Cockpit, Cadillac Seville (1st generation)Photos
- Cockpit, Cadillac Seville (1st generation)
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- Cadillac Seville (1st generation), photo 1Cockpit · “1977 Cadillac Seville dashboard (9363423196)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
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Cadillac Seville generations
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- Cadillac Seville (1st generation)Cockpit · “1977 Cadillac Seville dashboard (9363423196)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
- Cadillac Seville (2nd generation)Cockpit · “Morsang-sur-Orge, France (3651124316)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Mic from Reading - Berkshire, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
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Summary
For 1978 and 1979 the first Seville offered the Trip Computer, an option that brought microprocessor-driven digital instruments to a Cadillac. Its high price kept take-up low, but GM built on it for later in-car electronics.
Specifications
Cockpit
Instrument cluster
With the Trip Computer, the speedometer, fuel gauge and clock became digital gas-discharge readouts, chosen because they stay legible in daylight.
Infotainment
Cadillac Trip Computer
A microprocessor-based information system with self-diagnostics. A 12-button keypad called up readouts such as coolant temperature, battery voltage and fuel range, and the driver could enter trip details to get an estimated arrival time. It was not offered with the diesel engine.