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Cadillac 2004 CTS Owner's Manual

Cadillac 2004 CTS Owner's Manual (442 pages)

Brand: Cadillac | Category: Automobile | Size: 3.09 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
    
    Power Seats
    8
  - Manual Passenger Seat
    8
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    10
  - Rear Seats
    13
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    13
  - Safety Belts
    15
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    16
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    19
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    20
    
    Driver Position
    21
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    27
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    28
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    28
  - Rear Seat Passenger Positions
    28
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    34
    
    Safety Belt Pretensioners
    34
  - Child Restraints
    35
  - Older Children
    35
  - Infants and Young Children
    38
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    41
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    44
  - Top Strap
    45
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    46
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    49
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    50
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    52
  - Air Bag Systems
    54
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    56
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    60
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    61
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    61
    
    What will You See after an Air Bag Inﬂates
    62
  - Restraint System Check
    65
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    65
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    66
- Features and Controls
  
  67
  - Keys
    69
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    70
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    71
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    72
  - Battery Replacement
    73
  - Doors and Locks
    74
    
    Door Locks
    74
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    76
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    76
  - Lockout Protection
    77
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    77
  - Trunk Lock Release
    78
  - Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    79
  - Rear-Seat Pass through
    79
  - Windows
    80
  - Power Windows
    81
  - Express-Down Window
    81
  - Express-Up Window
    81
  - Programming the Power Windows
    82
  - Anti-Pinch Feature
    82
  - Window Lockout
    83
  - Sun Visors
    83
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    84
  - Testing the Alarm
    85
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    87
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    87
  - Ignition Positions
    88
  - Steering Column Ignition Lock Release
    89
  - Manual Transmission
    89
    
    Automatic Transmission
    89
  - Starting Your Engine
    90
  - Retained Accessory Power (Rap)
    90
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    91
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    91
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    92
  - Shift Lock Release
    95
  - Sport Mode Button
    96
  - Winter Driving Mode Button
    97
  - Shift Speeds (Manual Transmission)
    99
  - Parking Brake
    100
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    101
  - Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission)
    102
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    103
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    103
    
    Engine Exhaust
    104
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    104
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    105
  - Mirrors
    106
  - Mirror Operation
    106
  - Compass Operation
    107
  - Compass Variance
    107
  - Compass Calibration
    107
  - Cleaning the Mirror
    108
    
    Outside Power Mirrors
    109
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    110
    
    Outside Curb View Assist Mirror
    110
    
    Outside Heated Mirrors
    110
  - Onstar System
    111
  - Virtual Advisor
    112
  - Steering Wheel Controls (Cts)
    112
  - Homelink ® Transmitter
    113
  - Using Homelink
    116
  - Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    116
  - Resetting Defaults
    117
  - Storage Areas
    118
    
    Center Console Storage Area
    118
    
    Glove Box
    118
    
    Map Pocket
    118
  - Front Seat Cupholders
    118
  - Assist Handles
    118
  - Rear Seat Cupholders
    118
    
    Garment Hooks
    118
    
    Convenience Net
    119
    
    Roof Rack Provisions
    119
  - Sunroof
    120
  - Vehicle Personalization
    121
- Instrument Panel
  
  123
Section 3 Instrument Panel

124
- Instrument Panel Overview
  126
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    128
  - Other Warning Devices
    129
- Tilt Wheel
  129
- Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
  131
- Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
  132
- Turn and Lane-Change Signals
  132
- Flash-To-Pass Feature
  133
- Fog Lamps
  134
  - Windshield Wiper Lever
    138
  - Windshield Wipers
    138
  - Windshield Washer
    140
  - Cruise Control
    141
- Daytime Running Lamps
  142
- Exterior Lamps
  142
- Light Sensor
  143
- Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
  144
- Instrument Panel Brightness
  144
- Interior Lamps
  144
- Entry Lighting
  145
- Parade Dimming
  145
- Reading Lamps
  145
- Accessory Power Outlets
  146
- Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
  147
- Climate Controls
  148
- Defogging and Defrosting
  152
- Outlet Adjustment
  153
- Rear Window Defogger
  153
- Passenger Compartment Air Filter
  154
- Steering Wheel Climate Controls
  155
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
  156
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    157
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    158
- Trip Odometers
  158
- Engine Speed Limiter
  159
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    159
  - Air Bag Readiness Light
    160
  - Brake System Warning Light
    161
- Charging System Light
  161
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    162
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    163
- Check Engine Light
  164
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    164
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    164
- If the Light Is Flashing
  166
- If the Light Is on Steady
  166
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  168
  - Oil Pressure Light
    168
  - Winter Driving Mode Light
    169
  - Sport Mode Light
    169
  - Security Light
    170
    
