keyless entry system operates on
a radio
frequency subject to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation. This
device complies with
RSS-210 of Industry Canada.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
Changes or modifications to
this system by other than
an authorized service facility could void authorization
to use this equipment.
The range of this system is about
10 feet (3 m). At times
you may notice a decrease in range.
This is normal for
any remote keyless entry transmitter.
If the transmitter
does not work or if you have to stand closer to your
vehicle for the transmitter
to work, try this:
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Check to determine if battery replacement is
necessary. See the instructions that follow.
Check the distance. You may be too far from your
vehicle.
You may need to stand closer during rainy
or snowy weather.
Check the location. Other vehicles
or objects may be
blocking the signal. Take a few steps to the left or
right, hold the transmitter higher, and
try again.
If you’re still having trouble, see your dealer or a
qualified technician for service.
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& When you press this symbol to unlock the driver’s
door, the parking lamps
on your vehicle will blink twice.
(You can program your vehicle so the parking lamps
will not flash. For more information, see “LocWnlock
Confirmation” later in this section.) Pressing it again
within five seconds will unlock the other doors. Pressing
this button will also disarm the optional theft-deterrent
system and turn
on the interior lamps at night.
8 When you press this symbol to lock the doors,
the parking lamps will blink once. (You can program
your vehicle
so the parking lamps will not flash. For
more information, see “LockKJnlock Confirmation”
later in this section.) This also arms the optional
theft-deterrent system.
a Press this symbol to open the trunk. (The
valet button must be off.)
Press this button to open the fuel door. (The
valet button must be
off.)
The remote keyless entry transmitter can also be used
to recall the memory seats for up to two drivers. For
more information, see “Memory Seat and Mirrors”
in the Index. Note
that pressing the transmitter buttons numerous
times (approximately
500 times) out of the vehicle’s
operating range may cause the transmitter
not to work.
Replacing the battery and pressing the transmitter
buttons
10 or more times out of range will also cause
the transmitter not to work. To reset the transmitter, you
must be within
the vehicle’s operating range. Press and
hold the trunk button, and within
one second, press and
hold the lock button. Continue to hold both buttons for
approximately
three seconds. See your dealer for service
if your transmitter still doesn’t work properly.
Matching Transmitter@) To Your Vehicle
Each remote keyless entry transmitter is coded to
prevent another transmitter from unlockmg your vehicle.
If a transmitter is lost or stolen,
a replacement can be
purchased through your dealer. Once your dealer has
coded the new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not
unlock your vehicle. Each vehicle can have
only up to
four transmitters matched to
it.
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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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