lights CADILLAC ELDORADO 1997 10.G Owners Manual

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These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols are used on
an
original battery:
CAUTION
POSSIBLE
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BAllERY
ACID COULD CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
FLAME
COULD
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your
lamps:
TURN
SIGNALS
PARKING
/
LAMPS
-
HAZARD
WARNING
FLASHER
DAYTIME . .
RUNNING * *
LAMPS .OB
FOG LAMPS
These symbols
are
on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
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WINDSHIELD
WASHER tea
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
REAR
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
I
FAN W
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE
COOLANT
-
TEMP
BAlTERY
CHARGING SYSTEM
BRAKE
COOLANT
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
a
Here are some
other symbols
you may
see:
FUSE *
LIGHTER n
HORN
SPEAKER
FUEL
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Here you can leam about the many standard and option,al features on your Cadillac, and information on starting,
shifting
and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly,-- and what to do if you have a problem.
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Keys
Door Locks
Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System
Td
Theft
Theft-Deterrent System (If Equipped)
PASS-Key@
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New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Positions
Starting
Your Engine
Engine Coolant Heater (Option)
(Canada
Only)
Automatic Transaxle Operation
Parking Brake
Shifting Into
PARK (P)
Shifting Out of PARK (P)
Parking Over Things That Burn
Engine Exhaust
Running
Your Engine While You’re Parked
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Windows
Turn SignaYMultifunction Lever
Lamps Interior
Lamps
Mirrors
Storage Compartments
Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
Cellular Telephone (Option)
Assist
Handles
Garment Hooks
Floor Mats
Astroroof (Option)
Universal Transmitter (Option)
The Instrument Panel:
Your
Information System
Digital Cluster (Eldorado Only)
Analog Cluster (If Equipped)
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
Driver Infomation Center
(DIC)

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A “yes” or “no” response must be made after each
prompt is displayed
in order to continue on to the next
prompt or personalization feature. Press the TRIP
SET
(TRIP RESET) button to choose yes, press the RESET
(INFO RESET) button to choose no or press the
INFORMATION
(INFO) button to “skip” to the next
personalization feature.
FEATURE
ON appears when a yes response is made
and FEATURE
OFF appears with a no response.
If a no response is made after the DOQRS LOCK IN
GEAR prompt is displayed, FEATURE OFF will appear.
The automatic door locking system has been disabled
and
no other door lock messages will be displayed.
REMOTE
FLASH LIGHTS, which is the next available
personalization
feature to display, will appear next.
See “Remote Confirmation”
in the Index for
more information.
If a yes response is made after the DQORS LOCK IN
GEAR prompt is displayed, %;EA’ ON appears.
The automatic door locking system is enabled and allows
the DOORS UNLOCK IN PARK prompt to zppear.
Choosing this prompt advances you to REMOTE FLASH
LIGHTS whereas a no response will display the DRIVR
UJYLOCK IN PARK prompt. A yes or no response
here automatically brings up the
REMOTE FLASH
LIGHTS feature.
Leaving your key in any igmtion position
with either door
open will disable
the use of the power door lock switches.
The anti-lockout feature is disabled when the ignition is
on.
If you close the doors, you can lock them using the
RKE system. It is always recommended that you remove
your ignition
key when lockmg your vehicle.
Note that the anti-lockout feature can be overridden by
holding the power door
lock switch for three seconds
or longer.
If you are leaving the vehicle, open the door, set the
locks from the inside, get out and close
the door.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine When REMOTE FLASH LIGHTS appears on the DIC
display, press the yes button to program the parking
lamps to blink once when the lock button on the
RKE
transmitter is pressed and to blink twice when the
unlock button
is pressed. If you don’t want the parking
lamps to blink when using the RKE transmitter, press
the no button.
FEATURE ON will display if REMOTE FLASH
LIGHTS was selected and FEATURE OFF will show if
you answer no.
For a list of the other personalization features available,
see “Memory and Personalization Features” later in
this section.
This personalization feature enables the driver to
program the exterior lamps to
turn on for 20 seconds
or
to remain off when using the RKE transmitter to
unlock your vehicle.
If exterior lighting is selected, the parking lamps,
taillamps, sidemarker lamps, license plate lamps,
low-beam headlamps, etc. will turn on for about
20 seconds or until the ignition key is turned to RUN.
