light CADILLAC ELDORADO 1994 10.G Service Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine This means your radio can produce quality AM sound comparable to FM
stereo. AMAX@ reduces noise without reducing the high frequencies you
need for the best sound. In addition to improved sound quality, AMAX’
includes more station on the AM band. You don’t have to do anything to
your radio because
AMAX@ is automatic.
AM Stereo
This means the Delco@ system can receive C-QUAM’ stereo broadcasts.
Many
AM stations around the country use C-QUAM@ to produce stereo,
although some do not. (C-QUAM@ is a registered trademark
of
Motorola, Inc.) If your Delco@ system can get C-QUAM@, your “ST”
stereo light
will come on when you’re receiving it.
Be aware that hearing damage from loud noise is almost undetectable
until it is too late. Your hearing can adapt to higher volumes
of sound.
Sound that seems normal can be loud and harmful to your hearing. Take
precautions by adjusting the volume control on your radio to a safe sound
level before your hearing adapts to it.
To help avoid hearing loss or damage:
Adjust the volume control to the lowest setting.
Increase volume slowly until you hear comfortably and clearly.
158

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine r
F Y!
r
r
i
The Upper hob
The upper knob does these five things:
It turns the radio on and off.
It controls the volume.
It lets you see what station you have. (When the radio is on, .push the
It tells you the time. (When the ignition is off, push the upper knob to
knob
to display the station.)
display the time.) .- 4
0 Push the knob to hear the other side of a tape.
Behind the upper knob is a balanee control. It moves the sound between
the left and right speakers.
The Lower hob
Turn the .lower knob to choose radio stations. Push the knob to switch
from
AM or FM.
If you have the Delco Bose Gold Series Music System, it lets you switch
from CD (Compact Disc) to
TP (Tape player).
The control behind the lower knob moves the sound between your
front
and rear speakers .. . ..
SCAN
When you push this button either up or.down, the S:CAN indicator: the
display will light and the radio will find the
next station and stay there '' '.
about 5 seconds. Thenit dl g~ .to the next stsltion.md pause, and keep
doing that until you push eithkr the
SCAN or upper hob,
SEEK
I

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To Play A Cassette Tape
F
0 Turn the radio on.
0 Insert the cassette through the tape door. (The “TAPE” indicator in
the display will light.)
1 If you hear nothing or hear just a garbled sound, the cassette may not be
7 tape equalization is automatically sensed and set. Insertin thecassette
in squarely. Push
the
EJCT button to remove the tape and start over. The
I also automatically disables DNR@* and activates DOLBY noise 0
reduction.
noise from the radio.
- DNR@ is the Dynamic Noise Reduction. It helps remove background hiss, a
Push the FWD button to move forward rapidly to another part of the
same button and the tape will start to play again.
7 tape. The radio will play during fast forward. To stop the tape push the i
r- REV (Reverse)
1 Push the REV button to move the tape rapidly backward. To stop the
r i. will play during this reverse function.
tape,
push the same button lightly or any of the other buttons. The radio
To go from one side of the tape to the other, push in the upperAnob on
your radio.
To remove the tape, push EJCT. The tape can be ejected when
i the ignition is turned off.
*DNR@ is a registered trademark of National Semiconductor
r corporation.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine FWD (Fast Forward)
Press and hold FWD to advance quickly within a track. Release it to
resume playing. Elapsed time will be displayed
to show the forward
progress
of the CD.
Prev (Previous)
Push this button to go back to the beginning of the track or push it again
to
a favorite track.
Next
Push this button to advance to the next track.
ST/PL (StoplPlay)
Press this button and the disc or tape will stop without ejecting it and the
radio will start to play. Press it again and the disc or tape will start to play
again.
EJCT (Eject)
Press this button to eject the disc or tape. If you have both a CD and a
tape in the player, then the other playback media will start to play. Press
it again and the other media will eject.
Comp (Compression)
Pressing COMP makes soft and loud passages more nearly equal in
volume. For example, playing classical or jazz music with very quiet and
very loud passages in the same tune. The COMP display
will light as long
as COMP is on.
Setting The Clock
Turn the ignition on. Then:
To Set the Hour:
Press SET, and within 5 seconds,
Press and hold SEEK. When the clock gets to the correct hour, let go.
-
.. ,
-
166

