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Cadillac Lyriq Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-15644413) -
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Antilock Brake
System (ABS)
Warning Light
This warning light should come
on briefly when the vehicle is
turned on. If the light does not
come on, have it fixed so it will
be ready to warn if there is a
problem.
If the light comes on while
driving, safely stop as soon as
it is possible and turn off the
vehicle. Then turn on the
vehicle again to reset the
system.
If the ABS warning light stays
on, or comes on again while
driving, the vehicle needs
service. A chime may also
sound when the light stays on.If the ABS warning light is the
only light on, the vehicle has
regular brakes, but ABS is not
functioning.
If both the ABS warning light
and the brake system warning
light are on, ABS is not
functioning and there is a
problem with the regular
brakes. See your dealer for
service.
See Brake System Warning
Light
0115.
Automatic Vehicle
Hold (AVH) Light
This light comes on when AVH
is actively holding the vehicle.
See Automatic Vehicle Hold
(AVH) 0219.
Lane Keep Assist
(LKA) Light
If equipped, the Lane Keep
Assist Light may display the
following colors:
.Blank: LKA is disabled.
.White: Appears when the
vehicle starts. A steady
white light indicates that
LKA is not ready to assist.
.Green: Appears when LKA is
turned on and ready to
assist. LKA will gently turn
the steering wheel if the
vehicle approaches a
detected lane marking.
.Amber: Appears when LKA is
active. The light flashes
amber as a Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) alert to
indicate that the lane
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{Warning
Do not charge your vehicle’s
battery above an 80%
charge if you are going to
drive down long, steep
grades such as mountain
passes. This provides room
in the battery for
regenerative braking to
supplement your
conventional brakes during
the descent. This is
especially important when
towing a trailer, which puts
additional stress on your
vehicle’s braking system.
See Hill and Mountain Roads
0200 for important
information about driving on
grades.
The default charge level is
100% when plugged in. To set
a different charge level, drag
the circular marker on the
Target Charge Level Gauge to
the preferred value. To lower
the desired Charge Level, drag the Charge Level marker
counterclockwise, and to
increase it drag the marker
clockwise. The Charge Level
can also be changed by
tapping
«andªinside the
gauge on the screen. The
multifunction controller (MCF)
on the center console can also
be used to set the Charge
Level by rotating clockwise or
counterclockwise when the
Target Charge Level Gauge is
highlighted. The Range
estimate updates once the
desired Charge Level is set.
To optimize battery health, the
minimum allowable Charge
Level is determined by the
vehicle. Charge Later
Instead of charging
immediately to a desired
Charge Level, you may choose
to delay the charge to the
vehicle and have it complete
by your desired departure
time. This may be a more
economical choice and a more
efficient use of energy when
charging at home. To use this
mode, touch the Charge Later
tab from the Charging screen.
With Charge Later selected,
the Charging screen displays:
.Text explaining that your
vehicle will delay the planned
charge to be ready by the
time specified.

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by pressing the thumbwheel.
The messages that require
immediate action cannot be
cleared until that action is
performed.
All messages should be taken
seriously; clearing the
message does not correct the
problem.
If a SERVICE message
appears, see your dealer.
Follow the instructions given
in the messages. The system
displays messages regarding
the following topics:
.Service Messages
.Fluid Levels
.Vehicle Security
.Brakes
.Ride Control Systems
.Driver Assistance Systems
.Cruise Control
.Lighting and Bulb
Replacement
.Wiper/Washer Systems
.Doors and Windows
.Seat Belts
.Airbag Systems
.Propulsion
.Tire Pressure
.Battery
.Steering
Propulsion Power
Messages
REDUCED
ACCELERATION DRIVE
WITH CARE
This message displays when
the vehicle's propulsion power
is reduced. A reduction in
propulsion power can affect
the vehicle's ability to
accelerate. If this message is
on, but there is no observed
reduction in performance,
proceed to your destination.
Under certain conditions, the
performance may be reduced
the next time the vehicle is
driven. The vehicle may be
driven while this message is
on, but maximum acceleration
and speed may be reduced.
Anytime this message stayson, or displays repeatedly, the
vehicle should be taken to
your dealer for service as
soon as possible.
This message can be displayed
when the high voltage battery
charge level is low. The vehicle
is limiting power to maximize
range.
Under certain operating
conditions propulsion will be
disabled. Try restarting after
the vehicle has been off for
two minutes.
PROPULSION POWER
REDUCED DUE TO
TEMPERATURE
This message displays when
the vehicle is on, the battery
temperature is low, and when
the vehicle’s performance is
limited. The duration of the
limited vehicle performance
depends, in part, on the high
voltage battery charge level.
If the high voltage battery
charge level is relatively high,
as the vehicle is driven, the

