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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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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.
THE CADDY THAT ZICS.m

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THE CADDY THAT ZKXTM

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.”

Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
In the notice area,
we tell you aboutsomethingthat can
damage your vehicle. Many times, thisdamagewould
not be covered
by your warranty, andit could be costly.
But the noticewilltell you what to do to help avoid -
the damage.
When
you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in
different words.
You’ll
also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION
or NOTICE.
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbolsyou may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on
an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BAlTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BAllERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e e
TURN
FOGLAMPS
$0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
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CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT
a
ENGINEOIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(e)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
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SPEAKER
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FUEL la

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Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
Hereyou’ll findinformationaboutthe seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly.You can also
learn about somethings youshould
not do with air bagsand safety belts.
1-2 Seatsand Seat Controls
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13 SafetyBelts: They’re for Everyone
1-18Here
are QuestionsMany PeopleAsk About
1-19How
to Wear SafetyBelts Properly
1-19 DriverPosition
1-26 SafetyBelt
Use DuringPregnancy
1-27 RightFront PassengerPosition
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
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Air BagSystems
Rear Seat Passengers
Children
Child Restraints
LargerChildren
Safety BeltExtender
CheckingYour Restraint Systems
ReplacingRestraint System
Parts After
a Crash

Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and
also about reclining front seatbacks,lumbar
adjustments, heated seats and head restraints.
Manual Front Passenger’s Seat
Thisfeature is available on vehicles with cloth seats
only. Lift the bar under the front passenger’s seat to
unlock it. Slidethe seat to where you want
it and release
the
bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure
the seat
is locked into place.
To tilt the front portionof the seat cushion up or down,
lift the seat lever locatedon the sideof the seat cushion
closest to the door. Release the lever to lock the seat
into place.

10 raisethe seat cushionup ordown,press one of
the rocker switchbuttons located onthe side of the
passenger’s seatcushionclosest tothe door. The top
button raisesthe seat cushion and the bottom button
lowersthe seat cushion.
Manual Lumbar Support
The lumbarcontrol is
located on the side
of
eachfront seatback closest
to the door.The control
provides additional support
to your lowerback and
works independently
of
other seat controls.
Use manualor power seat controlsfirst to getthe
proper seating position.Thenproceed with the
lumbaradjustment.
The upper andlower seatback canbe adjusted using the
small hand-wheel control. Turnthe control forward to
increase support andrearward to decreasesupport.
Keep
in mind that as your seating position changes, as
it mayduringlong trips, so should the position of the
lumbarsupport. Adjustthe seat as needed.

This feature is available on all driver’s seats and only
onpassenger’sseatswithleatherinteriors.
If a failureinthepowersupplysystemoccurs,thepower
The power seatcontrolsarelocatedontheside of theseatscanbemanuallyadjustedbyinsertingthecrank
frontseatcushionsclosest to the door.handle intotheslotlocatedbelowtheseatcushion
(as
Liftup or pushdownon the front of thecontrol to totherightuntilyou’vereachedyourdesiredseating
adjust the frontportion
of the cushion up or down.position(notethatmanuallymovingthe seatrequires
Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust the turning the crank handle many times).
rearportion
of thecushion. The crankhandle is providedinthetoolkitlocatedin
To adjusttheseat height,liftup or pushdownon thethetrunk (with the jack).
center
of the control.
To move the seat forwardor rearward, slide the
shown
in the above illustration). Turn the crank handle
control in the desired direction.

Memory Seat and Mirrors (Option)
Adjustthe driver’s seatto a comfortableposition. Also
adjust the interior and exterior mirrors. Press memory
button “M’ and memorybutton “1” at the same time.
Thesebuttons are located on the side
of the driver’s
seat closest tothe door. Seat andmirrorpositions may
be programmedfor two additional drivers by repeating
the above steps and pressing memory button
“2” or “3”
instead of memory button 1.
If your vehicle is in PARK (P), you canrecall mirror
and seating positions by pressing and holdingoneof
the three memory buttons.Thiswill adjust the seat and
mirrors to where youhavepreviously programmed
them. Seat and mirror movement is immediately stopped
if the memory buttonis released or if a seat or mirror
control is moved.
Note thatthe exterior mirrors
will only adjust whenthe
ignition is turned on.
Also note that
if you try to adjust the driver’s memory
seat andit doesn’t move,
try opening the driver’s door.
This will re-activate power tothe driver’s seat. (Power
to the driver’s seat “times out” after
30 seconds. Power
to the passenger’s seatis alwayspresent.)
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Heated Front Seat (Option)
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The controls are located
next to the radio on the
center console. Press this
button to turn onthe heating
element in the seat.The
seatbackand cushion are
warmed until they match
your body temperature.
A telltale light in the button reminds you that the heating
systemis in use.The heated seatscan only be used when
the ignition
is turned on.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
Thisfeature is found on
thepassenger’s seat only.
The manual recliner control
is located on the side
of
the passenger’s seatback
closest to the door, below
the lumbarcontrol. See
“Manual Lumbar
Support’’
earlier in this section.
To move the seatback forward, turn the hand-wheel
control forward. Turn the control rearward to recline
the seatback.
If
you have cloth seats, andif you want to fold the
seatback all the way down toprovideextra storage, see
“PassengerSeatbackLatch” later in this section.

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But don’thave a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Sitting in a reclined position when yourvehicle
is
in motion canbe dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, yoursafety belts can’tdo their jobwhen
you’re reclined likethis.
The shoulderbelt can’tdo its jobbecause
it
won’t be against yourbody. Instead, itwill be
in frontof you. In a crashyou could go into
it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lapbelt can’tdo its jobeither. In
a crash
the belt couldgo up over your abdomen. The
belt forceswould be there, notat yourpelvic
bones. Thiscould cause seriousinternal injuries.
For proper protectionwhen the vehicle
is in
motion, havethe seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.