Cadillac 2008 DTS Manual de usuario

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1

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

Rear Seats ............................................... 1-9

Safety Belts ............................................. 1-10

Child Restraints ....................................... 1-31

Airbag System ......................................... 1-54

Restraint System Check ............................ 1-69

Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1

Keys ........................................................ 2-3

Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10

Windows ................................................. 2-14

Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-18

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-22

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

Object Detection Systems .......................... 2-44

OnStar

System ...................................... 2-53

Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-56

Storage Areas ......................................... 2-63

Sunroof .................................................. 2-65

Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1

Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4

Climate Controls ...................................... 3-40

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-51

Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-68

Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-95

Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2

Towing ................................................... 4-26

Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1

Service ..................................................... 5-3

Fuel ......................................................... 5-5

Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10

Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-44

Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-47

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-48

Tires ...................................................... 5-50

Appearance Care ..................................... 5-87

Vehicle Identiﬁcation ................................. 5-95

Electrical System ...................................... 5-96

Capacities and Speciﬁcations ................... 5-105

Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1

Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2

Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1

Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2

Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-14

Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ........... 7-16

Index ................................................................ 1

2008 Cadillac DTS Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC,

the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath, and the name DTS 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 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.

This manual describes features that may be available in

this model, but your vehicle may not have all of them.

For example, more than one entertainment system may

be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered

without a front passenger or rear seats.

Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.

Canadian Owners

A French language copy of this manual can be obtained

from your dealer/retailer or from:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

1-800-551-4123

www.helminc.com

Propriétaires Canadiens

On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français

auprès de concessionnaire ou à l’adresse suivante:

Helm Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

1-800-551-4123

www.helminc.com

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. 15870508 A First Printing

Using this Manual

Many people read the owner manual from beginning

to end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle to

learn about the vehicle’s features and controls.

Pictures and words work together 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.

Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this book.

A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about

things that could hurt you or others if you were to

ignore the warning.

{CAUTION:

These mean there is something that could

hurt you or other people.

We tell you what the hazard is and what to do to help

avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions.

If you do not, you or others could be hurt.

A circle with a slash

through it is a safety

symbol which means

“Do Not,” “Do Not do

this” or “Do Not let

this happen.”

iii

Vehicle Damage Warnings

You will also ﬁnd notices in this manual.

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.

The notice tells 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 which

use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols

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.

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

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

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

Massaging Lumbar .........................................1-3

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

Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel .........1-4

Power Reclining Seatbacks ..............................1-6

Head Restraints .............................................1-7

Center Seat ...................................................1-8

Rear Seats .......................................................1-9

Heated Seats .................................................1-9

Rear Seat Pass-Through Door .........................1-9

Power Lumbar ..............................................1-10

Safety Belts ...................................................1-10

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-10

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-16

Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-24

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-29

Lap Belt ......................................................1-29

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-30

Child Restraints .............................................1-31

Older Children ..............................................1-31

Infants and Young Children ............................1-34

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-37

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-40

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) ......................................1-41

Securing a Child Restraint in a

Rear Seat Position ....................................1-48

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Center Front Seat Position ..........................1-50

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position ............................1-50

Airbag System ...............................................1-54

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-56

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .....................1-59

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-60

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-60

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? .....1-61

Passenger Sensing System ............................1-62

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-67

Adding Equipment to Your

Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............................1-68

Restraint System Check ..................................1-69

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-69

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ............................................1-70

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

1-1

Front Seats

Power Seats

The power seat

controls are located

on the outboard side

of the seats.

•Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the

control forward or rearward.

•Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion

by moving the front of the control up or down.

•Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion

by moving the rear of the control up or down.

The front seats also have power reclining seatbacks.

See Power Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-6.

If your vehicle has the memory feature, you can program

and recall memory settings for seat positions. See

Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel on page 1-4.

Power Lumbar

The power lumbar

controls are located

on the outboard side

of the front seats.

Press the lumbar control forward to increase support

and rearward to decrease support. Press the top

or bottom of the control to raise or lower the support

mechanism.

The ignition does not need to be on for the power

lumbar feature to work.

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.

