Cadillac XLR 2005 User Manual

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2005 Cadillac XLR Owner Manual M

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats Safety Belts Child Restraints Airbag System

............................................... 1-2

.............................................. 1-5

....................................... 1-19

......................................... 1-36

Restraint System Check

Features and Controls

Keys Doors and Locks Windows

........................................................ 2-2

....................................... 2-9

................................................. 2-16

Theft-Deterrent Systems

........................... 1-1

............................ 1-48

..................................... 2-1

............................ 2-19

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle Mirrors OnStar HomeLink Storage Areas Retractable Hardtop Vehicle Personalization

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview Climate Controls

.................................................... 2-34

System

Transmitter

...................................... 2-36

............................. 2-38

......................................... 2-42

.................................. 2-45

............................. 2-54

............................................. 3-1

.......................... 3-4

...................................... 3-40

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators Driver Information Center (DIC) Trip Computer Audio System(s)

......................................... 3-77

....................................... 3-78

........... 2-21

........ 3-46

.................. 3-61

Navigation System

Overview Features and Controls Navigation Audio System Voice Recognition

Driving Your Vehicle

.......................................... 4-1

.................................................. 4-2

................................ 4-4

........................... 4-45

......................................4-69

....................................... 5-1

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Towing

Service and Appearance Care

Service Fuel Checking Things Under the Hood Rear Axle Headlamp Aiming Bulb Replacement

................................................... 5-35

.......................... 6-1

..................................................... 6-3

......................................................... 6-5

............... 6-10

............................................... 6-41

..................................... 6-42

.................................... 6-44

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Tires Appearance Care Vehicle Identiﬁcation Electrical System Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Maintenance Schedule

...................................................... 6-46

..................................... 6-70

................................. 6-79

...................................... 6-80

..................... 6-85

..................................... 7-1

................................ 7-2

Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information Reporting Safety Defects

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Index

........................... 8-11

..... 5-2

......... 6-45

.............. 8-1

........... 8-2

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Canadian Owners

A French language copy of this manual can be obtained 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, and the name XLR are registered trademarks 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 to the product without 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.

Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.

Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 05XLR A First Edition

How to Use This Manual

Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things.

Index

A good place to quickly locate information about the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found.

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Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.

{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 do not, you or others could be hurt.

You will also ﬁnd a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.”

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Vehicle Damage Warnings

Vehicle Symbols

Also, in this manual you will ﬁnd these notices:

Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell 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.

There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols 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:

• 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

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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:

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✍ NOTES

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats ......................................................1-2

Power Seats ..................................................1-2

Power Lumbar ...............................................1-2

Heated and Cooled Seats ................................1-3

Power Reclining Seatback ...............................1-4

Safety Belts .....................................................1-5

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-5

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ........1-9

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-10

Driver Position ..............................................1-10

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-17

Passenger Position .......................................1-18

Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-18

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-18

Child Restraints .............................................1-19

Older Children ..............................................1-19

Infants and Young Children ............................1-21

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-24

Top Strap ....................................................1-27

Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for

Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-28

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the

LATCH System .........................................1-30

Securing a Child Restraint in the Passenger

Seat Position ............................................1-32

Airbag System ...............................................1-36

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-38

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .....................1-41

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-42

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-42

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? .....1-43

Airbag Off Switch ..........................................1-44

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-47

Restraint System Check ..................................1-48

Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-48

Replacing Restraint System Parts After

a Crash ...................................................1-48

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Front Seats

Power Seats

The power seat controls are located on the outboard sides of both the driver’s and the passenger’s seats.

• 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.

• Slide the control forward or rearward to move the

entire seat forward or rearward.

• Press the vertical control rearward to recline the

seatback. Press the vertical control forward to raise the seatback. See Power Reclining Seatback on page 1-4.

Power Lumbar

The driver’s and passenger’s seatback lumbar support switches are located on the outboard sides of the seats.

Use the power seat controls ﬁrst to get the proper position, then continue with the lumbar adjustment.

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Use the top lumbar switch to adjust support to the middle seatback and the bottom lumbar switch to adjust support to the lower seatback. Press the front of the switch to increase support and the rear of the switch to decrease support.

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.

Heated and Cooled Seats

The buttons for the heated and cooled seats are located on the climate controls.

( (Heated/Cooled Seat): Press this button to turn the

feature on. The button on the left controls the driver’s seat and the button on the right controls the passenger’s seat. Each press of the button will take you to a different setting. The settings available in order are HI HEAT, LO HEAT, OFF, HI COOL, LO COOL and OFF. You will be able to feel the temperature change in a few minutes.

The feature will automatically shut off when the vehicle is turned off.

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Power Reclining Seatback

The vertical power seat control described earlier allows the seatback to recline. See Power Seats on page 1-2 for more information.

But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.

{CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can not do their job when you are reclined like this.

The shoulder belt can not do its job. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries.

The lap belt can not 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.

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.

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Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts.

{CAUTION:

Do not let anyone ride where he or she can not wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you are not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passenger’s belt is fastened properly too.

{CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. See

Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 3-48.

In most states and all Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work.

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You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one.

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.

After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter...a lot!

Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on wheels.

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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider

doesn’t stop.

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The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...

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or the instrument panel...

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Questions and Answers About Safety Belts

Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an

accident if I’m wearing a safety belt?

A: You could be — whether you’re wearing a safety

belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you’re upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted.

Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to

wear safety belts?

or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.

You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why safety belts make such good sense.

A: Airbags are in many vehicles today and will be in

most of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts — not instead of them. Every airbag system ever offered for sale has required the use of safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle that has airbags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That’s true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions.

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Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from

home, why should I wear safety belts?

A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an

accident — even one that isn’t your fault — you and your passenger can be hurt. Being a good driver doesn’t protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers.

Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h).

Safety belts are for everyone.

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

This part is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about

safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page 1-19 or Infants and Young Children on page 1-21. Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.

First, you will want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has.

We will start with the driver position.

Driver Position

Lap-Shoulder Belt

The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to wear it properly.

1. Close the door.

2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see how, see “Seats” in the Index.

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3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it get twisted.

The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you more slowly.

4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way,

it will lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and start again.

If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 1-18.

Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.

5. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt.

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The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you would be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces.

The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or crash, or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.

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Q: What is wrong with this?

A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It will not give nearly

as much protection this way.

{CAUTION:

You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should ﬁt against your body.

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Q: What is wrong with this?

A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place.

{CAUTION:

You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong place like this. In a crash, the belt would go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at the pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you.

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Q: What is wrong with this?

A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should

be worn over the shoulder at all times.

{CAUTION:

You can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under your arm. In a crash, your body would move too far forward, which would increase the chance of head and neck injury. Also, the belt would apply too much force to the ribs, which are not as strong as shoulder bones. You could also severely injure internal organs like your liver or spleen.

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Q: What is wrong with this?

A: The belt is twisted across the body.

{CAUTION:

You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. In a crash, you would not have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces. If a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or ask your dealer to ﬁx it.

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To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle. The belt should go back out of the way.

Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle.

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they do not wear safety belts.

A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should be worn as low as possible, below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy.

The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it is more likely that the fetus will not be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly.

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Passenger Position

Safety Belt Extender

To learn how to wear the passenger’s safety belt properly, see Driver Position on page 1-10.

Safety Belt Pretensioners

Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners. They are on the buckle end of the safety belts for the driver and right front passenger. They help the safety belts reduce a person’s forward movement in a moderate to severe frontal and near frontal crash.

Pretensioners work only once. If they activate in a crash, you will need to get new ones, and probably other new parts for your safety belt system. See Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash on page 1-48.

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If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you should use it.

But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer will order you an extender. It is free. When you go in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be long enough for you. To help avoid personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use it only for the seat it is made to ﬁt. The extender has been designed for adults. Never use it for securing child seats. To wear it, just attach it to the regular safety belt. For more information, see the instruction sheet that comes with the extender.

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Child Restraints

Older Children

Older children who have outgrown booster seats should wear the vehicle’s safety belts.

Q: What is the proper way to wear safety belts? A: If possible, an older child should wear a

lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder belt should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt should ﬁt snugly below the hips, just touching the top of the thighs. It should never be worn over the abdomen, which could cause severe or even fatal internal injuries in a crash.

In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike other people who are buckled up, or can be thrown out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety belts properly.

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{CAUTION:

Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same belt.

The belt can not properly spread the impact forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by only one person at a time.

Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,

but the child is so small that the shoulder belt is very close to the child’s face or neck?

A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but

be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child’s shoulder, so that in a crash the child’s upper body would have the restraint that belts provide.

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{CAUTION:

Never do this. Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a

lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind the child. If the child wears the belt in this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt. The belt’s force would then be applied right on the child’s abdomen. That could cause serious or fatal injuries.

The lap portion of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the child’s thighs. This applies belt force to the child’s pelvic bones in a crash.

Infants and Young Children

Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This includes infants and all other children. Neither the distance traveled nor the age and size of the traveler changes the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints. In fact, the law in every state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be restrained while in a vehicle.

Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles, they should have the protection provided by appropriate restraints. Young children should not use the vehicle’s adult safety belts alone, unless there is no other choice. Instead, they need to use a child restraint.

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{CAUTION:

Children who are up against, or very close to, any airbag when it inﬂates can be seriously injured or killed. Airbags plus lap-shoulder belts offer protection for adults and older children, but not for young children and infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its airbag system is designed for them. Young children and infants need the protection that a child restraint system can provide.

{CAUTION:

People should never hold a baby in their arms while riding in a vehicle. A baby does not weigh much — until a crash. During a crash a baby will become so heavy it is not possible to hold it. For example, in a crash at only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12 lb (5.5 kg) baby will suddenly become a 240 lb (110 kg) force on a person’s arms. A baby should be secured in an appropriate restraint.

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Q: What are the different types of add-on child

restraints?

