CADILLAC DEVILLE 1996 7.G Owners Manual

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A/C Off For Engine Protection Message ............ 2-76
AirBag
....................................... 1-20
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-24
How it Works
................................ 1-22
Location
.................................... 1-22
Readiness Light
......................... 1.22. 2.64
Servicing
................................... 1-26
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-24
What Will
You See After it Inflates ............... 1-25
When Should it Inflate ......................... 1-24
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-14
Air Conditioning Refrigerants ................ 6-64. 6-65
Alarm. Theft-Deterrent
.......................... 2- 12
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-41
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning
...................... 6-50
Antenna, Power
................................ 3-32
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-20
Anti-Lock Brakes
...................................... 4-6
Anti-Lockout Feature
............................ 2-6
Anti-Theft. Radio
.............................. 3-29
Appearance Care
............................... 6-44
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-5
Air
Control, Climate Control System ................. 3-2
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-67. 4-6
Appearance Care Materials Chart .................. 6-52 Apply Brake to Shift Message
..................... 2-76
Arbitration Program
.............................. 7-8
Armrest. Storage
............................... 2-52
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-53
Assist Handles
................................. 2-55
Astroroof
..................................... 2-56
Audio Controls. Steering Wheel Touch Control
....... 3-29
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-30
Audio Systems
................................. 3-10
Automatic DoorLocks
................................... 2-4
Overdrive
................................... 2-21
Pull-Down Feature
............................ 2-11
Shifting
..................................... 2-19
Transaxle Fluid
............................... 6-17
Transaxle Operation
........................... 2-19
Battery ...................................... 6-29
Charging System Indicator Light
................. 2-65
Guard Storage
............................... 2-45
Inadvertent Power Saver
....................... 2-45
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
No Charge Message ........................... 2-76
Replacement. Keyless Entry
..................... 2-8
Volts High Message
........................... 2-77
Volts
Low Message ........................... 2-77
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BBB Auto Line ................................. 7-8
Better Business Bureau Mediation ................... 7-8
Brake Adjustment
.................................. 6-28
. Fluid ....................................... 6-26
Master Cylinder .............................. 6-26
Parking ...................................... 2-23
Pedal Travel ................................. 6-28
Replacing System Parts ........................ 6-28
System Warning Light ......................... 2-65
Trailer ...................................... 4-35
Transaxle Shift Interlock ....................... 2-27
Wear ........................................ 6-27
Brake Vacuum Problem Message .................. 2-77
Brakes. Anti-Lock ............................... 4-6
Braking ........................................ 4- 5
Braking in Emergencies .......................... 4- 10
Break-In, New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 14
Brightness Control .............................. 2-43
Bulb Replacement .............................. 6-29
BTSI ......................................... 2-27
Capacities and Specifications ............... 6.63. 6.64
Carbon Monoxide .................... 2.28.4.28. 4.35
Cassette Tape Player .................. 3.12.3.16. 3.23
Cassette Tape Player Care ........................ 3-31
Cassette Tape Player Errors ............. 3- 12.3.17. 3.24
Cellular Telephone .............................. 2-55
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp Bulb Replacement .... 6-32
Center Passenger Position ........................ 1-28
Central Door Unlocking System .................... 2-3
CertificatiodI'ire Label .......................... 4-30
Chains. Safety .................................. 4-35
Chains. Tire ................................... 6-43
Change Engine OiI Message ...................... 2-77
Change Trans Fluid Message ...................... 2-77
Changing a Flat Tire ............................. 5-25
Check Brake Fluid Level Message ................. 2-77
Check Coolant Level Message ..................... 2-78
Check Fuel Gage Message ........................ 2-78
Check Oil Level Message ........................ 2-78
Check Washer Fluid Message ..................... 2-78
Checking Your Restraint Systems .................. 1-47
Child Restraints ................................ 1-35
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-37
Securing in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-39
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-41
Top Strap .................................... 1-36
WheretoPut ................................ 1-35
Chrome Wheels. Cleaning ........................ 6-50
Cigarette Lighter ............................... 2-54
Circuit Breakers and Fuses ....................... 6-55
Cleaner. Air ................................... 6-14
Cleaning ...................................... 6-44
Aluminum or Chrome Wheels ................... 6-50
Fabric ...................................... 6-45
Glass ....................................... 6-48
Inside of Your Cadillac ........................ 6-44
Charging System Indicator Light ................... 2-65
Chemical Paint Spotting .......................... 6-51
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Instrument Panel ............................. 6-47
Leather
..................................... 6-47
Outside of Your Cadillac
....................... 6-49
SpeakerCovers
.............................. 6-47
Special Problems
............................. 6-46
Stains
...................................... 6-46
Tires
....................................... 6-50
Vinyl
....................................... 6-46
Wheels
..................................... 6-50
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-48
Clock. Setting
