2006 CADILLAC XLR V service

Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-41
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............6-82
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................6-81
Fabric/Carpet..............................................6-78
Finish Care.................................................6-81
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................6-76
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................6-79
Leather......................................................6-79
Speaker Covers..........................................6-79
Tires..........................................................6-83
Underbody Maintenance...............................6-83
Washing Your Vehicle...................................6-80
Weatherstrips..............................................6-80
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................6-81
Wood Panels..............................................6-79
Climate Control System
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-47
Dual ..........................................................3-41
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-47
Collision Damage Repair..................................8-10
Competitive Driving, Racing or Other.................5-18
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 5-6
Convenience Net............................................2-46Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-57
Heater, Engine............................................2-24
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................6-25
Cooled Seats................................................... 1-3
Cooling System..............................................6-28
Courtesy Lamps.............................................3-33
Cruise Control................................................3-12
Cruise Control, Adaptive..................................3-15
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-45
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 8-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 8-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 8-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 8-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 8-5
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors........................................8-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................8-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................8-13
Roadside Service.......................................... 8-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........8-14
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D
Database Coverage Explanations......................4-50
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-30
Defensive Driving............................................. 5-2
Diversity Antenna System.................................3-86
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 6-4
Door
Automatic Door Lock....................................2-11
Locks.......................................................... 2-9
Power Door Locks.......................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-12
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-10
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-64
DIC Controls and Displays............................3-64
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-78
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-67
Other Messages..........................................3-77
Driving
At Night.....................................................5-19
City ...........................................................5-22
Defensive..................................................... 5-2
Drunken....................................................... 5-3
Freeway.....................................................5-23
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................5-26
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................5-20
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................5-32
Winter........................................................5-27Dual Climate Control System............................3-41
DVD
Player........................................................4-69
E
Edit
Avoid Point/Area..........................................4-25
Memory Point.............................................4-19
Waypoint....................................................4-23
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................6-86
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................6-86
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................6-87
Power Windows and Other Power Options......6-86
Underhood Fuse Block.................................6-89
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................6-86
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................6-20
Battery.......................................................6-38
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-58
Coolant......................................................6-22
Coolant Heater............................................2-24
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-57
Drive Belt Routing.......................................7-14
Engine Compartment Overview......................6-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-34
Oil .............................................................6-15
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M
Magnetic Ride Control.....................................5-11
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 7-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 7-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 7-8
At Least Once a Year.................................... 7-9
Introduction.................................................. 7-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 7-7
Maintenance Record....................................7-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 7-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........7-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 7-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............7-11
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 7-4
Using.......................................................... 7-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 7-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-58
Map Pocket...................................................2-45
Maps ............................................................4-38
Memory Mirrors..............................................2-56
Memory Point, Edit.........................................4-19Memory Seat.................................................2-56
Memory Steering Wheel Controls......................2-56
Menu
Setup........................................................4-13
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-67
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview
with OnStar
®...........................................2-35
Memory .....................................................2-56
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-36
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-37
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror....................2-37
Outside Power Heated Mirrors.......................2-36
MyGMLink.com................................................ 8-3
N
Navigation.................................................4-2, 4-4
Using the System........................................4-10
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-20
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............7-13
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O
Odometer......................................................3-50
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-50
Off-Road Recovery..........................................5-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................6-15
Engine Oil Pressure Gage............................3-61
Life Indicator...............................................3-82
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................6-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-18
Online Owner Center........................................ 8-3
OnStar
®System.............................................4-47
OnStar®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-38
Ordering
Map DVDs .................................................4-50
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-47
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-40
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-36
Convex Mirror.............................................2-37
Curb View Assist Mirror................................2-37
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-36
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....6-27
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 7-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................6-83
Park Aid........................................................3-38
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-30
Shifting Out of............................................2-32
Parking
Assist........................................................3-38
Brake........................................................2-29
Over Things That Burn.................................2-33
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-52
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-47
Passenger Position, Safety Belts.......................1-17
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-40
Passing.........................................................5-16
Plan Route....................................................4-18
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-40
