Cadillac 1997 Eldorado User manual

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Seats and Restraint Systems
This sectiontells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SIR’ system.
Features and Controls
This sectionexplains how to statand operate your Cadillac.
Comfort Contrds and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operateyour audio system.
Your Driving sand the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road andhow to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Woad
This section tells what to do jf you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheatedengine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Cadillac running properly and looking good.
Customer Assistance InfmmtiaPm
This section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and how to get service and ownerpublications.
It
also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 7- 12.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something
you want to read.
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Henry M. Leland,
founder of
Cadilhc, stands
beside the
dB05
“Osceok” which
was built to
evaluatethe
feasibility of
a
closed bodied car.

Few automobiles are fortunate enough to have the rich heritage
that
is Cadiilac. ThenameCadilllac isappropriatelythat of
Antoine deLa Mothe Cadillae, the French military commander
who founded the city of Detroit in 1708. What better name for
the oldest automobile manufacturer in Detroit.
Henry M. Leland,known as the master of precision,
initiated his precision manufacturing techniques at the
founding of Cadillac
in 1902. His exacting standards
prompted
the mottoby which Cadillac has been guided
over the years
- “Craftsmanship A Creed - Accuracy
A Law.”
The introduction of the first four cylinderengine in 1905
led the industryand enabled Cadillacsto travel at speeds
up to
50 mph.
For attention to qualityand innovation, the Royal
AutomobileClub of England awarded theprestigious
Dewar Trophy to Cadillac twice . . . first in 1908 for
achievingperfect interchangeability of parts and again
for introducingthe electric self starter,electric lighting
and ignition system on 191 2 models. Cadillac is the
only American manufacturerto win this honor and
the only manufacturerin the world to win
it twice. As
commonplaceas standardizedparts are today, in 1908
parts were still individuallyhand fitted both in
productionand service.