2008 CADILLAC STS buttons

NO FOBS DETECTED
This message displays if the vehicle does not detect
the presence of a keyless access transmitter when you
have attempted to start the vehicle or a vehicle door
has just closed. The following conditions may cause
this message to appear:
Driver-added equipment plugged into the accessory
power outlet on the center console is causing
interference. Examples of these devices are cell
phones and cell phone chargers, two-way radios,
power inverters, or similar items. Try moving
the keyless access transmitter away from these
devices when starting the vehicle. In addition,
PDA devices and remote garage and gate openers
may also generate Electromagnetic Interference
(EMI) that may interfere with the keyless access
transmitter. Do not carry the keyless access
transmitter in the same pocket or bag as these
devices.
The vehicle is experiencing Electromagnetic
Interference (EMI). Some locations, such as
airports, automatic toll booths, and some gas
stations, have EMI elds which may interfere
with the keyless access transmitter.If moving the transmitter
to different locations
within the vehicle does not
help, place the transmitter
in the center console
transmitter pocket with
the buttons facing
forward and then press
the START button.
The vehicle’s battery voltage is low. The battery
voltage must be above 10 volts for the keyless
access transmitter to be detected properly.
NO FOB OFF OR RUN?
This message displays when the keyless access
transmitter is not detected inside the vehicle while
you are trying to turn the ignition off. Your vehicle may
be near a strong radio antenna signal causing the
keyless access system to be jammed. The vehicle
remains in ACCESSORY until OFF or START has
been pressed or 10 minutes has expired. If you turn the
ignition off and you cannot nd the keyless access
transmitter, you will not be able to restart the vehicle.
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To set this feature to LOCAL or DISTANT, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the
wknob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until SEEK LOCAL or SEEK
DISTANT displays.
3. Press the same knob to select either LOCAL
or DISTANT.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
To search for stations, press either
©¨seek arrow.
If the system is set to LOCAL, SEEK displays and
seeks to stations only with strong signals. If the system
is set to DISTANT, D-SEEK displays and seeks to
stations with weak and strong signals.
This feature does not function with the XM™ radio
stations.
4(Information):Press this button while in XM mode
to retrieve three different categories of information
related to the current song or channel: Artist, Song Title,
Category or PTY. To view this information, perform
the following:
1. Press the
wknob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until INFO displays.
3. Press the same knob to select INFO. The display
changes to show the additional XM™ information.4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be programmed
on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the
following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM, or XM1
or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
for two seconds until a beep sounds. The set preset
station number displays above the set pushbutton.
When that numbered pushbutton is pressed for less
than two seconds, the station that was set, returns.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
To set the preset stations with an equalization
setting, DSP setting, or a PTY (program type) setting,
see each of these features later in this section.
When a preset station is selected, once one of these
additional settings is selected, the preset station
remembers each setting and it remains active, until
the setting is selected off for that preset station.
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AUTOSTORE PRESETS:To set the preset stations
automatically, perform the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Press the
wknob to enter the main menu.
4. Turn this knob until AUTOSTORE PRESETS
displays.
5. Press the same knob to select. AUTOSTORE
displays. The radio automatically searches the band
and selects and stores the six radio stations with the
strongest signal. The stations are stored by signal
strength, not sequential order. The set preset station
number displays above the set pushbutton. When
that numbered pushbutton is pressed for less than
two seconds, the station that was set, returns.
6. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
This feature does not function with the XM™ radio
stations.
The radio presets do not have to be reset when the
vehicle is started, or when the battery power is removed.PRESETS HOME/AWAY:This feature stores two
different kinds of station presets. HOME can be used for
local stations and AWAY for stations outside of the
local broadcasting area. To set preset stations for home
and away perform the following steps:
1. Press thewknob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until PRESETS HOME/AWAY
displays.
3. Press the same knob to select. HOME or AWAY
displays.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display.
To return to the original display, repeatedly press
the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to
time out.
