clock CADILLAC ELDORADO 2002 10.G User Guide

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Cassette Tape Messages
If an error occurs while trying to play a cassette tape,
it could be one of the following reasons:

The cassette tape is tight and the cassette player
cannot turn the hubs of the tape. Hold the cassette
tape with the open end down and try turning the
right hub counterclockwise with a pencil. Flip the
tape over and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily,
your cassette tape may be damaged and should not
be used in the player. Try a new tape to be sure your
player is working properly.

The cassette tape is broken. (Check to see if your
tape is broken. Try a new tape.)
CLN (Clean): If this message appears on the display,
the cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It will still
play tapes, but you should clean it as soon as possible to
prevent damage to the tapes and player. See ªCare of
Your Cassette Tape Playerº in the Index.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be
corrected, contact your dealer.CD Adapter Kits
It is possible to use a portable CD player adapter kit
with your cassette tape player after activating the
bypass feature on your tape player.
To activate the bypass feature, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. Press and hold the SOURCE button for
five seconds. The tape symbol on the display
will flash for two seconds, indicating the feature
is active.
4. Insert the adapter into the cassette slot. It will
power up the radio and begin playing.
This override routine will remain active until the eject
button is pressed.

3-16 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Radio Data
Systems (RDS) and Digital Signal
Processing (DSP) (If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume): Turn this knob clockwise to increase
volume. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
HR (Hour) or MN (Minute): Display the time with
the ignition off by pressing this button.
SOURCE: Press this button to select a source,
either cassette or compact disc. The audio source
must be loaded to play. Available loaded sources are
shown on the display. If a source is being used, it will be
underlined on the display. If none of the audio sources
are loaded, NO SOURCE LOADED will appear on the
display. Press this button again or press BAND to switch
back to the radio.

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Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with Radio Data Systems
(RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful new features.
With RDS the radio can do the following:

Seek only to stations with the types of programs
you want to listen to,

seek to stations with traffic announcements,

receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies,

receive and display messages from radio stations and

search for a stronger station when a station is too
weak for listening.
RDS features are only available for use on FM stations
which broadcast RDS information.
(RDS Select): Press this button to use the
alternate RDS functions (RDS, TA, MSG, PTY and
the PTY arrows).HR (Hour) or MN (Minute): Press the RDS select
button, followed by one of these buttons to display the
time of the current station. STATION TIME IS will be
displayed. If a time has not been sent to the radio,
NO STATION TIME will be displayed. If you have
recently tuned to the station, you may need to wait a
minute before the time is available to the radio. To set
the clock to the current displayed station time, press and
hold HR or MN until TIME UPDATED is displayed.
There is a two second delay before the time is updated.
RDS does not have to be on to use this function,
but you must be tuned to an FM RDS station.
REGION: Press the RDS select button, then press
and hold the RDS pushbutton for two seconds.
REGION: ON will appear on the display. When an
RDS station becomes weak, this function searches for
a stronger station within the same network. A network
can span a great distance. One network can have stations
spread across a country or continent. Each network
breaks down into regions. With regions, local news
items like weather and traffic are available to you.
When the region function is on, the radio only searches
for stations in the same network and region. You can
only use the region function when RDS is on. Press the
RDS pushbutton again to turn the region function off.
REGION: OFF will appear on the display.

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Setting a PTY Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite PTYs. These pushbuttons have factory presets.
See ªRadio Data Systems (RDS) Program Type (PTY)
Selectionsº in the Index. You can set up to 12 PTYs
(six FM1 and six FM2), by doing the following:
1. Turn PTY on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1 or FM2.
3. Tune in an RDS station with the PTY you desire.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
for more than two seconds until you hear a beep.
Whenever you press that pushbutton for less than
two seconds, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
When battery power is removed and later applied,
you will not have to reset your RDS presets because
the radio remembers them.RDS Messages
ALERT: This type of announcement warns of national
or local emergencies. You will not be able to turn off
alert announcements. Alert announcements will come
on even if RDS mode is turned off. ALERT appears
on the display when an alert announcement plays.
The radio uses TA volume during these announcements.
To increase volume, turn the VOL knob clockwise.
Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
TA VOLUME will appear on the display while the
volume is being adjusted. When an alert announcement
comes on the current radio station or a related network
station, you will hear it, even if the volume is muted
or a cassette tape or compact disc is playing. If the
radio tunes to a related network station for an alert
announcement, it will return to the original station
when the announcement is finished. If the cassette tape
or compact disc player is playing, play will stop for the
announcement and resume when the announcement
is finished.

