phone CADILLAC CATERA 1998 1.G Owners Manual

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Illuminated Visor Vanity Mirror
Turn the sunshade down and lift the cover to see the
mirror. Lighting is automatic.
Power Rear Sunshade (Option)
The power rear sunshade helps reduce the amount of
heat and light from the sun entering through the rear
window. This sunshade increases the comfort level of
the rear seat passengers as well as keeping your vehicle
a little cooler when it’s parked in a sunny area.
This button is located to the
right of the
shift lever on the
center console. To use, slide
this button rearward -- the
button returns to its original
position when released. The
rear sunshade automatically
raises.
To lower the
sunshade, slide the button
rearward again.
Cellular Telephone (Option)
Your vehicle has been prewired for dealer installation of
a dual-mode (analog/digital) cellular portable telephone.
Voice activation and hands-free operation are standard
features. For more information, contact your dealer. A
user’s guide is provided with the telephone.
OnStar System (Option)
This system may be ordered if you have the optional
fixed cellular telephone. The following services are
available
24 hours a day:
0 Roadside Service with Location
0 Emergency Services Button
Remote Door Unlock
Theft DetectiodNotification and Stolen-Vehicle
Tracking
Automatic Notification of Air Bag Deployment
Concierge/Customer Convenience Services
For more information, contact your dealer.

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Before you add any sound equipment to your
vehicle
-- like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two-way radio
-- be sure you can
add what you want.
If you can, it’s very
important to do it properly. Added sound
equipment may interfere with the operation
of
your vehicle’s engine, radio or other systems, and
even damage them. Your vehicle’s systems may
also interfere with the operation
of sound
equipment that has been added improperly.
So, before adding sound equipment, check with
your dealer and be sure to check Federal rules
covering mobile radio and telephone units.
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
A tape player that is not cleaned regularly can cause
reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes or a damaged
mechanism. Cassette tapes should be stored in their
cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight and
extreme heat. If they aren’t, they may not operate
properly or may cause failure of the tape player.
Your tape player should be cleaned regularly after every
50 hours of use. Your radio may display CLN or
CLEAN
TAPE to indicate that you have used your tape
player for
50 hours without resetting the tape clean
timer.
If this message appears on the display, your
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 your tapes and player.
If you notice a
reduction in sound quality,
try a known good cassette to
see if it
is the tape or the tape player at fault. If this other
cassette has no improvement in sound quality, clean the
tape player.
The recommended cleaning method for your cassette
tape player is the use
of a scrubbing action,
non-abrasive cleaning cassette with pads which scrub
the tape head as the hubs of the cleaner cassette turn.
The recommended cleaning cassette is available through
your dealership
(GM Part No. 12344789).
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Handle discs carefully. Store them in their original cases
or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight
and dust. If the surface of a disc is soiled, dampen
a
clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution and
clean it, wiping from the center to the edge.
Be sure never
to touch the signal surface when handling
discs. Pick up discs by grasping the outer edges or the
edge of the hole and the outer edge.
I NOTICE:
Do not try to clear frost or other material from
the inside of the rear window with a razor blade
or anything else that is sharp. This may damage
the rear defogger grid and affect your radio’s
ability to pick up stations clearly. The repairs
wouldn’t be covered by your warranty.
Care of Your Compact Disc Player
The use of CD lens cleaner discs is not advised, due to
the risk of contaminating the lens of the
CD optics with
lubricants internal to the
CD mechanism.
Heated Backlite Antenna
Your AM-EM antenna is integrated with your rear
window defogger, located in the rear window. Be sure
that the inside surface of the rear window is
not
scratched and that the lines on the glass are not
damaged.
If the inside surface is damaged, it could
interfere with radio reception. If,
when you
turn on your rear window defogger, you
hear static on your radio station, it could mean that a
defogger grid line
has been damaged. If this is true, the
grid line must be repaired.
If you choose to add
a cellular telephone to your vehicle,
and the antenna needs to be attached to the glass, be
sure that you do not damage the grid lines for the
AM-FM antenna.

