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    Fob programming problem

    Page 2-7 at this link may have a solution to your problem. It’s for 2006 but 2007 should use the same procedure. https://my.gm.com/content/dam/gmownercenter/gmna/dynamic/manuals/2006/cadillac/xlr/2006_cadillac_xlr_owners.pdf
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    FOB issues

    I’ve never had to purchase a replacement but I know they are readily available on eBay.
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    Seat Doctors Shale Leather Dye Before and After

    I take great pride in caring for my 53,000 mile 2006 XLR-V and most people would describe it as immaculate - except, that is, for a spot on the driver’s seat where the dye had completely worn off. So I decided to remedy that by ordering Shale leather dye from Andy at the Seat Doctors...
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    Cleaning Seat Cushions

    OK, thanks. I didn’t notice that general forum or I would have put it there to start with.
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    Reprogramming a Key Fob Transmitter

    Yes, that would make sense from a security standpoint. I don’t know why the transmitter would not work after I installed a new battery.
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    Reprogramming a Key Fob Transmitter

    When I got my 2006 XLR-V, I received both key fob transmitters. They were identified as fob 1 and fob 2 on the back. Fob 2 worked fine but fob 1 was unrecognized. No problem, I thought. I’ll just replace the CR2032 button battery in fob 1. But when I replaced the battery it still didn’t work...
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    Cleaning Seat Cushions

    When I got my 2006 XLR-V with the Shale interior I noticed the driver’s side seat cushion was a very different color than the passenger’s side. It was very dirty, in fact it was almost brown. This is how I remedied that. First I poured some gentle foaming hand soap into a bucket of warm water...
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    Additional Method to Charge a Dead Battery

    I devised an additional method to charge a dead battery in case of an absolute worst case scenario that would prevent you from opening the hood to access the battery. I purchased a Cobra JumPack XL H2O power pack on sale from ShopHQ along with a 6 foot female lighter socket battery boost cable...
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    About to be on my 4th water pump

    Another thing you can do is add Red Line Water Wetter. It’s around 10 dollars at the auto parts store and can help your cooling system run up to 20 degrees cooler.
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    6 disc cd changer will not accept discs

    You can remove your navigation DVD and use the DVD player to play CD’s. Only issue is you have to be stopped in order for the tilt button to work if you want to put in a different CD.
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    FOB issues

    When I purchased my 2006 XLR-V one of the key fobs refused to work even when I installed a new battery in it. I finally had to resort to reprogramming it. There is a pocket on the left in the glovebox where you insert the fob with the buttons facing to the right. The owner’s manual has a...
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    Car Cover Recommendations Wanted

    When I purchased my 2006 XLR-V the previous owner included a fleece lined car cover from the California Car Cover Company (www.calcarcover.com). I’ve owned several car covers from various manufactures in the past and this is the nicest one I’ve ever seen. Mine is an indoor car cover but they...
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    What did you do to / with your XLR today?

    I just got back from a trip to Panama City Beach, Florida in my 2006 XLR-V. It’s about a 400 mile trip each way and the car performed flawlessly. About half the trip is on two lane roads and I was able to go around slower traffic effortlessly. The car got a LOT of attention down at the beach...
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    Roadside Emergency Safety Kit

    I recently purchased off eBay a Cadillac Roadside Emergency Safety Kit for my 2006 XLR-V. It comes in a leatherette bag that has an embossed Cadillac logo. It’s a recent Cadillac kit but it’s very inexpensive for all that it includes. It is fairly large and bulky so I will probably only carry it...
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    Cadillac XLR Build Sheets and Window Stickers

    I too ordered the original build sheet and reproduction window sticker from the National Corvette Museum for my 2006 XLR-V. My car has chrome wheels so I was puzzled that the window sticker did not list the chrome wheels as an option. I looked at the build sheet and it had RPO code QT8 which is...
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