ESP CADILLAC ELDORADO 1997 10.G User Guide

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine TRANS FLUID RESET - 48: With the engine not
running and the ignition on, press and hold the OFF and
rear defog buttons until the
TRANS FLUID RESET
message appears on the DIC (between five and
20 seconds).
TRANSMISSION HOT - 112: This messages indicates
that the transaxle fluid in your vehicle is too hot. Stop
and allow your vehicle to idle until it cools down or
until this message is removed.
TRUNK OPEN - 24: This message indicates that the
trunk is open when the ignition
is in RUN.
TURN SIGNAL ON - 20: This message is a reminder,
after driving about
a mile, that you have the turn signal
on.
A multiple chime will also sound when this message
is displayed.
VEHICLE SPEED LIMITED TO XXX MPH
(KM/N) - 113: A failure in the suspension control
system has occurred when this message appears. The
PCM determines the speed your vehicle is limited to.
Have your Cadillac serviced if this message appears.
WRY LOW REFRIGERANT A/C COMPRESSOR
OFF - 12: This message means that the air conditioning
system detects a refrigerant level that is low enough to
cause damage to the air conditioning compressor.
To avoid darnage, the air conditioning compressor
automatically turns
off and the Electronic Climate
Control will automatically switch from
AUTO to ECON
and remain there. Have the air conditioning system
serviced if this message appears.
The
CV-RTD automatically adjusts the ride of your
vehicle. Automatic ride control
is achieved through a
computer used to control
and monitor the suspension
system.
The controller receives inputs from various
sensors to determine the proper system response. If the
controller detects a problem within the system, the
DIC
will display a SERVICE RIDE CONTROL message. If
this message appears, have your vehicle serviced at
your
CadilIac dealership.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Some heating and cooling
controls can be adjusted at
the steering wheel. Other
touch controls operate some audio controls. See “Audio
Steering Wheel Controls”
later
in this section.
8 FAN SPEED: Press the up arrow lever to increase
the
fan speed and the down arrow lever to decrease
fan speed.
TEMP: Press the up arrow lever to increase
the temperature and the down arrow lever to
decrease temperature.
With
this feature, your vehicle will recall the latest
climate control settings as adjusted the last time your
vehicle was operated.
This feature allows two different drivers-
to store and recall
their own climate control
settings. The settings recalled by the climate control
system
are determined by which RKE transmitter (“ 1 ”
or “2”) was used to enter the vehicle. The number on the.
back of the
RKE transmitter corresponds to driver 1 or
to driver
2. After the unlock button is pressed on the
RKE transmitter or the ignition key is placed in the
ignition, the climate control settings will automatically
adjust to where’ they were last set. The settings can
also
be changkd by briefly pressing the memory seat buttons
1 or 2 located on the driver’s door.
dio sys
Your Cadillac. audio system has been designed to operate
easily
and give years of listening pleasure. You will get
the most enjoyment
out of it if you acquaint yourself
with it first. Find out what your audio system can do
and how to operate
all its controls, to be sure you’re
getting the most out
of the advanced engineering that
went into it.
Press and hold
HR or MN until the time display begins
to change. Release the button as you get close
to the
correct time. The time may be set anytime. the clock
is
displayed.. There is a two-second delay before the clock
goes into time-set mode.
3-

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If ERR or ERROR appears on the display, an error has
occurred
and the compact disc temporarily cannot play.
CD CHANGER ERROR could be displayed for
the following:
The road
is too rough. The disc should play when the
road
is smoother.
The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or loaded label
side up.
@ The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
CHEK DOOR or CD CHANGER DOOR OPEN is
displayed when the CD changer door is left open.
Completely close
the changer door to restore
normal operation.
CD CHANGER NO DISCS is displayed when an empty
magazine is inserted
in the CD changer. Try the
magazine again with a disc loaded
on one of the trays.
(This message does not appear in
the display on the
standard AM-FM Stereo radios.)
