2004 Cadillac CTS Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-7 Safety Belts .............................................. 1-9 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-29 Air Bag Systems ...................................... 1-48 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-59 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8 Windows ................................................. 2-14 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-18 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-21 Mirrors .................................................... 2-40 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-45 HomeLink® Transmitter ............................. 2-47 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-52 Sunroof .................................................. 2-54 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-55 ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-26 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 3-34 M Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-50 Audio System(s) ..................................... 3-100 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ........ 4-2 Towing ................................................... 4-31 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Fuel ......................................................... 5-4 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Rear Axle ............................................... 5-51 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-52 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-56 Tires ...................................................... 5-58 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-86 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-93 Electrical System ...................................... 5-93 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-106 ..................................... 6-1 Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1 Customer Assistance Information .................. 7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-11 Index .................................................................1 Canadian Owners You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath are registered trademarks and the name CTS is a trademark of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Cadillac Motor Car Division whenever it appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it. How to Use This Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you will find that pictures and words work together to explain things. Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual, and the page number where you will find it. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 25758901 A First Edition ii © Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/04/03 All Rights Reserved Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means "Don't," "Don't do this" or "Don't let this happen." {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gage or indicator. If you need help figuring out a specific name of a component, gage or indicator, reference the following topics: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice will tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. · · · · · · · Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 Features and Controls in Section 2 Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 Climate Controls in Section 3 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators in Section 3 Audio System(s) in Section 3 Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: v NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-38 Top Strap ....................................................1-39 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-40 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-41 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System ...............................1-43 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ....................................1-44 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ....................................1-46 Air Bag Systems ............................................1-48 Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-50 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-54 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-55 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-55 What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? .......................................1-56 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-58 Adding Equipment to Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ....................................................1-59 Restraint System Check ..................................1-59 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-59 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................1-60 Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Manual Passenger Seat ..................................1-2 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3 Heated Seats .................................................1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4 Head Restraints .............................................1-6 Rear Seats .......................................................1-7 Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................1-7 Safety Belts .....................................................1-9 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-9 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts .........1-13 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-14 Driver Position ..............................................1-15 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-21 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-22 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-22 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults ..........................1-26 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-28 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-28 Child Restraints .............................................1-29 Older Children ..............................................1-29 Infants and Young Children ............................1-32 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-35 1-1 Front Seats Manual Passenger Seat Power Seats Your vehicle may have a manual passenger seat. To adjust the seat, lift the bar under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat back and forth with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. If your vehicle is equipped with power front seats, the controls are located on the outboard sides of the front seat cushions. · Move the front of the horizontal control up or down to adjust the front portion of the cushion. · Move the rear of the horizontal control up or down to adjust the rear portion of the cushion. · Lift up or push down on the center of the horizontal control to move the entire seat up or down. · To move the seat forward or rearward, slide the horizontal control forward or rearward. 1-2 Power Lumbar Your vehicle may have this feature. The driver's and passenger's seatback lumbar support can be adjusted by moving a control located on the outboard side of the seat cushions. To increase or decrease support, hold the control forward or rearward. Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it may during long trips, so should the position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed. There is a button for the driver and one for the front passenger. Each button has the following three settings: LO, HI and off. The active setting appears on the climate control panel display. The LO setting warms the seatback and cushion until the seat approximates normal body temperature. The HI setting has a slightly higher temperature. To turn on the heated seats, press the button once. The seat will heat to the HI setting. Press the button again to switch to the LO setting. Pressing the button a third time turns the system off. The heated seats can only be used when the ignition is turned on. When the vehicle is turned off, the heated seats automatically turn off. If you wish to have the heated seats on once the vehicle is restarted, press the button again. Heated Seats If your vehicle is equipped with heated front seats, the buttons are located on the climate control panel. 1-3 Reclining Seatbacks Power Recliner Manual Recliner If your vehicle has manual reclining front seatbacks, the levers are located on the outboard sides of the front seats. Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the seatback to where you want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback in place. To return the seatback to the upright position, pull up on the lever without pushing on the seatback. If your vehicle has power reclining front seatbacks, the controls are located on the outboard sides of the front seats. Press the top of the vertical control forward or rearward to adjust the seatback angle. 1-4 {CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can't do their job when you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't do its job. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can't do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 1-5 Head Restraints Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. The front seat head restraints move up and down. Press the button located at the bottom of the head restraint to raise or lower the head restraint. The head restraints tilt forward and rearward, also. The rear seat head restraints work the same as the front head restraints. Y ...