2004 Cadillac XLR Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Safety Belts .............................................. 1-4 Towing ................................................... 4-32 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-18 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Air Bag Systems ...................................... 1-36 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-48 Fuel ......................................................... 5-4 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Keys ........................................................ 2-2 Rear Axle ............................................... 5-45 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-46 Windows ................................................. 2-14 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-49 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-17 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-49 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-19 Tires ...................................................... 5-50 Mirrors .................................................... 2-33 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-75 ® OnStar System ...................................... 2-35 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-83 ® HomeLink Transmitter ............................. 2-37 Electrical System ...................................... 5-84 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-41 Capacities and Specifications ..................... 5-91 Retractable Hardtop .................................. 2-44 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-53 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-35 Customer Assistance Information .................. 7-2 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 3-41 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-10 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................... 3-57 Index ................................................................ 1 Trip Computer ......................................... 3-72 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-72 Canadian Owners You can obtain a French copy of this manual 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 are registered How to Use This Manual trademarks and the name XLR is a trademark of Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning General Motors Corporation. to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If This manual includes the latest information at the time it you do this, it will help you learn about the features and was printed. We reserve the right to make changes controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you will find after that time without further notice. For vehicles first that pictures and words work together to explain things. sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Cadillac Motor Car Division Index whenever it appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be A good place to look for what you need is the Index in there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the is in the manual, and the page number where you will new owner can use it. find it. Litho in U.S.A. ©Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/02/03 Part No. 10327354 A First Edition All Rights Reserved ii Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash through it in You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. this book. This safety We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about symbol means “Don’t,” things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the “Don’t do this” or “Don’t let warning. 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 don’t, you or others could be hurt. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this book you will find these notices: Your vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, Notice: These mean there is something that could are shown along with the text describing the operation damage your vehicle. or information relating to a specific component, control, A notice will tell you about something that can damage message, gage or indicator. your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figuring out a specific name of a covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. component, gage or indicator, reference the following But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid topics: the damage. • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different • Features and Controls in Section 2 colors or in different words. • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. • Climate Controls in Section 3 They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • 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 vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Eight-Way Power Seats ...................................1-2 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-27 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Heated and Cooled Seats ................................1-3 LATCH System .........................................1-29 Safety Belts .....................................................1-4 Securing a Child Restraint in the Passenger Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-4 Seat Position ............................................1-31 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ........1-8 Air Bag Systems ............................................1-36 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...................1-9 Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-38 Driver Position ..............................................1-10 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-41 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-16 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-42 Passenger Position .......................................1-17 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-42 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-17 What Will You See After an Air Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-17 Bag Inflates? ............................................1-42 Child Restraints .............................................1-18 Air Bag Off Switch ........................................1-44 Older Children ..............................................1-18 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-48 Infants and Young Children ............................1-20 Restraint System Check ..................................1-48 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-23 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-48 Top Strap ....................................................1-27 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...................................................1-49 1-1 Front Seats The eight-way power seat controls are located on the outboard sides of both the driver’s and the passenger’s seats. Eight-Way Power Seats • Move the front of the control up or down to adjust the front portion of the cushion up or down. • Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust the rear portion of the cushion up or down. • Lift up or push down on the whole control to move the entire seat up or down. • Slide the control toward the front or rear of the vehicle to move the whole seat forward or rearward. • Push or pull the top of the control forward or rearward to raise and recline the seatback. 1-2 Power Lumbar Heated and Cooled Seats The driver’s and The buttons for the heated and cooled seats are located passenger’s seatback on the climate controls. lumbar support switches ( (Heated/Cooled Seat): Press this button to turn the are located on the outboard sides of feature on. The button on the left controls the driver’s the seats. seat and the button on the right controls the passenger’s seat. Each press of the button will take you to a different setting. The settings available in order are HI HEAT, LO HEAT, OFF, HI COOL, LO COOL and OFF. You will be able to feel the temperature change in