Heated seats CADILLAC XT6 2021 Owner's Manual

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INTRODUCTION 5
1.Air Vents 0215.
2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0139.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 0142.
IntelliBeam System Button (If
Equipped). See Exterior Lamp
Controls 0139.
3. Instrument Cluster 0109.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0124.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer 0102.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer 0104.
5. ENGINE START/STOP Button. See Ignition Positions 0232.
6. Park Assist Button. See Assistance
Systems for Parking or Backing
0 264.
Automatic Parking Assist (APA)
Button. See Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0264.
7. Auto Stop Disable Switch. See Stop/
Start System 0234.
8. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0141. 9.
Hazard Warning Flashers 0142.
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0282 (If
Equipped).
10. Infotainment Controls. See Overview 0147.
11. Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
045 (If Equipped).
12. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0208.
13. MODE Switch. See Driver Mode
Control 0250.
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0248.
14. Infotainment Controls. See Overview 0147.
15. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0240.
16. Steering Wheel Controls 0101.
17. Steering Wheel Controls 0101.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0124.
18. Horn 0102.
19. Steering Wheel Adjustment 0101
(Out of View). 20.
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System
0272 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0101 (If
Equipped).
21. Cruise Control 0251.
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced)
0 254 (If Equipped).
Phone Button. See Steering Wheel
Controls 0101.
22. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (Check Engine Light) 0115.
23. Hood Release. See Hood0306.
24. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0126 (If
Equipped).
25. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0143.
26. Electric Parking Brake 0246.

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14 KEYS, DOORS, AND WINDOWS
1. Press the button on the side of theRKE transmitter near the bottom
and pull the key out. Never pull the
key out without pressing the
button.
2. Separate the two halves of thetransmitter using a flat tool
inserted into the bottom center of
the transmitter. Do not use the
key slot.
3. Remove the old battery. Do not usea metal object.
4. Insert the new battery on the back housing, positive side facing down.
Replace with a CR2032 or
equivalent battery.
5. Align the front and back housing then snap the transmitter together.
6. Reinsert the key.
Remote Vehicle Start
This feature allows the engine to be
started from outside of the vehicle.
/: This button is on the RKE
transmitter for remote start. The climate control system will use
the previous settings during a remote
start. The rear window defogger may
come on during remote start based on
cold ambient conditions. The rear
window defogger indicator light does
not come on during remote start.
If the vehicle has auto heated or
ventilated seats they may come on
during a remote start. See
Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 045.
Laws in some local communities may
restrict the use of remote starters. For
example, some laws may require a
person using remote start to have the
vehicle in view. Check local
regulations for any requirements.
Do not use the remote start feature if
the vehicle is low on fuel. The vehicle
could run out of fuel.
Other conditions can affect the
performance of the transmitter. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
0 7.
Starting the Engine Using Remote
Start
1. Press and release
Qon the RKE
transmitter.

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Memory Mirrors
The vehicle may have memory
mirrors. SeeMemory Seats 043.
Lane Change Alert (LCA)
The vehicle may have LCA. See Lane
Change Alert (LCA) 0281.
Folding Mirrors
Manual Folding Mirrors
If equipped, manually fold the mirrors
inward toward the vehicle to prevent
damage when going through an
automatic car wash. Push the mirror
outward to return it to the original
position.
Power Folding Mirrors
If equipped, press{to power fold the
mirrors. Press
{again to unfold.
Resetting the Power Folding
Mirrors
Reset the power folding mirrors if:
.The mirrors are accidentally
obstructed while folding.
.They are accidentally manually
folded/unfolded.
.The mirrors do not stay in the
unfolded position.
.The mirrors vibrate at normal
driving speeds. Fold and unfold the mirrors one time
using the mirror controls to reset
them to their normal position. A noise
may be heard during the resetting of
the power folding mirrors. This sound
is normal after a manual folding
operation.
Remote Mirror Folding
If equipped, press and holdQon the
RKE transmitter for approximately
one second to remotely fold the
exterior mirrors. Press and hold
Kon
the RKE transmitter for approximately
one second to unfold. See Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation
0 7.
This feature is turned on or off
through vehicle personalization. See
Vehicle Personalization 0130.
Heated Mirrors
K:Press to heat the mirrors.
See “Rear Window Defogger” under
Dual Automatic Climate Control System
0 208.

