2009 CADILLAC XLR Owners Manual

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Odometer......................................................3-43
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-43
Off-Road Recovery..........................................5-12
Oil
Engine.......................................................6-15
Engine Oil Pressure Gage............................3-54
Life Indicator...............................................3-76
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................6-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-23
Online Owner Center........................................ 8-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................8-18
OnStar
®System.............................................4-48
OnStar®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-42
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-46
Ordering
Map DVDs .................................................4-52
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-40
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-34
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-39
Convex Mirror.............................................2-39
Heated Mirrors............................................2-39
Power Mirrors.............................................2-38Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................6-29
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 7-9
Owners, Canadian.............................................. iii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................6-80
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-33
Shifting Out of............................................2-35
Park Aid........................................................2-40
Park Assist Mirror...........................................2-39
Park Brake....................................................2-32
Parking
Assist........................................................2-40
Over Things That Burn.................................2-35
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-45
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-41
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-45
Passing.........................................................5-12
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California....... 6-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®..................................................3-77
Plan Route....................................................4-18
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Power
Door Locks.................................................2-13
Electrical System.........................................6-83
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory.....................................2-25
Seat ............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................6-30
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column....... 3-6
Windows....................................................2-18
Privacy..........................................................8-16
Event Data Recorders..................................8-17
Navigation System.......................................8-18
OnStar .......................................................8-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................8-18
Problems with Route Guidance.........................4-51
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-13
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Racing or Other Competitive Driving..................5-14
Radio............................................................4-52
Personalization with Home and Away
Feature...................................................4-73
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy......................................................8-18Radios
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-91
Care of Your CDs ........................................3-91
Reception...................................................3-90
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-88
Rainsense™ Wipers.......................................... 3-9
Raising the Retractable Hardtop........................2-56
Reading Lamps..............................................3-30
Rear Axle......................................................6-41
Limited-Slip.................................................5-10
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-54
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-38
Reclining Seatbacks, Power............................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................7-11
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................5-26
Remote, Keyless Access System................2-4, 4-48
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................7-13
Replacement, Windshield.................................6-45
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................8-15
General Motors...........................................8-15
United States Government............................8-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-52
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-53
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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
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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
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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
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Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-40
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................6-64
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-45
Operation...................................................2-46
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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
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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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Washer, Headlamps........................................3-11
Waypoint, Edit................................................4-23
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................6-65
Different Size..............................................6-63
Replacement...............................................6-66
Windows.......................................................2-17
Power ........................................................2-18
Windshield
Rainsense™ Wipers...................................... 3-9
Replacement...............................................6-45
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................6-31
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................6-45Windshield (cont.)
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................6-78
Wiper Fuses...............................................6-83
Wipers......................................................... 3-8
Winter Driving................................................5-18
Winter Tires...................................................6-47
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-27
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XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-91
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 7-2
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