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2 TA (Traffic Announcement): Press the RDS select
button followed by the TA pushbutton to receive traffic
announcements. TP will appear on the display if the
current station broadcasts traffic announcements.
You may also receive traffic announcements from
stations in the network related to the current station.
If the current station does not broadcast traffic
announcements, the radio will seek to a station
which does.
When the radio finds a station which broadcasts traffic
announcements, it will stop. If no station is found,
NONE FOUND will appear on the display and the TA
symbol will turn off. When the SEEK or SCAN buttons
are pressed with the TA function on, the radio will only
stop at stations which broadcast traffic announcements.
While a traffic announcement plays, the radio uses a
special type of volume called TA volume. To increase
TA volume, turn the VOL knob clockwise. Turn it
counterclockwise to decrease volume. TA VOLUME
will appear on the display while the volume is
being adjusted.When a traffic announcement comes on the current
radio station or a related network station, you will
hear it, even if the volume is muted or a cassette tape or
compact disc is playing. If the radio tunes to a related
network station for a traffic announcement, it will
return to the original station when the announcement is
finished. If the cassette tape or compact disc player was
being used, the tape or compact disc will stay in the
player and resume play at the point where it stopped.
Press the RDS select button followed by the TA
pushbutton to turn TA off.
3 MSG (Message): When RDS is on, if the current
station has a message, MSG will appear on the display.
Press the RDS select button, followed by the MSG
pushbutton to see the message. If the whole message
does not appear on the display, parts of the message
will appear every three seconds until the message is
completed. To see the parts of the message faster than
every three seconds, press the MSG pushbutton again.
A new group of words will appear on the display.
Once the complete message has been displayed,
MSG will disappear from the display until another
new message is received.

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Cassette Tape Messages
If an error occurs while trying to play a cassette tape,
it could be for one of the following reasons:

The cassette tape is tight and the cassette player
cannot turn the hubs of the tape. Hold the cassette
tape with the open end down and try turning the
right hub counterclockwise with a pencil. Flip the
tape over and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily,
your cassette tape may be damaged and should not
be used in the player. Try a new tape to be sure your
player is working properly.

The cassette tape is broken. (Check to see if your
tape is broken. Try a new tape.)
CLEAN TAPE: If this message appears on the display,
the cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It will still
play tapes, but you should clean it as soon as possible to
prevent damage to the tapes and player. See ªCare of
Your Cassette Tape Playerº in the Index.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be
corrected, contact your dealer.Playing a Compact Disc
Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up.
The player will pull it in. If the ignition and the radio
are on and the underlined compact disc symbol appears
on the display, the disc will begin playing. Compact
discs may be loaded with the radio off but they will not
start playing until the radio is on. If you want to insert a
disc when the ignition is off, press the eject button first.
The integral CD player can play the smaller 8 cm
compact discs. Full
-size compact discs and the
smaller compact discs are loaded in the same manner.
If an error appears on the display, see ªCompact Disc
Messagesº later in this section.
<<RW (Rewind): Press and hold the left arrow
to reverse the compact disc. Release it to return to
playing speed.
FF
>> (Fast Forward): Press and hold the right arrow
to fast forward the compact disc. Release it to return to
playing speed.

