1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE oil

yellowblue
v
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
CAUTION
POSSIBLE
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BATTERY
ACID COULD
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR
FLAME
COULD
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
AIR BAG
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
MASTER
LIGHTING
SWITCH
TURN
SIGNALS
PARKING
LAMPS
HAZARD
WARNING
FLASHER
DAYTIME
RUNNING
LAMPS
FOG LAMPS
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
WASHER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
REAR
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE
COOLANT
TEMP
BATTERY
CHARGING
SYSTEM
BRAKE
COOLANT
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
HORN
SPEAKER
FUEL
Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.

yellowblue
2-21
3. If your engine still won't start (or starts but then
stops), it could be flooded with too much gasoline.
Try pushing your accelerator pedal all the way to the
floor and holding it there as you hold the key in
START for about three seconds. If the vehicle starts
briefly but then stops again, do the same thing.
NOTICE:
Your engine is designed to work with the
electronics in your vehicle. If you add electrical
parts or accessories, you could change the way
the engine operates. Before adding electrical
equipment, check with your dealer. If you don't,
your engine might not perform properly.
If you ever have to have your vehicle towed, see
the part of this manual that tells how to do it
without damaging your vehicle. See ªTowing
Your Vehicleº in the Index.
Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped)
A. Engine Oil Dipstick Location
B. Engine Coolant Heater Cord
C. Transaxle Dipstick/Fluid Fill Location
In very cold weather, 0
F (
-18
C) or colder, the engine
coolant heater can help. You'll get easier starting and
better fuel economy during engine warm
-up. Usually,
the coolant heater should be plugged in a minimum of
four hours prior to starting your vehicle.

yellowblue
2-22 To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Open the hood and unwrap the electrical cord.
The electrical cord is located on the driver's side of
the engine, behind the transaxle dipstick/fluid fill
location (C) and next to the engine.
3. Plug it into a normal, grounded 110
-volt AC outlet.
CAUTION:
Plugging the cord into an ungrounded outlet
could cause an electrical shock. Also, the wrong
kind of extension cord could overheat and cause
a fire. You could be seriously injured. Plug the
cord into a properly grounded three
-prong
11 0
-volt AC outlet. If the cord won't reach, use a
heavy
-duty three-prong extension cord rated for
at least 15 amps.
4. Before starting the engine, be sure to unplug
and store the cord as it was before to keep it
away from moving engine parts. If you don't, it
could be damaged.
How long should you keep the coolant heater plugged
in? The answer depends on the outside temperature, the
kind of oil you have, and some other things. Instead of
trying to list everything here, we ask that you contact
your dealer in the area where you'll be parking your
vehicle. The dealer can give you the best advice for that
particular area.

yellowblue
2-76 Oil Pressure Light
This light tells you if there
could be a problem with
your engine oil pressure.
The light goes on when you turn your key to RUN or
START. It goes off once you start your engine. That's a
check to be sure the light works. If it doesn't come on,
be sure to have it fixed so it will be there to warn you if
something goes wrong.
When the light comes on and stays on, it means that
oil isn't flowing through your engine properly. You
could be low on oil and you might have some other
system problem.CAUTION:
Don't keep driving if the oil pressure is low. If
you do, your engine can become so hot that it
catches fire. You or others could be burned.
Check your oil as soon as possible and have your
vehicle serviced.
NOTICE:
Damage to your engine from neglected oil
problems can be costly and is not covered by
your warranty.

yellowblue
2-79
Driver Information Center (DIC)
This display gives you the status of many of your
vehicle's systems. The DIC is also used to display driver
personalization features and warning/status messages.
DIC Controls and Displays
Digital Control Buttons (DeVille and DeVille
d'Elegance Only)
DISPLAY ON/OFF: Pressing this button will turn off
the DIC, Electronic Climate Control (ECC), fuel data
center, the fuel gage, trip odometer and odometer. While
the displays are off, pressing the INFORMATION SKIP
button will only turn on the DIC. If the TRIP YES
button is pressed or the fuel level falls below four
gallons (15.2 L), all of the displays will come back on.
ENG/MET: 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 YES: By using this button, you can tell how far
you've gone since you last set the trip display 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 SKIP: Pressing this button
repeatedly will display the MPG AVG, GAL FUEL
USED, AVG MPH, ENGINE RPM, BATTERY
VOLTS, COOLANT TEMP and OIL LIFE LEFT.

