Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Seats and Restraint Systems
- Seat and Seat Controls
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
- Driver Position
- Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System (SIR)
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
- Right Front Passenger Position
- Center Passenger Position
- Rear Seat Passengers
- Children
- Child Restraints
- Larger Children
- Safety Belt Extender
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
- Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts After a Crash
- Features and Controls
- Keys
- Door Locks
- Keyless Entry System
- Automatic Pull-Down Feature (Trunk)
- Storage Compartments
- Theft
- Theft Deterrent
- Pass-Key II
- New Vehicle "Break-In"
- Ignition Key Positions
- Starting Your Engine
- Driving Through Deep Standing Water
- Engine Coolant Heater
- Automatic Transaxle
- Parking Brake
- Shifting Into Park (P)
- Shifting Out of Park (P)
- Parking Over Things that Burn
- Engine Exhaust
- Running Your Engine While You're Parked
- Power Windows
- Horn
- Tilt Wheel
- Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
- Cruise Control
- Lamps
- Mirrors
- Floor Mats
- Convenience Net
- Astroroof - Express Open
- Universal Transmitter
- Ashtrays and Lighters
- The Instrument Panel: Your Information System
- Warning Lights
- Driver Information Center Control Buttons
- Driver Information Center Messages
- Speed Sensitive Steering (SSS)
- Speed Sensitive Suspension
- Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
- Your Cadillac Air System
- Electronic Climate Control (ECC)
- Defog
- Defroster
- Rear Defogger
- Electronic Solar Sensor
- Heated Windshield
- Audio Systems
- Setting the Clock
- AM/FM ETR Cassette Stereo with Equalizer
- The Delco Active Audio Music System with Cassette Player
- The Delco Active Audio Music System with Cassette and CD Player
- Tips about Your Audio System
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
- Care of Your Compact Discs
- Power Antenna Mast Care
- Your Driving and the Road
- Problems on the Road
- Service and Appearance Care
- Service
- Fuel
- Fuels in Foreign Countries
- Filling Your Tank
- Checking Things Under the Hood
- Engine Oil
- Air Cleaner
- Automatic Transaxle Fluid
- Engine Coolant
- Radiator Pressure Cap
- Thermostat
- Power Steering Fluid
- Windshield Washer Fluid
- Brakes
- Battery
- Bulb Replacement
- Wiper Blade Replacement
- Tires
- Appearance Care
- Cleaning the Inside of Your Cadillac
- Care of Safety Belts
- Cleaning Glass Surfaces
- Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
- Weatherstrips
- Cleaning the Outside of Your Cadillac
- Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
- Cleaning Tires
- Sheet Metal Damage
- Finish Damage
- Underbody Maintenance
- Chemical Paint Spotting
- Appearance Care Materials Chart
- Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
- Service Parts Identification Label
- Add-on Electrical Equipment
- Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Bulb Chart
- Specifications
- Air Conditioning Refrigerants
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
- Roadside Service/Customer Assistance
- Owner Assistance
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
- Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired (TDD)
- BBB Autoline - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
- Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
- Service and Owner Publications
- Order Form for Service Publications
- Index
Braking action involves yereeption time
and
recrction
time.
First,
you
have, to decide
to
push on
the
brake pedal. That’sperceptioll
time.
Then
you
have to bring up your foot and
do
it.
That’s rerrction time.
Average rerzcfiorz
the
is
about
3/4
of
a second. But that’s only an average.
It
might be less
with
one driver and as long
as
two or three seconds or
more with another.
Age,
physical condition, alertness, coordination,
and
eyesight
all
play
a
part.
So
do alcohol, drugs and frustration. But even
in
34
of
a
second,
a
vehicle moving at
60
mph
(100
km/h) travels
66
feet
(20
m).
That could be a lot
of
distance
in
an emergency,
so
keeping
enough space between
your
vehicle and others is important.
And,
of
course, actual stopping distances
vary
greatly with the surface
of
the road (whether
it’s
pavement
or
gravel); the condition
of
the road (wet,
dry, icy); tire tread;
and
the condition
of
your
brakes.
Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts
--
heavy
acceleration followed by heavy braking
--
rather than keeping pace
with
traffic. This is a mistake. Your brakes may
not
have time to cool between
hard stops. Your brakes
will
wear out much faster
if
you do a lot
of
heavy
braking.
If
you keep pace
with
the traffic
and
allow realistic following
distances, you
will
eliminate
a
lot
of
unnecessary braking.
That
means
better braking and longer brake life.
If
your engine ever stops while you’re driving, brake normally
but
don’t
pump your brakes.
If
you
do, the pedal
may
get harder
to
push
down.
If
your
engine stops,
you
will
still have some power brake assist.
But
you
will
use
it
when
you
brake. Once the power assist is used
up,
it
may take
longer
to
stop and the brake pedal
will
be harder
to
push.
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