A: Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by the

vehicle’s owner, are available in four basic types. Selection of a particular restraint should take into consideration not only the child’s weight, height and age but also whether or not the restraint will be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will be used.

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For most basic types of child restraints, there are many different models available. When purchasing a child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used in a motor vehicle. If it is, the restraint will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards.

The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that come with the restraint state the weight and height limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition, there are many kinds of restraints available for children with special needs.

{CAUTION:

Newborn infants need complete support, including support for the head and neck. This is necessary because a newborn infant’s neck is weak and its head weighs so much compared with the rest of its body. In a crash, an infant in a rear-facing seat settles into the restraint, so the crash forces can be distributed across the strongest part of an infant’s body, the back and shoulders. Infants always should be secured in appropriate infant restraints.

{CAUTION:

The body structure of a young child is quite unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom the safety belts are designed. A young child’s hip bones are still so small that the vehicle’s regular safety belt may not remain low on the hip bones, as it should. Instead, it may settle up around the child’s abdomen. In a crash, the belt would apply force on a body area that is unprotected by any bony structure. This alone could cause serious or fatal injuries. Young children always should be secured in appropriate child restraints.

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Child Restraint Systems

An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in a motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system designed to restrain or position a child on a continuous ﬂat surface. Make sure that the infant’s head rests toward the center of the vehicle.

A rear-facing infant seat (B) provides restraint with the seating surface against the back of the infant. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint.

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A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides restraint for the child’s body with the harness and also sometimes with surfaces such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields.

A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to improve the ﬁt of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Some booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and some high-back booster seats have a ﬁve-point harness. A booster seat can also help a child to see out the window.

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Q: How do child restraints work? A: A child restraint system is any device designed for

use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position children. A built-in child restraint system is a permanent part of the motor vehicle. An add-on child restraint system is a portable one, which is purchased by the vehicle’s owner.

For many years, add-on child restraints have used the adult belt system in the vehicle. To help reduce the chance of injury, the child also has to be secured within the restraint. The vehicle’s belt system secures the add-on child restraint in the vehicle, and the add-on child restraint’s harness system holds the child in place within the restraint.

One system, the three-point harness, has straps that come down over each of the infant’s shoulders and buckle together at the crotch. The ﬁve-point harness system has two shoulder straps, two hip straps and a crotch strap. A shield may take the place of hip straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulder straps that are attached to a ﬂat pad which rests low against the child’s body. A shelf- or armrest-type shield has straps that are attached to a wide, shelf-like shield that swings up or to the side.

When choosing a child restraint, be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards.

Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may ﬁnd these instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. When securing an add-on child restraint, refer to the instructions that come with the restraint which may be on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and to this manual. The child restraint instructions are important, so if they are not available, obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer.

The child restraint must be secured properly in the passenger seat. If you want to secure a rear-facing child restraint in the passenger’s seat, turn off the passenger’s airbags. See Airbag Off Switch on page 1-44 and

Securing a Child Restraint in the Passenger Seat Position on page 1-32 for more on this, including

important safety information.

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{CAUTION:

A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the passenger’s airbag inﬂates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inﬂating airbag. Be sure to turn off the airbag before using a rear-facing child restraint in the passenger seat position.

Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle — even when no child is in it.

Top Strap

Some child restraints have a top strap, or “top tether,” which can help hold the child restraint during a crash. For it to work, a top strap must be properly anchored to the vehicle. Some child restraints with a top strap are designed to be used whether or not the top strap is anchored. Others require that the top strap be anchored. Also, a national or local law may require that the top strap be anchored.

If your child restraint top strap must be anchored, then do not use the restraint in this vehicle, because in it, a top strap cannot be properly anchored.

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Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)

Your vehicle has lower anchors at the passenger position that can be used to install a child seat.

A label on the seatback shows where each lower anchor is.

You can use these lower anchors to install the child seat instead of using the vehicle’s safety belts if the child seat has the necessary attachments.

However, your vehicle does not have a third anchor, called a top strap, or tether, anchor. If the instructions that come with the child seat say that it must be secured at all three anchors, do not use that child seat in this vehicle. See Top Strap on page 1-27.

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A. Lower Anchorage B. Lower Anchorage C. Top Tether

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A. Lower Anchorage B. Lower Anchorage

{CAUTION:

If a LATCH-type child restraint is not attached to its anchorage points, the restraint will not be able to protect the child correctly. In a crash, the child could be seriously injured or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraint is properly installed using the anchorage points, or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint, following the instructions that came with that restraint, and also the instructions in this manual.

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Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System

Your vehicle has passenger airbags. There is an airbag off switch in the glove box you can use to turn off the passenger’s airbags. See Airbag Off Switch on page 1-44 for more on this, including important safety information. Your vehicle will either have the Canadian switch design (A) or the United States switch design (B).

A. Canadian Switch B. United States Switch

Unless the passenger’s airbags have been turned off, never put a rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle. Here is why:

{CAUTION:

A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the passenger’s airbag inﬂates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inﬂating airbag. Do not use a rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle unless the passenger’s airbag has been turned off.

CAUTION: (Continued)

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CAUTION: (Continued)

We, therefore, recommend that rear-facing child restraints be transported in vehicles with a rear seat that will accommodate a rear-facing child restraint, whenever possible.

If you need to secure a forward-facing child restraint in the passenger seat, always move the passenger seat as far back as it will go.

{CAUTION:

CAUTION: (Continued)

If this ever happens, do not let anyone whom the national government has identiﬁed as a member of a passenger airbag risk group sit in the passenger’s position (for example, do not secure a rear-facing child restraint in your vehicle) until you have your vehicle serviced. See Airbag Off Switch on page 1-44.

1. Find the anchors in the passenger seat. See Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 1-28.

2. Put the child restraint on the seat.

3. Attach the anchor points on the child restraint to the anchors in the vehicle. The child restraint instructions will show you how. See Top Strap on page 1-27 if your child restraint has one.

4. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.

To remove the child restraint, disconnect the anchor points.

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Securing a Child Restraint in the Passenger Seat Position

A. Canadian Switch B. United States Switch

Unless the passenger’s airbags have been turned off, never put a rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle. Here is why:

{CAUTION:

A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the passenger’s airbag inﬂates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inﬂating airbag. Do not use a rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle unless the passenger’s airbag has been turned off.

Even though the airbag off switch is designed to turn off the passenger’s airbags under certain conditions, no system is fail-safe, and no one can guarantee that an airbag will not deploy under some unusual circumstance, even though it is turned off. We, therefore, recommend that rear-facing child restraints be transported in vehicles with a rear seat that will accommodate a rear-facing child restraint, whenever possible.

CAUTION: (Continued)

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CAUTION: (Continued)

If you need to secure a forward-facing child restraint in the passenger seat, always move the passenger seat as far back as it will go.

{CAUTION:

If the airbag readiness light ever comes on when you have turned off the airbags, it means that something may be wrong with the airbag system. The passenger’s airbags could inﬂate even though the switch is off. If this ever happens, do not let anyone whom the national government has identiﬁed as a member of a passenger airbag risk group sit in the passenger’s position (for example, do not secure a rear-facing child restraint in your vehicle) until you have your vehicle serviced. See Airbag Off Switch on page 1-44.

If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 1-28.

There are no top strap anchors in this vehicle. Do not secure a child seat in this vehicle if a national or local law requires that the top strap be anchored, or if the instructions that come with the restraint say that the top strap must be anchored. See Top Strap on page 1-27 if the child restraint has one.

If your child restraint does not have the latch system, you will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the child restraint in this position. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say.

1. Your vehicle has passenger’s airbags. If you need to use a rear-facing child restraint in this seat, make sure the airbags are turned off. See Airbag Off Switch on page 1-44. If your child restraint is forward-facing, always move the seat as far back as it will go before securing it in this seat. See Power Seats on page 1-2.

2. Put the child restraint on the seat.

3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how.

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4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.

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5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock.

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6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into the retractor while you push down on the child restraint. You may ﬁnd it helpful to use your knee to push down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.

7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.

To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.

If you were using a rear-facing child restraint, turn on the passenger’s airbags when you remove the rear-facing child restraint from the vehicle unless the person who will be sitting there is a member of a passenger airbag risk group. See Airbag Off Switch on page 1-44.

{CAUTION:

If the passenger’s airbags are turned off for a person who is not in a risk group identiﬁed by the national government, that person will not have the extra protection of the airbags. In a crash, the airbags would not be able to inﬂate and help protect the person sitting there. Do not turn off the passenger’s airbags unless the person sitting there is in a risk group. See Airbag Off Switch on page 1-44 for more on this, including important safety information.

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Airbag System

Your vehicle has four airbags — a frontal airbag for the driver, another frontal airbag for the passenger, a side impact airbag for the driver, and another side impact airbag for the passenger.

Frontal airbags are designed to help reduce the risk of injury from the force of an inﬂating frontal airbag. But these airbags must inﬂate very quickly to do their job and comply with federal regulations.

Here are the most important things to know about the airbag system:

{CAUTION:

You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if you are not wearing your safety belt — even if you have airbags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Airbags are designed to work with safety belts but do not replace them.

CAUTION: (Continued)

Frontal airbags for the driver and passenger are designed to deploy only in moderate to severe frontal and near frontal crashes. They are not designed to inﬂate in rollover, rear or low-speed frontal crashes, or in many side crashes. And, for some unrestrained occupants, frontal airbags may provide less protection in frontal crashes than more forceful airbags have provided in the past.

The side impact airbags for the driver and passenger are designed to inﬂate only in moderate to severe crashes where something hits the side of your vehicle. They are not designed to inﬂate in frontal, in rollover or in rear crashes.

Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt properly — whether or not there is an airbag for that person.

