1999 CADILLAC CATERA cruise control

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2-37 Cruise Control
With cruise control, you can maintain a speed of about
25 mph (40 km/h) or more without keeping your foot on
the accelerator. This can help on long trips. Cruise
control does not work at speeds below about
25 mph (40 km/h).
Cruise control shuts off when you apply the brakes.
CAUTION:

Cruise control can be dangerous where you
can't drive safely at a steady speed. So,
don't use your cruise control on winding
roads or in heavy traffic.

Cruise control can be dangerous on
slippery roads. On such roads, fast changes
in tire traction can cause needless wheel
spinning, and you could lose control. Don't
use cruise control on slippery roads.
If your vehicle is in cruise control when the traction
control begins to limit wheel spin, the cruise control will
automatically disengage. (See ªTraction Control
Systemº in the Index.) When road conditions allow you
to safely use it again, you may turn the cruise control
back on.

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Setting Cruise Control
CAUTION:
If you leave your cruise control switch on when
you're not using cruise, you might hit a button
and go into cruise when you don't want to. You
could be startled and even lose control. Keep the
cruise control switch off until you want to use it.
1. Accelerate to the speed you want.
2. Press the SET/ACCEL. button at the end of the lever
and release it.
3. Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.

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Resuming a Set Speed
Setting the cruise control at a desired speed and then
applying the brake will end the cruise function. Once
you're going about 25 mph (40 km/h) or more, you can
press the RESUME/DECEL. button briefly to reset. This
returns you to your desired preset speed.
If you hold the SET/ACCEL. button in briefly, the
vehicle will accelerate until you release the button or
apply the brake. So unless you want to go faster, don't
hold the button in.Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to go to a higher speed:

Use the accelerator pedal to go to a higher speed.
Push the SET/ACCEL. button at the end of the lever
and then release the button and the accelerator pedal.
You'll now cruise at a higher speed.

Press the SET/ACCEL. button until the desired
speed is reached. The new speed is maintained when
the button is released. To increase your speed in very
small amounts, tap the SET/ACCEL. button
repeatedly. Each time you do this, your vehicle will
go about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster.
The accelerate feature will only work after you have
set the cruise control speed by pushing the
SET/ACCEL. button.
Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:

Press the RESUME/DECEL. button at the end of the
lever until you reach a desired lower speed, then
release it.

To slow down in very small amounts, tap the
RESUME/DECEL. button repeatedly. Each time you
do this, you'll go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.

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Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When
you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow
down to the cruise control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well the cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load and the steepness of the hills.
When going up steep hills, you may have to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear
to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brake
takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to
be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on
steep hills.
Ending Cruise Control
There are two ways to end cruise control:

Step lightly on the brake pedal.

Press the OFF button at the end of the cruise lever.
Erasing Speed Memory
The cruise control set speed memory is erased when you
turn off the cruise control or the ignition.Exterior Lamps
These controls on the left side of the instrument panel
operate the following lamp systems:
Lamp control dial (operates all lamps except the
Twilight Sentinel, fog lamps and brightness control).
Pull this dial toward you to turn on the interior lamps
and push the dial back in to turn the lamps off.

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2-74 Cruise Control Light
This light comes on
whenever you set your
vehicle's cruise control.
Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
This light will come on
when you turn on the
ignition and the windshield
washer fluid container is
less than one
-third full.
Trunk Ajar Light
This light will come on if
your vehicle's trunk is not
completely closed.
Fuel Gage
The fuel gage shows
approximately how much
fuel is in the tank. It works
only when the ignition is
in ON.

