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. Give OnStar Hands-Free Calling

voice commands.

. Give OnStar Turn-by-Turn

Navigation voice commands.

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. Obtain the Wi-Fi® hotspot name

or SSID and password, if equipped.

Press Q to connect to an Advisor to: . Verify account information or

update contact information.

. Get driving directions. . Receive a Diagnostic check of

the vehicle's key operating systems.

. Receive Roadside Assistance. . Manage Wi-Fi Settings,

if equipped.

Press > to get a priority connection to an OnStar Advisor available 24/7 to: . Get help for an emergency. . Be a Good Samaritan or

respond to an AMBER Alert.

. Get assistance in severe

weather or other crisis situations and find evacuation routes.

OnStar Services

Emergency OnStar Emergency Services require a specific OnStar subscription plan. With Automatic Crash Response, in many crashes, built-in sensors can automatically alert a specially trained OnStar Advisor who is immediately connected to the vehicle to help. Press > for a priority connection to an OnStar Advisor who can contact emergency service providers, direct them to your exact location, and relay important information. With OnStar Crisis Assist, specially trained Advisors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to provide a central point of contact, assistance, and information during a crisis. With Roadside Assistance, Advisors can locate a nearby service provider to help with a flat tire, a battery jump, or an empty gas tank.

Security If equipped, OnStar provides these services: . With Stolen Vehicle Assistance, OnStar Advisors can use GPS to pinpoint the vehicle and help authorities quickly recover it. . With Remote Ignition Block,

if equipped, OnStar can block the engine from being started. . With Stolen Vehicle Slowdown,

if equipped, OnStar can work with law enforcement to gradually slow the vehicle down.

Navigation OnStar navigation requires a specific OnStar subscription plan. Press Q to receive Turn-by-Turn directions or have them sent to the vehicle’s navigation screen, if equipped. Turn-by-Turn Navigation 1. Press Q to connect to an

Advisor.

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2. Request directions to be

downloaded to the vehicle.

3. Follow the voice-guided

commands.

Using Voice Commands During a Planned Route

Cancel Route 1. Press =. System responds: “OnStar ready,” then a tone. 2. Say “Cancel route.” System

responds: “Do you want to cancel directions?”

3. Say “Yes.” System responds:

“OK, request completed, thank you, goodbye.”

Route Preview 1. Press =. System responds: “OnStar ready,” then a tone. 2. Say “Route preview.” System responds with the next three maneuvers.

Repeat 1. Press =. System responds: “OnStar ready,” then a tone.

2. Say “Repeat.” System

responds with the last direction given, then responds with “OnStar ready,” then a tone.

Get My Destination 1. Press =. System responds: “OnStar ready,” then a tone.

2. Say “Get my destination.” System responds with the address and distance to the destination, then responds with “OnStar ready,” then a tone.

Destination Download Subscribers can have directions sent to the vehicle’s navigation screen, if equipped. Press Q, then ask the Advisor to download directions to the vehicle’s navigation system, if equipped. After the call ends, press the Go button on the navigation screen to begin driving directions. Routes that are sent to the navigation screen can only be canceled through the navigation system. See www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada).

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Connections The following OnStar services help with staying connected. For coverage maps, see www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada).

OnStar Wi-Fi Hotspot (If Equipped) The vehicle may have a built-in Wi-Fi hotspot that provides access to the Internet and web content at 4G LTE speed. Up to seven mobile devices can be connected. A data plan is required. Use the in-vehicle controls only when it is safe to do so. 1. To retrieve Wi-Fi hotspot

information, press =, wait for the prompt, then say “Wi-Fi settings.” On some vehicles, touch Wi-Fi Settings on the screen.

2. The Wi-Fi settings will display

the Wi-Fi hotspot name (SSID), password, and on some vehicles, the connection type

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(no Internet connection, 3G, 4G, 4G LTE), and signal quality (poor, good, excellent). 3. To change the SSID or

password, press Q or call 1-888-4ONSTAR to connect with an Advisor.

OnStar RemoteLink® Mobile App (If Equipped) Download the OnStar RemoteLink mobile app to select Apple®, Android™, BlackBerry®, or Windows® mobile devices. OnStar Subscribers can access the following services from a mobile device: . Remotely start/stop the vehicle,

if factory-equipped.

