CADILLAC XTS SEDAN 2015 1.G User Guide

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14.Horn on page 5-3.
15. Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5-2.
16. ENGINE START/STOP Button. SeeIgnition Positions on
page 9-15.
17. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission on page 9-23.
18. Instrument Panel Storage on
page 4-1 (If Equipped).
19. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8-1.
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 3-11 (If
Equipped).Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The RKE transmitter may be used
to lock and unlock the doors from up
to 60 m (197 ft) away from the
vehicle.
Q: Press to lock all doors.
K: Press to unlock the driver door
or all doors, depending on the
vehicle personalization settings.
See “Remote Lock, Unlock, Start”
under Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-47.
7: Press and release one time to
initiate vehicle locator. Press and
hold for three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. Press again or start the
vehicle to cancel the panic alarm.
X: Press twice quickly to release
the trunk.
Press the key release button near
the bottom of the transmitter to
remove the key. The key can be
used for the driver door.
See Keys on page 2-1 andRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation on page 2-2.

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Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped with remote start, the
engine can be started from outside
of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQon the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/
for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash.
3. Press the brake pedal and select the ON/RUN/START ignition
mode to drive the vehicle.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on and remain on as
long as the engine is running. The
doors will be locked and the climate
control system may come on.
The engine will continue to run for
10 minutes. After 30 seconds,
repeat the steps if a 10-minute
extension is desired. Remote start
can be extended only once.
Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do any of
the following:
.Press and hold/until the
parking lamps turn off.
.Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
.Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start on
page 2-9.
Door Locks
To lock or unlock a door manually:
.Use the key in the driver door.
The key cylinder is covered by a
cap. See Door Locks on
page 2-11.
.From the inside, to lock a door
push down on the door lock
knob on top of the door. To
unlock a door, pull once on the
door handle to unlock it, and
again to open it.
Power Door Locks
.From the inside, pressQorK.
See Power Door Locks on
page 2-13.
.From the outside, pressQorK
on the RKE transmitter. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 2-2.
From the outside, if the vehicle is
equipped with Keyless Access,
press the button on the door handle
when the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter is within range to

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unlock it. SeeRemote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 2-2.
Trunk
To open the trunk, press|from
inside the vehicle or press
Xtwice
quickly on the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter, or press
the touch pad on the rear of the
trunk above the license plate
after unlocking all doors. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 2-2 and
Trunk on page 2-15.
Windows
The power windows only operate
with the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START,
or when Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) is active. See Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) on
page 9-19. The power window switches on the
driver door control all the windows.
Each passenger door has a switch
that controls only that window.
Press the switch to lower the
window. Pull the switch up to
raise it.
See
Power Windows on page 2-23.

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Seat Adjustment
Power Seats
Base Shown, Uplevel Similar
To adjust the seat:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control up or down.
.Raise or lower the seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down. See
Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3-6.
Lumbar Adjustment
Base
To adjust the lumbar support:
.Press and hold the control
forward to increase or rearward
to decrease lumbar support.
.Press and hold the control
upward to raise or downward to
lower the height of the lumbar
support. See
Lumbar Adjustment on
page 3-7.
Reclining Seatbacks
Base Shown, Uplevel Similar
To adjust the seatback:
.Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
.Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.
See Reclining Seatbacks on
page 3-7.

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Uplevel Seat Adjustment
Uplevel Seat Control
1. Feature Select
2. Up
3. Rearward
4. Down
5. Forward
If equipped, the ignition must be on
to use all uplevel seat features.
.Move Feature Select (1) to
display seat adjustments on the
center stack. Press and release
or hold to scroll through
features.
.Press Up (2) to make upward
adjustments of the selected
feature.
.Press Rearward (3) to make
rearward adjustments of the
selected feature.
.Press Down (4) to make
downward adjustments of the
selected feature.
.Press Forward (5) to make
forward adjustments of the
selected feature.
See Seat Adjustment on page 3-4.
Massage
Driver Seat Shown, Passenger
Seat Similar
1. Feature Select
2. Next Higher Massage Type
3. Decrease Massage Intensity
4. Next Lower Massage Type
5. Increase Massage Intensity
6. Massage On/Off
If equipped, the ignition must be on
to display massage controls (1
through 5).
SeeMassage on page 3-12.

