2010 CADILLAC DTS buttons

Your vehicle will not reach the set speed until thesystem determines there is not a vehicle in front of you.At that point, your vehicle speed will increase to theset speed.
Decreasing Set Speed While Using ACC
Press the SET– button until you reach the lower speeddesired, then release it.
To slow down in very small amounts, briefly press theSET– button. Each time this is done, the set speeddecreases by 1 km/h (1 mph) slower.
Resuming a Set Speed
Suppose the ACC is set at a desired speed and thenthe brakes are applied. This will turn off the ACC. But itdoes not need to be reset.
Once the vehicle speed reaches about 40 km/h (25 mph)or more, press the +RES button. ACC will be engagedwith the previously chosen set speed.
Selecting the Follow Distance (GAP)
When the system detects a slower moving vehicle, it willadjust your vehicle’s speed and maintain the followdistance (gap) you select.
Use the plus and minus buttons on the steering wheelto adjust the follow distance.
Press the plus button to increase the distance or theminus button to decrease the distance. The first buttonpress shows the current follow distance setting onthe DIC. The current follow distance setting willbe maintained until it is changed.
There are six follow distances to choose from. Thefollow distance selection ranges from near to far(one second to two seconds follow time). The distancemaintained for a selected follow distance will varybased on vehicle speed. The faster the vehicle speedthe further back your vehicle will follow. Considertraffic and weather conditions when selecting the followdistance. The range of selectable distances may notbe appropriate for all drivers and driving conditions.If you prefer to travel at a follow distance farther thanACC allows, disengage the system and drive manually.
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Manual Operation
9(Off):Turns the entire climate control system off.
Outside air still enters the vehicle and is directed to thefloor. The airflow direction and temperature can beadjusted, as indicated below.
If the temperature is adjusted while the system is off,the display will light to show the current settings.
wx(Driver’s Temperature Controls):Press the up
or down buttons next to the fan control to manuallyincrease or decrease the temperature inside the vehicle.
wx(Passenger’s Temperature Controls):Press
the up or down buttons next to the air deliverymode control to manually increase or decrease thetemperature for the front passenger. If the passengerclimate control system is off, pressing one of thesebuttons turns it on.
9(Fan Control):Turn clockwise or counterclockwise
to increase or decrease the fan speed. Turning thiscontrol completely counterclockwise will turn onthe automatic fan operation. If the airflow seems lowwhen the fan speed is at the highest setting, thepassenger compartment air filter may need to bereplaced. SeePassenger Compartment Air Filter onpage 4-44.
Air Delivery Mode Control:Turn clockwise orcounterclockwise to change the current airflow mode.
Select one of the following:
AUTO:Turns on the automatic delivery mode operation.
F(Vent):Air is directed to the instrument panel
outlets.
*(Bi-Level):Air is divided between the instrument
panel and the floor outlets. In automatic operation,cooler air is directed to the upper outlets and warmer airto the floor outlets.
7(Floor):Air is directed to the floor outlets with some
air directed to the side window outlets and thewindshield.
If recirculation is selected, it only stays on for threeminutes to reduce windshield fogging.
W(Floor/Defog):This mode clears the windows of
fog or moisture. Air is directed to the floor outlets, withsome air going to the side window outlets andwindshield. When selected, the system turns offrecirculation and runs the air conditioning compressorunless the outside temperature is at or below freezing.The recirculation mode cannot be selected while inthe floor/defog mode.
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Automatic Operation
« A ª(Fan Control):Press until AUTO appears on
the display to place the system in automatic mode.When automatic operation is active, the systemautomatically controls the fan speed. If in auto fanmode, pressing the up arrow button will cancelautomatic operation and places the system in manualmode. If in auto mode, pressing the down arrow will turnthe rear climate control system off.
«Nª(Air Delivery Mode Control):Press until
AUTO appears on the display to place the systemin automatic mode. When automatic operation is active,the system controls the air delivery mode.
