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Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-9235592) -
2016 - crc - 11/6/15
In Brief 5
In Brief Instrument Panel Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . 14
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 14
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Passenger Sensing System . . . 15
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 16
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 18
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Vehicle Features Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 20
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Night Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front Automatic Braking (FAB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 22
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 22
Surround Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 23
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Automatic Parking
Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear Automatic Braking (RAB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Surround Vision Recorder . . . . . 24
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Universal Remote System . . . . . 24
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Performance and Maintenance Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 26
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 26
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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In Brief 9Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 157 .
Press
X twice quickly to open the
trunk.
Press
7 and release to initiate
vehicle locator.
Press and hold
7 for more than
three seconds to sound the panic
alarm.
Press
7 again to cancel the panic
alarm.
See Keys 0 28 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 29 .
Remote Vehicle Start The engine can be started from
outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and release
Q on the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash. 3. Start the vehicle normally after
entering.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on.
Remote start can be extended.
Canceling a Remote Start To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
.
Press and hold
/ until the
parking lamps turn off.
.
Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
.
Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start 0 36 .
Door Locks Keyless Access
Press the button on the door handle
and pull the handle when the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is within range. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 0 29 . Manual Operation From outside, use the key in the
driver door. The key lock cylinder is
covered by a cap. See Door
Locks 0 37 .
From the inside rear doors, push
down on the door lock knob on top
of the door. To unlock a door, pull
once on the door handle to unlock it,
and again to open it.
Power Door Locks From outside, press
Q or
K on the
RKE transmitter.

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10 In Brief From inside, press
Q or
K . See
Power Door Locks 0 39 .
Trunk
To open the trunk:
.
Press
| .
.
Press
X twice quickly on the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter.
.
Press the touch pad on the rear
of the trunk above the license
plate after unlocking all doors.
If equipped, these will also open the
power trunk. See Trunk 0 41 .Windows The power windows only operate
with the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN, or when
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is
active. See Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) 0 206 .
Press the switch to lower the
window. Pull the switch up to
raise it.
The switches on the driver door
control all windows. Each
passenger door has a switch that
controls only that window.
See Power Windows 0 52 .Seat Adjustment Power Seats
Platinum Seat Shown
To adjust the seat:
.
Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.
.
Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control up or down.
.
Raise or lower the seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down.
See Power Seat Adjustment 0 60 .

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28 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Keys, Doors, and
Windows Keys and Locks Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . 36
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . 39
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Doors Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Vehicle Security Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . 44
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . 46
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior Mirrors Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 49
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Windows Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear Window Sunshade . . . . . . . 54
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Keys and Locks Keys
{ WarningLeaving children in a vehicle with
a Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is dangerous and
children or others could be
seriously injured or killed. They
could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the
vehicle move. The windows will
function with the RKE transmitter
in the vehicle, and children or
others could be caught in the path
of a closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with an RKE
transmitter.

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Keys, Doors, and Windows 31and the turn signal lamps flash for
30 seconds, or until
7 is pressed
again or the vehicle is started.
X : Press twice quickly to open the
trunk. Press once to stop the trunk
from moving. See Trunk 0 41 .
Keyless Access Operation The Keyless Access system lets
you lock and unlock the doors and
access the trunk without removing
the RKE transmitter from your
pocket, purse, briefcase, etc. The
RKE transmitter must be within 1 m
(3 ft) of the door being opened.
If equipped, there will be a button on
the outside door handles.
The Keyless Access system can be
programmed to unlock all doors on
the first lock/unlock button press
from the driver door. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 157 .
Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
the Driver Door
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft)
of the door handle, pressing the
lock/unlock button on the driver door handle will unlock the driver door.
If the lock/unlock button is pressed
again within five seconds, all
passenger doors will unlock.
Driver Door Shown, Passenger
Similar
Pressing the lock/unlock button will
cause all doors to lock if any of the
following occur:
.
It has been more than
five seconds since the first lock/
unlock button press.
.
Two lock/unlock button presses
were used to unlock all doors.
.
Any vehicle door has opened
and all doors are now closed. Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
the Passenger Doors
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft)
of the door handle, pressing the
lock/unlock button on a passenger
door handle will unlock all doors.
Pressing the lock/unlock button will
cause all doors to lock if any of the
following occur:
.
The lock/unlock button was used
to unlock all doors.
.
Any vehicle door has opened
and all doors are now closed.
Passive Locking
The Keyless Access system will
lock the vehicle several seconds
after all doors are closed if the
vehicle is off and at least one
transmitter has been removed or
none remain in the vehicle.
If equipped with a locking fuel door,
the fuel door will also lock at
this time.
If other electronic devices interfere
with the RKE transmitter signal, the
vehicle may not detect the RKE

