CADILLAC CTS 2017 3.G Workshop Manual
Manufacturer: CADILLAC, Model Year: 2017, Model line: CTS, Model: CADILLAC CTS 2017 3.GPages: 352, PDF Size: 3.99 MB
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When shifting the vehicle into
R (Reverse), the sunshade will
automatically retract if it is extended.
It will re-extend after a short delay
when shifting into D (Drive).
Rear Passenger Door Sunshades
If equipped, use the handle to pull the
sunshade up and attach to the holder
at the top of the window. There is also
a small shade for the rear corner of
the window.
To close the sunshade, use the handle
to unhook and hold it while it
retracts down.
Roof
Sunroof
If equipped, the sunroof will only
operate when the ignition is in ON/
RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY, or when
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is
active. SeeRetained Accessory Power
(RAP) 0200.
The driver side switch (1) operates the
sunroof. Vent :
Press and release
~(1) to
vent the sunroof. The sunshade will
automatically open approximately
38 cm (15 in). Press and hold
g(1)
to close the sunroof vent.
Express-Open/Express-Close : With
the sunroof in the vent position, press
~(1) a second time to express-open
the sunroof. Press
g(1) to
express-close the sunroof. To stop the
sunroof partway, press the switch
again.
The passenger side switch
Q(2)
operates the sunshade. Press and
release
Q(2) to express-open or
express-close the sunshade. To stop
the sunshade partway, press the
switch again.
Automatic Reversal System
The sunroof/sunshade is equipped
with an automatic reversal system
that is only active when the sunroof/
sunshade is being operated in express
mode. If an object is in the path of the
sunroof/sunshade while it is express
closing, the reversal system will detect
the object and stop. In the event of
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closing difficulties like frost or other
conditions, it is possible to override
the reversal system. To override the
reversal system, close in manual
mode. To stop the movement, release
the switch.
Dirt and debris may collect on the
sunroof seal or in the track. This
could cause an issue with sunroof
operation or noise. It could also plug
the water drainage system.
Periodically open the sunroof and
remove any obstacles or loose debris.
Wipe the sunroof seal and roof sealing
area using a clean cloth, mild soap,
and water. Do not remove grease from
the sunroof.If water is seen dripping into the
water drainage system, this is normal.
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Seats and Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . 57
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . . . 64
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . 73
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . 75
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . 75
What Will You See after an Airbag
Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . 77
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . 81
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . 84
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . 88
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . . . . . 89
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Securing Child Restraints (With
the Safety Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Securing Child Restraints (With the Safety Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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Head Restraints
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.
{Warning
With head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly,
there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/spinal
injury in a crash. Do not drive until
the head restraints for all occupants
are installed and adjusted properly.
If equipped with base seats, adjust the
head restraint so that the top of the
restraint is at the same height as the
top of the occupant's head. This
position reduces the chance of a neck
injury in a crash.
Front Seats
If equipped, the vehicle's front seats
have adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.
The height of the head restraint can
be adjusted.
To raise or lower the head restraint,
press the button located on the side of
the head restraint, and pull up or
push the head restraint down and
release the button. Pull and push on
the head restraint after the button is
released to make sure that it is locked
in place.
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To adjust the head restraint forward
and rearward, press the button located
on the side facing of the head
restraint and move it forward or
rearward until the desired locking
position is reached. Try to move the
head restraint after the button is
released to make sure that it is locked
in place.
The front seat outboard head
restraints are not removable.
Rear Seats
The vehicle's rear seats have
adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.The height of the head restraint can
be adjusted. Pull the head restraint up
to raise it. Try to move the head
restraint to make sure that it is locked
in place.
To lower the head restraint, press the
button, located on the top of the
seatback, and push the head restraint
down. Try to move the head restraint
after the button is released to make
sure that it is locked in place.
Rear outboard head restraints are not
removable.
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment
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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To adjust the seatback, seeReclining
Seatbacks 057.
To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment 056.
Some vehicles are equipped with a
Safety Alert Seat. This feature
activates a vibrating pulse alert in the
driver seat to help the driver avoid
crashes.
High Performance Seat
Adjustment
{Warning
You can lose control of the vehicle
if you try to adjust a driver seat
while the vehicle is moving. Adjust
the driver seat only when the
vehicle is not moving.
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.
Four-Way Lumbar Support
To adjust lumbar support for a base
seat, see Lumbar Adjustment 056.