. Lock/unlock doors, if equipped

with automatic locks.

. Activate the horn and lamps. . Check the vehicle’s fuel level, oil

life, or tire pressure, if factory-equipped with the Tire Pressure Monitor System.

. Send directions to the vehicle.

. Locate the vehicle on a map

(U.S. market only).

. Turn the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot

on/off, manage settings, and monitor data consumption, if equipped.

For OnStar RemoteLink information and compatibility, see www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada). Remote Services Contact an OnStar Advisor to unlock the doors or sound the horn and flash the lamps. OnStar AtYourService OnStar Advisors can provide savings offers from restaurants and retailers on your route, help locate hotels, or book a room. OnStar Hands-Free Calling Make and receive calls with the built-in wireless calling service.

Make a Call 1. Press =. System responds:

“OnStar ready.”

2. Say “Call.” System responds: “Call. Please say the name or number to call.”

3. Say the entire number without

pausing, including a “1” and the area code. System responds: “OK, calling.”

Calling 911 Emergency 1. Press =. System responds:

“OnStar ready.”

2. Say “Call.” System responds: “Call. Please say the name or number to call.”

3. Say “911” without pausing.

System responds: “911.”

4. Say “Call.” System responds:

“OK, dialing 911.”

Retrieve My Number 1. Press =. System responds:

“OnStar ready.”

2. Say “My number.” System

responds: “Your OnStar Hands-Free Calling number is,” then says the number.

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End a Call Press =. System responds: “Call ended.” Verify Minutes and Expiration Press = and say “Minutes” then “Verify” to check how many minutes remain and their expiration date.

Diagnostics OnStar Advanced Diagnostics can perform a check of the vehicle's key operating systems through a monthly diagnostics report, through real time alerts or by pressing Q. OnStar can also monitor tire pressure, if equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitor System.

OnStar Additional Information

In-Vehicle Audio Messages Audio messages may play important information at the following times: . Prior to vehicle purchase.

Press Q to set up an account.

. With the OnStar Basic Plan,

every 60 days.

. After change in ownership and

at 90 days.

Transferring Service Press Q to request account transfer eligibility information. The Advisor can cancel or change account information. Selling/Transferring the Vehicle Call 1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) immediately to terminate your OnStar services if the vehicle is disposed of, sold, transferred, or if the lease ends.

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Reactivation for Subsequent Owners Press Q and follow the prompts to speak to an Advisor as soon as possible. The Advisor will update vehicle records and explain OnStar service options. How OnStar Service Works Automatic Crash Response, Emergency Services, Crisis Assist, Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostics, Remote Services, Roadside Assistance, Turn-by-Turn Navigation, and Hands-Free Calling are available on most vehicles. Not all OnStar services are available everywhere or on all vehicles. For more information, a full description of OnStar services, system limitations, and OnStar terms and conditions: . Call 1-888-4ONSTAR

(1-888-466-7827).

. See www.onstar.com (U.S.). . See www.onstar.ca (Canada). . Call TTY 1-877-248-2080.

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. Press Q to speak with an

Advisor.

OnStar services cannot work unless the vehicle is in a place where OnStar has an agreement with a wireless service provider for service in that area. The wireless service provider must also have coverage, network capacity, reception, and technology compatible with OnStar services. Service involving location information about the vehicle cannot work unless GPS signals are available, unobstructed, and compatible with the OnStar hardware. OnStar services may not work if the OnStar equipment is not properly installed or it has not been properly maintained. If equipment or software is added, connected, or modified, OnStar services may not work. Other problems beyond the control of OnStar — such as hills, tall buildings, tunnels, weather, electrical system design and architecture of the vehicle, damage to the vehicle in a crash, or wireless phone network congestion or jamming — may prevent service.

See Radio Frequency Statement 0 355. Services for People with Disabilities Advisors provide services to help Subscribers with physical disabilities and medical conditions. Press Q to help: . Locate a gas station with an

attendant to pump gas.

. Find a hotel, restaurant, etc.,

that meets accessibility needs. . Provide directions to the closest

hospital or pharmacy in urgent situations.

