CADILLAC SRX 2012 2.G Repair Manual

Black plate (3,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
Seats and Restraints 3-3
The height of the head restraint can
be adjusted. To raise or lower the
head restraint, press the button
located on the side of the head
restraint, and pull up or push the
head restraint down, and release
the button. Pull and push on the
head restraint after the button is
released to make sure that it is
locked in place.
The front seat outboard head
restraints are not designed to be
removed.
Rear Seats
The vehicle's rear seats have
adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.
The height of the head restraint can
be adjusted. Pull the head restraint
up to raise it. Try to move the head
restraint to make sure that it is
locked in place.
To lower the head restraint, press
the button, located on the top of the
seatback, and push the head
restraint down. Try to move thehead restraint after the button is
released to make sure that it is
locked in place.
The vehicle's rear seat has an
adjustable headrest in the center
seating position that can be
adjusted the same way as the
outboard head restraints.
If you are installing a child restraint
in the rear seat, see
“Securing a
Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System” underLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) on page 3‑45.

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3-4 Seats and Restraints
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a
pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Pull the handle at thefront of the seat cushion.
2. Move the seat forward or rearward to adjust the
seat position.
3. Release the handle to stop the seat from moving.
4. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Power Seat Adjustment
To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.

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.Raise or lower the front or rear
part of the seat cushion by
moving the front or rear of the
control up or down.
.Raise or lower the seat by
moving the control up or down.
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks on page 3‑6.
To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment on page 3‑5.
Lumbar Adjustment
Power Lumbar
If available, press and hold the front
or rear of the control to increase or
decrease lumbar support. Release
the control when the seatback
reaches the desired level of lumbar
support.
Thigh Support
Adjustment
If available, adjust the manual leg
extension by pulling up on the lever,
and then pulling or pushing on the
support to lengthen or shorten it.
Release the lever to lock it in place.

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3-6 Seats and Restraints
Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be
dangerous. Even when buckled
up, the safety belts cannot do
their job when reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its
job because it will not be against
your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crash, you could
go into it, receiving neck or other
injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job
either. In a crash, the belt could
go up over your abdomen. The
belt forces would be there, not at
your pelvic bones. This could
cause serious internal injuries.(Continued)
WARNING (Continued)
For proper protection when the
vehicle is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear the
safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if
the vehicle is moving.
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a
pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
{WARNING
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they
are locked.

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Seats and Restraints 3-7
To recline a manual seatback:
1. Lift the lever.
2. Move the seatback to thedesired position, and then
release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
To return the seatback to the
upright position:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to
make sure it is locked.
Power Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust a power seatback,
if available:
.Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
.Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.
Memory Seats
On vehicles with the memory
feature, the “1”and “2”buttons on
the outboard side of the driver seat
are used to manually save and
recall the positions of the driver
seat, outside mirrors, and adjustable
throttle and brake pedal positions,
if available. These manually stored
positions are referred to as Button
Memory positions.

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3-8 Seats and Restraints
The vehicle will also automatically
save driver seat, outside mirror, and
adjustable throttle and brake pedal
positions to the current driver
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter when the ignition is
turned off. These automatically
stored positions are referred to as
RKE Memory positions. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 2‑3for
more information.
Storing Button Memory Positions
To save positions into Button
Memory:
1. Adjust the driver seat, seatback recliner, both outside mirrors,
and adjustable pedals,
if available, to the desired driving
positions.
2. Press and hold MEM (Memory) and “1”at the same time until a
beep sounds.
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for a second driver using “2.”Recalling Button Memory
Positions
To recall the manually saved
Button Memory positions, press
and hold
“1”or“2.” The driver seat,
outside mirrors, and adjustable
pedals, if available, move to the
positions stored to those buttons
when pressed. Releasing “1”or“2”
before the stored positions are
reached stops the recall.
If something has blocked the driver
seat and/or the adjustable pedals,
if available, while recalling a
memory position, the recall may
stop. Remove the obstruction; then
press and hold the appropriate
manual control for the memory item
that is not recalling for two seconds.
Try recalling the memory position
again by pressing the appropriate
memory button. If the memory
position is still not recalling, see
your dealer for service. Recalling RKE Memory Positions
(Memory Remote Recall)
The Memory Remote Recall feature
can recall the driver seat, outside
mirrors, and adjustable pedals,
if available, to previously stored
RKE Memory positions when
entering the vehicle.
Every time the ignition is placed in
OFF, the positions of the driver seat,
outside mirrors, and adjustable
pedals, if available, are
automatically stored to the RKE
transmitter that was used to start
the vehicle. These positions are
called RKE Memory positions and
may be different than the previously
mentioned Button Memory positions
saved to the
“1”or“2” buttons. To
automatically recall RKE Memory
positions, unlock the driver door
with the RKE transmitter, and open
the driver door. On vehicles with
Keyless Access, opening the driver
door when an RKE transmitter is
present will activate the RKE
Memory recall.

