CADILLAC CATERA 1998 1.G User Guide

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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.

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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 e
TURN
FOG LAMPS
$0
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 I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(e)
BRAKES
Here are some other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
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HORN b
SPEAKER
b
FUEL la

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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 proper\
ly. 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
1-56
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

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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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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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.

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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.)
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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.