1-2

Massaging Lumbar

If your vehicle has this

feature, the switch is

located on the outboard

side of the front seats

behind the lumbar switch.

Press the switch to

turn the massaging

lumbar feature on.

The ignition must be on.

The massage cycle will run for up to 10 minutes.

To stop massage, press the massaging lumbar

switch again, or press the power lumbar switch.

Heated and Cooled Seats

Your vehicle may have heated and cooled front seats.

To operate the heated or cooled seats, the ignition

must be on. The buttons are located

on the front doors.

I(Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn on

the heated seatback.

H(Cooled Seat): Press this button to turn on the

cooled seat.

J(Heated Seat and Seatback): Press this button

to turn on the heated seat and seatback.

Driver’s Side Buttons

Shown, Passenger’s

Side Buttons Similar

1-3

Press a button to turn on the desired feature. A light on

that button will display to show which feature is on.

There are three temperature settings for each feature.

A column of three lights next to the buttons will

display which setting the feature is in: high, medium

or low. Three lights indicate the highest setting,

two lights for medium and one light for the lowest

setting.

When you press a button, the feature will turn on at

the highest setting. Each time you press the button,

the feature will go down one temperature setting.

To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button until

the display lights turn off.

If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is started

using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the front

heated seats will be turned on to the high setting if it

is cold outside. See “Remote Vehicle Start” under

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on

page 2-5. When the key is inserted into the ignition

and the ignition is turned on, this feature will turn off.

To turn it back on, press the desired button.

Memory Seat, Mirrors and

Steering Wheel

Your vehicle may have the memory package.

The controls for this feature are located on the driver’s

door panel, and are used to program and recall

memory settings for the driver’s seat, outside mirror,

and the steering wheel position if the vehicle has

the power tilt wheel and telescopic steering feature.

To save your positions in memory, do the following:

1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback

recliner and lumbar, both outside mirrors, and

the steering wheel to a comfortable position.

2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps sound

through the driver’s side front speaker to let you

know that the position has been stored.

1-4

A second seating, mirror, and steering wheel position

can be programmed by repeating the above steps

and pressing button 2 for a second driver.

To recall your memory positions, the vehicle must be

in PARK (P). Press and release either button 1 or

button 2 corresponding to the desired driving position.

The seat, outside mirrors, and steering wheel will

move to the position previously stored for the identiﬁed

driver. You will hear a single beep.

If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to enter

your vehicle and the remote recall memory feature

is on, automatic seat and mirror movement will occur.

See “MEMORY SEAT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle

Customization on page 3-86 for more information.

To stop recall movement of the memory feature at

any time, press one of the power seat controls,

memory buttons, power tilt wheel control, or power

mirror buttons.

If something has blocked the driver’s seat and/or the

steering column while recalling a memory position,

the driver’s seat and/or the steering column recall may

stop. If this happens remove the obstruction, then

press the appropriate control for the area that is not

recalling for two seconds. Try recalling the memory

position again by pressing the appropriate memory

button. If the memory position is still not recalling,

see your dealer for service.

Easy Exit Recall

The control for this feature is located on the driver’s

door panel between buttons 1 and 2.

With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position can

be recalled by pressing the exit button. You will hear

a single beep. The driver’s seat will move back,

and if the vehicle has the power tilt wheel and telescopic

steering feature, the power telescopic steering column

will move up and forward.

If the easy exit seat feature is on in the DIC, automatic

seat and power telescopic steering column movement

will occur when the key is removed from the ignition.

See “EASY EXIT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle

Customization on page 3-86 for more information.

Further programming for automatic seat and

steering wheel movement can be done using the

Driver Information Center (DIC). You can select or

not select the following:

•The easy exit recall feature

•The memory seat recall feature

For programming information, see DIC Vehicle

Customization on page 3-86.

1-5

Power Reclining Seatbacks

Your seats have power

reclining seatbacks.

Use the vertical power

seat control located

on the outboard side

of the seat.

•To recline the seatback, press the control toward

the rear of the vehicle.

•To raise the seatback, press the control toward

the front of the vehicle.

1-6

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