Cadillac 2016 XTS Manuals

Cadillac 2016 XTS Manuals

Manuals and User Guides for Cadillac 2016 XTS. We have 1 Cadillac 2016 XTS manual available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual

Cadillac 2016 XTS Owner's Manual

Cadillac 2016 XTS Owner's Manual (381 pages)

Brand: Cadillac | Category: Automobile | Size: 5.91 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

2
- Introduction
  3
  - Using this Manual
    3
In Brief 5

6
- In Brief
  7
- Instrument Panel
  
  7
  - Instrument Panel Overview
    7
  - Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
    9
  - Remote Vehicle Start
    9
  - System
    9
  - Door Locks
    10
  - Trunk
    10
  - Windows
    10
  - Seat Adjustment
    11
  - Memory Features
    13
  - Head Restraint Adjustment
    14
  - Heated and Ventilated Seats
    14
  - Second Row Seats
    14
  - Mirror Adjustment
    15
  - Passenger Sensing System
    15
  - Safety Belts
    15
  - Interior Lighting
    16
  - Steering Wheel Adjustment
    16
  - Exterior Lighting
    17
  - Windshield Wiper/Washer
    17
  - Climate Controls
    19
  - Steering Wheel Controls
    20
  - Transmission
    20
- Initial Drive Information
  
  9
- Vehicle Features
  
  20
  - Infotainment System
    20
  - Cruise Control
    21
  - Driver Information
    21
    
    Center (DIC)
    21
  - Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
    22
    
    System
    22
  - Front Automatic Braking (FAB)
    22
  - Lane Departure
    22
    
    Warning (LDW)
    22
  - Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
    22
  - Side Blind Zone
    22
    
    Alert (SBZA)
    22
  - Automatic Parking
    23
    
    Assist (APA)
    23
  - Parking Assist
    23
  - Rear Automatic Braking (RAB)
    23
  - Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
    23
    
    System
    23
  - Rear Vision Camera (RVC)
    23
  - Surround Vision
    23
  - Power Outlets
    24
  - Sunroof
    24
  - Universal Remote System
    24
- Performance and Maintenance
  
  25
  - Traction Control/Electronic
    25
    
    Stability Control
    25
  - Engine Oil Life System
    26
  - Tire Pressure Monitor
    26
  - Driving for Better Fuel
    27
  - Economy
    27
  - Roadside Service
    27
Keys, Doors, and