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{CAUTION:

Both frontal and side impact airbags inﬂate with great force, faster than the blink of an eye. If you are too close to an inﬂating airbag, as you would be if you were leaning forward, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep you in position for airbag inﬂation before and during a crash. Always wear your safety belt, even with frontal airbags. The driver should sit as far back as possible while still maintaining control of the vehicle. Front occupants should not lean on or sleep against the door.

Anyone who is up against, or very close to, any airbag when it inﬂates can be seriously injured or killed. Airbags plus lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for adults, but not for young children and infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its airbag system is designed for them. Young children and infants need the protection that a child restraint system can provide. Always secure children properly in your vehicle. To read how, see Older Children on page 1-19 or Infants and Young Children on page 1-21.

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There is an airbag readiness light on the instrument panel, which shows the airbag symbol.

The system checks the airbag electrical system for malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical problem. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 3-49 for more information.

Where Are the Airbags?

The driver’s frontal airbag is in the middle of the steering wheel.

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The passenger’s frontal airbag is in the instrument panel on the passenger’s side.

The driver’s side impact airbag is in the side of the driver’s seatback closest to the door.

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The passenger’s side impact airbag is in the side of the passenger’s seatback closest to the door.

{CAUTION:

If something is between an occupant and an airbag, the airbag might not inﬂate properly or it might force the object into that person causing severe injury or even death. The path of an inﬂating airbag must be kept clear. Do not put anything between an occupant and an airbag, and do not attach or put anything on the steering wheel hub or on or near any other airbag covering. Do not let seat covers block the inﬂation path of a side impact airbag.

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When Should an Airbag Inﬂate?

The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal airbags are designed to inﬂate in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal crashes. But they are designed to inﬂate only if the impact exceeds a predetermined deployment threshold. Deployment thresholds take into account a variety of desired deployment and non-deployment events and are used to predict how severe a crash is likely to be in time for the airbags to inﬂate and help restrain the occupants. Whether your frontal airbags will or should deploy is not based on how fast your vehicle is traveling. It depends largely on what you hit, the direction of the impact and how quickly your vehicle slows down.

In addition, your vehicle has “dual stage” frontal airbags, which adjust the restraint according to crash severity. Your vehicle is equipped with electronic frontal sensors which help the sensing system distinguish between a moderate frontal impact and a more severe frontal impact. For moderate frontal impacts, these airbags inﬂate at a level less than full deployment. For more severe frontal impacts, full deployment occurs. If the front of your vehicle goes straight into a wall that does not move or deform, the threshold level for the reduced deployment is about 12 to 16 mph (19 to 26 km/h), and the threshold level for a full deployment is about 18 to 24 mph (29 to 38.5 km/h). (The threshold level can vary, however, with speciﬁc vehicle design, so that it can be somewhat above or below this range.)

Airbags may inﬂate at different crash speeds. For example:

• If the vehicle hits a stationary object, the airbag

could inﬂate at a different crash speed than if the object were moving.

• If the object deforms, the airbag could inﬂate at

a different crash speed than if the object does not deform.

• If the vehicle hits a narrow object (like a pole) the

airbag could inﬂate at a different crash speed than if the vehicle hits a wide object (like a wall).

• If the vehicle goes into an object at an angle the

airbag could inﬂate at a different crash speed than if the vehicle goes straight into the object.

The frontal airbags (driver and right front passenger) are not intended to inﬂate during vehicle rollovers, rear impacts, or in many side impacts because inﬂation would not likely help the occupants.

The side impact airbags are designed to inﬂate in moderate to severe side crashes. A side impact airbag will inﬂate if the crash severity is above the system’s designed “threshold level.” The threshold level can vary with speciﬁc vehicle design. Side impact airbags are not designed to inﬂate in frontal or near-frontal impacts, rollovers or rear impacts, because inﬂation would not likely help the occupant. A side impact airbag will only deploy on the side of the vehicle that is struck.

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Vehicles with dual stage airbags are also equipped with seat position sensors which enable the sensing system to monitor the position of the driver’s and passenger’s seats. The seat position sensor provides information which is used to determine if the airbags should deploy at a reduced level or at full deployment.

In any particular crash, no one can say whether an airbag should have inﬂated simply because of the damage to a vehicle or because of what the repair costs were. For frontal airbags, inﬂation is determined by the angle of the impact and how quickly the vehicle slows down in frontal and near-frontal impacts. For side impact airbags, inﬂation is determined by the location and severity of the impact.

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate?

In an impact of sufficient severity, the airbag sensing system detects that the vehicle is in a crash. For both frontal and side impact airbags, the sensing system triggers a release of gas from the inﬂator, which inﬂates the airbag. The inﬂator, the airbag and related hardware are all part of the airbag modules inside the steering wheel, the instrument panel, and the side of the front seatbacks closest to the door.

How Does an Airbag Restrain?

In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. In moderate to severe side collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside of the vehicle. The airbag supplements the protection provided by safety belts. Airbags distribute the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper body, stopping the occupant more gradually. But the frontal airbags would not help you in many types of collisions, including rollovers, rear impacts, and many side impacts, primarily because an occupant’s motion is not toward the airbag. Side impact airbags would not help you in many types of collisions, including frontal or near frontal collisions, rollovers, and rear impacts, primarily because an occupant’s motion is not toward those airbags. Airbags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement to safety belts, and then only in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions for the driver’s and passenger’s frontal airbags, and only in moderate to severe side collisions for the driver’s and passenger’s side impact airbag.

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What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates?

{CAUTION:

After the airbag inﬂates, it quickly deﬂates, so quickly that some people may not even realize the airbag inﬂated. Some components of the airbag module — the steering wheel hub for the driver’s airbag, the instrument panel for the passenger’s bag, the side of the seatback closest to the door for the driver’s and passenger’s side impact airbags — will be hot for a short time. The parts of the bag that come into contact with you may be warm, but not too hot to touch. There will be some smoke and dust coming from the vents in the deﬂated airbags. Airbag inﬂation does not prevent the driver from seeing or being able to steer the vehicle, nor does it stop people from leaving the vehicle.

When an airbag inﬂates, there is dust in the air. This dust could cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or other breathing trouble. To avoid this, everyone in the vehicle should get out as soon as it is safe to do so. If you have breathing problems but can not get out of the vehicle after an airbag inﬂates, then get fresh air by opening a window or a door. If you experience breathing problems following an airbag deployment, you should seek medical attention.

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In many crashes severe enough to inﬂate the airbag, windshields are broken by vehicle deformation. Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the passenger airbag.

• Airbags are designed to inﬂate only once. After an

airbag inﬂates, you will need some new parts for your airbag system. If you do not get them, the airbag system will not be there to help protect you in another crash. A new system will include airbag modules and possibly other parts. The service manual for your vehicle covers the need to replace other parts.

• Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and

diagnostic module which records information after a crash. See Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders on page 8-9.

• Let only qualiﬁed technicians work on your airbag

system. Improper service can mean that an airbag system will not work properly. See your dealer for service.

Notice: If you damage the covering for the driver’s or the passenger’s airbags, the bags may not work properly. You may have to replace the airbag module in the steering wheel or both the airbag module and the instrument panel for the passenger’s airbags. Do not open or break the airbag coverings.

Airbag Off Switch

Your vehicle has a switch in the glove box that you can use to turn off the passenger’s airbags. Your vehicle will either have the Canadian switch design (A) or the United States switch design (B).

A. Canadian Switch B. United States Switch

This switch should only be turned to the off position if the person in the passenger’s position is a member of a passenger risk group identiﬁed by the national government as follows:

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Infant. An infant (less than 1 year old) must ride in the front seat because:

•

my vehicle has no rear seat;

• my vehicle has a rear seat too small to

accommodate a rear-facing infant seat; or

• the infant has a medical condition which, according

to the infant’s physician, makes it necessary for the infant to ride in the front seat so that the driver can constantly monitor the child’s condition.

Child age 1 to 12. A child age 1 to 12 must ride in the front seat because:

•

my vehicle has no rear seat;

• although children ages 1 to 12 ride in the rear

seat(s) whenever possible, children ages 1 to 12 sometimes must ride in the front because no space is available in the rear seat(s) of my vehicle; or

• the child has a medical condition which, according

to the child’s physician, makes it necessary for the child to ride in the front seat so that the driver can constantly monitor the child’s condition.

Medical Condition. A passenger has a medical condition which, according to his or her physician:

•

causes the passenger airbag to pose a special risk for the passenger; and

• makes the potential harm from the passenger

airbag in a crash greater than the potential harm from turning off the airbag and allowing the passenger, even if belted, to hit the dashboard or windshield in a crash.

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United States

Canada

To turn off the passenger’s airbags, insert your vehicle key into the switch, push in, and move the switch to the off position.

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The airbag off light on the center console will come on to let you know that the passenger’s airbags are off. The airbag off light will stay on to remind you that the airbags are off. The passenger’s airbags will remain off until you turn them back on again.

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Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle

Airbags affect how your vehicle should be serviced. There are parts of the airbag system in several places around your vehicle. You do not want the system to inﬂate while someone is working on your vehicle. Your dealer and the service manual have information about servicing your vehicle and the airbag system. To purchase a service manual, see Service Publications Ordering Information on page 8-12.

United States

To turn the passenger’s airbags on, insert your vehicle key into the switch, push in, and move the switch to the on position.

Canada

{CAUTION:

For up to 10 seconds after the vehicle is turned off and the battery is disconnected, an airbag can still inﬂate during improper service. You can be injured if you are close to an airbag when it inﬂates. Avoid yellow wires, wires wrapped with yellow tape or yellow connectors. They are probably part of the airbag system. Be sure to follow proper service procedures, and make sure the person performing work for you is qualiﬁed to do so.

The airbag system does not need regular maintenance.

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Restraint System Check

Checking Your Restraint Systems

Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash

Now and then, make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are working properly. Look for any other loose or damaged safety belt system parts. If you see anything that might keep a safety belt system from doing its job, have it repaired.

