steering CADILLAC XLR 2008 1.G Repair Manual

Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada) in
a situation like this, please notify General Motors.
Call 1-800-458-8006, or write:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, call 1-888-446-2000, or write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer Communication Centre,
CA1-163-005
General Motors of Canada Limited
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair
information on engines, transmission, axle suspension,
brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc.
Service Bulletins
Service Bulletins’ give additional technical service
information needed to knowledgeably service
General Motors cars and trucks. Each bulletin contains
instructions to assist in the diagnosis and service of
your vehicle.
Owner Information
Owner publications are written specically for owners
and intended to provide basic operational information
about the vehicle. The owner manual includes the
Maintenance Schedule for all models.
In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Owner Manual, and
Warranty Booklet.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $35.00 (U.S.) plus processing fee
Without Portfolio: Owner Manual only.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $25.00 (U.S.) plus processing fee
Current and Past Model Order Forms
Technical Service Bulletins and Manuals are available
for current and past model GM vehicles. To request
an order form, specify year and model name of
the vehicle.
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Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................8-10
Ashtray.........................................................3-37
Audio System.........................................3-81, 4-54
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-82
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-85
Care of Your CDs........................................3-85
Diversity Antenna System.............................3-85
Radio Reception..........................................3-84
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-82
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-85
Automatic Door Lock.......................................2-12
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................6-24
Operation...................................................2-26
Avoid Point/Area, Edit......................................4-26
B
Battery..........................................................6-40
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-32
Run-Down Protection...................................3-33
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 5-5
Brakes..........................................................6-37
System Warning Light..................................3-50Braking........................................................... 5-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 5-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-23
Bulb Replacement...........................................6-50
Headlamp Aiming........................................6-47
Buying New Tires...........................................6-67
C
California Fuel.................................................. 6-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 6-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 6-3
Canadian Owners............................................... iii
Capacities and Specications............................6-97
Carbon Monoxide...................2-13, 2-34, 5-17, 5-27
Care of
Safety Belts................................................6-83
Your CD Player...........................................3-85
Your CDs ...................................................3-85
CD
Six-Disc Changer.........................................4-67
CD/DVD Player..............................................4-70
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-52
Chains, Tire...................................................6-73
Charging System Light....................................3-49
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Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................6-22
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-54
Coolant......................................................6-24
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-53
Drive Belt Routing.......................................7-14
Engine Compartment Overview......................6-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-34
Oil .............................................................6-16
Oil Life System...........................................6-20
Oil Pressure Gage.......................................3-57
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........6-29
Overheating................................................6-27
Running While Parked..................................2-35
Starting......................................................2-24
Enter Destination............................................4-28
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-32
Event Data Recorders.....................................8-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-23
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-28
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-32F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................6-22
Finish Damage...............................................6-87
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................6-78
Floor Mats.....................................................2-52
Fluid.............................................................6-24
Power Steering...........................................6-35
Windshield Washer......................................6-36
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-30
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-58
Fuel............................................................... 6-5
Additives...................................................... 6-6
California Fuel.............................................. 6-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................6-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 6-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 6-7
Gage.........................................................3-59
Gasoline Octane........................................... 6-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 6-5
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................6-90
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................6-90
Underhood Fuse Block.................................6-94
Windshield Wiper.........................................6-90
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G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-53
Engine Oil Pressure.....................................3-57
Fuel..........................................................3-59
Speedometer..............................................3-45
Tachometer.................................................3-45
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-50
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-44
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 6-5
Specications............................................... 6-5
Getting Started
Getting Started, Navigation............................. 4-4
Global Positioning System (GPS)......................4-50
Glove Box.....................................................2-52
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 8-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................6-47
Vertical Aiming............................................6-48Headlamps
Adaptive Forward Lighting System.................3-30
Bulb Replacement.......................................6-50
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-29
Exterior Lamps............................................3-28
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-29
Washer......................................................3-12
Wiper Activated...........................................3-29
Head-Up Display (HUD)...................................3-33
Heated Seats................................................... 1-3
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-38
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-58
Highway Hypnosis...........................................5-16
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................5-16
Hood
Checking Things Under................................6-10
Release.....................................................6-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-11
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Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-32
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-28
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-29
Limited-Slip Rear Axle....................................... 5-7
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................5-22
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
Locks
Automatic Door Lock....................................2-12
Door..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Power Door................................................2-12
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-12
Loss of Control...............................................5-12
Lowering the Retractable Hardtop......................2-54
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-2M
Magnetic Ride Control....................................... 5-7
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 7-5
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 7-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 7-8
At Least Once a Year.................................... 7-9
Introduction.................................................. 7-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 7-6
Maintenance Record....................................7-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 7-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........7-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 7-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............7-11
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 7-4
Using.......................................................... 7-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 7-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-54
Manual, Using.................................................... iv
Maps............................................................4-39
Memory Point, Edit.........................................4-20
Memory Seat, Mirrors, Steering Wheel Controls.... 1-3
Menu
Setup........................................................4-13
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P
Paint, Damage...............................................6-87
Park Aid........................................................2-38
Park Assist Mirror...........................................2-37
Park Brake....................................................2-30
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-32
Shifting Out of............................................2-33
Parking
Assist........................................................2-38
Over Things That Burn.................................2-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-47
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-42
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-45
Passing.........................................................5-12
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 6-4
Plan Route....................................................4-19
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-12
Electrical System.........................................6-90
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-24
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................6-35
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column....... 3-7
Windows....................................................2-17Privacy..........................................................8-17
Event Data Recorders..................................8-18
Navigation System.......................................8-19
OnStar.......................................................8-19
Radio Frequency Identication.......................8-19
Problems with Route Guidance.........................4-52
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-12
R
Racing or Other Competitive Driving..................5-13
Radio............................................................4-54
Personalization with Home and
Away Feature..........................................4-75
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy......................................................8-19
Radios..........................................................3-81
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-85
Care of Your CDs........................................3-85
Reception...................................................3-84
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-82
Rainsense™ Wipers........................................3-11
Raising the Retractable Hardtop........................2-55
Reading Lamps..............................................3-32
Rear Axle......................................................6-46
Limited-Slip.................................................. 5-7
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-53
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Service (cont.)
California Pershlorate Materials Requirements . . . 6-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 6-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 6-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-54
Publications Ordering Information...................8-16
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................8-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-50
Setup Menu...................................................4-13
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................6-86
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-32
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-33
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Six-Disc CD Changer......................................4-67
Specications, Capacities.................................6-97
Speedometer..................................................3-45
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 5-8
Starting the Engine.........................................2-24
Steering.......................................................... 5-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-82
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory....................... 1-3
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column............................ 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-52
Convenience Net.........................................2-53
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-52
Glove Box..................................................2-52
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-53Storage Areas (cont.)
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................5-21
Sun Visors.....................................................2-19
Symbols........................................................4-44
System Needs Service, If.................................4-52
System Overview
Overview, Navigation System.......................... 4-2
T
Tachometer....................................................3-45
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-52
Telescopic Steering Column, Power Tilt Wheel...... 3-7
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-82
Theft-Deterrent System....................................2-19
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-19
Immobilizer.................................................2-21
Immobilizer Operation...................................2-22
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-53
Tires.............................................................6-52
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................6-85
Buying New Tires........................................6-67
Chains.......................................................6-73
Cleaning....................................................6-86
Different Size..............................................6-68
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................6-78
Ination - Tire Pressure................................6-60
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