28
- Keys and Locks
  
  28
  - Keys, Doors, and Windows
    28
    
    Keys
    28
    
    Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
    29
    
    Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation
    29
    
    System
    29
    
    Remote Vehicle Start
    35
    
    Remote Vehicle Start
    36
    
    Door Locks
    37
    
    Automatic Door Locks
    39
    
    Delayed Locking
    39
    
    Power Door Locks
    39
    
    Lockout Protection
    40
    
    Safety Locks
    40
    
    Doors
    41
    
    Trunk
    41
    
    Vehicle Alarm System
    43
    
    Vehicle Security
    43
    
    Immobilizer
    44
    
    Immobilizer Operation
    44
    
    Convex Mirrors
    45
    
    Exterior Mirrors
    45
    
    Power Mirrors
    45
    
    Folding Mirrors
    46
    
    Heated Mirrors
    46
    
    Reverse Tilt Mirrors
    46
    
    Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    47
    
    Interior Rearview Mirrors
    47
    
    Power Windows
    47
    
    Windows
    47
    
    Sun Visors
    49
    
    Rear Window Sunshade
    50
    
    Sunroof
    51
- Vehicle Security
  
  43
- Interior Mirrors
  
  47
- Roof
  
  51
Seats and

53
- Seats and Restraints
  53
  - Head Restraints
    54
  - Front Seats
    56
  - Seat Adjustment
    56
  - Lumbar Adjustment
    57
  - Power Seat Adjustment
    57
  - Thigh Support Adjustment
    58
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    59
  - Memory Seats
    60
  - Heated and Ventilated Front
    61
  - Seats
    61
  - Massage
    63
  - Rear Seats
    63
  - Heated Rear Seats
    65
  - Rear Seat Armrest
    65
  - Rear Seat Pass-Through Door
    66
  - Safety Belts
    66
  - How to Wear Safety Belts
    67
  - Properly
    67
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    68
  - Pregnancy
    71
  - Safety Belt Extender
    71
  - Safety Belt Use During
    71
  - Safety System Check
    71
  - Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash
    72
  - Safety Belt Care
    72
  - Airbag System
    73
  - Where Are the Airbags
    75
  - Inflate
    76
  - When Should an Airbag
    76
  - How Does an Airbag
    78
  - Inflate
    78
  - Restrain
    78
  - What Makes an Airbag
    78
  - What will You See after an Airbag Inflates
    78
  - Passenger Sensing System
    79
  - Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    84
  - Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
    84
  - Vehicle
    84
  - After a Crash
    85
  - Airbag System Check
    85
  - Child Restraints
    85
  - Older Children
    85
  - Parts after a Crash
    85
  - Replacing Airbag System Parts
    85
  - Infants and Young Children
    87
  - Child Restraint Systems
    89
  - Where to Put the Restraint
    91
  - Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
    92
  - (Rear Seat)
    98
  - After a Crash
    98
  - Replacing LATCH System Parts
    98
  - Securing Child Restraints
    98
  - Securing Child Restraints (Front Passenger Seat)
    100
- Rear Seats
  
  63
- Airbag System
  
  73
- Child Restraints
  
  85
Storage 103 Storage Storage Compartments

104
- Storage Compartments
  104
  - Storage
    104
    
    Instrument Panel Storage
    104
    
    Storage Compartments
    104
    
    Armrest Storage
    105
    
    Center Console Storage
    105
    
    Glove Box
    105
    
    Additional Storage Features
    106
    
    Cargo Tie-Downs
    106
    
    Cargo Management
    107
    
    Convenience Net
    107
    
    System
    107
Instruments and

108
- Instruments and Controls
  
  108
  - Steering Wheel Adjustment
    109
  - Steering Wheel Controls
    109
  - Heated Steering Wheel
    109
  - Horn
    110
  - Windshield Wiper/Washer
    110
  - Compass
    111
  - Clock
    111
  - Power Outlets
    112
  - Wireless Charging
    114
- Warning Lights
  
  115
  - Cigarette Lighter
    115
  - Indicators
    115
  - Instrument Cluster
    116
  - Speedometer
    120
  - Odometer
    120
  - Trip Odometer
    120
  - Tachometer
    120
  - Fuel Gauge
    120
  - Boost Gauge (Performance Configuration Only)
    121
  - Engine Oil Temperature Gauge (Performance Configuration Only)
    122
  - Engine Coolant Temperature
    122
    
    Gauge
    122
  - Safety Belt Reminders
    123
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    124
  - Passenger Airbag Status
    124
    
    Indicator
    124
  - Charging System Light
    125
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light)
    126
  - Brake System Warning
    127
    
    Light
    127
  - Electric Parking Brake
    128
    
    Light
    128
  - Service Electric Parking Brake
    128
  - Antilock Brake System (ABS)
    129
    
    Warning Light
    129
  - Lane Departure Warning
    129
    
    (LDW) Light
    129
  - Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
    129
    
    Light
    129
  - Vehicle Ahead Indicator
    130
  - Traction off Light
    130
    
    Stabilitrak ® off Light
    130
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    131
    
    Light
    131
  - Engine Coolant Temperature
    131
    
    Warning Light
    131
  - Tire Pressure Light
    132
  - Engine Oil Pressure Light
    132
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    132
  - Security Light
    133
  - High-Beam on Light
    133
  - Adaptive Forward Lighting
    133
    
    (AFL) Light
    133
  - Lamps on Reminder
    134
  - Cruise Control Light
    134
  - Door Ajar Light
    134
  - Information Displays
    135
  - Driver Information
    135
    
    Center (DIC)
    135
  - Head-Up Display (HUD)
    138
  - Vehicle Messages
    141
    
    Messages
    141
  - Brake System Messages
    142
  - Compass Messages
    142
  - Cruise Control Messages
    142
  - Door Ajar Messages
    143
  - Engine Cooling System
    143
    
    Messages
    143
  - Engine Oil Messages
    144
  - Engine Power Messages
    144
  - Fuel System Messages
    145
  - Key and Lock Messages
    145
  - Lamp Messages
    145
    