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, please contact your dealer.
If your radio
displays
an error number, write it down and provide it to
your dealer when reporting
the problem. With this
feature, your vehicle will recall the latest radio
settings as adjusted the last time your vehicle was
operated.
This feature allows two different drivers to
store and recall their own radio settings. The settings
recalled
by the radio are determined by which RKE
transmitter (“1” or “2”) was used to enter the vehicle.
The number on the back
of the RICE transmitter
corresponds to driver
1 or to driver 2. After the unlock
button is pressed on the
RKE transmitter or the ignition
key is placed in the ignition, the radio settings
will
automatically adjust to where they were last set. The
settings can also be changed by briefly pressing the
memory seat buttons
1 or 2 located on the driver’s door.
Your Cadillac has a “built-in” theft-deterrent feature on
each radio that is automatic
-- there is no programming
required. The
radio in your Cadillac cannot be used in
any other vehicle besides another Cadillac if it were to
be removed.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine VQLBJME: Press the up
arrow lever to increase
volume and the down arrow
lever to decrease volume.
SELECT: When listening to the radio, press the up or
down arrow lever to tune to the next or previous preset
radio station (factory presets which have not been
reprogrammed with your stations
will be ignored).
When listening to a cassette tape, the
up or down arrow
lever can be used to
SEEK forward and rearward
through the tape. Pressing the up
or down arrow lever
when listening to a
CD will cause the player to go to the
next or previous selection.
§&!reo
FM stereo will give you the best sound. But FM signals
will reach only about 10 to 40 miles (1 6 to 65 km). Tall
buildings or hills can interfere with
FM signals, causing
the sound to come
and go.
The range for most
AM stations is greater than for FM,
especially at night. The longer range, however, can
cause stations
to interfere with each other. AM can pick
up noise from
things like storms and power lines. Try
reducing the treble to reduce this noise if you ever get it
r Audio Syste
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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol
in one drink. No amount of coffee or number of cold
showers will speed that
up. “I’ll be careful” isn’t the
right answer.
What if there’s an emergency, a need to
take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street?
A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able
to react quickly enough to avoid the collision.
There’s something else about
drinking and driving that
many people don’t
know. Medical research shows that
alcohol
in a person’s system can make crash injuries
worse, especially injuries to
the brain, spinal cord or
heart. This means that when anyone who has been
drinking
-- driver or passenger -- is in a crash, that
person’s chance
of being hlled or permanently disabled
is higher than if the person had not been drinking.
Drinking and then driving is very dangerous.
Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and
judgment can be affected by even a small amount
of alcohol. YQU can have a serious -- or even
fatal
-- colllision if YOU drive after drinking.
Please don’t drink and drive or ride with a driver
o has been drinking. Wide home in a cab; OF if
you’re with
a group, designate a driver who will
not drink.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Remember: Anti-lock doesn’t change the time you need
to get your foot up to the brake pedal
or always decrease
stopping distance. If you get too close to the vehicle
in
front of you, you won’t have time to apply your brakes
if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops. Always leave
enough room up ahead
to stop, even though YOU have
anti-lock brakes.
using Anti-Lock
Don’t pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedal down
and
let anti-lock work for YOU. You may hear the
anti-lock pump or motor operate, and feel
the brake
pedal pulsate, but this is normal.
Your vehicle has a traction control system that limits wheel
spin.
This is especially useful in slippery road conditions.
The system operates only
if it senses that one or both of
the front wheels are spinning or beginning to lose traction.
When
this happens, the system works the front brakes and
reduces engine power to limit wheel spin.
The TRACTION
ENGAGED message will display on
the Driver Information Center when the traction control
system is limiting wheel spin. See “Driver Information
Center Messages”
in the Index. You may feel or hear the
system working, but this is normal.
If your vehicle is in cruise control when the traction
control system begins to limit wheel spin, the cruise
control will automatically disengage. When road
Conditions allow you
to safely use it again, you may
re-engage the cruise control. (See “Cruise Control” in
the Index.)
