USB port CADILLAC XT4 2021 Owner's Manual

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INTRODUCTION 5
1.Air Vents 0201.
2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0129.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 0132.
IntelliBeam System Button (If
Equipped). See Exterior Lamp
Controls 0129.
3. Tap Shift Controls. See Manual
Mode 0231 (If Equipped).
4. Instrument Cluster 099.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0114.
5. Windshield Wiper/Washer 092.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer 094.
6. ENGINE START/STOP Button. See Ignition Positions 0219.
7. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0131.
8. Home Button. See Overview0137.
9. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0197.
10. Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
043 (If Equipped).
11. Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0265 (If
Equipped). 12.
Power Outlets 095.
13. MODE Switch. See Driver Mode
Control 0236.
14. Stop/Start Disable Switch. See Stop/
Start System 0221.
15. Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0235.
16. Hazard Warning Flashers 0132.
17. USB Port 0147.
18. Infotainment Controls. See Overview 0137.
19. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0226.
20. Park Assist Button. See Assistance
Systems for Parking or Backing
0 250.
Automatic Parking Assist (APA)
Button. See Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0250.
21. Steering Wheel Controls 091.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0114.
22. Horn 092.
23. Steering Wheel Adjustment 091
(Out of View). 24.
Cruise Control 0237.
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced)
0 240 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 091 (If
Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System
0 258 (If Equipped).
25. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0116 (Out
of View) (If Equipped).
26. Data Link Connector. See Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check
Engine Light) 0105 (Out of View).
27. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0133.
28. Hood Release. See Hood0284 (Out
of View).
29. Electric Parking Brake 0233.

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Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sunglasses Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Additional Storage Features
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Roof Rack System
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Storage Compartments{
Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp objects
in storage compartments. In a
crash, these objects may cause the
cover to open and could result in
injury.
Glove Box
Lift the handle to open the glove box.
Close until it latches. Use the vehicle
key to lock or unlock. See Keys06.
Front Storage
To open the front storage
compartment, slide the cover forward.
There are two USB ports inside. To
close, push the cover forward and
let go.

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To install the load floor hook into the
holder:
1. Insert one side of the load floorhook into the holder.
2. Push down on the other side of theload floor hook to lock into place.
Center Console Storage
Press the button to access the storage
area in front of the armrest cover.
There is a 12-volt power outlet inside.
If equipped, there are two charge-only
USB ports on the rear of the center
console.
There is a wireless smartphone
charger in the front of the console
storage. See Wireless Charging 096.

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Infotainment System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . 138
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . 145
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Navigation
Using the Navigation System . . . . 151
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Global Positioning
System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
If the System Needs Service . . . . . 164
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using aPhone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Settings
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Introduction
Read the following pages to become
familiar with the features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can cause
a crash. You or others could be
injured or killed. Do not give
extended attention to infotainment
tasks while driving. Limit your
glances at the vehicle displays and
focus your attention on driving. Use
voice commands whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some features
when driving. These features may gray
out when they are unavailable. Many
infotainment features are also
available through the instrument
cluster and steering wheel controls.
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the operation,
center stack controls, steering wheel
controls, and infotainment display.

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.USB/Bluetooth: Press to seek
to the beginning of the
current or previous track.
Press and hold to quickly
reverse through a track.
Release to return to playing
speed. SeeUSB Port0147 or
Bluetooth Audio 0150.
3.n(Power/Volume) Knob
.Press to turn the power on.
.Press and hold when the
system is on to turn the
power off and display
the time.
.Press to mute/unmute the
system when on.
.Turn to decrease or increase
the volume.
4.6(Seek)
.Radio: Press and release to go
to the next station or channel.
Press and hold to fast seek
the next strongest station or
channel.
.USB/Bluetooth: Press to seek
the next track. Press and hold
to fast forward through a
track. Release to return to playing speed. See
USB Port
0 147 or
Bluetooth Audio 0150.
5.l(Navigation) or6(Phone)
.For vehicles with navigation,
press
lto access the
navigation menu. For vehicles
without navigation, press
6to
access the phone menu.
6. Primary Knob
.Turn to highlight a feature.
Press to activate the
highlighted feature.
.Move right/left or up/down to
change the highlighted area
on the display screen.
7.6(Phone) or{(Home Page)
.For vehicles with navigation,
press
6to access the phone
menu. For vehicles without
navigation, press
{to access
the Home Page. See “Home
Page ”later in this section.
8.0(Back)
.Press to return to the previous
display in a menu.
Home Page
The Home Page is where vehicle
application icons are accessed. Some
applications are disabled when the
vehicle is moving.
Swipe left or right across the display
to access the pages of icons.
Managing Home Page Icons
1. Touch and hold any of the Home Page icons to enter edit mode.
2. Continue holding the icon and drag it to the desired position.
3. Release your finger to drop the icon in the desired position.
4. To move an application to another page, drag the icon to the edge of
the display toward the
desired page.
5. Continue dragging and dropping application icons as desired.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment steering wheel
controls can be used to control the
infotainment features displayed in the
instrument cluster.