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Seats and Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat Belt Use During
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . 62
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . 65
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . 65
What Will You See after an Airbag
Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . 66
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . 71
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . 73
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . 77
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . . . . . 79
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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The shift lever must be in P (Park) to
start Seat Entry Memory. Seat Entry
Memory recall will complete if the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) prior
to reaching the saved memory
position.
To stop Seat Entry Memory recall
movement, turn the vehicle off or
press any of the following controls:
.Power seat
.Memory SET, 1, 2, orB
.Power mirror, with the driver or
passenger side mirror selected
.Power steering wheel, if equipped
If the saved memory seat position
does not automatically recall or recalls
to the wrong positions, the driver’s
RKE transmitter number (1 or 2) may
not match the memory button
number that positions were saved to.
Try storing the position to the other
memory button or try the other RKE
transmitter. Seat Exit Memory
Seat Exit Memory is not linked to an
RKE transmitter. The position saved to
Bis used for all drivers. To turn Seat
Exit Memory on or off, see "Vehicle
Personalization Settings" previously in
this section and Vehicle Personalization
0 130.
If turned on, the position saved to
B
is automatically recalled when one of
the following occurs:
.The vehicle is turned off and the
driver door is opened within a
short time.
.The vehicle is turned off with the
driver door open.
To stop Seat Exit Memory movement,
press any of the following memory
controls:
.Power seat
.Memory SET, 1, 2, orB
.Power mirror, with the driver or
passenger side mirror selected
.Power steering wheel, if equipped Obstructions
If something has blocked the driver
seat and/or power steering wheel
while recalling a memory position, the
recall may stop. Remove the
obstruction and try the recall again.
If the memory position still does not
recall, see your dealer.
Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats
{Warning
If temperature change or pain to
the skin cannot be felt, the seat
heater may cause burns. To reduce
the risk of burns, use care when
using the seat heater, especially for
long periods of time. Do not place
anything on the seat that insulates
against heat, such as a blanket,
cushion, cover, or similar item. This
may cause the seat heater to
overheat. An overheated seat heater
may cause a burn or may damage
the seat.

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Heated and Ventilated Seat ButtonsShown, Heated Seat Buttons Similar
If equipped, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the center stack.
To operate, the engine must be
running.
Press
MorLto heat the driver or
passenger seatback and cushion.
Press
Cor{, if equipped, to ventilate
the driver or passenger seat.
A ventilated seat has a fan that pulls
or pushes air through the seat. The air
is not cooled. When this feature is off, the heated
and ventilated seat symbols on the
buttons are white. When a heated seat
is turned on, the symbol turns red.
When a ventilated seat is turned on,
the symbol turns blue.
Press the button once for the highest
setting. With each press of the button,
the seat will change to the next lower
setting, and then to the off setting.
The indicator lights next to the
buttons indicate three for the highest
setting and one for the lowest. If the
heated seats are on high, the level
may automatically be lowered after
approximately 30 minutes.
The passenger seat may take longer to
heat up.
Auto Heated and Ventilated Seats
When the vehicle is on, this feature
will automatically activate the heated
or ventilated seats at the level
required by the vehicle’s interior
temperature.
The active high, medium, low, or off
heated or ventilated seat level will be
indicated by the manual heated or
ventilated seat buttons on the centerstack. Use the manual heated or
ventilated seat buttons on the center
stack to turn auto heated or ventilated
seats off. If the passenger seat is
unoccupied, the auto heated or
ventilated seats feature will not
activate that seat. The auto heated or
ventilated seats feature can be
programmed to always be enabled
when the vehicle is on.
See
Vehicle Personalization 0130.
Remote Start Heated and Ventilated
Seats
During a remote start, the heated or
ventilated seats, if equipped, can be
turned on automatically. When it is
cold outside, the heated seats turn on,
and when it is hot outside the
ventilated seats turn on. If the auto
heated or ventilated seats feature,
if equipped, is not turned on, the
heated or ventilated seats will be
canceled when the ignition is turned
on. Press the heated or ventilated seat
button to use the heated or ventilated
seats after the vehicle is started.
The heated or ventilated seat
indicator lights do not turn on during
a remote start.

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The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced. This
is normal.
The remote start heated or ventilated
seats may be enabled or disabled in
vehicle personalization. SeeRemote
Vehicle Start 014 and
Vehicle Personalization 0130.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Reminder
If equipped, the message REAR SEAT
REMINDER LOOK IN REAR SEAT
displays under certain conditions
indicating there may be an item or
passenger in the rear seat. Check
before exiting the vehicle.
This feature will activate when a
second row door is opened while the
vehicle is on or up to 10 minutes
before the vehicle is turned on. There
will be an alert when the vehicle is
turned off. The alert does not directly
detect objects in the rear seat; instead,
under certain conditions, it detects
when a rear door is opened and
closed, indicating that there may be
something in the rear seat. The feature is active only once each
time the vehicle is turned on and off,
and will require reactivation by
opening and closing the second row
doors. There may be an alert even
when there is nothing in the rear seat;
for example, if a child entered the
vehicle through the rear door and left
the vehicle without the vehicle being
shut off.
The feature can be turned on or off.
See
Vehicle Personalization 0130.Rear Seat Adjustment
The second row seats slide forward for
more room.
Bucket Seat Shown, Bench Seat
Similar
To adjust the seat position: 1. Remove objects on the floor in front of or on the second row seat,
or in the seat tracks on the floor.
2. Lift the lever below the seat cushion and slide the seat forward
or backward.

