Cadillac 2007 XLR Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

....................... 7

Front Seats

.............................................. 8

Safety Belts

............................................ 13

Child Restraints

...................................... 28

Airbag System

........................................ 44

Restraint System Check

......................... 60

Features and Controls

................................ 63

Keys

....................................................... 65

Doors and Locks

.................................... 73

Windows

................................................ 81

Theft-Deterrent Systems

......................... 84

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

....... 87

Mirrors

.................................................. 104

OnStar

®

System

................................... 107

Universal Home Remote System

.......... 110

Storage Areas

...................................... 121

Retractable Hardtop

.............................. 124

Instrument Panel

....................................... 135

Instrument Panel Overview

................... 138

Climate Controls

................................... 178

Warning Lights, Gages, and

Indicators

.......................................... 185

Driver Information Center (DIC)

............ 203

Trip Computer

...................................... 224

Audio System(s)

................................... 225

Navigation System

..................................... 231

Overview

.............................................. 232

Features and Controls

.......................... 240

Navigation Audio System

...................... 285

Voice Recognition

................................. 312

Driving Your Vehicle

................................. 321

Your Driving, the Road, and

Your Vehicle

..................................... 322

Towing

................................................. 359

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Service and Appearance Care

.................. 361

Service

................................................. 363

Fuel

...................................................... 365

Checking Things Under the Hood

......... 372

Rear Axle

............................................. 407

Headlamp Aiming

................................. 408

Bulb Replacement

................................ 412

Windshield Replacement

....................... 412

Windshield Wiper Blade

Replacement

..................................... 412

Tires

..................................................... 413

Appearance Care

.................................. 441

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................. 451

Electrical System

.................................. 452

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................ 458

Maintenance Schedule

.............................. 461

Maintenance Schedule

.......................... 462

Customer Assistance Information

............. 481

Customer Assistance and

Information

........................................ 482

Reporting Safety Defects

...................... 496

Index

.......................................................... 499

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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,

CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath, and

the name XLR 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 after that time to the product

without 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.

This manual describes features that may be

available in this model, but your vehicle may not

have all of them. For example, more than one

entertainment system may be offered or your

vehicle may have been ordered without a front

passenger or rear seats.

Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there

if it is needed while you are on the road. If the

vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.

Canadian Owners

A French language copy of this manual can be

obtained from your dealer or from:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. 15865979 A First Printing

©

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How to Use This Manual

Many people read the owner manual from

beginning to end when they ﬁrst receive their new

vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn

about the features and controls for the vehicle.

Pictures and words work together in the

owner manual to explain things.

Index

A good place to quickly locate information about

the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.

It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual

and the page number where it can be found.

Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this

book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to

tell about things that could hurt you if you were to

ignore the warning.

{CAUTION:

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 do not, you or others could be hurt.

You will also ﬁnd a

circle with a slash

through it in this book.

This safety symbol

means “Do Not,” “Do

Not do this” or “Do Not

let this happen.”

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Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also, in this manual you will ﬁnd these notices:

Notice: These mean there is something

that could damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage

the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be

covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could

be costly. But the notice will tell 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.

There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They

use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols

The vehicle has components and labels that use

symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along

with the text describing the operation or

information relating to a speciﬁc component,

control, message, gage, or indicator.

If you need help ﬁguring out a speciﬁc name of a

component, gage, or indicator, reference the

following topics:

• Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1

• Features and Controls in Section 2

• Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3

• Climate Controls in Section 3

• Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in

Section 3

• Audio System(s) in Section 3

• Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5

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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:

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Front Seats ..................................................... 8

Power Seats ................................................. 8

Power Lumbar .............................................. 9

Heated and Cooled Seats ............................. 9

Memory Seat, Mirrors and

Steering Wheel ........................................ 10

Power Reclining Seatbacks ......................... 11

Safety Belts .................................................. 13

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 13

Questions and Answers About

Safety Belts ............................................. 17

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 18

Driver Position ............................................. 18

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 26

Passenger Position ...................................... 27

Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 27

Safety Belt Extender ................................... 27

Child Restraints ............................................ 28

Older Children ............................................. 28

Infants and Young Children ......................... 31

Child Restraint Systems .............................. 35

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) .................................... 39