the ............................... 3-10
Coinholder .................................... 2-52
Comfort Controls ................................ 3-1
Compact Disc Care ............................. 3-31
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3.18. 3.25
Compact Disc Player
Errors .................. 3.21. 3.28
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-35
Compass. Rearview Mirror with
................... 2-48
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Convenience Net
............................... 2-53
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-51
Coolant
....................................... 6-20
Heater. Engine ............................... 2- 17
Cooling System
................................ 5-1 8
Cornering Lamp Bulb Replacement ................ 6-31
Cornering Lamps
............................... 2-41
Courtesy Lamps
................................ 2-44
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 7-7
Cruise Control
................................. 2-36
Comfort Controls. Steering Wheel Touch Control
...... 3-9
SurgeTank ............................. 5.18. 5.20 Cruise Engaged Message
......................... 2-78
Cupholders .................................... 2-52
Customer Assistance
for Text Telephone Users ......... 7-3
Customer Assistance Information ................... 7-1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 7-1
Damage. Finish ............................... 6-51
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-50
Daytime Running Lamps ......................... 2-41
Dead Battery ................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety ................... 7.10. 7. 11
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-1
Defogger. Rear Window .......................... 3-9
Defogging ................................. 3-4.3-8 ... Defrosting ................................. 3.4, 3.8
DIC .......................................... 2-74
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-64
Dolby@ B Noise Reduction ............. 3- 13.3.18. 3.25
Door Central Unlocking System
....................... 2-3
Locks
....................................... 2-3
Storage Compartments
......................... 2-52
Door Open Message
............................. 2-78
Driver Door Open Message
....................... 2-78
Driver Information Center
........................ 2-74
Driver Information Center Messages
................ 2-76
DriverPosition
................................. 1-12
Driver’s Outside Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror ..... 2-51
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........................................ 4-20
Defensive
.................................... 4-1
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-21
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-27
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-3
In the Rain .................................. 4- 17
Night
...................................... 4-15'
OnCurves .................................. 4-10
On Grades While Towing a Trailer ............... 4-38
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-23
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-26
Throughwater
............................... 4-19
WetRoads
.................................. 4-17
Winter
...................................... 4- 25
With a Trailer
................................ 4-36
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
ECC ......................................... 3-1
Electrical Equipment. Adding ........... 2.17.3.30. 6.54
Electrical System
............................... 6-54
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview Mirror
..... 2.46. 2.48
Electronic Climate Control
........................ 3- 1
Electronic Level Control ......................... 2-83
Electronic Solar Sensor
........................... 3-5
Engine
........................................ 6-8
Coolant ..................................... 6-20
Coolant Heater
............................... 2- 17
Exhaust ..................................... 2-28
FuseBlock .................................. 6-55 Identification
................................ 6-53
Overheating
................................. 5-15
Running While Parked
......................... 2-28
Specifications
................................ 6-63
StartingYour
................................ 2-16
Temperature Warning Light
..................... 2-68
Engine Oil
..................................... 6-9
Adding
..................................... 6-10
Additives
................................... 6-12
Checking
................................... 6-10
Used
....................................... 6-13
When
to Change .............................. 6-13
English/Metric Button
........................... 2-75
Exhaust. Engine
................................ 2-28
Engine Coolant Hot-Idle Engine Message ........... 2-78
Ethanol
........................................ 6-3
Express-Down Window .......................... 2-30
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
.................... 2-43
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-45
Fan Control. Climate Control System
................ 3-2
Filling
Your Tank ................................ 6-4
Filter. Air
..................................... 6-14
Finish Care
.................................... 6-49
Finish Damage
................................. 6-51
First (1). Automatic Transaxle
..................... 2-22
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-1
Flash-To-Pass Feature
........................... 2-32
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-25
Floor Mats .................................... 2-55
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Fluid Capacities ................................ 6-64
Foreign Countries. Fuel ........................... 6-3
French Language Manual -11
Front Storage Armrest ........................... 2-52
Front Towing .............................. 5.8. 5.11
Fuel
........................................... 6-2
Data Panel .................................. 2-73
DoorRelease ................................. 6- 4
Filling Your Tank .............................. 6-4
Gage ....................................... 2- 72
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-3
Fuel Level Very Low Message ..................... 2-79
Fuses and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-55
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Gage. Fuel ................................... 2-72
GAWR ....................................... 4-30 .
Gear Positions, Automatic Transaxle ................ 2- 19
GloveBox .................................... 2-52
Gross Axle Weight Rating ........................ 4-30
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ...................... 4-30
Guide en FranGais 11
GVWR ....................................... 4-30
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Hazara Warning Flashers .......................... 5- 1
Head Restraints ................................. 1-7
Headlamps .................................... 2-40
Bulb Replacement ............................ 6-30
Highbow Beam Changer ...................... 2-32
Wiring ..................................... 6-5 4
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance .............. 7-3
Heated Seats .................................... 1-4
Heated Windshield ............................... 3-7
Heating ........................................ 3-6
High-Beam Headlamps .......................... 2-32
Highway Hypnosis .............................. 4-23
Hill and Mountain Roads ......................... 4-23
Hitches. Trailer ................................. 4-35
Hood
Checking Things Under
......................... 6-6
Release ...................................... 6-7
Horn ......................................... 2-30
Hydraulic Brake Warning Lights ................... 2-65
Hydroplaning .................................. 4-19
Ignition Positions .............................. 2-15
Illuminated Entry ............................... 2-43
Illuminated Rear Seat Visor Vanity Mirror ........... 2-55
Illuminated Visor Vanity Mirrors ................... 2-55
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver ................... 2-45
Inflation. Tire .................................. 6-36
Instrument Panel ............................... 2-60
Brightness Control ............................ 2-43
Cluster ..................................... 2-62
Interior Lamps ................................. 2-43
Cleaning .................................... 6-47
.................................... J ack. Tire 5-28
Jump Starting ................................... 5-3
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Keys
.......................................... 2-1
Labels CertificationlTire
............................. 4-30
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-53
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-29
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-53
Lamps ........................................ 2-40
Interior
..................................... 2-43
Monitor
: ................................... 2-43
On Reminder
................................ 2-41
Panel
....................................... 2-43
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-6
Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
....... 2-26
Level Control. Electronic
......................... 2-83
Light Sensor
................................... 2-42
Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1-22. 2-64
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-67. 4-6
Brake System Warning ......................... 2-65
Charging System
............................. 2-65
Coolant Temperature Warning
................... 2-68
Oil Pressure ................................. 2-71
Parking Brake Indicator
........................ 2-66
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1-7. 2-64
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-69
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-29
Anti-Lockout Feature
.......................... 2-6
Automatic Door
............................... 2-4
Lighter ....................................... 2-54
Lights
Traction Control System Warning
............ 2-67. 4-9
Locks *
Door ........................................ 2-3
PowerDoor .................................. 2-4
Programmable Automatic
Door ................... 2-4
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-5
Trunk Reiease
................................ 2-10
Lumbar Controls ................................ 1-2
MAGNASTEER TM ............................ 4- io
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts
............ 6-65
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-51
Maintenance When Trailer Towing ................. 4-40
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-69
Map Lamps ................................... 2-44
MapPocket
................................... 2-52
Matching Transmitter(s)
To Your Vehicle ............. 2-8
MaxiFuse/Relay Center
.......................... 6-58
Methanol
...................................... 6-3
Mirrors
............................. 2-46.2-48. 2-51
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-51
Driver’s Outside Auto-Dimming Rearview
......... 2-51
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview
......... 2.46. 2.48
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-51
Visor Vanity ................................. 2-55
Monitored Systems
OK Message ................... 2-79
Mountain Roads
................................ 4-23
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-31
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-53
Neutral
(N). Automatic Transaxle .................. 2-21
New Vehicle Break-In
........................... 2-14
Nightvision
................................... 4-16
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Odometer .................................... 2-63
Odometer. Trip
.................................. 2-75
Off-Road Recovery ............................. 4- 12
Oil. Engine
..................................... 6-9
Oil Life Indicator
............................... 2-83
Oil Pressure Light
.............................. 2-7 1
Operation ...................................... 2-7
Overdrive
(0). Automatic Transaxle .... : ........... 2-21
Overheated Engine'Protection Operating Mode
....... 5-15
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 15
Owner Publications
............................. 7- 12
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-51
Park
(P)
Automatic Transaxle .......................... 2- 19
Shifting Into
................................. 2-24
Shifting Out
of .............. .. ................ 2-27
AtNight
.................................... 2-11
Brake
...................................... 2-23
Brake Indicator Light
.......................... 2-66
Lots ....................................... 2-11
Over Things That Bum
........................ 2-27
WithaTrailer
................................ 4-39
Pass
Key Not Programmed Message ................. 2-79
PASS-Key
II .................................. 2-13
PCM Fault Message ............................. 2-79
Power
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AntennaMastC are ............................ 3-32
DoorLocks
................................... 2-4
OptionFuses
................................ 6-54
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-51
Parking
Passing
...................................... 4-13 Retained Accessory
........................... 2-16
Seatback Recliner
............................... 1-5
steering
...................................... 4-10
Steering
fluid ................................ 6-24
Windows ................................... 2-29
PowerSeat
..................................... 1-1
Lumbar Controls
.............................. 1-2
MemoryFunction
.............................. 1-3
Pregnancy. Use
of Safety Belts .................... 1-27
Problems
on the Road ............................ 5-1
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
............... 2-4
Publications. Service and Owner
................... 7-11
Pull-Down Feature. Automatic
.................... 2-11
Radio Reception
.............................. 3-30
Radios
............................. 3.10.3-14. 3.22
Rain. DrivingIn
................................ 4-17
Rainsense Wipers
............................... 2-34
RAP ......................................... 2-16
ReadingLamps
................................ 2-44
Rear Compartment
Fuse Block ....................... 6-60
Door Security Locks ........................... 2-5
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-29
Seat Passengers
.............................. 1-29
Storage Armrest
.............................. 2-52
Towing
................................. 5.9. 5.13
WmdowDefogger
............................. 3-9
WmdowLockout
............................. 2-30
Rearview Mirror. Electrochromic Daymight
.... 2.46. 2.48
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-5
Reduced Engine Power Message
................... 2-79
Refrigerants. Air-conditioning
............... 6.64. 6.65
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Remove Key Message
........................... 2-79
Replacement Bulbs
...................................... 6-62
Parts
....................................... 6-65
Wheel
...................................... 6-42
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-47
Reporting Safety Defects
.................... 7- 1.0,7- 11
Checking
................................... 1-47
Child
....................................... 1-35
Head
........................................ 1-7
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-47
Retained Accessory Power
........................ 2- 16
Reverse
(R), Automatic Transaxle .................. 2-20
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-27
RKE
.......................................... 2-6
Road Sensing Suspension
........................ 2-82
Roadside Service
................................ 7-4
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-37
Rotation, Tires ................................. 6-37
Restraints
RSS ......................................... 2-82
Safety Belt Extender
............................ 1-47
Safety Belts
.................................... 1-7
Adults ...................................... 1-12
Care
....................................... 6-48
Center Passenger Position
...................... 1-28
Children
.................................... l-33
Driver Position ............................... 1 - 12
Extender
.................................... 1-47
Incorrect Usage
..... 1-16. 1-17. 1-18, 1-19. 1-45, 1-46
LapBelt .................................... 1-28
How to Wear
Properly
......................... 1-12 Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1 - 12. 1.29
Larger Children
.............................. 1-44
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 . 11
Rear Seat Passengers .......................... 1-29
Reminder Light
.......................... 1.7. 2.64
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-47
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-27
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1-14
Shoulder Belt Tightness Adjustment .............. 1-14
Smaller Children and Babies
.................... 1-33
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-27
WhyTheyWork
............................... 1-8
SafetyChains
.................................. 4-35
Safety Defects. Reporting
................... 7- 10. 7. 1 1
Safety Warnings and Symbols
....................... xi
Power Recliner
................................ 1-5
Reclining Front
............................... 1-5
Heated
...................................... 1-4
Lumbar Control ............................... 1-2
Power
....................................... 1-1
Restraint Systems
.............................. 1 . 1
SeatControls
................................. 1-1
Securing a Child Restraint
............ 1.37.1.39. 1-41
Second (2). Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-22
SecurityOverride
............................... 2-10
Service
........................................ 6-1
A/C System A/C Compressor Off Message ......... 2-79
AirBagMessage
............................. 2-79
Brake Fluid Switch Message .................... 2-80
Bulletins. Ordering
............................ 7-11
Charging System Message ...................... 2-80
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions ............ 1-29
Seatback
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Electrical System Message ...................... 2-80
Emissions System Message
..................... 2-80
Engine Cooling System Message
................. 2-80
Engine Soon Light
............................ 2-69
Fuel System Message
.......................... 2-80
Idle Control System Message
................... 2-80
Ignition System Message
........................ 2-80
Manuals. Ordering
............................ 7-1 1
Parts Identification Label
....................... 6-53
Publications. Ordering
......................... 7- 1 1
Ride Control Message ......................... 2-80
Transmission Message
......................... 2-80
Work. Doing Your Own
......................... 6- 1
Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6- 1
Service and Owner Publications
................... 7-1 1
Servicing
Your Air Bag-Equipped Cadillac .......... 1-26
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-50
ShiftLever
.................................... 2-19
Shifting
Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2- 19
Into Park (P) ................................. 2-24
Out
of Park (P) ................................ 2-27
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
..................... 1- 14
Shoulder Belt Tightness Adjustment
................ 1 - 14
SignalingTurns
................................ 2-31
SR .......................................... 1-20
Skidding
...................................... 4-14
Sound Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-30
Spare
Tire. Compact ............................. 5-35
Speaker Covers. Cleaning ........................ 6-47
Specifications and Capacities
................. 6-63. 6-64
Specifications. Engine
........................... 6-63
Speed Sensor Fault Message
...................... 2-80
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance
............... 7-3 Speedometer
................................... 2-63
SSS .......................................... 4-10
Stains, Cleaning
................................ 6-46
Starting Disabled Due
To Theft System Remove
Ignition Key Message
.......................... 2-81
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2-16
Steam
.............................. 5-16,s-17, 5-20
Steering
...................................... 4-10
In Emergencies
............................... 4-11
MAGNASTEER
............................. 4-10
Power
...................................... 4-10
Speedsensitive .............................. 4-10
Tips
........................................ 4-10
Wheel, Tilt .................................. 2-31
Steering Wheel
Touch Control ................. 3-9, 3-29
Stop Engine Low Oil Pressure Message
............. 2-81
Stop Engine Overheated Message
................... 2-81
Storage Compartments
........................... 2-52
Storage, Vehicle
................................ 6-29
Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice
or Snow .................. 5-36
SunVisors
.................................... 2-54
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
................... 1-20
Surge Tank, Coolant
........................ 5-18, 5-20
Surge Tank Pressure Cap
.......................... 6-23
Symbols, Vehicle
................................ xiii
Taillamp Bulb Replacement
...................... 6-33
TapePlayerCare
............................... 3-31
Telephone, Cellular
............................. 2-55
Temperature Control, Climate Control System
......... 3-2
Theft
......................................... 2-11
Theft System ProbledCar May
Not Restart Message . . 2-81
Theft-Deterrent System
.......................... 2-12
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