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Memory Features
Driver Buttons Shown, PassengerButtons Similar
If equipped, the SET, "1," "2," and
B(Exit) buttons on the driver door
and front passenger door are used
to manually save and recall memory settings for the driver and
passenger seats. The driver
memory buttons also store outside
mirror and power tilt and telescoping
steering column positions, and
massage settings (if equipped).
See
Memory Seats on page 3-8 and
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-47.
Second Row Seats
On some vehicles, either side of the
seatback can be folded for more
cargo space.
See Rear Seats on page 3-13.
Heated and Ventilated
Seats
If available, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the center stack.
To operate, the ignition must be in
ON/RUN/START.
Press
Jorzto heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
Press
Cor{to ventilate the driver
or passenger seat.

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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 front heated seats are
on high, the level may automatically
be lowered after approximately
30 minutes.
SeeHeated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 3-11.
Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position. See
Head Restraints on page 3-2
and Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3-6.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.Safety Belts on page 3-16.
.How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly on page 3-17.
.Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3-18.
.Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3-46.
Passenger Sensing
System
United States
Canada
The passenger sensing system will
turn off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag under certain conditions. No
other airbag is affected by the

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passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System on
page 3-31.
The passenger airbag status
indicator lights on the overhead
console when the vehicle is started.
SeePassenger Airbag Status
Indicator on page 5-17.
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirror
1. Move the selector switch to L (Left) or R (Right) to choose the
driver or passenger mirror. 2. Press one of the four arrows to
move the mirror.
3. Move the selector switch to
)to
deselect the mirror.
The vehicle has manual folding
mirrors or, if equipped, power folding
mirrors. See Folding Mirrors on
page 2-21.
Interior Mirror
Adjustment
Hold the rearview mirror in the
center and move it to view the area
behind the vehicle.
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror
The vehicle has an automatic
dimming rearview mirror. The mirror
will automatically reduce the glare
from the headlamps from behind.
The dimming feature comes on
when the vehicle is started. See
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
on page 2-22.
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
Press the control to move the tilt
and telescoping steering wheel up
and down or forward and rearward.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.

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Interior Lighting
Dome Lamp
The dome lamp is in the overhead
console.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press:
OFF:Turns the lamp off, even
when a door is open.
DOOR: The lamp comes on
automatically when a door is
opened.
ON: Turns the dome lamp on. Reading Lamps
There are reading lamps on the
overhead console and over the rear
passenger doors. These lamps
come on automatically when any
door is opened. To manually turn
the reading lamps on or off:
Pressmornnext to each
overhead console reading lamp.
Press the button near the rear
passenger reading lamps.
For more information on interior
lighting, see Instrument Panel
Illumination Control on page 6-6.

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Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is on the
turn signal lever.
Turn the control to the following
positions:
O:Turns off the exterior lamps.
The knob returns to the AUTO
position after it is released. Turn to
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
AUTO: Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off,
depending on outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
See:
.Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6-1
.Turn and Lane-Change Signals
on page 6-6
.Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer on page 6-3
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START,
move the lever to select the wiper
speed.
HI: Use for fast wipes.
LO: Use for slow wipes.
INT: Move the windshield wiper
lever to INT. Turn the
xINT band
up for more frequent wipes
or down for less frequent wipes.
If equipped with Rainsense,
turn the
xINT band to adjust the
sensitivity. To turn the Rainsense
feature on or off, see “Rain Sense
Wipers” underVehicle
Personalization on page 5-47.
OFF: Use to turn the wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the lever down. For several wipes,
hold the lever down.
n L: Pull the lever toward you to
spray windshield washer fluid and
activate the wipers.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5-3.