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Electrical System.........................................6-86
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-2
Reclining Seatback........................................ 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................6-33
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column....... 3-6
Windows....................................................2-16
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Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-17
Problems with Route Guidance.........................4-50
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-12
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.......... 1-9
R
Racing or Other Competitive Driving..................5-18
Radio............................................................4-51
Personalization with Home and
Away Feature..........................................4-74
Radios..........................................................3-82
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-86
Care of Your CDs ........................................3-86
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-83
Understanding Reception..............................3-84
Rainsense™ Wipers........................................3-10
Raising the Retractable Hardtop........................2-48
Reading Lamps..............................................3-33
Rear Axle......................................................6-44
Limited-Slip.................................................5-11
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-46Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with OnStar
®..............................................2-35
Reclining Seatback, Power................................. 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................7-11
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................5-37
Replacement, Windshield.................................6-49
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................8-14
General Motors...........................................8-14
United States Government............................8-13
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-45
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-46
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-22
Retractable Hardtop........................................2-47
Lowering....................................................2-47
Raising......................................................2-48
Roadside
Service........................................................ 8-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................5-32
Route Preference............................................4-36
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................7-14
Run-Flat Tires................................................6-56
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-34
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S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-17
Reminder Light............................................3-50
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................6-80
Driver Position............................................1-10
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-10
Passenger Position......................................1-17
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts....... 1-9
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-17
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-16
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-5
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 7-4
Seats
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-3
Memory .....................................................2-56
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-2
Power Reclining Seatback.............................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint
Passenger Seat Position...............................1-28
Security Light.................................................3-62Service........................................................... 6-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 6-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 6-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 6-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 6-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-58
Publications Ordering Information...................8-14
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-44
Setup Menu...................................................4-13
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................6-83
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-30
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-32
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Six-Disc CD Changer......................................4-66
Specications, Capacities.................................6-92
Speedometer..................................................3-50
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................5-11
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-22
Steering........................................................5-13
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-84
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory.....................2-56
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column............................ 3-6
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Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-45
Convenience Net.........................................2-46
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-45
Glove Box..................................................2-45
Map Pocket................................................2-45
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-46
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................5-32
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Symbols........................................................4-42
System Needs Service, If.................................4-50
System Overview
Overview, Navigation System.......................... 4-2
T
Tachometer....................................................3-50
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-56
Telescopic Steering Column, Power
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 3-6
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-83
Theft-Deterrent System....................................2-18
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-57
Tires.............................................................6-50
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................6-82
Buying New Tires........................................6-64
Chains.......................................................6-70
Cleaning....................................................6-83
Different Size..............................................6-65
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................6-75
Ination - Tire Pressure................................6-58
Inspection and Rotation................................6-62
Lifting Your Vehicle......................................6-70
Pressure Monitor System..............................6-59
Run-Flat.....................................................6-56
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................6-52
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................6-54
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................6-66
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................6-67
Wheel Replacement.....................................6-67
When It Is Time for New Tires......................6-63
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................5-37
Towing a Trailer..........................................5-37
Your Vehicle...............................................5-37
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Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 5-9
Control System Warning Light.......................3-56
Limited-Slip Rear Axle..................................5-11
Magnetic Ride Control..................................5-11
StabiliTrak
®System.....................................5-11
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................6-21
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-25
Trip Computer
Oil Life Indicator..........................................3-82
Trip Odometer................................................3-50
Trunk............................................................2-12
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
Twilight Sentinel
®............................................3-32
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-38
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-84
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................6-66
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-40
Operation...................................................2-41
V
Valet Lockout Switch.......................................2-20
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 5-6
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................5-33
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 8-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................6-85
Service Parts Identication Label...................6-85
Vehicle Personalization....................................2-56
DIC ...........................................................3-78
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel......2-56
Vehicle Positioning..........................................4-49
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-47
Visors...........................................................2-18
Voice Recognition...........................................4-75
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-54
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