    Lights on Reminder
    170
  - Fog Lamp Light
    170
  - Cruise Control Light
    170
  - Highbeam on Light
    171
  - Fuel Gage
    171
  - System Controls
    172
  - Driver Information Center (DIC)
    172
  - Status of Vehicle Systems
    174
  - Vehicle Information Menu
    174
  - Navigation System
    175
  - Vehicle Information Menu Item Descriptions
    176
    
    DIC Main Menu
    179
  - Accessing the DIC Main Menu
    179
  - DIC Main Menu Item Descriptions
    180
    
    DIC Warnings and Messages
    183
  - Battery Not Charging
    183
  - Battery Saver Active
    184
  - Battery Voltage High
    184
  - Battery Voltage Low
    185
  - Change Engine Oil
    185
  - Change Trans (Transmission) Fluid
    186
  - Check Brake Fluid
    186
  - Check Coolant Level
    187
  - Check Washer Fluid
    187
  - Check Gas Cap
    187
  - Engine Coolant Hot – Idle Engine
    188
  - Engine Overheated – Stop Engine
    189
  - Engine Power Reduced
    189
  - Fuel Level Low
    189
  - Headlamps Suggested
    190
  - Ice Possible
    190
  - Left Rear Door Ajar
    190
  - Oil Pressure Low – Stop Engine
    191
  - Passenger Door Ajar
    191
  - Personalization Off/Driver Identiﬁcation
    192
  - Right Rear Door Ajar
    192
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  193
  - Service Air Bag
    193
  - Service
    193
  - Service Charging System
    194
  - Service Fuel System
    194
  - Service Electrical System
    194
  - Service Idle Control
    194
  - Service Stability System Message
    195
  - Stability System Engaged Message
    195
  - Stability System off Message
    196
  - Stability System Ready Message
    196
  - Service Steering System
    197
  - Service Theft System
    197
  - Service Transmission
    198
  - Starting Disabled – Remove Key
    198
  - Service Vehicle Soon
    198
  - Starting Disabled – Throttle Problem
    199
  - Top Speed – Fuel Cut off
    199
  - Theft Attempted
    199
  - Traction Engaged
    200
  - Trans (Transmission) Hot – Idle Engine
    200
  - Trunk Open
    200
  - Turn Signal on
    201
    
    DIC Vehicle Personalization
    201
  - Entering the Personalization Menu
    202
  - Personalization Features
    203
    
    Auto Exit Seat
    208
    
    Horn Sounds at Lock
    212
    
    Exterior Lights at Unlock
    213
    
    Delayed Locking
    218
  - Exiting the Personalization Menu
    221
  - Audio System(S)
    222
  - Setting the Time
    222
  - Radio with CD
    223
  - Playing the Radio
    224
  - Finding a Station
    225
  - Setting Preset Stations
    226
  - Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    227
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    228
  - Using Dsp
    229
  - Rds Messages
    229
  - Radio Message
    231
  - Using the Single CD Player
    234
  - Using the Six-CD CD Changer
    235
  - CD Messages
    237
  - Conﬁgurable Radio Display Keys
    238
  - Navigation/Radio System
    239
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    239
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    240
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    241
  - Cellular Phone Usage
    241
  - Fm Stereo
    241
  - Care of Your Cds
    241
  - Care of Your CD Player
    241
  - Diversity Antenna System
    242
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System (48 Contiguous US States)
    242
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

243
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  244
  - Defensive Driving
    244
  - Drunken Driving
    245
  - Control of a Vehicle
    248
  - Braking
    248
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    249
    
    Braking in Emergencies
    251
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    251
  - Stabilitrak System
    252
    
    Power Steering
    253
  - Panic Brake Assist
    253
    
    Speed Variable Assist Steering
    253
  - Steering
    253
    
    Steering Tips
    254
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    255
  - Off-Road Recovery
    256
  - Passing
    256
  - Loss of Control
    258
  - Driving at Night
    259
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    260
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    262
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    262
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    262
  - City Driving
    263
  - Freeway Driving
    264
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    265
  - Highway Hypnosis
    266
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    266
  - Winter Driving
    268
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    269
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    270
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    272
- Towing
  
