2004 CADILLAC XLR power

Front Seats......................................................1-2
Eight-Way Power Seats...................................1-2
Power Lumbar...............................................1-3
Heated and Cooled Seats................................1-3
Safety Belts.....................................................1-4
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone.................1-4
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts........1-8
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-9
Driver Position..............................................1-10
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-16
Passenger Position.......................................1-17
Safety Belt Pretensioners...............................1-17
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-17
Child Restraints.............................................1-18
Older Children..............................................1-18
Infants and Young Children............................1-20
Child Restraint Systems.................................1-23
Top Strap....................................................1-27Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)...........................1-27
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System....................................1-29
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Passenger Seat Position............................1-31
Air Bag Systems............................................1-36
Where Are the Air Bags?...............................1-38
When Should an Air Bag In¯ate?....................1-41
What Makes an Air Bag In¯ate?.....................1-42
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?.....................1-42
What Will You See After an Air Bag In¯ates? . . .1-42
Air Bag Off Switch........................................1-44
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle.........1-48
Restraint System Check..................................1-48
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-48
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash............................................1-49
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Eight-Way Power Seats
The eight-way power seat controls are located on
the outboard sides of both the driver's and the
passenger's seats.
·Move the front of the control up or down to adjust
the front portion of the cushion up or down.
·Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust
the rear portion of the cushion up or down.
·Lift up or push down on the whole control to move
the entire seat up or down.
·Slide the control toward the front or rear of the
vehicle to move the whole seat forward or rearward.
·Push or pull the top of the control forward or
rearward to raise and recline the seatback.
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Power Lumbar
The driver's and
passenger's seatback
lumbar support switches
are located on the
outboard sides of
the seats.
Use the power seat controls ®rst to get the proper
position, then continue with the lumbar adjustment.
Use the top lumbar switch to adjust support to the
middle seatback and the bottom lumbar switch to adjust
support to the lower seatback. Press the front of the
switch to increase support and the rear of the switch to
decrease support.
Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as
it may during long trips, so should the position of
your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
Heated and Cooled Seats
The buttons for the heated and cooled seats are located
on the climate controls.
((Heated/Cooled Seat):Press this button to turn the
feature on. The button on the left controls the driver's
seat and the button on the right controls the passenger's
seat. Each press of the button will take you to a
different setting. The settings available in order are HI
HEAT, LO HEAT, OFF, HI COOL, LO COOL and
OFF. You will be able to feel the temperature change in
a few minutes.
The feature will automatically shut off when the vehicle
is turned off.
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{CAUTION:
If the air bag readiness light ever comes on
when you have turned off the air bags, it
means that something may be wrong with the
air bag system. The passenger's air bags
could in¯ate even though the switch is off. If
this ever happens, do not let anyone whom the
national government has identi®ed as a
member of a passenger air bag risk group sit
in the passenger's position (for example, do
not secure a rear-facing child restraint in your
vehicle) until you have your vehicle serviced.
See
Air Bag Off Switch on page 1-44.
If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH
system, see
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on page 1-27. SeeTop Strap
on page 1-27if the child restraint has one.There are no top strap anchors in this vehicle. Do not
secure a child seat in this vehicle if a national or
local law requires that the top strap be anchored, or if
the instructions that come with the restraint say that the
top strap must be anchored.
If your child restraint does not have the latch system,
you will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the child
restraint in this position. Be sure to follow the
instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure
the child in the child restraint when and as the
instructions say.
1. Your vehicle has passenger's air bags. If you need
to use a rear-facing child restraint in this seat, make
sure the air bags are turned off. See
Air Bag Off
Switch on page 1-44. If your child restraint is
forward-facing, always move the seat as far back
as it will go before securing it in this seat. See
Eight-Way Power Seats on page 1-2.
