program vehicle CADILLAC STS 2007 1.G Owner's Manual

Certain features can be programmed not to recall
until the ignition is turned off.
To change feature preferences, use the following
procedure.
Entering the Personal Settings Menu
To enter the feature programming mode, use
the following procedure:
1. Be sure the ignition is either on, in Acc., or in
RAP and place the transmission in PARK (P)
or make sure that the vehicle speed is
less than 6 mph (9 km/h).
To avoid excessive drain on the battery, it is
recommended that the headlamps are
turned off.
2. Press any button on the appropriate keyless
access transmitter to identify yourself as
Driver 1 or Driver 2.
3. Turn on the radio by pressing the
power/volume knob.
4. Press the CNFG radio button or the
tune/select knob located on the right side of
the radio to enter the radio’s main menu.5. Turn the tune/select knob and scroll to
SETUP.
6. Press the tune/select knob to enter the
SETUP menu.
7. Turn the tune/select knob and scroll to
PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU, then
press the tune/select knob to turn the feature
on. A check mark appears after this
selection when it is turned on and the entire
list of personalization features will appear.
8. Turn the tune/select knob and scroll to the
feature you want to change, then press the
tune/select knob to turn the feature on or off. If
the feature is turned on, a check mark will
appear next to the feature name.
Some features have submenus that show
additional features that can be turned on or off.
After entering a submenu, turn the tune/select
knob and scroll to the feature you want to
change, then press the tune/select knob
to turn the feature on or off.
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5. Press the tune/select knob once to select the
letter. The letter will then appear on the display
and the cursor will advance to the next letter.
If you make a mistake, press the F5 button,
located on the radio, repeatedly to cycle back
through all of the characters until you reach
the character you wish to change. Then
turn the tune/select knob until the letter you
want is highlighted and press the tune/select
knob to select the new letter.
6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until the name or
greeting you want is complete. You can
program up to 16 characters.
The name or greeting you programmed is now
set. You can either exit the programming mode by
following the instructions later in this section or
program the next feature available on your vehicle
by pressing the F6 (BACK) button, located on
the radio, to return to the PERSONAL SETTINGS
MENU. You will now see a check mark next to
the driver greeting menu item, which means that
the driver greeting feature is on and a customized
driver greeting is being used.To turn off the customized driver greeting, and go
back to displaying either Driver 1 or Driver 2,
use the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until DRIVER
GREETING is highlighted.
3. Press the tune/select knob to turn on the
DRIVER GREETING feature. The check
mark will be cleared and the customized driver
greeting is off.
The only way to correct a customized driver
greeting once you have exited the screen to spell
the name, is to turn the driver greeting feature
off, and then turn it back on.
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KEY FOB REMINDER
This feature chirps the horn three times when the
driver’s door is closed and there is a keyless
access transmitter left inside of the vehicle. This
will only occur when the vehicle is off.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ON
Mode 2:OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed to Mode 1. The mode to
which the vehicle was programmed may have
been changed since it left the factory.
To program the vehicle to a different mode, use
the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until KEY FOB
REMINDER is highlighted.3. Press the tune/select knob to switch back and
forth between on and off.
When the mode is turned on, a check mark
will appear next to the feature name.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either
exit the programming mode by following the
instructions later in this section or program the
next feature available on your vehicle.
REMOTE START
If your vehicle has this feature, it allows you to
choose the features you would like to have
activated when you engage the remote start on
your vehicle. These features include the climate
control system, the rear defogger, and the
seat temperature, if your vehicle has this feature.
Activating these features helps provide a more
comfortable vehicle upon entry. See “Remote
Vehicle Start” underKeyless Access System
Operation on page 88for more information.
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Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ON
Mode 2:OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed to Mode 1. The mode to
which the vehicle was programmed may have
been changed since it left the factory.
To program the vehicle to a different mode, use
the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until REMOTE
START is highlighted.
3. Press the tune/select knob to switch back and
forth between on and off.
When REMOTE START is on, a check mark will
appear next to the feature name. You can
then choose to activate any or all of the following
features by turning the tune/select knob to
highlight the feature, then pressing the knob to
turn it on.CLIMATE CONTROL:The climate control system
will engage when the vehicle is started using
the remote start feature. It will be at the same
climate control setting that was last used by the
driver using that keyless entry transmitter.
REAR WINDOW DEFOG:If this feature is active,
the rear defogger will engage when the vehicle
is started using the remote start feature.
SEAT TEMP (Temperature) CONTROL:If your
vehicle has this feature and this feature is
active, the seats will be heated or cooled when
the vehicle is started using the remote start
feature.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either
exit the programming mode by following the
instructions later in this section or program the
next feature available on your vehicle by pressing
the F6 (BACK) button, located on the radio, to
return to the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU.
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REMOTE RECALL MEMORY
If your vehicle has the optional memory package,
you will have this feature. When this feature is
turned on, you can recall any previously
programmed seat position and mirror position
when the unlock button on the keyless access
transmitter is pressed.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ON
Mode 2:OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed to Mode 2 with the exception
of recall seat to driver position which is on.
The mode to which the vehicle was programmed
may have been changed since it left the factory.
To program the vehicle to a different mode,
use the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until REMOTE
RECALL MEMORY is highlighted.3. Press the tune/select knob to switch back and
forth between on and off.
When the mode is turned on, a check mark
will appear next to the feature name.
If this feature is selected, START BUTTON
RECALL cannot be selected.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either
exit the programming mode by following the
instructions later in this section or program the
next feature available on your vehicle.