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Passenger Seat Position .......................... 40

Airbag System .............................................. 44

Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 47

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .................. 49

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? ................... 51

How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 51

What Will You See After an Airbag

Inﬂates? ................................................... 52

Passenger Sensing System ......................... 53

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 58

Adding Equipment to Your

Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 59

Restraint System Check ............................... 60

Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 60

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ........................................... 61

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

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Front Seats

Power Seats

The power seat controls

are located on the

outboard side of

the seat cushions.

• Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding

the horizontal control forward or rearward.

• Raise or lower the front part of the seat

cushion by moving the front of the horizontal

control up or down.

• Raise or lower the rear part of the seat

cushion by moving the rear of the horizontal

control up or down.

• Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the

entire horizontal control up or down.

• Use the vertical control to recline the seatback.

See Power Reclining Seatbacks on page 11.

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Power Lumbar

The driver’s and

passenger’s seatback

lumbar support switches

are located on the

outboard sides of

the seats.

Use the power seat controls ﬁrst to get the proper

position, then continue with the lumbar adjustment.

Use the top lumbar switch to adjust support to

the middle seatback and the bottom lumbar switch

to adjust support to the lower seatback. Press

the front of the switch to increase support and the

rear of the switch to decrease support.

Keep in mind that as your seating position

changes, as it may during long trips, so should the

position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat

as needed.

Heated and Cooled Seats

The buttons for the heated and cooled seats are

located on the climate control system.

((Heated/Cooled Seat): Press this button to

turn the feature on. The button on the left controls

the driver’s seat and the button on the right

controls the passenger’s seat. Each press of the

button will take you to a different setting. The

settings available in order are HI HEAT, LO HEAT,

OFF, HI COOL, LO COOL and OFF. You will be

able to feel the temperature change in a few

minutes.

The feature will automatically turn off when the

vehicle is turned off. See Dual Climate Control

System on page 178 for more information.

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Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering

Wheel

Your vehicle is equipped with the memory

package. The controls for these features are

located on the driver’s seat, and are used

to program and recall memory settings for the

driver’s seating positions.

Use the following steps to program each button:

1. Adjust the driver’s seat including the seatback

recliner, lumbar, both outside mirrors and the

steering wheel to a comfortable position.

2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps are

heard, then release the button.

A second mirror, seating and steering wheel

position can be programmed by repeating

the above steps and pressing button 2 (for

driver 2). Each time a memory button is pressed

and released, a single beep will sound. Each

time button 1 or 2 is pressed and released while

the vehicle is in PARK (P), the memory positions

will be recalled after a brief delay. If the vehicle

is not in PARK (P), three beeps will be heard and

the memory position will not be recalled.

When the engine is started, the seat, mirrors, and

steering wheel may automatically adjust to their

programmed positions.

To stop recall movement of the memory feature at

any time, press one of the power seat controls,

power mirror control buttons, memory buttons, or

power steering column control.

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Two personalized exit positions can be set by ﬁrst

recalling the driving position (by pressing 1 or 2),

then positioning the steering wheel and seat in the

desired exit positions and then pressing and

holding the exit button until two beeps are heard.

The exit button is located between buttons 1 and 2.

With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position

for the previously set driver can be recalled

by pressing the exit button.

When you use the keyless access transmitter to

unlock your vehicle, automatic seat and steering

wheel movement to the exit position may

occur. The numbers on the back of the

transmitter, 1 and 2, corresponds to the numbers

on the memory buttons.

Further programming for automatic seat and mirror

movement can be done using the Driver

Information Center (DIC).

For programming information, see DIC Vehicle

Personalization on page 220.

Power Reclining Seatbacks

Your seats have power

reclining seatbacks.

