I998 0 W N.E R ' S MANUAL . . I o set theclock, press and hold. HR 4 1 .--I ange. Releasethe button tis yoit--; b L P ,c .c -\ + The 1998 Cadillac Catera Owner's Manual 1-1 2-1 3-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the air bag system. Features and Controls This section explainshow to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how tounder different conditions. drive Problems on the Road This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tellsyou how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 7- 12. Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can to quickly find use it something you want to read. 4- 1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 f Ir` W support voluntary e technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM and GM Emblem, the CADILLAC andthe CADILLAC Emblem are registered trademarksof General Motors Corporation. This manual includesthe latest information at the time it was printed.We reserve the right to make changes in the product 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 wheneverit appears in this manual. so Please keep this manual in your vehicle,it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the road. you If sell the vehicle, please leave this manual inso the new it owner can use it. LL WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institutefor AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: A m propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en franpis chez votre concessionaireou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1577 MeyersideDr. Mississauga, OntarioL5T lB9 Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 10407697 B First Edition @Copyright General Motors Corporation 1997 All Rights Reserved ii 1998 EDITION Congratulations. Cadillac has been designing and building luxurycars for 96 years. With the Catera, you have selected the first Cadillac ever to be engineered andmanufactured in Germany. It is a unique expression of Cadillac luxury with a sensibility to European ride and handling. With proper care, your Catera will deliver mile after mile of exciting, performance-oriented luxury driving. Drive safely and enjoy. Luxury truly can be fun. THE CADDY THATZICS.m THE CADDY THAT ZKXTM iv How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner's manualfrom beginning to end when they receive their new vehicle.If you first do this, it will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'llfind that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. These mean there something that could hurt is you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazardThen is. we tell you what to to help avoid or reduce the do hazard. Please read these cautions. you don't, you or If others couldbe hurt. Index A good place to look for what you need the Indexin is back of the manual. It's an alphabetical of what's in list the manual, andthe page number where you'll find it. Safety Warnings andSymbols You will find a numberof safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTIONtell you to about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash throughit in this book. This safety symbol means"Don't,'' "Don't do this" or "Don't let this happen." Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book will find these notices: you NOTICE: These mean there something that could is damage your vehicle. we In the notice area, tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would it not be covered by your warranty, and could be costly. But the notice willtell 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 labelson your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION NOTICE. or Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may findon your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BAlTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BAllERY A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your lamps: These symbols are on some of your controls: These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Here are some other symbols you may see: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK TURN SIGNALS ee WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER COOLANT TEMP BAllERY CHARGING SYSTEM I-1 FUSE LIGHTER I FASTEN SEAT BELTS BRAKE ()b 0 HORN COOLANT POWER WINDOW WINDOW DEFOGGER ENGINE OIL PRESSURE a SPEAKER b ,\I/, FOG LAMPS e , $0 VENTILATING FAN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES () e FUEL l a b NOTES % ,h-a* -' Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. can also You learn about some things you should not do with air bagsand safety belts. 1-2 Seats and Seat Controls SafetyBelts: They're for Everyone 1- 13 1-18Here are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-19How to Wear SafetyBelts Properly 1-19 Driver Position 1-26 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-27 Right Front Passenger Position 1-27 1-36 1-40 1-43 1-53 1-56 1-56 1-57 Air BagSystems Rear Seat Passengers Children Child Restraints Larger Children Safety BeltExtender Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash Seats andSeat Controls This section tells you about the seats how to adjust -them, and also about reclining front seatbacks, lumbar adjustments, heated seats and head restraints. Manual Front Passenger's Seat To tilt the front portion the seat cushion up or down, of lift the seat lever located the sideof the seat cushion on closest to the door. Release the lever to lock the seat into place. This feature is available on vehicles with cloth seats only. Lift the bar under the front passenger's seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seatis locked into place. Manual Lumbar Support The lumbar control is located on the side of each front seatback closest to the door.The control provides additional support to your lower back and works independently of other seat controls. seat cushion up or down, press one of the rocker switch buttons located on side of the the passenger's seatcushion closest to the door. The top button raisesthe seat cushion and the bottom button lowers the seat cushion. 1 raise the 0 Use manualor power seat controls first to getthe proper seating position. Then proceed with the lumbar adjustment. The upper andlower seatback canbe adjusted using the small hand-wheel control. Turn control forward to the increase support and rearward to decrease support. Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it may during long trips, so should the position the of lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed. This feature is available on all driver's seats and only on passenger's with seats leather interiors. If a failurethe in power supply system occurs, power the The power seat controls are located on the side of the seats can be manually adjusted by inserting the crank front cushions seat closest to the door. handle into the located the cushion slot belowseat (as Turn the crank handle shown in the above illustration). Lift up or push down on the front of the control to to the right until you've reached your desired seating adjust the front portion of the cushion up or down. position (note that manually moving the seat requires Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust the turning the crank handle many times). rear portion of the cushion. The crank handle is provided in the tool in located kit To adjust the seat height, lift up or push down on the the trunk (with the center of the control. To move the seat forwardor rearward, slide the control in the desired direction. jack). Memory Seat and Mirrors (Option) These buttons are located on the side the driver's of seat closest to door. Seat andmirror positions may the be programmedfor two additional drivers by repeating the above steps and pressing memory button or "3" "2" instead of memory button 1. If your vehicle is PARK (P), you can recall mirror in and seating positions by pressing and holding of one the three memory buttons.This will adjust the seat and mirrors to where you have previously programmed them. Seat and mirror movement is immediately stoppe if the memory button is released or if a seat or mirror control is moved. Note thatthe exterior mirrorswill only adjust when the ignition is turned on. Adjust the driver's seatto a comfortable position. Also adjust the interior and exterior mirrors. Press memory button "M' and memorybutton "1" at the same time. Also note that you try to adjust the driver's memory if seat andit doesn't move,try opening the driver's door. This will re-activate power to driver's seat. (Power the to the driver's seat "times out" after seconds. Power 30 to the passenger's seat always present.) is 1-5 Heated Front Seat (Option) The controls are located next to the radio on the center console. Press this button to turn on heating the element in the seat. The seatback and cushion are warmed until they match your body temperature. Reclining Front Seatbacks This feature is found on the passenger's seat only. The manual recliner control is located on the side of the passenger's seatback closest to the door, below the lumbar control. See "Manual LumbarSupport'' earlier in this section. `1 A telltale light in the button reminds you that the heating system is in use. The heated seatscan only be used when To move the seatback forward, turn the hand-wheel the ignitionis turned on. control forward. Turn the control rearward to recline the seatback. If you have cloth seats, and you want to fold the if seatback all the way down provide extra storage, see to "Passenger Seatback Latch" later in this section. I - I But don'thave a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can dangerous. Even you buckle be if up, yoursafety belts can't their job do when you're reclined likethis. The shoulderbelt can't do its job because it won't be against your body. Instead, itwill be in frontof you. In a crashyou could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lapbelt can't do its job either. In a crash the belt couldgo up over your abdomen. The belt forceswould be there, not yourpelvic at bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, havethe seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.