  273
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    273
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    273
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    273
    
    Dinghy Towing
    274
    
    Dolly Towing
    274
    
    Loading Your Vehicle
    275
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    277
  - Towing a Trailer
    280
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    281
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    281
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    282
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    283
    
    Trailer Brakes
    283
    
    Backing up
    284
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    284
    
    Following Distance
    284
    
    Driving on Grades
    285
    
    Parking on Hills
    285
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    285
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    286
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    286
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

287
- Service
  
  289
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    289
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    290
- Fuel
  
  290
  - Gasoline Octane
    290
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    291
  - California Fuel
    291
  - Additives
    292
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    292
  - Filling Your Tank
    293
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    295
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  296
  - Hood Release
    297
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    298
  - Engine Oil
    302
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    303
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    304
  - Engine Oil Additives
    305
    
    Gm Oil Life System
    306
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    306
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    308
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    308
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    309
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    309
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    310
  - Manual Transmission Fluid
    311
  - Hydraulic Clutch (Manual Transmission)
    312
  - When to Check and What to Use
    312
  - How to Add Fluid
    312
  - Engine Coolant
    313
  - How to Check and Add Fluid
    313
  - What to Use
    314
  - Checking Coolant
    315
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    316
  - Engine Overheating
    316
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    317
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    318
  - Cooling System
    319
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    321
  - Power Steering Fluid
    325
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    326
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    326
  - Brakes
    327
  - Brake Fluid
    327
  - Brake Wear
    328
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    329
  - Brake Adjustment
    329
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    329
  - Battery
    330
  - Jump Starting
    331
- Rear Axle
  
  337
  - When to Check Lubricant
    337
  - How to Check Lubricant
    337
- Bulb Replacement
  
  338
  - High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting
    338
  - Halogen Bulbs
    338
  - Headlamps
    338
  - Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps
    339
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    339
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Sidemarker Lamps
    340
  - Back-Up and License Plate Lamps
    341
  - Replacement Bulbs
    341
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  342
- Tires
  
  344
  - Winter Tires
    345
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    345
  - Tire Size
    348
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    349
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    352
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    353
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    354
  - Buying New Tires
    354
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    355
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    357
  - Wheel Replacement
    357
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    358
  - Tire Chains
    358
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    359
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    360
    
    Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    361
    
    Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    364
    
    Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
    369
    
    Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    369
  - Compact Spare Tire
    371
- Appearance Care
  
  372
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    372
    
    Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    372
    
    Cleaning Leather
    373
    
    Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    373
    
    Cleaning Vinyl
    373
    
    Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    374
  - Care of Safety Belts
    374
  - Weatherstrips
    374
    
    Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    374
    
    Cleaning the Speaker Covers
    374
    
    Cleaning Wood Panels
    374
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    375
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    375
    
    Finish Care
    375
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    375
    
    Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    376
    
    Cleaning Windshield and Wiper Blades
    376
    
    Cleaning Tires
    377
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    377
  - Finish Damage
    377
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    377
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    377
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    378
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  379
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    379
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    379
- Electrical System
  
  379
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    379
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    380
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    380
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    380
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    381
  - Removing the Rear Seat Cushion
    386
  - Rear Underseat Fuse Block
    388
    
    Capacities and Speciﬁcations
    392
    
    Engine Speciﬁcations
    393
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

395
- Introduction
  396
- Maintenance Requirements
  396
- Maintenance Schedule
  396
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  396
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  396
- Scheduled Maintenance
  398
- Additional Required Services
  400
- Maintenance Footnotes
  402
- At each Fuel Fill
  404
  - Tire Inﬂation Check
    404
- At Least Once a Month
  404
  - Cassette Tape Player Service
    404
- Owner Checks and Services
  404
- At Least Once a Year
  405
  - Ignition Transmission Lock Check
    406
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    406
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  407
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  409
- Maintenance Record
  410
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

413
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  413
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  414
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    414
  - Online Owner Center
    415
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    416
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    416
    
    Canada – Customer Assistance
    416
    
    United States – Customer Assistance
    416
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    417
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    417
    
    Cadillac Owner Privileges
    418
  - Roadside Service
    418
    
    Roadside Service Availability
    419
  - Courtesy Transportation
    420
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    420
    
    Transportation Options
    420
    
    Additional Program Information
    421
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Records
    422
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  423

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