Compass - Cadillac 2012 CTS-V Owner's Manual

5-8 Instruments and Controls

Compass

The vehicle may have a compass in
the Driver Information Center (DIC).
Compass Zone
The zone is set to zone eight. If you
do not live in zone eight or drive out
of the area, the variance needs to
be changed to the appropriate zone.
To adjust for compass variance,
use the following procedure:
Compass Variance (Zone)
Procedure
1. Do not set the compass zone
when the vehicle is moving.
On an automatic transmission
vehicle, only set it when the
vehicle is in P (Park). On a
manual transmission vehicle,
only set it when the vehicle is
stopped.
Press until PRESS
CHANGE COMPASS ZONE
displays.
2. Find the vehicle's current
location and variance zone
number on the map.
Zones 1 through 15 are
available.
3. Press to scroll through
and select the appropriate
variance zone.
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4. Press until the
vehicle heading, for example,
N for North, is displayed in
the DIC.
5. Calibrate the compass.
See Compass Calibration
Procedure following.
Compass Calibration
The compass can be manually
calibrated. Only calibrate the
compass in a magnetically clean
and safe location, such as an open
parking lot, where driving the
vehicle in circles is not a danger.
Also calibrate the compass, away
from tall buildings, utility wires,
manhole covers, or other industrial
structures, if possible.
If the DIC display does not show a
heading, for example, N for North,
or the heading does not change
after making turns, there may be a
strong magnetic field interfering with