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Cadillac 2001 Catera Owner's Manual

Cadillac 2001 Catera Owner's Manual (328 pages)

Brand: Cadillac | Category: Automobile | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

13
- Emergency Towing
  2
- For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
  8
- How to Use this Manual
  9
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  9
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  10
- Vehicle Symbols
  11
- Service Station Guide
  12
- Table of Contents
  13
- Seats and Seat Controls
  14
  - Manual Front Seat
    14
  - Power Seats - if Equipped
    16
  - Memory Seat and Mirrors (if Equipped)
    17
  - Reclining Front Seatbacks
    18
  - Head Restraints
    20
  - Rear Seats
    22
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  25
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    26
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask
  29
- About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
  29
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  30
- Driver Position
  30
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    30
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  37
- Right Front Passenger Position
  38
- Air Bag Systems
  38
  - How the Air Bag Systems Work
    41
  - Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    46
- Safety Belt Pretensioners
  46
- Rear Seat Passengers
  46
  - Rear Seat Passenger Positions
    47
  - Infants and Young Children
    50
- Children
  50
- Restraint Systems for Children
  54
- Older Children
  64
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  67
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  67
  - Section 2 Features and Controls
    68
  - Power Windows
    70
  - Central Door Unlocking System
    74
  - Door Locks
    74
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    75
  - Power Door Locks
    75
  - Rear Door Security Lock
    76
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    77
  - Anti-Lockout Feature
    77
  - Operation
    78
  - Battery Replacement
    79
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    79
  - Trunk Release
    82
  - Key in the Ignition
    83
  - Parking at Night
    84
  - Parking Lots
    84
  - Testing the Alarm
    85
  - Ignition Positions
    87
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    88
  - Starting Your Engine
    89
  - Engine Coolant Heater (if Equipped)
    90
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    91
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    92
  - Sport Mode Button
    95
  - Parking Brake
    97
  - Console Shift Lever
    98
  - Shifting into PARK (P)
    98
  - Torque Lock
    99
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    99
  - Shifting out of PARK (P)
    100
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    102
  - Engine Exhaust
    102
  - Running Your Engine While You're Parked
    103
  - Tilt Wheel
    104
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    104
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    105
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam
    105
  - Flash-To-Pass
    105
  - Windshield Wipers
    106
  - Windshield Washer
    107
  - Cruise Control
    108
  - Exterior Lamps
    112
  - Perimeter Lighting
    113
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    114
  - Lamps on Reminder
    114
  - Fog Lamps
    115
  - Cornering Lamps
    116
  - Twilight Sentinel
    116
  - Courtesy Lamps
    117
  - Interior Lamps
    117
  - Rear Reading Lamps
    118
  - Map Lamps
    118
  - Convex Outside Mirror
    120
  - Center Console Storage Area
    121
  - Storage Compartments
    121
  - Convenience Net
    121
  - Map Pockets
    121
  - Glove Box
    121
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    122
  - Sun Visors
    122
  - Illuminated Visor Vanity Mirror
    122
  - Accessory Power Outlet
    123
  - Cellular Telephone (Option)
    124
  - Onstar System (if Equipped)
    124
  - Safety and Security Services
    125
  - Onstar System Limitations
    126
  - Premium Services (Includes Safety and Security Services)
    126
  - Assist Handles
    127
  - Floor Mats
    127
  - Garment Hooks
    127
  - Sunroof (Option)
    127
  - Anti-Pinch Feature
    129
  - Programming the Homelink Transmitter
    131
  - Operating the Homelink Transmitter
    133
  - Erasing Channels
    134
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    137
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    138
  - Trip Odometer
    138
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    139
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    139
  - Air Bag Readiness Light
    140
  - Brake System Warning Light
    142
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    143
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    144
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    144
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    145
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    145
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    150
  - Cruise Control Light
    150
  - Trunk Ajar Light
    150
  - Fuel Gage
    151
  - Low Fuel Light
    151
  - Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
    153
  - Comfort Controls
    154
  - Electronic Climate Control (ECC)
    154
  - Air Conditioning
    158
  - Rear Window Defogger
    159
  - Ventilation System
    159
  - Setting the Clock
    160
  - Audio Systems
    160
  - AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
    161
  - CD Adapter Kits
    174
  - Trunk-Mounted CD Changer (Option)
    174
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    178
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    179
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    179
  - Tips about Your Audio System
    180
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    181
  - Care of Your Compact Disc Player
    182
  - Heated Backlite Antenna
    183
  - Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
    184
  - Defensive Driving
    185
  - Drunken Driving
    186
  - Control of a Vehicle
    189
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    190
  - Traction Control System
    192
  - Braking in Emergencies
    192
  - Power Steering
    193
  - Speed Sensitive Steering (SSS)
    193
  - Steering in Emergencies
    194
  - Steering Tips
    194
  - Off Road Recovery
    196
  - Loss of Control
    197
  - Driving at Night
    199
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    201
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    203
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    203
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    203
  - City Driving
    204
  - Freeway Driving
    205
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    206
  - Highway Hypnosis
    206
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    207
  - Winter Driving
    208
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    209
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    211
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    212
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    213
  - Towing a Trailer
    215
  - Electronic Level Control
    215
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    216
  - Weight of the Trailer
    216
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    217
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    217
  - Trailer Brakes
    218
  - Safety Chains
    218
  - Driving with a Trailer
    219
  - Following Distance
    219
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    220
  - Driving on Grades
    220
  - Making Turns
    220
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    221
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    221
  - Parking on Hills
    221
  - Parking on a Hill
    221
Section 5 Problems on the Road