Torn or frayed safety belts may not protect you in a crash. They can rip apart under impact forces. If a belt is torn or frayed, get a new one right away.

Also look for any opened or broken airbag covers, and have them repaired or replaced. (The airbag system does not need regular maintenance.)

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{CAUTION:

A crash can damage the restraint systems in your vehicle. A damaged restraint system may not properly protect the person using it, resulting in serious injury or even death in a crash. To help make sure your restraint systems are working properly after a crash, have them inspected and any necessary replacements made as soon as possible.

If you have had a crash, do you need new belts or LATCH system parts?

After a very minor collision, nothing may be necessary. But if the belts were stretched, as they would be if worn during a more severe crash, then you need new parts.

If the LATCH system was being used during a more severe crash, you may need new LATCH system parts.

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If belts are cut or damaged, replace them. Collision damage also may mean you will need to have LATCH system, safety belt or seat parts repaired or replaced. New parts and repairs may be necessary even if the belt or LATCH system was not being used at the time of the collision.

If an airbag inﬂates, you will need to replace airbag system parts. See the part on the airbag system earlier in this section.

If the frontal airbags inﬂate, you will also need to replace the driver’s and passenger’s safety belt buckle assembly. Be sure to do so. Then the new buckle assembly will be there to help protect you in a collision.

After a crash you may need to replace the driver and front passenger’s safety belt buckle assemblies, even if the frontal airbags have not deployed. The driver and front passenger’s safety belt buckle assemblies contain the safety belt pretensioners. Have your safety belt pretensioners checked if your vehicle has been in a collision, or if your airbag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle or while you are driving. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 3-49.

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✍ NOTES

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Section 2 Features and Controls

Keys ...............................................................2-2

Keyless Access System ...................................2-4

Keyless Access System Operation ....................2-5

Doors and Locks .............................................2-9

Door Locks ....................................................2-9

Power Door Locks ........................................2-11

Automatic Door Locks ...................................2-12

Programmable Automatic Door Unlock .............2-12

Lockout Protection ........................................2-12

Trunk ..........................................................2-13

Windows ........................................................2-16

Power Windows ............................................2-17

Sun Visors ...................................................2-18

Theft-Deterrent Systems ..................................2-19

Theft-Deterrent System ..................................2-19

Valet Lockout Switch .....................................2-21

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ................2-21

New Vehicle Break-In ....................................2-21

Ignition Positions ..........................................2-22

Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................2-22

Starting Your Engine .....................................2-23

Engine Coolant Heater ..................................2-24

Automatic Transmission Operation ...................2-25

Parking Brake ..............................................2-28

Shifting Into Park (P) .....................................2-30

Shifting Out of Park (P) .................................2-31

Parking Over Things That Burn .......................2-32

Engine Exhaust ............................................2-32

Running Your Engine While You Are Parked .......2-33

Mirrors ...........................................................2-34

Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror

with OnStar

............................................2-34

Outside Power Heated Mirrors ........................2-34

Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror ..................2-35

Outside Curb View Assist Mirror .....................2-35

Outside Convex Mirror ...................................2-36

OnStar HomeLink

System .............................................2-36

Programming the HomeLink

Transmitter ...................................2-38

Transmitter .........2-39

Storage Areas ................................................2-42

Glove Box ...................................................2-42

Cupholder(s) ................................................2-42

Center Console Storage Area .........................2-42

Map Pocket .................................................2-43

Floor Mats ...................................................2-43

Rear Storage Area ........................................2-44

Convenience Net ..........................................2-44

Retractable Hardtop ........................................2-45

Lowering the Retractable Hardtop ...................2-45

Raising the Retractable Hardtop ......................2-46

Vehicle Personalization ...................................2-54

Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel .......2-54

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Keys

{CAUTION:

Leaving children unattended in a vehicle is dangerous, but it is even more dangerous if the keyless access transmitter is also left in the vehicle. A child or others could be badly injured or even killed.

They could operate the power windows or other controls or even make the vehicle move. If they started the engine and moved the shift lever out of PARK (P), that would release the parking brake.

Do not leave the keyless access transmitter in a vehicle with children.

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There is a key that works the glove box and can open the trunk if vehicle power is lost. See Trunk on page 2-13 for more information.

This key can also be used to turn on/off the passenger’s airbags. See Airbag Off Switch on page 1-44.

Your vehicle has a keyless access system with pushbutton start. See Ignition Positions on page 2-22 for information on starting the vehicle.

Notice: Your vehicle has a number of features that can help prevent theft. You can have a lot of trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lose your transmitters and/or key. You may even have to damage your vehicle to get in. So be sure you have a spare transmitter and/or key.

In an emergency, contact Cadillac Roadside Assistance. See Roadside Service on page 8-6.

If your vehicle is equipped with the OnStar OnStar®may be able to send a command to unlock your vehicle if needed. If the vehicle battery is dead, OnStar

system,

will be unable to unlock the vehicle. See OnStar®System on page 2-36 for more information.

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Keyless Access System

Your vehicle has a Keyless Access System that operates on a radio frequency subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Changes or modiﬁcations to this system by other than an authorized service facility could void authorization to use this equipment.

If you ever notice a decrease in the remote keyless entry transmitter range, try doing one of the following:

• Check the distance. You may be too far from

your vehicle. You may need to stand closer during rainy or snowy weather.

• Check the location. Other vehicles or objects may

be blocking the signal. Take a few steps to the left or right, hold the transmitter higher, and try again.

• Check to determine if battery replacement is

necessary. See “Battery Replacement” under Keyless Access System Operation on page 2-5.

• Check to make sure that an electronic device such

as a cellular phone or lap top computer is not causing interference.

• If you’re still having trouble, see your dealer or a

qualiﬁed technician for service.

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Keyless Access System Operation

Your vehicle has a Keyless Access System that allows you to lock and unlock your doors, unlock your trunk lid and disarm or arm your theft-deterrent system. The range distance is as much as 100 feet (30 m) away.

Your vehicle comes with two transmitters, and up to four can be matched to your vehicle. See “Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle” later in this section.

Q (Lock): Press this button to lock the doors.

The indicator light on the door will ﬂash once. If this button is pressed twice, the doors will lock, the light will ﬂash once and the horn will sound once.

K (Unlock): Press this button once to unlock the

driver’s door. The indicator light on the door will ﬂash twice. Press the button twice within 10 seconds to unlock both doors. If it is dark enough outside, your interior lamps will come on.

Your memory settings may also be recalled when you press the unlock button on the keyless access transmitter. See Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel on page 2-54 for more information.

G (Trunk): Press this button to open the trunk

while the engine is turned off or the shift lever is in PARK (P).

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Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle

Each keyless access transmitter is coded to prevent another transmitter from working with your vehicle. If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can be purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring any remaining transmitters with you when you go to your dealer. Once your dealer has coded the new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not work with your vehicle. Each vehicle can have a maximum of four transmitters matched to it.

To match a new transmitter to your vehicle when you have a recognized transmitter, do the following:

1. The vehicle must be off.

2. Have the recognized and new, unrecognized transmitters on your person.

3. Go to the rear of the vehicle and insert the vehicle key into the key cylinder located on the lower rear fascia on the driver’s side of the vehicle. See Trunk on page 2-13 for more information on the key cylinder.

4. Open the trunk.

5. Turn the key ﬁve times within ﬁve seconds.

6. The Driver Information Center (DIC) will display READY FOR FOB #X. X can be 2, 3 or 4.

7. Place the new, unrecognized transmitter in the glove box transmitter pocket with the buttons facing to the right.

8. Once the transmitter is programmed, a beep will sound. The DIC will display READY FOR #X, where X can be 3 or 4, or MAX # FOBS LEARNED.

9. Press the ACC button.

The Canadian immobilizer standard requires Canadian owners to see their GM dealer for matching new transmitters when a recognized transmitter is not available. United States owners are permitted to match a new transmitter to their vehicle when a recognized transmitter is not available. The procedure will require three ten minute cycles to complete the matching process. Do the following:

1. The vehicle must be off.

2. Place the new, unrecognized transmitter in the glove box transmitter pocket with the buttons facing to the right.

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4. Open the trunk.

5. Turn the key ﬁve times within ﬁve seconds.

6. The DIC message will display OFF-ACC TO LEARN.

7. Press the ACC button.

8. The DIC will read WAIT 10 MINUTES and will count down to zero, one minute at a time.

9. The DIC will display OFF-ACC TO LEARN again.

10. Press the ACC button.

11. The DIC will read WAIT 10 MINUTES and will count down to zero, one minute at a time.

12. The DIC will display OFF-ACC TO LEARN again.

13. Press the ACC button.

14. The DIC will read WAIT 10 MINUTES and will count down to zero, one minute at a time.

15. A beep will sound and the DIC will read READY FOR FOB #1. At this time, all previously known transmitters have been erased.

16. Once the transmitter is recognized and programmed, a beep will sound and the DIC will display READY FOR FOB #2.

If you have additional transmitters to program, take transmitter 1 out of the transmitter pocket and place transmitter 2 in the pocket. This can be done repeatedly until up to four transmitters have been programmed. The DIC will then display MAX # FOBS LEARNED and will exit the programming mode.

When you are done programming transmitters, press the ACC button.

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Battery Replacement

Under normal use, the battery in your keyless access transmitter should last about three years.

You can tell the battery is weak if the transmitter will not work at the normal range in any location. If you have to get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works, it is probably time to change the battery.

A weak battery may also cause the DIC to display NO FOBS DETECTED when you try to start the vehicle. If this happens, place the transmitter in the glove box transmitter pocket with the buttons facing to the right. Then, with the vehicle in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N), press the brake pedal and the START button. Although this will start the vehicle, it is recommended that you replace the transmitter battery as soon as possible. The DIC may display FOB BATTERY LOW.