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32 Keys, Doors, and Windows transmitter inside the vehicle.
If passive locking is enabled, the
doors may lock with the RKE
transmitter inside the vehicle. Do
not leave the RKE transmitter in an
unattended vehicle.
To customize the doors to
automatically lock when exiting the
vehicle, see Vehicle
Personalization 0 157 .
Temporary Disable of Passive
Locking Feature
Temporarily disable passive locking
by pressing and holding
K on the
interior door switch with a door open
for at least four seconds, or until
three chimes are heard. Passive
locking will then remain disabled
until
Q on the interior door is
pressed, or until the vehicle is
turned on.
Remote Left In Vehicle Alert
When the vehicle is turned off and a
remote is left in the vehicle, the horn
will chirp three times after all doors
are closed. To turn on or off see
Vehicle Personalization 0 157 . Keyless Trunk Opening
To open the trunk, press the touch
pad on the rear of the trunk above
the license plate. The RKE
transmitter must be within 1 m (3 ft).
Keyed Access
To access a vehicle with a dead
transmitter battery, see Door
Locks 0 37 .
Programming Transmitters to
the Vehicle Only RKE transmitters programmed
to the vehicle will work. If a
transmitter is lost or stolen, a
replacement can be purchased and
programmed through your dealer.
The vehicle can be reprogrammed
so that lost or stolen transmitters no
longer work. Each vehicle can have
up to eight transmitters matched
to it.
Programming with a Recognized
Transmitter
A new transmitter can be
programmed to the vehicle when
there is one recognized transmitter. To program, the vehicle must be off
and all transmitters, both currently
recognized and new, must be
with you.
1. Remove the vehicle key from
the recognized transmitter.
2. Place the recognized
transmitter(s) in the cupholder.
3. Remove the key lock cylinder
cap on the driver door handle.
See Door Locks 0 37 . Insert
the vehicle key into the key
lock cylinder on the driver door
handle, then turn the key
counterclockwise to the unlock
position five times within
10 seconds.
The Driver Information Center
(DIC) displays READY FOR
REMOTE #2, 3, 4, ETC.

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Keys, Doors, and Windows 41
Doors Trunk
{ WarningExhaust 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.
.
Adjust the climate control
system to a setting that
brings in only outside air
(Continued) Warning (Continued) 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 0 209 .
To open the trunk, the vehicle must
be off or the shift lever must be in
P (Park). Manual Trunk
.
Press
| on the driver door.
.
Press
X twice quickly on the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter.

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42 Keys, Doors, and Windows
.
Press the touch pad on the rear
of the trunk above the license
plate when all doors are
unlocked.
For Keyless Access, the trunk can
be opened while the vehicle is
locked by pressing the touch pad
above the license plate while the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft)
of the rear of the vehicle. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 0 29 .
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, use the
emergency trunk release handle.
Power Trunk
{ WarningYou or others could be injured if
caught in the path of the power
trunk. Make sure there is no one
in the way of the power trunk as it
is opening and closing.
If equipped, to open the power
trunk:
.
Press and release
| on the
driver door. The driver door must
be unlocked or the vehicle must
be in ON/RUN or Retained
Accessory Power (RAP).
.
Press
X twice quickly on the
RKE transmitter. .
Press the touch pad on the rear
of the trunk after unlocking all
doors or with the RKE
transmitter in range for Keyless
Access.
Monitor the trunk area to make sure
nothing will come in contact or move
into the path of the trunk lid when
power closing.
To close the power trunk:
.
Press and hold
| on the
driver door until the trunk
latches. A chime will sound and
a DIC message will display
when the operation is complete.

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Keys, Doors, and Windows 43.
Press the power trunk button on
the trunk lid.
Press any trunk button or the touch
pad to stop the power operation.
Pressing a trunk button again starts
the operation in the reverse
direction. The touch pad will not
close the trunk lid.
Do not manually force the trunk lid
open or closed during a power
cycle. The power trunk may be
temporarily disabled under extreme
low temperatures, or after repeated
power cycling over a short period of
time. The trunk can be opened
manually.
Obstacle Detection Features
If there is an obstruction during a
power open or close cycle, a closing
trunk will reverse direction and an
opening trunk will stop power
operation. If there are multiple
obstructions on the same power
cycle, the power function will
deactivate. After removing the
obstructions, manually close the
trunk lid to allow normal power
operation functions to resume. If the vehicle is locked and an
obstacle prevents the trunk from
closing and latching, the horn will
sound as an alert that the trunk did
not close.
Hands-Free Power Trunk If equipped, the power trunk may be
operated with a kicking motion
under the rear bumper. The RKE
transmitter must be within 1 m (3 ft).
The hands-free feature will not work
while the trunk lid is moving. To stop
the trunk while in motion, use one of
the power trunk buttons. To operate, kick your foot straight up
in one swift motion under the center
of the rear bumper, then pull it back.
.
Do not sweep your foot side
to side.
.
Do not keep your foot under the
bumper; it will not activate.
.
Do not touch the trunk lid until it
has stopped moving.
.
This feature may be temporarily
disabled under some conditions.
If it does not respond to the kick,
operate the power trunk by
another method or start the
vehicle and the feature will be
re-enabled.

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44 Keys, Doors, and Windows When closing the power trunk using
this feature, there will be a short
delay. The taillamps will flash and a
chime will sound. Move away from
the trunk before it starts moving.
Rear Seat Pass-Through Use the rear seat pass-through door
when transporting long items. See
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door 0 69 .
Emergency Trunk Release
Handle CautionDo 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.
If equipped with a power trunk, the
emergency trunk release handle will
power open the trunk.
After use, return to the stored
position. 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.