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Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices
When using media devices such as SD
cards, USB devices, and mobile
devices, consider the source.
Untrusted media devices could
contain files that affect system
operation or performance. Avoid use if
the content or origin cannot be
trusted.
USB Port
Audio stored on a USB device may be
listened to.
The vehicle may be equipped with two
USB ports in the front center console.
These ports are for data and charging.
There may also be two USB ports for
charging only at the rear of the center
console.
Caution
To avoid vehicle damage, unplug all
accessories and disconnect all
accessory cables from the vehicle(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
when not in use. Accessory cables
left plugged into the vehicle,
unconnected to a device, could be
damaged or cause an electrical
short if the unconnected end comes
in contact with liquids or another
power source such as the accessory
power outlet.
Playing from a USB
A USB mass storage device can be
connected to the USB port.
Audio extensions supported by the
USB may include:
.MP3
.AAC
.OGG
.3GP
Gracenote
When plugging in a USB device,
Gracenote service builds voice tags for
music. Voice tags allow artists, albums
with hard to pronounce names, and
nicknames to be used to play music
through voice recognition, if equipped. While indexing, infotainment features
may be available.
My Media Library
MyMedia is only available when more
than one indexed device is connected.
It allows access to content from all
indexed media sources. MyMedia will
show as an available source in the
Source page.
USB MP3 Player and USB Devices
The USB MP3 players and USB devices
connected must comply with the USB
Mass Storage Class specification
(USB MSC).
To play a USB device:
1. Connect the USB.
2. Touch Audio from the Home Page.
3. Touch the More option and then touch the USB device.
Use the following when playing an
active USB source:
p: Touch to play the current media
source.
j: Touch to pause playback of the
current media source.

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7:
.Touch to seek the beginning of the
current or previous track.
.Touch and hold to reverse quickly
through playback. Release to return
to playing speed. Elapsed time
displays.
6:
.Touch to seek the next track.
.Touch and hold to advance quickly
through playback. Release to return
to playing speed. Elapsed time
displays.
Shuff le : Touch the shuffle icon to
play music in random order.
USB Sound Menu
See “Infotainment System Sound
Menu ”under AM-FM Radio 0142.
USB Browse Menu
When a list of songs, albums, artists,
or other types of media displays, the
up and down arrows and A-Z appear
on the left side. Select A-Z to view a
display that will show all letters of the
alphabet and select the letter to go to. Touch the up and down arrows to
move the list up and down.
Touch Browse and the following may
display:
Playlists:
1. Touch to view the playlists stored on the USB.
2. Touch a playlist to view the list of all songs in that playlist.
3. Touch a song from the list to begin playback.
Supported playlist extensions are m3u
and pls.
Artists: 1. Touch to view the list of artists stored on the USB.
2. Touch an artist name to view a list of all albums by the artist.
3. To select a song, touch All Songs or touch an album and then touch a
song from the list.
Songs: 1. Touch to display a list of all songs on the USB.
2. To begin playback, touch a song from the list. Albums:
1. Touch to view the albums on the USB.
2. Touch the album to view a list of all songs on the album.
3. Touch a song from the list to begin playback.
Genres: 1. Touch to view the genres on the USB.
2. Touch a genre to view a list of artists.
3. Touch an artist to view albums by that artist.
4. Touch an album to view songs on the album.
5. Touch a song to start playback.
Composers: 1. Touch to view the composers on the USB.
2. Touch a Composer to view a list of albums by that composer.
3. Touch an album or All Songs to view a list of songs.
4. Touch a song from the list to begin playback.

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Folders:1. Touch to view the directories on the USB.
2. Touch a folder to view a list of all files.
3. Touch a file from the list to begin playback.
Podcasts : Touch to view the podcasts
on the connected Apple device and
get a list of podcast episodes.
Audiobooks:
1. Touch to view the audiobooks stored on the Apple device.
2. Touch an audiobook to get a list of chapters.
3. Touch the chapter from the list to begin playback.
File System and Naming
File systems supported by the USB
may include:
.FAT32
.NTFS
.HFS+
The songs, artists, albums, and genres
are taken from the file’s song
information and are only displayed if present. The radio displays the file
name as the track name if the song
information is not available.
Supported Apple Devices
To view supported devices, see
my.cadillac.com/learn.
Storing and Recalling Media
Favorites
To store media favorites, touch
Browse to display a list of media
types.
Touch one of the following Browse
options to save a favorite:
Playlists :
Touch
Hnext to any
playlist to store the playlist as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to
recall a favorite playlist. The first song
in the playlist begins to play.
Artists : Touch
Hnext to any artist
to store the artist as a favorite. Touch
a saved favorite to recall a favorite
artist. The first song in the artist list
begins to play.
Songs : Touch
Hnext to any song to
store the song as a favorite. Touch a
saved favorite to recall a favorite song. Albums :
Touch
Hnext to any
album to store the album as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to
recall a favorite album. The first song
in the album list begins to play.
Genres : Touch
Hnext to any genre
to store the genre as a favorite. Touch
a saved favorite to recall a favorite
genre. The first song of the genre
begins to play.
Podcasts : Touch
Hnext to any
podcast to store the podcast as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to
recall a favorite podcast. The podcast
begins to play.
Audiobooks : Touch
Hnext to any
audiobook to store the audiobook as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to
recall a favorite audiobook. The first
chapter in the audiobook begins
to play.
Media Playback and Mute
USB playback will be paused if the
system is muted. If the steering wheel
mute control is pressed again,
playback will resume.