yellowblue
2-80
TIMER: This feature is like a stopwatch, in that
you can clock the time it takes to get from one point
to another.
To operate, press the TIMER button until TIMER OFF
00:00:00 is displayed on the DIC. Each of the fields for
the hours, minutes and seconds are two numeric digits.
Once TIMER OFF 00:00:00 is displayed, press the
TIMER button to start the timing feature. Press the
TIMER button again to stop it. If you will be starting and
stopping your vehicle
-- during a trip for instance -- the
TIMER feature will automatically start timing where it left
off when you last stopped. To reset it, press and hold the
RESET NO button until the display reads TIMER
00:00:00. Press the INFORMATION SKIP button to
exit from the TIMER function.
RESET NO: Pressing this button will reset the MPG
AVG, GAL FUEL USED, AVG MPH and OIL LIFE
LEFT. Pressing RESET NO when a non
-resettable
display appears will cause a ªrecallº mode to occur.
When this happens, all DIC warning messages that have
been displayed since the ignition key was turned to
RUN will redisplay. If no messages were displayed, a
MONITORED SYSTEMS OK message will appear.MPG AVG (Reset): Press the INFORMATION SKIP
button to display the MPG AVG (Average Fuel
Economy), then press and hold the RESET NO
button until 0.0 MPG AVG is displayed.
GAL FUEL USED (Reset): Press the INFORMATION
SKIP button to display the GAL FUEL USED on the
DIC, then press and hold the RESET NO button
until 0.0 GAL FUEL USED is displayed.
AVG MPH (Reset): Press the INFORMATION
SKIP button to display the AVG MPH (Average Speed),
then press and hold the RESET NO button until
0.0 AVG MPH is displayed.
OIL LIFE LEFT (Reset): Press the INFORMATION
SKIP button to display the OIL LIFE LEFT, then press
and hold the RESET NO button until 100% OIL LIFE
LEFT is displayed. (This only needs to be reset after you
have had the oil changed.)

yellowblue
2-81
Analog Control Buttons (DeVille Concours Only)
YES TRIP RESET: By using this button, you can tell
how far you've gone since you last set the trip display
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).
NO INFO RESET: Pressing this button will reset the
MPG AVG, GAL FUEL USED, AVG MPH and OIL
LIFE LEFT. Pressing NO INFO RESET when a
non
-resettable display appears will cause a ªrecallº
mode to occur. When this happens, all DIC warning
messages that have been displayed since the ignition key
was turned to RUN will redisplay. If no messages were
displayed, a MONITORED SYSTEMS OK message
will appear.SKIP INFO: Pressing this button repeatedly will
display the RANGE, MPG AVG, MPG INST, GAL
FUEL USED, AVG MPH, BATTERY VOLTS and
OIL LIFE LEFT.
TIMER: This feature is like a stopwatch, in that
you can clock the time it takes to get from one point
to another.
To operate, press the TIMER button until TIMER OFF
00:00:00 is displayed on the DIC. Each of the fields for
the hours, minutes and seconds are two numeric digits.
Once TIMER OFF 00:00:00 is displayed, press the
TIMER button to start the timing feature. Press the
TIMER button again to stop it. If you will be starting
and stopping your vehicle
-- during a trip for
instance
-- the TIMER feature will automatically start
timing where it left off when you last stopped. To reset
it, press and hold the NO INFO RESET button until the
display reads TIMER 00:00:00. Press the NO INFO
RESET button to exit from the TIMER function.
ENG/MET: 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).

yellowblue
2-82
MPG AVG (Reset): Press the SKIP INFO button to
display the MPG AVG (Average Fuel Economy), then
press and hold the NO INFO RESET button until
0.0 MPG AVG is displayed.
GAL FUEL USED (Reset): Press the SKIP INFO
button to display the GAL FUEL USED on the DIC,
then press and hold the NO INFO RESET button until
0.0 GAL FUEL USED is displayed.
AVG MPH (Reset): Press the SKIP INFO button to
display the AVG MPH (Average Speed), then press and
hold the NO INFO RESET button until 0.0 AVG MPH
is displayed.
OIL LIFE LEFT (Reset): Press the SKIP INFO button
to display the OIL LIFE LEFT, then press and hold the
NO INFO RESET button until 100% OIL LIFE LEFT is
displayed. (This only needs to be reset after you have
had the oil changed.)DIC Messages
These messages will appear if there is a problem sensed
in one of your vehicle's systems. Vehicles that are first
sold in Canada will have a number after each message.
This number helps to identify the message which is only
displayed in English.
APPLY BRAKE TO SHIFT
- 46: This message will
appear if your vehicle is in PARK (P) for about 15
seconds and the brake is not pressed in. To remove this
message from the DIC display, hold the OFF and the
blue (cooler) buttons on the digital cluster control panel
for about five seconds. On the analog climate control
panel, press the OFF button (next to the MODE button)
and the down arrow on the PASS TEMP button for
about five seconds. Hold the same two buttons to
display the message again.
BATTERY NOT CHARGING
- 7: This message will
appear if the battery is not being charged. Have the
electrical system checked by your dealership at your
earliest convenience.