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Heated Rear Seats
{Warning
If temperature change or pain to
the skin cannot be felt, the seat
heater may cause burns. See the
Warning underHeated and
Ventilated Front Seats 045.
If available, the buttons are on the
rear of the center console.
With the engine running, press
Mor
Lto heat the left or right outboard
seat cushion. An indicator on the
climate control display appears when
this feature is on. This feature turns on at the highest
setting. With each press of the button,
the heated seat changes to the next
lower setting, and then the off setting.
Three lights indicate the highest
setting, and one light indicates the
lowest. If the heated seats are on high,
the level may automatically be
lowered after approximately
30 minutes.
Third Row Seats
{Warning
Using the third row seating position
while the second row is folded,
or pushed forward in the entry
position, could cause injury in a
sudden stop or crash. Be sure to
return the seat to the passenger
seating position. Push and pull on
the seat to make sure it is locked
into place.
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the seat
belts still fastened may cause
damage to the seat or the seat
belts. Always unbuckle the seat
belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat.
Folding the Seatback
1. Remove objects on the floor in
front of or on the second row seat,
or in the seat tracks on the floor.
2. If the second row seat is in the full rear position, adjust it forward to
allow the third row seat to fold
fully flat.

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102 INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
Automatic Heated Steering Wheel
If equipped with remote start, the
heated steering wheel will turn on
automatically during a remote start
along with the heated seats when it is
cold outside. The heated steering
wheel indicator light may not
come on.
If equipped with auto heated seats,
the heated steering wheel will turn on
when the auto heated seat is
activated. The heated steering wheel
indicator will display the state of the
steering wheel heat.
SeeHeated and Ventilated Front Seats
0 45 and
Vehicle Personalization 0130.
Horn
Pressaon the steering wheel pad to
sound the horn.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY, move the windshield
wiper lever to select the wiper speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.
AUTO : If equipped with Rainsense,
use this setting for intermittent wipes
when Rainsense is disabled,
or Rainsense wipes when Rainsense is enabled. For intermittent wipes, move
the windshield wiper lever to AUTO,
then turn the band up for more
frequent wipes or down for less
frequent wipes. If Rainsense is turned
on, see
“Rainsense ”later in this
section.
OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the wiper lever down. For several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
f: Pull the windshield wiper lever
toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
The wipers will continue until the
lever is released or the maximum
wash time is reached. When the
windshield wiper lever is released,
additional wipes may occur depending
on how long the windshield washer
has been activated. See Washer Fluid
0 321 for information on filling the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
Clear snow and ice from the wiper
blades and windshield before using
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3. Touch to select the desired featuresetting.
4. Touch
9orRto turn a feature off
or on.
5. Touch
zto go to the top level of
the Settings menu.
The menu may contain the following:
Rear Seat Reminder
This allows for a chime and a message
when the rear door has been opened
before or during operation of the
vehicle.
Touch Off or On.
Climate and Air Quality
Touch and the following may display:
.Auto Fan Speed
.Auto Cooled Seats
.Auto Heated Seats
.Auto Defog
.Auto Rear Defog
.Ionizer Auto Fan Speed
This setting specifies the amount of
airf low when the climate control fan
setting is Auto Fan.
Touch Low, Medium, or High.
Auto Cooled Seats
This setting automatically turns on
and regulates the ventilated seats
when the cabin temperature is warm.
See
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
0 45.
Touch Off or On.
Auto Heated Seats
This setting automatically turns on
and regulates the heated seats when
the cabin temperature is cool. The
auto heated seats can be turned off by
using the heated seat buttons on the
center stack. See Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats 045.
If equipped with the auto heated
steering wheel, this feature will turn
on when the auto heated seats
turn on.
Touch Off or On. Auto Defog
This setting automatically directs air
to the windshield to assist in
defogging, based on temperature and
humidity conditions.
Touch Off or On.
Auto Rear Defog
This setting automatically turns the
rear defogger on based on temperature
and humidity conditions.
Touch Off or On.
Ionizer
If equipped and on, this feature helps
clean the air inside the vehicle and
remove contaminants such as pollen,
odors, and dust. See
Dual Automatic
Climate Control System 0208.
Touch Off or On.
Collision / Detection Systems
Touch and the following may display:
.Alert Type
.Forward Collision System
.Front Pedestrian Detection
.Rear Pedestrian Detection
.Adaptive Cruise Go Notifier