2007 CADILLAC STS V Owners Manual

M
Magnetic Ride Control................................. 325
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services.................... 508
At Each Fuel Fill...................................... 513
At Least Once a Month............................ 513
At Least Once a Year.............................. 514
Introduction.............................................. 502
Maintenance Footnotes............................ 510
Maintenance Record................................ 521
Maintenance Requirements...................... 502
Normal Maintenance Replacement
Parts.................................................... 518
Owner Checks and Services.................... 512
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....... 516
Scheduled Maintenance........................... 505
Using....................................................... 503
Your Vehicle and the Environment............ 503
Malfunction Indicator Light........................... 252
Memory Mirrors........................................... 169
Memory Seat............................................... 169
Memory Steering Wheel Controls................ 169
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 264Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview................... 127
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
Intellibeam™ and OnStar®.................... 127
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
OnStar
®................................................ 127
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
OnStar
®and Compass......................... 128
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass
and Temperature.................................... 14
Memory................................................... 169
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror........... 131
Outside Convex Mirror............................. 131
Outside Parallel Park Assist Mirror........... 131
Outside Power Heated Mirrors................. 130
MP3 ............................................................ 297
MyGMLink.com............................................ 528
N
Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual................................... 305
New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 111
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts..... 518
553

O
Odometer.................................................... 243
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 330
Oil
Engine..................................................... 380
Pressure Light.......................................... 255
Supercharger, Engine............................... 385
Oil, Engine Oil Life System......................... 383
Older Children, Restraints............................. 38
Online Owner Center................................... 528
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 132
Operation, Universal Home Remote
System............................................137, 142
Other Warning Devices................................ 180
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 237
Outlet(s), Accessory Power.......................... 228
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror........................ 131
Convex Mirror.......................................... 131
Parallel Park Assist Mirror........................ 131
Power Heated Mirrors.............................. 130
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode....................................... 395
Owner Checks and Services....................... 512
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
P
Paint, Damage............................................ 483
Panic Brake Assist...................................... 327
Parade Dimming.......................................... 220
Park Aid...................................................... 226
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................. 122
Shifting Out of......................................... 124
Parking
Assist....................................................... 226
Brake....................................................... 121
Over Things That Burn............................ 124
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............... 245
Passenger Compartment Air Filter............... 239
Passenger Sensing System........................... 74
Passing....................................................... 330
Power
Accessory Outlet(s).................................. 228
Door Locks................................................ 99
Electrical System..................................... 487
Inadvertent Battery Saver ......................... 222
Lumbar Controls.......................................... 9
Reclining Seatbacks................................... 11
Retained Accessory (RAP)....................... 112
Seat............................................................ 9
554

Power (cont.)
Steering Fluid.......................................... 403
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic
Steering Column................................... 181
Windows.................................................. 105
Pretensioners, Safety Belt............................. 37
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............ 99
Q
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................... 19
R
Radios........................................................ 280
Care of Your CD Player........................... 313
Care of Your CDs.................................... 313
Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual................................ 305
Radio Personalization............................... 305
Radio with CD......................................... 282
Setting the Time...................................... 281
Theft-Deterrent......................................... 309
Understanding Reception......................... 312Rainsense™ II Wipers................................. 190
Reading Lamps........................................... 221
Rear Axle.................................................... 416
Limited-Slip.............................................. 325
Rear Climate Control System...................... 237
Rear Door Security Locks........................... 100
Rear Heated Seats....................................... 14
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides.................. 34
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts.............. 31
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming............ 127
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming w
ith OnStar
®.............................................. 127
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass............................. 128
Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature............................................... 14
Reclining Seatbacks, Power.......................... 11
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.......... 516
Recreational Vehicle Towing........................ 355
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire................................................ 466
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools............ 465
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 419
Replacement, Windshield............................. 419
555

Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 542
General Motors........................................ 542
United States Government....................... 542
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 80
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 81
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................ 112
Right Front Passenger Position,
Safety Belts............................................... 30
Roadside
Service.................................................... 531
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 349
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 519
Run-Flat Tires............................................. 429
Running the Engine While Parked............... 126
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 244
Pretensioners............................................. 37
Reminder Light........................................ 243Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 479
Driver Position........................................... 21
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 20
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 19
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides............... 34
Rear Seat Passengers............................... 31
Right Front Passenger Position.................. 30
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 37
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 30
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 15
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster.................... 29
Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 505
Seats
Head Restraints......................................... 13
Heated and Ventilated Seats...................... 11
Heated Seats............................................. 10
Heated Seats - Rear.................................. 14
Memory................................................... 169
Power Lumbar............................................. 9
Power Reclining Seatbacks........................ 11
Power Seats................................................ 9
556

Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position..................................... 57
Right Front Seat Position........................... 59
Security Light.............................................. 256
Service........................................................ 362
Accessories and Modications.................. 363
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle......................................... 365
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 363
Doing Your Own Work............................. 364
Engine Soon Light................................... 252
Publications Ordering Information............. 543
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 78
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 483
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 122
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 124
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................ 29
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 182
Spare Tire
Compact.................................................. 475
Installing.................................................. 466
Removing................................................ 465
Storing..................................................... 473
Specications, Capacities............................ 498
Speedometer............................................... 243StabiliTrak®System..................................... 326
Starting Your Engine................................... 113
Steering...................................................... 327
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio................... 310
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory............... 169
Steering Wheel, Heated .............................. 181
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column..................... 181
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area................... 146
Convenience Net..................................... 146
Cupholder(s)............................................ 146
Glove Box................................................ 146
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 348
Sun Visors.................................................. 107
Sunroof....................................................... 147
T
Tachometer................................................. 243
TCS Warning Light...................................... 250
Telescopic Steering Column, Power
Tilt Wheel................................................ 181
Theft-Deterrent, Radio................................. 309
Theft-Deterrent System................................ 108
557

Theft-Deterrent Systems.............................. 107
Time, Setting............................................... 281
Tires........................................................... 421
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning............................................... 482
Buying New Tires..................................... 441
Chains..................................................... 447
Changing a Flat Tire................................ 464
Cleaning.................................................. 483
Compact Spare Tire................................. 475
Different Size........................................... 443
High-Speed Operation.............................. 432
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 451
Ination - Tire Pressure............................ 431
Inspection and Rotation............................ 438
Installing the Spare Tire........................... 466
Lifting Your Vehicle.................................. 448
Pressure Monitor System......................... 433
Removing the Flat Tire............................. 466
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools......... 465
Run-Flat................................................... 429
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..... 473
Tire Inator Kit......................................... 452
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 423Tires (cont.)
Tire Terminology and Denitions............... 426
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................... 444
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance........... 445
Wheel Replacement................................. 445
When It Is Time for New Tires................. 440
Winter Tires............................................. 422
Towing
Recreational Vehicle................................. 355
Towing a Trailer....................................... 357
Your Vehicle............................................. 355
Traction
Control System (TCS).............................. 323
Control System Warning Light.................. 250
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.............................. 325
Magnetic Ride Control.............................. 325
StabiliTrak
®System................................. 326
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic....................................... 388
Transmission Operation, Automatic.............. 116
Trunk.......................................................... 101
Turn and Lane-Change Signals................... 182
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.................... 182
Twilight Sentinel
®........................................ 218
558

U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)........ 226
Understanding Radio Reception................... 312
Uniform Tire Quality Grading....................... 444
Universal Home Remote System........135, 136
Operation........................................137, 142
V
Valet Lockout Switch................................... 110
Vehicle
Control..................................................... 320
Damage Warnings....................................... 5
Loading.................................................... 349
Symbols...................................................... 5
Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders........................................ 536
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).......................................... 485
Service Parts Identication Label.............. 485Vehicle Personalization................................ 148
Memory Seat, Mirrors and
Steering Wheel..................................... 169
Ventilated Seats............................................ 11
Ventilation Adjustment.................................. 237
Visors.......................................................... 107
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators......... 241
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 264
Hazard Warning Flashers......................... 180
Other Warning Devices............................ 180
Safety and Symbols..................................... 4
Vehicle Damage.......................................... 5
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..................... 445
Different Size........................................... 443
Replacement............................................ 445
Where to Put the Restraint............................ 48
559

Windows..................................................... 104
Power...................................................... 105
Windshield
Rainsense™ II Wipers............................. 190
Replacement............................................ 419
Washer.................................................... 191
Washer Fluid........................................... 404
Wiper Blade Replacement........................ 419
Wiper Blades, Cleaning............................ 481
Wiper Fuses............................................ 486
Wipers..................................................... 189Winter Driving............................................. 344
Winter Tires................................................. 422
Wiper Activated Headlamps ......................... 215
X
XM Radio Messages................................... 303
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System......... 314
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment............... 503
560