headlamp CADILLAC CATERA 1998 1.G Owners Manual

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door, the parking lamps on your vehicle will blink twice (the parking lamps and headlamps will remain
on for
about
20 seconds). Pressing this button again within five
seconds will unlock the other doors. Pressing
this button
will
also disarm the optional theft-deterrent system and
turn on the interior lamps (for approximately 20 seconds).
8 When you press this symbol to lock the doors
(including the fuel door), the parking lamps will blink
once. This also
arms the optional theft-deterrent system.
6 Press this symbol to open the trunk.
93 Press this button to unlock the fuel door.
6 When you press ths symbol to unlock the driver’s
Note that pressing the transmitter buttons numerous
times (approximately
500 times) out of the vehicle’s
operating range may cause the transmitter not
to work.
Replacing the battery and pressing the transmitter
buttons
10 or more times out of range will also cause the
transmitter not to work. To reset the transmitter, you
must be within the vehicle’s operating range. Press and
hold the
trunk button and, within one second, press the
lock button. Continue to hold both buttons for
approximately three seconds. See your dealer for service
if your transmitter still doesn’t work properly.
Matching Transmitter@) To Your Vehicle
Each remote keyless entry transmitter is coded to
prevent another transmitter from unlocking your vehicle.
If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can be
purchased through your dealer. Once your dealer has
coded the new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not
unlock your vehicle. Each vehicle can have only two
transmitters matched to it.
Battery Replacement
Under normal use, the battery in your remote keyless
entry transmitter should last about four years.
You can tell the battery is weak if the transmitter won’t
work at the normal range in any location.
If you have to
get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works,
it’s probably time to change the battery.
NOTICE:
When replacing the battery, use care not to
touch any of the circuitry. Static from your
body transferred to these surfaces may damage
the transmitter.
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ENGINE COOLANT
HEATER ELEC
AIR CLEANER
ASSEMBLY
HEADLAMP
COVER
In very cold weather, 0°F (- 18°C) or colder, the engine
coolant heater can help. You’ll get easier starting and
better fuel economy during engine warm-up. Usually,
the coolant heater should be plugged in a minimum
of
four hours prior to starting your vehicle.
To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Open the hood and unwrap the electrical cord.
The electrical cord for the engine coolant heater
is in
front of the air cleaner filter and under the headlamp
cover, on the passenger’s side
of the engine.
3. Plug it into a normal, grounded 1 10-volt AC outlet.
A CAUTION:
Plugging the cord into an ungrounded outlet
could cause an electrical shock. Also, the wrong
kind of extension cord could overheat and cause
a fire. You could be seriously injured. Plug the
cord into a properly grounded three-prong 110-volt
AC outlet. If the cord won’t reach, use a
heavy-duty three-prong extension cord rated for
at least
15 amps.
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With the twilight sentinel on or with the lamp control
dial turned to the headlamp position, push the turn
signal lever on the driver’s
side of the steering wheel
away from you to turn on the high-beam headlamps.
This light on the instrument
panel will be on, indicating
high-beam usage.
Pull the lever back to the original position to return to
low-beam headlamps. For more information, see
“Headlamps” later in this section.
Flash-To-Pass
This feature uses the high-beam headlamps to signal the
driver in front of you that you want to pass.
To use, pull the turn signal lever toward you and release.
WIPER: Move the lever on the passenger’s side of the
steering wheel up and down to control the wipers.
MIST Tap the lever up and then release it for a single
wipe cycle. For more cycles, pull and hold the lever.
= (HIGH): Move the lever all the way up for a fast
wiper speed.
- (LOW): The third position up controls the low wiper
speed.
-- (DELAY): This is for a controlled delay setting.
Rotate the control dial
on the lever to increase or
decrease the delay between wipe cycles.
o (OFF): This Dosition turns off the wipers.
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lamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, ashtray lamps,
backlighting to the radio controls and instrument
panel lights.
so Headlamps.
$0 Fog lamps.
Twilight sentinel.
OFF Turns the twilight sentinel system off.
Instrument panel brightness control.
Turn the lamp control dial to the right (to the first
position) to turn
on the parking lamps, front and rear
sidemarker lamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, ashtray
lamps, instrument panel lights and backlighting to the
center console controls. Turn the lamp control dial all
the way to the right (to the second position) to turn on
the low-beam headlamps.
Turn the lamp control dial
to the left to turn the
lamps off.
Headlamps
Turn the lamp control dial all the way to the right to turn
on the low-beam headlamps.
10 turn on the high-beam headlamps, the low-beam
headlamps must already be on. Push the turn signal lever
on the left side of the steering wheel away from you to
engage the high-beam headlamps. Pull the lever toward
you to return to the low-beam headlamps. For more
information, see “Headlamp High/Low Changer” earlier
in this section.
Turn the lamp control dial all the way to the left to turn
the headlamps
off.
Note that if the headlamps are activated while driving
and then you turn your vehicle’s ignition off while the
lamp dial is still turned
on, the headlamps will turn off.
If, however, you open the driver’s door while the lamp
dial is still turned on, a warning chime will sound
reminding you to turn the lamp control dial to
OFF. This
will stop the warning chime from sounding. (If you want
the headlamps to remain on, you must manually turn the
lamp control dial
off and then back on to the headlamp
position. The headlamps will stay on until manually
turned off again.)

