CADILLAC CTS 2012 2.G Infotainment Manual
Manufacturer: CADILLAC, Model Year: 2012, Model line: CTS, Model: CADILLAC CTS 2012 2.GPages: 76, PDF Size: 0.61 MB
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q(Reverse Scroll):Press to
reverse scroll to the start point.
r(Fast Reverse Scroll): Press to
fast reverse scroll to the start point.
This button displays once the
reverse scroll button has been
selected.
j(Pause): Press to pause the
route preview, while in reverse, fast
reverse, forward, or fast forward
scroll.
r(Forward Scroll): Press to
forward scroll to the final
destination.
[(Fast Forward Scroll): Press to
fast forward scroll to the final
destination. This button displays
once the forward scroll button has
been selected.
u(Fast Forward Skip): Press to
go to the final destination. Detour
Detour:
Press this screen button
from the Route screen, then select
to detour 2, 5, 10, 20, or 40 km
(1, 3, 5, 15, or 25 miles) around the
current route. Select Entire Route to
detour the entire route. This option
is only available while driving on a
route.
Voice Volume
Press this screen button from the
Route screen to change the volume
of voice prompts. Press the Voice
Guidance, Traffic Event Voice
Prompt, Speech Recognition
Prompt, and Speech Confirmation
Prompt screen buttons to turn voice
prompts on or off for each voice
category. See “Nav”under
Configure Menu on page 55 for
more information. Add Waypoint
Add:
Press this screen button from
the Route screen. This feature
allows up to three waypoints to be
added to the current route, between
one start point and final destination.
Once a waypoint has been added,
the points can be edited or deleted.
To add a waypoint:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Press the Add screen button.
This button only appears if a
route has been calculated.
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3. Using the desired method ofentering a destination, enter the
waypoint. See “Destination”
previously for more information.
The system calculates and
highlights the route. The route is
now ready to be started.
4. To add more waypoints, press the DEST control button, then
select the Add screen button,
where the next waypoint should
fall on the route. The system
calculates and highlights the
route. The route is now ready to
be started.
To delete a waypoint:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Press Delete next to the waypoint to be deleted. 3. The system displays a pop-up
confirmation message. Press
Yes to delete the waypoint;
press No to cancel this
operation. The system calculates
and highlights the route. The
route is now ready to be started.
Suspend Guidance
Press this screen button, from the
Route screen, to put the current
route on hold.
Resume Guidance
Press this screen button, from the
Route screen, to resume guidance
on the current route.
Cancel Guidance
Press this screen button, from the
Route screen, to cancel the current
route. A confirmation window
displays. Select Yes to cancel; No to
cancel this operation.Preset Destinations —Adding
or Changing
This feature allows addition or
changes to one of six preset
destinations. When a destination
has been added as a preset
destination, it is available to select
from the Select Destination screen.
See “Preset Destination” previously
for information on how to select a
preset destination as a final
destination.
Storing the Current Destination
To store the current final destination
as a preset destination:
1. Press the Add screen button
from the map screen. The
Address Book screen appears.
2. Press the Name screen button. An alpha-keyboard displays.
Enter the name.
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3. Press and hold one of the sixscreen buttons at the bottom of
the screen until the text within
the button changes.
The name appears in that preset
destination screen button and is
now available to select from the
Select Destination screen.
Adding or Changing Destinations
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Press the Address Book screen button.
3. Select the address book entry to add or change.
4. Press and hold one of the six screen buttons at the bottom of
the screen until the text within
the button changes.
The name appears in that preset
destination screen button and is
now available to select from the
Select Destination screen.Address Book —Storing
Destinations
To store the current final destination
to the address book, press the Add
screen button from the map screen
while touch-tapping to the final
destination. The system
automatically saves the final
destination information in the
address book.
Address Book —Editing and
Deleting Entries
To edit the name of an
address book:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Press the Address Book screen
button. A list of address book
entries will display. Use the
touch-tap arrows to the left to
move through the list.
3. Select the address book entry to change.
4. Press Name and use the alpha keyboard to edit or add
the name.
5. Press the OK screen button to save the changes.
To add or change the phone number
of an address book entry:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Press the Address Book screen button. A list of address book
entries display. Use the
touch-tap arrows to the left to
move through the list.
