CADILLAC SRX 2012 2.G Owners Manual

Black plate (71,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
Infotainment System 7-71
“Made for iPod”means that an
electronic accessory has been
designed to connect specifically to
iPod and has been certified
by the developer to meet Apple
performance standards. Apple is not
responsible for the operation of this
device or its compliance with safety
and regulatory standards.
iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and
iPod touch are trademarks of
Apple Inc., registered in the
U.S. and other countries.Fees and Taxes —Subscription fee,
taxes, one time activation fee, and
other fees may apply. Subscription
fee is consumer only. All fees and
programming subject to change.
Subscriptions subject to Customer
Agreement available at
www.xmradio.com. XM™ service
only available in the 48 contiguous
United States and Canada*.
*Canada —Some deterioration of
service may occur in extreme
northern latitudes. This is beyond
the control of XM™ Satellite Radio.
Explicit Language Notice —
Channels with frequent explicit
language are indicated with an
“XL” preceding the channel name. Channel blocking is available for
XM Satellite Radio receivers by
notifying XM at:
.USA Customers
—Visit
www.xmradio.com or
call 1-800-xmradio
(1-800-967-2346).
.Canadian Customers —Visit
www.xmradio.ca or
call 1-877-438-9677.
It is prohibited to copy, decompile,
disassemble, reverse engineer,
hack, manipulate, or otherwise
make available any technology or
software incorporated in receivers
compatible with the XM™ Satellite
Radio System or that support the
XM website, the Online Service or
any of its content. Furthermore, the
AMBER voice compression software
included in this product is protected
by intellectual property rights
including patent rights, copyrights,
and trade secrets of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc.

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7-72 Infotainment System
General Requirements:
1. A License Agreement fromXM™ is required for any product
that incorporates XM Technology
and/or for use of any of the
XM marks to be manufactured,
distributed or marketed in the
XM Service Area.
2. For products to be distributed, marketed and/or sold in Canada,
a separate agreement is
required with Canadian Satellite
Radio Inc. (operating as XM
Canada).
This product incorporates copyright
protection technology that is
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intellectual property rights of Rovi
Corporation. Reverse engineering or
disassermbly is prohibited.
This product uses the source code
of T-Kernel under T-License granted
by the T-Engine Forum
(www.t-engine.org).
Music and video recognition
technology and related data are
provided by Gracenote
®. Gracenote
is the industry standard in music
recognition technology and
related content delivery.
For more information, visit
www.gracenote.com.
CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and
music and video-related data from
Gracenote, Inc., copyright © 2000 to
present Gracenote. One or more
patents owned by Gracenote apply
to this product and service.

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Infotainment System 7-73
See the Gracenote website for a
non-exhaustive list of applicable
Gracenote patents. Gracenote and
CDDB, MusicID, Media VOCS, the
Gracenote logo and logotype, and
the“Powered by Gracenote” logo
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United States and/or other
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If you require more information
regarding the use of the Gracenote
Service, visit: www.gracenote.com/
corporate.
For the data provided by
Gracenote
®Music Recognition
Service, the content is not
necessarily guaranteed 100%.
Regarding the use of Gracenote
Music Recognition Service, when
this product is used, it is necessary
to agree to the following articles. Gracenote
®End User License
This application or device contains
software from Gracenote, Inc. of
Emeryville, California (“Gracenote”).
The software from Gracenote (the
“Gracenote Software”) enables this
application to perform disc and/or
file identification and obtain
music-related information, including
name, artist, track, and title
information (“Gracenote Data”) from
online servers or embedded
databases (collectively, “Gracenote
Servers”) and to perform other
functions. You may use Gracenote
Data only by means of the intended
End-User functions of this
application or device. You agree that
you will use Gracenote Data, the
Gracenote Software, and Gracenote
Servers for your own personal
non-commercial use only. You agree
not to assign, copy, transfer or
transmit the Gracenote Software
or any Gracenote Data to any
third party. YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR
EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA, THE
GRACENOTE SOFTWARE, OR
GRACENOTE SERVERS, EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED
HEREIN. You agree that your
non-exclusive license to use the
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Software, and Gracenote Servers
will terminate if you violate these
restrictions. If your license
terminates, you agree to cease any
and all use of the Gracenote Data,
the Gracenote Software, and
Gracenote Servers.
Gracenote reserves all rights in
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Software, and the Gracenote
Servers, including all ownership
rights.

