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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.

Litho in U.S.A.

Part

No. 10407697

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@Copyright General Motors Corporation 1997

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.

THE

CADDY THAT

ZICS.m

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THE CADDY THAT

ZKXTM

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

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

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BAllERY

SYSTEM

BRAKE

(0)

COOLANT

a

ENGINE OIL

e,

PRESSURE

ANTI-LOCK

(e)

BRAKES

Here are some

other symbols

you may see:

FUSE

LIGHTER

I

HORN

b

SPEAKER

b

FUEL

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b%

NOTES

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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

1-57

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.

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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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