2001 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual - Files

Speedometer and OdometerThe speedometer lets you see your speed in bothmiles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h).The odometer shows how far your vehicle has beendriven, in either miles (used in the United States) orkilometers (used in Canada).Trip OdometerThe trip odometer tells how far you have driven sinceyou last reset it. To set it to zero, press the knob locatedbelow the speedometer on the instrument panel cluster.TachometerThis gage indicates theengine speed in revolutionsper minute (rpm).NOTICE:Do not operate the engine with the tachometer inthe red area or engine damage may occur.Engine Speed LimiterThis feature prevents the engine from operating at toomany revolutions per minute (rpm). When the engine’srpm are critically high, the fuel supply to the engineis shut off. When the engine speed slows, the fuelsupply will come on again. This helps prevent damageto the engine.2-71