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battery temperature will
increase, and the vehicle will
return to normal operation.
If the high voltage battery
charge level is relatively low
the vehicle will not return to
normal operation until
charged.
Keep the vehicle plugged in,
even when fully charged, to
keep the high voltage battery
temperature ready for the
next drive. This is important
when outside temperatures
are extremely hot or cold.
Vehicle Speed
Messages
SPEED LIMITED TO XXX
KM/H (MPH)
This message shows that the
vehicle speed has been limited
to the speed displayed. The
limited speed is a protection
for various propulsion and
vehicle systems, such aslubrication, thermal, brakes,
suspension, Teen Driver if
equipped, or tires.
Universal Remote
System
See Radio Frequency
Statement
0395.
Universal Remote
System Programming
If equipped, the Universal
Garage Door (Universal
Remote) controls are located
on the infotainment screen.
This system can replace up to
eight remote control
transmitters used to activate
devices such as garage door
openers, security systems,
and home automation devices.
These instructions refer to a
garage door opener, but can
be used for other devices.
Do not use the Universal
Remote system with any
garage door opener that does not have the stop and reverse
feature. This includes any
garage door opener model
manufactured before April
1, 1982.
Keep the original hand-held
transmitter for use in other
vehicles as well as for future
programming. Erase the
programming when vehicle
ownership is terminated. See
“Erasing Universal Remotes.”
To program a garage door
opener, park outside directly in
line with and facing the garage
door opener receiver. Clear all
people and objects away from
the garage door.
Make sure the hand-held
transmitter has a new battery
for quick and accurate
transmission of the
radio-frequency signal.
Programming the
Universal Remote System
Programming involves
time-sensitive actions and may
time out, requiring the

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a registered Teen Driver key.
There is one Report Card per
vehicle. Data is only recorded
when a registered Teen Driver
key is used to operate the
vehicle.
The Report Card data is
collected from the time Teen
Driver is activated or the last
time the Report Card was
reset. The following items may
be recorded:
.Distance Driven–the total
distance driven.
.Maximum Speed –the
maximum vehicle speed
detected.
.Overspeed Warnings –the
number of times the speed
warning setting was
exceeded.
.Wide Open Throttle –the
number of times the
accelerator pedal was
pressed nearly all the
way down.
.Forward Collision Alerts (if
equipped) –the number of
times the driver was notified when approaching a vehicle
ahead too quickly and at
potential risk for a crash.
.Forward Automatic Braking,
also called Automatic
Emergency Braking (if
equipped)
–the number of
times the vehicle detected
that a forward collision was
imminent and applied the
brakes.
.Reverse Automatic Braking
(if equipped) –the number of
times the vehicle detected
that a rearward collision was
imminent and applied the
brakes.
.Traction Control –the
number of times the
Traction Control System
activated to reduce wheel
spin or loss of traction.
.Stability Control –the
number of events which
required the use of
electronic stability control.
.Antilock Braking System
Active –The number of
Antilock Brake System
activations.
.Tailgating Alerts (if
equipped) –the number of
times the driver was alerted
for following a vehicle ahead
too closely.
Report Card Data
Cumulative Data is saved for
all trips until the Report Card
is reset or until the maximum
count is exceeded. If the
maximum count is exceeded
for a Report Card line item,
that item will no longer be
updated in the Report Card
until it is reset. Each item will
report a maximum of
1,000 counts. The distance
driven will report a maximum
of 64,374 km (40,000 mi).
To delete Report Card data,
do one of the following:
.From the Report Card
display, touch Reset.

