light CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 1996 2.G User Guide

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Tbeft-Deterrent System (Option)
SECURITY
SYSTEM
If your Cadillac has this
option, it has a
theft-deterrent alarm system
and a
fuel filler door lock
release.
If the ignition is off,
the SECURITY SYSTEM
light will flash as you open
the door, reminding you to
activate the system.
1. Open the door.
2. Lock the door with the power door locks or the
Keyless Entry System. The SECURITY SYSTEM
light should come on and stay on.
3. Close all the doors. The SECURITY SYSTEM light
should go
off.
The horn will sound and the lamps will flash when the
door or trunk are opened without the key or the Keyless
Entry System or if the locks are damaged.
Remember, the Theft-Deterrent System won’t activate if
you lock the doors with a key or manual door lock. It
arms only
if you use the power door locks or the
Keyless Entry System.
To avoid setting off the alarm by accident:
The vehicle should be locked with the door key after
the doors are closed
if you don’t want to activate
the system.
Always unlock a door with a key or the Keyless
Entry System. Unlocking a door any other way will
activate the alarm.
If you activate the alarm by accident, unlock any door
with your key or the Keyless Entry System. The alarm
won’t
stop if you try to unlock a door any other way.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The ignition key must be clean and dry before it’s inserted
in the ignition or the engine may not start. If the engine
does not
start and the PASS KEY FAULT light comes on,
the key may be
drty or wet. Turn the ignition off.
Clean and dry the key. Wait about three minutes and try
again. The PASS KEY FAULT light may remain on
during this time. If the starter still won’t work, and the
key appears to be clean and dry, wait about three
minutes and try another ignition key. At this time, you
may also want to check the fuse (see “Fuses and Circuit
Breakers” in the Index).
If the starter won’t work with
the other key, your vehicle needs service.
If your vehicle
does start, the first ignition key may be faulty. See your
Cadillac dealer or a locksmith who can service the
PASS-Key
II.
If you accidentally use a key that has a damaged or
missing resistor pellet, the starter won’t work and the
PASS
KEY FAULT light will flash. But you don’t have
to wait three minutes before trying another ignition key.
See your Cadillac dealer or a locksmith who can service
the PASS-Key
11 to have a new key made.
If you’re ever driving and the PASS KEY FAULT light
comes on and stays on, you will be able to restart your
engine if you turn
it off. Your PASS-Key I1 system,
however, is not working properly and must be serviced
by your Cadillac dealer. Your vehicle
is not protected by
the PASS-Key
11 system.
If
you lose or damage a PASS-Key 11 ignition key, see
your Cadillac dealer or a locksmith who can service
PASS-Key
11 to have a new key made.
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To set the parking brake,
hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot.
Push down the parking
brake pedal with your left
foot.
If the ignition is on,
the brake system warning
light will come on. Pull
on the manual release
lever located near the
parking brake.
When you shift out
of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N), if
your engine is running, your parking brake should
release.
If it doesn’t, you have a parking brake problem
and should have it fixed.
In the meantime, you can still
release your parking brake.
If your hand or arm is in the way of the pedal,
you could be hurt. The pedal springs back
quickly. Keep your hand and arm away when you
use the manual release lever.

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Pull the turn signal lever all
the way toward you and
release it to change the
headlamps from low beam
to high or from high beam
to low. When the high
beams are on, this light
on
the instrument panel will
also be on.
Flash-To-Pass
This lets you use your high-beam headlamps to signal a
driver in front of you that you want to pass. It works
even
if your headlamps are off.
To use Flash-To-Pass, pull the turn signal lever toward
you. When you do:
If your headlamps are off, your high-beam
headlamps will turn on. They will stay on as long as
you hold the lever there. Release the lever to turn
them
off.
If your headlamps are on but on low beam, the
system works normally. Pull
the lever. Your
headlamps will shift to high beam and stay there.
To return to low beam, pull the lever toward you.
If your headlamps are on and on high beam, your
headlamps will switch
to low beam. To get back to
high beam, pull the lever toward you.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
Press in the button at the end of the lever until you
reach the lower speed you want, then release it.
To slow down in very small amounts, press the
button for less than
half a second. Each time you do
this, you’ll go
1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
Passing 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 Hills
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 brake
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 Control
There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal, OR
0 Move the CRUISE switch to OFF.
Erasing Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition,
your cruise control set speed memory is erased.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Lamps
This knob controls these lamps:
0
0
0
0
0
0
Headlamps
Taillamps Parking Lamps
License Lamps
Sidemarker Lamps
Instrument Panel Lights
Interior Courtesy Lamps Pull
the knob out to the first stop
to turn on your parking
lamps. Pull the knob out all the way to turn on the
headlamps.
