CADILLAC ELDORADO 1996 10.G Owners Manual

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If you keep driving your vehicle with this light
on, after a while, your emission controls may not
work as well, your fuel economy may not be as
good and your engine may not run
as smoothly.
This could lead to costly repairs that may not be
covered by your warranty.
This light should come on, as a check to show you it is
working, when the ignition
is on and the engine is not
running.
If the light doesn’t come on, have it repaired.
This light will also come on during a malfunction in one
of two ways:
0 Light Flashing -- A misfire condition has been
detected.
A misfire increases vehicle emissions and
may damage the emission control system on your
vehicle. Dealer or qualified service center diagnosis
and service is required.
Light On Steady -- An emission control system
malfunction has been detected on your vehicle.
Dealer or qualified service center diagnosis and
service may be required.
If the Light Is Flashing
The following may prevent more serious damage to
your vehicle:
Reduce vehicle speed.
0 Avoid hard accelerations.
0 Avoid steep uphill grades.
If towing a trailer, reduce the amount of cargo being
hauled
as soon as it is possible.
If the light stops flashing and remains on steady, see “If
the Light
Is On Steady” following.
If the light continues to flash, when
it is safe to do so,
stop the vehicle. Put your vehicle in PARK (P). Turn the
key off, wait at least 10 seconds and restart the engine.
If the light remains on steady, see “If the Light Is On
Steady” following. If the light is still flashing follow the
previous steps, and drive the vehicle to your dealer or
qualified service center for service.
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You may be able to correct the emission system
malfunction by considering the following:
Did you just drive through a deep puddle of water?
If so, your electrical system may be wet. The condition
will usually be corrected when the electrical system
dries out. A few driving trips should turn the light
off.
Are you low on fuel?
As your engine starts to run out of fuel, your engine may
not run as efficiently as designed since small amounts of
air are sucked into the fuel line causing a misfire. The
system can detect this. Adding fuel should correct this
condition. Make sure to install the fuel cap properly.
It
will take a few driving trips to turn the light off.
Have you recently changed brands of fuel?
If
so, be sure to fuel your vehicle with quality fuel (see
“Fuel” in the Index). Poor fuel quality will cause your
engine not to run as efficiently as designed.
Y0.u may
notice this as stalling after start-up, stalling when you
put the vehicle into gear, misfiring, hesitation on
acceleration or stumbling on acceleration. (These
conditions may go away once the engine is warmed up.)
This will be detected by the system and cause the light
to turn on.
If you experience this condition, change the fuel brand
you use. It will require at least one full tank of the
proper fuel to turn the light
off.
If none of the above steps have made the light turn off,
have your dealer or qualified service center check the
vehicle. Your dealer has the proper test equipment and
diagnostic tools to fix any mechanical
or electrical
problems that may have developed.

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This light tells you if there
could be a problem
with
your engine oil pressure.
The light goes on when you turn your key to RUN or
START. It goes off once you start your engine. That’s a
check to be sure the light works. If it doesn’t come on,
be sure to have it fixed so it will be there to warn you if
something goes wrong.
When the light
comes on and stays on, it means that
oil isn’t flowing through your engine properly. You
could be low on oil and you might have some other
system problem. Don’t
keep driving if the
oil pressure is low. If
you do, your engine can become so hot that it
catches fire.
You or others could be burned.
Check your
oil as soon as possible and have your
-1 vehicle serviced.
I NOTICE:
Damage to your engine from neglected oil
problems can be costly and is not covered by
your warranty.
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PREMIUM UNLEADED
FUEL ONLY
The fuel gage shows approximately how much fuel is in
the tank. It works only when the ignition is in the
RUN position.
On the digital cluster, if the fuel level is within
approximately two gallons
(7.6 L) of being full, the
letter
F is shown. If the fuel level is between one and two
gallons
(3.8 and 7.6 L) from being empty, the letter
E is shown. If the fuel supply gets down to
approximately one gallon
(3.8 L), the E will flash and
the FUEL LEVEL
VERY LOW message will appear in
the DIC. (On the analog fuel gage, the FUEL LEVEL
VERY LOW message will also appear.)
Here are a few concerns some owners have had about
the fuel gage. All of these situations are normal and do
not indicate that anything is wrong with the fuel gage.
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At the gas station the gas pump shuts off before the
gage reads
E
It takes more (or less) gas to fill the tank than the
gage said. For example, the gage read
8 GALLONS,
but it took more (or less) than the tank’s remaining
capacity to fill it.
The gage may change when
you turn, stop or
speed up.
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The fuel data panel tells you all you need to know about
the fuel economy and how far you can travel with the
fuel remaining.
Press the AVG button to display the average
mile-per-gallon (AVG MPG). You can also display
it in
metric units by pressing the ENG MET button.
