engine CADILLAC STS 2009 1.G Owners Manual

Audio System (cont.)
Radio Reception........................................3-133
Setting the Clock.........................................3-98
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-130
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-134
Audio System(s).............................................3-98
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-25
Operation...................................................2-30
B
Backglass Antenna........................................3-134
Battery..........................................................5-42
Electric Power Management..........................3-42
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-40
Inadvertent Power Saver..............................3-42
Load Management.......................................3-41
Bluetooth
®....................................................3-116
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brake Fluid....................................................5-39
Brakes..........................................................5-39
System Warning Light..................................3-62
Braking........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-25Bulb Replacement...........................................5-51
Back-Up Lamps...........................................5-52
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-51
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-50
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-51
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-52
Buying New Tires...........................................5-74
C
Calibration...............................................1-6, 2-38
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements............................................... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners............................................... iii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-124
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-15, 2-36, 4-21
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-108
CD, MP3 .....................................................3-111
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-60
Chains, Tire...................................................5-81
Charging System Light....................................3-61
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-66
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
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Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-112
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-35
Infants and Young Children...........................1-31
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-39
Older Children.............................................1-28
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-45
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-47
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-37
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-47
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-110
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-109
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-106
Finish Care...............................................5-109
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-107
Interior.....................................................5-105
Leather....................................................5-107
Speaker Covers.........................................5-108
Tires........................................................5-111
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-111
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-108
Weatherstrips............................................5-108
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-110
Wood Panels............................................5-107Climate Control System
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-54
Dual ..........................................................3-48
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-52
Rear ..........................................................3-53
Clock, Setting.................................................3-98
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Compact Spare Tire......................................5-104
Compass.................................................1-6, 2-38
Competitive Driving.........................................4-17
Competitive Driving Mode
................................4-11
Compressor Kit
Storing.......................................................5-94
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant............................5-87
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Convenience Net............................................2-60
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-27
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-65
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-64
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-34
Cooling System..............................................5-26
Cruise Control................................................3-16
Cruise Control, Forward Collision
Alert (FAC) System....................................... 3-9
Cruise Control Light........................................3-70
Cupholders....................................................2-60
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Electrical System (cont.)
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-113
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-23
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-66
Coolant......................................................5-27
Coolant Heater............................................2-29
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-65
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-64
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-36
Oil .............................................................5-18
Oil Life System...........................................5-21
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-36
Overheating................................................5-34
Starting......................................................2-27
Enhanced StabiliTrak
®....................................... 4-6
Entry Lighting.................................................3-41
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-27
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-40
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-23
Finish Damage.............................................5-111
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6Flash-to-Pass.................................................3-13
Flat Tire........................................................5-84
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-94
Flat Tire, Storing...........................................5-102
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-25
Power Steering...........................................5-37
Windshield Washer......................................5-38
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-38
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-70
Forward Collision Alert (FAC) System.................. 3-9
Front Axle......................................................5-49
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-7
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-71
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-113
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-118
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-114
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-113
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G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-65
Fuel..........................................................3-71
Speedometer..............................................3-57
Tachometer.................................................3-57
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-53
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-60
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-5
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-50
Headlamp Wiring...........................................5-113
Headlamps....................................................3-32
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-51
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-36
Flash-to-Pass..............................................3-13
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-51
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-51
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9Headlamps (cont.)
On Reminder..............................................3-36
Washer......................................................3-16
Wiper Activated...........................................3-36
Head-Up Display (HUD)...................................3-43
Heated Seats................................................... 1-3
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-48
Engine Coolant...........................................2-29
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-70
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-65
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-19
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-20
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-12
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-26
Immobilizer....................................................2-24
Immobilizer Operation......................................2-24
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver.......................3-42
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-31
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-64
Inator Kit, Tire...............................................5-87
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Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-40
Cluster.......................................................3-56
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-42
K
Keyless Access System..................................... 2-4
Keyless Access System, Operation...................... 2-5
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-56
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-66
Lamps
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-40
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver....................3-42
Reading.....................................................3-41
Twilight Sentinel
®........................................3-38
Lane Departure Warning..................................2-48
Lane Departure Warning Light..........................3-64
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-21LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-39
Lifting the Vehicle, Tires...................................5-82
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-58
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-63
Brake System Warning.................................3-62
Charging System.........................................3-61
Cruise Control.............................................3-70
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-64
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-70
Highbeam On.............................................3-70
Lane Departure Warning...............................3-64
Lights On Reminder.....................................3-70
Oil Pressure...............................................3-69
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-59
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-57
Security.....................................................3-69
TCS Warning Light......................................3-63
Tire Pressure..............................................3-65
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-63
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-41
Parade Dimming..........................................3-41
Lights............................................................3-32
Flash-to-Pass..............................................3-13
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-36
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.....................................4-12
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-24
Lockout Protection..........................................2-15
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O
Odometer......................................................3-57
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-18
Pressure Light.............................................3-69
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-21
Older Children, Restraints................................1-28
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-50
Operation, Universal Home Remote
System......................................................2-54
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-52
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-46
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-40
Convex Mirror.............................................2-41
Heated Mirrors............................................2-41
Power Mirrors.............................................2-40
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-36
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-10
Owners, Canadian.............................................. iii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-111
Parade Dimming.............................................3-41
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-34
Shifting Out of............................................2-35
Park Aid........................................................2-42
Park Brake....................................................2-33
Park Tilt Mirrors..............................................2-41
Parking
Assist........................................................2-42
Over Things That Burn.................................2-35
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-59
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-54
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-59
Passing.........................................................4-15
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California..................................................... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®................................................3-116
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-13
Electrical System.......................................5-113
Inadvertent Battery Saver.............................3-42
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-2
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Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-24
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Run-Flat Tires................................................5-62
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-37
S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-57
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-108
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-12
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-21
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-27
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-27
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-7
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iv
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-5
Heated and Ventilated Seats........................... 1-3
Heated Seats............................................... 1-3
Heated Seats - Rear..................................... 1-6
Memory .....................................................2-77
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-2
Power Reclining Seatbacks............................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-2Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-45
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-47
Security Light.................................................3-69
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
the Vehicle................................................ 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-66
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-64
Setting the Clock............................................3-98
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-111
Shifting Into Park............................................2-34
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-35
Side Blind Zone Alert......................................2-44
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact...................................................5-104
Installing....................................................5-97
Removing...................................................
5-96
Storing.....................................................5-102
Specications, Capacities...............................5-124
Speedometer..................................................3-57
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Stabilitrak®System........................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote......................................2-11
Starting the Engine.........................................2-27
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-131
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory.....................2-77
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column............................ 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-60
Convenience Net.........................................2-60
Cupholders.................................................2-60
Glove Box..................................................2-60
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit.........5-94
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-23
Sun Visors.....................................................2-21
Sunroof.........................................................2-60
T
Tachometer....................................................3-57
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-63
Telescopic Steering Column, Power
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 3-6
Theft - Deterrent System..................................2-21
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-130Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-21
Immobilizer.................................................2-24
Immobilizer Operation...................................2-24
Time, Setting..................................................3-98
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-65
Tire Sealant
Storing.......................................................5-94
Tires.............................................................5-54
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-110
Buying New Tires........................................5-74
Chains.......................................................5-81
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-94
Cleaning...................................................5-111
Compact Spare Tire...................................5-104
Different Size..............................................5-76
High-Speed Operation..................................5-65
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-84
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-64
Inspection and Rotation................................5-71
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-97
Lifting the Vehicle........................................5-82
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-68
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-66
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-97
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-96
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