Modern vehicles have a growing number of functionnalities and despite the fact they provide us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time convenient to use. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Cadillac DTS, according to its functionnalities, it can be hard to know precisely how to start a Cadillac DTS? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem like common sense to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. In this article we will show you the several procedures to start a Cadillac DTS with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Cadillac DTS with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Cadillac DTS with key?

So we begin our article which aims to teach you how to start a Cadillac DTS, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the different steps to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Cadillac DTS:

  • Determine the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article on the steering wheel blocked on Cadillac DTS that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t hesitate to browse our article on orange lights on Cadillac DTS to find out the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Cadillac DTS starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Cadillac DTS,

How to start a Cadillac DTS with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Cadillac DTS with key or will explain you how to do it for a Cadillac DTS equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is still pretty much similar, so don’t hesitate to return to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the guidelines to stick to to start your Cadillac DTS with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Cadillac DTS is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is commonly based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly placed on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Cadillac DTS

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Cadillac DTS

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How do I start a Cadillac DTS without a key?

And finally, we will discover, how to start a Cadillac DTS without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Cadillac DTS is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Cadillac DTS).

There, you’ve discovered all the options to start a Cadillac DTS.

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