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Roadside Service
Cadillac’s exceptional Roadside Service is more than an
auto club or towing service. It provides every Cadillac
owner with the advantage of contacting a Cadillac
advisor and, where available, a Cadillac trained dealer
technician who can provide on-site service.
Each technician travels with a specially equipped
service vehicle complete with the necessary Cadillac
parts and tools required to handle most roadside repairs.
Cadillac Roadside Service
®can be reached by dialing
1-800-882-1112, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
This service is provided at no charge for any situation
covered by the base warranty coverage and at a
nominal charge if the Cadillac is no longer covered by
the base warranty. Roadside Service is available only
in the United States and Canada.
Cadillac Owner Privileges™
Roadside Service provides several Cadillac Owner
Privileges™ at “no charge,” throughout yourCadillac
Warranty Period — 48 months/50,000 miles (80 000 km).
Emergency Road Service is performed on site for the
following situations:
Towing Service
Battery Jump Starting
Lock Out Assistance
Fuel Delivery
Flat Tire Change (Covers change only)
Trip Interruption — If your trip is interrupted due to
a warranty failure, incidental expenses may be
reimbursed during the 48 months/50,000 miles
(80 000 km) warranty period. Items covered
are hotel, meals, and rental car.
Roadside Service Availability
Wherever you drive in the United States or Canada, an
advisor is available to assist you over the phone. A dealer
technician, if available, can travel to your location within a
30 mile (50 km) radius of a participating Cadillac
dealership. If beyond this radius, we will arrange to have
your car towed to the nearest Cadillac dealership.
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Engine (cont.)
Oil Life System...........................................6-18
Oil Pressure Gage.......................................3-61
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........6-27
Overheating................................................6-25
Starting......................................................2-22
Enter Destination............................................4-27
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-33
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 8-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-17
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-28
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-33
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................6-20
Finish Damage...............................................6-83
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................6-75
Floor Mats.....................................................2-45
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................6-21
Power Steering...........................................6-33
Windshield Washer......................................6-34
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-62
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-31Fuel............................................................... 6-4
Additives...................................................... 6-6
California Fuel.............................................. 6-5
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................6-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 6-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 6-6
Gage .........................................................3-63
Gasoline Octane........................................... 6-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 6-5
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................6-86
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................6-87
Underhood Fuse Block.................................6-89
Windshield Wiper.........................................6-86G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-57
Engine Oil Pressure.....................................3-61
Fuel..........................................................3-63
Speedometer..............................................3-50
Tachometer.................................................3-50
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-54
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-40
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 6-5
Specications............................................... 6-5
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Getting Started
Getting Started, Navigation............................. 4-4
Global Positioning System (GPS)......................4-48
Glove Box.....................................................2-45
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 8-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................6-45
Vertical Aiming............................................6-46
Headlamps
Adaptive Forward Lighting System.................3-31
Bulb Replacement.......................................6-48
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-30
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-29
Washer......................................................3-11
Wiper Activated...........................................3-29
Head-Up Display (HUD)...................................3-34
Heated Seats................................................... 1-3
Heater...........................................................3-41
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-62Highway Hypnosis...........................................5-25
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................5-26
Hood
Checking Things Under................................6-10
Release.....................................................6-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-10
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-21
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-20
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................6-58
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-33
Cluster.......................................................3-49
J
Jump Starting.................................................6-39
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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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