2006 CADILLAC STS service

Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada) in
a situation like this, we certainly hope you will notify
us. Please call us at 1-800-458-8006, or write:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, please call us at 1-888-446-2000. Or, write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer Communication
Centre, 163-005
General Motors of Canada Limited
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair
information on engines, transmission, axle suspension,
brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc.
Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer
Case Unit Repair Manual
This manual provides information on unit repair service
procedures, adjustments, and specications for
GM transmissions, transaxles, and transfer cases.
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Service Bulletins
Service Bulletins give technical service information
needed to knowledgeably service General Motors cars
and trucks. Each bulletin contains instructions to
assist in the diagnosis and service of your vehicle.
In Canada, information pertaining to Product Service
Bulletins can be obtained by contacting your General
Motors dealer or by calling 1-800-GM-DRIVE
(1-800-463-7483).
Owner’s Information
Owner publications are written specically for owners
and intended to provide basic operational information
about the vehicle. The owner’s manual will include
the Maintenance Schedule for all models.
In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Owner’s Manual, and
Warranty Booklet.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $35.00
Without Portfolio: Owner’s Manual only.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $25.00
Current and Past Model Order Forms
Service Publications are available for current and
past model GM vehicles. To request an order form,
please specify year and model name of the vehicle.
ORDER TOLL FREE: 1-800-551-4123
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Eastern Time
For Credit Card Orders Only
(VISA-MasterCard-Discover), visit Helm, Inc. on the
World Wide Web at: www.helminc.com
Or you can write to:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Prices are subject to change without notice and without
incurring obligation. Allow ample time for delivery.
Note to Canadian Customers: All listed prices are
quoted in U.S. funds. Canadian residents are to make
checks payable in U.S. funds.
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Cupholder(s)..................................................2-51
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-13
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-13
Roadside Service.......................................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-14
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-35
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Diversity Antenna System...............................3-122
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Door
Locks........................................................2-12
Power Door Locks.......................................2-12
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-13
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-13Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-13
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-73
DIC Controls and Displays............................3-74
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-79
Other Messages..........................................3-93
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-18
City ...........................................................4-22
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-23
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-25
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-20
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-32
Winter........................................................4-27
Dual Climate Control System............................3-48E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-104
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-105
Headlamp Wiring.......................................5-104
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-105
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-110
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-106
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-104
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Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-24
Battery.......................................................5-44
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-67
Coolant......................................................5-26
Coolant Heater............................................2-27
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-67
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-66
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-39
Oil .............................................................5-18
Oil Life System...........................................5-22
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-31
Overheating................................................5-30
Starting......................................................2-25
Entry Lighting.................................................3-39
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-8
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-26
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-38
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-24
Finish Damage.............................................5-101
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6Flash-to-Pass.................................................3-12
Flat Tire........................................................5-81
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-83
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-92
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-26
Power Steering...........................................5-39
Windshield Washer......................................5-40
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-71
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-37
Forward Collision Alert (FAC) System.................. 3-9
Front Axle......................................................5-52
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.................................. 5-6
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-105
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-110
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-106
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-104
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M
Magnetic Ride Control.....................................4-11
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....................................6-16
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-67
Memory Mirrors..............................................2-70
Memory Seat.................................................2-70
Memory Steering Wheel Controls......................2-70
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-79Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-41
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
Intellibeam™ and OnStar®.........................2-41
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®.....2-41
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®
and Compass..........................................2-42
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature.............................................. 1-7
Memory .....................................................2-70
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-44
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-44
Outside Parallel Park Assist Mirror.................2-44
Outside Power Heated Mirrors.......................2-43
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
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Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.....................................................3-115
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-24
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
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O
Odometer......................................................3-59
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-18
Pressure Light.............................................3-70
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-22
Older Children, Restraints................................1-26
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-45
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-54
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-46
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-44
Convex Mirror.............................................2-44
Parallel Park Assist Mirror.............................2-44
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-43
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-31
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-101
Panic Brake Assist..........................................4-12
Parade Dimming.............................................3-39Park Aid........................................................3-44
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-36
Shifting Out of............................................2-38
Parking
Assist........................................................3-44
Brake........................................................2-35
Over Things That Burn.................................2-38
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-61
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-55
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-59
Passing.........................................................4-15
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-46
Door Locks.................................................2-12
Electrical System.......................................5-105
Inadvertent Battery Saver.............................3-40
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-25
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-39
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column....... 3-6
Windows....................................................2-18
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-25
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-13
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Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-12
R
Radios..........................................................3-94
Care of Your CD Player..............................3-122
Care of Your CDs ......................................3-121
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-115
Radio Personalization.................................3-115
Radio with CD............................................3-96
Setting the Time..........................................3-95
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-119
Understanding Reception............................3-120
Rainsense™ II Wipers.....................................3-14
Reading Lamps..............................................3-40
Rear Axle......................................................5-51
Limited-Slip.................................................4-11
Rear Climate Control System............................3-54
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-13
Rear Heated Seats........................................... 1-7
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-23
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-21
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-41
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®.....................................................2-41Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass.................................2-42
Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature................................................. 1-7
Reclining Seatbacks, Power............................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-38
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................5-86
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-85
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-54
Replacement, Windshield.................................5-55
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-13
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-13
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-64
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-65
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-25
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-21
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-32
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Run-Flat Tires................................................5-63
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-40
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S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-60
Pretensioners..............................................1-25
Reminder Light............................................3-59
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-97
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...................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 .....................................................2-70
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-2
Power Reclining Seatbacks............................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-2Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-44
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-46
Security Light.................................................3-71
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-67
Publications Ordering Information...................7-14
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-63
Setting the Time.............................................3-95
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-100
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-36
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-38
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-20
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-94
Installing....................................................5-86
Removing...................................................5-85
Storing.......................................................5-92
Specications, Capacities...............................5-116
Speedometer..................................................3-59
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................4-11
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-25
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