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Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better EnergyEfficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . 195
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . 196
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . 196
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . 198
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . 199
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . 202
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . 202
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . 206
Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . 209 Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . 210
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . 210
Electric Drive Unit
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . 211
One-Pedal Driving . . . . . . . . . 214
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Brakes
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . 216
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Electric Parking Brake . . . . 217
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . 218
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Regenerative Braking . . . . 220
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/ Electronic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . 223
Cruise Control
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Driver Assistance
Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing . . . . . . 257
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Rear Pedestrian Alert . . . . 268
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

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the road. Learn to recognize
warning clues—such as
enough water, ice, or packed
snow on the road to make a
mirrored surface —and slow
down when you have any
doubt.
.Try to avoid sudden
steering, acceleration,
or braking, including
reducing vehicle speed by
shifting to a lower gear. Any
sudden changes could cause
the tires to slide.
Remember: Antilock brakes
help avoid only the
braking skid.
Driving on Wet Roads
Rain and wet roads can
reduce vehicle traction and
affect your ability to stop and
accelerate. Always drive
slower in these types of
driving conditions and avoid
driving through large puddles
and deep-standing or flowing
water.
{Warning
Wet brakes can cause
crashes. They might not
work as well in a quick stop
and could cause pulling to
one side. You could lose
control of the vehicle.
After driving through a large
puddle of water or a car/
vehicle wash, lightly apply
the brake pedal until the
brakes work normally.
Flowing or rushing water
creates strong forces.
Driving through flowing
water could cause the
vehicle to be carried away.
If this happens, you and
other vehicle occupants
could drown. Do not ignore
police warnings and be very
cautious about trying to
drive through flowing water.
Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning is dangerous.
Water can build up under the
vehicle's tires so they actually
ride on the water. This can
happen if the road is wet
enough and you are going fast
enough. When the vehicle is
hydroplaning, it has little or no
contact with the road.
There is no hard and fast rule
about hydroplaning. The best
advice is to slow down when
the road is wet.
Other Rainy Weather Tips
Besides slowing down, other
wet weather driving tips
include:
.Allow extra following
distance.
.Pass with caution.
.Keep windshield wiping
equipment in good shape.
.Keep the windshield washer
fluid reservoir filled.
.Have good tires with proper
tread depth. See Tires 0334.

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.Turn off cruise control.
Hill and Mountain
Roads
{Warning
Do not charge your vehicle’s
battery above an 80%
charge if you are going to
drive down long, steep
grades such as mountain
passes. This provides room
in the battery for
regenerative braking to
supplement your
conventional brakes during
the descent. This is
especially important when
towing a trailer, which puts
additional stress on your
vehicle’s braking system.
If the battery becomes full,
regenerative braking will be
limited or unavailable. The
brakes will have to do all the
work of slowing down the
vehicle and could become(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
too hot. Hot brakes may not
be able to slow the vehicle
enough to maintain speed
and control. To help avoid
the risk of a crash, limit the
battery’s charge and, if you
experience brake fade or
receive a brake warning,
stop the vehicle and allow
the brakes to cool.
See“Charge Now” under
Charging 0123 for
information on setting
charge limits.
Driving on steep hills or
through mountains is different
than driving on flat or rolling
terrain. Be sure to:
.Use regenerative braking to
help slow the vehicle or
maintain speed by keeping
the vehicle in gear and
limiting the initial battery
charge to 80% or less.
.When braking is necessary,
use frequent, light taps of
the brake pedal. This
maximizes regenerative
braking and minimizes the
load on the vehicle brake
system.
.Keep the vehicle serviced
and in good shape.
.Check all fluid levels, brakes,
tires and cooling system.
.Drive at speeds that keep
the vehicle in its own lane.
Do not swing wide or cross
the center line.
.Be alert on top of hills;
something could be in your
lane (e.g., stalled car, crash).
.Pay attention to special road
signs (e.g., falling rocks area,
winding roads, long grades,
passing or no-passing zones)
and take appropriate action.

