lights CADILLAC ELDORADO 1993 10.G User Guide

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go off the road. Check your washer fluid level often.
* Xn freezing weather, don't use your washer until the
windshield is warmed. Otherwise the washer fluid can fam
I Headlight Washer (Export Only)
If you have this feature, you will wash your headlights while washing your
windshield at the same time
in bad weather. Just press the PUSH paddle
on the multifunction lever.
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When you turn off the Cruise Control or the ignition, your Cruise
Control set speed memory is erased.
LIGHTS
You’ll find the control on the left side of the instrument panel.
It controls these light systems:
Headlights
0 Taillights
0 Parking Lights
0 Underhood Light (Option)
0 Instrument Panel Lights
0 License Plate Lights
0 Interior Courtesy Lights
Fog Lights (Option)
0 Rear Fog Lights (Export Only)
ALL LIGHTS PANEL LIGHTS
EXCEPT
BRIGHTNESS
light system. HEADLIGHTS
manually work your
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OFF ALL LIGHTS LIGHTS
Lights On Reminder
If you open the door while leaving the lights on, you will hear a warning
tone.
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The control is next to the headlight switch. It switches your lights on and
off by sensing how dark
it is outside. To operate it, leave the light switch
off and move the control
to any position but off.
If you move the control all the way to MAX, your lights will remain on for
90 seconds after you turn your engine off. If you move the control almost
all the way in the other direction,
so it is just on, the lights will go off
quickly when you turn off your engine. You can change this delay time
from
only a few seconds to 90 seconds.
Operation of Lights
Although your vehicle’s lighting system (headlamps, parking lamps, fog
lamps, side marker lamps and tail lamps) meet all applicable Federal
lighting requirements, certain States and Provinces may apply their own
lighting regulations that may require special attention before
you operate
these lamps. For example, some jurisdictions may require that
you
operate your lower beam lamps with fog lamps at all times, or that
headlamps be turned on whenever
you must use your windshield wipers.
In addition, most jurisdictions prohibit driving solely with parking lamps,
especially at dawn
or dusk. It is recommended that you check with your
own State or Provincial highway authority for applicable lighting
regulations.
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The light sensor for
the twilight sentinel is
located in the center of
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grille. If you cover the
sensor, it will read
"dark" and your lights
will
come on. D
Interior Lights
Turn the headlight switch passed HI to turn on the interior lights.
Fog Lights (Eldorado Touring Coupe)
Use your fog lights for better vision in foggy or misty conditions. When
you press the upper fog light switch, a small indicator light will glow to
tell you the fog lights are on.
To turn them off, press the switch again.
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automatically. Your fog and parking lights will remain on.
If you switch on your high beam headlights, your fog lights will turn off.
They’ll turn back on again when
you switch to low beam headlights.
Rear Fog Lights (Export Only)
To turn them on, push
the lower switch.
A
small indicator light
will glow to tell you
they are on. To turn
them
off, press the
switch again.
Cornering Lights
The cornering lights come on when you signal a turn when the headlights
or parking lights are on. This will provide more light for cornering.
Underhood Light
To operate, turn on your parking lights, then the underhood light will
illuminate when the hood is open.
Daytime Running Lights (Canada Only)
The Canadian Federal Government has decided that “Daytime Running
Lights”
(DRL) are a useful feature, in that DRL can make your vehicle
more visible to pedestrians and other drivers during daylight hours.
DRL
are required on new vehicles sold in Canada.
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Don’t cover
it up.
The low beam headlights will come on at reduced brightness in daylight
when:
The ignition is on
The headlight switch is off, and
The transaxle is not in “P” (Park).
.At dusk,
if the Twilight Sentinel feature is turned on, the exterior lights
will come on automatically and the
low beams will change to full
brightness. At dawn, the exterior lights will go out and the low beams will
change to the reduced brightness
of DRL (if the headlight switch is off).
Of course, you may still turn on the headlights any time you need to.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, shift the transaxle into “P” (Park).
The
DRL will stay off until you shift out of “P” (Park).
Reading Lights
You have reading lights located in the roof. These lights and the interior
courtesy lights
will come on when you open the door.
Push the button
to
turn them on. Push it
again to turn them off.
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Inside DaylNight Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from lights behind you, move the lever like this:
Automatic Inside Rearview Mirror
Your Cadillac may
have the optional
automatic
electrochromic
rearview mirror.
During the daylight it’s like
the standard mirror. But at night the system
goes to work.
During the day
the mirror reflects all the light from behind your car. At
night,
when the glare is too high, it darkens to reflect only part of the light
behind
you. When the mirror darkens, it holds that position until the
glare
is no longer present.
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Your automatic rearview mirror has different positions for light
sensitivity. At the
“MAX” setting, bright headlights far away will cause
the mirror
to gradually darken. This is a good setting for rural driving. At
the
“MIN” setting, bright headlights have to be rather close for the
mirror to darken.
This is a good setting €or city driving.
Reverse Gear Day Mode
The reverse mode is another important feature of the automatic mirror.
When the shift lever is placed
in “R’ (Reverse), the mirror changes to the
daytime mode
for a bright image in the mirror as you back up.
~ Turn the switch to
“OFF” when you want
the day mode.
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odometer)
go between English and metric.
Trip Odometer
You can tell how far
you’ve
gonc since you
last set it back to zero.
To reset, push and hold
the button until it
zeros.
If your vehicle
is domestic, the trip odometer WIII return to zero after
999.9 miles (1609 km). If your vehicle is Canadian or Export, the trip
odometer will return
to zero after 1999.9 km (1242 miles).
Odometer
You may wonder what happens if a car has to have a new odometer
installed. The new one may read the correct mileage. This is because your
car’s computer has stored the mileage in memory.
If it isn’t stored, then
this odometer is set at zero, but
a label on the driver’s door must show the
old reading and when the new one was installed.
‘WARNING LIGHTS
This section describes the warning lights that may be on your vehicle. The
pictures will help you locate them.
Warning lights can signal that something is wrong before it becomes
serious enough
to cause an expensive repair or replacement. Paying
attention
to your warning lights could also save you or others from injury.
Warning lights
go on when there may be or is a problem with one of your
vehicle’s functions.
As you will see in the details on the next few pages,
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let you know they’re working.
If you are familiar with this section, you
should not be alarmed when this happens.
When one
of the warning lights comes on and stays on when you are
driving, check the section that tells you what to do about it. Please follow
the manual’s advice. Waiting to do repairs can be costly
-- and even
dangerous.
So please get to know your warning lights. They’re a big help.
Your vehicle may
also have a driver information system that works along
with the warning lights. See “Driver Information System” in the Index.
Brake System Warning Light
Your Cadillac hydraulic brake system is divided into two parts. If one part
isn’t working, the other part can still work and stop you. For good
braking, though, you need both parts working
well.
If the warning light goes on, there could be a brake problem. Have your
brake system inspected right away.
BRAKE
(0) BRAKE
This light should come
on as you start the
vehicle. If it doesn’t
come
on then, have it
fixed
so it will be ready
to warn you if there’s a
problem.
This light will also come
on when you set your parking brake, and will
stay
on if your parking brake doesn’t release fully. If it stays on after your
parking brake
is fully released, it means you have a brake problem. If the
light comes
on while driving, pull off the road and stop carefully. You may
notice that the pedal is harder
to push. Or, the pedal may go closer to the
floor. It may take longer to stop.
If the light is still on, have the vehicle
towed for service. (See “Towing Your Vehicle” in
the Index.)
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