lock CADILLAC SEVILLE 1997 4.G Owners Manual

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advances such as air suspension, memory seat,
automatic electric door locks. transistor radio,
a brushecl
stainless
steel roof and low profile tires.
For the 1948 model, Cadillac introduced the legendary
tail fin which once more set the trend in automotive
styling for nearly two decades. This
was closely
followed with the two door hardtop Coupe DeVille and
the industry's first modern overhead valve, high
compression
V8 engine on the 1949 model.
Engineering innovations, conveniences
and styling
dominated the
'50s and '60s. Cruise control, automatic
climate control, tilt
and telescoping steering wheels,
twilight sentinel and
four door hard tops all debuted in
these years.
Ir, 1557 the Eldorado Brougham featured
1957 Eldorado Brougham
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The Eldorado, introduced in 1953, was redesigned for
1967
as the first front wheel drive personal luxury car.
The
472 cu. in. V8 engine used in all Cadillacs in I568
and 1965 was enlarged to SO0 cu. in. for all 1970
through 1976 Eldorados. The Track Master
conlputerized skid control braking system option
debuted
on 1970 Eldorados.
A driver and passenger Air Cushion Restraint
system (air bag) was available on
all 1974. I975 and
1976 Cadillacs.
Analog Electronic
Fuel Injection was available, on
1975 Cadillacs and standard 011 the new international
size
1976 Seville. In 1978, the Trip Computer option
incorporated the first on-board microprocessor.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The electronics and computerization which were
pioneered
by Cadillac in the '70s came of age in the
'80s with Digital Fuel Injection and On-Board
Diagnostics
in 1980, four wheel Anti-lock Brakes on
I486 models and Traction Control in the fdl of 1989.
The 1992 SevilIe S'TS was the first car ever to win all
three major automotive awards: Car of the Year. Motor
Trend; Ten Best I..& Car & Driver; Car of the Yeac
Automobile Magazine.
The year I993 saw the introduction of the Northstar.
system. The state
of the art system includes the 32 valve.
dual overhead camshaft, Northstar 4.6 liter VX engine.
47'80-E electronically controlled automatic transaxle.
road sensing suspension.
speed sensitive steering,
anti-lock brakes and traction control.
For inore than nine decades Cadillac has been a leader in
quality
and technical innovation. Now nlorc than ever.
Cadillac is
"Creating a Higher- Standard."
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VeSnicle Synb&
These are some of the symbols you may find 011 your vehicle.
For example.
these symbols
are used on
an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES
BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
x
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
arc
important
for you and
your passengers
u:henever your
\.chicle is
driven:
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DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN BELTS SEAT
.;$-
e;/
AIR
BAG f!! FOG
LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are
on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
BRAKE (0)
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL w,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE -%-
t
LIGHTER m
HORN kz7
SPEAKER
b
FUEL p3

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If you have the optional personalization package, the
power lumbar control can be programmed for memory
recall. For more information, see "Memory Seat and
Mirrors'' later in this section.
Adjust the driver's seat
(including lumbar
adjustments) and both
outside mirrors
to a
comfortable position and
then press the
SET button.
Within
five seconds, press
button
"1 ."
A second mi~ror and seating position may be programmed
by repeating the above steps and pressing button
"3''
instead of button 1. Note that each time a memory button
is pressed.
a single becp will sound through the radio.
If your vehicle is in PARK (P), you can recall mirror and
seating positions by briefly pressing button
1 or 2. This
will adjust the seat and nlirrors
to where you have
previously programmed them.
If you have accidentally
pressed one
of the memoly recall buttons and want to stop
seat or mirror movement, press one
of the manual seat or
mirror control buttons. This cancels a memory recall.
You can also recall a seat and mirror position if your
vehicle is
not in PARK (P). Press and hold either the
1 or 2 button until seat and mirror movement is
complete. Releasing the buttons will stop adjustment.
The
EXIT button can be programmed to allow easy exit
for up to
two drivers. Adjust the seat to a comfortable
"exit" position and then press the
SET button followed
by the
EXIT button. While your vehicle is in PARK (P).
briefly press the
EXIT button to recall your programmed
exit position.
Automatic seat and mirror movement will occur if the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is used to
enter the vehicle. The number
on the back of the
transmitter corresponds to the
1 or 2 seat and mixl-or
position. After the unlock button is pressed on the
RKE
transmitter or when the key is placed in the ignition, the
seat and mirrors will automatically adjust to the
appropriate position.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things
to know mout safety
belts and children.
And there are different rules for smaller
children and babies.
If a child will be riding in your
Cadillac,
see the part of this manual called “Children.”
Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with
the driver position.
This
part describes the driver’s restraint system.
The driver has
a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so YOU can sit up straight.
3.
4.
Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let
it get twisted.
Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it
is secure. If
the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end
of this section.
Make sure
the release button on the buckle is
positioned so you would be able
to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.