    Messages
    146
    
    Object Detection System
    146
    
    Messages
    148
    
    Ride Control System
    148
    
    Airbag System Messages
    149
    
    Security Messages
    149
    
    Service Vehicle Messages
    149
    
    Messages
    150
    
    Starting the Vehicle
    150
    
    Tire Messages
    150
    
    Transmission Messages
    150
    
    Messages
    151
    
    Vehicle Reminder
    151
    
    Vehicle Speed Messages
    151
    
    Washer Fluid Messages
    151
    
    Window Messages
    151
- Vehicle Personalization
  
  151
- Universal Remote System
  
  158
  - Programming
    158
  - Operation
    160
Lighting

161
- Exterior Lighting
  161
  - Lighting
    161
    
    Exterior Lamp Controls
    161
    
    Changer
    163
    
    Daytime Running
    163
    
    Exterior Lamps off
    163
    
    Flash-To-Pass
    163
    
    Headlamp High/Low-Beam
    163
    
    Lamps (DRL)
    163
    
    Reminder
    163
    
    Adaptive Forward
    164
    
    Automatic Headlamp
    164
    
    Lighting (AFL)
    164
    
    System
    164
    
    Hazard Warning Flashers
    165
    
    Signals
    165
    
    Turn and Lane-Change
    165
    
    Control
    166
    
    Courtesy Lamps
    166
    
    Dome Lamps
    166
    
    Instrument Panel Illumination
    166
    
    Interior Lighting
    166
    
    Reading Lamps
    166
    
    Battery Power Protection
    167
    
    Entry Lighting
    167
    
    Exit Lighting
    167
    
    Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
    167
    
    Lighting Features
    167
  - Infotainment System
    169
  - Climate Controls
    170
    
    Climate Control Systems
    170
    
    Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    170
    
    Rear Climate Control System
    175
    
    Air Vents
    176
Driving and

179
- Driving and Operating
  179
- Driving Information
  
  180
  - Distracted Driving
    180
  - Braking
    181
  - Control of a Vehicle
    181
  - Defensive Driving
    181
  - Drunk Driving
    181
  - Steering
    182
  - Loss of Control
    183
  - Off-Road Recovery
    183
  - Driving on Wet Roads
    184
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    184
  - Winter Driving
    185
  - If the Vehicle Is Stuck
    186
  - Vehicle Load Limits
    187
- Starting and Operating
  
  191
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    191
  - Ignition Positions
    191
  - Starting the Engine
    193
  - Engine Heater
    194
  - Retained Accessory
    195
    
    Power (RAP)
    195
  - Shifting into Park
    196
  - Shifting out of Park
    196
- Engine Exhaust
  
  197
  - Parking over Things
    197
    
    That Burn
    197
  - Running the Vehicle While
    198
    
    Parked
    198
- Automatic Transmission
  
  198
  - Manual Mode
    200
- Drive Systems
  
  201
  - All-Wheel Drive
    201
  - Antilock Brake
    201
    
    System (ABS)
    201
  - Electric Parking Brake
    202
  - Brake Assist
    203
  - Hill Start Assist (HSA)
    204
- Brakes
  
  201
- Ride Control Systems
  
  204
  - Traction Control/Electronic
    204
    
    Stability Control
    204
  - Magnetic Ride Control
    206
  - Limited-Slip Rear Axle
    206
  - Automatic Level Control
    206
- Cruise Control
  
  207
  - Adaptive Cruise Control
    209
- Driver Assistance Systems
  
  217
  - Assistance Systems for Driving
    218
  - Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing
    218
  - Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
    224
    
    System
    224
  - Front Automatic Braking (FAB)
    226
    
    System
    226
  - Side Blind Zone
    228
    
    Alert (SBZA)
    228
  - Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
    230
  - Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
    231
- Fuel
  
  233
  - California Fuel
    234
    
    Requirements
    234
  - Filling the Tank
    234
  - Fuel Additives
    234
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    234
  - Filling a Portable Fuel
    236
    
    Container
    236
  - Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips
    237
  - General Towing
    237
    
    Information
    237
- Trailer Towing
  
  237
  - Trailer Towing
    239
  - Towing Equipment
    241
General Information

243
- Vehicle Care
  243
- General Information
  
  244
  - Accessories and Modifications
    244
  - California Perchlorate
    244
    
    Materials Requirements
    244
  - California Proposition
    244
    
    Warning
    244
- Vehicle Checks
  
  245
  - Doing Your Own
    245
    
    Service Work
    245
  - Hood
    246
    
    Overview
    247
  - Engine Cover
    250
  - Engine Oil
    251
  - Engine Oil Life System
    253
  - Automatic Transmission
    254
    