This feature does not function with the XM™ radio
stations.
Follow the manual or automatic steps previously
listed for setting the preset pushbuttons for both home
and away.
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The radio plays traffic announcements if the volume is
low. The radio interrupts the play of a CD if the last
tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.
To turn TA on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the
wknob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE displays.
3. Press the same knob to select ON or OFF.
An X appears in the box when ON is selected.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
Activating Program Type (PTY)
Stations (RDS and XM™)
PTY lets you search for stations with specic types of
music. The selectable PTYs are POP, EASY, TALK,
CNTRY (Country), CLASS (Classical), and JAZZ.
To activate program types, perform the following steps:
1. Press the
wknob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until PROGRAM TYPE MODE
displays.
3. Press the same knob to select ON or OFF.
An X appears in the box when ON is selected.4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
Once program type is activated the PTYs display
above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations
(if programmed). Press the pushbutton for the
desired PTY. Not all stations support PTYs. The radio
might not go to all of the stations with that music
type when pressing the pushbutton.
AF (Alternate Frequency):Alternate frequency lets
the radio switch to a stronger station with the same
program type.
To turn AF on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the
wknob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until ALTERNATE FREQ. displays.
3. Press the same knob to select AF OFF, AF ON,
or AF REG. An X appears in the box when ON is
selected.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
This feature does not function with the XM™ radio
stations.
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Radio Message
THEFTLOCK:This message displays when the
THEFTLOCK®system has been activated. Take
the vehicle to the dealer/retailer for service.
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in
the 48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian
provinces. XM™ Satellite Radio has a wide variety
of programming and commercial-free music,
coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality sound. During
your trial or when you subscribe, you will get unlimited
access to XM™ Radio Online for when you are not
in your vehicle. A service fee is required to receive
the XM™ service. For more information, contact XM™
at www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 in the
U.S. and www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677
in Canada.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 3-116later in
this section for further detail.
Using the Single CD Player
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player pulls it in. If the ignition and the radio are on,
the CD begins playing. A CD can be loaded with
the radio off, but it does not start playing until the
radio is on.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the
player, it stays in the player. While the ignition or radio
is turned on, the CD starts to play where it stopped,
if it was the last selected audio source.
When the CD is inserted, CD displays. As each new
track starts to play, the track number displays.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm)
single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and
the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
When a CD is inserted, the CD functions display
above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations
(if programmed).
F1
{(Reverse):Press and hold to reverse quickly
within a track. Release to play the passage. The elapsed
time of the track displays.
F2
|(Forward):Press and hold to advance quickly
within a track. Release to play the passage. The elapsed
time of the track displays.
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Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the root
directory has compressed audio les, the directory
is displayed as F1 ROOT. All les contained directly
under the root directory are accessed prior to any root
directory folders. However, playlists (Px) are always
accessed before root folders or les.
Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in the le
structure that contains only folders/subfolders and no
compressed les directly beneath them, the player
advances to the next folder in the le structure that
contains compressed audio les. The empty folder is
not displayed.
No Folder
When the CD contains only compressed les, the les
are located under the root folder. The next and previous
folder functions do not function on a CD that was
recorded without folders or playlists. When displaying
the name of the folder the radio displays ROOT.
When the CD contains only playlists and compressed
audio les, but no folders, all les are located under the
root folder. The folder down and the folder up buttons
search playlists (Px) rst and then go to the root folder.
When the radio displays the name of the folder the
radio displays ROOT.
Order of Play
Tracks are played in the following order:
Play begins from the rst track in the rst playlist
and continues sequentially through all tracks in
each playlist. When the last track of the last playlist
has played, play continues from the rst track of
the rst playlist.
If the CD does not contain any playlists, then play
begins from the rst track under the root directory.
When all tracks from the root directory have
played, play continues from les according to
their numerical listing. After playing the last track
from the last folder, play begins again at the
rst track of the rst folder or root directory.