Notice: When replacing the battery, use care not to touch any of the circuitry. Static from your body transferred to these surfaces may damage the transmitter.

1. Insert a coin or similar object into the slot on the back of the transmitter and gently pry apart the front and back.

2. Gently pull the battery out of the transmitter.

3. Put the new battery in the transmitter, positive (+) side up. Use a battery, type CR2032, or equivalent.

4. Reassemble the transmitter. Make sure to put it together so water will not get in.

5. Test the transmitter.

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Doors and Locks

Door Locks

{CAUTION:

Unlocked doors can be dangerous.

• Passengers — especially children — can

easily open the doors and fall out of a moving vehicle. When a door is locked it will not open. You increase the chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a crash if the doors are not locked. So, wear safety belts properly and lock the doors whenever you drive.

• Young children who get into unlocked

vehicles may be unable to get out. A child can be overcome by extreme heat and can suffer permanent injuries or even death from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle whenever you leave it.

• Outsiders can easily enter through an

unlocked door when you slow down or stop your vehicle. Locking your doors can help prevent this from happening.

To lock or unlock your vehicle from the outside, use the keyless access transmitter and press the appropriate lock or unlock button. You may also unlock and open the door passively when you squeeze the door handle sensor, as long as you have your transmitter with you. Passive entry occurs when the door handle sensor is pressed and the vehicle recognizes your keyless access transmitter. When the passenger door is opened ﬁrst, the driver’s door will also become unlocked.

From the inside, use the power door lock buttons located at the top of the door panel near the window. See “Power Door Locks” following for more information.

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To open a door from the inside, press the button in front of the door handle and push the door open.

If power to the vehicle or the keyless access transmitter is lost, there are two ways to open the door.

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Power Door Locks

The power door lock switches are located on the door panels near the windows.

If you are outside the vehicle, there is a door release tab in the trunk. The tab is located behind a panel on the driver’s side of the trunk. Pull the handle to unlock and unlatch the driver’s door. See Trunk on page 2-13 for information on opening the trunk during a loss of power.

K (Unlock): Press this portion of the button to unlock

the doors.

Q (Lock): Press this portion of the button to lock

the doors. There is an indicator light on the rear of the door near

the window.

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When the lock portion of the button is pressed and the door is closed, a beep will sound and the light will come on for a few seconds, then turn off. If the button is pressed and the door is open, a beep will sound and the light will stay on continuously.

When the unlock portion of the button is pressed and the door is closed, a beep will sound and the light will ﬂash twice. When the button is pressed and the door is open, a beep will sound and the light will ﬂash.

Automatic Door Locks

Your vehicle is programmed so that, when the doors are closed, the ignition is on and the shift lever is moved out of PARK (P), all the doors will lock.

If someone needs to get out while the vehicle is not in PARK (P), have the person use the power door unlock switch. When the door is closed again, the doors will lock either when your foot is removed from the brake or the vehicle speed becomes faster than 8 mph (13 km/h).

Programmable Automatic Door Unlock

Your vehicle is programmed so that, when the shift lever is moved into PARK (P), both door will unlock.

With the vehicle in PARK (P) and the engine running, door unlocking can be programmed through prompts displayed on the Driver Information Center (DIC). These prompts allow the driver to choose various unlock settings. For programming information, see DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-73.

Lockout Protection

Your vehicle can be programmed to sound the horn three times and unlock the driver’s door when both doors are closed and there is a keyless access transmitter inside the vehicle. When the driver’s door is opened, the key in reminder chime will sound continuously. The vehicle will remain locked only when at least one transmitter has been removed from the vehicle and both doors are closed. See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-73.

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Trunk

Trunk Lock Release

{CAUTION:

It can be dangerous to drive with the trunk lid open because carbon monoxide (CO) gas can come into your vehicle. You cannot see or smell CO. It can cause unconsciousness and even death. If you must drive with the trunk lid open or if electrical wiring or other cable connections must pass through the seal between the body and the trunk lid:

• Make sure all other windows are shut.

• Turn the fan on your heating or cooling

system to its highest speed and select the control setting that will force outside air into your vehicle. See Climate Control System in the Index.

• If you have air outlets on or under the

instrument panel, open them all the way.

See Engine Exhaust on page 2-32.

{CAUTION:

Moving parts of the powered trunk lid can be dangerous. You or others could be injured. Keep yourself and others away from the trunk lid and its mechanism while it is closing.

The trunk lock release button is located to the left of the steering wheel on the instrument panel.

Press the button to open the trunk. To use this feature, your vehicle must be in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) and the valet lockout switch must be off.

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You can also press the button with the trunk symbol on the keyless access transmitter to open the trunk. To disable this feature, see “Valet Lockout Switch” under Theft-Deterrent Systems on page 2-19.

You may passively enter the trunk when you squeeze the trunk release sensor located on the rear of the trunk lid under the emblem, as long as you have your transmitter with you. The vehicle must be in PARK (P) and the valet lockout switch must be off. See Valet Lockout Switch on page 2-21.

To close the trunk, press the button on the underside of the trunk lid.

To stop the trunk lid while it is closing, do one of the following:

• Press the trunk lock release button located on the

instrument panel.

• Use the vehicle key on the rear fascia.

• Squeeze the trunk release sensor located on the

rear of the trunk lid.

• Press the button with the trunk symbol on the

keyless access transmitter.

• Press the trunk close button on the underside of the

trunk lid.

To begin opening the trunk from the stopped position, use any of the methods above, except pressing the trunk close button.

To resume closing the power trunk lid, press the trunk close button on the underside of the trunk lid.

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If the vehicle has lost battery power, you can still open the trunk using the key.

The key cylinder is located behind a cover on the lower rear fascia on the driver’s side of the vehicle. Use the key to pry open the door to access the key cylinder.

Emergency Trunk Release Handle

Notice: Using the emergency trunk release handle as a tie-down or anchor point when securing items in the trunk may damage it. Use the emergency trunk release handle only to help you open the trunk lid.

There is a glow-in-the-dark emergency trunk release handle located inside the trunk near the latch. This handle will glow following exposure to light. Pull the release handle and push up on the trunk lid to release the latch from the inside.

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Windows

{CAUTION:

Leaving children, helpless adults, or pets in a vehicle with the windows closed is dangerous. They can be overcome by the extreme heat and suffer permanent injuries or even death from heat stroke. Never leave a child, a helpless adult, or a pet alone in a vehicle, especially with the windows closed in warm or hot weather.

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Power Windows

The power window switches are located on each door near the armrest.

Press the up or down arrows on the switches to raise or lower the windows.

Your vehicle has Retained Accessory Power (RAP) that allows you to use the power windows once the ignition has been turned off. For more information, see Retained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 2-22.

Power Window Initialize

After a power reconnect such as battery replacement, the express-up and index-up features will not function until the system is initialized. Once power is restored, do the following:

1. Close the door.

2. Raise the window by holding the up arrow on the power window switch.

3. Hold the up arrow for three seconds after the window is closed. Release the switch. Then hold the up arrow again for three seconds.

The express-up system must be initialized to operate the windows with the door open and the retractable hardtop.

Express-Down Window

This feature is on both power windows. Press the down arrow on the switch to the second position to activate the express-down feature. If you want to stop the window as it is lowering, press the switch again.

Express-Up Window

This feature is on both power windows. Press the up arrow on the switch to the second position to activate the express-up feature. If you want to stop the window as it is raising, press the switch again.

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Anti-Pinch Feature

If any object is in the path of the window when the express-up is active, the window will stop at the obstruction and auto-reverse to a preset factory position. Weather conditions such as severe icing may also cause the window to auto-reverse. The window will return to normal operation once the obstruction or condition is removed.

{CAUTION:

If express override is activated, the window will not reverse automatically. You or others could be injured and the window could be damaged. Before you use express override, make sure that all people and obstructions are clear of the window path.

Express Window Override

A condition may exist that causes auto-reversal of the window due to weather or an obstruction. In an emergency, the anti-pinch feature can be overridden in a supervised mode. Hold the window switch all the way down in the express position. The window will rise for as long as the switch is held. Once the switch is released, the express mode is re-activated.

In this mode, the window can still close on an object in its path. Use care when using the override mode.

Window Indexing

This feature automatically lowers the window a small amount when the door is opened. Then, when the door is closed, the window will raise to its full up position.

Sun Visors

Swing down the visor to block out glare. It can also be detached from the center mount and moved to the side.

Lighted Visor Vanity Mirrors

Swing the visor down and lift the cover. The lamp will automatically come on when the cover is opened.

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Theft-Deterrent Systems

Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities. Although your vehicle has a number of theft-deterrent features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it impossible to steal.

Theft-Deterrent System

Your vehicle is equipped with a theft-deterrent alarm system.

With this system, the security light will ﬂash when the door is open and locked with the power door lock switch.

If this light is on continuously while the engine is running, your vehicle needs service.

Arming the System

Use one of the three following items listed here to arm the system:

• Press the lock button on the keyless access

transmitter.

• Open the door. Lock the door with the power door

lock switch. The security light should ﬂash. Remove the keyless access transmitter from the interior of the vehicle and close the door. The security light will stop ﬂashing and stay on. After 30 seconds, the light should turn off.

• The vehicle can be programmed to automatically

lock the doors and arm the system when you exit the vehicle. See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-73.

Now, if a door or the trunk lid is opened without the keyless access transmitter, the alarm will go off. Your horn will sound for two minutes, then it will go off to save battery power. And, your vehicle will not start without a keyless transmitter present.

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The theft-deterrent system will not arm if you lock the driver’s door with the power door lock switch after the doors are closed.

If your passenger stays in the vehicle when you leave with the keyless access transmitter, have the passenger lock the vehicle after the doors are closed. This way the alarm will not arm, and your passenger will not set it off.

