2006 Cadillac STS Owners Manual

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Roadside Service .......................................... 7-5 Service Publications Ordering Information ........ 7-14 Daytime Running Lamps .................................. 3-35 Defensive Driving ............................................. 4-2 Diversity Antenna System ............................... 3-122 Doing Your Own Service Work ........................... 5-4 Door Locks ........................................................ 2-12 Power Door Locks ....................................... 2-12 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ............. 2-13 Rear Door Security Locks ............................. 2-13 Position, Safety Belt ..................................... 1-13 Driver Information Center (DIC) ......................... 3-73 DIC Controls and Displays ............................ 3-74 DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-79 Other Messages .......................................... 3-93 Driver Driving At Night ..................................................... 4-18 City ........................................................... 4-22 Defensive ..................................................... 4-2 Drunken ....................................................... 4-3 Freeway ..................................................... 4-23 Hill and Mountain Roads .............................. 4-25 In Rain and on Wet Roads ........................... 4-20 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out ................. 4-32 Winter ........................................................ 4-27 Dual Climate Control System ............................ 3-48 E Electrical System Engine Add-On Equipment ..................................... 5-104 Fuses and Circuit Breakers ......................... 5-105 Headlamp Wiring ....................................... 5-104 Power Windows and Other Power Options .... 5-105 Rear Underseat Fuse Block ......................... 5-110 Underhood Fuse Block ............................... 5-106 Windshield Wiper Fuses ............................. 5-104 Air Cleaner/Filter ......................................... 5-25 Battery ....................................................... 5-45 Check and Service Engine Soon Light ............ 3-67 Coolant ...................................................... 5-27 Coolant Heater ............................................ 2-27 Coolant Temperature Gage ........................... 3-67 Coolant Temperature Warning Light ................ 3-66 Drive Belt Routing ....................................... 6-15 Engine Compartment Overview ...................... 5-12 Exhaust ..................................................... 2-39 Oil ............................................................. 5-18 Oil Life System ........................................... 5-24 Overheated Protection Operating Mode ........... 5-32 Overheating ................................................ 5-31 Starting ...................................................... 2-25 Entry Lighting ................................................. 3-39 Event Data Recorders (EDR) ............................. 7-8 Extender, Safety Belt ....................................... 1-26 Exterior Lighting Battery Saver .......................... 3-38 Filter Engine Air Cleaner ...................................... 5-25 Finish Damage ............................................. 5-101 Flash-to-Pass ................................................. 3-12 Flat Tire ........................................................ 5-81 Flat Tire, Changing ......................................... 5-83 Flat Tire, Storing ............................................. 5-92 Fluid Automatic Transmission ................................ 5-27 Power Steering ........................................... 5-40 Windshield Washer ...................................... 5-41 Fog Lamp Light .............................................. 3-71 Fog Lamps .................................................... 3-37 Forward Collision Alert (FAC) System .................. 3-9 Front Axle ...................................................... 5-53 ............................................................... 5-5 Fuel Additives ...................................................... 5-6 California Fuel .............................................. 5-6 Filling a Portable Fuel Container .................... 5-10 Fuel (cont.) Filling Your Tank ........................................... 5-8 Fuels in Foreign Countries .............................. 5-7 Gage ......................................................... 3-72 Gasoline Octane ........................................... 5-5 Gasoline Speciﬁcations .................................. 5-6 Fuses and Circuit Breakers ......................... 5-105 Rear Underseat Fuse Block ......................... 5-110 Underhood Fuse Block ............................... 5-106 Windshield Wiper ....................................... 5-104 Fuses Gage Engine Coolant Temperature ......................... 3-67 Fuel .......................................................... 3-72 Speedometer .............................................. 3-59 Tachometer ................................................. 3-59 Garage Door Opener ....................................... 2-47 Gasoline Octane ........................................................ 5-5 Speciﬁcations ............................................... 5-6 Glove Box ..................................................... 2-51 GM Mobility Reimbursement Program .................. 7-5 Hazard Warning Flashers ................................... 3-6 Head Restraints ............................................... 1-6 Headlamp Wiring ........................................... 5-104 Headlamps .................................................... 3-31 Bulb Replacement ....................................... 5-54 Daytime Running Lamps ............................... 3-35 Flash-to-Pass .............................................. 3-12 Halogen Bulbs ............................................ 5-54 High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ........... 5-54 High/Low Beam Changer ................................ 3-8 On Reminder .............................................. 3-35 Washer ...................................................... 3-15 Wiper Activated ........................................... 3-35 Head-Up Display (HUD) ................................... 3-40 Heated Seats ............................................ 1-3, 1-4 Heated Steering Wheel ..................................... 3-7 Heater ........................................................... 3-48 Highbeam On Light ......................................... 3-72 Highway Hypnosis ........................................... 4-25 Hill and Mountain Roads .................................. 4-25 Hood Checking Things Under ................................ 5-10 Release ..................................................... 5-11 Horn ............................................................... 