Cadillac 2008 CTS Navigation System Owner's Manual page 50

Turning XM NavTraffic™ On and Off
To turn traffic on or off:
1. Press the CONFIG hard key, then press the
CONFIG key repeatedly until Nav is selected
or press the Nav screen button.
2. Touch the Traffic Information button.
3. Touch the Display Traffic Information button.
This button will be highlighted when it is active.
Selecting Use Traffic Information for Guidance will
enable the system to show a pop-up screen
notifying you of a possibly quick route. If currently
driving using a planned route, the pop-up screen will
appear on the display when this has been selected.
When these features are highlighted, and you
are traveling on a route, you will be able to view
and avoid accidents that are on the route.
When traffic is enabled, a vehicle traffic symbol will
appear in the Traffic screen button. The vehicle traffic
symbol is color coded, as follows:
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No symbol will display if traffic conditions reported
to the navigation system do not affect the vehicle,
or no information is received while driving on a route
that is not active.
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Green indicates that the traffic condition is far away.
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Yellow indicates that a minor traffic condition in
the general area.
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Red indicates that, while under route guidance,
a quicker route is available.
Traffic flow conditions will appear on the map screen,
as follows:
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Green indicates free traffic flow.
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Yellow indicates a congestion.
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Red indicates heavy or stopped traffic.
Locations and Information of Traffic
Conditions
The system may take some time to sort the information.
The list of traffic conditions will display in the order of
distance from the vehicle, for up to approximately
150 mi (240 km). If you are currently traveling on a
planned route, you can filter the list to see traffic
conditions along the planned route. Not all traffic
conditions may be reported in the list.