2005 CADILLAC STS light

Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors........................................7-10
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-10
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-10
Roadside Service.......................................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-38
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Diversity Antenna System...............................3-118
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Door
Locks........................................................2-11
Power Door Locks.......................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-12
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-13
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-73
DIC Controls and Displays............................3-74
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-78
Other Messages..........................................3-91Driving
At Night.....................................................4-16
City...........................................................4-20
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-21
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-23
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-17
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-30
Winter........................................................4-25
Dual Climate Control System............................3-50E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-95
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-95
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-95
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-95
Rear Underseat Fuse Block..........................5-99
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-96
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-95
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Battery.......................................................5-37
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-68
Coolant......................................................5-22
Coolant Heater............................................2-25
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Engine (cont.)
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-67
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-67
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-33
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-26
Overheating................................................5-24
Starting......................................................2-24
Entry Lighting.................................................3-42
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-8
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-26
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-41
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage...............................................5-92
Flash-to-Pass.................................................3-13
Flat Tire........................................................5-74
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-74
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-83
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-21
Power Steering...........................................5-31
Windshield Washer......................................5-32
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-71Fog Lamps....................................................3-39
Forward Collision Alert (FAC) System.................. 3-9
Front Axle......................................................5-45
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-72
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-95
Rear Underseat Fuse Block..........................5-99
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-96
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-95
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-67
Fuel..........................................................3-72
Speedometer..............................................3-62
Tachometer.................................................3-62
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-41
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
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Glove Box.....................................................2-45
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-6
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-46
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-95
Headlamps....................................................3-33
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-48
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-38
Flash-to-Pass..............................................3-13
Front Turn Signal Lamps..............................5-49
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-49
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-48
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-37
Sidemarker Lamps.......................................5-50
Washer......................................................3-16
Wiper Activated...........................................3-37
Head-Up Display (HUD)...................................3-43
Heated Seats............................................1-3, 1-4
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-50
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-72Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-23
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-23
HomeLink
®Wireless Control System.................2-41
HomeLink®Wireless Control System Operation . . . 2-42
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-13
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-22
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver.......................3-43
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-28
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-60
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-41
Cluster.......................................................3-61
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-38
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K
Keyless Access System..................................... 2-3
Keyless Access System, Operation...................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-54
Lamps
Battery Load Management............................3-42
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-41
Fog ...........................................................3-39
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver....................3-43
Reading.....................................................3-42
Twilight Sentinel
®........................................3-40
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-38
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-40
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-63
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-65
Brake System Warning.................................3-64
Charging System.........................................3-64
Cruise Control.............................................3-72
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-67Light (cont.)
Fog Lamp..................................................3-71
Highbeam On.............................................3-72
Lights On Reminder.....................................3-71
Low Tire Pressure Warning Light...................3-66
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-68
Oil Pressure...............................................3-70
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-62
Security.....................................................3-71
TCS Warning Light......................................3-66
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-66
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-42
Parade Dimming..........................................3-42
Limited-Slip Rear Axle....................................... 4-9
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-30
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Door..........................................................2-11
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door................................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-12
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-14
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3
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M
Magnetic Ride Control....................................... 4-9
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-68
Memory Mirrors..............................................2-65
Memory Seat.................................................2-65
Memory Steering Wheel Controls......................2-65
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-78
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®.....2-35
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®
and Compass..........................................2-35Mirrors (cont.)
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature.............................................. 1-7
Memory.....................................................2-65
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-38
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-38
Outside Parallel Park Assist Mirror.................2-38
Outside Power Heated Mirrors.......................2-37
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.....................................................3-111
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-22
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
O
Odometer......................................................3-62
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-70
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-26
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
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S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-25
Reminder Light............................................3-62
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-88
Driver Position............................................1-13
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-13
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-12
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-23
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-21
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-21
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-20
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-8
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-20
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated and Ventilated Seats........................... 1-4
Heated Seats............................................... 1-3
Heated Seats, Rear....................................... 1-7
Memory.....................................................2-65
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Reclining Seatback.............................. 1-5
Power Seats................................................. 1-2Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-40
Rear Seat Position......................................1-40
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-43
Security Light.................................................3-71
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-68
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-56
Setting the Time.............................................3-93
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-92
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-30
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-31
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-20
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-84
Installing....................................................5-77
Removing...................................................5-76
Storing.......................................................5-83
Specications, Capacities...............................5-106
Speedometer..................................................3-62
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................4-10
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-24
Steering........................................................4-11
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Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-116
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory.....................2-65
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column............................ 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-45
Convenience Net.........................................2-45
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-45
Glove Box..................................................2-45
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-29
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Sunroof.........................................................2-46
T
Tachometer....................................................3-62
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-66
Telescopic Steering Column, Power Tilt Wheel...... 3-6
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-115
Theft-Deterrent System....................................2-19
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-19
Tires.............................................................5-53
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-91
Buying New Tires........................................5-68
Chains.......................................................5-73
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-74Tires (cont.)
Cleaning....................................................5-91
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-84
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-74
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-60
Inspection and Rotation................................5-65
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-77
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-62
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-76
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-83
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-54
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-58
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-71
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-71
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-67
Top Strap......................................................1-35
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-37
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-35
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-37
Your Vehicle...............................................4-35
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-8
Control System Warning Light.......................3-66
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.................................... 4-9
Magnetic Ride Control................................... 4-9
StabiliTrak
®System.....................................4-10
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Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-26
Trunk............................................................2-14
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-8
Twilight Sentinel
®............................................3-40
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-47
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-117
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-70
V
Valet Lockout Switch.......................................2-21
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-30
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-8
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-94
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-94Vehicle Personalization....................................2-47
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel......2-65
Ventilated Seats............................................... 1-4
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-56
Visors...........................................................2-18
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-60
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-78
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-71
Replacement...............................................5-71
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-34
Windows.......................................................2-16
Power........................................................2-17
Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-90
Windshield Replacement..................................5-51
Windshield Washer.........................................3-15
Fluid..........................................................5-32
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