3-31 Radio Personalization with Home and
Away Feature (If Equipped)
If DRIVER 1 (HOME or AWAY) PRESETS or
DRIVER 2 (HOME or AWAY) PRESETS appears
in the display when the radio is first turned on,
your vehicle is equipped with this feature.
This feature allows the driver to return to the last used
audio source (radio, cassette or CD) using their remote
keyless entry transmitter. This feature can also store
and recall AM and FM presets, volume, tone and the
last selected radio station. The number on the back of
each transmitter (1 or 2) corresponds to driver 1 or 2.
If transmitter 1 is used to enter the vehicle, the last
used audio source and/or settings set by driver 1 will be
recalled. If transmitter 2 is used to enter the vehicle, the
last used audio source and/or settings set by driver 2 will
be recalled. The settings can also be recalled by pressing
the MEMORY seat buttons 1 or 2 located on the
driver's door.
Your radio can store home and away presets. Home and
away presets allow you to use one set of preset radio
settings in the area where you live, and another set when
you go out of town. That way, you will not need to
reprogram your presets every time you travel. With the
radio off and the clock displayed, use fast forward andreverse to select home or away presets. To select the
away presets, press and hold FF for five seconds until
you hear a beep. The next time the radio comes on,
the away presets will be active. To select the home
presets, press and hold RW or REV for five seconds
until you hear a beep. The next time the radio comes on,
the home presets will be active.
When battery power is removed and later applied, you
will not have to reset your home radio presets because
the radio remembers them. However, you will have to
reset your away radio presets.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK
is designed to discourage theft of
your radio. Your vehicle has a ªbuilt
-inº theft-deterrent
feature on each radio that is automatic
-- there is
no programming required. The radio in your vehicle
cannot be used in any other vehicle. When the radio
was originally installed in your vehicle at the factory,
it stored the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
Each time the ignition is turned on, the VIN is verified.
If the vehicle's VIN does not match the VIN stored in
the radio, THEFTLOCK will be activated and the audio
system will not play. If the radio is removed from your
vehicle, the original VIN in the radio can be used to
trace the radio back to your vehicle.

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If you need to reduce your speed as you approach a
curve, do it before you enter the curve, while your
front wheels are straight ahead.
Try to adjust your speed so you can ªdriveº through
the curve. Maintain a reasonable, steady speed.
Wait to accelerate until you are out of the curve,
and then accelerate gently into the straightaway.
Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more effective
than braking. For example, you come over a hill and
find a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly
pulls out from nowhere, or a child darts out from
between parked cars and stops right in front of you.
You can avoid these problems by braking
-- if you can
stop in time. But sometimes you can't; there isn't room.
That's the time for evasive action
-- steering around
the problem.
Your vehicle can perform very well in emergencies
like these. First apply your brakes. See ªBraking in
Emergenciesº earlier in this section. It is better to
remove as much speed as you can from a possible
collision. Then steer around the problem, to the left
or right depending on the space available.
An emergency like this requires close attention and a
quick decision. If you are holding the steering wheel at
the recommended 9 and 3 o'clock positions, you can
turn it a full 180 degrees very quickly without removing
either hand. But you have to act fast, steer quickly,
and just as quickly straighten the wheel once you have
avoided the object.
The fact that such emergency situations are always
possible is a good reason to practice defensive driving
at all times and wear safety belts properly.

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1. Park the vehicle on a level surface. You can remove
the coolant surge tank pressure cap when the cooling
system, including the coolant surge tank pressure cap
and upper radiator hose, is no longer hot. Turn the
pressure cap slowly counterclockwise (left) until it
first stops. (Don't press down while turning the
pressure cap.)
If you hear a hiss, wait for that to stop.
A hiss means there is still some pressure left.2. Then keep turning the cap, but now push down as
you turn it. Remove the pressure cap.

5-22 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment you'll need is in the trunk. Pull the
carpeting from the floor of the trunk. Turn the
retainer (center dial) on the compact spare tire cover
counterclockwise to remove it. Lift and remove the
cover. (See ªCompact Spare Tireº in the Index for
more information about the compact spare.)
Lift up the compact spare tire to remove it from the trunk.