START BUTTON RECALL
If your vehicle has the optional memory package,
you will have this feature. When this feature is
turned on, you can recall any previously
programmed seat, mirror, and steering column
position when the start button on the ignition
is pressed.
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Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ON
Mode 2:OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed to Mode 2. The mode to
which the vehicle was programmed may have
been changed since it left the factory.
To program the vehicle to a different mode, use
the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until START
BUTTON RECALL is highlighted.
3. Press the tune/select knob to switch back and
forth between on and off.
When the mode is turned on, a check mark
will appear next to the feature name.
If this feature is selected, REMOTE RECALL
MEMORY cannot be selected.The mode you selected is now set. You can either
exit the programming mode by following the
instructions later in this section or program the
next feature available on your vehicle.
AUTO EXIT SEAT
If your vehicle has the optional memory package,
you will have this feature. When this feature is
turned on, you can recall any previously
programmed exit position for the driver’s seat
when the vehicle is off, the shift lever is in
PARK (P), and the driver’s door is opened.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ON
Mode 2:OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed to Mode 2. The mode to
which the vehicle was programmed may have
been changed since it left the factory.
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To program the vehicle to a different mode, use
the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until AUTO EXIT
SEAT is highlighted.
3. Press the tune/select knob to switch back and
forth between on and off.
When the mode is turned on, a check mark will
appear in the box next to the feature name.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either
exit the programming mode by following the
instructions later in this section or program the
next feature available on your vehicle.
AUTO EXIT COLUMN
If your vehicle has the optional memory package,
you will have this feature. When this feature is
turned on, you can recall any previously
programmed exit position for the steering column
when the vehicle is off, the shift lever is in
PARK (P), and the driver’s door is opened.Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ON
Mode 2:OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed to Mode 2. The mode to
which the vehicle was programmed may have
been changed since it left the factory.
To program the vehicle to a different mode, use
the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until AUTO EXIT
COLUMN is highlighted.
3. Press the tune/select knob to switch back and
forth between on and off.
When the mode is turned on, a check mark will
appear in the box next to the feature name.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either
exit the programming mode by following the
instructions later in this section or program the
next feature available on your vehicle.
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LIGHTS FLASH AT UNLOCK
This feature allows the exterior lamps to ash
when the keyless access transmitter is used
to unlock the vehicle. All doors must be closed for
this feature to work, and the lamps will not
ash if the parking lamps or headlamps are on.
If LIGHTS FLASH AT UNLOCK is turned on
and either KEYLESS FT DOOR UNLOCK
or KEYLESS DOORS UNLOCK is turned on, the
exterior lamps will ash when the doors are
passively unlocked. See “KEYLESS FT (Front)
DOOR UNLOCK” and “KEYLESS DOORS
UNLOCK” later in this section for more information.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ON
Mode 2:OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed to Mode 1. The mode to
which the vehicle was programmed may have
been changed since it left the factory.To program the vehicle to a different mode, use
the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until LIGHTS
FLASH AT UNLOCK is highlighted.
3. Press the tune/select knob to switch back and
forth between on and off.
When the mode is turned on, a check mark
will appear next to the feature name.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either
exit the programming mode by following the
instructions later in this section or program the
next feature available on your vehicle.
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LIGHTS FLASH AT LOCK
This feature allows the exterior lamps to ash
once when the keyless access transmitter is used
to lock the vehicle. All doors must be closed for
this feature to work, and the lamps will not ash if
the parking lamps or headlamps are on.
If LIGHTS FLASH AT LOCK is turned on and
either KEYLESS FT DOOR UNLOCK or KEYLESS
DOORS UNLOCK is turned on, the exterior
lamps will ash when the doors are passively
unlocked. See “KEYLESS FT (Front) DOOR
UNLOCK” and “KEYLESS DOORS UNLOCK” later
in this section for more information.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ON
Mode 2:OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed to Mode 1. The mode to
which the vehicle was programmed may have
been changed since it left the factory.To program the vehicle to a different mode, use
the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until LIGHTS
FLASH AT LOCK is highlighted.
3. Press the tune/select knob to switch back and
forth between on and off.
When the mode is turned on, a check mark
will appear next to the feature name.
You can select this feature by itself, or you can
combine it with Horn Chirps At Lock so that
both the exterior lamps ash and the horn chirps
when you lock your vehicle.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either
exit the programming mode by following the
instructions later in this section or program the
next feature available on your vehicle.
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EXT. (Exterior) LIGHTS AT UNLOCK
This feature turns on the exterior lamps when the
keyless access transmitter is used to unlock
the vehicle. The lamps will remain on for about
20 seconds unless a door is opened, the ignition is
in Acc., on, or START, or the keyless access
transmitter is used to lock the vehicle.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ON
Mode 2:OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed to Mode 1. The mode to
which the vehicle was programmed may have
been changed since it left the factory.
To program the vehicle to a different mode, use
the following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until EXT. LIGHTS
AT UNLOCK is highlighted.3. Press the tune/select knob to switch back and
forth between on and off.
When the mode is turned on, a check mark
will appear next to the feature name.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either
exit the programming mode by following the
instructions later in this section or program the
next feature available on your vehicle.
HORN CHIRPS AT LOCK
This feature sounds the horn once when the
keyless access transmitter is used to lock
the vehicle. All doors must be closed for this
feature to work.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ON
Mode 2:OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory,
it was programmed to Mode 2. The mode to
which the vehicle was programmed may have
been changed since it left the factory.
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