CADILLAC ATS 2019 User Guide

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Trunk
To open the trunk, the vehicle must
be off or the shift lever must be in
P (Park). Press
|from inside the
vehicle, press
Xtwice quickly on the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter, or press the touch pad on
the rear of the trunk above the license
plate after unlocking all doors.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 029 and Trunk 041.
Windows
The power windows work when the
ignition is on, in ACC/ACCESSORY,
or when Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) is active. See Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) 0190.
Using the window switch, press to
open or pull to close the window.
The windows may be temporarily
disabled if they are used repeatedly
within a short time.
See Power Windows 047.Seat Adjustment
Power Seats
High Performance Seat Shown,
Others Similar
To adjust the seat:
. Move the seat forward or rearward
by sliding the control forward or
rearward.
. Raise or lower the seat by moving
the rear of the control up or down.
. If equipped, raise or lower the
front part of the seat cushion by
moving the front of the control up
or down.

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High Performance Seat Adjustment
1. Feature Select
2. Up
3. Rearward
4. Down
5. Forward
.Move Feature Select (1) to display
seat adjustments on the center
stack. Press and release or hold to
scroll through features.
. Press Up (2) to make upward
adjustments of the selected
feature. .
Press Rearward (3) to make
rearward adjustments of the
selected feature.
. Press Down (4) to make downward
adjustments of the selected
feature.
. Press Forward (5) to make forward
adjustments of the selected
feature.
See Power Seat Adjustment 054.
Reclining Seatbacks
Base Seat
To adjust the seatback:
. Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline. .
Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.
High Performance Seat
To adjust the seatback:
. Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
. Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.
See Reclining Seatbacks 057.

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Memory Features
If equipped, memory seats allow two
drivers to save and recall their unique
seat positions for driving the vehicle,
and a shared exit position for getting
out of the vehicle. Other feature
positions may also be saved, such as
power mirrors and power steering
wheel, if equipped. Memory positions
are linked to RKE transmitter 1 or 2
for automatic memory recalls.
Before saving, adjust all available
memory feature positions. Turn the
ignition on and then press and release
SET; a beep will sound. Then
immediately press and hold 1, 2,or
B(Exit) until two beeps sound.
To manually recall these positions,
press and hold 1, 2, or
Buntil the
saved position is reached.
When Auto Memory Recall is enabled
in vehicle personalization, positions
previously saved to memory buttons
1 and 2 are recalled when the ignition
is changed from off to on or ACC/
ACCESSORY.
When Easy Exit Options is enabled in
vehicle personalization, the feature
automatically recalls the previously
saved exit position when exiting the
vehicle.
Memory adjustments may not be
available upon delivery or after service
until steps in “Saving Memory
Positions” section are performed. See
Memory Seats 058.
Second Row Seats
The rear seatbacks can be folded
down to increase cargo space.
See Rear Seats 063.
Heated Seats
Uplevel Buttons Shown, Base Buttons
Similar
If equipped, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the center stack.
To operate, the vehicle must be
running.
Press
J/Morz/Lto heat the
driver or passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
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 indicator lights next to the

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buttons indicate three for the highest
setting and one for the lowest. If the
heated seats are on high, the level
may automatically be lowered after
approximately 30 minutes.
SeeHeated Front Seats 061.
Auto Heated Seats
When the vehicle is on, this feature
will automatically activate the heated
seats at the level required by the
vehicle’s interior temperature.
The active high, medium, low, or off
heated seat level will be indicated by
the manual heated seat buttons on
the center stack. Use the manual
heated seat buttons on the center
stack to turn auto heated seats off.
If the passenger seat is unoccupied,
the auto heated seats feature will not
activate that seat. The auto heated
seats feature can be programmed to
always be enabled when the vehicle
is on.
The heated seats will not turn on
during a remote start unless they are
enabled in the vehicle
personalization menu. See
Vehicle Personalization 0135.
Head Restraint Adjustment
If equipped with base seats, the
vehicle’s front seats have adjustable
head restraints in the outboard
seating positions.
If equipped with high performance
seats, the vehicle’s front seats have
head restraints in the outboard
seating positions that cannot be
adjusted.
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback recline
angle as little as necessary while
keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper position.
See Head Restraints 052 and Power
Seat Adjustment 054.
Seat Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
seat belts properly:
.
Seat Belts 064
. How to Wear Seat Belts Properly
065
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 067
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 090