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
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Keys...............................................................2-2
Keyless Access System...................................2-3
Keyless Access System Operation....................2-4
Doors and Locks.............................................2-8
Door Locks....................................................2-8
Power Door Locks........................................2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks..............2-10
Lockout Protection........................................2-11
Leaving Your Vehicle....................................2-11
Trunk..........................................................2-11
Windows........................................................2-14
Power Windows............................................2-15
Sun Visors...................................................2-16
Theft-Deterrent Systems..................................2-17
Theft-Deterrent System..................................2-17
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle................2-19
New Vehicle Break-In....................................2-19
Ignition Positions..........................................2-19
Starting Your Engine.....................................2-20
Engine Coolant Heater..................................2-21
Automatic Transmission Operation...................2-23
Parking Brake..............................................2-26
Shifting Into Park (P).....................................2-28
Shifting Out of Park (P).................................2-30
Parking Over Things That Burn.......................2-31Engine Exhaust............................................2-31
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked. . . .2-32
Mirrors...........................................................2-33
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
with OnStar
ž............................................2-33
Outside Power Heated Mirrors........................2-33
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror..................2-34
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror.....................2-34
Outside Convex Mirror...................................2-34
OnStar
žSystem.............................................2-35
HomeLinkžTransmitter...................................2-37
Programming the HomeLinkžTransmitter.........2-37
Storage Areas................................................2-41
Glove Box...................................................2-41
Cupholder(s)................................................2-41
Center Console Storage Area.........................2-41
Map Pocket.................................................2-42
Floor Mats...................................................2-42
Rear Storage Area........................................2-43
Convenience Net..........................................2-43
Retractable Hardtop........................................2-44
Lowering the Retractable Hardtop...................2-44
Raising the Retractable Hardtop......................2-45
Vehicle Personalization...................................2-53
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel.......2-53
Section 2 Features and Controls
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Keys
{CAUTION:
Leaving children unattended in a vehicle is
dangerous, but it is even more dangerous if
the keyless access transmitter is also left in
the vehicle. A child or others could be badly
injured or even killed.
They could operate the power windows or
other controls or even make the vehicle move.
If they started the engine and moved the shift
lever out of PARK (P), that would release the
parking brake.
Don't leave the keyless access transmitter in a
vehicle with children.
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There is a key that works
the glove box and can
open the trunk if vehicle
power is lost. See
Trunk on
page 2-11for more
information.
Your vehicle has a keyless access system with
pushbutton start. See
Ignition Positions on page 2-19for information on starting the vehicle.
Notice:Your vehicle has a number of features that
can help prevent theft. You can have a lot of
trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lose
your transmitters and/or key. You may even have to
damage your vehicle to get in. So be sure you
have a spare transmitter and/or key.In an emergency, contact Cadillac Roadside Assistance.
See
Roadside Service on page 7-5.
If your vehicle is equipped with the OnStar
žsystem,
OnStaržmay be able to send a command to unlock your
vehicle if needed. If the vehicle battery is dead,
OnStar
žwill be unable to unlock the vehicle. SeeOnStaržSystem on page 2-35for more information.
Keyless Access System
Your vehicle has a Keyless Access system that 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.
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Doors and Locks
Door Locks
{CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
·Passengers Ð especially children Ð can
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked it
will not open. You increase the chance of
being thrown out of the vehicle in a crash
if the doors are not locked. So, wear safety
belts properly and lock the doors
whenever you drive.
·Young children who get into unlocked
vehicles may be unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
suffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle
whenever you leave it.
·Outsiders can easily enter through an
unlocked door when you slow down or
stop your vehicle. Locking your doors can
help prevent this from happening.To lock or unlock your vehicle from the outside, use the
keyless access transmitter and press the appropriate
lock or unlock button. You may also unlock and open the
door passively when you squeeze the door handle
sensor, as long as you have your transmitter with you.
Passive entry occurs when the door handle sensor
is pressed and the vehicle recognizes your keyless
access transmitter. When the passenger door is opened
®rst, the driver's door will also become unlocked.
From the inside, use the power door lock buttons located
at the top of the door panel near the window. See
ªPower Door Locksº following for more information.
To open a door from the inside, press the button in front
of the door handle and push the door open.
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