CADILLAC SRX 2005 1.G Owners Manual

Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position...........................................1-45
Top Strap...................................................1-38
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-39
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-37
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-24
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-90
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-88
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-86
Finish Care.................................................5-89
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-85
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-87
Leather......................................................5-87
Speaker Covers..........................................5-88
Tires..........................................................5-90
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-91
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-88
Weatherstrips..............................................5-88
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-89
Wood Panels..............................................5-87
Climate Control System
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-32
Dual..........................................................3-25
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-30Climate Control System (cont.)
Rear Air Conditioning System........................3-31
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-25
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-84
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Convenience Net............................................2-49
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-41
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-40
Heater, Engine............................................2-24
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-26
Cooling System..............................................5-29
Cruise Control................................................3-12
Cruise Control Light........................................3-46
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-47
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-8
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users....................................................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-6
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-12
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-12
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
Government............................................7-11
Roadside Service.......................................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-12
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D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-17
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-9
Diversity Antenna System...............................3-114
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Door
Central Door Unlocking System....................... 2-9
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-15
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-48
DIC Main Menu...........................................3-53
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-66
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-57
Status of Vehicle Systems............................3-49
System Controls..........................................3-48
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-30
City...........................................................4-34
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-35
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-37
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-32Driving (cont.)
Recovery Hook...........................................4-44
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-44
Winter........................................................4-39
Dual Climate Control System............................3-25
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-98
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-94
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-94
Power Windows and Other Power Options.........5-94
Rear Underseat Fuse Block................5-99, 5-101
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-95
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-94
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-21
Battery.......................................................5-39
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-42
Coolant......................................................5-23
Coolant Heater............................................2-24
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-41
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-40
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-33
Oil .............................................................5-16
Oil Life System...........................................5-19
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Engine (cont.)
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-28
Overheating................................................5-26
Speed Limiter.............................................3-36
Starting......................................................2-23
Entry Lighting.................................................3-19
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................7-10
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-27
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-19
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-21
Finish Damage...............................................5-91
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-69
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-70
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-81
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-22
Power Steering...........................................5-34
Windshield Washer......................................5-35
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-46
Fog Lamps....................................................3-18
Front Axle......................................................5-48
Front Storage Area.........................................2-47Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-47
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-94
Rear Underseat Fuse Block................5-99, 5-101
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-95
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-94
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-41
Fuel..........................................................3-47
Speedometer..............................................3-35
Tachometer.................................................3-36
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-42
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-47
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-6
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H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamps....................................................3-16
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-49
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-17
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-49
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-17
Washer......................................................3-12
Wiper Activated...........................................3-16
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-25
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-47
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-37
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-37
HomeLink
®Wireless Control System.................2-42
HomeLink®Wireless Control System Operation . . . 2-43
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-15
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-21
Immobilizer....................................................2-18
Immobilizer Operation......................................2-19
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-30
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-58
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-19
Cluster.......................................................3-34
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-40
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-5
Keys............................................................... 2-3
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L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-52
Lamps
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-19
Fog ...........................................................3-18
Reading.....................................................3-20
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-40
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System........................................1-42
Level Control..................................................4-51
Liftgate..........................................................2-12
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-37
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-39
Brake System Warning.................................3-38
Charging System.........................................3-38
Cruise Control.............................................3-46
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-40
Fog Lamp..................................................3-46
Highbeam On.............................................3-47
Lights On Reminder.....................................3-46
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-42
Oil Pressure...............................................3-45Light (cont.)
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-36
Security.....................................................3-46
Sport Mode................................................3-45
TCS Warning Light......................................3-40
Tire Pressure..............................................3-41
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-40
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-19
Parade Dimming..........................................3-20
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.....................................4-10
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-45
Lockout Protection..........................................2-11
Locks
Central Door Unlocking System....................... 2-9
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Door........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-11
Power Door.................................................. 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Loss of Control...............................................4-16
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-48
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3
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M
Magnetic Ride Control.....................................4-10
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-11
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-42
Manual Passenger Seat.................................... 1-2
Map Pocket...................................................2-47
Memory Mirrors..............................................2-53
Memory Seat.................................................2-53
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-57Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®.....2-35
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®
and Compass..........................................2-35
Memory.....................................................2-53
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-39
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-39
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror....................2-39
Outside Power Heated Mirrors.......................2-38
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual......................................................3-98
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-20
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
O
Odometer......................................................3-35
Odometers, Trip..............................................3-35
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-14
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Oil
Engine.......................................................5-16
Pressure Light.............................................3-45
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-19
Older Children, Restraints................................1-28
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-40
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off
Paved Roads..............................................4-17
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-30
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-39
Convex Mirror.............................................2-39
Curb View Assist Mirror................................2-39
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-38
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-28
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Panic Brake Assist..........................................4-11
Parade Dimming.............................................3-20
Park Aid........................................................3-20Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-30
Shifting Out of............................................2-32
Parking
Assist........................................................3-20
Brake........................................................2-28
Over Things That Burn.................................2-33
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-32
Passing.........................................................4-14
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-23
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.........................................5-94
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-34
Windows....................................................2-14
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-27
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-14
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R
Radios..........................................................3-80
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-113
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-113
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-98
Radio with CD............................................3-81
Setting the Time..........................................3-80
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-111
Understanding Reception............................3-113
Reading Lamps..............................................3-20
Rear Air Conditioning System...........................3-31
Rear Axle......................................................5-47
Limited-Slip.................................................4-10
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-25
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-98
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-8
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-22
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®.....................................................2-35
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass.................................2-35
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-11
Recovery Hook...............................................4-44
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-50
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-5Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-6
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-73
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-71
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-12
General Motors...........................................7-12
United States Government............................7-11
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-58
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-59
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-22
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-22
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-44
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-34
S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-27
Reminder Light............................................3-36
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-88
Driver Position............................................1-15
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-15
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-14
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults......................................1-25
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-22
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-22
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-27
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-21
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual Passenger......................................... 1-2
Memory.....................................................2-53
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-8
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-5
Stowable Seat.............................................. 1-8
Secondary Latch System.................................5-79
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-42
Rear Seat Position......................................1-42
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-45
Security Light.................................................3-46Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-42
Publications Ordering Information...................7-12
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-58
Setting the Time.............................................3-80
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-91
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-30
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-32
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-84
Installing....................................................5-73
Removing...................................................5-71
Storing.......................................................5-81
Specications, Capacities...............................5-103
Speedometer..................................................3-35
Sport Mode Light............................................3-45
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................4-11
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-23
Status of Vehicle Systems, DIC........................3-49
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-111
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
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Storage Areas
Cargo Management System..........................2-49
Cell Phone Storage Area..............................2-47
Center Console Storage Area........................2-47
Convenience Net.........................................2-49
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-47
Front Storage Area......................................2-47
Glove Box..................................................2-47
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-48
Map Pocket................................................2-47
Stowable Seat.................................................. 1-8
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-43
Sun Visors.....................................................2-16
Sunroof.................................................2-50, 2-51
System Controls, DIC......................................3-48
T
Tachometer....................................................3-36
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-40
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-111
Theft-Deterrent System....................................2-17
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-17
Immobilizer.................................................2-18
Immobilizer Operation...................................2-19
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-23
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-41
Tires.............................................................5-51
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-90
Buying New Tires........................................5-64
Chains.......................................................5-68
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-70
Cleaning....................................................5-90
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-84
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-69
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-58
Inspection and Rotation................................5-63
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-73
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-61
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-73
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-71
Secondary Latch System..............................5-79
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-81
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-52
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-66
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-67
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-67
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-64
Top Strap......................................................1-38
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-39
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