Testing the Alarm

Do the following to test the system:

1. Make sure the trunk lid is latched.

2. Lower the window on the driver’s door.

3. Manually arm the system.

4. Close the doors and wait 30 seconds.

5. Reach through the open window and manually pull the release lever on the ﬂoor.

6. Turn off the alarm by pressing the unlock button on the transmitter.

If the alarm is inoperative, check to see if the horn works. If not, check the horn fuse. See Fuses and Circuit Breakers on page 6-80. If the horn works, but the alarm doesn’t go off, see your dealer.

Disarming the System

Always use your keyless access transmitter to unlock a door either by pressing the unlock button on the transmitter or by squeezing the door handle sensor while you have the transmitter with you. Unlocking a door any other way will set off the alarm. If your alarm sounds, press the unlock button on the keyless access transmitter to disarm it.

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Valet Lockout Switch

The valet lockout switch is located inside the glove box.

Press the switch to ON to disable the use of the trunk and convertible top. The trunk cannot be opened except by using the key if the valet lockout is on.

Press the switch to OFF to enable the use of the trunk and convertible top.

Locking the glove box with your key will also help to secure your vehicle.

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

New Vehicle Break-In

Notice: Your vehicle does not need an elaborate break-in. But it will perform better in the long run if you follow these guidelines:

• Keep your speed at 55 mph (88 km/h) or less

for the ﬁrst 500 miles (805 km).

• Do not drive at any one speed — fast or

slow — for the ﬁrst 500 miles (805 km). Do not make full-throttle starts.

• Avoid making hard stops for the ﬁrst 200 miles

(322 km) or so. During this time your new brake linings are not yet broken in. Hard stops with new linings can mean premature wear and earlier replacement. Follow this breaking-in guideline every time you get new brake linings.

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Ignition Positions

Your vehicle has an electronic keyless ignition with pushbutton start.

/ (START): Press this button while your foot is on the

brake to start the engine. The keyless access transmitter must be in the vehicle for the ignition to work.

9 ACC (OFF/ACCESSORY): When the engine is on

or in accessory mode, press this button to turn the engine off and place the vehicle in RAP. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 2-22 for more information.

When the engine is off, press this button to place the vehicle in accessory mode. ACCESSORY MODE ON will display on the Driver Information Center (DIC). This mode allows you to use things like the radio and the windshield wipers while the engine is off. Use ACC if you must have your vehicle in motion while the engine is off, for example, if your vehicle is being pushed or towed.

After being in ACC for about 20 minutes, the vehicle will automatically enter RAP or OFF, depending on if the doors are opened or closed.

Retained Accessory Power (RAP)

The following accessories on your vehicle may be used for up to 10 minutes after the engine is turned off:

• Radio

• Power Windows

• Audio Steering Wheel Controls

Power to these accessories stops after 10 minutes or if a door is opened. If you want power for another 10 minutes, close all the doors and press the ACC button to place the vehicle in accessory mode. Press the button again and the vehicle will return to RAP.

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Starting Your Engine

Move your shift lever to PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). Your engine will not start in any other position — that is a safety feature. To restart when you are already moving, use NEUTRAL (N) only.

The keyless access transmitter must be in the vehicle for the ignition to work.

Notice: Do not try to shift to PARK (P) if your vehicle is moving. If you do, you could damage the transmission. Shift to PARK (P) only when your vehicle is stopped.

1. With your foot on the brake pedal, press the START button. When the engine begins cranking, let go of the button. The idle speed will go down as your engine gets warm.

If the battery in the keyless access transmitter is weak, the DIC will display FOB BATTERY LOW. You can still drive the vehicle. See “Battery Replacement” under Keyless Access System Operation on page 2-5 for more information.

2. If the engine does not start and no DIC message is displayed, wait 15 seconds before trying again.

Notice: Your engine is designed to work with the electronics in your vehicle. If you add electrical parts or accessories, you could change the way the engine operates. Before adding electrical equipment, check with your dealer. If you do not, your engine might not perform properly.

Stopping Your Engine

Move the shift lever to PARK (P) and press the ACC button. If the shifter is not in PARK (P), the vehicle will go into accessory mode and the DIC will display SHIFT TO PARK. Once the shifter is moved to PARK (P), the vehicle will turn off.

If the keyless access transmitter is not detected while going to off, the DIC will display NO FOB – OFF OR RUN?.

See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-64 for more information.

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Engine Coolant Heater

Your vehicle may be equipped with an engine coolant heater.

In very cold weather, 0°F (−18°C) or colder, the engine coolant heater can help. You will get easier starting and better fuel economy during engine warm-up. Usually, the coolant heater should be plugged in a minimum of four hours prior to starting your vehicle. At temperatures above 32°F (0°C), use of the coolant heater is not required.

To Use the Engine Coolant Heater

1. Turn off the engine.

2. Open the hood and unwrap the electrical cord. The electrical cord is located on the driver’s side

of the engine compartment, in front of the engine coolant surge tank.

3. Plug it into a normal, grounded 110-volt AC outlet.

{CAUTION:

Plugging the cord into an ungrounded outlet could cause an electrical shock. Also, the wrong kind of extension cord could overheat and cause a ﬁre. You could be seriously injured. Plug the cord into a properly grounded three-prong 110-volt AC outlet. If the cord will not reach, use a heavy-duty three-prong extension cord rated for at least 15 amps.

4. Before starting the engine, be sure to unplug and store the cord as it was before to keep it away from moving engine parts. If you do not, it could be damaged.

How long should you keep the coolant heater plugged in? The answer depends on the outside temperature, the kind of oil you have, and some other things. Instead of trying to list everything here, we ask that you contact your dealer in the area where you will be parking your vehicle. The dealer can give you the best advice for that particular area.

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Automatic Transmission Operation

{CAUTION:

It is dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. Your vehicle can roll.

Do not leave your vehicle when the engine is running unless you have to. If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle will not move, even when you are on fairly level ground, always set your parking brake and move the shift lever to PARK (P). See Shifting Into Park (P) on page 2-30.

There are several different positions for your shift lever. PARK (P): This position locks your rear wheels. It is

the best position to use when you start your engine because your vehicle cannot move easily.

Be sure the shift lever is fully in PARK (P) before starting the engine. Your vehicle has an automatic transmission shift lock control system.

You have to fully apply your regular brakes before you can shift from PARK (P) when the vehicle is running. If you cannot shift out of PARK (P), ease pressure on the shift lever and push the shift lever all the way into PARK (P) as you maintain brake application. Then move the shift lever into the gear you wish. See Shifting Out of Park (P) on page 2-31.

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REVERSE (R): Use this gear to back up.

Notice: Shifting to REVERSE (R) while your vehicle is moving forward could damage the transmission. The repairs would not be covered by your warranty. Shift to REVERSE (R) only after your vehicle is stopped.

To rock your vehicle back and forth to get out of snow, ice or sand without damaging your transmission, see If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow on page 5-29.

NEUTRAL (N): In this position, your engine does not connect with the wheels. To restart when you are already moving, use NEUTRAL (N) only. Also, use NEUTRAL (N) when your vehicle is being towed.

{CAUTION:

Shifting into a drive gear while your engine is running at high speed is dangerous. Unless your foot is ﬁrmly on the brake pedal, your vehicle could move very rapidly. You could lose control and hit people or objects. Do not shift into a drive gear while your engine is running at high speed.

Notice: Shifting out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) with the engine running at high speed may damage the transmission. The repairs would not be covered by your warranty. Be sure the engine is not running at high speed when shifting your vehicle.

AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D): This position is for

normal driving.

Notice: Spinning the tires or holding the vehicle in one place on a hill using only the accelerator pedal may damage the transmission. If you are stuck, do not spin the tires. When stopping on a hill, use the brakes to hold the vehicle in place.

Maximum engine speed is limited to protect driveline components from improper operation.

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Driver Shift Control

The driver shift control feature gives you more manual control over the operation of the transmission.

To use this feature, move the shift lever from the AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D) position to the left and into the driver shift control gate.

A plus symbol will also appear on the shift console above the AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D) indicator and minus symbol will appear below the indicator.

To request an upshift, brieﬂy move the shift lever up toward the plus symbol. To request a downshift, brieﬂy move the shift lever down toward the minus symbol.

The Head-Up Display (HUD) will display the change in gear range, though the actual upshift or downshift may be delayed until the engine speed is correct for the requested gear range.

The currently selected gear will be remembered as the selected gear range and will be displayed in the HUD. See Head-Up Display (HUD) on page 3-34.

The gear range indicated in the HUD is only a requested range of available gears. It does not indicate that the vehicle will operate only in that speciﬁc gear. The actual gear the vehicle will choose depends on a combination of the driver-requested gear range, vehicle speed and throttle position.

Notice: If you drive your vehicle at high rpms without upshifting while using Driver Shift Control (DSC), you could damage your vehicle. Always upshift when necessary while using DSC.

If you do not upshift as the engine approaches the redline engine rpm for the selected gear range, an engine speed limiter will prevent over-revving by limiting the engine rpm available.

Not all manual downshift requests will be accepted by the transmission. To prevent over-revving the engine, each gear range has a maximum vehicle speed associated with it. Any downshift request above this speed will be ignored by the transmission.

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Some automatic downshifts may occur to maintain minimum engine speed. This will only occur if you leave the vehicle in too high of a gear range for the speed the vehicle is traveling. For example, if you have been driving in ﬁfth gear range and come to a stop without manually downshifting, ﬁfth gear range will continue to display in the HUD. The transmission will automatically downshift to second gear. As you begin to drive and accelerate, the transmission will automatically upshift as quickly as possible to the selected ﬁfth gear range.

In higher gear ranges, an automatic downshift will occur if you press the accelerator pedal to the ﬂoor. This feature provides you with adequate acceleration capabilities if you forget to downshift manually.

