1998 Cadillac Catera Support Question
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Question posted by martinez1902 on January 15th, 2012
Jmy Cadillac Catera 1998 Starts In Park, Put Into Gear ' Drive' It Turns Off?
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Owner's Manual - Page 6
...you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. Your Driving and the Road Here you...start and operate your vehicle running properly and looking good. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your seats and safety belts properly. ,c .c
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Owner's Manual - Page 8
...unique expression of exciting, performance-oriented luxury driving. THE CADDY THATZICS.m Luxury truly can be engineered andmanufactured in Germany.
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Congratulations. With proper care, your Catera will deliver mile after mile of Cadillac luxury with a sensibility to be fun. With the Catera, you have selected the first Cadillac ever to European ride and handling...
Owner's Manual - Page 88
... LOCK.
OFF (I): This position lets you could damage the transmission. If you do, you turn off (forexample, if your vehicle is moving , use NEUTRAL (N) only. NOTICE:
Don't try to shift to PARK (P) your vehicle. START (111): This position starts the engine.
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This position locks theignition, steering wheel and transmission.
It'sa theft-deterrent...
Owner's Manual - Page 91
... drive shaft. Don't leave your dealer in the area where you keep the coolant heater plugged in the Index. The answer depends on fairly level ground, always setyour parking brake and PARK ... you 're pulling a trailer, "Towing a Trailer" in PARK (P) with the parking brake firmly Your vehicle can move easily.
set. Before starting the engine,be sure to unplug and storethe cord as it...
Owner's Manual - Page 92
Shifting out of PARK (P) NEUTRAL (N) while or your vehicle back and forth to get out of snow, ice or sand without damaging transmission, see the "Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow" in this gear to fully apply the regular brakes before starting the engine.
To rock your engine is "racing" (runningat high speed...
Owner's Manual - Page 94
... instrument panel will upshift normally.
The button is selected. After starting onice or other slippery surfaces.
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Third-Gear Start
Press the "S" button once to the normal driving mode. It only operates when the shift lever is located on the console. When you are starting in DRIVE (D). It is in THIRD (3), the vehicle will come on when...
Owner's Manual - Page 95
... Once the vehicle reaches67 mph (108 km/h).
To turn this featureoff, press the button again. If you start your foot and pull up on . Whenever you press... on the parking brake lever. To set the parking brake, hold the accelerator pedal past its resistance pointfor more than two seconds.
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Parking Brake
When speed falls below25 mph (40 km/h). This feature automatically turns when any ...
Owner's Manual - Page 96
.... This section shows the what to do first to the shift lever not fully in Index. If you start to drive with parking brake set .
Hold the brake pedal down with yourfoot and pull the parking brake lever up until you move , even when you're on ahill, see "Towing a Trailer" in theIndex for...
Owner's Manual - Page 112
... feature activates the low-beam headlamps, parking lamps, sidemarker lamps and taillamps after the windshield wipers have been turnedoff for about 20 seconds.
Perimeter Lighting
This feature turns on , the manual headlamp if control is shifted out of DRL.
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others...
Owner's Manual - Page 142
...drive the vehicle to your vehicle:
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Reducing vehicle speed. This could lead to park... your vehicle. Light Flashing -- Find a safe place to costly repairs that may not be covered by your warranty. for If the light stops flashing and remains on steady, "If see "If the Light Is On Steady" following . Dealer or qualified service center diagnosis and service may be required. Turn...
Owner's Manual - Page 143
... be able to turn the light off . installed should turn on. A few driving trips should correct this condition. diagnostic tools to any mechanical or electrical fix As your engine starts to run as... require at least one full tank ofthe proper fuel to fully install put fuel into gear, misfiring, hesitation on the cap.The diagnostic system can determine if the fuel acceleration ...
Owner's Manual - Page 145
If the light comeson while starting and stays on for several off ...Shift Light
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This light comes on whenever you must press the brake pedal to
... has been shut for about one minute or comes on while driving, the engine oil level should checked.
Check Oil Light
This light will come on...
Owner's Manual - Page 181
...place to brake in or turn suddenly. Please start with resulting injury. Rear-end collisions are common. such as concentrating on the driving task.
"be or ...Drive defensively. These simple defensive driving techniques could save your Catera: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in both city and rural driving. never You know when the vehicle front of accidents. Defensive Driving...
Owner's Manual - Page 189
... As your speed. Steering Tips
Driving on Curves It's important to change path whenyou turn its the front wheels. A lot of physics when driving on the condition of steering effort ...Both control systems-- have power steering, however, steering will be stiffer than normal when parking or driving slow, something may be wrong withthe speed sensitive steering system. Refer to steer a ...
Owner's Manual - Page 193
... braking by shifting to existing conditions, and by taking reasonable care suited to a lower gear). If you want to slow down slippery on surfaces because stopping distance will longer and be...the acceleration skid,too much throttle causes the driving wheels to slide, ease your footthe off accelerator pedal and quickly steer the you start steering quickly enough, your foot off the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 200
... Are they in Catera dealerships all inflated the to recommended pressure?
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a Tires: They are some things you need it 's ready go. After driving any circumstances, stop and back up -to must start when you delay ...certain you miss your exit, do not, under any distance for long-distance driving? Is your sense of the journey. Are the tires all across North America. trouble...
Owner's Manual - Page 214
...Driving On Grades
Reduce speedand shift to the right. one Then, to move the trailer to theleft, just move your hand to a lower gear before you 're towing a trailer.
Always back up slowly and, if possible, have someone guide you 're about turn... turn , to passed vehicle before you start down along or steep downgrade.If you don't shift down, you 're turning with your Catera dealer...
Owner's Manual - Page 215
... engine;
overfill), engineoil, axle lubricant, drive belt, cooling system and brake adjustment. Then shift into a gear;
are especially important in Apply the regular brakes, but do it 's a If When the wheel chocks are in the Index. When You Are Ready to do not into PARK (P). and Be sure the parking brake has released.
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Owner's Manual - Page 308
...Lamp (DRL) Relay, LH High-Beam Headlamp Relay Headlamp Switch, LH Headlamp (Low Beam) LH Parking Lamp andT r Signal Lamp, un LH Rear Sidemarker Lamp, Multifunction Relay, LH Stoplamp and Taillamp ... Connector (Not Used) Multifunction Relay RH Parking Lamp and Turn Signal Lamp, RH Rear Sidemarker Lamp, RH Stoplamp and Taillamp RH Low-Beam Headlamp and Turn Signal Switch RH High-Beam Headlamp Relay ...
Owner's Manual - Page 309
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