CADILLAC CTS 2016 3.G User Guide

Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369309) -
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From inside, pressQorK. The
indicator light in the switch will
illuminate when locked. See Power
Door Locks 037.
Trunk
To open the trunk, press|on the
driver door, press
Xtwice quickly
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter, or press the touch pad
on the rear of the vehicle after
unlocking all doors.
For Keyless Access, press the
touch pad on the rear of the trunk
above the license plate when the RKE transmitter is in range. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation
029 and Trunk
0 39.
Windows
The driver power window switches
control all the windows. The
passenger switch only controls that
window.
Press the switch down to lower the
window. Pull the switch up to raise
it. See Power Windows 046.
Seat Adjustment
Power Seats
High Performance Seat
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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V-Series Seat Adjustment
High Performance Seat
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.
Lumbar Adjustment
Base Seat
To adjust the lumbar and bolster
support, if equipped: .
Press and hold the adjustment
control forward or rearward to
increase or decrease lumbar
support.
. Press and hold the adjustment
control up or down to increase or
decrease seatback bolster
support, if equipped.
Bolster Adjustment
If equipped, to increase or decrease
the seatback bolster support, press
and hold the recliner control up
and down.
See Lumbar Adjustment 056.

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V-Series Bolster Support
4–Way Lumbar Support
To adjust lumbar support,
if equipped:
High Performance Seat
. Press and release or hold
Feature Select (1) to scroll to
lumbar support on the center
stack.
. Press Forward (5) or
Rearward (3) to adjust lumbar
forward or rearward.
. Press Up (2) or Down (4) to
adjust lumbar support up
or down. Cushion Bolster
To adjust cushion bolster support,
if equipped:
.
Press and release or hold
Feature Select (1) to scroll to
bolster support on the center
stack.
. Press Forward (5) or
Rearward (3) to adjust bolster
support inward or outward.
Back Bolster Support
To adjust back bolster support,
if equipped:
. Press and release or hold
Feature Select (1) to scroll to
upper back support on the
center stack.
. Press Forward (5) or
Rearward (3) to adjust back
support forward or rearward.

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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.
Memory Features
The SET, 1, 2, andB(Exit) buttons
on the driver door are used to
manually store and recall memory
settings for the driver seat, outside
mirrors, and power tilt and
telescoping steering column (if
equipped).
When Auto Memory Recall is
enabled in the personalization
menu, positions previously stored to
memory buttons 1 and 2 are
recalled when the ignition is
changed from OFF to ON/RUN/
START or ACC/ACCESSORY.

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When Easy Exit Options is enabled
in the personalization menu, the
seats will move rearward when the
ignition is changed to OFF and
driver door is opened within a
short time.
SeeMemory Seats 058 and
Vehicle Personalization 0147.
Heated and Ventilated
Seats
Front Seats
If equipped, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the center stack.
To operate, the ignition must be in
ON/RUN/START. Press
Jorzto heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
Press
Cor{to ventilate the driver
or passenger seat. A ventilated seat
has a fan that pulls or pushes air
through the seat. The air is not
cooled.
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 buttons indicate three for
the highest setting and one for the
lowest. If the front heated seats are
on high, the level may automatically
be lowered after approximately
30 minutes.
See Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 060.
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.

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Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.Safety Belts 064.
. How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly 065.
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 066.
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 089.
Passenger Sensing
System
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 077.
The passenger airbag status
indicator lights on the overhead
console are visible when the vehicle
is started. See Passenger Airbag
Status Indicator 0119.
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior
Controls for the outside power
mirrors are on the driver door.
To adjust each mirror:
1. Press L (Left) or R (Right) to select the driver or passenger
side mirror.
2. Press the arrows on the control pad to move the mirror up,
down, right, or left.
3. Adjust each mirror so that a little of the vehicle and the area
behind it can be seen.

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4. PressOto deselect the mirror.
See Power Mirrors 044.
Interior
Adjust the inside rearview mirror for
a clear view of the area behind the
vehicle.
The mirror automatically dims to
reduce the glare of headlamps from
behind. The dimming feature comes
on when the vehicle is started. See
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
045.
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 Wheel
If 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.

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Interior Lighting
Dome Lamp
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. Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps on the overhead console and
over the rear passenger doors.
These lamps come on when any
door is opened.
To manually turn the reading lamps
on or off:
Pressmornnext to each
overhead console reading lamp.
Press the lamp lenses over the rear
passenger doors.
For more information on interior
lighting, see Instrument Panel
Illumination Control 0160.
Exterior Lighting
There are four positions:

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O:Turns off the exterior lamps.
The knob returns to the AUTO
position after it is released. Turn
to
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
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 0155
and Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
0 157.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START,
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
xINT 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 0147.
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
0 105.
Climate Controls
The climate control buttons and the
touch screen are used to adjust the
heating, cooling, and ventilation.

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Climate Control Buttons
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
2. Fan Control
3. OFF (Fan)
4. Driver and Passenger Heated and Ventilated Seats (If
Equipped)
5. Recirculation
6. Rear Window Defogger
7. Defrost
8. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
Climate Touch Screen Controls
1. Outside Temperature Display 2. Driver and Passenger
Temperature Controls
3. Fan Control
4. SYNC (Synchronized Temperature)
5. A/C Mode (Air Conditioning)
6. Climate Control Selection (Application Tray Button)
7. Rear (Rear Climate Control Touch Screen)
8. Air Delivery Mode Control
See Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0169 andRear Climate
Control System 0174 (if equipped).
Transmission
Tap Shift
If equipped, permanent Tap Shift
Mode may be entered with the shift
lever in D (Drive), by pressing the
M (Manual Mode) button on the top
of the shift lever.
Temporary Tap Shift Mode may be
entered while in D (Drive) using the
tap shift controls on the back of the
steering wheel.