2004 CADILLAC CTS V service

Delayed Locking............................................... 2-9
DIC Main Menu Item Descriptions
(Base Audio System)...................................3-67
Dinghy Towing................................................4-33
Diversity Antenna System...............................3-127
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dolly Towing..................................................4-34
Door
Central Door Unlocking System....................... 2-9
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-15
Driver Door Ajar.............................................3-75
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-60
DIC Main Menu...........................................3-66
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-88
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-70
Status of Vehicle Systems............................3-61
System Controls..........................................3-60
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-18
City...........................................................4-22
Defensive..................................................... 4-2Driving (cont.)
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-23
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-25
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-19
Winter........................................................4-27
Winter Mode Light.......................................3-50
Driving on Grades...........................................4-44
Driving on Snow or Ice....................................4-28
Driving Through Deep Standing Water...............4-21
Driving Through Flowing Water.........................4-21
Driving with a Trailer.......................................4-43
Dual Climate Control System............................3-29
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-100
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-100
Power Windows and Other
Power Options.......................................5-100
Removing the Rear Seat Cushion................5-105
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-100
Emergency Trunk Release Handle.....................2-13
Emissions Inspection and
Maintenance Programs.................................3-49
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Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-24
Battery.......................................................5-45
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-47
Check Oil Pressure Message........................3-58
Coolant......................................................5-29
Coolant Heater............................................2-25
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-46
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-45
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-39
Oil .............................................................5-18
Oil Temperature Warning Message.................3-58
Overheating................................................5-31
Starting......................................................2-24
Engine Coolant Hot – AC (Air Conditioning) Off......3-76
Engine Coolant Hot – Idle Engine.....................3-76
Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing..................4-45
Engine Oil Additives........................................5-21
Engine Overheated – Stop Engine....................3-77
Engine Power Reduced...................................3-77
Engine Specications.....................................5-112
Engine Speed Limiter......................................3-41
Entering the Personalization Menu.....................3-89
Entry Lighting.................................................3-27
Erasing HomeLink
®Buttons..............................2-50
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9Exiting the Personalization Menu.....................3-107
Express-Down Window....................................2-15
Express-Up Window........................................2-15
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-28
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-24
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-26
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-24
Finding a Station...........................................3-110
Finish Care....................................................5-95
Finish Damage...............................................5-97
Five-Speed (CTS)...........................................2-33
Flash-To-Pass Feature.....................................3-11
Flat Tire........................................................5-79
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-81
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-25
Manual Transmission....................................5-27
Power Steering...........................................5-40
Windshield Washer......................................5-41
FM Stereo....................................................3-125
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-51
Fog Lamps....................................................3-13
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M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-10
At Least Once a Month................................6-10
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-8
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-15
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using Your................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Maintenance When Trailer Towing.....................4-45
Making Turns.................................................4-43
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-47
Manual Passenger Seat.................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission.......................................2-25
Fluid..........................................................5-27
Operation...................................................2-33
Map Pocket...................................................2-51
Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle............... 2-6Memory Mirrors..............................................2-53
Memory Seat.................................................2-53
Message
Center.......................................................3-53
Check Engine Oil Pressure...........................3-58
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-70
Hot Coolant Temperature Warning..................3-57
Oil Temperature Warning..............................3-58
Tire Pressure Warning..................................3-59
Transmission Fluid Hot.................................3-57
Mexico, Central America and Caribbean
Islands/Countries (Except Puerto Rico and
U.S. Virgin Islands) — Customer Assistance........ 7-5
Mirror Operation.....................................2-41, 2-42
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®.......2-41
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®
and Compass...........................................2-41
Memory.....................................................2-53
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-44
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror....................2-44
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-45
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-43
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
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N
Navigation/Radio System................................3-124
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-21
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-15
O
Odometer......................................................3-40
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-18
Pressure Light.............................................3-49
Oil Pressure Low – Stop Engine.......................3-79
Oil Temperatue Warning Message.....................3-58
Older Children, Restraints................................1-29
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®Personal Calling.................................2-46
OnStar®Services............................................2-45
OnStar®Steering Wheel Controls (CTS).............2-46
OnStar®System.............................................2-45
OnStar®Virtual Advisor....................................2-46
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-7
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-34
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-44
Curb View Assist Mirror................................2-44Outside (cont.)