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Instrument Panel Fuse Block (Driver's Side)
The fuse block is located below the steering wheel on
the driver's side. Using a screwdriver, loosen the two
trim fasteners under the trim panel and pull the trim
panel away from the instrument panel to access.
Fuse Usage
1 RH and LH Front Side Door Window
Regulator Motor, LH Front Side Door
Window Switch
2 Stoplamp Switch, Cruise Control
Release Switch
3 Automatic Transmission Range Switch,
Automatic Transmission Control Indicator,
Power Steering Control Module, Hazard
Warning Switch, Automatic Transmission
Winter Mode Switch, Transmission Control
Module (TCM)

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Fuse Usage
4 RH and LH Rear Seat Cushion Heater
Relay, Rear Sunshade Motor
5 Transmission Control Module
6 Radio Speaker Amplifier
7 RH and LH Rear Side Door Window
Regulator Motor
8 Headlamp Switch, Turn Signal Switch,
Horn Relay, CD Changer,
Multifunction Relay
9 Windshield Wiper Motor and Relay,
Windshield Wiper and Windshield
Washer Switch
10 Body Control Module (BCM), Heater
Water Auxiliary Pump, Fan Control
Relays, Auxiliary Water Pump Relay
11 Heater and A/C Control, RH and LH
Outside Rearview Mirrors
12 Hazard Warning Switch, Instrument
Cluster, Data Link Connector (DLC),
Stoplamp Switch, Gage Cluster, Heater
and A/C Control.
13 Remote Control Outside Rearview Mirror
Switch, A/C Compressor Relay, Coolant
Fan Test Connector, A/C Load SwitchFuse Usage
14 Cellular Telephone, RH and LH
Windshield Washer Nozzles, Driver and
Passenger Heated Seat Switch, Heater and
A/C Control, Heated Outside Rearview
Mirror and Rear Window Defogger Relay
15 Rear Suspension Leveling Air
Compressor Relay, Instrument Cluster,
Gage Cluster, Cruise Control Switch,
Headlamp Switch, Multifunction Relay,
Passenger and Driver Heated Seat Relay,
BCM, Sunroof Actuator, Automatic Level
Control Sensor, RH and LH Heated Rear
Seat Switch, RH and LH Heated Rear
Seat Cushion Relay, Driver Seat Adjuster
Memory Module, LH Front Side Door
Window Switch, Inside Rearview Mirror
16 Cigarette Lighter (Front and Console)
17 Horn #1 and #2
18 Fuel Pump
19 Electronic Brake/Traction Control
Module
20 Passenger and Driver Heated Seat Relay
21 Daytime Running Lamp (DRL) Relay,
LH High
-Beam Headlamp Relay

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8-3
Leather 6-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades 6-48 . . . . . . .
Outside of Your Vehicle 6-49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Speaker Covers 6-48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tires 6-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Top of the Instrument Panel 6-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vinyl 6-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wheels 6-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Climate Control System 3-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clock, Setting the 3-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cluster, Instrument Panel 2-62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comfort Controls 3-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems 3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Compact Disc Changer Errors 3-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Compartments, Storage 2-49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Console Shift Lever 2-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Console Storage 2-50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Control of a Vehicle 4-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Convenience Net 2-50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Convex Outside Mirror 2-49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coolant 6-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding 6-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Checking 6-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heater, Engine 2-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to Add to the Coolant Surge Tank 5-13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Surge Tank 5-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What to Use 6-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cooling System 5-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cornering Lamps 2-44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Courtesy Transportation 7-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cruise Control 2-37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cruise Control Light 2-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customer Assistance
Information 7
-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Offices 7-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Text Telephone (TTY) Users 7-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer Satisfaction Procedure 7-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Damage, Finish 6-52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Damage, Sheet Metal 6-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) 2-42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dead Battery 5-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defects, Reporting Safety 7-10, 7-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defensive Driving 4-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defogger, Rear Window 3-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defrosting 3-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dimensions, Vehicle 6-63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dolby Noise Reduction 3-13, 3-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Door
Central Unlocking System 2
-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Locks 2-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DRIVE (D), Automatic Transmission 2-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver Position 1-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver's Side Instrument Panel Fuse Block 6-57 . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver's Side Temperature Knob 3-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driving
City 4
-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defensive 4-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drunken 4-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Freeway 4-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In a Blizzard 4-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In Foreign Countries 6-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In Rain and on Wet Roads 4-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .