CADILLAC DEVILLE 1997 7.G Owners Manual

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The 1997 Cadillac DeVille Owner’s Manual
1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts prop\
erly.
It also explains the “SIR” system.
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4-1 Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your Cadillac.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how
to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how td @€%ate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road\
and how to drive under different conhtions.
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6- 1 Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or ove\
rheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Cadillac running p\
roperly and looking good.
7-1
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and h\
ow to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” o\
n page
7- 12.
8-1 Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use
it to quickly find
something you want to read.
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“General Motors of Canada Limited” for Cadillac Motor
Car Division whenever it appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your Cadillac,
so it will be
there
if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it
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owner can use it.
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PENALTY OF LEADERSHIP
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Few automobiles are fortunate enough to have the rich heritage \
that is Cadillac. The name Cadillac is appropriately that of
Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac, the French military commander
who founded the city of Detroit in
1701. What better name for
the oldest automobile manufacturer in Detroit.
Henry M. Leland, known as the master of precision,
initiated his precision manufacturing techniques at the
founding
of Cadillac in 1902. His exacting standards
prompted the motto by which Cadillac has been guided
over the years
- “Craftsmanship A Creed - Accuracy
A
Law.”
The introduction of the first four cylinder engine in 1905
led the industry and enabled Cadillacs to travel at speeds
up to
50 mph.
For attention to quality and innovation, the Royal
Automobile Club
of England awarded the prestigious
Dewar Trophy to Cadillac twice . . . first in 1908 for
achieving perfect interchangeability
of parts and again
for introducing the electric self starter, electric lighting
and ignition system on 1912 models. Cadillac is the
only American manufacturer to win this honor and
the only manufacturer in the world to win it twice.
As
commonplace as standardized parts are today, in 1908
parts were still individually hand fitted both in
production and service.
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Standardization opened the eyes of the industrial world
and was the cornerstone
of modern assembly line
production. From this achievement evolved the
reference to Cadillac as “Standard
of the World.”
In 1909 Cadillac was purchased by the then new
General
Motors Corporation.
Convenience, cleanliness and all-weather comfort were greatly enhanced in 19 10 when Cadillac became the first
manufacturer to offer closed bodies as standard equipment.
“The Penalty
of Leadership” first appeared in the
January
2, 1915 issue of The Saturday Evening Post as an
expression
of the Cadillac commitment to leadership,
quality and innovation. It is widely regarded as one
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the introduction of the first production V8 engine, which was standard in all Cadillacs beginning with the 19 15 model.
Many Cadillac “firsts” have followed over the years,
including the synchro-mech clashless transmission, a
nationwide comprehensive service policy, security plate glass, chrome plating and the first car
to be designed by
a stylist (1927 LaSalle/Harley Earl). The ’30s witnessed
production of the powerful, smooth and quiet
V 12 and
V16 engines. The crisp, contemporary lines of the 1938
60 Special series ushered in a new era in styling.
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During World War 11, shortly after Pearl Harbor,
Cadillac discontinued car production for the first time
since 1902 in order to construct light tanks, combat
vehicles and internal parts for Allison V17 10 engines.
Two Cadillac
V8 engines and Hydra-Matic
transmissions were used in each M5AI and
M24 tanks.
1931 VI6 Sport Phaeton
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine There are, to be sure, many ways to describe the
superlative motor car pictured. “Beauty,
“majesty,” “brilliance”
- all apply, in their
fullest meaning, to this new Cadillac. And yet,
from this wonderful vocabulary, we have
selected “elegance” as the word that most fully
characterizes the Cadillac of
1960. The car’s
beautiful, clean-lined styling
is certainly elegant
beyond compare. Its new interior
luxury
provides a feeling of elegance that can be sensed
nowhere else in
the world of motor cars. And
even its new performance
- smooth, quiet and
effortless
- might be summarized as “elegance
in motion.” Once you have seen and driven it for
yourself, we think you will agree that the word
is
“elegance” - and that the car is Cadillac!
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine For the 1948 model, Cadillac introduced the legendary
tail fin which once more set the trend in automotive
styling for nearly two decades. This was closely
followed with the two door hardtop Coupe DeVille and
the industry's first modern overhead valve, high compression
V8 engine on the 1949 model.
Engineering innovations, conveniences and styling dominated the
'50s and '60s. Cruise control, automatic
climate control, tilt and telescoping steering wheels,
twilight sentinel and four door hard tops all debuted in
these years. In 1957 the Eldorado Brougham featured advances such as air suspension, memory seat,
automatic electric door locks, transistor radio, a brushed
stainless steel roof and low profile tires.
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I957 Eldorado Brougham
The Eldorado, introduced in 1953, was redesigned
for
1967 as the first front wheel drive personal luxury car.
The 472 cu. in.
V8 engine used in all Cadillacs in 1968
and 1969 was enlarged to
500 cu. in. for all 1970
through 1976 Eldorados. The Track Master
computerized skid control braking system option
debuted
on 1970 Eldorados.
A driver and passenger Air Cushion Restraint system (air bag) was available on all 1974,
1975 and
1976 Cadillacs.
Analog Electronic Fuel Injection was available, on 1975 Cadillacs and standard on the new international
size 1976 Seville. In 1978, the Trip Computer option
incorporated the first on-board microprocessor.
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