3. Select the address book entry to change.
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4. Press the Phone # screen buttonand use the numeric keyboard to
enter or change the phone
number.
5. Press the OK screen button to save your changes.
To change the map icon of an
address book entry:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Press the Address Book screen button. A list of address book
entries display. Use the
touch-tap arrows to the left to
move through the list.
3. Select the address book entry to change.
4. Press the Icon screen button.
5. Select an icon from the list. To add a voice tag to an address
book entry:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Press Address Book screen
button. A list of address book
entries display. Use the
touch-tap arrows to the left to
move through the list.
3. Select the address book entry to change.
4. Press Add Voice Tag screen button.
5. The system asks that you state the name. You will have
two seconds to state the name.
The system responds back with
the name.
To delete an address book entry:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Press the Address Book screen button. A list of address book
entries display. Use the
touch-tap arrows to the left to
move through the list. 3. Select the address book entry to
delete.
4. Press the Delete screen button to delete the address book entry.
A confirmation displays.
Previous
Destinations —Deleting
To delete all previous destinations.
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Press the Previous Destination
screen button.
3. Press the Delete All screen button. A confirmation window
displays. Select Yes to cancel;
No to cancel this operation.
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Configure Menu
Press the CONFIG control button to
adjust several of the system's
features and preferences. The last
selected menu screen is the screen
that displays; Sound, Radio, Nav
(navigation), Display, or clock.
Sound
Press the CONFIG control button to
enter the Menu options, then press
the CONFIG control button
repeatedly until Sound is selected or
press the Sound screen button to
make speaker and DSP (Digital
Signal Processing) adjustments.
SeeAM-FM Radio on page 10 for
more information.
Radio
Press the CONFIG control button to
enter the menu options, then press
the CONFIG control button
repeatedly until Radio is selected or
press the Radio screen button to
make changes for radio information
displayed, preset pages, and
Automatic Volume Control. See
AM-FM Radio on page 10 for more
information.
Nav (Navigation)
Press the CONFIG control button to
enter the Menu options, then press
the CONFIG control button
repeatedly until Nav is selected or
press the Nav screen button.
Voice Volume
Press the Voice Volume screen
button to change the volume of the
voice prompts or to turn the voice
prompts on and off.
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Master Volume Level:Press the
+ (plus) or −(minus) screen buttons
to increase or to decrease the
volume of all voice categories.
Voice Guidance: Press to turn
voice instructions on and off while
traveling on a planned route. Voice
guidance is on when the button is
highlighted.
Traffic Event Voice Prompt: Press
to turn traffic voice instructions on
and off. Traffic voice is on when the
button is highlighted.
Speech Recognition Prompt:
Press to turn speech recognition
prompts on and off. Speech prompts
are on when the button is
highlighted.
Speech Confirmation Feedback:
Press to turn speech confirmation
feedback on and off. Speech
feedback is on when the button is
highlighted. Route Preference
Press the Route Preference screen
button to change route options
when the system calculates a route.
Avoid Freeway:
The system
avoids major roads when calculating
a planned route.
Avoid Toll Road: The system
avoids toll roads when calculating a
planned route.
Avoid Ferry: The system avoids
ferries when calculating a planned
route.
Avoid time and seasonal
restricted road: The system
avoids time restricted and seasonal
roads when calculating a planned
route.
Back Track
Press the Back Track screen button
to turn recording and displaying on
and off or to delete the path being
traveled when not on a
marked road. Record Back Track:
When this
feature is active the system starts
recording the path being traveled
when not on a marked road. This
button highlights when it is active.
Display Back Track: When this
feature is active the system displays
the path that is being traveled. This
path is a simulation since the map
database coverage will not have
these roads on the system. This
button highlights when it is active.
Delete Recorded Back Track:
Press to delete the recorded path.
Map Database Information
Press the Map Database
Information screen button to view
system information.
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XM NavTraffic™(USA and
Canada)
The navigation system might have
an XM NavTraffic receiver. It is a
subscription service provided
through XM Satellite Radio.
A service fee is required to receive
the XM NavTraffic service.
Real-time traffic information is
provided to fully integrate the
navigation system to display current
traffic conditions for the chosen
route.
A screen displays to indicate that
the XM Traffic subscription is not
activated.