3-6 How to Use This Manual ...................................... ii How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................... 1-13 I Ignition Positions ............................................. 2-24 Inadvertent Power Battery Saver ....................... 3-40 Infants and Young Children, Restraints ............... 1-29 Inﬂation -- Tire Pressure .................................. 5-65 Instrument Panel Overview ..................................................... 3-4 Instrument Panel (I/P) Brightness .................................................. 3-39 Cluster ....................................................... 3-58 Jump Starting ................................................. 5-46 Keyless Access System ..................................... 2-4 Keyless Access System, Operation ...................... 2-5 Keys ............................................................... 2-3 Labeling, Tire Sidewall ..................................... 5-59 Lamps Battery Load Management ............................ 3-40 Exterior Lighting Battery Saver ...................... 3-38 Lamps (cont.) Fog ........................................................... 3-37 Inadvertent Power Battery Saver .................... 3-40 Reading ..................................................... 3-40 Twilight Sentinel® ........................................ 3-37 LATCH System Child Restraints ........................................... 1-37 Lifting Your Vehicle, Tires ................................. 5-79 Light Airbag Readiness ........................................ 3-60 Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ................... 3-65 Brake System Warning ................................. 3-64 Charging System ......................................... 3-63 Cruise Control ............................................. 3-72 Engine Coolant Temperature Warning ............. 3-66 Fog Lamp .................................................. 3-71 Highbeam On ............................................. 3-72 Lights On Reminder ..................................... 3-71 Low Tire Pressure Warning Light ................... 3-65 Malfunction Indicator .................................... 3-67 Oil Pressure ............................................... 3-70 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator .................. 3-61 Passenger Safety Belt Reminder .................... 3-60 Safety Belt Reminder ................................... 3-59 Security ..................................................... 3-71 TCS Warning Light ...................................... 3-66 Traction Control System (TCS) Warning .......... 3-66 Lighting Entry ......................................................... 3-39 Parade Dimming .......................................... 3-39 Limited-Slip Rear Axle ..................................... 4-11 Loading Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-32 Lockout Protection .......................................... 2-14 Locks Door .......................................................... 2-12 Lockout Protection ....................................... 2-14 Power Door ................................................ 2-12 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ............. 2-13 Rear Door Security Locks ............................. 2-13 Loss of Control ............................................... 4-17 Lumbar Power Controls ............................................. 1-2 Magnetic Ride Control ..................................... 4-11 Maintenance Schedule Additional Required Services ........................... 6-6 At Each Fuel Fill ........................................... 6-9 At Least Once a Month .................................. 6-9 At Least Once a Year .................................. 6-10 Introduction .................................................. 6-2 Maintenance Footnotes .................................. 6-7 Maintenance Record .................................... 6-16 Maintenance Requirements ............................. 6-2 Maintenance Schedule (cont.) Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ......... 6-14 Owner Checks and Services ........................... 6-8 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............. 6-12 Scheduled Maintenance ................................. 6-4 Using .......................................................... 6-2 Your Vehicle and the Environment ................... 6-2 Malfunction Indicator Light ................................ 3-67 Memory Mirrors .............................................. 2-70 Memory Seat ................................................. 2-70 Memory Steering Wheel Controls ...................... 2-70 Message DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-79 Mirrors Automatic Dimming Rearview ........................ 2-41 Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Intellibeam™ and OnStar® ......................... 2-41 Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar® ..... 2-41 Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar® and Compass .......................................... 2-42 Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature .............................................. 1-7 Memory ..................................................... 2-70 Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror ................. 2-44 Outside Convex Mirror ................................. 2-44 Outside Parallel Park Assist Mirror ................. 2-44 Outside Power Heated Mirrors ....................... 2-43 MyGMLink.com ................................................ 7-3 N Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual ..................................... 3-115 New Vehicle Break-In ...................................... 2-24 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ............ 6-14 Odometer ...................................................... 3-59 Off-Road Recovery .......................................... 4-15 Oil Engine ....................................................... 5-18 Pressure Light ............................................. 3-70 Oil, Engine Oil Life System .............................. 5-24 Older Children, Restraints ................................ 1-26 Online Owner Center ........................................ 7-3 OnStar® System, see OnStar® Manual ............... 2-45 Other Warning Devices ...................................... 3-6 Outlet Adjustment ............................................ 3-54 Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror ............................. 2-44 Convex Mirror ............................................. 2-44 Parallel Park Assist Mirror ............................. 2-44 Power Heated Mirrors .................................. 2-43 Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode .... 5-32 Owner Checks and Services .............................. 6-8 Owners, Canadian ............................................... ii Panic Brake Assist .......................................... 4-12 Parade Dimming ............................................. 