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This feature activates the low-beam headlamps, parking
lamps, sidemarker lamps and taillamps after the
windshield wipers have been in use for about
20 seconds.
The wiper-activated headlamps light the way in poor
weather and
also make your vehicle more visible to
other drivers.
If the wipers are on and the ignition switch
is turned off, the headlamps will immediately turn off.
The headlamps will also deactivate if the windshield
wipers have been turned
off for about 20 seconds.
Perimeter Lighting
This feature turns on the low-beam headlamps,
parking lamps, sidemarker lamps and taillamps for
about
20 seconds after the unlock button on the remote
keyless entry transmitter is pressed. Perimeter lighting
immediately ends when your vehicle’s ignition is turned
to
ON or START.
Lamps On Reminder
You will hear a warning chime if you open the door
while leaving the lamps on, if the manual headlamp
control is activated. An exception to this is when you’re
using the twilight sentinel.
Daytime Running Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of your vehicle during the day.
DIU, can be helpful in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the short periods after dawn and before sunset.
The DRL system will make the high-beam headlamps
come on at reduced brightness when:
your vehicle’s ignition is in ON or START,
the low-beam headlamps are off (the manual lamp
switch is in the off or park lamp position) and
your vehicle’s transmission is shifted out of
PARK
(P).
When DRL are on, only the high-beam headlamps (at
reduced brightness) will be on.
No other exterior lamps
such as
the parking lamps, taillamps, etc. will be on
when the DRL
are being used. The instrument panel
won’t be lit up either.
When the twilight sentinel is on and it’s dark enough
outside, the high-beam headlamps (at reduced intensity)
will change to low-beam headlamps. When it’s bright
enough outside, the regular lamps will go off, and the
high-beam headlamps change to the reduced brightness
of
DRL.
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twilight sentinel switch and shift the transmission into
PARK (P). Placing your vehicle in PARK (P) disables
the DRL. The
DRL will stay off until you shift out of
PARK (P).
If you're not in PARK
(P)
and the twilight sentinel
system
is turned off (and it's
dark enough outside), the
DRL will remain active and
this light on the instrument
panel will appear as a
reminder that headlamps are required.
Your vehicle's transmission is shifted back into
PARK (P) with the ignition in ON or START,
The low-beam headlamps are turned on (using the
manual lamp control dial),
The wiper-activated headlamps are in use (DRL
will come back on
20 seconds after wipers have
turned
off),
0 Using the flash-to-pass feature and
0 Turning on the twilight sentinel.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system
when you need it.

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Use
the fog lamps for better
vision in foggy or misty
conditions.
Press this button
to turn the fog lamps on and
press the button again to
I turn the lamps off. (The fog
lamps only work when the
parking lamps or the
low-beam headlamps
are on.)
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This light on the instrument
panel will come on
when the fog lamp button
is pressed. 50
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If you turn on the high-beam headlamps, the fog lamps
will turn
off. They'll turn back on again when you
switch to low-beam headlamps. The
cornering lamps come
on when the headlamps or
parking lamps are on and you signal a turn. They
provide more light for cornering.
Twilight Sentinel
This feature is below the
lamp control dial on the left
side
of the instrument panel.
It automatically switches
the parking lamps and
low-beam headlamps on
and off by sensing how dark
it is outside.
To operate the twilight sentinel, the ignition must be in
ON or START and the twilight sentinel must be turned
on by pressing the
OFF button (an indicator light in the
button will be
off when the twilight sentinel is
activated). If the system senses it is dark outside, the
lamps will turn on. The lamps turn off when the system
detects that it is bright outside.

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will remain on for about three minutes after the ignition
has been turned to
OFF or LOCK. If you rotate the
control dial all the way down, the lamps will go
off
quickly. You can adjust the delay time from a few
seconds up to three minutes.
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1 To turn the twilight sentinel off, press the OFF button
again. The indicator light in the button will be on.
This
lets the driver know that the system has been turned off.
The twilight sentinel also turns off if the ignition is
turned to
OFF or to LOCK.
-. ~ ~ -- - This light in the instrument
panel will come on if the ignition is on and: The
light sensor for the twilight sentinel is located in the
center of the front defogger grille. If you cover the
sensor, it will read “dark” and the parking lamps and
low-beam headlamps will come on.
1 0 The headlamps have not been manually turned on,
1 0 The twilight sentinel senses it is dark outside,
l 0 The twilight sentinel is OFF and
~ 0 The transmission is not in PARK (P).

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These lamps are located in the front overhead console
(near the windshield). Press either button to
turn the
driver's or passenger's side lamp on and press the button
again to turn the lamp
off.
These lamps also come on when any door is opened or
unlocked when
it is dark outside.
Mirrors
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview Mirror
This mirror automatically changes to reduce glare from
headlamps behind you. A photocell on the back of the
mirror senses when it is becoming dark outside. Another
photocell built into the mirror surface senses when headlamps are behind you.
At night, when the glare is too high, the mirror will
gradually darken to reduce glare
(this change may take a
few seconds). The mirror will return to its clear daytime
state when the glare is reduced.

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VOLTS
You can read battery
voltage on the voltmeter. If
it reads less than
12 volts or
more than 16 volts while the
engine
is running, and it
stays there, you may have a
problem with the electrical
charging system.
Have it checked right away. Driving with
the voltmeter
reading in the lower warning zone could drain
or
damage the battery. Driving with the voltmeter reading
in the upper warning zone could cause bulbs to burn out
(especially headlamp bulbs), various vehicle modules to
shut down (due to overload protection) and the
possibility
of a battery acid leak.
If you idle the engine for a while, the voltmeter reading
might move into the red zone. If the reading
stays in the
red zone while
you are driving, you may have a problem
with the electrical charging system. Have it checked.
While the voltmeter reads in the red zone, the battery
may not be able to power certain electrical accessories,
like ABS. (If this happens, the ABS light will come on.
See “Anti-Lock Brakes System Warning Light” in
this section.)
If you must drive a short distance with the voltmeter
reading in a warning zone, turn off all the accessories,
including the comfort controls and the audio system.