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To Set the Minutes:
F 0 Press SET, and within 5 seconds, 1
Press and hold SCAN. When the clock gets& the correGt minute, Set j
Your clock is set.
go*
I I I
f
Care of Your Cassege .Tape Phyer
-2 , . . . -111.: ,, :
--,= ,: . . , .. . .,,&V?i'.,.r: m.. ... . - ., - c: ,I >$ -72 .. I . ,. .
A tape
player that is qot cl6aiied.r&gctlarly can cause reduad sound
quality, ruined cassettes,
or a..dam&$ed mechanism. Cassette tapes should .
be stored in their cases away ficmici&aninants, direct sunlight, and . '
failure of the tape player. I
,I
L extreme heat. If they aren?, they :may not operate properly or cause
- Your tape player should be cleaned regularly each month or after every
50 hours of use. If you notice a reduction in sound quality, try a known
good cassette to see
if the tape or the tape player is at fault. If this other
Cleaning may be done with a scrubbing action, non-abrasive cleaningi.
~
cassette. This system uses a cleaning cassette with pads which scrub the
tape head 'as the hubs of the cleaner cassette turn. It is-normal for. the
ensure thorough cleaning.
A scrubbing action cleaning cassette is
available through your Cadillac dealership.
-, cassette has no improvement in sound quality, clean the tape player.
.I
(, cartridge to eject while cleaning. Insert the cassette at least 3 times to
r
You may also choose a non-scrubbing action, wet-type cleaner which uses
a cassette with a fabric belt to clean the tape head. This
type of cleaning
cassette
will not eject. It -may not clean as thoroughly as the scrubbing
type cleaner.
Cassettes are subject to wear and the sound quality may degrade over
time. Always make sure that the cassette tape is in good condition before
you have your tape player serviced.
Care of Your Compact Discs
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.
167

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine According to the American Medical Association, a 180-pound (82 kg)
person who drinks three 12-ounce
(355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will
end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the
same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three
mixed drinks
if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin
or vodka.
It’s the amount of alcohol that counts. For example,
if the same person
drank three double martinis
(3 ounces or 90 ml of liquor each) within an
hour, the person’s
BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A person who
consumes food just before or during drinking
will have a slightly lower
BAC level.
172

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine PI
Anti=Lock Brakes (ABS)
Your Cadillac has an advanced electronic braking system that will help
prevent skidding.
r
i
r
t
ANTI-
LOCK (@)
This light on the
instrument panel will
go on when you start
.. your vehicle. ,, .. v I- I‘ 1
?
When you start your vehicle and begin to drive away, you may hear a
momentary motor or clicking noise, And you may even notice that your
brake pedal moves a little while this is going on. This is the
ABS system
testing itself.
If there’s a problem with the anti-lock brake system, the
anti-lock brake system warning light
will stay on.
See “Anti-lock Brake System Warning Light” in the Index.
F;/ - ’r
Here’s how anti-lock works. Let’s say the road is wet. You’re driving
safely. Suddenly an animal jumps out in front
of you.
L 177

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine OFF-ROAD RECOVERY
You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edge
of a road onto the shoulder while you’re driving.
If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery
should be fairly easy. Ease
off the accelerator and then, if there is nothing - -
in the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement.
You
can turn the steering wheel up to 1/4 turn until the right front tire
contacts the pavement edge.
Then turn your steering wheel to go straight
-
down the roadway.
-
PASSING
The driver of a vehicle about to pass another on a two-lane highway waits
for just the right moment, accelerates, moves around the vehicle ahead,
then goes back into the right lane again.
A simple maneuver?
Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle on a two-lane highway is a
potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the same
lane
as oncoming traffic for several seconds. A miscalculation, an error in
judgment,
or a brief surrender to.frustration or anger can suddenly put
the passing driver face to face with the worst
of all traffic accidents -- the
head-on collision.
182

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on two-lane roads.
Reconsider before passing the next vehicle.
Don’t overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the
brake lights are not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to
turn.
If you’re being passed, make it easy for the following driver to get
ahead
of you. Perhaps you can ease a little to the right.
LOSS OF CONTROL
Let’s review what driving experts say about what happens whe\
n the three
control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) don’t ha\
ve enough
friction where the tires meet the road to do what the driver has asked.
In any emergency, don’t give up. Keep trying to steer and constantly seek
an escape route or area of less danger.
Skidding
In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid
most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and by
not “overdriving” those conditions. But skids are always possible.
The three types of skids correspond
to your Cadillac’s three control
systems. In the braking skid your wheels aren’t rolling.
In the steering or
cornering skid, too much speed or steering
in a curve causes tires to slip
and lose cornering force. And in the acceleration skid too much throttle
causes the driving wheels to spin.
A cornering skid is best handled by easing your foot off the accelerator
pedal.
If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the accelerator pedal and
quickly steer the way you want the vehicle
to go. If you start steering
quickly enough, your vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a
second skid if it occurs.
Of course, traction is reduced
when water, snow, ice, gravel, or other
material is on the road. For safety, you’ll want
to slow down .md adjust
your driving
to these conditions. It is important to slow dowr on slippery
surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and vehicle control
more limited.
184

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine i"
r
I
i
r
r
r
i
L
r
r
I
While driving on a surface with redueed tractio.n, try your. best to avoid
sudden steering, acceleration, or braking (hciuding engine braking by
shifting to a lower gear). Any sudden changes could cause
the tires to
slide.
You may not realize the surface is slippery until your vehicle is
skidding. Learn to recognize warning clues
-- such as enough water, ice or
packed snow on the road to make a "mirrored surface"
-- and slow down
when you have any doubt.
Remember: Any anti-lock braking system
(ABS) helps avoid only the
braking skid.
DMNG ATNIGHT
Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. One reason is that
some drivers are likely to be impaired
-- by alcohol or drugs, with night
vision problems, or by fatigue.
Here are some tips on night driving.
Drive defensively.
0 Don't drink and drive.
0 Adjust your inside reamew mirror to reduce the glare from headlights
behind you.
r
185