When AVG MPG
is selected, the total distance is
divided by the total fuel used. When the
INST button (Instantaneous Fuel Economy) is
selected, you will see what the fuel economy
is at that
instant. The computer takes
a new reading twice every
second. It will show economy up to
70 miles-per-gallon
(or
2 L per 100 km).
To reset the average fuel economy, press the
INFORMATION button until the AVG
MPG is
displayed on the
DIC. Press and hold the RESET button
until both the fuel data center and DIC display reads 0.0.
The RANGE display shows how far the computer thinks
you can travel with the fuel that is in the tank. The
computer does not know what driving conditions will be
like for the rest
of your trip, so the range is estimated
based on
the recent fuel economy. Therefore, the range
reading may change
as your driving habits change.
Going from city to highway driving
may increase the
range reading.
If the range display shows
LO, you should stop for fuel
as soon as possible. Your computer needs enough data
for the RANGE reading to work.
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vehicle’s systems. The DIC is used to display driver
selectable information and warning/status messages.
If more than one problem is detected, the DIC will
automatically display all current messages.
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DISPLAY ON/OFF: Pressing this button will turn off
the DIC, Electronic Climate Control, fuel data center,
the fuel gage, trip odometer and odometer. While the
displays
are off, pressing the INFORMATION button
will only turn
on the DIC. If the TRIP SET button
is pressed or the fuel level falls below four gallons
(15.2 L), all the displays will come back on.
ENGlMET (English/Metric): You can change the
display from English (miles) to metric (kilometers) by
pressing this button. The same button also changes other
readings (like temperature, fuel and odometer).
TRIP SET: By using this button you can tell how far
you’ve gone since you last set the TRIP SET back to
zero. To reset, press and hold the button until zeros
appear.
If your vehicle is domestic, the trip odometer
will return to zero after 999.9 miles
(1 609 km). If your
vehicle is Canadian, the trip odometer will return to zero
after
1 999.9 km (1,242 miles).
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display the AVG MPG, FUEL
USED, AVG MPH, OIL
LIFE LEFT, ENGINE RPM, BATTERY VOLTS and
COOLANT TEMP.
TIMER: This feature is like a stopwatch, in that you
can clock the time it takes to get from one point to
another.
To operate, press the TIMER button until TIMER
0O:OO:OO is displayed on the DIC. Each of the fields for
the hours, minutes and seconds are two numeric digits.
Once TIMER OFF
0O:OO:OO is displayed, press the
TIMER button to start
the timing feature. Press the
TIMER button again
to stop it. If you will be starting
and stopping your Cadillac, during
a trip for instance,
the TIMER feature will automatically start timing where
it left off when you last stopped. To reset it, press and
hold the RESET button until the display reads TIMER
0O:OO:OO. Press the INFORMATION button to exit from
the TIMER function.
RESET Pressing this button will reset the MPG AVG,
FUEL USED, AVG MPH and OIL LIFE LEFT. Pressing
RESET when
a non-resettable display appears will
cause
a “recall” mode to occur. When this happens, all
DIC warning messages that have been displayed since
the ignition key was turned to RUN will redisplay.
If no
messages were displayed, a MONITORED SYSTEMS
OK message will appear.
MPG AVG (Average Fuel Economy) Reset: Press the
INFORMATION button to display the MPG AVG, then
press and hold the RESET button until
0.0 MPG AVG
is displayed.
Fuel Used Reset: Press the INFORMATION button
to display the
FUEL USED on the DIC, then press
and hold
the RESET button until FUEL USED 0.0
is displayed.
AVG MPH (Average Speed) Reset: Press the
INFORMATION button to display the AVG MPH, then
press and hold the RESET button until
0.0 AVG MPH
is displayed.
Oil Life Left Reset: Press the INFORMATION button
to display the OIL LIFE LEFT, then press and hold the
RESET button
until 100% OIL LIFE LEFT is displayed.
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INFO RESET Pressing this button will reset the MPG
AVG, FUEL USED, AVG MPH, TIMER, OIL LIFE
LEFT and ENGLISHMTRIC RESET. Pressing INFO
RESET when a non-resettable display appears will
cause a “recall” mode to occur. When this happens, all
DIC warning messages that have been displayed since
the ignition key was turned to RUN will redisplay. If no
messages were displayed, a MONITORED SYSTEMS
OK message will appear.
MPG AVG (Average Fuel Economy) Reset: Press the
INFO button to display the MPG AVG, then press and
hold the INFO RESET button until
0.0 MPG AVG
is displayed.
Fuel Used Reset: Press the INFO button to display the
FUEL USED on the DIC, then press and hold the INFO
RESET button until FUEL USED
0.0 is displayed.