Check the back of the RKE transmitter to verify that the
correct driver is selected before you start programming.
To begin programming, press the INFORMATION
(INFO) and RESET (INFO RESET) buttons at the same
time for about two seconds. Exterior fighting is the third
feature to display. Press the WOWMATION (INFO)
button to “skip” past the first two features -- DOOR
LOCKS IN GEAR and REMOTE FLASH LIGHTS.
When EXT LIGHTS AT UNLOCK appears, a “yes” or
“no” response
is required. Press the TRIP SET (TRIP
RESET) button to answer yes or press the RESET
(INFO RESET) button to indicate a no response.
FEATURE ON displays when a yes response is made
and
FEATURE OFF shows after a no response.
For a list of the other personalization features available,
see
“Memory and Personalization Features” later in
this section.
Your vehicle
may have memory personalization. If it
does, REMOTE RECALL MEMORY will be the fourth
personalization feature to display on the
DIC system.
Memory settings that
have been previously programmed
(HVAC settings, radio preset settings, exterior lighting
choices, remote confirmation choices and programmable
automatic
door 1oc.k choices) can be recalled by using
either the
RICE transmitter or by placing the key in your
vehicle’s ignition.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine asshg Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When
you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow
down to the cruise control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load and the steepness
of the hills.
When going up steep hills, you may have to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill, you may have to brake or shift to
a lower gear
to keep your speed down.
Of course, applying the brakes
or downshifting into
FIRST (1) takes you out of cruise
control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble
and don’t use
cruise control on steep hills.
Ending Cruise Conn&ro11
There are two ways to end cruise control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal.
Move
the CRUISE switch to OW.
Erasing Spee
The cruise control set speed memory is erased when you
turn off the cruise control or the ignition.
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Headlamps
Taillamps
Parking Lamps
Sidemaker Lamps
License Plate
Lamp
Underhood Lamp
Fog Lamps (ETC Only)
Instrument Panel Lights
Interior Courtesy Lamps The control
on the left
side
of the instrument
panel controls
these
lamp systems:

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Full the lamp control knob out to the first stop to turn
on the parking and taillamps, sidemarker lamps and
instrument panel lights. Pull the knob out
all the way to
turn on the headlamps. Push the control knob all the way
back in
to turn the lamps and lights off.
Cluster lighting as well as instrument panel backlighting
will dim only when it
is dark outside.
The control for the headlamps
is on the left side of the
instrument panel. Pull the lamp control
knob all the way
out to turn the headlamps on. Push the control knob all
the way back
in to turn the headlamps off.
This feature activates the headlamps and parlung lamps
after the windshield wipers have been in use for
approximately
20 seconds.
In order to operate the wiper activated headlamps, the
twilight sentinel must
be in the on position. This feature
lights the way
in poor weather and it also makes your
vehicle more visible
to other dnvers. If the wiper activated
headlamps are on, and the i,gpition switch
is turned off, the
wiper activated headlamps will immediately turn off.
The wiper activated headlamps will deactivate if you
turn
OR the twilight sentinel or if the windshield wipers
have been turned
off for a period of one or
two seconds.
You will hear a warning chime if you open either door
while leaving
the lamps on, if the manual headlamp
control is activated.
An exception to this is when you’re
using twilight sentinel.
Daytime Running Lamps
(DRE) can make it easier for
others to see the front of your vehicle during
the day.
DIU can be helpful in many different driving
conditions, but
they can be especially helpful in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
The DIU system will make the high-beam headlamps
come
on at reduced brightness when:
the ignition
is on,
the headlamp switch is off and
the transaxle
is not in PARK (P).
When DRE are on, only your high-beam headlamps (at
reduced brightness) will be
on. No other exterior lamps
such as the parking lamps, taillamps, etc. will be on
when
the DlRE are being used. Your instrument panel
won’t
be lit up either.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The light sensor for the DRL and the twilight sentinel is
located in the center of
the fiont defogger grrlle. pf you cover
the sensor, it will read “dark”
and the lamps will come on.
If the manual park lamp control has been left on, the
exterior lamps will
turn off approximately 10 minutes
after the ignition
is turned to LOCK or ACCESSORY.