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Three-Way Calling
Three-way calling must be supported
on the Bluetooth cell phone and
enabled by the wireless service carrier
to work.
To start a three-way call while in a
current call:1. In the Call View, touch Add Call to add another call.
2. Initiate the second call by selecting from Recents, Contacts, or Keypad.
3. When the second call is active, touch the merge icon to conference
the three-way call together.
Ending a Call
.Pression the steering wheel
controls.
.Touch#on the infotainment
display, next to a call, to end only
that call.
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
(DTMF) Tones
The in-vehicle Bluetooth system can
send numbers during a call. This is
used when calling a menu-driven
phone system. Use the Keypad to
enter the number.
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto
If equipped, Android Auto and/or
Apple CarPlay capability may be
available through a compatible
smartphone. If available, the Android
Auto and Apple CarPlay icons will
change from gray to color on the
Home Page of the infotainment
display.
To use Android Auto and/or Apple
CarPlay:
For Wired Phone Projection
1. Download the Android Auto app to your smartphone from the Google
Play store. There is no app required
for Apple CarPlay.
2. Connect your Android phone or Apple iPhone by using the
factory-provided phone USB cable and plugging into a USB data port.
For best performance, it is highly
recommended to use the device’s
factory-provided USB cable, which
should be replaced after significant
wear to maintain connection
quality. Aftermarket or third-party
cables may not work.
3. When the phone is first connected to activate Apple CarPlay or
Android Auto, accept the terms
and conditions on both the
infotainment system and the
phone.
4. Follow the instructions on the phone.
The Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
icons on the Home Page will
illuminate depending on the
smartphone. Android Auto and/or
Apple CarPlay may automatically
launch upon USB connection. If not,
touch the Android Auto or Apple
CarPlay icon on the Home Page to
launch.
Press
{on the center stack to return
to the Home Page.

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For Wireless Phone Projection
Verify your phone is wireless
compatible by visiting the Google
Android Auto or Apple CarPlay
support page.1. Download the Android Auto app to your smartphone from the Google
Play store. There is no app required
for Apple CarPlay.
2. For first time connection, there are two ways to set up wireless
projection:
.Connect your Android phone or
Apple iPhone by using the
factory-provided phone USB
cable and plugging into a USB
data port. For best performance,
it is highly recommended to use
the device’s factory-provided
USB cable, which should be
replaced after significant wear
to maintain connection quality.
Aftermarket or third-party
cables may not work.
.Connecting the phone over
Bluetooth. See Bluetooth (Pairing
and Using a Phone) 0171 or
Bluetooth (Overview) 0170. 3. Make sure WiFi is turned on the
phone for wireless projection
to work.
4. When the phone is first connected to activate Apple CarPlay or
Android Auto, agree to the terms
and conditions on both the
infotainment system and the
phone.
5. Follow the instructions on the phone.
The Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
icons on the Home Page will
illuminate depending on the
smartphone. Android Auto and/or
Apple CarPlay may automatically
launch upon wireless connection.
If not, touch the Android Auto or
Apple CarPlay icon on the Home Page
to launch.
To disconnect the phones wireless
projection: 1. Select Settings from the Home Page.
2. Select Phones
3. Touch
4next to the phone to be
disconnected. 4. Turn off Apple CarPlay or
Android Auto.
Press
{on the center stack to return
to the Home Page.
Features are subject to change. For
further information on how to set up
Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in
the vehicle, see my.cadillac.com.
Android Auto is provided by Google
and is subject to Google’s terms and
privacy policy. Apple CarPlay is
provided by Apple and is subject to
Apple’s terms and privacy policy. Data
plan rates apply. For Android Auto
support see https://
support.google.com/androidauto. For
Apple CarPlay support see
www.apple.com/ios/carplay/. Apple or
Google may change or suspend
availability at any time. Android Auto,
Android, Google, Google Play, and
other marks are trademarks of Google
Inc.; Apple CarPlay is a trademark of
Apple Inc.