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Passenger Sensing System
United States
Canada and Mexico
The passenger sensing system will
turn off the front outboard passenger
frontal airbag and knee airbag under
certain conditions. No other airbag is
affected by the passenger sensing
system. See Passenger Sensing System
0 77.
The passenger airbag status indicator
lights on the overhead console are
visible when the vehicle is started. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
0 119.
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirrors
1. Move the selector switch to L
(Left) or R (Right) to choose the
driver or passenger mirror.
2. Press one of the four arrows to move the mirror.
3. Move the selector switch to
)to
deselect the mirror.
The vehicle has manual folding
mirrors. See Folding Mirrors 046.
Interior Mirrors
Adjustment
Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear
view behind the vehicle.
Manual Rearview Mirror
For vehicles with a manual rearview
mirror, push the tab forward for
daytime use and pull it for nighttime
use to avoid glare from the headlamps
from behind. See Manual Rearview
Mirror 046.
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
For vehicles with an automatic
dimming rearview mirror, the mirror
will automatically reduce the glare
from the headlamps from behind. The
dimming feature comes on when the
vehicle is started. See Automatic
Dimming Rearview Mirror 046.

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Steering Wheel Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place. Power Tilt and Telescoping WheelIf equipped, the control is on the left
side of the steering column.
.
Push the control up or down to tilt
the steering wheel up or down.
. Push the control forward or
rearward to move the steering
wheel toward the front or rear of
the vehicle.
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving.
To set the power tilt wheel memory
position, see Memory Seats 058.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamp
The dome lamp is in the overhead
console.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press the following:
OFF : Turns the lamp off, even when a
door is open.
DOOR : The lamp comes on when a
door is opened.
ON : Turns the lamp on.

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Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps. These lamps come on when
any door is opened.
The front reading lamps are in the
overhead console.
Press
mornto turn the lamps on
or off.
The rear reading lamps are in the
headliner.
Press
mornto turn the lamps on
or off.
For more information on interior
lighting, see Instrument Panel
Illumination Control 0149.
Exterior Lighting
There are four positions:
O:Turns the exterior lamps off and
deactivates the AUTO mode. Turn to
Oagain to reactivate the AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate when the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) on
automatic transmission vehicles, and
when the parking brake is released on
manual transmission vehicles.
AUTO : Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off, depending
on outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5: Turns on the headlamps together
with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
See Exterior Lamp Controls 0144 and
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) 0146.

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Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY, move the lever to select
the wiper speed.
HI :Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.
INT : Use this setting for intermittent
wipes or Rainsense, if equipped. For
intermittent wipes, move the
windshield wiper lever to INT. Turn
the
xINT band up for more
frequent wipes or down for less
frequent wipes. If equipped with Rainsense and the
feature is enabled in vehicle
personalization, move the windshield
wiper lever to INT and turn the
x
INT band to adjust the sensitivity to
moisture.
.
Turn the band up for more
sensitivity to moisture.
. Turn the band down for less
sensitivity to moisture.
. Move the windshield wiper lever
out of the INT position to
deactivate Rainsense.
To turn the Rainsense feature on or
off, see “Rain Sense Wipers ”under
Vehicle Personalization 0135.
OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the lever down. For several wipes, hold
the lever down.
n L: Pull the lever toward you to
spray windshield washer fluid and
activate the wipers.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer 0106.
Climate Controls
If equipped with one of these systems,
it controls the heating, cooling, and
ventilation.

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Base
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
2. Fan Control
3. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
4. Air Delivery Mode Control
5. OFF (Fan)
6. SYNC (Synchronize Driver and Passenger Temperature) 7. Driver and Passenger Heated
Seats (If Equipped)
8. Recirculation
9. Rear Window Defogger
10. Defrost
11. AC (Air Conditioning)

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Uplevel
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
2. Fan Control
3. OFF (Fan)
4. Driver and Passenger Heated Seats (If Equipped)
5. Recirculation
6. Rear Window Defogger
7. Defrost
8. AUTO (Automatic Operation) See
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System (Base) 0158 orDual Automatic
Climate Control System (Uplevel) 0162.
Transmission
Driver Shift Control (DSC) or Tap
Shift
Vehicles equipped with DSC allow
shifting an automatic transmission
similar to a manual transmission. DSC
can be enabled through the shift lever
or the tap shift controls on the back
of the steering wheel, if equipped. See
Manual Mode 0196.
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System
See the infotainment manual for
information on the radio, audio
players, phone, navigation system, and
voice or speech recognition. It also
includes information on settings.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering wheel
controls. See “Steering Wheel
Controls ”in the infotainment manual.