reset CADILLAC DTS 2010 1.G Owner's Manual

PARKING ASSIST OFF
If your vehicle has the Ultrasonic Front and RearParking Assist (UFRPA) system, after the vehicle isshifted out of P (Park), this message displays to remindthe driver that the UFRPA system has been turnedoff. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge thismessage and clear it from the DIC display. To turn theUFRPA system back on, see “PARKING ASSIST”underDIC Operation and Displays on page 4-62. SeeUltrasonic Front and Rear Parking Assist (UFRPA)on page 3-40for more information.
PASSENGER DOOR OPEN
This symbol appears withthis message.
This message displays when the passenger side frontdoor is not closed completely. Make sure that the door isclosed completely.
RADAR CRUISE NOT READY
This message displays when the Adaptive CruiseControl (ACC) system will not activate due to atemporary condition. Your vehicle does not requireservice. If this message appears when you attempt toactivate the system, continue driving for several minutesand then try activating the system again. SeeAdaptiveCruise Control on page 4-15for more information.
REMOTE KEY LEARNING ACTIVE
This message displays while you are matching aRemote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter to your vehicle.See “Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle” underRemote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operationon page 3-4andDIC Operation and Displays onpage 4-62for more information.
REPLACE BATTERY IN REMOTE KEY
This message displays when the battery in the RemoteKeyless Entry (RKE) transmitter needs to be replaced.To replace the battery, see “Battery Replacement” underRemote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation onpage 3-4.
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SERVICE STABILITRAK
Your vehicle may have a vehicle stability enhancementsystem called StabiliTrak®. SeeStabiliTrak®Systemon page 5-5.
This message displays if there has been a problemdetected with the StabiliTrak system.
If this message comes on while you are driving, pull offthe road as soon as possible and stop carefully. Tryresetting the system by turning the ignition off then backon. If this message still stays on or comes back onagain while you are driving, your vehicle needs service.Have the StabiliTrak system inspected by yourdealer/retailer as soon as possible.
SERVICE SUSPENSION SYS (System)
This message displays when the magnetic ridecontrol or automatic leveling control system is notoperating properly. Have your vehicle serviced by yourdealer/retailer.
SERVICE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM
This message displays when there is a problem withthe theft-deterrent system programmed in the key.A fault has been detected in the system which meansthat the system is disabled and it is not protectingthe vehicle. The vehicle usually restarts; however, youmay want to take the vehicle to your dealer/retailer
before turning off the engine. SeePASS-Key®III+Electronic Immobilizer Operation on page 3-21for moreinformation.
SERVICE TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM
On vehicles with the Tire Pressure Monitor System(TPMS), this message displays if a part on the TPMS isnot working properly. The tire pressure light alsoflashes and then remains on during the same ignitioncycle. SeeTire Pressure Light on page 4-56. Severalconditions may cause this message to appear. SeeTirePressure Monitor Operation on page 6-58for moreinformation. If the warning comes on and stays on, theremay be a problem with the TPMS, see yourdealer/retailer.
SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL
This message displays when there is a problem with theTraction Control System (TCS). When this messageis displayed, the system will not limit wheel spin. Adjustyour driving accordingly. See your dealer/retailer forservice. SeeTraction Control System (TCS) on page 5-6for more information.
SERVICE TRANSMISSION
This message displays when there is a problem with thevehicle’s transmission. Have your vehicle serviced byyour dealer/retailer.
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WASHER FLUID LOW ADD FLUID
This symbol appears withthis message.
This message displays when your vehicle is low onwindshield washer fluid. Refill the windshield washerfluid reservoir as soon as possible. SeeWindshieldWasher Fluid on page 6-31for more information.
DIC Vehicle Customization
Your vehicle has customization capabilities that allowyou to program certain features to one preferred setting.Customization features can only be programmed toone setting on the vehicle and cannot be programmedto a preferred setting for two different drivers.
All of the customization options may not be available onyour vehicle. Only the options available will bedisplayed on the DIC.
The default settings for the customization features wereset when your vehicle left the factory, but may havebeen changed from their default state since then.
The customization preferences are automaticallyrecalled.
To change customization preferences, use the followingprocedure.
Entering the Feature Settings Menu
1. Turn the ignition on and place the vehicle inP (Park).
To avoid excessive drain on the battery, it isrecommended that the headlamps are turned off.
2. Press the customization button to enter the featuresettings menu.
If the menu is not available, FEATURE SETTINGSAVAILABLE IN PARK will display. Before enteringthe menu, make sure the vehicle is in P (Park).
Feature Settings Menu Items
The following are customization features that allow youto program settings to the vehicle:
DISPLAY IN ENGLISH
This feature will only display if a language other thanEnglish has been set. This feature allows you to changethe language in which the DIC messages appear toEnglish.
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Press the customization button until the PRESSVTO
DISPLAY IN ENGLISH screen appears on the DICdisplay. Press the set/reset button once to display allDIC messages in English.
DISPLAY LANGUAGE
This feature allows you to select the language in whichthe DIC messages will appear.