Manual Operation
« A ª(Fan Control):Press to increase or decrease
the fan speed.
«bª(Temperature Control):Press to increase or
decrease the temperature for the rear seat passengers.Once the rear temperature setting is changed fromfollowing the front temperature setting, it will no longerfollow changes to the front temperature setting untilthe front climate control AUX button resets it.
«Nª(Air Delivery Mode Control):Press these
buttons to change the air delivery mode. If in AUTOair delivery mode, pressing the up arrow buttonwill cancel automatic operation and place the system inmanual mode.
Y(Vent):Air is directed to the upper outlets.
%(Bi-Level):Air is divided between the upper outlets
and the floor outlets.
[(Floor):Air is directed to the floor outlets.
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Highbeam On Light
This light comes on whenthe high-beam headlampsare in use.
SeeHeadlamp High/Low-Beam Changer on page 4-6for more information.
Fuel Gage
The fuel gage showsapproximately how muchfuel is in the tank. Itworks only when theengine is on.
An arrow on the fuel gage indicates the side of thevehicle the fuel door is on.
If the fuel supply gets low, the FUEL LEVEL LOWmessage appears in the Driver Information Center anda single chime sounds. SeeDIC Warnings andMessages on page 4-67for more information.
Here are a few situations that may occur with the fuelgage. All of these situations are normal and do notindicate that anything is wrong with the fuel gage:
•At the gas station the gas pump shuts off before the
gage reads full.
•The gage may change when the vehicle is turning,
stops quickly or accelerates quickly.
•It takes a little more or less fuel to fill the tank than
the gage indicated. For example, the gage mayhave indicated that the tank was half full, butit actually took a little more or less than half thetank’s capacity to fill the tank.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
The Driver Information Center (DIC) gives you thestatus of many of your vehicle’s systems. The DIC isalso used to display warning/status messages. Allmessages will appear in the DIC display located at thebottom of the instrument panel cluster, below thetachometer and speedometer. The DIC buttons arelocated on the instrument panel, to the left of thesteering wheel.
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The DIC comes on when the ignition is on. After a shortdelay, the DIC will display the information that waslast displayed before the engine was turned off.
The top line of the DIC display shows the vehicle systeminformation and the warning/status messages. Thebottom line of the DIC display shows the odometer onthe left side. The bottom line of the DIC display alsoshows a digital speedometer on the right side.
If a problem is detected, a warning message will appearon the display. Be sure to take any message thatappears on the display seriously and remember thatclearing the message will only make the messagedisappear, not correct the problem.
DIC Operation and Displays
The Driver InformationCenter (DIC) has differentdisplays which can beaccessed by pressing theDIC buttons located onthe instrument panel, to theleft of the steering wheel.
3Trip/Fuel:Press this button to scroll through the
trip and fuel displays. See “Trip/Fuel Display MenuItems” following for more information on these displays.
TVehicle Information:Press this button to scroll
through the vehicle information displays. See “VehicleInformation Display Menu Items” following for moreinformation on these displays.
UCustomization:Press this button to scroll through
each of the customization features. SeeDIC VehicleCustomization on page 4-80for more information on thecustomization features.
VSet/Reset:Press this button to reset certain DIC
features and to acknowledge DIC warning messagesand clear them from the DIC display.
yzMenu Up/Down:Press this button to scroll up
and down the menu items.
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RELEARN REMOTE KEY
This display allows you to match Remote KeylessEntry (RKE) transmitters to your vehicle. This procedurewill erase all previously learned transmitters. Therefore,they must be relearned as additional transmitters.
To match an RKE transmitter to your vehicle:
1. Press the vehicle information button until
PRESSVTO RELEARN REMOTE KEY displays.
2. Press the set/reset button until REMOTE KEYLEARNING ACTIVE is displayed.
3. Press and hold the lock and unlock buttons on thefirst transmitter at the same time for about15 seconds.
On vehicles with memory recall seats, the firsttransmitter learned will match driver 1 andthe second will match driver 2.