To adjust lumbar support for high
performance seats, if equipped:
High Performance Seat
. Press and release or hold Feature
Select (1) to scroll to lumbar
support on the center stack.
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.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, if equipped:
. Press and release or hold Feature
Select (1) to scroll to cushion
bolster on the center stack.
. Press Forward (5) or Rearward (3)
to adjust cushion bolster inward
or outward. Back Bolster
To adjust back bolster, if equipped:
.
Press and release or hold Feature
Select (1) to scroll to back bolster
on the center stack.
. Press Forward (5) or Rearward (3)
to adjust back bolster inward or
outward.
Lumbar Adjustment
Two-Way Lumbar and Bolster
Adjustment
Lumbar Adjustment
To adjust the two-way lumbar and
bolster support, if equipped:
. Press and hold the lumbar
adjustment control forward or
rearward to adjust lumbar support
inward or outward.
. Press and hold the recliner control
up or down to increase or decrease
seatback bolster support.
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Four-Way Lumbar and Bolster
Adjustment
Bolster Adjustment
To adjust the four-way lumbar and
bolster support, if equipped:
. Press and hold the lumbar
adjustment control forward or
rearward to adjust lumbar support
inward or outward and up or down
for vertical lumbar adjustment.
. Press and hold the recliner control
up or down to increase or decrease
seatback bolster support.
Thigh Support Adjustment
Base Seat
If equipped, pull up on the lever. Then
pull or push on the support to
lengthen or shorten. Release the lever
to lock in place.
Reclining Seatbacks
{Warning
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be
dangerous. Even when buckled up,
the safety belts cannot do their job. (Continued)
Warning (Continued)
The shoulder belt will not be
against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash, you
could go into it, receiving neck or
other injuries.
The lap belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be
there, not at your pelvic bones. This
could cause serious internal
injuries.
For proper protection when the
vehicle is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well back
in the seat and wear the safety belt
properly.
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Do not have a seatback reclined if the
vehicle is moving.
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.
Memory Seats
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, power tilt and telescoping
steering column (if equipped).
Storing Memory Positions
To store positions to the 1 and 2
buttons:
1. The ignition must be in ON/ RUN/START or ACC/ACCESSORY.
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2. Adjust the driver seat, outsidemirrors, and the power tilt and
telescoping steering column (if
equipped) to the desired
positions.
3. Press and release SET. A beep will sound.
4. Immediately press and hold 1 until two beeps sound.
5. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for a second driver using 2.
Repeat Steps 1–4 using
Bto store
your positions for getting out of the
vehicle.
Manually Recalling Memory
Positions
Press and hold 1, 2, or
Bto
manually recall the previously stored
memory positions. Releasing 1, 2,
or
Bbefore the stored positions are
reached stops the recall.
Automatically Recalling Memory
Positions
If programmed in vehicle
personalization, the Auto (Automatic)
Memory Recall feature automatically recalls the current driver’s previously
stored 1 or 2 position when the
ignition is changed from off to ON/
RUN/START or ACC/ACCESSORY.
The transmission must be in P (Park).
See
Vehicle Personalization 0149.
To stop recall movement, press one of
the memory, driver seat, outside
mirror, or power tilt and telescoping
steering column controls.
RKE transmitters are not labeled with
a number. If your memory seat
position is stored to 1 or 2 but this
position is not automatically recalling,
then store your positions to the other
button or switch RKE transmitters
with the other driver.
If the vehicle’s driver has changed, in
some vehicles the Driver ID may be
displayed for the first few ignition
cycles.
Easy Exit Recall
If programmed on in the vehicle
personalization menu, the Easy Exit
feature recalls the previously stored
B(Exit) positions when leaving the vehicle. See
“Storing Memory
Positions” listed previously. See also
Vehicle Personalization 0149.
Easy Exit Recall automatically
activates when one of the following
occurs:
. The vehicle is turned off and the
driver door is opened within a
short time.
. The vehicle is turned off with the
driver door open.
Obstructions
If something has blocked the driver
seat and/or the power tilt and
telescoping steering column while
recalling a memory position, the recall
may stop. Remove the obstruction.
Then do one of the following:
. If automatically or manually
recalling the stored memory
position, press and hold the
appropriate manual control for
two seconds. Try recalling again
by pressing the appropriate
memory button, then try recalling
again by opening the driver door
and pressingKon the RKE
transmitter.