remote start CADILLAC XTS 2016 1.G Owner's Manual

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Vehicle Care 231
1.Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0237.
2. Power Steering Fluid Reservoir (Under Engine Cover). See
Power Steering Fluid (LFX with
FWD) 0244 orPower Steering
Fluid (LF3 and LFX with AWD)
0 244.
3. Engine Oil Fill Cap. See Engine Oil 0234.
4. Engine Oil Dipstick (Out of View). See Engine Oil0234.
5. Engine Cover 0233.
6. Engine Cooling Fans (Out of View). See Cooling System
0 239.
7. Brake Fluid Reservoir. See Brakes 0246.
8. Engine Coolant Surge Tank and Pressure Cap. See Engine
Coolant 0240.
9. Battery 0248 (Battery Cover
not Shown).
10. Remote Positive (+) Terminal (Battery Cover not Shown).
SeeJump Starting 0281. 11.
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block 0254.
12. Remote Negative (−) Terminal (Out of View). See Jump
Starting 0281.
13. Windshield Washer Fluid Reservoir. See Washer Fluid
0 245.

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1.Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0237.
2. Power Steering Fluid Reservoir (Under Engine Cover). See
Power Steering Fluid (LFX with
FWD) 0244 orPower Steering
Fluid (LF3 and LFX with AWD)
0 244.
3. Engine Oil Fill Cap. See Engine Oil 0234.
4. Engine Oil Dipstick. See Engine Oil 0234.
5. Engine Cover 0233.
6. Engine Cooling Fans (Out of View). See Cooling System
0 239.
7. Charged Air Coolant Reservoir and Pressure Cap. See Engine
Coolant 0240.
8. Brake Fluid Reservoir. See Brakes 0246.
9. Engine Coolant Surge Tank and Pressure Cap. See Engine
Coolant 0240.
10. Battery 0248 (Battery Cover
not Shown). 11. Remote Positive (+) Terminal
(Battery Cover not Shown).
SeeJump Starting 0281.
12. Engine Compartment Fuse
Block 0254.
13. Windshield Washer Fluid Reservoir. See Washer Fluid
0 245.
14. Remote Negative (−) Terminal (Out of View). See Jump
Starting 0281.
Engine Cover
3.6L V6 Engine
1. Engine Oil Fill Cap 2. Engine Cover Bolt
3. Engine Cover
3.6L V6 Engine Twin Turbo
1. Engine Oil Fill Cap
2. Engine Cover Bolt
3. Engine Cover
To remove:
1. Remove the oil fill cap (1).
2. Remove the engine cover bolt (2).
3. Raise the engine cover (3) to release it from the retainers.
4. Lift and remove the engine cover.

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2. Pivot Points
To remove the battery cover:1. Release the two rear clips (1).
2. Lift the battery cover up toward the front of the vehicle to
release it from the pivot
points (2) and remove.
3. Reverse Steps 1 and 2 to reinstall the battery cover.
The vehicle has a remote
positive (+) terminal under a trim
cover. It is under the battery cover
on the driver side of the engine
compartment. See Engine Compartment Overview
0230.
Always use this remote positive
terminal.
The vehicle has a remote negative
(−) ground location. It is located on
the driver side of the engine
compartment. See Engine
Compartment Overview 0230.
Always use this remote ground
location, instead of the terminal on
the battery.
These posts are used instead of a
direct connection to the battery.
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt battery
with a negative ground system.
Caution
If the other vehicle does not have
a 12-volt system with a negative
ground, both vehicles can be
damaged. Only use a vehicle that
has a 12-volt system with a
negative ground for jump starting.
2. Position the two vehicles so that they are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake firmly. Vehicles with an automatic
transmission should be in
P (Park). See Shifting Into Park
0 184.
Caution
If any accessories are left on or
plugged in during the jump
starting procedure, they could be
damaged. The repairs would not
be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Whenever possible, turn
off or unplug all accessories on
either vehicle when jump starting.

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4. Turn the ignition to OFF andswitch off all lights and
accessories in both vehicles,
except the hazard warning
flashers if needed.
{Warning
An electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running
and can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing, and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
{Warning
Using a match near a battery can
cause battery gas to explode.
People have been hurt doing this,
and some have been blinded.
Use a flashlight if you need more
light.
Battery fluid contains acid that
can burn you. Do not get it on
you. If you accidentally get it in
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
your eyes or on your skin, flush
the place with water and get
medical help immediately.
{Warning
Fans or other moving engine
parts can injure you badly. Keep
your hands away from moving
parts once the engine is running.
5. Connect one end of the red positive (+) cable to the jump
start remote positive (+)
terminal for the discharged
battery.
6. Connect the other end of the red positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) terminal of the
good battery.
7. Connect one end of the black negative (–) cable to the
negative (–) terminal of the
good battery. 8. Connect the other end of the
black negative (–) cable to the
remote negative (–) post for the
discharged battery.
9. Start the engine in the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine at idle speed for at
least four minutes.
10. Try to start the vehicle that had the dead battery. If it will not
start after a few tries, it
probably needs service.
Caution
If the jumper cables are
connected or removed in the
wrong order, electrical shorting
may occur and damage the
vehicle. The repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Always connect and remove the
jumper cables in the correct order,
making sure that the cables do
not touch each other or other
metal.

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314 Index
HeadlampsAdaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 126
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 154
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 127
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 264
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 175
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 192
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 138
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
L
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 154
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Lamps (cont'd)
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . .119
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Level Control Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Light Adaptive Forward Lighting(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 284
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 79
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ride Control Systems Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 194
Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 307 Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 68
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 67
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 57
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 53
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 52
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 93, 95
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 229
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 303
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 304
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 215
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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StabiliTrakOFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 98
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Sunshade Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 309
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 40
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . 54
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 266
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 265
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Tires (cont'd)
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 273
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 221
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 221
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 284
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 194
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Turn and Lane-ChangeSignals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 304
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 144
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 123
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 216
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 272
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 85
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 250 Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108