2008 CADILLAC XLR Owners Manual

Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-63
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®.....2-36
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-37
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-38
Outside Power Heated Mirrors.......................2-36
Park Assist.................................................2-37
MyGMLink.com................................................ 8-4
N
Navigation.................................................4-2, 4-4
Using the System........................................4-11
Navigation System, Privacy..............................8-19
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-23
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............7-13
O
Odometer......................................................3-45
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-45
Off-Road Recovery..........................................5-11Oil
Engine.......................................................6-16
Engine Oil Pressure Gage............................3-57
Life Indicator...............................................3-80
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................6-20
Older Children, Restraints................................1-23
Online Owner Center........................................ 8-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................8-19
OnStar
®System.............................................4-50
OnStar®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-41
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-45
Ordering
Map DVDs.................................................4-53
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-42
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-36
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-37
Convex Mirror.............................................2-38
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-36
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 6-29
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 7-8
Owners, Canadian.............................................. iii
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P
Paint, Damage...............................................6-87
Park Aid........................................................2-38
Park Assist Mirror...........................................2-37
Park Brake....................................................2-30
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-32
Shifting Out of............................................2-33
Parking
Assist........................................................2-38
Over Things That Burn.................................2-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-47
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-42
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-45
Passing.........................................................5-12
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 6-4
Plan Route....................................................4-19
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-12
Electrical System.........................................6-90
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-24
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................6-35
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column....... 3-7
Windows....................................................2-17Privacy..........................................................8-17
Event Data Recorders..................................8-18
Navigation System.......................................8-19
OnStar.......................................................8-19
Radio Frequency Identication.......................8-19
Problems with Route Guidance.........................4-52
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-12
R
Racing or Other Competitive Driving..................5-13
Radio............................................................4-54
Personalization with Home and
Away Feature..........................................4-75
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy......................................................8-19
Radios..........................................................3-81
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-85
Care of Your CDs........................................3-85
Reception...................................................3-84
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-82
Rainsense™ Wipers........................................3-11
Raising the Retractable Hardtop........................2-55
Reading Lamps..............................................3-32
Rear Axle......................................................6-46
Limited-Slip.................................................. 5-7
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-53
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Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with OnStar®..............................................2-36
Reclining Seatbacks, Power............................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................7-11
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................5-27
Remote, Keyless Access System................2-5, 4-50
Replacement, Windshield.................................6-50
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................8-15
General Motors...........................................8-16
United States Government............................8-15
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-52
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-53
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-24
Retractable Hardtop........................................2-54
Lowering....................................................2-54
Raising......................................................2-55
Roadside
Service........................................................ 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................5-22
Route Preference............................................4-37
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................7-14
Run-Flat Tires................................................6-58
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-35S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-46
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................6-83
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-11
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-20
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-23
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-22
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-6
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iv
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 7-4
Seats
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-3
Memory, Mirrors............................................ 1-3
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-2
Power Reclining Seatbacks............................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-32
Security Light.................................................3-58
Service........................................................... 6-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 6-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 6-4
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Service (cont.)
California Pershlorate Materials Requirements . . . 6-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 6-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 6-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-54
Publications Ordering Information...................8-16
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................8-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-50
Setup Menu...................................................4-13
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................6-86
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-32
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-33
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Six-Disc CD Changer......................................4-67
Specications, Capacities.................................6-97
Speedometer..................................................3-45
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 5-8
Starting the Engine.........................................2-24
Steering.......................................................... 5-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-82
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory....................... 1-3
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column............................ 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-52
Convenience Net.........................................2-53
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-52
Glove Box..................................................2-52
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-53Storage Areas (cont.)
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................5-21
Sun Visors.....................................................2-19
Symbols........................................................4-44
System Needs Service, If.................................4-52
System Overview
Overview, Navigation System.......................... 4-2
T
Tachometer....................................................3-45
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-52
Telescopic Steering Column, Power Tilt Wheel...... 3-7
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-82
Theft-Deterrent System....................................2-19
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-19
Immobilizer.................................................2-21
Immobilizer Operation...................................2-22
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-53
Tires.............................................................6-52
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................6-85
Buying New Tires........................................6-67
Chains.......................................................6-73
Cleaning....................................................6-86
Different Size..............................................6-68
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................6-78
Ination - Tire Pressure................................6-60
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Tires (cont.)
Inspection and Rotation................................6-65
Lifting Your Vehicle......................................6-74
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................6-63
Pressure Monitor System..............................6-61
Run-Flat.....................................................6-58
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................6-54
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................6-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................6-69
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................6-70
Wheel Replacement.....................................6-70
When It Is Time for New Tires......................6-66
Winter Tires................................................6-53
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................5-27
Towing a Trailer..........................................5-27
Your Vehicle...............................................5-27
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 5-6
Control System Warning Light.......................3-52
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.................................... 5-7Traction (cont.)
Magnetic Ride Control................................... 5-7
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 5-8
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................6-24
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-26
Trip Computer
Oil Life Indicator..........................................3-80
Trip Odometer................................................3-45
Trunk............................................................2-13
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-8
Twilight Sentinel
®............................................3-31
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-38
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................6-69
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-44
Operation...................................................2-45
Using this Manual............................................... iv
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V
Valet Lockout Switch.......................................2-21
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 5-3
Damage Warnings............................................ v
Loading......................................................5-22
Symbols......................................................... v
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................8-17
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................6-89
Service Parts Identication Label...................6-89
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-76
Vehicle Positioning..........................................4-51
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-42
Visors...........................................................2-19
Voice Recognition...........................................4-76
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-50
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-43
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-63
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iv
Vehicle Damage............................................... vWasher, Headlamps........................................3-12
Waypoint, Edit................................................4-24
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................6-70
Different Size..............................................6-68
Replacement...............................................6-70
Windows.......................................................2-16
Power........................................................2-17
Windshield
Rainsense™ Wipers.....................................3-11
Replacement...............................................6-50
Washer......................................................3-12
Washer Fluid..............................................6-36
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................6-50
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................6-85
Wiper Fuses...............................................6-90
Wipers.......................................................3-10
Winter Driving................................................5-17
Winter Tires...................................................6-53
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-29X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-85
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 7-2
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