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Under no circumstances will
Gracenote become liable for any
payment to you for any information
that you provide. You agree that
Gracenote, Inc. may enforce its
rights under this Agreement against
you directly in its own name.
The Gracenote service uses a
unique identifier to track queries for
statistical purposes.
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“AS IS.” Gracenote makes no
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accuracy of any Gracenote Data
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Servers are error-free or that
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Black plate (1,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
Climate Controls 8-1
Climate Controls
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic Climate ControlSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Air Vents
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Maintenance
Passenger Compartment AirFilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic Climate Control System
The heating, cooling, and ventilation for the vehicle can be controlled with
this system.
A. Fan Control
B. Power
C. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
D. ZONE
E. Defrost
F. Air Delivery Mode Control G. Driver and Passenger
Temperature Controls
H. Driver and Passenger Heated and Ventilated Seats
I. Air Conditioning
J. Recirculation
K. Outside Air
L. Rear Window Defogger

Black plate (2,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
8-2 Climate Controls
Automatic Operation
The system automatically controls
the fan speed, air delivery, air
conditioning and recirculation in
order to heat or cool the vehicle to
the desired temperature.
When the indicator light is on, the
system is in full automatic operation.
If the air delivery mode or fan
setting is manually adjusted, the
auto indicator turns off and displays
will show the selected settings.
To place the system in automatic
mode do the following:
1. Press AUTO.
2. Set the temperature. Allow thesystem time to stabilize. Then
adjust the temperature as
needed for best comfort.
English units can be changed to
metric units through the Driver
Information Center (DIC). See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑40.Q/R(Driver and Passenger
Temperature Controls): The
temperature can be adjusted
separately for the driver and the
passenger. Press to increase or
decrease the temperature.
ZONE: Press to link all climate
zone settings to the driver settings.
The ZONE indicator light turns off.
When the passenger settings are
adjusted, the ZONE indicator light
is on.
Manual Operation
O(Power): Press to turn the
climate control system on or off.
h i(Fan Control): Press to
increase or decrease the fan speed.
Pressing either button cancels
automatic operation and the system
goes into manual mode. Press
AUTO to return to automatic
operation.
H G(Air Delivery Mode Control):
Press to change the direction of the
airflow. The current mode appears
in the display screen.
Changing the mode cancels the
automatic operation and the system
goes into manual mode. Press
AUTO to return to automatic
operation.
To change the current mode, select
one of the following:
Y(Vent): Air is directed to the
instrument panel outlets.
\(Bi-Level): Air is divided
between the instrument panel
outlets and the floor outlets.
C(Tri‐Level): Air is divided
between the windshield, instrument
panel, and floor outlets.
[(Floor): Air is directed to the
floor outlets.
-(Defog): Clears the windows of
fog or moisture. Air is directed to the
windshield and floor outlets.

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Climate Controls 8-3
8(Upper):Air is directed to the
windshield outlets.
7(Hi-Level): Air is divided
between the windshield and
instrument panel outlets.
0(Defrost): Clears the
windshield of fog or frost more
quickly. Air is directed to the
windshield.
#(Air Conditioning): Press to
turn the automatic air conditioning
on or off. If the fan is turned off or
the outside temperature falls below
freezing, the air conditioner will
not run.
Press AUTO to return to automatic
operation and the air conditioner
runs as needed. When the indicator
light is on, the air conditioner runs
automatically to cool the air inside
the vehicle or to dry the air needed
to defog the windshield faster.
h(Recirculation): Press to turn
on recirculation. An indicator light
comes on. Air is recirculated to
quickly cool the inside of the vehicle
or prevent outside air and odors
from entering.
Automatic Air Recirculation:
When the AUTO indicator light is
on, the air is automatically
recirculated as needed to help
quickly cool the inside of the
vehicle.
The climate control system may
have a sensor to detect air pollution.
In auto recirculation control, the Air
Quality Control system may operate.
To adjust the sensitivity of the Air
Quality Control, see “Climate and
Air Quality” underVehicle
Personalization on page 5‑40. Auto Defog:
The climate control
system may have a sensor to
automatically detect high humidity
inside the vehicle. When high
humidity is detected, the climate
control system may adjust to
outside air supply and turn on the
air conditioner. If the climate control
system does not detect possible
window fogging, it returns to normal
operation. To turn Auto Defog off or
on, see “Climate and Air Quality”
under Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑40.
%(Outside Air): Press to turn
on outside air. An indicator light
comes on. Outside air is circulated
through the vehicle.

