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Cadillac XTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10292881) - 2017 -
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206 DRIVING AND OPERATING
Use caution while backing up when
towing a trailer, as the RCTA
detection zones that extend out from
the back of the vehicle do not move
further back when a trailer is towed.
Turning the Features On or Off
PressXon the center stack to turn
on or off the Front and Rear Parking
Assist, Reverse Automatic Braking
(RAB), Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCTA), and the Backing Warning
System at the same time. The
indicator light next to the button
comes on when the features are on
and turns off when the features have
been disabled.
Turn off parking assist, RCTA, and
RAB when towing a trailer.
To turn the RPA symbols or guidance
lines (on some models) on or off, see
“Rear Camera ”under Vehicle
Personalization 0144.
RCTA can also be turned on or off
through vehicle personalization. See
“Collision/Detection Systems” under
Vehicle Personalization 0144.
Assistance Systems for
Driving
If equipped, when driving the vehicle
in a forward gear, Forward Collision
Alert (FCA), Lane Departure Warning
(LDW), Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA),
and/or the Forward Automatic Braking
(FAB) System can help to avoid a
crash or reduce crash damage.
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System
If equipped, the FCA system may help
to avoid or reduce the harm caused by
front-end crashes. When approaching
a vehicle ahead too quickly, FCA
provides a red flashing alert on the
windshield and rapidly beeps or pulses
the driver seat. FCA also lights an
amber visual alert if following another
vehicle much too closely.
FCA detects vehicles within a distance
of approximately 60 m (197 ft) and
operates at speeds above 40 km/h
(25 mph). If the vehicle has Adaptive
Cruise Control (ACC), it can detect
vehicles to distances of approximately 110 m (360 ft) and operates at all
speeds. See
Adaptive Cruise
Control 0194.
{Warning
FCA is a warning system and does
not apply the brakes. When
approaching a slower-moving or
stopped vehicle ahead too rapidly,
or when following a vehicle too
closely, FCA may not provide a
warning with enough time to help
avoid a crash. It also may not
provide any warning at all. FCA
does not warn of pedestrians,
animals, signs, guardrails, bridges,
construction barrels, or other
objects. Be ready to take action and
apply the brakes. See Defensive
Driving 0168.
FCA can be disabled with the FCA
steering wheel control, or if your
vehicle is equipped with Adaptive
Cruise Control (ACC), through vehicle
personalization. See the “Auto

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Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA)
If equipped, the Side Blind Zone Alert
system is a lane-changing aid that
assists drivers with avoiding crashes
that occur with moving vehicles in the
side blind zone (or spot) areas. The
SBZA warning display will light up in
the corresponding outside side mirror
and will flash if the turn signal is on.
{Warning
SBZA does not alert the driver to
vehicles rapidly approaching
outside of the side blind zones,
pedestrians, bicyclists, or animals.
It may not provide alerts when
changing lanes under all driving
conditions. Failure to use proper
care when changing lanes may
result in injury, death, or vehicle
damage. Before making a lane
change, always check mirrors,
glance over your shoulder, and use
the turn signals.SBZA Detection ZonesThe SBZA sensor covers a zone of
approximately one lane over from
both sides of the vehicle, or 3.5 m
(11 ft). The height of the zone is
approximately between 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
and 2 m (6 ft) off the ground. This
zone starts at approximately the
middle of the vehicle and goes back
5 m (16 ft).
How the System Works
The SBZA symbol lights up in the side
mirrors when the system detects a
moving vehicle in the next lane over
that is in the side blind zone. This
indicates it may be unsafe to change lanes. Before making a lane change,
check the SBZA display, check mirrors,
glance over your shoulder, and use the
turn signals.
Left Side Mirror
DisplayRight Side Mirror Display
When the vehicle is started, both
outside mirror SBZA displays will
briefly come on to indicate the system
is operating. When the vehicle is in a
forward gear, the left or right side
mirror display will light up if a moving
vehicle is detected in that blind zone.
If the turn signal is activated in the
same direction as a detected vehicle,
this display will flash as an extra
warning not to change lanes.
SBZA can be disabled through vehicle
personalization. See “Collision/
Detection Systems” underVehicle
Personalization 0144. If SBZA is
disabled by the driver, the SBZA
mirror displays will not light up.

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Caution
If the other vehicle does not have a
12-volt system with a negative
ground, both vehicles can be
damaged. Only use a vehicle that
has a 12-volt system with a
negative ground for jump starting.
2. Position the two vehicles so that they are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake firmly. Vehicles with an automatic
transmission should be in
P (Park). See Shifting Into
Park 0180.
Caution
If any accessories are left on or
plugged in during the jump starting
procedure, they could be damaged.
The repairs would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Whenever
possible, turn off or unplug all
accessories on either vehicle when
jump starting. 4. Turn the ignition to OFF and
switch off all lights and
accessories in both vehicles,
except the hazard warning
flashers if needed.
{Warning
An electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running and
can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing, and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
{Warning
Using a match near a battery can
cause battery gas to explode. People
have been hurt doing this, and
some have been blinded. Use a
flashlight if you need more light.
Battery fluid contains acid that can
burn you. Do not get it on you.
If you accidentally get it in your
eyes or on your skin, flush the place
with water and get medical help
immediately.
{Warning
Fans or other moving engine parts
can injure you badly. Keep your
hands away from moving parts
once the engine is running.
5. Connect one end of the red positive (+) cable to the jump
start remote positive (+) terminal
for the discharged battery.
6. Connect the other end of the red positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) terminal of the good
battery.
7. Connect one end of the black negative (–) cable to the negative
(–) terminal of the good battery.
8. Connect the other end of the black negative (–) cable to the
remote negative (–) post for the
discharged battery.
9. Start the engine in the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine at idle speed for at
least four minutes.

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Engine (cont'd)Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Overheated Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 152
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 157
F
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 154
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 231
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Fluid (cont'd)
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . . . . 208
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 126
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 248
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 251
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
G
GaugesEngine Coolant Temperature . . . . 117
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 287
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 154
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Headlamps Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Headlamps (cont'd)High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 152
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159, 163
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 171
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159, 163
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
L
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 153
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 152
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Lamps (cont'd)
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . 123
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . 93
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Level Control Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Light Adaptive Forward Lighting(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Lighting
Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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Lights (cont'd)Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 152
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . . . 123
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 123
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Locks (cont'd)
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 87
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 120
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Battery Voltage and Charging . . . . 134
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Messages (cont'd)
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Object Detection System . . . . . . . . . 138
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . 43
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 298
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . 265
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . 263
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . 86
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 244
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108