222
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  223
- Other Warning Devices
  223
- Jump Starting
  224
- Towing Your Vehicle
  229
- Engine Overheating
  230
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    230
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    231
- Cooling System
  232
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    234
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  238
- Changing a Flat Tire
  239
- Spare Tire
  249
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  250
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    251
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    252
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    253
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    254
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    256
  - Filling Your Tank
    256
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    259
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    259
  - Hood Release
    260
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    261
  - Checking Engine Oil
    262
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    263
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    264
  - Engine Oil Additives
    265
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    265
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    266
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    266
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    270
  - Rear Axle
    270
  - When to Check Lubricant
    270
  - Engine Coolant
    271
  - How to Check Lubricant
    271
  - What to Use
    271
  - Checking Coolant
    273
  - Power Steering Fluid
    275
  - Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    275
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    276
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    276
  - Brake Fluid
    277
  - Brake Wear
    279
  - Brake Adjustment
    280
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    280
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    280
  - Bulb Replacement
    281
  - Halogen Bulbs
    282
  - Front Turn Signal Lamp
    285
  - Wiper Blade Replacement
    288
  - Inflation -- Tire Pressure
    290
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    291
  - Buying New Tires
    293
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    294
  - Wheel Replacement
    295
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    295
  - Tire Chains
    297
  - Appearance Care
    298
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    298
  - Cleaning of Fabric/Carpet
    298
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    299
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    299
  - Cleaning Wood Panels
    299
  - Cleaning Leather
    299
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    299
  - Care of Safety Belts
    300
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    300
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    300
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    300
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    301
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    301
  - Finish Care
    302
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    302
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    303
  - Cleaning Tires
    303
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    304
  - Underbody Maintenance
    304
  - Finish Damage
    304
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    305
  - Engine Identification
    306
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    306
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    306
  - Electrical System
    307
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    308
  - Capacities and Specifications
    314
  - Replacement Bulbs
    314
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    315
  - Engine Specifications
    315
  - Vehicle Dimensions
    315
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

316
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  317
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
  318
  - (TTY) Users
    318
- Customer Assistance Offices
  319
- GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
  320
- Roadside Service
  320
  - Roadside Service Availability
    322
  - Reaching Roadside Service
    322
- Roadside Service for the Hearing or
  322
  - Speech Impaired
    322
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    323
- Courtesy Transportation
  323
- Transportation Options
  323
  - Additional Program Information
    324
- Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
  325
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
  325
- Warranty Information
  325
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  326

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