2006 Cadillac DTS Owner Manual M
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2006 Cadillac DTS Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-71 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-97 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-8 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-10 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-32 Towing ................................................... 4-37 Airbag System ......................................... 1-55 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-71 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-44 Windows ................................................. 2-15 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-47 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-19 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-47 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-23 Tires ...................................................... 5-49 Mirrors .................................................... 2-35 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-83 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-43 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-91 Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-45 Electrical System ...................................... 5-92 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-49 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-101 Sunroof .................................................. 2-50 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-51 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-44 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-13 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-55 Index ................................................................ 1 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 DTS How to Use This Manual are registered trademarks of General Motors Many people read the owner manual from beginning to Corporation. end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this This manual includes the latest information at the time it is done, it can help you learn about the features was printed. We reserve the right to make changes and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work after that time without notice. For vehicles first sold in together in the owner manual to explain things. Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Cadillac Motor Car Division whenever it Index appears in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is A good place to quickly locate information about the needed while your are on the road. If the vehicle is vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 06DTS A First Printing © 2005 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash through it in There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We this book. This safety use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things symbol means “Do Not,” that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” {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. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with Notice: These mean there is something that could the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered If you need help figuring out a specific name of a by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But component, gage, or indicator, reference the the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. following topics: When you read other manuals, you might see • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. • Features and Controls in Section 2 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • 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 iv These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Child Restraints .............................................1-32 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Older Children ..............................................1-32 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3 Infants and Young Children ............................1-35 Massaging Lumbar .........................................1-3 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-38 Heated and Cooled Seats ................................1-4 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-42 Power Reclining Seatbacks ..............................1-5 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Head Restraints .............................................1-7 Children (LATCH) ......................................1-43 Center Seat ...................................................1-8 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ............................................1-49 Rear Seats .......................................................1-8 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Heated Seats .................................................1-8 Front Seat Position ....................................1-51 Rear Seat Pass-Through Door .........................1-9 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Power Lumbar ...............................................1-9 Front Seat Position ....................................1-52 Safety Belts ...................................................1-10 Airbag System ...............................................1-55 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-10 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-58 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-14 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-61 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-15 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-63 Driver Position ..............................................1-16 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-63 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-22 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-64 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-23 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-65 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-23 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-70 Center Front Passenger Position .....................1-24 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-25 Vehicle ....................................................1-70 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-28 Restraint System Check ..................................1-71 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-31 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-71 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-31 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................1-72 1-1 Front Seats Your vehicle also has power reclining seatbacks. See Power Reclining Power Seats Seatbacks on page 1-5. The power seat controls are located on the outboard side of the front seats. Power Recline Control 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 Horizontal Power page 2-51. Control • Move the front of the control up or down to adjust the front portion of the cushion. • Move the