Press the customization button until the DISPLAYLANGUAGE screen appears on the DIC display. Pressthe set/reset button once to access the settings forthis feature. Then press the menu up/down button toscroll through the following settings:
ENGLISH (default):All messages will appear inEnglish.
DEUTSCH:All messages will appear in German.
FRANCAIS:All messages will appear in French.
ESPANOL:All messages will appear in Spanish.
JAPANESE:All messages will appear in Japanese.
ARABIC:All messages will appear in Arabic.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
AUTO DOOR LOCK
This feature allows you to select when the vehicle’sdoors will automatically lock. SeeProgrammableAutomatic Door Locks on page 3-10for moreinformation.
Press the customization button until AUTO DOORLOCK appears on the DIC display. Press the set/resetbutton once to access the settings for this feature.Then press the menu up/down button to scroll throughthe following settings:
SHIFT OUT OF PARK (default):The doorsautomatically lock when the doors are closed and thevehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
AT VEHICLE SPEED:The doors automatically lockwhen the vehicle speed is above 5 mph (8 km/h)for three seconds.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
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AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
This feature allows you to select whether or not to turnoff the automatic door unlocking feature. It alsoallows you to select which doors and when the doorswill automatically unlock. SeeProgrammable AutomaticDoor Locks on page 3-10for more information.
Press the customization button until AUTO DOORUNLOCK appears on the DIC display. Press theset/reset button once to access the settings for thisfeature. Then press the menu up/down button to scrollthrough the following settings:
OFF:None of the doors will automatically unlock.
DRIVER AT KEY OUT:Only the driver’s door willunlock when the key is taken out of the ignition.
DRIVER IN PARK:Only the driver’s door will unlockwhen the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
ALL AT KEY OUT:All of the doors will unlock whenthe key is taken out of the ignition.
ALL IN PARK (default):All of the doors will unlockwhen the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
REMOTE DOOR LOCK
This feature allows you to select the type of feedbackyou will receive when locking the vehicle with theRemote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. You will notreceive feedback when locking the vehicle with theRKE transmitter if the doors are open. SeeRemoteKeyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 3-4formore information.
Press the customization button until REMOTE DOORLOCK appears on the DIC display. Press the set/resetbutton once to access the settings for this feature.Then press the menu up/down button to scroll throughthe following settings:
OFF:There will be no feedback when you press thelock button on the RKE transmitter.
LIGHTS ONLY:The exterior lamps will flash when youpress the lock button on the RKE transmitter.
HORN ONLY:The horn will sound on the second pressof the lock button on the RKE transmitter.
HORN & LIGHTS (default):The exterior lamps willflash when you press the lock button on the RKEtransmitter, and the horn will sound when the lock buttonis pressed again within five seconds of the previouscommand.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.
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The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
REMOTE DOOR UNLOCK
This feature allows you to select the type of feedbackyou will receive when unlocking the vehicle withthe Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. You willnot receive feedback when unlocking the vehiclewith the RKE transmitter if the doors are open. SeeRemote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operationon page 3-4for more information.
Press the customization button until REMOTE DOORUNLOCK appears on the DIC display. Press theset/reset button once to access the settings for thisfeature. Then press the menu up/down button to scrollthrough the following settings:
LIGHTS OFF:The exterior lamps will not flash whenyou press the unlock button on the RKE transmitter.
LIGHTS ON (default):The exterior lamps willflash when you press the unlock button on theRKE transmitter.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
DELAY DOOR LOCK
This feature allows you to select whether or not thelocking of the vehicle’s doors will be delayed. Whenlocking the doors with the power door lock switch and adoor is open, this feature will delay locking the doorsuntil five seconds after the last door is closed. You willhear three chimes to signal that the delayed lockingfeature is in use. The key must be out of the ignition forthis feature to work. You can temporarily overridedelayed locking by pressing the power door lock switchtwice or the lock button on the RKE transmitter twice.
Press the customization button until DELAY DOORLOCK appears on the DIC display. Press the set/resetbutton once to access the settings for this feature.Then press the menu up/down button to scroll throughthe following settings:
OFF:There will be no delayed locking of thevehicle’s doors.
ON (default):The doors will not lock until five secondsafter the last door is closed.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
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EXIT LIGHTING
This feature allows you to select the amount of time youwant the exterior lamps to remain on when it is darkenough outside. This happens after the key is turnedfrom ON/RUN to LOCK/OFF.
Press the customization button until EXIT LIGHTINGappears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset buttononce to access the settings for this feature. Thenpress the menu up/down button to scroll through thefollowing settings:
OFF:The exterior lamps will not turn on.
30 SECONDS (default):The exterior lamps will stayon for 30 seconds.
1 MINUTE:The exterior lamps will stay on forone minute.
2 MINUTES:The exterior lamps will stay on fortwo minutes.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
APPROACH LIGHTING
This feature allows you to select whether or not to havethe exterior lights turn on briefly during low lightperiods after unlocking the vehicle using the RemoteKeyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
Press the customization button until APPROACHLIGHTING appears on the DIC display. Press theset/reset button once to access the settings forthis feature. Then press the menu up/down button toscroll through the following settings:
OFF:The exterior lights will not turn on when youunlock the vehicle with the RKE transmitter.
