CADILLAC CT5 2023 Owner's Manual

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
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2. Remove the cover.
3. Insert the mechanical keyin the cylinder. 4. Turn the mechanical key
clockwise until it stops.
5. Slowly turn the mechanical key counterclockwise while
pulling the handle to
unlatch the door.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 if the door does not fully open.
To replace the cap: 1. Align the top edge of the cover to the handle.
2. Turn downward to snapcover into position.
3. Check to ensure cap is fully seated. Free-Turning Locks
The door key lock cylinder
turns freely when either the
wrong key is used, or the
correct key is not fully
inserted. The free-turning
door lock feature prevents the
lock cylinder from being forced
open. To reset the lock
cylinder, ensure the correct
key is fully inserted into the
lock cylinder. Rotate the key
until you feel the lock cylinder
click back into place. Remove
the key and reinsert fully,
rotate the key to unlock the
vehicle.

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Power Door Locks
Q:Press to lock the doors.
The indicator light in the
switch will illuminate when
locked.
K: Press to unlock the doors.
If equipped, the fuel door is
also locked or unlocked using
these features.
Delayed Locking
This feature delays the actual
locking of the doors until
five seconds after all doors
are closed. When
Qis pressed on the
power door lock switch with
the door open, a chime will
sound three times indicating
that delayed locking is active.
The doors will then lock
automatically five seconds
after all doors are closed. If a
door is reopened before
five seconds have elapsed, the
five-second timer will reset
once all the doors are closed
again.
Press
Qon the door lock
switch again, or press
Qon the
key, to override this feature
and lock the doors
immediately.
Delayed locking can be
programmed. To view available
settings for this feature, touch
the Settings icon on the
infotainment home page.
Select “Vehicle” to display the
list of available options and
select “Power Door Locks”.
Automatic Door
Locks
The doors will lock
automatically when all doors
are closed, the ignition is on,
and the vehicle is shifted out
of P (Park).
If a vehicle door is unlocked,
and then opened and closed,
the doors will lock either when
your foot is removed from the
brake or the vehicle speed
becomes faster than
13 km/h (8 mph).
To unlock the doors:
.PressKon the power door
lock switch.
.Shift the transmission into
P (Park).
Automatic door locking cannot
be disabled. Automatic door
unlocking can be programmed.
To view available settings for
this feature, touch the
Settings icon on the
infotainment home page.

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Select“Vehicle” to display the
list of available options and
select “Power Door Locks”.
Lockout Protection
If the vehicle is on or in
accessory mode and the
power door lock switch is
pressed with the driver door
open, all the doors will lock and
only the driver door will unlock.
If the vehicle is off and locking
is requested while a door is
open, when all doors are
closed the vehicle will check
for keys inside. If any remote
key programmed to the
vehicle is detected and the
number of keys inside has not
reduced, the driver door will
unlock and the horn will chirp
three times.
Lockout Protection can be
manually overridden with the
driver door open by pressing
and holding
Qon the power
door lock switch.
Safety Locks
Manual Safety Locks
The safety lock is on the inside
edge of the rear doors. To use
the safety lock:
1. Move the lever forward to the lock position.
2. Close the door.
3. Repeat for the other rear door. To open a rear door when the
safety lock is on:
1. Unlock the door by activating the inside
handle, by pressing the
power door lock switch,
or by using the remote key.
2. Open the door from the outside.
When the safety lock is
enabled, adults and older
children will not be able to
open the rear door from the
inside. Cancel the safety locks
to enable the doors to open
from the inside.
To cancel the safety lock: 1. Unlock the door and open it from the outside.
2. Move the lever rearward to unlock. Repeat for the
other door.

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Doors
Trunk
{Warning
Exhaust gases can enter the
vehicle if it is driven with the
liftgate or trunk/hatch open,
or with any objects that
pass through the seal
between the body and the
trunk/hatch or liftgate.
Engine exhaust contains
carbon monoxide (CO) which
cannot be seen or smelled.
It can cause
unconsciousness and even
death.
If the vehicle must be driven
with the liftgate or trunk/
hatch open:
.Close all of the windows.
.Fully open the air outlets
on or under the
instrument panel.(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
.Adjust the climate control
system to a setting that
brings in only outside air
and set the fan speed to
the highest setting. See
“Climate Control Systems”
in the Index.
.If the vehicle is equipped
with a power liftgate,
disable the power liftgate
function.
See Engine Exhaust 0276.
Manual Trunk
To release the trunk, the
vehicle must be off or in
P (Park).
.Press|on the driver door.
.PressXtwice quickly on the
remote key.

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.Press the touch pad on the
rear of the trunk above the
license plate when all doors
are unlocked.
The trunk can be opened while
the vehicle is locked by
pressing the touch pad above
the license plate while the
remote key is within 1 m (3 ft)
of the rear of the vehicle. See
Remote Key Operation 09.
Close the trunk by pulling on
the handle. Do not use the
handle as a tie-down. Do not
press the touch pad while closing the trunk; this will
cause the trunk lid to be
unlatched.
The trunk has an electric latch.
If the vehicle has lost power or
the battery is disconnected,
the trunk will not open. If this
happens, enter the rear
compartment by folding the
rear seats down, and pull the
emergency release handle to
open the trunk.
Hands-Free Trunk
If equipped, the trunk may be
opened with a kicking motion
under the rear bumper at the
location of the projected logo.
The remote key must be within
1 m (3 ft).
The hands-free feature can be
customized.To view available
settings for this feature, touch
the Settings icon on the
infotainment home page.
Select
“Vehicle” to display the
list of available options and
select “Comfort and
Convenience”. Choose from
the following:
On-Open Only : The kicking
motion is activated to open
the trunk.
Off : The feature is disabled.

