warning CADILLAC DTS 2008 1.G Owners Manual

Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-11
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-69
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Running Out of...........................................2-35
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-101
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-104
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-101
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-100
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-64
Fuel..........................................................3-69
Speedometer..............................................3-55
Tachometer.................................................3-55
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-52
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-59
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-47
Headlamp Wiring...........................................5-100
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-50
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-35
Exterior Lamps............................................3-32
Flash-to-Pass..............................................3-13
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-50
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-35
Wiper Activated...........................................3-35
Heated Seats................................................... 1-3
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-42
Engine Coolant...........................................2-26
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-69
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-62
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-14
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-15
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-12
Release.....................................................5-12
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-16
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I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-23
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver.......................3-40
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-34
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-60
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-37
Cluster.......................................................3-54
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-42
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-53
Lamps
Cornering...................................................3-37
Courtesy....................................................3-37
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-37
Footwell.....................................................3-38Lamps (cont.)
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver....................3-40
Reading.....................................................3-38
Lane Departure Warning..................................2-46
Lane Departure Warning Light..........................3-63
Lap Belt........................................................1-29
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-24
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-41
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-57
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Warning...........3-61
Brake System Warning.................................3-60
Charging System.........................................3-60
Cruise Control.............................................3-68
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-63
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-68
Highbeam On.............................................3-69
Lane Departure Warning...............................3-63
Lights On Reminder.....................................3-68
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-65
Oil Pressure...............................................3-67
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-58
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-56
Security.....................................................3-68
StabiliTrak
®Indicator....................................3-62
TCS Warning Light......................................3-62
Tire Pressure..............................................3-64
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-62
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Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-75
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-36
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature.............................................. 1-9
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-39
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-39
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-39
Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors....................2-38
Park Tilt .....................................................2-39
MP3 ............................................................3-111
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-19
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual...............................3-118
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-22
O
Odometer......................................................3-55
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-67
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-31
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-19
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-49
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-52
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-48
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-40
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-39
Convex Mirror.............................................2-39
Heated Mirrors............................................2-39
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-38
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode....5-29
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
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Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-36
Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature . . . 1-9
Reclining Seatbacks, Power............................... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-26
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation . . . 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-8
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-81
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-80
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-14
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-16
General Motors...........................................7-16
United States Government............................7-16
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-70
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-71
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-24
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-8
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-20
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Running Out of Fuel........................................2-35S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-56
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-93
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
Lap Belt.....................................................1-29
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-30
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-29
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Center Seat.................................................. 1-8
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-3
Heated Seats - Rear..................................... 1-9
Massaging Lumbar........................................ 1-3
Memory, Mirrors............................................ 1-4
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-2
Power Lumbar, Rear....................................1-10
Power Reclining Seatbacks............................. 1-6
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
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Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-49
Rear Seat Position......................................1-47
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-50
Security Light.................................................3-68
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements.... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-65
Publications Ordering Information...................7-17
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-68
Setting the Clock............................................3-97
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-97
Shifting Into Park............................................2-31
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-33
Side Blind Zone Alert......................................2-43
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-9
Spare Tire.....................................................5-89
Installing....................................................5-81
Removing...................................................5-80
Storing.......................................................5-87Specications, Capacities...............................5-109
Speedometer..................................................3-55
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-62
Stabilitrak®System........................................... 4-7
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-8
Starting the Engine.........................................2-24
Steering.......................................................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-118
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory....................... 1-4
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column............................ 3-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-59
Center Flex Storage Unit..............................2-60
Coinholder(s)..............................................2-59
Convenience Net.........................................2-60
Cupholders.................................................2-59
Front Storage Area......................................2-59
Glove Box..................................................2-59
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-60
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-19
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Sunroof.........................................................2-61
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T
Tachometer....................................................3-55
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-62
Telescopic Steering Column, Power Tilt Wheel...... 3-7
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-118
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-19
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-21
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-97
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-64
Tires.............................................................5-52
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-96
Buying New Tires........................................5-71
Chains.......................................................5-77
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-79
Cleaning....................................................5-97
Different Size..............................................5-73
High-Speed Operation..................................5-62
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-78
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-60
Inspection and Rotation................................5-68
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-81Tires (cont.)
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-64
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-63
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-81
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-80
Spare Tire..................................................5-89
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-87
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-57
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-74
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-75
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-75
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-70
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-26
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-27
Your Vehicle...............................................4-26
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-5
Control System Warning Light.......................3-62
Magnetic Ride Control................................... 4-6
Stabilitrak
®System........................................ 4-7
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-27
Trunk............................................................2-12
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-9
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-8
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U
Ultrasonic Front and Rear Parking
Assist (UFRPA)............................................2-40
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-74
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-52
Operation...................................................2-52
Using this Manual................................................ ii
V
Valet Lockout Switch.......................................2-18
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-20
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-87
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-18
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-99
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-99
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-8
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-48
Visors...........................................................2-17
W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-53
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-75
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6Warnings (cont.)
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-75
Different Size..............................................5-73
Replacement...............................................5-75
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-40
Windows.......................................................2-14
Power ........................................................2-15
Windshield
Rainsense™ II Wipers..................................3-14
Washer......................................................3-15
Washer Fluid..............................................5-36
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-50
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-95
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-100
Wipers.......................................................3-13
Winter Driving................................................4-16
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-35
X
XM Radio Messages.....................................3-117
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-120
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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