    Automatic Transmission Fluid
    254
    
    Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    254
    
    Fluid
    254
    
    Cooling System
    256
    
    Engine Coolant
    257
    
    Engine Overheating
    260
    
    Operating Mode
    261
    
    Overheated Engine Protection
    261
    
    LFX with AWD)
    262
    
    Power Steering Fluid
    262
    
    With FWD)
    262
  - Brakes
    263
  - Washer Fluid
    263
  - Brake Fluid
    264
  - Battery - North America
    265
  - All-Wheel Drive
    266
  - Starter Switch Check
    266
    
    Check
    266
  - Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check
    267
  - Wiper Blade Replacement
    267
  - Headlamp Aiming
    268
  - Windshield Replacement
    268
  - Back-Up Lamps
    269
  - Bulb Replacement
    269
  - High Intensity Discharge (HID)
    269
    
    Lighting
    269
  - LED Lighting
    269
  - License Plate Lamp
    270
  - Replacement Bulbs
    270
- Electrical System
  
  271
  - Electrical System Overload
    271
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    271
    
    Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    272
    
    Block
    275
  - Instrument Panel Fuse
    275
  - Rear Compartment Fuse
    276
    
    Block
    276
  - Tires
    278
- Wheels and Tires
  
  278
  - All-Season Tires
    279
  - Winter Tires
    279
  - Summer Tires
    280
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    280
  - Tire Designations
    283
  - Tire Terminology and Definitions
    283
  - Tire Pressure
    286
    
    Operation
    287
    
    System
    288
  - Tire Pressure Monitor
    289
    
    Operation
    289
  - Tire Inspection
    292
  - Tire Rotation
    292
  - When It Is Time for New
    293
    
    Tires
    293
  - Buying New Tires
    294
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    295
  - Uniform Tire Quality
    296
    
    Grading
    296
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire
    297
    
    Balance
    297
  - Wheel Replacement
    297
  - Tire Chains
    298
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    299
  - Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit
    300
  - Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit
    307
  - Tire Changing
    308
  - Compact Spare Tire
    312
  - Full-Size Spare Tire
    313
    
    Jump Starting
    314
  - Jump Starting - North
    314
    
    America
    314
  - Recreational Vehicle
    317
    
    Towing
    317
  - Towing the Vehicle
    317
- Appearance Care
  
  320
  - Exterior Care
    320
  - Interior Care
    324
  - Floor Mats
    327
Service and

329
- General Information
  
  329
  - Service and Maintenance
    329
    
    General Information
    329
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  331
  - Special Application Services
    337
- Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance
  
  331
  - Maintenance
    331
  - Technical Data
    343
    
    Vehicle Identification
    343
    
    Technical Data
    344
    
    Engine Drive Belt Routing
    345
- Special Application
  
  337
- Additional Maintenance and Care
  
  337
  - And Care
    337
- Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
  
  340
  - Lubricants
    340
  - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
    340
  - Parts
    341
- Maintenance Records
  
  342
Customer

346
- Customer Information
  
  346
  - Customer Information
    346
    
    Procedure
    346
    
    Customer Information
    347
    
    Customer Assistance Offices
    348
    
    Offices
    348
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    349
  - Online Owner Center
    349
  - Roadside Service
    349
  - Scheduling Service
    351
    
    Appointments
    351
  - Courtesy Transportation
    352
    
    Program
    352
  - Collision Damage Repair
    353
    
    Information
    355
    
    Service Publications Ordering Information
    355
  - Reporting Safety Defects
    356
    
    Government
    356
    
    Radio Frequency
    356
    
    Statement
    356
    
    Government
    357
    
    Privacy
    357
    
    Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
    357
  - Event Data Recorders
    358
  - Infotainment System
    359
  - Onstar
    360
    
    Onstar Overview
    360
  - Index
    370
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  356
- Vehicle Data Recording and Customer Satisfaction
  
  357
- Privacy
  
  357

Advertisement

Advertisement

Related Products

Cadillac Categories

Automobile Car Navigation system Car Video System Car Receiver Automobile Accessories

More Cadillac Manuals