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To operate, kick your foot
straight up in one swift motion
under the center of the rear
bumper at the location of the
projected logo, then pull
it back.
.Do not sweep your foot side
to side.
.Do not keep your foot under
the bumper; it will not
activate.
.This feature may be
temporarily disabled under
some conditions. If it does
not respond to the kick,
open the trunk by another
method or start the vehicle
and the feature will be
re-enabled.
Projected Logo
If equipped with this feature, a
vehicle logo will be projected
for one minute onto the
ground near the rear bumper
when a remote key is detected
within approximately 2 m (6 ft).
The projected logo may not be
visible under brighter daytime
conditions.
1. 1 m (3 ft) Hands-FreeOperation
Detection Zone
2. 2 m (6 ft) Projected Logo Detection Zone
The projected logo shows
where the kicking motion is to
take place.
The projected logo will only be
available for this remote key
after it has been out of range
for at least 20 seconds.
If a remote key is again
detected within approximately
2 m (6 ft) of the trunk,
or another hands-free
operation has been detected,
the one-minute timer will be
reset.

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The projected logo will not
work under these conditions:
.The vehicle battery is low.
.The transmission is not in
P (Park).
.Hands Free Trunk Control is
set to Off in vehicle
personalization. To view
available settings for this
feature, touch the Settings
icon on the infotainment
home page. Select“Vehicle”
to display the list of available
options and select “Comfort
and Convenience”.
.The vehicle remains parked
for 10 days or more, with no
remote key use or Keyless
Access operation. To
re-enable, press any button
on the remote key or open
and close a vehicle door. The projected logo will not
work for a single remote key
when a remote key:
.Has been left within
approximately 2 m (6 ft) of
the trunk for several
minutes.
.Has been left inside the
vehicle and all vehicle doors
are closed.
.Has approached the area
outside of the trunk five
times within several minutes.
Lens Cleaning
Clean the recessed lens with a
cotton swab.

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Hands-Free Trunk and Projected Logo Availability
ActionHands-Free Trunk Projected Logo
Remote key entering projected logo
detection zone Operative On for one minute
Remote key left inside projected logo
detection zone for minimum of 5 minutes Operative Off until remote key button press or a
door is opened and closed
Remote key brought in and out of
projected logo detection zone five times
or more within 5 minutes Operative Off for one hour or until remote key
button press or a door is opened and
closed
Vehicle remains parked for 10 days
or more Operative Off until remote key button press or a
door is opened and closed
Vehicle battery is low Non-operative Off
Transmission is not in P (Park) Non-operative Off
Hands-free trunk is disabled in vehicle
personalization Non-operative Off

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Emergency Trunk Release
Handle
Caution
Do not use the emergency
trunk release handle as a
tie-down or anchor point
when securing items in the
trunk as it could damage the
handle.
There is a glow-in-the-dark
emergency trunk release
handle on the trunk lid. This
handle will glow following exposure to light. Pull the
release handle to open the
trunk from the inside.Vehicle Security
This vehicle has
theft-deterrent features;
however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft
alarm system.
The indicator light, on the
instrument panel near the
windshield, indicates the
status of the system.
Off :
Alarm system is
disarmed.
On Solid : Vehicle is secured
during the delay to arm the
system.
Fast Flash : Vehicle is
unsecured. A door, the hood,
or the trunk is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.

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Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one ofthree ways:
.Use the remote key.
.Use the Keyless Access
system.
.With a door open, press
Qon the interior of
the door.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and
the indicator light will begin
to slowly flash indicating
the alarm system is
operating. Pressing
Qon
the remote key a second
time will bypass the
30-second delay and
immediately arm the alarm
system.
The vehicle alarm system will
not arm if the doors are locked
with the mechanical key.
If the driver door is opened
without first unlocking with
the remote key, the horn will chirp and the lights will flash
to indicate pre-alarm. If the
vehicle is not started, or the
door is not unlocked by
pressing
Kon the remote key
during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
The alarm will also be
activated if a passenger door,
the trunk, or the hood is
opened without first disarming
the system. When the alarm is
activated, the turn signals
flash and the horn sounds for
about 30 seconds. The alarm
system will then re-arm to
monitor the next unauthorized
event.
Disarming the Alarm
System
To disarm the alarm system or
turn off the alarm if it has
been activated:
.PressKon the remote key.
.Unlock the vehicle using the
Keyless Access system.
.Start the vehicle. To avoid setting off the alarm
by accident:
.Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have left the
vehicle and all doors are
closed.
.Always unlock a door with
the remote key or use the
Keyless Access system.
Unlatching the driver door
with the mechanical key will
not disarm the system or turn
off the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed on the remote
key and the horn chirps and
the lights flash three times, a
previous alarm occurred while
the system was armed.
If the alarm has been
activated, a message will
appear on the DIC.