When play enters a new folder, the display does not
automatically show the new folder name. The new track
name displays.
File System and Naming
The song name that is displayed is the song name that is
contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name is not present
in the ID3 tag, then the radio displays the le name
without the extension (such as .mp3) as the track name.
Track names longer than 32 characters or four pages
are shortened. Parts of words on the last page of
text and the extension of the lename does not display.
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Press and release this pushbutton until NORMAL
displays to turn off random play.
F4 RPT (Repeat):To repeat the current track, press
and release this pushbutton until RPT TRCK displays.
To repeat the tracks in the current folder, press and
release this pushbutton until RPT FLDR displays.
Press and release this pushbutton until NORMAL
displays to turn off repeated play.
F6 DISP (Display):Press this pushbutton to switch
between the elapsed time of the track and the MP3
playback information.
©¨(Seek):Press the left seek arrow to go to the
start of the previous track. Press the right seek arrow to
go to the start of the next track. Pressing either seek
arrow for more than two seconds searches the previous
or next tracks at two tracks per second. Release the
seek arrows to stop searching and to play the track.
©¨(Scan):Press the scan arrows to scan the
tracks in each folder. The radio goes to the next track,
plays for 10 seconds, then goes to the next track.
Press the scan arrows again to stop scanning.
w(Tune):Turning this knob fast tracks reverse or
advance through the tracks in all folders or playlists.
The track number and le name displays for each track.
Turning this knob while in random fast tracks reverse
or advances the tracks in sequential order.
4(Information):Press this button, while an MP3 CD
is loaded, to view the Title, Artist, Album, or Folder
names. To view this information, perform the following:
1. Press the
wknob to enter the main menu.
2. Turn this knob until INFO displays.
3. Press the same knob to select INFO. The display
changes to show the additional MP3 information.
4. Press one of the following pushbuttons to view that
specic information.
F1 TTLE (Title):Displays the title name.
F2 ATST (Artist):Displays the artist name.
F3 ALBM (Album):Displays the album name.
F4 FLDR (Folder):Displays the folder name.
5. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To
return to the original display, repeatedly press the
BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out.
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The TPM matching process is outlined below:
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Press the push-button ignition switch to Acc.
3. Using the keyless access transmitter, lock and
unlock the vehicle’s doors.
4. Press the lock and unlock buttons, at the same
time, on the keyless access transmitter. A single
horn chirp will sound, indicating that the TPMS
is ready, and the sensor matching process
can begin.
5. Start with the driver side front tire.
6. Remove the valve cap from the valve stem.
Activate the TPMS sensor by increasing or
decreasing the tire’s air pressure for ve seconds,
or until a horn chirp sounds. The horn chirp,
which may take up to 30 seconds to sound,
conrms that the sensor identication code has
been matched to this tire position.
7. Proceed to the passenger side front tire, and repeat
the procedure in Step 6.
8. Proceed to the passenger side rear tire, and repeat
the procedure in Step 6.
9. Proceed to the driver side rear tire, and repeat the
procedure in Step 6.10. After hearing the conrming single horn chirp for the
driver side rear tire, a double horn chirp will sound to
signal the tire matching mode is no longer active.
Press the push-button ignition switch to Acc.
11. Set all four tires to the recommended air pressure
level as indicated on the tire and loading information
label.
12. Put the valve caps back on the valve stems.
Tire Inspection and Rotation
We recommend that you regularly inspect your
vehicle’s tires, including the spare tire, for signs of
wear or damage. SeeWhen It Is Time for New
Tires on page 5-75for more information.
Tire rotation is not recommended if your vehicle
has the following performance tire combinations:
P235/50R17 size tires on the front wheels
and P255/45R17 size tires on the rear wheels.
P235/50ZR18 size tires on the front wheels
and P255/45ZR18 size tires on the rear
wheels.
P255/45R18 size tires on the front wheels and
P275/40R19 size tires on the rear wheels.
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