ON (default):If it is dark enough outside, the exteriorlights will turn on briefly when you unlock the vehiclewith the RKE transmitter.
The lights will remain on for 20 seconds or until the lockbutton on the RKE transmitter is pressed, or the vehicle isno longer off. SeeRemote Keyless Entry (RKE) SystemOperation on page 3-4for more information.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
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CHIME VOLUME
This feature allows you to select the volume level of thechime.
Press the customization button until CHIME VOLUMEappears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset buttononce to access the settings for this feature. Then pressthe menu up/down button to scroll through the followingsettings:
NORMAL:The chime volume will be set to anormal level.
LOUD:The chime volume will be set to a loud level.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
There is no default for chime volume. The volume willstay at the last known setting.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
PARK TILT MIRRORS
If your vehicle has this feature, it allows you to selectwhether or not the outside mirror(s) will automatically tiltdown when the vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse).SeePark Tilt Mirrors on page 3-39for more information.
Press the customization button until PARK TILTMIRRORS appears on the DIC display. Press theset/reset button once to access the settings forthis feature. Then press the menu up/down button toscroll through the following settings:
OFF (default):Neither outside mirror will be tilted downwhen the vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse).
DRIVER MIRROR:The driver’s outside mirror will betilted down when the vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse).
PASSENGER MIRROR:The passenger’s outsidemirror will be tilted down when the vehicle is shifted intoR (Reverse).
BOTH MIRRORS:The driver’s and passenger’s outsidemirrors will be tilted down when the vehicle is shiftedinto R (Reverse).
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
EASY EXIT RECALL
If your vehicle has this feature, it allows you to selectyour preference for the automatic easy exit seat feature.SeeMemory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel onpage 2-6for more information.
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Press the customization button until EASY EXITRECALL appears on the DIC display. Press the set/resetbutton once to access the settings for this feature.Then press the menu up/down button to scroll throughthe following settings:
DOOR BUTTON ONLY:No automatic seat exit recallwill occur. The recall will only occur after pressingthe easy exit seat button.
BUTTON AND KEY OUT (default):If the features areenabled through the EASY EXIT SETUP menu, thedriver’s seat will move back, and if the vehicle has thepower tilt wheel and telescopic steering feature, thepower steering column will move up and forward whenthe key is removed from the ignition or after pressingthe easy exit seat button.
The automatic easy exit seat movement will only occurone time after the key is removed from the ignition.If the automatic movement has already occurred, andyou put the key back in the ignition and remove it again,the seat and steering column will stay in the originalexit position, unless a memory recall took place prior toremoving the key again.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
EASY EXIT SETUP
If your vehicle has this feature, it allows you to selectwhich areas will recall with the automatic easy exit seatfeature. It also allows you to turn off the automaticeasy exit feature. SeeMemory Seat, Mirrors andSteering Wheel on page 2-6and “EASY EXIT RECALL”earlier for more information.
Press the customization button until EASY EXIT SETUPappears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset buttononce to access the settings for this feature. Thenpress the menu up/down button to scroll through thefollowing settings:
OFF:No automatic seat exit will recall.
SEAT ONLY:The driver’s seat will recall.
TILT ONLY:The steering wheel tilt feature will recall.
TELESCOPE ONLY:The steering column telescopefeature will recall.
SEAT/TILT:The driver’s seat and the steering wheel tiltfeature will recall.
SEAT/TELESCOPE:The driver’s seat and the steeringcolumn telescope feature will recall.
TILT/TELESCOPE:The steering wheel tilt and steeringcolumn telescope features will recall.
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ALL (default):The driver’s seat and the steering wheeltilt and steering column telescope features will recall,if your vehicle has this option.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
MEMORY SEAT RECALL
If your vehicle has this feature, it allows you to selectyour preference for the remote memory seat recallfeature. SeeMemory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheelon page 2-6for more information.
Press the customization button until MEMORY SEATRECALL appears on the DIC display. Press the set/resetbutton once to access the settings for this feature.Then press the menu up/down button to scroll throughthe following settings:
OFF (default):No remote memory seat recall will occur.
ON:The driver’s seat and outside mirrors willautomatically move to the stored driving position whenthe unlock button on the Remote Keyless Entry(RKE) transmitter is pressed. The steering column willalso move on vehicles with the power tilt and telescopicsteering feature. SeePower Tilt Wheel and TelescopicSteering Column on page 4-4for more information.
See “RELEARN REMOTE KEY” underDIC Operationand Displays on page 4-62for more information onmatching transmitters to driver ID numbers.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this feature.The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
REMOTE START
If your vehicle has this feature, it allows you to turn theremote start off or on. The remote start feature allowsyou to start the engine from outside of the vehicle usingthe Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. SeeRemote Vehicle Start on page 3-7for more information.
Press the customization button until REMOTE STARTappears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset buttononce to access the settings for this feature. Then pressthe menu up/down button to scroll through the followingsettings:
OFF:The remote start feature will be disabled.
ON (default):The remote start feature will be enabled.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to thisfeature. The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
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