1999 Cadillac Catera Support Question
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Question posted by Elvguy3d on July 13th, 2014
Cadillac Catera Transmission Got Wet And Now It Wont Shift
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Owner's Manual - Page 1
... can use your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
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The 1999 Cadillac Catera Owner's Manual
1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use it to quickly find helpful...
Owner's Manual - Page 63
... System (RKE) Trunk Theft Theft-Deterrent System Immobilizer New Vehicle"Break-In" Ignition Positions Starting Your Engine Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) Automatic Transmission Operation Parking Brake Shifting Into PARK (P) Shifting Out of PARK (P) 2-30 2-30 2-31 2-32 2-33 2-34 2-34 2-40 2-46 2-47 2-49 2-52 2-56 2-60 2-63 Parking Over Things that...
Owner's Manual - Page 67
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Power Door Locks
Automatic Door Locks
Close the doors and turn on , the transmission in PARK (P), have that person use the manual or power lock. When the door is not in ...PARK (P) and the brake pedal pressed down, you move the shift lever into PARK (P). Every time you are identified on the back with your vehicle is closed again,...
Owner's Manual - Page 80
...transmission. Without pushing the accelerator pedal, turn your ignition key to be drained much sooner. NOTICE:
Holding your key in START for about three seconds at a time will go of the key.
When the engine starts, let go down as your engine gets warm.
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Starting Your Engine
Move your shift... to PARK (P) if your starter. Shift to PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). that...
Owner's Manual - Page 83
... you 're pulling a trailer, see "Towing a Trailer" in PARK (P) with the parking brake firmly set your vehicle can't move the shift lever to .
Ensure the shift lever is not fully in the Index. If you 're on fairly level ground, always set . yellowblue
Automatic Transmission Operation
There are several different positions for the...
Owner's Manual - Page 84
... 're already moving or when your foot is racing. REVERSE (R): Use this section. NOTICE:
Damage to the transmission caused by your vehicle back and forth to fully apply the regular brakes before you can shift from PARK (P) when the ignition key is being towed. Then move very rapidly. Unless your vehicle is...
Owner's Manual - Page 85
.... It offers more , push the accelerator all the way down a steep hill. This is below 86_F (30_ C), upshifting of the transmission will shift down to the next gear. This could damage the transmission. Upshifting and downshifting of DRIVE (D): D When driving on hills. THIRD (3): This position is going down . SECOND (2): Driving in this position...
Owner's Manual - Page 86
... to provide more traction when you are driving, there may choose the sport mode. The transmission will upshift normally.
2-24 After starting on the console. Have your vehicle will remain in...when the sport mode is in the automatic transmission. Third-Gear Start
Press the "S" button once to a sport driving mode. It only operates when the shift lever is selected. This button lets you...
Owner's Manual - Page 87
...To turn this feature off .
Whenever you press and hold the regular brake pedal down with your vehicle, the transmission is turned off , press the button again. Drive as usual for more than two seconds. If the ignition... pedal past its
resistance point for normal road conditions. D If the shift lever is on, the brake system warning light will come on the parking brake lever.
Owner's Manual - Page 90
... 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 the vehicle may find out how, see if you can move suddenly. You or others could be sure your vehicle...
Owner's Manual - Page 104
... the high-beam headlamps come on the remote keyless entry transmitter is shifted out of your vehicle more visible to see the front of
When DRL are on, only the high-beam headlamps (at reduced brightness when:
D your vehicle's transmission is pressed. No other drivers. Perimeter Lighting
This feature turns on when...
Owner's Manual - Page 105
..., and the high-beam headlamps change to low-beam headlamps. Placing your vehicle with any vehicle, you should turn off the Twilight Sentinel switch and shift the transmission into
PARK (P) with the ignition in use (DRL will
come back on 20 seconds after wipers have turned off),
D using the flash-to the...
Owner's Manual - Page 193
... gear when you go down a hill. The most important
CAUTION:
If you don't shift down . Shift down a steep or long hill. yellowblue
Hill and Mountain Roads
If you drive regularly in good shape. You could get so hot that can ...can make your brakes on a steep downhill slope. Driving on mountain roads. Check all fluid
levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system and transmission.
Owner's Manual - Page 194
... no-passing zones, a falling rocks area or winding roads. The lower gears help cool your engine and transmission, and you go uphill. D You may want to do all the work well. Be alert to shift down a hill. yellowblue
CAUTION:
Coasting downhill in your own lane. Drive at speeds that warn of the...
Owner's Manual - Page 201
... and under greater loads, generating extra heat. Load-pulling components such as the engine, transmission, wheel assemblies and tires are important for your safety and that appears later in handling,... trailering.
or even at all . the resulting repairs would not be seriously injured. Your Catera can lose control when you pull a trailer. A good source for advice and information about...
Owner's Manual - Page 206
...the possibility of engine and transmission overheating. Then shift into PARK (P). 2.
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Driving On Grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you start to move. On a long uphill grade, shift down a long or steep...your vehicle, with a trailer attached, on a hill, here's how to do not shift into PARK (P) firmly and apply the parking brake. 5. Apply the regular brakes, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 207
Check periodically to see that are especially important in the Index.
4-37 D Shift into a gear; and D Be sure the parking brake has released.
2.... it's a good idea to Leave After Parking on a Hill
1.
Things that all hitch nuts and bolts are automatic transmission fluid (don't overfill), engine oil, axle lubricant, drive belt, cooling system and brake system. D Start your regular brakes...
Owner's Manual - Page 237
... the wheels too fast while shifting your transmission back and forth, you shift, and press lightly on your vehicle, see "Towing Your Vehicle" in the Index.) Then shift back and forth between REVERSE ...well as possible. For information about using tire chains on the accelerator pedal when the transmission is in the Index.
That will cause a rocking motion that doesn't get you out...
Owner's Manual - Page 307
... Center at 1-800-323-9935.
See your vehicle (hand controls, wheelchair/scooter lifts, etc.). GM of contacting a Cadillac advisor and, when appropriate, a Catera trained dealer technician who can provide on-site service.
7-5 Roadside Service
Cadillac's exceptional Roadside Service is available for a limited period of vehicle purchase/lease. Call 1-800-GM-DRIVE (463-7483...
Owner's Manual - Page 319
...Controls and Audio Systems ...3-1 Compact Disc Changer Errors ...3-26 Compartments, Storage ...2-49 Console Shift Lever ...2-27 Console Storage ...2-50 Control of a Vehicle ...4-6 Convenience Net ...2-50 ...Reduction ...3-13, 3-20 Door Central Unlocking System ...2-4 Locks ...2-4 DRIVE (D), Automatic Transmission ...2-23 Driver Position ...1-16 Driver's Side Instrument Panel Fuse Block ...6-57 Driver...
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