This warning light will
come
on to let you know if
there’s a problem with your
traction control system.
See “Traction Control System Warning Light” in the
Index. When this
warning light is on, the system will not
limit wheel
spin. Adjust your driving accordingly.
The traction control system automatically comes on
whenever you start your vehicle.
To liHnit wheel spin,
especially in slippery
road conditions, you should
always leave
the system on. But you can turn the
traction control system
off if you ever need to. (You

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Do not get too close to the vehicle you want to
pass while you’re awaiting an opportunity. For one
thing, following
too closely reduces your area of
vision, especially if you’re following a larger
vehicle. Also,
you won’t have adequate space if the
vehicle ahead suddenly slows or stops. Keep back a
reasonable distance.
When it looks like a chance
to pass is coming up,
start to accelerate but stay in the right lane and don’t
get too close. Time your move
so you will be
increasing speed as the time comes
to move into the
other Bane.
If the way is clear to pass, you will have a
“running start” that more than makes up
for the
distance you would lose by dropping back. And if
something happens to cause you to cancel your
pass,
you need only slow down and drop back again and
wait for another opportunity.
If other cars are lined up to pass a slow vehicle, wait
your turn. But take care that someone isn’t trying
to
pass you as you pull out to pass the slow vehicle.
Remember
to glance over your shoulder and check
the blind spot.
Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder,
and
start your left lane change signal before moving out
of the right lane to pass. When you are far enough
ahead
of the passed vehicle to see its front in your inside
mirror, activate
your right lane change signal
and move back into the right lane. (Remember that
your right outside mirror is convex. The vehicle you
just passed may seem to be farther away from you
than
it really is.)
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 lamps 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.
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Let’s review what driving experts say about what
happens when
the three control systems (brakes, steering
and acceleration) don’t have 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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 bralung skid, your wheels
aren’t rolling. In the steering or cornering shd, 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.
Remember: Any traction control system helps avoid
only the acceleration
skid.
If your traction control system is off, then an
acceleration
skid is also 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. If you
have
the Eldorado ETC, you may see the
STABILITY
SYS ENGAGED message on the Driver
Information Center. See “Stability Engaged Message”
in
the Index.
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 and adjust your driving
to these
conditions.
It is important to slow down on slippery
surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and
vehicle control more limited.
While driving on a surface with reduced traction, try
your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration or
braking (including 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 brake system
(ABS) helps
avoid only the braking
skid.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
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Don’t
drink and drive. . . .t
Since you can’t see as well, you may need to
slow down and keep more space between you and
other vehicles.
Slow down, especially
on higher speed roads. Your
headlamps
.can light up only so much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you’re tired, pull off
the road in a safe place
and rest.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much water can build up
under your tires that they can actually ride on the water.
This can happen if the road is wet enough and you’re
going fast enough. When your vehicle
is hydroplaning,
it has little or no contact with the road.
Hydroplaning doesn’t happen often. But it can if your
tires do not have much tread or if the pressure in one or
more is low. It
can happen if a lot of water is standing on
the road. If you can see reflections from trees, telephone
poles
or other vehicles, and raindrops “dimple” the
water’s surface, there could be hydroplaning.
Hydroplaning usually happens at higher speeds. There
just isn’t a hard
and fast rule about hydroplaning. The
best advice
is to slow down when it is raining.
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NOTICE:
If you drive too quickly through deep puddles or
standing water, water can come in through your
engine’s air intake and badly damage your
engine. Never drive through
water that is slightly
lower than the underbody
of your vehicle. If you
can’t
avoid deep puddles ~r standing water, drive
through them very ~llowlgr.
e Besides slowing down, allow some extra following
distance.
And be especially careful when you pass
another vehicle. Allow yourself more
clear room
ahead, and be prepared
to have your view restricted
by road spray.
“Tires”
in the Index.)
@ Have good tires with proper tread depth. (See