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The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on
the hips, just touching the ,Wghs. In a crash, this applies
force to the
strong pelvic bones. And you’d be less likely
to slide under the lap belt.
If you slid under it, the belt
would apply force at your abdomen.
This could cause
serious or even fatal injuries.
The shoulder belt should go
over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the
body are best able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks
if there’s
a sudden stop or crash.

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The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When
a safety belt is worn properly, it’s more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in
a crash. For
pregnant women,
as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective
is wearing them properly.
The right front passenger‘s safety belt works the same
way
as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,“
earlier
in this section.
When the lap portion
of the belt is pulled out all the
way,
it will lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and
start again.
This part explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR) system or air bag system.
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Your Cadillac has two air bags -- one air bag for the
driver and another air bag for the right front passenger. Here
are the most important things to know about the air
bag system:
A CAUTION:
You can be severely in,jurtld or kil1c.d in a crash if
you aren’t wearing
your safety hrlt -- wen if you
have air bags. Wearing your
safet!. hcit during a
crash helps reduce your chance of’ hitting things
inside the vehicle
or being qjectcd from it. Air
bags
are “supplemental restraints” to the safety
belts. All
air bags are designed to work with
safety belts, brat don’t replace them. Air
bags are
designed to work only in moderate to severe
crashes where the front of your vehicle hits
something. They aren’t designed to inflate at all
in
rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal
crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should
wear a
safety belt properly -- whether or not there’s an
air bag for that person.

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How does an air bag restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions.
even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel
or the
instrument panel. Air bags supplement the proteciiort
provided by safety belts.
Air bags distribute the force of
the impact more evenly over the occupant's upper body,
stopping the occupant more gradually. But air bags would
not help
you in many types of collisions, including
rollovers. rear impacts and side impacts. primarily because
an occupant's motion
is not toward those air bags. Air
bags should never be regarded as anything more than 2
supplement to safety belts, and then only in moderate to
severe frontai or near-frontal collisions.
What will you see after an air bag inflates?
After an air bag inflates, it quickly deflates, SO
quiclcly that some people may not even realize the
air bag inflated. Some components of the
air bag
module
-- the steering wheel hub for the driver's air
bag, or the instrument panel for the right front
passenger's bag
-- will be hot for a short time. The parts
of the bag that come into contact with you may be
warm, but not too hot to touch. There will be sorne
smoke and dust coming from vents in the deflated air
bags. Air
bag inflation doesn-t prevent the driver from
seeing or from being able to steer the vehicle,
nor does it
stop people from leaving the vehicle.
When an air bag inflates, there is dust in the air.
This dust could cause breathing problems
for
people with a history of asthma or other
breathing trouble.
To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get out as
soon as it is safe to do so.
If you have breathing problems but can't get out
of the vehicle after an air bag inflates, then get
fresh air by opening a window or door.
Your vehicle has a feature that will automatically unlock
the doors and turn
the interior lamps on when the air
bags inflate (if battery power is available). You can lock
the doors again and
tun: the interior lamps off by using
the
door lock and interior lamp controls.
In many crashes severe enough.to inflate an air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the
right: front passenger air
bag.

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It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear
seat
are hurt more often in crashes than those who are
wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown
out
of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others
in
the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
The positions
next to the windows have lap-shoulder
belts. Here’s how to wear one properly.
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across
you very quickly.
If this happens, let the belt go back
slightly tu unlock it. Then pull the belt across
you
more slowly.
2. Push the latch piate into the buckle until it clicks.
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The lap pat of the belt should be won1 low and snug on
the hips. just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies
force to the strong pelvic bones.
And you'd be less likely
to slide under the lap belt.
If you slid under it, the bel;
would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause
serious
or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go
over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the
body are best able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks
if there's a sudden stop or a crash,
or if you pull the belt very quickly out of'tlme retractor.
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is
too loose. In a crash, you would move forward
too much, which could increase injury. The
shoulder belt should fit against your
body.
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To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.