2011 Cadillac SRX Owners Manual

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-42

Phone

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . 7-50, 7-52, 7-56

Power

Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-21
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . .9-22
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-24

Pregnancy, Using Safety

Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

Privacy

Radio Frequency

Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . 13-20

Program

Courtesy Transportation . . . . .13-11

Proposition 65 Warning,

California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

Radio Frequency

Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . . 13-20
Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-20

Radios

AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
CD/DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-22
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-18
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-14
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Rear Axle

Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-37
Rear Climate Control System . . . 8-5
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48

Rear Seat Entertainment

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) . . . . . . .7-48

Rear Seat

Pass-Through Door . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 9-43
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 5-5
Rearview Mirror

Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . .2-23
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Recommended

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-48

Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7

Records

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-10

Recreational Vehicle

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-101

Reimbursement Program,

GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8

Remote Keyless Entry

(RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3, 2-4

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Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47
Replacement Parts

Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-45
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . 3-45
Replacing LATCH System

Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63

Replacing Safety Belt System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30

Reporting Safety Defects

Canadian Government . . . . . . 13-17
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 13-17

Restraints

Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-53

Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Ride Control Systems

Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . .9-37
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-39
Selective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-37

Roads

Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

Roadside Service . . . . . . . 13-8, 13-11
Roof

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-27
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-71
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 12-4
Running the Vehicle While

Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-29
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-29
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-19
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . .3-24
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-40
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-15
Replacing After a Crash . . . . . .3-30
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . .3-28

Safety Defects Reporting

Canadian Government . . . . . . 13-17
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 13-17

INDEX

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Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . 11-2
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 13-11
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81
Seats

Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Heated and Ventilated

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . 3-7
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 3-4
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Securing Child

Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63, 3-66

Security

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-27
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . . 9-37

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Service

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . .10-4
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . .5-19
Maintenance Records . . . . . . .11-10
Maintenance, General

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
. . . . .12-1

Parts Identification Label Publications Ordering

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-16
Scheduling Appointments . . . .13-11
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . .5-40
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Shift Lock Control Function

Check, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31

Shifting

Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-23
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-24

Signals, Turn and

Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Spare Tire

Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-96

Specifications and

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
StabiliTrak® OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 5-24
StabiliTrak® System . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Starting the Gasoline

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20

Starting the Vehicle

Messsages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Storage

Mass Media (MEM) . . . . . . . . . . .7-25

Storage Areas

Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Cargo Management System . . . 4-4
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Storing the Tire Sealant

and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 10-89
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv System

Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-6
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . 2-19
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-19
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . 3-7
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Tires

Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-73
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-79
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-96
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-75
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-79

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Tires (cont.)

Towing (cont.)

Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-67
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-71
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-41
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-65
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-25
Pressure Monitor System . . . 10-65
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-71
Sealant and

Compressor Kit

. . . . . . . . . . . 10-81

Sealant and Compressor

Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57
Terminology and

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-60

Uniform Tire Quality

Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76

Wheel Alignment and Tire

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-78
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-78
When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-72

Towing

Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . .9-54
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-61
General Information . . . . . . . . . .9-54
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . 10-101

Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-58
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . .9-62
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-101

Traction

Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . .9-34
Control System (TCS)/

StabiliTrak® Light . . . . . . . . . . . .5-25
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . .9-37
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-24
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . .9-37

Trailer

Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . .9-62
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Transmission

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-26
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-41

Transportation Program,

Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
Turbo Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Turn and Lane-Change

Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Twilight Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

INDEX

i-13

Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . . . 9-40
Uniform Tire Quality

Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76
Universal Remote System . . . . . 5-48
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-51
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-48
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Using this Manual

Vehicle

Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Identification

Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-12
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-34
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-42
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . .5-42
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-101

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Vehicle Care

Storing the Tire Sealant

and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . 10-89
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-63

Vehicle Identification

Service Parts Identification

Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

Warning

Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . .5-22

Warning Lights, Gauges,

and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Cautions and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . .iv Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . . . 5-42

Washer, Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Wheels

Alignment and Tire

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-78
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-75
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-78

When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-72
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . 3-53
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-24

Windshield

Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Winter

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 10-33
Wipers

Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5