AVG MPH (Average Speed) Reset: Press the INFO
button to display the AVG MPH, then press and hold the
INFO RESET button until
0.0 AVG MPH is displayed.
Timer: This feature is like a stopwatch, in that you can
clock the time it takes to get from one point to another.
To operate, press the INFO button to display TIMER.
Each of the fields for the hours, minutes and seconds are
two numeric digits.
Once TIMER OFF
0O:OO:OO is displayed, press the
INFO RESET button to start the timing feature. Press
the INFO RESET button again to stop it. If you will be
starting and stopping your Cadillac, during a trip for
instance, the TIMER feature will automatically start
timing where it left
off when you last stopped. To reset
it, press and hold the INFO RESET button until the
display reads TIMER
0O:OO:OO. Press the INFO button
to exit from the TIMER function.

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the
OIL LIFE LEFT, then press and hold the INFO
RESET button until 100% OIL LIFE LEFT is displayed.
English/Metric Reset: Press the INFO button to display
ENGLISH/METRIC RESET, then press the
INFO
RESET button to select. The display will change from
English (miles) to metric (kilometers).
TRIP RESET By using this button you can tell how far
you've gone since you last set the
TRIP RESET back to
zero.
To reset, press, and hold the button until zeros
appear.
If your vehicle is domestic, the trip odometer
will return
to zero after 999.9 miles (1 609 km). If your
vehicle
is Canadian, the trip odometer will return to zero
after
1 999.9 km (1,242.miles).
INFO: Pressing this button repeatedly will display the
RANGE, MPG AVG, MPG
INST, FUEL USED, AVG
and
ENGLISH/METRIC RESET.
" MPH, TIMER, OIL LIFE LEFT, BATTERY VOLTS
FUEL DOOR: Press this button to open the fuel door.
TRUNK: Press this button to open the trunk.
Driver Information Center Messages
These messages will appear if there is a problem sensed
in one of your vehicle's systems. Vehicles that are first ,,
sold in Canada will'have a number after each message.
This number helps to identify ,the message which is only
displayed in English.
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Ak OFF FOR ENGINE PROTECTION - 16: This
message displays when the engine coolant becomes
hotter than the normal operating temperature. To avoid
added strain on a hot engine, the air conditioning
compressor is automatically turned
oft so that air
conditioned air is not delivered.
If the coolant
temperature returns to normal, you must seIect AC to
return to a' normal A/C compressor operation.
If this
message continues to appear, have the system repaired
as soon as possible to avoid compressor damage.
APPLY BRAKE TO SHIFT - 46: This message
will appear if your vehicle is
in PARK (P) for about
15 seconds and the brake is not pressed in. Remove the
message by holding the
OFF and the blue (cooler)
button on
the Electronic Climate Control panel for about
five seconds. Hold the same two buttons again to
redisplay the message.

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appear if the battery is not being charged. Have the
electrical system checked by your Cadillac dealership at
your earliest convenience.
BATTERY VOLTS HIGH - 08: This message shows
that the electrical charging system is overcharging (more
than 16 volts). To avoid being stranded, have the
electrical system checked by your Cadillac dealership.
You can reduce the charging overload by using the
accessories. Turn on the lamps and radio, set the climate
control on AUTO and the fan speed on
HI, and turn the
rear window defogger on. You can monitor battery
voltage on the DIC by pressing the INFORMATION
button. The normal range is 11.5 to 15.5 volts when the
engine
is running.
BATTERY VOLTS LOW - 06: This message will
appear when the electrical system is charging less than
10 volts or if the battery has been drained. If this
message appears immediately after starting,
it is possible
that the generator can still recharge the battery. The
battery should recharge after driving a few miles and the
message should go out. If this message appears while
driving or after starting your vehicle and stays on, have
it checked immediately to determine
the cause of this problem.
To help the generator recharge the battery
quickly you can reduce the load on the electrical system
by turning off the accessories. You can monitor battery
voltage on the DIC by pressing the INFORMATION
button. The normal range is 11.5 to 15.5 volts.
BRAKE VACUUM PROBLEM - 108: The circuit in
the brake booster vacuum has shorted or is loose when
this message appears. Your vehicle may lose power
brakes but you will still have the use of manual brakes.
The power brakes will not be affected if the problem is
caused by a failed sensor. Have your vehicle serviced
immediately at your Cadillac dealership.
CHANGE ENGINE OIL - 82: This means that the life
of the engine oil has expired and it should be changed
within
200 miles. See “Engine Oil” and “Filter
Recommendations’’ in the Maintenance Schedule. After
an oil change, the Oil Life Indicator must be reset. See
“Oil Life Indicator” in the Index on how to reset it.
CHANGE TRANS FLUID - 47: This message will
appear when
it is time to replace the transaxle fluid
(system has determined that the transaxle fluid has
reached
0%). See the Maintenance Schedule booklet for
the proper fluid and change intervals.
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