Heated Mirrors............................................2-45
Power Mirrors.............................................2-43
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-31
Overseas — Customer Assistance...................... 7-5
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
Owner’s Information........................................7-12
P
Panic Brake Assist..........................................4-12
Parade Dimming.............................................3-27
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-36
Shifting Out of............................................2-38
Parking
Brake........................................................2-35
Over Things That Burn.................................2-39
Parking on Hills..............................................4-44
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-38
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-35
Passenger Door Ajar.......................................3-79
Passing.................................................4-15, 4-43
Personalization Features..................................3-90
Personalization Off/Driver Identication
(Navigation System).....................................3-79
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Playing the Radio..........................................3-109
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-27
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-100
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-40
Windows....................................................2-15
Power Steering...............................................4-12
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-28
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
Programming the HomeLink
®Transmitter...........2-47
Programming the Power Windows.....................2-16
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-13
R
Radio Data System (RDS)..............................3-108
Radio Message.............................................3-116
Radios.........................................................3-107
Care of Your CD Player..............................3-126
Care of Your CDs......................................3-126
Navigation/Radio System.............................3-124Radios (cont.)
Radio with CD...........................................3-108
Setting the Time........................................3-108
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-124
Understanding Reception............................3-125
RDS Messages.............................................3-114
Reaching Roadside Service............................... 7-7
Reading Lamps..............................................3-27
Rear Axle......................................................5-51
Limited-Slip.................................................4-11
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-22
Rear Underseat Fuse Block
(Driver’s Side)...........................................5-107
Rear Underseat Fuse Block
(Passenger’s Side).....................................5-109
Rear Window Defogger....................................3-33
Rear-Seat Pass Through..................................2-13
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with OnStar
®..............................................2-41
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with OnStar
®and Compass..........................2-41
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recongurable Steering Wheel Controls............... 3-8
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-33
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Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-85
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-82
Removing Wheel Covers and
Wheel Nut Caps..........................................5-84
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-56
Replacing Brake System Parts..........................5-44
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Reprogramming a Single HomeLink
®Button.......2-50
Resetting Defaults...........................................2-50
Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-59
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-59
Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-59
Replacing Parts...........................................1-59
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-24
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts.........1-22
Right Rear Door Ajar.......................................3-80
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-6Roadside Service Availability.............................. 7-7
Roadside Service for the Hearing or
Speech Impaired........................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out...................4-32
Roof Rack Provisions......................................2-51
Run-Flat Tires................................................5-66
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-40
S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-28
Reminder Light............................................3-41
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-94
Driver Position............................................1-15
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-14
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts........1-13
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-22
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-22
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-28
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-21
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-9
Safety Chains.................................................4-42
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
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Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Scheduling Service Appointments........................ 7-8
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-3
Manual Passenger......................................... 1-2
Memory.....................................................2-53
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-7
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-43
Rear Seat Position......................................1-43
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-46
Security Light.................................................3-51
Sensors.........................................................3-31
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-47
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Service AC (Air Conditioning) System................3-80
Service Air Bag..............................................3-81
Service Bulletins.............................................7-12
Service Charging System.................................3-81
Service Electrical System.................................3-81Service Fuel System.......................................3-81
Service Idle Control.........................................3-82
Service Manuals.............................................7-11
Service Stability System Message.....................3-82
Service Steering System..................................3-84
Service Theft System......................................3-84
Service Transmission.......................................3-85
Service Vehicle Soon......................................3-85
Setting Preset Stations...................................3-111
Setting the Time...........................................3-108
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)........................3-112
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-97
Shift Lock Release (Automatic Transmission)......2-29
Shift Speeds (Manual Transmission)..................2-35
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-36
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-38
Six-Speed (CTS-V) ..........................................2-34
Skidding........................................................4-17
Skip Shift (CTS-V) ..........................................2-35
Some Other Rainy Weather Tips.......................4-21
Specications, Capacities...............................5-111
Speed Variable Assist Steering.........................4-12
Speedometer..................................................3-40
Speedometer Display.......................................3-54
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-7
Sport Mode Button (Automatic Transmission).......2-31
Sport Mode Light............................................3-50
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U
Underhood Fuse Block...................................5-101
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-125
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-75
United States — Customer Assistance................. 7-4
Used Replacement Wheels..............................5-78
Using DSP...................................................3-114
Using HomeLink
®...........................................2-49
Using the Single CD Player............................3-119
Using the Six-Disc CD Changer......................3-120
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-34
Parking Your...............................................2-38
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders............................................. 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-99
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-99
Vehicle Information Menu
(Base Audio System)...................................3-62Vehicle Information Menu Item Descriptions........3-63
Vehicle Information Menu
(Navigation System).....................................3-62
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-88
Memory Seat and Mirrors.............................2-53
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-34
Visors...........................................................2-17
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-37
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-70
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-7
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Washing Your Vehicle......................................5-95
Weight of the Trailer........................................4-40
Weight of the Trailer Tongue.............................4-41
What Kind of Engine Oil to Use........................5-20
What to Do with Used Oil................................5-23
What to Use..........................5-29, 5-40, 5-41, 5-51
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-77
Replacement...............................................5-77
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