CADILLAC STS 2005 1.G Owners Manual

OnStar®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-39
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-56
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-38
Convex Mirror.............................................2-38
Parallel Park Assist Mirror.............................2-38
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-37
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-26
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Panic Brake Assist..........................................4-10
Parade Dimming.............................................3-42
Park Aid........................................................3-47
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-30
Shifting Out of............................................2-31
Parking
Assist........................................................3-47
Brake........................................................2-29
Over Things That Burn.................................2-32Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-58
Passing.........................................................4-13
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-49
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Electrical System.........................................5-95
Inadvertent Battery Saver.............................3-43
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Reclining Seatback........................................ 1-5
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-23
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-31
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column....... 3-6
Windows....................................................2-17
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-25
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-12
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-12
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R
Radios..........................................................3-92
Care of Your CD Player..............................3-118
Care of Your CDs......................................3-118
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-111
Radio Personalization.................................3-112
Radio with CD............................................3-94
Setting the Time..........................................3-93
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-115
Understanding Reception............................3-117
Rainsense™ II Wipers.....................................3-14
Reading Lamps..............................................3-42
Rear Axle......................................................5-44
Limited-Slip.................................................. 4-9
Rear Climate Control System............................3-57
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Heated Seats........................................... 1-7
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-23
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-21
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®.....................................................2-35
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass.................................2-35Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature . . . 1-7
Reclining Seatback, Power................................. 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-35
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-76
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-51
Replacement, Windshield.................................5-51
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-10
General Motors...........................................7-10
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-56
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-57
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-23
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-21
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-30
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-34
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S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-25
Reminder Light............................................3-62
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-88
Driver Position............................................1-13
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-13
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-12
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-23
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-21
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-21
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-20
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-8
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-20
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated and Ventilated Seats........................... 1-4
Heated Seats............................................... 1-3
Heated Seats, Rear....................................... 1-7
Memory.....................................................2-65
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Reclining Seatback.............................. 1-5
Power Seats................................................. 1-2Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-40
Rear Seat Position......................................1-40
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-43
Security Light.................................................3-71
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-68
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-56
Setting the Time.............................................3-93
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-92
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-30
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-31
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-20
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-84
Installing....................................................5-77
Removing...................................................5-76
Storing.......................................................5-83
Specications, Capacities...............................5-106
Speedometer..................................................3-62
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................4-10
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-24
Steering........................................................4-11
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Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-116
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory.....................2-65
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column............................ 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-45
Convenience Net.........................................2-45
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-45
Glove Box..................................................2-45
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-29
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Sunroof.........................................................2-46
T
Tachometer....................................................3-62
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-66
Telescopic Steering Column, Power Tilt Wheel...... 3-6
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-115
Theft-Deterrent System....................................2-19
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-19
Tires.............................................................5-53
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-91
Buying New Tires........................................5-68
Chains.......................................................5-73
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-74Tires (cont.)
Cleaning....................................................5-91
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-84
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-74
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-60
Inspection and Rotation................................5-65
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-77
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-62
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-76
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-83
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-54
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-58
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-71
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-71
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-67
Top Strap......................................................1-35
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-37
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-35
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-37
Your Vehicle...............................................4-35
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-8
Control System Warning Light.......................3-66
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.................................... 4-9
Magnetic Ride Control................................... 4-9
StabiliTrak
®System.....................................4-10
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Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-26
Trunk............................................................2-14
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-8
Twilight Sentinel
®............................................3-40
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-47
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-117
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-70
V
Valet Lockout Switch.......................................2-21
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-30
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-8
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-94
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-94Vehicle Personalization....................................2-47
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel......2-65
Ventilated Seats............................................... 1-4
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-56
Visors...........................................................2-18
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-60
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-78
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-71
Replacement...............................................5-71
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-34
Windows.......................................................2-16
Power........................................................2-17
Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-90
Windshield Replacement..................................5-51
Windshield Washer.........................................3-15
Fluid..........................................................5-32
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Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-51
Fuses........................................................5-95
Rainsense™ II Wipers..................................3-14
Windshield Wipers.......................................3-13
Winter Driving................................................4-25
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-37X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-118
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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