TTY Users OnStar has the ability to communicate to deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired customers while in the vehicle. The available dealer-installed TTY system can provide in-vehicle access to all OnStar services, except Virtual Advisor and OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation.

OnStar Personal Identification Number (PIN) A PIN is needed to access some OnStar services. The PIN will need to be changed the first time when speaking with an Advisor. To change the OnStar PIN, contact an OnStar Advisor by pressing Q or calling 1-888-4ONSTAR. Warranty OnStar equipment may be warranted as part of the vehicle warranty. Languages The vehicle can be programmed to respond in multiple languages. Press Q and ask for an Advisor. Advisors are available in English, Spanish, and French. Available languages may vary by country. Potential Issues OnStar cannot perform Remote Door Unlock or Stolen Vehicle Assistance after the vehicle has been off continuously for five days without an ignition cycle. If the

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vehicle has not been started for five days, OnStar can contact Roadside Assistance or a locksmith to help gain access to the vehicle. Global Positioning System (GPS) . Obstruction of the GPS can occur in a large city with tall buildings; in parking garages; around airports; in tunnels and underpasses; or in an area with very dense trees. If GPS signals are not available, the OnStar system should still operate to call OnStar. However, OnStar could have difficulty identifying the exact location. In emergency situations, OnStar can use the last stored GPS location to send to emergency responders.

A temporary loss of GPS can cause loss of the ability to send a Turn-by-Turn Navigation route. The Advisor may give a verbal route or may ask for a call back after the vehicle is driven into an open area.

Cellular and GPS Antennas Cellular reception is required for OnStar to send remote signals to the vehicle. Do not place items over or near the antenna to prevent blocking cellular and GPS signal reception. Unable to Connect to OnStar Message If there is limited cellular coverage or the cellular network has reached maximum capacity, this message may come on. Press Q to try the call again or try again after driving a few miles into another cellular area. Vehicle and Power Issues OnStar services require a vehicle electrical system, wireless service, and GPS satellite technologies to be available and operating for features to function properly. These systems may not operate if the battery is discharged or disconnected.

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Add-on Electrical Equipment The OnStar system is integrated into the electrical architecture of the vehicle. Do not add any electrical equipment. See Add-On Electrical Equipment 0 240. Added electrical equipment may interfere with the operation of the OnStar system and cause it to not operate. Vehicle Software Updates OnStar or GM may remotely deliver software updates or changes to the vehicle without further notice or consent. These updates or changes may enhance or maintain safety, security, or the operation of the vehicle or the vehicle systems. Software updates or changes may affect or erase data or settings that are stored in the vehicle, such as OnStar Hands-Free Calling name tags, saved navigation destinations, or pre-set radio stations. Neither OnStar nor GM is responsible for any affected or erased data or settings. These updates or changes may also collect personal information. Such collection is described in the OnStar privacy

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statement or separately disclosed at the time of installation. These updates or changes may also cause a system to automatically communicate with GM servers to collect information about vehicle system status, identify whether updates or changes are available, or deliver updates or changes. An active OnStar agreement constitutes consent to these software updates or changes and agreement that either OnStar or GM may remotely deliver them to the vehicle. Privacy The complete OnStar Privacy Statement may be found at www.onstar.com (U.S.), or www.onstar.ca (Canada). We recommend that you review it. If you have any questions, call 1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) or press Q to speak with an Advisor. Users of wireless communications are cautioned that the privacy of any information sent via wireless cellular communications cannot be assured. Third parties

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Index

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 208
Adaptive Forward

Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Adaptive Forward Lighting

(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 240
Additional Information

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Additional Maintenance

and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Adjustments

Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 253
Air Filter, Passenger

Compartment

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Airbag System

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
How Does an Airbag

Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Passenger Sensing System . . . .78
What Makes an Airbag

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Index

369

Airbag System (cont'd)

What Will You See after an

Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

When Should an Airbag

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . .74

Airbags

Adding Equipment to the

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 123
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Servicing Airbag-Equipped

Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Alarm

Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Alert

Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 227
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . .200, 265
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 200
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Appearance Care

Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Armrest

Rear Seat

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Index

Assistance Systems for

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Assistance Systems for

Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 217

Automatic

Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Automatic Transmission

Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Shift Lock Control Function

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Battery

Exterior Lighting Battery

Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Voltage and Charging

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Battery - North America . . . .264, 313
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 266
Boost Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brake

Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 126
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Brakes (cont'd)

Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 190
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
High Intensity Discharge

(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 269
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Cadillac Premium Care

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
California

Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Perchlorate Materials

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

California

Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .243, 264, 313
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2

Capacities and

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Carbon Monoxide

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Cargo

Management System . . . . . . . . . 106
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 104
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Charging

Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
. . . . . . . . . 124

Charging System Light Check

Malfunction Indicator

Engine Light Child Restraints

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Infants and Young Children . . . . .86
Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 99
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

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Cleaning

Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Climate Control Systems

Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 352
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Compartments

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 299
Connections

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Control

Traction and Electronic

Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Coolant

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 121
Engine Temperature

Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Courtesy Transportation

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Cover

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 208
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Text Telephone (TTY)

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Customer Information Service Publications

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Diagnostics

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Door

Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Rear Seat Pass-Through . . . . . . .65
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 344
Drive Systems

All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 200, 265
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 216
Driver Information

Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 354

Driving

Customer Satisfaction

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 352
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 357
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 223
Characteristics and

Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . .26
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 183
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 185
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 182

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Driving (cont'd)

Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Dual Automatic Climate

Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 201
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 127
Electrical Equipment,

Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Electrical System

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 270
Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Rear Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Emergency

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Engine

Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Check and Service Engine

Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 246
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Engine (cont'd)

Coolant Temperature

Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Coolant Temperature

Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Cooling System Messages . . . 142
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Overheated Protection

Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 197
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Engine Oil

Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 121
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 357
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 160

Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 162
Exterior Lighting Battery

Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Features

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Filter,

Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 164
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Fluid

Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 253
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Forward Collision Alert

(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Frequency Statement

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Front Automatic Braking

(FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Front Seats

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . .60

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373

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Filling a Portable Fuel

Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 131
Requirements, California . . . . . 233
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Fuses

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 270
Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Rear Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Gauges

Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Engine Coolant

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . 121

Gauges (cont'd)

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Warning Lights and

Headlamps (cont'd)

High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 132
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 162
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 133

Heated

Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Heated and Ventilated Front

General Information

Service and Maintenance . . . . . 328
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 164
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Headlamps

Adaptive Forward

Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
High Intensity Discharge

(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heater

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 286
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 183
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 203
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator

Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Infants and Young Children,

Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

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Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Instrument Panel

Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Jump Starting - North

America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 144
Keyless Entry

Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . .28
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 279
Lamps

Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 162
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Exterior Lamps Off

Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Exterior Lighting Battery

Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Lamps (cont'd)

Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 125
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Lane Departure

Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Lane Departure Warning

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 230
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 128
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
LATCH System

Replacing Parts after a

Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

LATCH, Lower Anchors and

Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Level Control

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Light

Adaptive Forward Lighting

(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Lighting

Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Lighting (cont'd)

Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 165
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Antilock Brake System

(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 126
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 127
Engine Coolant

Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 130
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 131
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 162
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 128
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 122
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Service Electric Parking

Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
StabiliTrak® OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Traction Control System

(TCS)/StabiliTrak® . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Lights (cont'd)

Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . 205
Locks

Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 131
Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 205
Maintenance

Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Maintenance and Care

Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 330

Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 125
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Messages

Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Battery Voltage and

Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 142
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Object Detection System . . . . . 145
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 147
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Index

375

Mirrors

Automatic Dimming

Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 46
Monitor System, Tire

Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Navigation

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Object Detection System

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Off-Road

Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Oil

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 252
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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Oil (cont'd)

Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 84
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 348
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
OnStar® Additional

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
OnStar® Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 361
OnStar® Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
OnStar® Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
OnStar® Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
OnStar® Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
OnStar® Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Operating Mode

Overheated Engine

Parking

Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 266
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 196

Parking or Backing

Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 217

Passenger Airbag Status

Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Passenger Compartment Air

Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 78
Perchlorate Materials

Requirements, California . . . . . . 243

Personalization

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Power

Ordering

Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 354

Outlets

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Overheated Engine

Protection Operating Mode . . . . 260
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Park

Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 194
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 70
Premium Care Maintenance

Cadillac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Privacy

Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 356

Program

Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 351

Proposition

65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . .243, 264, 313

Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 355
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Rear Axle

Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Rear Climate Control System . . . 174
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . 65
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Rear Window Sunshade . . . . . . . . . 49
Rearview Mirrors

Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Records

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 316
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Replacement Parts

Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing LATCH System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Replacing Safety Belt System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Reporting Safety Defects

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 356
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Restraints

Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ride Control Systems

Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 205
Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Roads

Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Roof

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 344
Running the Vehicle While

Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . .71
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . .70

Safety Defects Reporting

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 356
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 350
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Seats

Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . .60
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . .56

Index

377

Seats (cont'd)

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . .56
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 97, 99
Security

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 244
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 341
Maintenance, General

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
. . . . . 342

Parts Identification Label Publications Ordering

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 350
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Service Electric Parking

Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Services

Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Shift Lock Control Function

Check, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Shifting

Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 227
Signals, Turn and

Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Spare Tire

Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Special Application Services . . . . 336
Specifications and

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
StabiliTrak

OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Starting the Vehicle

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Steering (cont'd)

Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Storage Areas

Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cargo Management

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 103
Storing the Tire Sealant and

Compressor Kit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sunshade

Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System

Forward Collision

Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, 358

Systems

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 348
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 43
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . 57
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 288
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 287
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Sealant and

Compressor Kit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Sealant and Compressor

Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

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Tires (cont'd)

Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Terminology and Definitions . . 282
Uniform Tire Quality

Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Wheel Alignment and Tire

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 296
When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Towing

Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 236
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 236
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 316
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Traction

Control System (TCS)/

StabiliTrak® Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 205
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Trailer

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Transmission

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Transportation Program,

Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Turn and Lane-Change

Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 295
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 157
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Vehicle

Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 342
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 150
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Index

379

Vehicle (cont'd)

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Care

Storing the Tire Sealant

and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 306
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Vehicle Data Recording and

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Warning

Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 229

Warning Lights, Gauges, and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Warnings

Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance . . 296
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

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When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 90
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Windshield

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Winter

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 266
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 27
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . 107
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 168
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 178
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 328
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 345
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 355
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

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Introduction

Introduction

The names, logos, emblems, slogans, vehicle model names, and vehicle body designs appearing in this manual including, but not limited to, GM, the GM logo, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Emblem, and XTS are trademarks and/or service marks of General Motors LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, or licensors. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Cadillac Motor Car Division wherever it appears in this manual.

This manual describes features that may or may not be on the vehicle because of optional equipment that was not purchased on the vehicle, model variants, country specifications, features/applications that may not be available in your region, or changes subsequent to the printing of this owner manual. Refer to the purchase documentation relating to your specific vehicle to confirm the features. Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.

Canadian Vehicle Owners

Propriétaires Canadiens A French language manual can be obtained from your dealer, at www.helminc.com, or from: On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès du concessionnaire ou à l'adresse savant: Helm, Incorporated Attention: Customer Service 47911 Halyard Drive Plymouth, MI 48170

Using this Manual To quickly locate information about the vehicle, use the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found.

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Danger, Warning, and Caution Warning messages found on vehicle labels and in this manual describe hazards and what to do to avoid or reduce them.

{ Danger

Danger indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which will result in serious injury or death.

{ Warning

Warning indicates a hazard that could result in injury or death.

Caution

Caution indicates a hazard that could result in property or vehicle damage.

A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do not do this,” or “Do not let this happen.”

Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gauge, or indicator. M : Shown when the owner manual has additional instructions or information. * : Shown when the service manual has additional instructions or information. 0 : Shown when there is more information on another page — “see page.”

Introduction

Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the Index. 9 : Airbag Readiness Light # : Air Conditioning G : Air Conditioning Refrigerant Oil ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar® (if equipped) $ : Brake System Warning Light I : Certified Technician " : Charging System I : Cruise Control ` : Do Not Puncture ^ : Do Not Service B : Engine Coolant Temperature O : Exterior Lamps _ : Flame/Fire Prohibited H : Flammable . : Fuel Gauge

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+ : Fuses 3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer ( : Heated Steering Wheel j : LATCH System Child Restraints * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp : : Oil Pressure O : Power / : Remote Vehicle Start > : Safety Belt Reminders 7 : Tire Pressure Monitor d : Traction Control/StabiliTrak® a : Under Pressure M : Windshield Washer Fluid

In Brief

Driving for Better Fuel

Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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