Automatic upshifts and downshifts will not display in the HUD.

Driver shift control is available while the cruise control is engaged. The shift behavior of the transmission will react differently than when cruise control is not engaged. This is not a malfunction and is necessary to allow proper operation of the cruise control.

To return to fully automatic operation, move the shift lever to the right and back into the AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D).

Parking Brake

The parking brake pedal is located to the left of the regular brake pedal, near the driver’s door.

To set the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot and push the parking brake pedal down with your left foot.

If the ignition is on, the parking brake indicator light on the instrument panel cluster should come on. If it does not, you need to have your vehicle serviced.

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When you move out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) and the engine is running, the parking brake should release. If the parking brake has not been fully released and you try to drive off with the parking brake on, the parking brake indicator light will come on and stay on.

If the parking brake does not fully release, you can manually release the pedal. However, be sure to read the following paragraphs:

{CAUTION:

Always shift to PARK (P) before pulling the manual release lever. If your hand or arm is in the way of the pedal you could be hurt. The pedal springs back quickly. Keep your hand and arm away when you use the manual release lever.

Before releasing the manual parking brake, be sure to put the vehicle in PARK (P) and turn the ignition off.

Reach under the driver’s side of the instrument panel and pull down on the manual release lever, which is located behind the parking brake pedal. Pull down on the yellow tab as shown by the arrow in the illustration. If the parking brake does not release, you should have your vehicle towed to your dealer for service.

Notice: Driving with the parking brake on can overheat the brake system and cause premature wear or damage to brake system parts. Verify that the parking brake is fully released and the brake warning light is off before driving.

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Shifting Into Park (P)

{CAUTION:

It can be dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. Your vehicle can roll. If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle will not move, even when you are on fairly level ground, use the steps that follow.

1. Hold the brake pedal down with your right foot and set the parking brake.

2. Move the shift lever into PARK (P) by pushing the lever all the way toward the front of the vehicle.

3. Turn the ignition off.

Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running

{CAUTION:

It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the engine running. Your vehicle could move suddenly if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. And, if you leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could overheat and even catch ﬁre. You or others could be injured. Do not leave your vehicle with the engine running.

If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine running, be sure your vehicle is in PARK (P) and your parking brake is ﬁrmly set before you leave it. After you have moved the shift lever into PARK (P), hold down the regular brake pedal. See if you can move the shift lever away from PARK (P) without ﬁrst pulling it toward you. If you can, it means that the shift lever was not fully locked into PARK (P).

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Torque Lock

If you are parking on a hill and you do not shift your transmission into PARK (P) properly, the weight of the vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in the transmission. You may ﬁnd it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). This is called “torque lock.” To prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver’s seat. To ﬁnd out how, see “Shifting Into PARK (P)” listed previously in this section.

When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out of PARK (P) before you release the parking brake.

If torque lock does occur, you may need to have another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the parking pawl in the transmission, so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P).

Shifting Out of Park (P)

Your vehicle has an automatic transmission shift lock control system. You have to fully apply your regular brake before you can shift from PARK (P) when the vehicle is running. See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 2-25.

If you cannot shift out of PARK (P), ease pressure on the shift lever – push the shift lever all the way into PARK (P) and release the shift lever button as you maintain brake application. Then press the shift lever button and move the shift lever into the gear you wish.

If you ever hold the brake pedal down but still cannot shift out of PARK (P), try this:

1. Press the ACC button twice to place the ignition in accessory mode.

2. Apply and hold the brake until the end of Step 4.

3. Shift to NEUTRAL (N).

4. Start the engine and then shift to the drive gear you want.

5. Have your vehicle inspected by your dealer as soon as possible.

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Parking Over Things That Burn

{CAUTION:

Things that can burn could touch hot exhaust parts under your vehicle and ignite. Do not park over papers, leaves, dry grass or other things that can burn.

Engine Exhaust

{CAUTION:

Engine exhaust can kill. It contains the gas carbon monoxide (CO), which you cannot see or smell. It can cause unconsciousness and death.

You might have exhaust coming in if:

• Your exhaust system sounds strange

or different.

• Your vehicle gets rusty underneath.

• Your vehicle was damaged in a collision.

• Your vehicle was damaged when driving

over high points on the road or over road debris.

• Repairs were not done correctly.

• Your vehicle or exhaust system had been

modiﬁed improperly.

If you ever suspect exhaust is coming into your vehicle:

• Drive it only with all the windows down to

blow out any CO; and

• Have your vehicle ﬁxed immediately.

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Running Your Engine While You Are Parked

{CAUTION:

It is better not to park with the engine running. But if you ever have to, here are some things to know.

{CAUTION:

Idling the engine with the climate control system off could allow dangerous exhaust into your vehicle. See the earlier caution under Engine Exhaust on page 2-32.

Also, idling in a closed-in place can let deadly carbon monoxide (CO) into your vehicle even if the climate control fan is at the highest setting. One place this can happen is a garage. Exhaust — with CO — can come in easily. NEVER park in a garage with the engine running.

Another closed-in place can be a blizzard. See Winter Driving on page 5-25.

It can be dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. Your vehicle can roll. Do not leave your vehicle when the engine is running unless you have to. If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle will not move, even when you are on fairly level ground, always set your parking brake and move the shift lever to PARK (P).

Follow the proper steps to be sure your vehicle will not move. See Shifting Into Park (P) on page 2-30.

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Mirrors

Outside Power Heated Mirrors

Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with OnStar

Your vehicle has an automatic dimming inside rearview mirror. The mirror also contains OnStar®controls. For more information about OnStar System on page 2-36.

O (On/Off): This button, located on the lower left side

of the mirror, is for the automatic dimming functions.

Mirror Operation

The automatic dimming feature is active each time the vehicle is started.

To turn the automatic dimming feature on or off, press and release the on/off button. The indicator light will illuminate when this feature is active.

Cleaning the Mirror

When cleaning the mirror, use a paper towel or similar material dampened with glass cleaner. Do not spray glass cleaner directly on the mirror as that may cause the liquid cleaner to enter the mirror housing.

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, see OnStar

The controls for the outside power mirrors are located is on the driver’s door armrest.

Move the selector switch, located below the four-way control pad, to the left or the right to choose the driver’s side or passenger’s side mirror. Use the arrows located on the four-way control pad to adjust the position of the mirror. Adjust each outside mirror so that a little of the vehicle and the area behind it can be seen while sitting in a comfortable driving position. Keep the selector switch in the center position when not adjusting either outside mirror.

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Both mirrors have a heated feature to rid them of snow, ice, or condensation. They will heat when the rear window defogger is turned on. See “Rear Window Defogger” under Dual Climate Control System on page 3-40. If the vehicle has the memory option, the preferred mirror position can be stored. See Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel on page 2-54.

Both mirrors can be manually folded inward by pulling them toward the vehicle. This feature may be useful when going through a car wash or a conﬁned space. Push the mirrors away from the vehicle, to the normal position, before driving.

Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror

The driver’s side mirror will adjust for the glare of headlamps behind you. This feature is controlled by the on and off settings on the inside automatic dimming rearview mirror. See Automatic Dimming Rearview

Mirror with OnStar

on page 2-34.

Outside Curb View Assist Mirror

The passenger’s side mirror is also capable of performing the curb view assist feature. This feature will cause the mirror to tilt to a factory programmed position when the vehicle is in REVERSE (R). This feature may be useful in allowing you to view the curb when you are parallel parking.

If further adjustment is needed after the mirror is tilted, the mirror switch may be used. The mirror will then return to this new position when the vehicle is shifted into REVERSE (R).

When the vehicle is shifted out of REVERSE (R) and a ﬁve-second delay has occurred, the passenger’s side mirror will return to its original position.

This feature can be enabled/disabled through the Driver Information Center (DIC). See “Park Assist” under DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-73 for more information.

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Outside Convex Mirror

{CAUTION:

A convex mirror can make things (like other vehicles) look farther away than they really are. If you cut too sharply into the right lane, you could hit a vehicle on your right. Check your inside mirror or glance over your shoulder before changing lanes.

The passenger’s side mirror is convex. A convex mirror’s surface is curved so more can be seen from the driver’s seat. It also makes things look farther away than they really are.

OnStar®System

OnStar®uses global positioning system (GPS) satellite technology, wireless communications, and call centers to provide you with a wide range of safety, security, information, and convenience services.

A complete OnStar conditions of the OnStar Agreement are included in the vehicle’s glove box literature. For more information, visit www.onstar.com or www.onstarcanada.com. Contact OnStar 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827), or press the

OnStar 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Terms and conditions of the Subscription Service Agreement can be found at www.onstar.com.

button to speak to an OnStar®advisor

user’s guide and the terms and

Subscription Service

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OnStar®Services

The following plan is included on new vehicles for one year from the date of purchase. This OnStar subscription can be extended for time beyond the ﬁrst year to meet your needs. For more information, press the OnStar

button to speak with an advisor.

Directions and Connections Plan

•

Automatic Notiﬁcation of Airbag Deployment

• Emergency Services

• Roadside Assistance

• Stolen Vehicle Tracking

• AccidentAssist

• Remote Door Unlock/Vehicle Alert

• Remote Diagnostics

• Online Concierge

• Driving Directions

• RideAssist

• Information and Convenience Services

OnStar®Personal Calling

As an OnStar®subscriber, the Personal Calling capability is a hands-free wireless phone that is integrated into the vehicle. Calls can be placed nationwide using simple voice commands with no additional contracts and no additional roaming charges. To ﬁnd out more about OnStar refer to the OnStar®user’s guide in the vehicle’s glove box, visit www.onstar.com or www.onstarcanada.com; or speak with an OnStar

OnStar (1-888-466-7827).

button or calling 1-888-4-ONSTAR

OnStar®Virtual Advisor

Virtual Advisor is a feature of OnStar®Personal Calling that uses minutes to access up-to-date weather and traffic reports for your area, news and sports updates, stock quotes, entertainment, and more. You are also able to listen and reply to e-mail through the vehicle’s audio system. Customize your information proﬁle at www.myonstar.com. See the OnStar guide for more information.