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Winter Driving
Driving on Snow or IceCaution
To avoid damage to the
wheels and brake
components, always clear
snow and ice from inside the
wheels and underneath the
vehicle before driving.
Snow or ice between the tires
and the road creates less
traction or grip, so drive
carefully. Wet ice can occur at
about 0°C (32°F) when
freezing rain begins to fall.
Avoid driving on wet ice or in
freezing rain until roads can be
treated.
For Slippery Road Driving:
.Turn off cruise control.
.If enabled, turn off
One-Pedal Driving. See
One-Pedal Driving 0214
.If turned off, turn on the
Traction Control and the
Electronic Stability Control systems. See Traction
Control/Electronic Stability
Control
0221.
.Select the Snow/Ice driver
mode. See Driver Mode
Control 0223.
.Accelerate gently.
Accelerating too quickly
causes the wheels to spin
and makes the surface under
the tires slick.
.Allow greater following
distance and watch for
slippery spots. Icy patches
can occur on otherwise clear
roads in shaded areas. The
surface of a curve or an
overpass can remain icy
when the surrounding roads
are clear. Avoid sudden
steering maneuvers and
braking while on ice.
.Antilock Brake System (ABS)
improves vehicle stability
during hard stops, but the
brakes should be applied
sooner than when on dry
pavement. See Antilock
Brake System (ABS) 0216.
Blizzard Conditions
If you become stranded or
cannot continue driving due to
winter storm conditions, stop
the vehicle in a safe place and
signal for help. Stay with the
vehicle unless there is help
nearby.
If you stay in your vehicle
while waiting, signal for help
and keep everyone in the
vehicle safe by turning on the
hazard warning flashers and
tying a red cloth to an outside
mirror.
To conserve battery energy
while waiting for help, run the
vehicle for only short periods
as needed to warm the vehicle
and then shut the vehicle off
and partially close the window.
Moving about to keep warm
also helps. For additional tips
to help conserve battery
energy in cold weather, see
Driving for Better Energy
Efficiency 0193.

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ON/RUN :This position is for
starting and driving. With the
vehicle off, and the brake
pedal applied, pressing
POWER
Oonce will place the
vehicle in ON/RUN. When the
vehicle ready light is on in the
instrument cluster, the vehicle
is ready to be driven. This
could take up to 15 seconds at
extremely cold temperatures.
Service Mode
This power mode is available
for service and diagnostics,
and to verify the proper
operation of the service
vehicle soon light as may be
required for inspection or
maintenance purposes. With
the vehicle off, and the brake
pedal not applied, pressing
and holding POWER
Ofor
more than five seconds will
place the vehicle in Service
Mode. The instruments and
audio systems will operate as
they do in ON/RUN, but the
vehicle will not be able to be
driven. The propulsion system will not start in Service Mode.
Press POWER
Oagain to turn
the vehicle off.
Caution
Placing the vehicle in
Service Mode will use the
12-volt battery. Do not use
Service Mode for an
extended period, or the
vehicle may not start.
STOPPING THE VEHICLE/
OFF : To turn the vehicle off,
apply the brakes, press the
button on top of the shift lever
to shift to P (Park) and press
POWER
O.
Alternatively, apply the brakes
and press POWER
O. The
electric drive unit will shift to
P (Park) then shut off
automatically.
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) will remain active
until the driver door is opened.
If the vehicle must be shut off
in an emergency: 1. Brake using a firm and
steady pressure. Do not
pump the brakes
repeatedly. This may
deplete power assist,
requiring increased brake
pedal force.
2. Shift the vehicle to N (Neutral). This can be
done while the vehicle is
moving. After shifting to
N (Neutral), firmly apply the
brakes and steer the vehicle
to a safe location.
3. Come to a complete stop, shift to P (Park), and turn
the vehicle off by pressing
POWER
O.
4. Set the parking brake.
{Warning
Turning off the vehicle while
moving may disable the
airbags. While driving, only
shut the propulsion system
off in an emergency.