2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual
2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual 2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual
One key is used for theignition, the doors andall other locks. (Note thatthere is no lock cylinderfor the trunk or thepassenger’s door.)Your vehicle comes with a spare key. This key doesnot have an immobilizer pellet in it; however, it will stillunlock your vehicle’s doors. Because of the key’s flatshape, it can be stored in your wallet.If you’ve lost your keys or need to have a new onemade, you will have to contact your dealer for thecorrect key code.NOTICE:Your vehicle has a number of new features thatcan help prevent theft. You can have a lot oftrouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lockyour keys inside and you may have to damageyour vehicle to get in. Be sure you have extra keys.2-3
Door LocksCAUTION:Unlocked doors can be dangerous.Passengers -- especially children -- can easilyopen the doors and fall out. When a door islocked, the inside handle won’t open it.Outsiders can easily enter through an unlockeddoor when you slow down or stop your vehicle.This may not be so obvious: You increase thechance of being thrown out of the vehicle in acrash if the doors aren’t locked. Wear safety beltsproperly, lock your doors, and you will be farbetter off whenever you drive your vehicle.There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.From the outside, use your key or the remote keylessentry transmitter. This will avoid setting off the optionaltheft-deterrent alarm.From inside your vehicle,slide the lock lever down tolock the door. To unlock thedoor, slide the lock lever up.Central Door Unlocking SystemWhen unlocking the driver’s door from the outside,you can also unlock the other doors by holding the keyin a turned position for several seconds (turn the keycounterclockwise). Pressing the unlock button on theremote keyless entry transmitter twice in a row will alsoopen the other doors.2-4
- Page 18 and 19: CAUTION:But don’t have a seatback
- Page 20 and 21: Rear SeatsCAUTION:A safety belt tha
- Page 22 and 23: Return the safety belts totheir ori
- Page 24 and 25: CAUTION:It is extremely dangerous t
- Page 26 and 27: Get it up to speed. Then stop the v
- Page 28 and 29: Here Are Questions Many People AskA
- Page 30 and 31: Pull up on the latch plate to make
- Page 32 and 33: Q: What’s wrong with this?CAUTION
- Page 34 and 35: Q: What’s wrong with this?CAUTION
- Page 36 and 37: Safety Belt Use During PregnancySaf
- Page 38 and 39: Here are the most important things
- Page 40 and 41: There is an air bagreadiness light
- Page 42 and 43: CAUTION:If something is between an
- Page 44 and 45: CAUTION:When an air bag inflates, t
- Page 46 and 47: Rear Seat Passenger PositionsLap-Sh
- Page 48 and 49: Each position next to the windows h
- Page 50 and 51: CAUTION:Smaller children and babies
- Page 52 and 53: Child RestraintsEvery time infants
- Page 54 and 55: 1-42A forward-facing child restrain
- Page 56 and 57: Where to Put the RestraintAccident
- Page 58 and 59: Securing a Child Restraint in aRear
- Page 60 and 61: To remove the child restraint, just
- Page 62 and 63: Larger Children6. To tighten the be
- Page 64 and 65: CAUTION:Never do this.Here a child
- Page 66 and 67: Section 2Features and ControlsHere
- Page 70 and 71: Power Door LocksPush the side of th
- Page 72 and 73: When you want to open a rear door w
- Page 74 and 75: Matching Transmitter(s) To Your Veh
- Page 76 and 77: TrunkCAUTION:It can be dangerous to
- Page 78 and 79: Parking at NightPark in a lighted s
- Page 80 and 81: ImmobilizerYour vehicle isequipped
- Page 82 and 83: With the key in theignition switch,
- Page 84 and 85: 3. If your engine still won’t sta
- Page 86 and 87: Automatic Transmission OperationThe
- Page 88 and 89: DRIVE (D): Use this for normal driv
- Page 90 and 91: Third-Gear StartPress this button t
- Page 92 and 93: Shifting Into PARK (P)CAUTION:Conso
- Page 94 and 95: Shifting Out of PARK (P)Your vehicl
- Page 96 and 97: Engine ExhaustCAUTION:Engine exhaus
- Page 98 and 99: To raise the window, pull up the fr
- Page 100 and 101: Turn Signal/Multifunction LeverThis
- Page 102 and 103: Be sure to clear ice and snow from
- Page 104 and 105: Setting Cruise ControlCAUTION:If yo
- Page 106 and 107: Passing Another Vehicle While Using
- Page 108 and 109: Your vehicle may be equipped with H
- Page 110 and 111: Fog LampsUse the fog lamps for bett
- Page 112 and 113: Interior LampsInstrument Panel Brig
- Page 114 and 115: At night, when the glare is too hig
- Page 116 and 117: Map PocketsThe map/storage pockets
Door LocksCAUTION:Unlocked doors can be dangerous.Passengers -- especially children -- can easilyopen the doors and fall out. When a door islocked, the inside handle won’t open it.Outsiders can easily enter through an unlockeddoor when you slow down or stop your vehicle.This may not be so obvious: You increase thechance of being thrown out of the vehicle in acrash if the doors aren’t locked. Wear safety beltsproperly, lock your doors, and you will be farbetter off whenever you drive your vehicle.There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.From the outside, use your key or the remote keylessentry transmitter. This will avoid setting off the optionaltheft-deterrent alarm.From inside your vehicle,slide the lock lever down tolock the door. To unlock thedoor, slide the lock lever up.Central Door Unlocking SystemWhen unlocking the driver’s door from the outside,you can also unlock the other doors by holding the keyin a turned position for several seconds (turn the keycounterclockwise). Pressing the unlock button on theremote keyless entry transmitter twice in a row will alsoopen the other doors.2-4
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