2009 CADILLAC XLR warning light

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Accessories and Modications............................ 6-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-34
Adaptive Cruise Control...................................3-14
Adaptive Forward Lighting System.....................3-28
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-50
Additives, Fuel................................................. 6-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................6-82
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................6-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-36
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-45
Readiness Light..........................................3-44
Airbag System................................................1-38
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-50
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-43
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-45
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-50
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-43
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-44
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-42
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-40
Antenna, Diversity Antenna System...................3-91Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System......................................................3-91
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 5-5
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-48
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............6-79
Care of Safety Belts....................................6-76
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................6-81
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................6-77
Fabric/Carpet..............................................6-75
Fiberglass Springs.......................................6-81
Finish Care.................................................6-78
Finish Damage............................................6-80
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................
6-76
Interior Cleaning..........................................6-74
Leather......................................................6-75
Sheet Metal Damage...................................6-80
Speaker Covers..........................................6-76
Tires..........................................................6-80
Underbody Maintenance...............................6-80
Washing Your Vehicle...................................6-77
Weatherstrips..............................................6-77
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................6-78
Wood Panels..............................................6-76
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................8-10
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Ashtray.........................................................3-35
Audio System.........................................3-76, 4-52
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-88
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-91
Care of Your CDs ........................................3-91
Diversity Antenna System.............................3-91
Radio Reception..........................................3-90
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-88
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-91
Automatic Door Lock.......................................2-13
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................6-21
Operation...................................................2-28
Avoid Point/Area, Edit......................................4-25
B
Battery..........................................................6-35
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-30
Run-Down Protection...................................3-31
Bluetooth
®.....................................................3-77
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 5-6
Brake Fluid....................................................6-32
Brakes..........................................................6-32
System Warning Light..................................3-47Braking........................................................... 5-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 5-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-24
Bulb Replacement...........................................6-45
Headlamp Aiming........................................6-42
Buying New Tires...........................................6-62
C
California Fuel.................................................. 6-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 6-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 6-4
Canadian Owners............................................... iii
Capacities and Specications............................6-90
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-14, 2-36, 5-18
Care of
Safety Belts................................................6-76
Your CD Player...........................................3-91
Your CDs ...................................................3-91
CD
Six-Disc Changer.........................................4-65
CD/DVD Player..............................................4-68
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-53
Chains, Tire...................................................6-68
Charging System Light....................................3-46
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Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................6-20
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-50
Coolant......................................................6-23
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-49
Drive Belt Routing.......................................7-14
Engine Compartment Overview......................6-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-36
Oil .............................................................6-15
Oil Life System...........................................6-18
Oil Pressure Gage.......................................3-54
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........6-29
Overheating................................................6-27
Starting......................................................2-26
Enter Destination............................................4-27
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-30
Event Data Recorders.....................................8-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-23
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-26
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-30
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................6-20
Finish Damage...............................................6-80
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................6-72
Floor Mats.....................................................2-53
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................6-21
Power Steering...........................................6-30
Windshield Washer......................................6-31
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-28
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-55
Fuel............................................................... 6-5
Additives...................................................... 6-6
California Fuel.............................................. 6-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................6-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 6-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 6-7
Gage .........................................................3-56
Gasoline Octane........................................... 6-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 6-6
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................6-83
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................6-83
Underhood Fuse Block.................................6-87
Windshield Wiper.........................................6-83
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Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-49
Engine Oil Pressure.....................................3-54
Fuel..........................................................3-56
Speedometer..............................................3-43
Tachometer.................................................3-43
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-46
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-45
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 6-5
Specications............................................... 6-6
Getting Started
Getting Started, Navigation............................. 4-4
Global Positioning System (GPS)......................4-49
Glove Box.....................................................2-53
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 8-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................6-42
Vertical Aiming............................................6-43
Headlamps
Adaptive Forward Lighting System.................3-28
Bulb Replacement.......................................6-45Headlamps (cont.)