Personal Calling,

advisor by pressing the

user’s

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HomeLink®Transmitter

If your vehicle has this feature, the control buttons are located on the driver’s sun visor.

HomeLink receiver, provides a way to replace up to three hand−held transmitters used to activate devices such as gate operators, garage door openers, entry door locks, security systems and home lighting. Additional Homelink www.homelink.com or by calling 1-800-355-3515.

, a combined universal transmitter and

information can be found on the internet at

If your vehicle is equipped with the HomeLink

Transmitter, it complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Changes and modiﬁcations to this system by other than an authorized service facility could void authorization to use this equipment.

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Programming the HomeLink

Transmitter

Do not use the HomeLink®Transmitter with any garage door opener that does not have the “stop and reverse” feature. This includes any garage door opener model manufactured before April 1, 1982. If you have a newer garage door opener with rolling codes, please be sure to follow Steps 6 through 8 to complete the programming of your HomeLink

Read the instructions completely before attempting to program the HomeLink

the steps involved, it may be helpful to have another person available to assist you in programming the transmitter.

Keep the original transmitter for use in other vehicles as well as for future HomeLink recommended that upon the sale of the vehicle, the programmed HomeLink for security purposes. Refer to “Erasing HomeLink Buttons” or, for assistance, contact HomeLink®on the internet at: www.homelink.com or by calling 1-800-355-3515.

Transmitter.

Transmitter. Because of

programming. It is also

buttons should be erased

Be sure that people and objects are clear of the garage door or gate operator you are programming. When programming a garage door, it is advised to park outside of the garage.

It is recommended that a new battery be installed in your hand-held transmitter for quicker and more accurate transmission of the radio frequency.

Programming HomeLink

Your vehicle’s engine should be turned off while programming the transmitter. Follow these steps to program up to three channels:

1. Press and hold down the two outside buttons, releasing only when the indicator light begins to ﬂash, after 20 seconds. Do not hold down the buttons for longer than 30 seconds and do not repeat this step to program a second and/or third transmitter to the remaining two HomeLink

buttons.

2. Position the end of your hand-held transmitter about 1 to 3 inches (3 to 8 cm) away from the HomeLink buttons while keeping the indicator light in view.

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3. Simultaneously press and hold both the desired button on HomeLink®and the hand-held transmitter button. Do not release the buttons until Step 4 has been completed.

Some entry gates and garage door openers may require you to substitute Step 3 with the procedure noted in “Gate Operator and Canadian Programming” later in this section.

4. The indicator light will ﬂash slowly at ﬁrst and then rapidly after HomeLink

successfully receives the frequency signal from the hand-held transmitter. Release both buttons.

5. Press and hold the newly-trained HomeLink

button

and observe the indicator light. If the indicator light stays on constantly, programming

is complete and your device should activate when the HomeLink

To program the remaining two HomeLink

button is pressed and released.

buttons, begin with Step 2 under “Programming HomeLink Do not repeat Step 1 as this will erase all of the programmed channels.

If the indicator light blinks rapidly for two seconds and then turns to a constant light, continue with Steps 6 through 8 following to complete the programming of a rolling-code equipped device (most commonly, a garage door opener).

6. Locate in the garage, the garage door opener receiver (motor-head unit). Locate the “Learn” or “Smart” button. This can usually be found where the hanging antenna wire is attached to the motor-head unit.

7. Firmly press and release the “Learn” or “Smart” button. The name and color of the button may vary by manufacturer.

You will have 30 seconds to start Step 8.

8. Return to the vehicle. Firmly press and hold the programmed HomeLink

button for two seconds, then release. Repeat the press/hold/release sequence a second time, and depending on the brand of the garage door opener (or other rolling code device), repeat this sequence a third time to complete the programming.

HomeLink

.”

equipped device.

To program the remaining two HomeLink®buttons, begin with Step 2 of “Programming HomeLink

should now activate your rolling-code

.” You do not want to repeat Step 1, as this will erase all previous programming.

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Gate Operator and Canadian Programming

Canadian radio-frequency laws require transmitter signals to “time out” or quit after several seconds of transmission. This may not be long enough for HomeLink Similarly, some U.S. gate operators are manufactured to “time out” in the same manner.

If you live in Canada, or you are having difficulty programming a gate operator by using the “Programming HomeLink replace Step 3 under “Programming HomeLink the following:

Continue to press and hold the HomeLink you press and release every two seconds (cycle) your hand-held transmitter until the frequency signal has been successfully accepted by HomeLink The indicator light will ﬂash slowly at ﬁrst and then rapidly. Proceed with Step 4 under “Programming HomeLink

to pick up the signal during programming.

” procedures (regardless of where you live),

” to complete.

” with

button while

Using HomeLink

Press and hold the appropriate HomeLink®button for at least half of a second. The indicator light will come on while the signal is being transmitted.

Erasing HomeLink®Buttons

To erase programming from the three buttons do the following:

1. Press and hold down the two outside buttons until the indicator light begins to ﬂash, after 20 seconds. Do not hold the two outside buttons for longer than 30 seconds.

2. Release both buttons.

HomeLink be programmed at any time beginning with Step 2 under “Programming HomeLink this section.

Individual buttons cannot be erased, but they can be reprogrammed. See “Reprogramming a Single HomeLink

is now in the train (learning) mode and can

” shown earlier in

Button” following this section.

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Reprogramming a Single

HomeLink

To program a device to HomeLink®using a HomeLink button previously trained, follow these steps:

1. Press and hold the desired HomeLink Do not release the button.

2. The indicator light will begin to ﬂash after 20 seconds. While still holding the HomeLink button, proceed with Step 2 under “Programming HomeLink

Button

” shown earlier in this section.

button.

Resetting Defaults

To reset HomeLink®to default settings do the following:

1. Hold down the two outside buttons for about 20 seconds until the indicator light begins to ﬂash.

2. Continue to hold both buttons until the HomeLink indicator light turns off.

3. Release both buttons.

For questions or comments, contact HomeLink at 1-800-355-3515, or on the internet at www.homelink.com.

Storage Areas

Glove Box

To open the glove box, lift up on the lever. The glove box has a light inside.

Cupholder(s)

The cupholders are located under a lid in the front console to the right of the shift lever. Press the left side of the lid and it will open automatically.

Center Console Storage Area

There is a center console storage area located between the seats. To open this storage area, pull up the lid on the front edge of the console and swing it rearward.

There is also an upright center console storage area between the seatbacks. To open the storage area, press and release the button near the top so it extends out. Then, turn the button in either direction to unlatch the lid and pull the console lid down. After you close the lid, press the release button back in.

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Map Pocket

The map/storage pockets are located on each door behind a cover.

Floor Mats

Your vehicle’s ﬂoor mats are specially designed to remain in position under your feet and out of reach of the accelerator pedal. The driver’s side ﬂoor mat is held in place by two snaps and the passenger’s side is held in place by one.

Be sure that the driver’s side ﬂoor mat is properly placed on the ﬂoor so that it does not block the movement of the accelerator pedal.

How to Remove and Replace the Floor Mats

To remove the ﬂoor mats, pull up on the rear of the mat to disconnect from the snaps.

To reinstall the ﬂoor mats, line up the openings in the ﬂoor mat over the snaps and push down into place.

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Rear Storage Area

There is a cargo divider located in the trunk to keep cargo from getting in the way of the retractable hardtop. The cargo divider must be in place for the top to move.

To install the cargo divider, snap the bottom of the divider onto the snaps (B) located on the ﬂoor of the trunk. Then, swing the divider up and place the pins on each side of the divider into the notches (A) on either side of the trunk.

There is also a storage compartment located in the trunk on the passenger’s side.

To access the storage compartment, unsnap the lid. To reinstall the lid, line up the opening in the lid over the snap and push down into place.

Convenience Net

Your vehicle is equipped with a convenience net. The convenience net attaches to the ﬂoor of the trunk. Put small loads, like grocery bags, behind the net.

The net is not for larger, heavier loads. Store them in the trunk as far forward as you can. When not using the net, hook the net to the tabs securing it to the sill plate.

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Cadillac XLR 2005 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Power Seats

Power Lumbar

Heated and Cooled Seats

Power Reclining Seatback

Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

Driver Position

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

Passenger Position

Safety Belt Extender

Safety Belt Pretensioners

Child Restraints

Older Children

Infants and Young Children

Child Restraint Systems

Top Strap

Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System

Securing a Child Restraint in the Passenger Seat Position

Airbag System

Where Are the Airbags?

How Does an Airbag Restrain?

Airbag Off Switch

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle

Restraint System Check

Checking Your Restraint Systems

Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash

Section 2 Features and Controls

Keys

Keyless Access System

Keyless Access System Operation

Doors and Locks

Door Locks

Power Door Locks

Automatic Door Locks

Programmable Automatic Door Unlock

Lockout Protection

Trunk

Windows

Power Windows

Sun Visors

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Theft-Deterrent System

Valet Lockout Switch

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

New Vehicle Break-In

Ignition Positions

Retained Accessory Power (RAP)

Starting Your Engine

Engine Coolant Heater

Automatic Transmission Operation

Parking Brake

Shifting Into Park (P)

Shifting Out of Park (P)

Parking Over Things That Burn

Engine Exhaust

Running Your Engine While You Are Parked

Mirrors

Outside Power Heated Mirrors

Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror

Outside Curb View Assist Mirror

Outside Convex Mirror

OnStar®System

HomeLink®Transmitter

Storage Areas

Glove Box

Cupholder(s)

Center Console Storage Area

Map Pocket

Floor Mats

Rear Storage Area

Convenience Net