You can brighten or dim your instrument
cluster and turn the courtesy lamps on or
off by rotating
the headlamp knob. Push the knob all the way in to turn
them
off.
Lamps On Reminder
If the manual lamp switch is left on (as when someone has
parked your vehicle), you’ll hear a warning chime when
you turn
off the ignition and open the driver’s door.
Daytime Running Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front
of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the
DRL work,
so be sure it isn’t covered
The
DRL system will make your low-beam headlamps
come on at reduced brightness
in daylight when:
0 the ignition is on and,
0 the headlamp switch is off.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine When the DRL are on, only your low-beam headlamps
will be on. The taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps
won’t be on. Your instrument panel won’t be lit up eithe\
r.
When it’s dark enough outside,
your low-beam headlamps
will change to full brightness. The other lamps that come
on with your headlamps will
also come on.
When it’s bright enough outside, the regular lamps will
go off, and your low-beam headlamps change to the
reduced brightness of DRL.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, set your gear
selector in park before you turn on the ignition. Once
you shift out of park, the DRL cannot be turned
off as
long as the ignition is on.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need
it.
Cornering La.-ps
If the exterior lamps are on, the cornering lamps will
come on when you signal a turn. This will provide more
light for cornering when its dark.
Sei
The Twilight Sentinel control is under the headlamp
knob. It turns your lamps on and
off by sensing how
dark it is outside. To operate it, leave the lamp knob
off
and move the Twilight Sentinel control to any position
but
OFF.
If you move the control all the way to MAX, your lamps
will stay
on for about four minutes after you turn the
ignition to
OFF. If you move the control almost all the
way in the other direction,
so it’s just on, the lamps will ,
go off quickly when you turn the ignition to OFF.
The light sensor is located on
top of the instrument panel.
Do not cover the sensor. If
you do, it will sense that is is
dark outside and your lamps
will come on.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Mirrors
Electrochromic Mirror
Your Cadillac has an automatic inside rearview mirror.
During the day
it works like a regular mirror, but at
night it adjusts for the glare of headlamps behind you.
The
mirror delays before switching from day to night
mode.
This change may take a few seconds. This delay
prevents rapid changing of the mirror as you drive under
lights and through traffic.
On/Off Switch
Press the switch located at the base of the mirror to turn
on the auto-dimming feature. Press it
again to turn off.
Reverse Gear Day Mode
When the shift lever is placed in REVERSE (R), the
mirror changes to the daytime mode for a bright image
in the mirror as you back up.
Front Reading Lamps
There are two reading lamps located on the rearview
mirror.
Press the switch next to the lamp that you want
to turn on
or off.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
To remove the rront center ashtray for cleaning, lift it
out by pulling on the snuffer. If it won’t come out, reach
under the drawer and push up on the ashtray bowl and
remove it
.
The rear ashtrays are located on the door armrests. To
remove the ashtrays for cleaning, lift the cover and pull
up on the snuffer.
To reinstall, push down firmly.
NOTICE:
Don’t put papers or other flammable things into
your
ashtrays. Hot cigarettes or other smoking
materials could ignite them, causing damage.
Lighters are near the ashtrays. To use a lighter, push it in
all the way. When it’s ready, it will pop back out by itself.
NOTICE:
If you hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while it
is heating, it won’t be able to back away
from the heating element when
it’s ready. That
can make
it overheat, damaging the lighter and
the heating element.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Universal Transmitter (Option)
I€ you have this option, you have a safety glass panel
and a sunshade.
You can slide your sunshade open or
closed with the handle. When your ignition is in
RUN,
move the switch toward the rear of the car to open the
roof. To close it, move the switch toward the fiont
of
your car. Once the roof is clo-sed, you can let go of the
switch and then
push the front of it again. This opens the
roof at the rear to a vent position. You can operate the
Astroroof
for up to 10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off or until any door is opened.
This transmitter allows you to consolidate the functions of
up to three individual hand-held transmitters. It will
operate garage doors and gates, or with the accessory
package, other devices controlled by radio frequency such as home/office lighting systems
and security systems.
The transmitter will leam and .transmit the frequencies
of most current transmitters and
is powered by your
vehicle’s battery and charging system.
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