Cadillac 1998 Catera Owner's manual

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The
1998
Cadillac Catera
Owner’s
Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the air bag system.
Features and Controls
This section explains
how
to start and operate your vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to
drive
under different conditions.
Problems
on
the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service
and
Appearance Care
Here
the
manual tells
you
how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It
also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
7-
12.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it
to
quickly find
something you want to read.
GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,
CADILLAC and the CADILLAC Emblem are
registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time it
was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the
product after that time without further notice. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors of Canada Limited” for Cadillac Motor
Car Division whenever it appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your vehicle,
so
it will be
there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it
so
the new
owner can use it.
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@Copyright General Motors Corporation 1997
All Rights Reserved
1998
EDITION
Congratulations.
Cadillac has been designing and building luxury cars for
96
years.
With the Catera, you have
selected
the
first Cadillac ever to
be
engineered and manufactured in Germany.
It
is
a unique expression of Cadillac luxury with
a
sensibility to
European ride and handling. With proper care, your Catera will deliver
mile after mile of exciting, performance-oriented luxury driving.
Drive safely and enjoy.
Luxury truly can
be
fun.
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How
to
Use
this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you
do this, it will help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
Index
A
good
place to look for what you need is the Index in
back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’s
in
the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it.
Safety Warnings and
Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In
the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or
others could be hurt.
You will also find
a
circle
with
a
slash through
it
in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,’’
“Don’t do this” or “Don’t
let this happen.”
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also,
in this book
you
will find these notices:
In the notice area,
we
tell
you
about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not be covered
by
your warranty, and it could
be
costly.
But
the notice willtell you what
to
do to help avoid
-
the damage.
When
you
read other
manuals,
you
might
see
CAUTION
and
NOTICE
warnings
in
different colors or in
different words.
You’ll
also
see warning labels
on
your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION
or
NOTICE.
NOTICE:
These mean there
is
something that could
damage your vehicle.
Vehicle
Symbols
These
are some
of
the symbols you may find
on
your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on
an
original battery:
POSSIBLE
A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BAlTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BAllERY
These symbols
are
important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS
e
e
TURN
FOG LAMPS
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These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
-
CHARGING
I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(e)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
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HORN
b
SPEAKER
b
FUEL
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Section
1
Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should
not
do with air bags and safety belts.
1-2 Seats and Seat Controls
1-
13
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
1-18 Here
are
Questions Many People Ask About
1- 19 How
to
Wear Safety Belts Properly
1-19 Driver Position
1-26 Safety Belt
Use
During Pregnancy
1-27 Right Front Passenger Position
Safety Belts
--
and the Answers
1-27
1-36
1-40
1-43
1-53
1-56
1-56
1-57
Air Bag Systems
Rear Seat Passengers
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System
Parts
After
a Crash
Seats and
Seat
Controls
This section tells you about the seats
--
how to adjust
them, and
also
about reclining front seatbacks, lumbar
adjustments, heated seats and head restraints.
Manual
Front
Passenger’s Seat
This feature is available
on
vehicles with cloth seats
only. Lift the bar under the front passenger’s seat to
unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want
it
and release
the
bar.
Try to move the seat with your body to be sure
the seat
is
locked into place.
To
tilt the front portion of the seat cushion up or down,
lift the seat lever located on the side of the seat cushion
closest to the door. Release the lever to lock the seat
into place.
10
raise the seat cushion up or down, press one of
the rocker switch buttons located on the side of the
passenger’s seat cushion closest to the door. The top
button raises the seat cushion and the bottom button
lowers the seat cushion.
Manual Lumbar Support
The lumbar control is
located on the side
of
each front seatback closest
to the door. The control
provides additional support
to your lower back and
works independently
of
other seat controls.
Use manual or power seat controls first to get the
proper seating position. Then proceed with the
lumbar adjustment.
The upper and lower seatback can be adjusted using the
small hand-wheel control. Turn the control forward to
increase support and rearward to decrease support.
Keep
in
mind that as your seating position changes,
as
it may during long trips,
so
should the position
of
the
lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
This feature is available on all driver’s seats and only
on passenger’s seats with leather interiors.
If
a
failure in the power supply system occurs, the power
The power seat controls are located on the side of the seats can be manually adjusted by inserting the crank
front seat cushions closest to the door. handle into the slot located below the seat cushion
(as
Lift up
or
push down on the front of the control to to the right until you’ve reached your desired seating
adjust the front portion
of
the cushion up or down. position (note that manually moving the seat requires
Move the rear of the control up or down
to
adjust the turning the crank handle many times).
rear portion
of
the cushion. The crank handle is provided in the tool kit located in
To
adjust the seat height, lift up
or
push down on the the trunk (with the jack).
center
of
the control.
To
move the seat forward or rearward, slide the
shown
in
the above illustration).
Turn
the crank handle
control in the desired direction.
Memory Seat and Mirrors (Option)
Adjust the driver’s seat to a comfortable position. Also
adjust the interior and exterior mirrors. Press memory
button
“M’
and memory button
“1”
at the same time.
These buttons are located on the side
of
the driver’s
seat closest to the door. Seat and mirror positions may
be programmed for two additional drivers by repeating
the above steps and pressing memory button
“2”
or
“3”
instead
of
memory button
1.
If
your vehicle is
in
PARK
(P),
you can recall mirror
and seating positions by pressing and holding one of
the three memory buttons. This will adjust the seat and
mirrors to where you have previously programmed
them. Seat and mirror movement is immediately stopped
if
the memory button is released
or
if
a seat or mirror
control is moved.
Note that the exterior mirrors
will
only adjust when the
ignition is turned on.
Also note that
if
you
try
to
adjust the driver’s memory
seat and it doesn’t move,
try
opening the driver’s door.
This
will re-activate power to the driver’s seat. (Power
to the driver’s seat “times out” after
30
seconds. Power
to the passenger’s seat is always present.)
1-5
Heated
Front
Seat
(Option)
‘1
The controls are located
next to the radio on the
center console. Press this
button to turn on the heating
element in the seat. The
seatback and cushion are
warmed until they match
your body temperature.
A
telltale light in the button reminds you that the heating
system is in use. The heated seats can only be used when
the ignition
is
turned on.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
This feature is found
on
the passenger’s seat only.
The manual recliner control
is located on the side
of
the passenger’s seatback
closest to the door, below
the lumbar control. See
“Manual Lumbar
Support’’
earlier in this section.
To move the seatback forward, turn the hand-wheel
control forward. Turn the control rearward to recline
the seatback.
If
you
have cloth seats, and if you want to fold the
seatback all the way down to provide extra storage, see
“Passenger Seatback Latch” later in this section.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if
your
vehicle
is
moving.
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is
in motion can be dangerous. Even
if
you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because
it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash you could go into
it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In
a
crash
the belt could go up over your abdomen. The
belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic
bones. This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is
in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
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