Bumper-to-Bumper 4-years/50,000 miles (80 000 km) Limited Warranty Every 2000 Seville under warranty is backed with the following services: 1-800-882-1112 that provides in an emergency: Free lockout assistance Courtesy Transportation Free dead-battery assistance Deluxe Trip Free out-of-fuel assistance Routing Free flat-tire change Emergency towing 2000 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual Litho in U.S.A. © Copyright General Motors Corporation 1999 Part Number 25695352 A First Edition All Rights Reserved i Table of Contents Seats and Restraint Systems Section 1 Seats and Seat Controls Air Bag Systems Safety Belts Child Restraints Features and Controls Section 2 Keys and Door Locks Mirrors Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Storage Compartments Trunk Release Convenience Net Automatic Transmission Accessory Power Outlets Parking Brake OnStar® System (If Equipped) Windows Sunroof (Option) Tilt Wheel HomeLink® Transmitter (Option) Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Instrument Panel, Warning Lights and Gages Windshield Wipers Driver Information Center Cruise Control Memory and Personalization/Personal Choice Feature Interior and Exterior Lamps ii Table of Contents (cont'd) Comfort Controls and Audio Systems Section 3 Heating and Air Conditioning Radio Theft-Deterrent Feature Setting the Radio Clock Steering Wheel Controls (If Equipped) Radio/Cassette Player/CD Player Your Driving and the Road Section 4 Defensive Driving Steering Drunken Driving Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions Control of a Vehicle Loading Your Vehicle Braking Towing a Trailer Problems on the Road Section 5 Hazard Warning Flashers Engine Overheating Jump Starting Changing a Flat Tire Towing Your Vehicle If You're Stuck iii Table of Contents (cont'd) Service and Appearance Care Section 6 Fuel Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Checking Fluids and Lubricants Tires and Wheels GM Oil Life System™ Appearance Care Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Electrical System/Fuses and Circuit Breakers Brakes Capacities and Specifications Bulb Replacement Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts Maintenance Schedule Scheduled Maintenance Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Owner Checks and Services Maintenance Records Periodic Maintenance Inspections See separate Maintenance Schedule Booklet iv Table of Contents (cont'd) Customer Assistance Information Section 7 Customer Satisfaction Procedures Warranty Information (See Warranty Manual) Customer Assistance Offices Reporting Safety Defects on page 7-10 Roadside Assistance and Courtesy Transportation Service Publications Index Section 8 In the Index you will find an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. Please refer to the last page of this manual for your Service Station Guide v We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath and the name SEVILLE 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 in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Cadillac Motor For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a Car Division whenever it appears in this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français chez sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new votre concessionaire ou au: owner can use it. DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1577 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1B9 vi How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning CAUTION: to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and These mean there is something that could hurt controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find you or other people. that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. 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 don’t, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle Safety Warnings and Symbols with a slash through it in this book. This safety You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. symbol means “Don’t,” We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you “Don’t do this” or “Don’t about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore let this happen.” the warning. vii Vehicle Damage Warnings In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would Also, in this book you will find these notices: not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid NOTICE: the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION These mean there is something that could and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. damage your vehicle. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. viii Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols These symbols Here are some these symbols are important have to do with are on some of are used on other symbols are used on an for you and your lamps: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: your passengers indicator lights: whenever your vehicle is MASTER WINDSHIELD CAUTION driven: LIGHTING WIPER POSSIBLE SWITCH ENGINE FUSE INJURY COOLANT TEMP DOOR LOCK TURN PROTECT WINDSHIELD UNLOCK SIGNALS EYES BY WASHER BATTERY LIGHTER SHIELDING CHARGING PARKING SYSTEM CAUSTIC LAMPS WINDSHIELD BATTERY FASTEN HORN DEFROSTER ACID COULD SEAT BRAKE CAUSE BELTS HAZARD BURNS WARNING FLASHER REAR COOLANT SPEAKER AVOID WINDOW SPARKS OR POWER DEFOGGER FLAMES DAYTIME WINDOW RUNNING ENGINE OIL LAMPS PRESSURE FUEL SPARK OR FLAME VENTILATING COULD FAN EXPLODE AIR BAG FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK BATTERY BRAKES ix Service Station Guide Cooling System See Section 5 Tire Pressure For See Section 6 a More Battery Detailed Look at See Section 6 Spare Tire Pressure What's Under the Hood See Section 6 See Section 5 Alternate Hood Release Fuel Door Release See Section 6 See Section 6 Engine Oil Dipstick Windshield Washer See Section 6 Remote Fuel Fluid Door Release Premium Fuel Recommended See Section 6 Oil Viscosity See Section 6 Use unleaded gas only, 91 Octane or higher. Engine Oil See Section 6 See Section 6 Section 1 Seats and Restraint System Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. 1- 2 Seats and Seat Controls 1- 29 Safety Belt Pretensioners 1- 7 Safety Belts: They’re For Everyone 1- 29 Rear Seat Passengers 1- 12 Here are Questions Many People Ask About 1- 32 Children Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1- 35 Child Restraints 1- 13 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1- 45 Larger Children 1- 13 Driver Position 1- 48 Safety Belt Extender 1- 19 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1- 48 Checking Your Restraint Systems 1- 20 Right Front Passenger Position 1- 48 Replacing Restraint System Parts After 1- 20 Supplemental Inflatable Restraint a Crash (SIR) Systems 1- 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls Four Way Power Lumbar Control This section tells you about the power seats -- how to (If Equipped) adjust them, and also about reclining front seatbacks, If you have this feature, lumbar adjustments, heated seats and head restraints. the driver’s and passenger’s Power Seats seatback lumbar support can be adjusted four ways The power seat controls are by moving a single switch located on the outboard side located on the side of of the front seat cushions. the seat. To increase or decrease support, hold the switch forward or rearward. To move the lumbar up or down, hold the switch up or down. D Move the front of the seat control up or down to Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, adjust the front portion of the cushion. as it may during long trips, so should the position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed. D Move the rear of the seat control up or down to adjust the rear portion of the cushion. D Lift up or push down on center of the seat control to move the entire seat up or down. D To move the seat forward or rearward, slide the seat control forward or rearward. 1-2 Massaging Lumbar (If Equipped) When the ignition is turned to ON, and a driver or passenger is in the equipped seat, the adaptive seat Push or tap the lumbar control, where it is marked feature will automatically activate. The seatback and AUTO, located on the outboard side of each front seat, cushion will inflate to adjust to your body’s positioning up for half a second to activate the massage feature. for the duration of the trip in four-minute cycles. The massage cycle will run for 10 minutes and can be turned off by pushing the lumbar control down briefly. To reshape the lower seatback, press the lumbar The lumbar support can be adjusted during the massage control forward to increase support and rearward to cycle by moving the switch forward to increase support decrease support. and rearward to decrease support. The massage cycle To turn off the adaptive seat feature, press the control will continue to run even if the ignition is turned to OFF, down.