Use the vertical power seat control located on the

outboard side of the seat to operate them.

• To recline the seatback, press the control

toward the rear of the vehicle.

• To raise the seatback, press the control

toward the front of the vehicle.

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{CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your

vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.

Even if you buckle up, your safety belts

cannot do their job when you are reclined

like this.

The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a

crash, you could go into it, receiving neck

or other injuries.

The lap belt cannot 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.

Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is

moving.

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Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use

safety belts properly. It also tells you some things

you should not do with safety belts.

{CAUTION:

Do not let anyone ride where he or she

can not wear a safety belt properly. If you

are in a crash and you are not wearing a

safety belt, your injuries can be much

worse. You can hit things inside the

vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be

seriously injured or killed. In the same

crash, you might not be if you are buckled

up. Always fasten your safety belt, and

check that your passenger’s belt is

fastened properly too.

{CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a

cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.

In a collision, people riding in these areas

are more likely to be seriously injured or

killed. Do not allow people to ride in any

area of your vehicle that is not equipped

with seats and safety belts. Be sure

everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and

using a safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has a light

that comes on as a

reminder to buckle up.

See Safety Belt

Reminder Light on

page 187.

In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the

law says to wear safety belts. Here is why:

They work.

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You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do

have a crash, you do not know if it will be a

bad one.

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be

so serious that even buckled up, a person

would not survive. But most crashes are in

between. In many of them, people who buckle up

can survive and sometimes walk away. Without

belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.

After more than 40 years of safety belts in

vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes

buckling up does matter... a lot!

Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast

as it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a

seat on wheels.

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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The

rider does not stop.

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The person keeps going until stopped by

something. In a real vehicle, it could be the

windshield...

or the instrument panel...

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or the safety belts!

With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle

does. You get more time to stop. You stop

over more distance, and your strongest bones

take the forces. That is why safety belts

make such good sense.

Questions and Answers About

Safety Belts

Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an

accident if I am wearing a safety belt?

A: You could be — whether you are wearing a

safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a

safety belt, even if you are upside down. And

your chance of being conscious during and

after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get

out, is much greater if you are belted.

Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I

have to wear safety belts?

A: Airbags are supplemental systems only; so

they work with safety belts — not instead of

them. Every airbag system ever offered

for sale has required the use of safety belts.

Even if you are in a vehicle that has airbags,

you still have to buckle up to get the most

protection. That is true not only in frontal

collisions, but especially in side and other

collisions.

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Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far

from home, why should I wear safety

belts?

A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are

in an accident — even one that is not your

fault — you and your passenger can be hurt.

Being a good driver does not protect you

from things beyond your control, such as bad

drivers.

Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)

of home. And the greatest number of

serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of

less than 40 mph (65 km/h).

Safety belts are for everyone.

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

This part is only for people of adult size.

Be aware that there are special things to know

about safety belts and children. And there

are different rules for smaller children and babies.

If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see

Older Children on page 28 or Infants and Young

Children on page 31. Follow those rules for

everyone’s protection.

First, you will want to know which restraint

systems your vehicle has.

We will start with the driver position.

Driver Position

Lap-Shoulder Belt

The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to

wear it properly.

1. Close and lock the door.

2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To

see how, see “Seats” in the Index.

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3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across

you. Do not let it get twisted.

The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the

belt across you very quickly. If this happens,

let the belt go back slightly to unlock it.

Then pull the belt across you more slowly.

4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it

clicks.

Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is

secure.

If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt

Extender on page 27.

Make sure the release button on the buckle is

positioned so you would be able to unbuckle

the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.

5. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the

shoulder belt.

It may be necessary to pull stitching on the

safety belt through the latch plate to fully

tighten the lap belt on smaller occupants.

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The lap part of the belt should be worn low and

snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In

a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic

bones. And you would be less likely to slide under

the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would

apply force at your abdomen. This could cause

serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder

belt should go over the shoulder and across the

chest. These parts of the body are best able

to take belt restraining forces.

The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or

crash.

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