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The best advice anyone can give about driving is:
Drive defensively.
Please start with a very important safety device in your
Catera: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index.) Defensive driving really means
"be ready for anything."
On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means
"always expect the unexpected."
Assume that pedestrians or other drivers
are going to be
careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they rnight
do. Be ready for their mistakes.
Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable
of
accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough
following distance. It's the best defensive driving
maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never
know when the vehicle in front
of you is going to brake
or turn suddenly.
Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate on the driving task. Anything that distracts from the
driving task
-- such as concentrating on a cellular
telephone call, reading, or reaching for something on
the floor
-- makes proper defensive driving more
difficult and can even cause a collision, with resulting
injury. Ask a passenger to help do things like this, or
pull off the road in
a safe place to do them yourself.
These simple defensive driving techniques could save your life.

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Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much water can build up
under your tires that they can actually ride on the water.
This can happen if the road is wet enough and you’re
going fast enough. When your vehicle is hydroplaning,
it has little or no contact with the road.
Hydroplaning doesn’t happen often. But it can if your
tires do not have much tread or
if the pressure in one or
more is low. It can happen
if a lot of water is standing on
the road. If you can see reflections from trees, telephone
poles or other vehicles, and raindrops “dimple” the
water’s surface, there could be hydroplaning.
Hydroplaning usually happens at higher speeds. There
just isn’t a hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The
best advice
is to slow down when it is raining.
Driving Through Deep Standing Water
NOTICE:
If you drive too quickly through deep puddles or
standing water, water can come in through your
engine’s air intake and badly damage your
engine. Never drive through water that is slightly
lower than the underbody
of your vehicle. If you
can’t avoid deep puddles or standing water, drive
through them very slowly.
Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
0 Besides slowing down, allow some extra following
distance. And be especially careful when you pass another vehicle. Allow yourself more clear room
ahead, and be prepared to have your view restricted
by road spray.
“Tires” in the Index.)
Have good tires with proper tread depth. (See
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4 RH and LH Rear Seat Cushion
Heater Relay
8
9
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Transmission Control Module
Radio Speaker Amplifier
RH and LH Rear Side Door Window
Regulator Motor
Headlamp Switch,
Turn Signal
Switch, Horn Relay, CD Changer,
Multifunction Relay
Windshield Wiper Motor and Relay,
Windshield Wiper and Windshield Washer Switch
Body Control Module (BCM), Heater
Water Auxiliary Pump, Fan Control
Relays, ECM Relay, Auxiliary Water
Pump Relay
Heater and A/C Control, RH and LH
Outside Rearview Mirrors, Outside
Remote Control Rear View Mirror Switch
Fuse
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14
15
Usage
Hazard Warning Switch, Instrument
Cluster, Data Link Connector (DLC),
Stoplamp Switch, Gage Cluster, Heater
and A/C Control
Remote Control Outside Rearview Mirror
Switch,
A/C Compressor Relay, Coolant
Fan Test Connector, A/C Load Switch
Cellular Telephone, RH and LH
Windshield Washer Nozzle, Driver and
Passenger Heated Seat Switch, Heater and
A/C Control, Heated Outside Rearview
Mirror and Rear Window Defogger Relay
Rear Suspension Leveling Air
Compressor Relay, Instrument Cluster,
Gage Cluster, Cruise Control Switch and
Module, Headlamp Switch, Multifunction
Relay, Passenger and Driver Heated Seat
Relay, BCM, Sunroof Actuator,
Automatic Level Control Sensor,
RH and
LH Heated Rear Seat Switch and Cushion
Relay, Driver Seat Adjuster Memory
Module, LH Front Side Door Window
Switch, Inside Rearview Mirror
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Section 7 Customer Assistance Information
Here you will find out how to contact Cadillac if you need a\
ssistance. Ths section also tells you how to obtain service
publications and how to report any safety defects.
7-2 Customer Satisfaction Procedure
7-4 Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
(TTY) Users
7-5 Roadside Service
7-7 Roadside Service for the Hearing
or
Speech Impaired
7-8 Gold Key Courtesy Transportation
7-8 Transportation Options
7-1 1 GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute
Resolution Program 7-12
7-
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7- 13
7- 13
7-13 Warranty
Information
Reporting Safety Defects to the United
States Government
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
Ordering Service and Owner fiblications
in Canada