3-39 Park Aid ........................................................ 3-44 Park (P) Shifting Into ................................................ 2-36 Shifting Out of ............................................ 2-38 Parking Assist ........................................................ 3-44 Brake ........................................................ 2-35 Over Things That Burn ................................. 2-38 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ..................... 3-61 Passenger Compartment Air Filter ..................... 3-55 Passenger Sensing System .............................. 1-58 Passing ......................................................... 4-15 Power Accessory Outlet(s) ...................................... 3-46 Door Locks ................................................. 2-12 Electrical System ....................................... 5-105 Inadvertent Battery Saver ............................. 3-40 Lumbar Controls ........................................... 1-2 Reclining Seatback ........................................ 1-5 Retained Accessory (RAP) ............................ 2-25 Seat ............................................................ 1-2 Steering Fluid ............................................. 5-40 Power (cont.) Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column ....... 3-6 Windows .................................................... 2-18 Pretensioners, Safety Belt ................................ 1-25 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ................. 2-13 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......... 1-12 Radios .......................................................... 3-94 Care of Your CD Player .............................. 3-122 Care of Your CDs ...................................... 3-121 Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual .................................. 3-115 Radio Personalization ................................. 3-115 Radio with CD ............................................ 3-96 Setting the Time .......................................... 3-95 Theft-Deterrent .......................................... 3-119 Understanding Reception ............................ 3-120 Rainsense™ II Wipers ..................................... 3-14 Reading Lamps .............................................. 3-40 Rear Axle ...................................................... 5-52 Limited-Slip ................................................. 4-11 Rear Climate Control System ............................ 3-54 10 Rear Door Security Locks ................................ 2-13 Rear Heated Seats ........................................... 1-7 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ...................... 1-23 Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts .................. 1-21 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming .................. 2-41 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar® .............................................. 2-41 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar® and Compass ................................. 2-42 Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature ................................................. 1-7 Reclining Seatback, Power ................................. 1-5 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ................. 6-12 Recreational Vehicle Towing ............................. 4-38 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire .................................................. 5-86 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ................... 5-85 Replacement Bulbs ......................................... 5-55 Replacement, Windshield ................................. 5-56 Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government .................................. 7-13 General Motors ........................................... 7-14 United States Government ............................ 7-13 Restraint System Check Checking the Restraint Systems .................... 1-63 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash .......................................... 1-64 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................... 2-25 Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ...... 1-21 Roadside Service ........................................................ 7-5 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-32 Routing, Engine Drive Belt ............................... 6-15 Run-Flat Tires ................................................ 5-64 Running the Engine While Parked ..................... 2-40 Safety Belt Safety Belts Passenger Reminder Light ............................ 3-60 Pretensioners .............................................. 1-25 Reminder Light ............................................ 3-59 Care of ...................................................... 5-97 Driver Position ............................................ 1-13 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-13 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ..... 1-12 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................... 1-23 Rear Seat Passengers ................................. 1-21 Right Front Passenger Position ...................... 1-21 Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-26 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-20 Safety Belts Are for Everyone ......................... 1-8 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................ 1-20 Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4 Seats Head Restraints ............................................ 1-6 Heated and Ventilated Seats ........................... 1-4 Heated Seats ............................................... 1-3 Heated Seats - Rear ..................................... 1-7 Memory ..................................................... 2-70 Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-2 Power Reclining Seatback .............................. 1-5 Power Seats ................................................. 1-2 Securing a Child Restraint Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-43 Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-45 Security Light ................................................. 3-71 Service ........................................................... 5-3 Accessories and Modiﬁcations ......................... 5-3 Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle ..................................................... 5-5 California Proposition 65 Warning .................... 5-3 Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4 Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-67 Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-14 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-62 Setting the Time ............................................. 3-95 Sheet Metal Damage ..................................... 5-100 Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-36 11 Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-38 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................... 