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The 1998 Cadillac Catera Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the air bag system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
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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Please keep this manual in your vehicle,
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1998 EDITION
Congratulations.
Cadillac has beendesigningand building luxurycars for
96 years.
With the Catera, you have
selected the first Cadillac everto
be engineered andmanufacturedinGermany.
It is a uniqueexpression of Cadillac luxurywith a sensibilityto
Europeanrideand handling. With proper care, your Caterawill deliver
mileafter mileof exciting, performance-oriented luxury driving.
Drivesafely and enjoy.
Luxurytruly can
be fun.
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How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manualfrombeginning
to end when theyfirst receive their new vehicle.If you
do this, it will help you learn about the features and
controlsfor your vehicle.In this manual, you’llfind
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
Index
A good place to look for what you needis the Indexin
back of the manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of what’s in
the manual, andthe page number where you’ll find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a numberof safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTIONto tell you
about things that could hurt you if you wereto ignore
the warning.
These mean thereis something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.Then
we tell you what todoto help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions.If you don’t, you or
others couldbe hurt.
You will also find
a circle
with a slash through it in
this book.This safety
symbol means“Don’t,’’
“Don’t do this” or “Don’t
let this happen.”