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information available to give the Customer
Assistance Representative:
0 Your name, address, home and business
telephone numbers
0 Vehicle Identification Number (This is available
from the vehicle registration or title, or the plate at
the top left of the instrument panel and visible
through the windshield.)
Dealership name and location
0 Vehicle delivery date and present mileage
0 Nature of concern
We encourage you to call
us so we can give your inquiry
prompt attention. However,
if you wish to write
Cadillac, address your inquiry to:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 436004
Pontiac,
MI 48343-6004 In Canada, write to:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre,
163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario
L1H 8P7
Refer to your Warranty and Owner Assistance Information
booklet for addresses
of GM Overseas offices.
When contacting Cadillac, please remember that your concern will likely be resolved in the dealership, using
the dealer’s facilities, equipment and personnel. That is
why we suggest you follow Step One first if you have
a concern.
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone
(TTY) Users
To assist customers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or
speech-impaired and who use Text Telephones (TTYs),
Cadillac has
TTY equipment available at its Customer
Assistance Center. Any
TTY user can communicate with
Cadillac by dialing: 1-800-833-CMCC.
(TTY users in
Canada can dial 1-800-263-3830.)

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Wherever you drive in the United States or Canada,
an advisor is available to assist you over the phone.
A dealer technician, if available, can travel to your
location within a
30 mile (50 km) radius, of a
participating Catera dealership. If beyond this radius,
we will arrange to have your car towed to the nearest
Catera dealership.
Reaching Roadside Service
Dial the toll-free Roadside Service number:
1-800-882-1 112. An experienced Roadside
Service Advisor will assist you and request the
following information:
A description of the problem
0 Name, home address, home telephone number
Location of your Catera and number you are
The model year, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN),
calling
from
mileage and date of delivery
Roadside Service for the Hearing or
Speech Impaired
Roadside Service is prepared to assist owners who have
hearing difficulties or are speech impaired. Cadillac has
installed special telecommunication devices called Text
Telephone
(TTY) in the Roadside Service Center.
Any customer who has access to a
(TTY) or a
conventional teletypewriter can communicate with
Cadillac
by dialing from the United States or Canada
1-800-833-CMCC
-- daily, 24 hours.

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Dispute Resolution Program
This program is available in all 50 states and the District
of Columbia. Canadian owners refer to your Warranty
and Owner Assistance Information booklet for
information on the Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration
Plan (CAMVAP). General Motors reserves the right to
change eligibility limitations and/or to discontinue its
participation in this program.
Both Cadillac and your Catera dealer are committed
to making sure
you are completely satisfied with your
new vehicle. Our experience has shown that,
if a
situation arises where you feel your concern has not
been adequately addressed, the Customer Satisfaction
Procedure described earlier in this section is
very successful.
There may be instances where an impartial third party
can assist in arriving at a solution to a disagreement
regarding vehicle repairs or interpretation of the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty. To assist in resolving these
disagreements, Cadillac voluntarily participates in BBB
AUTO LINE. BBB AUTO
LINE is an out-of-court program
administered by the Better Business Bureau system
to settle automotive disputes. This program is available
free of charge
to customers who currently own or lease a
GM vehicle.
If you are not satisfied after following the Customer
Satisfaction Procedure, you may contact the BBB using
the toll-free telephone number, or write them at the
following address:
BBB AUTO LINE
Council
of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
4200 Wilson Boulevard
Suite
800
Arlington, VA 22203- 1804
Telephone: 1-800-955-5
100
To file a claim, you will be asked to provide your name
and address, your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
and a statement
of the nature of your complaint.
Eligibility is limited by vehicle age and mileage, and
other factors.