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
Hydrupluning
Hydroplaning is dangerous.
So
much water can build up under your tires
that they can actually ride
on
the
water. This can happen
if
the road
is
wet
enough and you’re going fast enough. When your vehicle
is
hydroplaning,
it
has little
or
no
contact
with
the
road.
Hydroplaning doesn’t happen often.
But
it
can
if
your
tires haven‘t much
tread or
if
the pressure
in
one
or
more is
low.
It can happen
if
a
lot
of
water
is
standing
on
the road.
If
you
can see reflections from trees,
telephone poles,
or
other vehicles, and raindrops ‘‘dimple’‘
the
water‘s
surface, there could be hydroplaning.
Hydroplaning
usually
happens at higher speeds.
There
just isn‘t
a
hard
and fast
rule
about hydroplaning. The best advice
is
to
slow
down
when
it
is
raining.
Some Other
Rainy
Weather
Tips
0
Turn
on
your
low
beam
headlamps
--
not
just
your
parking
lamps
--
to
help
make
you
more visible
to
others.
Besides slowing
down,
allow
some
extra following distance. And
be
especially careful when you pass another vehicle. Allow yourself more
clear
room
ahead,
and
be
prepared
to
have
your
view restricted
by
road
spray.
Have
good
tires
with
proper tread
depth.
(See “Tires”
in
the
Index.)
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