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If the driver door is already open,
pressing the RKE transmitterK
button will also activate the RKE
Memory recall. The driver seat,
outside mirrors, and pedals,
if available, will move to the
previously saved RKE Memory
positions.
This feature is turned on or off using
the vehicle personalization menu.
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑40 for more information.
To stop recall movement, press one
of the memory, power mirror,
or power seat controls, or the
adjustable pedal switch, if available.
If something has blocked the driver
seat and/or the adjustable pedals,
if available, while recalling a
memory position, the recall may
stop. Remove the obstruction; then
press and hold the appropriate
manual control for the memory item
that is not recalling for two seconds. Try recalling the memory position
again by opening the driver door
and pressing the RKE transmitter
K
button. If the memory position is still
not recalling, see your dealer for
service.
Easy Exit Driver Seat
This feature moves the seat
rearward allowing the driver more
room to exit the vehicle.
To activate, place the ignition in
OFF and open the driver door. If the
driver door is already open, placing
the ignition in OFF will activate the
easy exit driver seat.
This feature is turned on or off using
the vehicle personalization menu.
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑40 for more information. To stop recall movement, press one
of the memory, power seat controls,
or the adjustable pedal switch,
if available.
If something has blocked the driver
seat while recalling the exit position,
the recall may stop. Remove the
obstruction; then press and hold the
power seat control rearward for
two seconds. Try recalling the exit
position again. If the exit position is
still not recalling, see your dealer
for service.

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3-10 Seats and Restraints
Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats
{WARNING
If you cannot feel temperature
change or pain to the skin, the
seat heater may cause burns
even at low temperatures. To
reduce the risk of burns, people
with such a condition should use
care when using the seat heater,
especially for long periods of
time. Do not place anything on
the seat that insulates against
heat, such as a blanket, cushion,
cover, or similar item. This may
cause the seat heater to
overheat. An overheated seat
heater may cause a burn or may
damage the seat.
Heated and Ventilated Seat
Buttons Shown, Heated Seat Buttons Similar
If available, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the instrument
panel. To operate, the ignition must
be in ON/RUN/START. Press
MorLto heat the driver or
passenger seat.
Press
Cor{, if available, to
ventilate the driver or
passenger seat.
Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the seat will change to
the next lower setting, and then to
the off setting. The lights indicate
three for the highest setting and
one for the lowest.
The passenger seat may take
longer to heat up.

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Remote Start Heated and
Ventilated Seats
During a remote start, the heated or
ventilated seats can be turned on
automatically. They are canceled
when the ignition is turned on.
Press the button to use the heated
or ventilated seats after the vehicle
is started.
The heated or ventilated seat
indicator lights on the button do not
turn on during a remote start.
The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced.
This is normal.
The heated or ventilated seats will
not turn on during a remote start
unless they are enabled in the
vehicle personalization menu. See
Remote Vehicle Start on page 2‑9
andVehicle Personalization on
page 5‑40 for more information.Rear Seats
Split Folding Seatbacks
With this feature, either side of the
rear seatback can be folded down
for more cargo space.
Folding the Seatbacks
Notice:Folding a rear seat with
the safety belts still fastened may
cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the
safety belts and return them to
their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
To fold the seatback:
1. Unbuckle the rear safety belts and move the front seatbacks to
the upright position. See
Reclining Seatbacks on
page 3‑6 for more information.
2. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on the seat.
A. Seatback Lock Indicator
3. Lift the lever on the top of the seatback. The rear seatback
lock indicator (A) extends when
the seatback is unlocked.
4. Fold the seatback forward. The rear seatback lock indicator (A)
retracts when the seatback is
locked.
Keep the seatback in the upright,
locked position when not in use.

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3-12 Seats and Restraints
Raising the Seatbacks
{WARNING
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
{WARNING
A safety belt that is improperly
routed, not properly attached,
or twisted will not provide the
protection needed in a crash. The
person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After raising the
rear seatback, always check to be
sure that the safety belts are
properly routed and attached, and
are not twisted.To raise the seatback:
1. Lift the lever on top of the
seatback. Raise the seatback
and release the lever. The rear
seatback lock indicator (A)
extends when the seatback is
unlocked.
2. Push the seatback rearward until it locks in the upright position.
The rear seatback lock
indicator (A) retracts when the
seatback is locked in place.
3. Make sure the rear safety belts are not twisted or caught
between the seat cushion and
the seatback.
Reclining the Seatbacks
To recline the seatback:
1. Lift and hold the lever on top ofthe seatback. The rear seatback
lock indicator (A) extends when
the seatback is unlocked.
2. Tilt the seatback rearward, and then release the lever when the
seatback is in the desired
position. The rear seatback lock
indicator (A) retracts when the
seatback is locked in place.