A chime will sound indicating that the transmitter ismatched.
4. To match additional transmitters at this time, repeatStep 3.
Each vehicle can have a maximum of eighttransmitters matched to it.
5. To exit the programming mode, you must cycle thekey to LOCK/OFF.
Blank Display
This display shows no information.
DIC Warnings and Messages
These messages appear if there is a problem detectedin one of your vehicle’s systems.
You must acknowledge a message to clear it from thescreen for further use. To clear a message, pressthe set/reset button.
Be sure to take any message that appears on thescreen seriously and remember that clearing themessage will only make the message disappear, notthe problem.
ADVISORY XXX MPH (km/h)
This message displays when the Speed Alert has beenturned on through the DIC Information Menu and thevehicle is at or above the advised speed. SeeDICOperation and Displays on page 4-62.
AUTOMATIC LIGHT CONTROL OFF
This message displays when the automatic headlampsare turned off. SeeExterior Lamps on page 4-25formore information.
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FACTORY SETTINGS
This feature allows you to set all of the customizationfeatures back to their factory default settings.
Press the customization button until FACTORYSETTINGS appears on the DIC display. Press theset/reset button once to access the settings forthis feature. Then press the menu up/down button toscroll through the following settings:
RESTORE ALL (default):The customization featureswill be set to their factory default settings.
DO NOT RESTORE:The customization features willnot be set to their factory default settings.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while thedesired setting is displayed on the DIC.
Exiting the Feature Settings Menu
The feature settings menu will be exited when any ofthe following occurs:
•The vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
•The vehicle is no longer in ON/RUN.
•The trip/fuel or vehicle information DIC buttons
are pressed.
•The end of the feature settings menu is reached
and exited.
•A 40 second time period has elapsed with no
selection made.
Audio System(s)
Determine which radio the vehicle has and read thefollowing pages to become familiar with its features.
{WARNING:
Taking your eyes off the road for extended periods
could cause a crash resulting in injury or death to
you or others. Do not give extended attention to
entertainment tasks while driving.
This system provides access to many audio and nonaudio listings.
To minimize taking your eyes off the road while driving,do the following while the vehicle is parked:
•Become familiar with the operation and controls of
the audio system.
•Set up the tone, speaker adjustments, and preset
radio stations.
For more information, seeDefensive Driving onpage 5-2.
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Finding a Station
BAND:Press to switch between AM, FM, or XM™.The selection displays.
a(Tune):Turn to select radio stations.
©SEEK¨:Press the arrows to go to the next or to
the previous station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold either arrow forthree seconds until a beep sounds. The radio goes to astation, plays for a few seconds, then goes to thenext station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning.
The radio only seeks and scans stations with astrong signal that are in the selected band.
4(Information) (XM™ Satellite Radio Service,
MP3/WMA, and RDS Features):Press this button todisplay additional text information related to thecurrent FM-RDS or XM station, or MP3/WMA song. Achoice of additional information such as: Channel, Song,Artist, CAT (category) can display. Continue pressingthe information button to highlight the desired label,or press the pushbutton positioned under any one of thetabs and the information about that tab displays.
When information is not available, No Info displays.
Storing a Radio Station as a Favorite
Drivers are encouraged to set up their radio stationfavorites while the vehicle is in P (Park). Tune to favoritestations using the presets, favorites button, andsteering wheel controls, if the vehicle has this feature.SeeDefensive Driving on page 5-2.
FAV (Favorites):A maximum of 36 stations can beprogrammed as favorites using the six pushbuttonspositioned below the radio station frequency tabs andby using the radio favorites page button. Press theFAV button to go through up to six pages of favorites,each having six favorite stations available per page.Each page of favorites can contain any combination ofAM, FM, or XM stations. To store a station as afavorite:
1. Tune to the desired radio station.
2. Press the FAV button to display the page whereyou want the station stored.
3. Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons until abeep sounds. When that pushbutton is pressedand released, the station that was set, returns.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton radio stationyou want stored as a favorite.
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