2005 CADILLAC XLR Owners Manual

Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-35
Convex Mirror.............................................2-36
Curb View Assist Mirror................................2-35
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-34
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....6-25
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 7-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park Aid........................................................3-37
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-30
Shifting Out of............................................2-31
Parking
Assist........................................................3-37
Brake........................................................2-28
Over Things That Burn.................................2-32
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-45
Passenger Position, Safety Belts.......................1-18
Passing.........................................................5-14
Plan Route....................................................4-13Player
CD ............................................................4-63
DVD ..........................................................4-63
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-38
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Electrical System.........................................6-80
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-2
Reclining Seatback........................................ 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................6-31
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column....... 3-7
Windows....................................................2-17
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-18
Problems with Route Guidance.........................4-44
Programming the HomeLink
®Transmitter...........2-39
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.......... 1-9
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R
Radio............................................................4-45
Personalization with Home and Away Feature....4-69
Radios..........................................................3-78
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-80
Care of Your CDs........................................3-80
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-78
Understanding Reception..............................3-80
Rainsense™ Wipers........................................3-10
Raising the Retractable Hardtop........................2-46
Reading Lamps..............................................3-33
Rear Axle......................................................6-41
Limited-Slip.................................................. 5-9
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-44
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with OnStar
®..............................................2-34
Reclining Seatback, Power................................. 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................7-11
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................5-35
Remote Keyless Entry System..........................4-42
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................8-11
General Motors...........................................8-11
United States Government............................8-11Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-48
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-48
Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-48
Replacing Parts...........................................1-48
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-22
Retractable Hardtop........................................2-45
Lowering....................................................2-45
Raising......................................................2-46
Roadside
Service........................................................ 8-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................5-30
Route Preference............................................4-31
Run-Flat Tires................................................6-52
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-33
S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-18
Reminder Light............................................3-48
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Safety Belts
Care of......................................................6-73
Driver Position............................................1-10
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-10
Passenger Position......................................1-18
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts....... 1-9
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-18
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-17
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-5
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 7-4
Seats
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-3
Memory.....................................................2-54
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-2
Power Reclining Seatback.............................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-30
Passenger Seat Position...............................1-32
Security Light.................................................3-59
Service........................................................... 6-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 6-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 6-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-55
Publications Ordering Information...................8-12Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-47
Setup............................................................. 4-7
Setup Menu
Menu.......................................................... 4-7
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................6-77
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-30
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-31
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Six-Disc CD Changer......................................4-61
Specications, Capacities.................................6-85
Speedometer..................................................3-48
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................5-10
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-23
Steering........................................................5-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-79
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory.....................2-54
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and Telescopic
Steering Column........................................... 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-42
Convenience Net.........................................2-44
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-42
Glove Box..................................................2-42
Map Pocket................................................2-43
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-44
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Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................5-29
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Symbols........................................................4-36
System Needs Service, If.................................4-45
System Overview
Overview, Navigation System.......................... 4-2
T
Tachometer....................................................3-48
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-53
Telescopic Steering Column, Power Tilt Wheel...... 3-7
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-78
Theft-Deterrent System....................................2-19
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-19
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-55
Tires.............................................................6-46
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................6-76
Buying New Tires........................................6-58
Chains.......................................................6-63
Cleaning....................................................6-76Tires (cont.)
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................6-68
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................6-53
Inspection and Rotation................................6-57
Lifting Your Vehicle......................................6-64
Pressure Monitor System..............................6-55
Run-Flat.....................................................6-52
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................6-47
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................6-49
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................6-59
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................6-61
Wheel Replacement.....................................6-61
When It Is Time for New Tires......................6-58
Top Strap......................................................1-27
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................5-35
Towing a Trailer..........................................5-35
Your Vehicle...............................................5-35
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 5-8
Control System Warning Light.......................3-53
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.................................... 5-9
Magnetic Ride Control................................... 5-9
Stabilitrak
®System......................................5-10
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Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................6-20
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-25
Trip Computer
Oil Life Indicator..........................................3-77
Trip Odometer................................................3-48
Trunk............................................................2-13
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
Twilight Sentinel
®............................................3-31
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-37
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-80
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................6-59
V
Valet Lockout Switch.......................................2-21
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 5-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Symbols......................................................... ivVehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 8-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................6-79
Service Parts Identication Label...................6-79
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-73
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel......2-54
Vehicle Positioning..........................................4-43
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-45
Visors...........................................................2-18
Voice Recognition...........................................4-69
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-51
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-46
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-64
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Waypoint, Edit................................................4-17
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Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................6-61
Replacement...............................................6-61
Windows.......................................................2-16
Power........................................................2-17
Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................6-75
Windshield Washer.........................................3-12
Fluid..........................................................6-32
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................6-45
Fuses........................................................6-80
Rainsense™ Wipers.....................................3-10
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-9Winter Driving................................................5-25
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-29
X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-81
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 7-2
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