mileage CADILLAC ELDORADO 1998 10.G Owners Manual

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The speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour
(km/h). The
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers
(used in Canada).
You may wonder what happens if a vehicle has to have a
new odometer installed. The new one may read the
correct mileage. This is because your vehicle’s computer
has stored the mileage in memory.
Trip Odometer
By pressing this button,
TRIP RESET I
you-can tell how far
you’ve traveled since
you last set the trip
odometer back to zero.
For information on resetting this button, see “Control
Buttons’’ later in this section.
EnglisWetric Display
Press the INFO button until ENGLISHMETRIC
RESET displays and then press INFO RESET to select.
Note that other readings such as temperature, fuel and
trip odometer also go back and
forth between English
and metric.
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This feature lets you know when to change the engine
oil. It’s based on the engine oil temperatures and your
driving patterns.
To see the display, press the INFO
button several times until XX OIL LIFE LEFT appears.
If you see 99% OIL LIFE LEFT, 99 percent of your
current oil life remains.
The Driver Information Center (DIC) may display
a
CHANGE ENGINE OIL message. Always keep
a written record
of the mileage and date when you
changed your
oil. For more information, see the
Maintenance Schedule booklet.
If you see CHANGE
ENGINE OIL, it means that you have less than
10 percent of the oil life left and you should consider
changing your engine oil.
The system should indicate changing the
oil between
3,000 miles (5 000 kmj and 7,500 miles (1 2 500 km).
It may indicate changing the oil before 3.000 miles
(5 000 km) depending on your driving habits. If the
vehicle has been driven
7.500 miles (1 2 500 km). it
will indicate to change the oil.
If you drive in a dusty
area, you should change your oil every
3.000 miles
(5 000 km) or three months (whichever comes first)
unless the display indicates changing it sooner. The
system doesn’t check
hmt* much oil you have, so you’ll
still have to check for that.
To see how, see “Engine Oil’’
in the Index.
When the oil
is changed. you‘ll need to reset the system.
To reset, display the Oil Life Indicator by pressing the
INFO button. Then press and hold the INFO RESET
button until the display shows
100% OIL LIFE LEFT.
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Your dealer knows your vehicle best and wants you to
be happy with it. We hope you’ll. go to your dealer for
all your service needs. You’ll get genuine GM parrs and
GM-trained and supported service people.
We hope you’ll want to keep your GM vehicle a11 GM.
Genuine GM parts have one of these marks:
Genuine
If you want to do som of your own service work, you’ll
want. to use the proper Cadiilac Service Manual. Zt tells
you much more about how to service your vehicle than
this rnanrral can. To order the proper service manual, see
“Service and Owner Publications” in the Index.
Your vehicle has an air bag system. Before attempring to
do your own service. work. see “Servicing Your Air
Bag-Equipped Vehicle” in the Index.
You should keep a record with ali parts receipts and
list the mileage and the date of any service work wu
perfmm. See “Maintenance Record” in the Mainkmnc.e
Schedule Booklet.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine For prompt assistance, please have the following
information available to give the Customer
Assistance Representative:
0 Your name, address, home and business
telephone numbers
Vehicle Identification Number (This is available
from the vehicle registration or title,
or the plate at
the top left of the instrument panel and visible
through the windshield.)
Dealership name and location
Vehicle delivery date and present mileage
Nature of concern
We encourage you to call us
so we can give your inquiry
prompt attention. However, if you wish
to write
Cadillac, address your inquiry to:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 436004
Pontiac,
MI 48343-6004 In
Canada, write to:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre, 163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario
L1H 8P7
Refer to your Warranty and Owner Assistance Information
booklet for addresses
of GM Overseas offices.
When contacting Cadillac, please remember that your
concern will likely be resolved in the dealership, using
the dealer’s facilities, equipment and personnel. That is
why we suggest you follow Step One first if you have
a concern.
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone
(TTY) Users
To assist customers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or
speech-impaired and who use Text Telephones (TTYs),
Cadillac has TTY equipment available at its Customer
Assistance Center.
Any TTY user can communicate with
Cadillac by dialing: 1-800-833-CMCC. (TTY users
in
Canada can dial 1-800-263-3830.)
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Wherever you drive in the United States or Canada,
an advisor is available to assist
you over the phone.
A dealer technician,
if available, can travel to your
location within a 30 mile (50 km) radius, of a
participating Cadillac dealership.
If beyond this radius,
we will arrange
to have your car towed to the nearest
Cadillac dealership.
Reaching Roadside Service
Dial the toll-free Roadside Service number:
1-800-882-
11 12. An experienced Roadside
Service Advisor will assist
you and request the
following information:
A description of the problem
Name, home address, home telephone number
0 Location of your Cadillac and number you are
0 The model year, Vehicle Identification Number
calling from
(VIN), mileage and
date of delivery
Roadside Service for the Hearing or
Speech Impaired
Roadside Service is prepared to assist owners who have
hearing difficulties or are speech impaired. Cadillac
has
installed special telecommunication devices called Text
Telephone
(TTY) in the Roadside Service Center.
Any customer who has access
to a (TTY) or a
conventional teletypewriter
can communicate with
Cadillac by dialing from the United
States or Canada
1-800-833-CMCC
-- daily. 24 hours.
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Dispute Resolution Program
This program is available in all 50 states and the District
of Columbia. Canadian owners refer to your Warranty
and Owner Assistance Information booklet
for
information on the Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration
Plan
(CAMVAP). General Motors reserves the right to
change eligibility limitations and/or to discontinue its
participation
in this program.
Both Cadillac and your Cadillac dealer are committed to
making sure you are completely satisfied with your new
vehicle. Our experience has shown that, if a situation
arises where you feel your concern has not been
adequately addressed, the Customer Satisfaction
Procedure described earlier
in this section is
very successful.
There may be instances where an impartial third party
can assist in arriving at a solution to a disagreement
regarding vehicle repairs
or interpretation of the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty.
To assist in resolving these
disagreements, Cadillac voluntarily participates
in BBB
AUTO LINE. BBB
AUTO LINE is an
out-of-court program
administered
by the Better Business Bureau system
to settle automotive disputes. This program
is available
free of charge to customers who currently own or lease a
GM vehicle.
If you are not satisfied after following the Customer
Satisfaction Procedure, you may contact the
BBB using
the toll-free telephone number, or write them at the
following address:
BBB
AUTO LINE
Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
4200 Wilson Boulevard Suite
800
Arlington, VA 22203- 1804
Telephone: 1-800-955-5 100
To file a claim, you will be asked to provide your name
and address, your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
and a statement
of the nature of your complaint.
Eligibility is limited
by vehicle age and mileage, and
other factors.
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