2009 CADILLAC DTS steering

Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada) in a
situation like this, please notify General Motors.
Call 1-800-458-8006, or write:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, call 1-888-446-2000, or write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer Communication Centre,
CA1-163-005
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.
Service Bulletins
Service Bulletins give additional 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.
Owner Information
Owner publications are written specically for owners
and intended to provide basic operational information
about the vehicle. The owner manual includes the
Maintenance Schedule for all models.
In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Owner Manual, and
Warranty Booklet.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $35.00 (U.S.) plus processing fee
Without Portfolio: Owner Manual only.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $25.00 (U.S.) plus processing fee
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Audio System.................................................3-95
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-127
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual............................3-116
Setting the Clock.........................................3-96
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-129
Audio System(s).............................................3-99
Audio Systems
Radio Reception........................................3-128
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-127
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-29
B
Backglass Antenna........................................3-129
Battery..........................................................5-36
Electric Power Management..........................3-36
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-34
Inadvertent Power Saver..............................3-37
Load Management.......................................3-36
Run-Down Protection...................................3-37
Belt Routing, Engine.......................................6-14
Bluetooth
®....................................................3-116
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brake Fluid....................................................5-33Brakes..........................................................5-33
Antilock....................................................... 4-4
Parking......................................................2-32
System Warning Light..................................3-56
Braking........................................................... 4-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-24
Bulb Replacement
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-34
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-43
Headlamps.................................................5-46
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-46
Buying New Tires...........................................5-68
C
Calibration.............................................1-11, 2-38
California
Perchlorate Materials Requirements................. 5-4
California Fuel.................................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-103
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust...........................................2-36
Trunk.........................................................2-13
Winter Driving.............................................4-16
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F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-17
Finish Damage...............................................5-93
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass.................................................3-13
Flat Tire........................................................5-74
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-74
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-83
Floor Mats.....................................................2-63
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-31
Windshield Washer......................................5-32
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-34
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-65
Footwell Lamps..............................................3-36
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System.................. 3-9
Front Storage Area.........................................2-62
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-5
Economy Driving........................................... 4-2
Filling a Portable Fuel Container..................... 5-9Fuel (cont.)
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-66
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-95
Rear Underseat Fuse Block..........................5-98
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-95
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-95
G
Gage
Speedometer..............................................3-52
Tachometer.................................................3-52
Gages
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-60
Fuel..........................................................3-66
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-55
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-62
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
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H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-43
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-95
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-46
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL).....................3-33
Exterior Lamps............................................3-29
Flash-to-Pass..............................................3-13
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-46
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-33
Wiper Activated...........................................3-32
Heated
Steering Wheel............................................. 3-7
Heated Seats................................................... 1-5
Heater
Engine Coolant...........................................2-28
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-66
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-59
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-14Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-15
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-17
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-25
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver.......................3-37
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-36
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-57
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-34
Cluster.......................................................3-51
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Introduction...................................................... 6-2
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-38
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Locks
Central Door Unlocking System.....................2-11
Door ..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Power Door ................................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-11
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-10
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-43
Lumbar
Massaging Controls....................................... 1-4
Power Controls............................................. 1-4
Lumbar Controls, Rear Power...........................1-11
M
Magnetic Ride Control....................................... 4-8
Maintenance
Footnotes..................................................... 6-7
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-5
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Maintenance Record....................................6-15
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-13
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-11
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-61
Massaging Lumbar Controls............................... 1-4
Memory Seat, Mirrors, Steering Wheel Controls.... 1-6
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-73
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-38
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature............................................1-11
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-40
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-41
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-41
Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors....................2-40
Park Tilt.....................................................2-41
MP3 ............................................................3-110
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PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-23
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Performance Shifting.......................................2-32
Phone
Bluetooth
®................................................3-116
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Electrical System.........................................5-95
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Rear Lumbar Controls..................................1-11
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-8
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-26
Seat ............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-31
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column....... 3-7
Windows....................................................2-16
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts..........................1-31
Privacy..........................................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-19
OnStar.......................................................7-19
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID).............7-19
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
Proposition 65 Warning, California....................... 5-4
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-19
Radio(s)........................................................3-99
Radios
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual............................3-116
Reception.................................................3-128
Setting the Clock.........................................3-96
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-127
Rainsense™ II Wipers.....................................3-14
Reading Lamps..............................................3-35
Rear Climate Control System............................3-46
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Heated Seats.........................................1-10
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-63
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-38
Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature...............................................1-11
Reclining Seatbacks, Power............................... 1-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-11
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-26
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility................. 7-7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
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Seats
Center Seat................................................1-10
Head Restraints............................................ 1-2
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-5
Heated Seats - Rear....................................1-10
Massaging Lumbar........................................ 1-4
Memory, Mirrors............................................ 1-6
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-4
Power Lumbar, Rear ....................................1-11
Power Reclining Seatbacks............................. 1-8
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-51
Rear Seat Position......................................1-49
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-52
Security Light.................................................3-65
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-61
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Scheduling Appointments..............................7-10
Service Parts Identication Label.......................5-94
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-68Setting the Clock............................................3-96
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-93
Shifting
Out of Park................................................2-34
Shifting Into Park............................................2-33
Side Blind Zone Alert......................................2-45
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire.....................................................5-85
Installing....................................................5-77
Removing...................................................5-76
Storing.......................................................5-83
Specications and Capacities..........................5-103
Speedometer..................................................3-52
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-58
StabiliTrak®System.......................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-26
Steering.......................................................... 4-8
Steering Wheel
Heated........................................................ 3-7
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-127
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory....................... 1-6
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column............................ 3-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
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Storage Areas
Center Console...........................................2-62
Center Flex Storage Unit..............................2-63
Convenience Net.........................................2-63
Cupholders.................................................2-62
Front Storage Area......................................2-62
Glove Box..................................................2-62
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-63
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-18
Sun Visors.....................................................2-19
Sunroof.........................................................2-64
T
Tachometer....................................................3-52
Telescopic Steering Column, Power Tilt Wheel...... 3-7
Text Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-6
Theft-Deterrent Feature..................................3-127
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-20
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-21
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-22
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-23
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-96
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-60Tires.............................................................5-48
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-92
Buying New Tires........................................5-68
Chains.......................................................5-73
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-74
Cleaning....................................................5-93
Different Size..............................................5-69
High-Speed Operation..................................5-59
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-74
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-57
Inspection and Rotation................................5-65
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-77
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-61
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-60
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-76
Sidewall Labeling.........................................5-49
Spare Tire..................................................5-85
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-83
Terminology and Denitions...........................5-54
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-71
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-71
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-67
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-26
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-28
Your Vehicle...............................................4-26
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