2006 CADILLAC DTS PROFESSIONAL Owners Manual

Massaging Lumbar
If your vehicle has this
feature, the switch is
located on the outboard
side of the front seats
behind the lumbar switch.
Press the switch to
turn the massaging lumbar
feature on. The ignition
must be on.
The massage cycle will run continuously for up to
10 minutes. To stop massage, press the massaging
lumbar switch again, or press the power lumbar switch.
Heated and Cooled Seats
Your vehicle may have heated and cooled front seats.
To operate the heated or cooled seats, the ignition must
be on.The buttons are located on
the front doors forward of
the door handle.
I(Heated Seatback):Press this button to turn on the
heated seatback.
H(Cooled Seat):Press this button to turn on the
cooled seat.
J(Heated Seat and Seatback):Press this button to
turn on the heated seat and seatback.
Press the button to turn on the desired feature. A light
on that button will display to show which feature is on.
Driver’s Side Buttons
Shown, Passenger’s
Side Buttons Similar
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There are three temperature settings for each feature. A
column of three lights next to the buttons will display
which setting the feature is in: high, medium or
low. Three lights indicate the highest setting, two lights
for medium and one light for the lowest setting.
When you press a button, the feature will turn on at the
highest setting. Each time you press the button, the
feature will go down one temperature setting.
To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button until
the display lights turn off.
If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is started
using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the front
heated seats will be turned on to the high setting if it is
cold outside. See “Remote Vehicle Start” under
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-5.
When the key is inserted into the ignition and the
ignition is turned on, the heated seat feature will turn
off. To turn the heated seat feature back on, press the
desired button.Power Reclining Seatbacks
Your seats have power
reclining seatbacks. Use
the vertical power seat
control located on the
outboard side of the seat to
operate them.
To recline the seatback, press the control toward the
rear of the vehicle.
To raise the seatback, press the control toward the
front of the vehicle.
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{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their
job when you are reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it
will not be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a
crash, the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not
at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious
internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s
head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury
in a crash.The height of all the head restraints can be adjusted. To
raise a front seat head restraint, pull up on the restraint.
To lower it, press the button, located on the top of the
seatback, and push the head restraint down.
To adjust the height of a rear seat head restraint, pull
up or push down on the restraint.
The front seat head restraints can also tilt forward and
rearward. The rear seat head restraints do not tilt.
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Center Seat
Your vehicle may have a front center seat. This seat
can be converted to a storage area by lowering
the seatback. SeeCenter Flex Storage Unit on
page 2-50.
For information on safety belts for this position, see
Center Front Passenger Position on page 1-23.
Rear Seats
Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have heated rear seats.
To operate the rear heated seats, the ignition must
be on.
The buttons are located on
the rear doors.
I(Heated Seatback):Press this button to turn on the
heated seatback.
J(Heated Seat and Seatback):Press this button to
turn on the heated seat and seatback.
Press the button to turn on the desired feature. A light
on that button will display to show which feature is on.
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There are three temperature settings for each feature.
A column of three lights next to the buttons will
display which setting the feature is in: high, medium or
low. Three lights indicate the highest setting, two
lights for medium and one light for the lowest setting.
When you press a button, the feature will turn on at the
highest setting. Each time you press the button, the
feature will go down one temperature setting.
To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button until
the display lights turn off.
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door
Your vehicle has a pass-through door that provides
access to the trunk from the rear seats. See “Rear Seat
Pass-Through Door” underTrunk on page 2-13.
Power Lumbar
Your vehicle may be equipped with four-way lumbar
support, without the massage feature, for the outboard
rear seat positions.
The rear lumbar support
controls are located on the
rear doors forward of
the heated seat buttons.
To turn on the lumbar support feature, press forward on
the control to increase support or rearward to decrease
support. The lumbar control can also be moved up
and down to adjust the location of the support.
The ignition does not need to be on for the power
lumbar feature to work.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot
wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a
crash and you are not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can hit
things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.
You can be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not
allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle
that is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and your
passengers to buckle your safety belts. SeeSafety Belt
Reminder Light on page 3-57andPassenger Safety
Belt Reminder Light on page 3-58.
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says to wear safety belts. Here is why:They work.
You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have
a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up, a person would not
survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of
them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes
walk away. Without belts they could have been badly
hurt or killed.
After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter...a lot!Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat
on wheels.
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