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8-4 Climate Controls
Rear Window Defogger
=(Rear Window Defogger):
Press to turn the rear window
defogger on or off.
The rear window defogger
turns off automatically after about
10 minutes. If turned on again it
runs for about five minutes before
turning off. At higher speeds, the
rear window defogger may stay
on continuously.
The rear window defogger can
be set to automatic operation.
See “Climate and Air Quality”
under Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑40. When Auto Rear Defog
is selected, the rear window
defogger turns on automatically
when the interior temperature is cold
and the outside temperature is
about 40°F and below. The auto
rear defogger turns off automatically
after about 10 minutes. At higher
speeds, the rear window defogger
may stay on continuously. The heated outside rearview mirrors
turn on when the rear window
defogger button is on and help to
clear fog or frost from the surface of
the mirrors. See
Heated Mirrors on
page 2‑21.
Notice: Do not try to clear frost
or other material from the inside
of the front windshield and rear
window with a razor blade or
anything else that is sharp. This
may damage the rear window
defogger grid and affect your
radio's ability to pick up stations
clearly. The repairs would not be
covered by your warranty.
Heated and Ventilated Seats:
Press to heat or ventilate the seat.
See Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 3‑10. Remote Start Climate Control
Operation:
For vehicles with the
remote vehicle start feature, the
climate control system may run
when the vehicle is started remotely.
The system uses the driver's
previous settings to heat or cool the
inside of the vehicle. See Remote
Vehicle Start on page 2‑9.
The rear window defogger turns on
if it is cold outside.
Sensors
The solar sensor, located on top
of the instrument panel near the
windshield, monitors the solar heat.
The climate control system uses
the sensor information to adjust
the temperature, fan speed,
recirculation, and air delivery mode
for best comfort.
If the sensor is covered, the
automatic climate control system
may not work properly.

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Climate Controls 8-5
Rear Climate Control System
For vehicles with the rear heat and air conditioning controls, they are
integrated with the rear seat audio controls located in the center console.
Rear Climate Control with Rear Seat Audio Controls
A. Fan Control
B. Air Delivery Mode Control
C. Temperature Control ZONE:
When the rear climate
control is turned on from the rear,
the ZONE indicator light will turn on.
Press the ZONE button on the front
climate control system to turn off the
rear blower and match the rear
settings to the front. The ZONE
indicator light and rear climate
control display will turn off. The rear climate control can be
turned off by pressing
i.
Independent Mode: This mode
directs rear seating airflow
according to the settings of the rear
controls.
The front climate control system
must be on for the rear climate
control to work. To turn on the rear
climate control from rear seating,
press any rear climate control
button.
The rear climate control will not
work if the front climate control
system is in defrost.

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8-6 Climate Controls
Automatic Operation
AUTO:Press
Nuntil the AUTO
setting is selected to control the rear
temperature, air delivery, and fan
speed automatically.
Manual Operation
h i(Fan Control): Press these
buttons on the rear seat audio
control panel to increase or
decrease the airflow. Pressing
h
when the system is off will turn the
system on. The air delivery mode
remains in its previous setting. −/+ (Temperature Control):
Press these buttons to adjust the
temperature of the air flowing into
the passenger area. Press + for
warmer air and press
−for
cooler air.
N(Air Delivery Mode Control):
Press the mode button to change
the direction of the airflow. Multiple
presses will cycle through the
delivery selections.
Air Vents
Move the sliding knob on the air
outlets up and down or left and right
to direct the airflow. Use the
thumbwheels near the air outlets to
open or close off the airflow.
Operation Tips
.Clear away any ice, snow,
or leaves from air inlets at the
base of the windshield that could
block the flow of air into the
vehicle.
.Keep the path under the front
seats clear of objects to help
circulate the air inside the
vehicle more effectively.
.Use of non‐GM approved hood
deflectors can adversely affect
the performance of the system.
Check with your dealer before
adding equipment to the outside
of the vehicle.