This protects draining the battery in case you have
accidently
left the headlamps or parkmg lamps on. If
you need to purposely leave the Imps on for more than
10 minutes, use the manual control knob to turn the
lamps back on.
To delay the lamps from turning off, see
“Twilight Sentinel” earlier in this section. Cluster lighting
as well
as instrument panel lighting
automatically dims when it becomes dark outside.
When it’s dark,
the brightness control can be manually
adjusted. Cluster lighting and instrument panel lighting
automatically brighten when it becomes light outside.
The illuminated entry system
turns on the courtesy
lamps and the backlighting to the door switches and
to
the lamp contr~l knob when a door is opened or if you
press a RKE transmitter button. Since the illuminated
entry system has
a photocell, this means that it must
be dark outside
in order for the courtesy lamps or
backlighting
to turn on. The courtesy lamps turn off
approximately 20 seconds after the last door is closed or
after the ignition key
is placed in the ignition.
This feature prohibits the dimming of the instrument
panel lights during daylight while
the headlamps are on.
This feature operates with the light sensor for the
twilight sentinel and is fully automatic. When the light
sensor reads darkness outside,
the instrument panel
lights can
be adjusted. Backlighting to the instrument
panel will
also turn on.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Press the button at the base of the mirror to turn on the
automatic feature. The button
has an indicator light to
show it is on. Press the button to turn the automatic
feature
off.
Time; Delay
This'feature prevents rapid changing of the mirror from
the night mode to the day mode as. you drive under
lights
and through traffic.
Reverse Day Mode
The reverse mode is another important feature of the
automatic mirror. When the
shift lever is placed in
REVERSE (R), the mirror changes to the day mode.
This gives you a bright image in the mirror as you
back up.
Cleaning the Photocellls
Use a cotton swab and glass cleaner to clean the front
and rear photocells that make
the auto-dimming
feature work.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine This feature prevents rapid changing of the mirror from
the night mode to the day mode as you drive under
lights and through. traffic.
The reverse mode
is another important feature of the
automatic mirror. When the shift lever is placed
in
REVERSE (R), the mirror changes to the'day mode.
This gives you a bright image in the mirror as you
back up.
Cleaning the
Use a cotton swab and glass cleaner to clean the front
and rear photocells that make the auto-dimming
feature work. Once the compass is calibrated,
it does not need
to be
recalibrated.
To calibrate the compass:
1.
2.
3.
Set the switch on the mirror control to C/M.
Turn the vehicle ignition switch on. The letter C
should be displayed in the mirror compass window.
If not, hold the CAL switch (on the bottom of the
mirror) for more than
10 seconds, and the letter C
will appear. To hold in the CAL switch, insert a
paper clip into
the small hole on the bottom of the
mirror housing. The display will show
a number
first, but keep holding until the letter
C appears.
For quick calibration,
drive the vehicle in a
360-degree circle at less than 5 mph (8 krnh) until
the display reads a compass direction. For normal
calibration, drive
the vehicle on your everyday
routine, and the compass will eventually calibrate.

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This part describes the warning lights and gages that
may be
on your vehicle. The pictures will help YOU
locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that something is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning lights and gages could also save
you or
others from injury.
Warning lights come
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, some
warning lights come on briefly when
YOU start the
engine just to let you know they’re working.
If you are
familiar with this section, you should not be alarmed
when this happens.
Gages can indicate when there
may be or is a problem
with one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gages and
warning Bights work together to let
YOU know when
there’s
a problem with your vehicle.
When one
of the warning lights comes on and stays on
when YOU are driving, or when one of the gages shows
there may be a problem, check
the section that tells YOU
what to do about it. Please follow this manual’s advice.
Waiting to do repairs can be costly
-- and even
dangerous.
So please get to know your warning lights
and gages. They’re
a big help.
Your vehicle also
has a Driver Information Center that
works along with
the warning lights and gages. See
“Driver Information Center” later in this section.
When the key is turned
to RUN or START, a chime will
come on for
about eight seconds to remind people to
fasten their safety belts, unless
the driver’s safety belt is
already buckled.
The safety belt light
will
also come on and stay
for about
20 seconds,
then it will flash
for about
70 seconds. If the driver’s
belt
is already buckled,
neither the chime nor the
light will come on.