1-20 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-8 Spare Tire Compact .................................................... 5-93 Installing .................................................... 5-86 Removing ................................................... 5-85 Storing ....................................................... 5-92 Speciﬁcations, Capacities ............................... 5-116 Speedometer .................................................. 3-59 StabiliTrak® System ......................................... 4-11 Starting Your Engine ....................................... 2-25 Steering ........................................................ 4-12 Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ....................... 3-119 Steering Wheel Controls, Memory ..................... 2-70 Steering Wheel, Heated ..................................... 3-7 Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column ............................ 3-6 Storage Areas Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-51 Convenience Net ......................................... 2-51 Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-51 Glove Box .................................................. 2-51 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................... 4-31 Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-20 Sunroof ......................................................... 2-52 Tachometer .................................................... 3-59 TCS Warning Light .......................................... 3-66 Telescopic Steering Column, Power Tilt Wheel ...... 3-6 Theft-Deterrent, Radio .................................... 3-119 Theft-Deterrent System .................................... 2-21 Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-20 Tires ............................................................. 5-57 Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels, Cleaning ................................................. 5-99 Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-72 Chains ....................................................... 5-78 Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-83 Cleaning ................................................... 5-100 Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-93 Different Size .............................................. 5-74 If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-81 Inﬂation -- Tire Pressure ............................... 5-65 Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-70 Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-86 Lifting Your Vehicle ...................................... 5-79 Pressure Monitor System .............................. 5-67 Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-86 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-85 Run-Flat ..................................................... 5-64 12 Tires (cont.) Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............ 5-92 Tire Sidewall Labeling .................................. 5-59 Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions .................... 5-61 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-75 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-76 Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-76 When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-72 Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-38 Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-40 Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-37 Towing Traction Control System (TCS) .................................... 4-9 Control System Warning Light ....................... 3-66 Limited-Slip Rear Axle .................................. 4-11 Magnetic Ride Control .................................. 4-11 StabiliTrak® System ..................................... 4-11 Transmission Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-27 Transmission Operation, Automatic ............ 2-28, 2-32 Trunk ............................................................ 2-14 Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-8 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7 Twilight Sentinel® ............................................ 3-37 Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA) ............... 3-44 Understanding Radio Reception ....................... 3-120 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-75 Universal Home Remote System ....................... 2-47 Operation ................................................... 2-48 Valet Lockout Switch ....................................... 2-23 Vehicle Control ........................................................ 4-6 Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Loading ...................................................... 4-32 Symbols ......................................................... iv Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders ............................................. 7-8 Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN) ............................................ 5-103 Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label .................. 5-103 Vehicle Personalization .................................... 2-53 Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel ...... 2-70 Ventilated Seats ............................................... 1-4 Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-54 Visors ........................................................... 2-20 13 W Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-57 Warnings DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-79 Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6 Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-6 Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-76 Different Size .............................................. 5-74 Replacement ............................................... 5-76 Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-36 Windows ....................................................... 2-17 Power ........................................................ 2-18 Windshield Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-99 Windshield Replacement .................................. 5-56 Windshield Washer ......................................... 3-15 Fluid .......................................................... 5-41 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...................................... 5-56 Fuses ...................................................... 5-104 Rainsense™ II Wipers .................................. 3-14 Windshield Wipers ....................................... 3-13 Winter Driving ................................................ 4-27 Wiper Activated Headlamps .............................. 3-35 XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System .............. 3-122 Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2 14

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2006 Cadillac STS Owners Manual