If activated, traffic information
displays:
.Unscheduled traffic incident
data, such as accidents and
disabled vehicles
.Scheduled traffic incident data,
such as road construction and
road closures
.Traffic flow information (rate of
speed data). Flow data might not
be available in all markets.
Traffic information is delivered to the
vehicle by the XM Radio satellites.
XM NavTraffic provides continuously
updated traffic information.
XM NavTraffic currently broadcasts
the traffic information for many
markets nationally. The service may
be available in more cities in the
future. Visit www.xmnavtraffic.com
for more details on local coverage.
To turn XM NavTraffic on or off:
1. Press the CONFIG control button, then press CONFIG
repeatedly until Nav is selected
or press the Nav screen button.
2. Press the Traffic Information button. 3. Press the Display Traffic
Information button. This button
highlights when it is active.
Selecting Use Traffic Information
for Guidance enables the system
to show a pop-up screen
notifying you of a possibly quick
route. If currently driving using a
planned route, the pop-up
screen appears on the display
when this has been selected.
When these features are
highlighted while traveling on a
route, accidents can be viewed
and avoided that are on the
route.
When traffic is enabled, a vehicle
traffic symbol appears in the Traffic
screen button. The vehicle traffic
symbol is color coded, as follows:
.No symbol displays if traffic
conditions reported to the
navigation system do not affect
the vehicle, or no information is
received while driving on a route
that is not active.
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.Green indicates that the traffic
condition is far away.
.Yellow indicates that a minor
traffic condition in the
general area.
.Red indicates that, while under
route guidance, a quicker route
is available.
Traffic flow conditions appear on the
map screen:
.Green indicates free traffic flow.
.Yellow indicates a congestion.
.Red indicates heavy or stopped
traffic.
Locations and Information of
Traffic Conditions
The system may take some time to
sort the information. The list of
traffic conditions display in the order
of distance from the vehicle, for up
to approximately 240 km (150 mi).
If currently traveling on a planned
route, you can filter the list to see traffic conditions along the planned
route. Not all traffic conditions may
be reported in the list.
To view the traffic condition location
and information on the map:
1. Press the NAV control button,
then press NAV repeatedly until
Traffic is selected, or press the
Traffic screen button. A list of
traffic conditions may display
with the direction and how far
away the traffic conditions are
from the vehicle's current
position.
2. Select a traffic condition to viewit on the map. The map screen
displays with the area of the
traffic condition shown. Press
the Next or Previous screen
buttons to view the accident
locations that are on the list.
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Avoid Traffic Condition
Avoid:The vehicle must be on
Route Guidance and the traffic
condition must be on the route for
the Avoid feature to work.
Press the Avoid screen button next
to the traffic condition to be avoided.
The current route updates to
remove the area with the traffic
condition from the route. Select
each traffic condition to avoid.
Avoided List: Once one or more
traffic conditions have been
avoided, touch this screen button to
view the list of traffic conditions that
have been selected to avoid. Select
one or more of the avoided traffic
conditions to place the condition(s)
back on route. Scrolling Map
While scrolling the map, traffic
condition icons may appear. To
receive information about the traffic
condition, place the cross hairs over
the traffic condition icon. After
selecting the
i(information) screen
button, the type of traffic condition,
the street name, and a description
of the traffic condition appears on
the display. See “Scrolling the Map”
under Maps on page 36 for more
information. Use Traffic Information for
Guidance
Selecting Use Traffic Information for
Guidance enables the system to
show a pop-up screen notifying of a
possible quicker route, when driving
using a planned route.
To turn this feature on:
1. Press the CONFIG hard key,
then press the CONFIG key
repeatedly until Nav is selected
or press the Nav screen button.
2. Press the Traffic Information button.
3. Press the Use Traffic Information for Guidance button. This button
highlights when it is active.
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Alternate Route
When the pop-up display“Detour
Available” appears on the screen to
notify that a possibly quicker route
is available, an alternate route can
be selected, to detour around the
traffic condition. Press the Yes
screen button and the system
automatically calculates a new
route. This option only becomes
available when the traffic icon is red.
XM NavTraffic™ (if equipped)
information may not be provided for
the alternate route, depending on
what type of road the vehicle is
traveling on. Traffic Condition Symbols
The following are traffic condition
symbols may display:
Stopped traffic.
Traffic jam.
Accident.
Road closed.
Lane Narrows.