Tag: Cadillac

New video on our YouTube channel: Open, Start a Cadillac Lyriq EV with a dead key fob battery

Lyriq key hole

Open, start a Cadillac Lyriq We got our hands on a new EV (electric vehicle) and had the opportunity to demonstrate how to open, start a Cadillac Lyriq with a non-functioning key fob. The Lyriq does not have a key hole in or on the driver’s door, but the car does make use of a …

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Replacing a General Motors key fob battery

General Motors key fob battery We recently added a new video replacing a General Motors key fob battery. The fob is used in various Buick, Chevrolet and GMC models and Cadillac uses a mirror version of the same fob. The fob uses a larger battery than is typically seen, a CR 2450. It will last …

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Cadillac Dashboard Symbols and Warning Lights

Cadillac Logo

Cadillac Symbols So, what is that light on your dashboard? What follows is easily the most complete list available of symbols and warnings that may appear in and on your car’s dashboard or instrument cluster. The following are warning lights, fault lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Cadillac. Click the link to the …

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Does Your Owner’s Manual Have a Troubleshooting Guide?

Mazda chapter

How Deep Is Your Owner’s Manual? We’ve done a couple of owner’s manual rants and got to thinking about where the average driver might look in their respective manual if they ran into trouble, specifically with dead or dying key fobs. So, we examined a sampling of owner’s manuals from BMW and Mini, Fiat Chrysler, …

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Recall GM Coupes Before Someone Else Dies!

Trapped in an XLR

An Actual Death Trap Yet another cringe worthy headline showed up on Twitter recently (September 2018). A man trapped in his car because the battery was dead. And for 14 hours. He was very, very lucky that the car wasn’t outside in the sun, or the outcome would have been very, very different. This one …

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Start a Cadillac with a Dead Key Fob

CT6 back up slot

How to Start a Cadillac with a Dead Key Fob This page holds all of the emergency start or back-up start procedures needed for Cadillac vehicles if the battery in the key fob dies or if there are electrical signals interfering with the fob. But first, if you are still locked out, click here for …

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Unlock a Cadillac with a Dead Key Fob

Lyriq trunk

How to Unlock a Cadillac with a Dead Key Fob This page holds all of the emergency open or back-up open procedures needed for Cadillac vehicles if the battery in the key fob dies or if there are electrical signals interfering with the fob. Getting into Your Cadillac But first, if you are already inside, …

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