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-27
Exterior Lamps............................................3-26
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-27
Washer......................................................3-11
Wiper Activated...........................................3-27
Head-Up Display (HUD)...................................3-31
Heated Seats................................................... 1-3
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-36
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-55
Highway Hypnosis...........................................5-16
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................5-17
Hood
Checking Things Under................................6-10
Release.....................................................6-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-11I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-24
Immobilizer....................................................2-22
Immobilizer Operation......................................2-23
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-27
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................6-54
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Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-30
Cluster.......................................................3-42
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................6-36
K
Keyless Access System.............................2-4, 4-48
Keyless Access System, Operation...................... 2-5
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................6-48
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-50
Lamps
Courtesy....................................................3-30
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-30
Reading.....................................................3-30
Twilight Sentinel
®........................................3-29Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-20
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-33
Lifting the Vehicle, Tires...................................6-68
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-44
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-48
Brake System Warning.................................3-47
Charging System.........................................3-46
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-55
Highbeam On.............................................3-55
Lights On Reminder.....................................3-55
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-45
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-44
Security.....................................................3-55
StabiliTrak
®/Traction Control System (TCS)
Warning Light..........................................3-48
Tire Pressure..............................................3-50
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-30
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-26
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-27
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.....................................5-10
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................5-21
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
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Retained Accessory Power...............................2-25
Retractable Hardtop........................................2-54
Lowering....................................................2-55
Raising......................................................2-56
Roadside
Service........................................................ 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................5-20
Route Preference............................................4-36
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................7-14
Run-Flat Tires................................................6-52
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-37
S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-44
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................6-76
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............................................ 1-3Seats (cont.)
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-2
Power Reclining Seatbacks............................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-34
Security Light.................................................3-55
Service........................................................... 6-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 6-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 6-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements..... 6-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 6-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 6-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-50
Publications Ordering Information...................8-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................8-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-50
Setup Menu...................................................4-12
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................6-80
Shifting Into Park............................................2-33
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-35
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Six-Disc CD Changer......................................4-65
Specications, Capacities.................................6-90
Speedometer..................................................3-43
Stabilitrak
®System........................................... 5-6
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StabiliTrak®/TCS Warning Light.........................3-48
Starting the Engine.........................................2-26
Steering........................................................5-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-88
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory....................... 1-3
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column............................ 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-53
Convenience Net.........................................2-54
Cupholders.................................................2-53
Glove Box..................................................2-53
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-54
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................5-20
Sun Visors.....................................................2-20
Symbols........................................................4-43
System Needs Service, If.................................4-51
System Overview
Overview, Navigation System.......................... 4-2
T
Tachometer....................................................3-43
Telescopic Steering Column, Power Tilt Wheel...... 3-6
Theft - Deterrent System..................................2-20
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-88Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-20
Immobilizer.................................................2-22
Immobilizer Operation...................................2-23
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-50
Tires.............................................................6-46
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................6-79
Buying New Tires........................................6-62
Chains.......................................................6-68
Cleaning....................................................6-80
Different Size..............................................6-63
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................6-72
Ination - Tire Pressure................................6-54
Inspection and Rotation................................6-60
Lifting the Vehicle........................................6-68
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................6-57
Pressure Monitor System..............................6-55
Run-Flat.....................................................6-52
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................6-48
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................6-50
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................6-64
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................6-65
Wheel Replacement.....................................6-66
When It Is Time for New Tires......................6-61
Winter Tires................................................6-47
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Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................5-26
Towing a Trailer..........................................5-26
Your Vehicle...............................................5-26
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 5-8
Limited-Slip Rear Axle..................................5-10
Magnetic Ride Control..................................5-10
Stabilitrak
®System........................................ 5-6
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................6-21
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-28
Trip Computer
Oil Life Indicator..........................................3-76
Trip Odometer................................................3-43
Trunk............................................................2-14
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
Twilight Sentinel
®............................................3-29
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-40
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................6-64
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-45
Operation...................................................2-46
V
Valet Lockout Switch.......................................2-22
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 5-3
Loading......................................................5-21
Running While Parked..................................2-37
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................8-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................6-81
Service Parts Identication Label...................6-82
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-72
Vehicle Positioning..........................................4-50
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-40
Visors...........................................................2-20
Voice Recognition...........................................4-74
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-46
W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-41
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-60
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iv
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