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Black plate (3,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2011
In Brief 1-3
A.Air Vents on page 8‑6.
B. Turn and Lane‐Change Lever. See Turn and Lane-Change
Signals on page 6‑5.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑28.
C. Cruise Control on page 9‑38.
D. Instrument Cluster on
page 5‑11.
E. Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5‑2.
F. AM-FM Radio on page 7‑12.
Navigation System
(If Equipped). See Navigation
System Manual.
G. Driver Information Center (DIC) Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑28.
H. Clock (Analog Clock) on
page 5‑7 orClock (Digital
Clock) on page 5‑8. I.
Safety Locks on page 2‑13.
Power Door Locks on
page 2‑12.
Hazard Warning Flashers on
page 6‑5.
J. Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
Front Fog Lamps on page 6‑6
(If Equipped).
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6‑6.
K. Data Link Connector (DLC). See Malfunction Indicator Lamp
on page 5‑19.
L. Steering Wheel Adjustment on
page 5‑2.
M. Horn on page 5‑3.
N. Adjustable Pedal Control (If Equipped). See Adjustable
Throttle and Brake Pedal on
page 9‑17.
O. Start/Stop Button. See Ignition
Positions on page 9‑18. P.
Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑3.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑5.
Q. Heated Front Seats on
page 3‑10 (If Equipped).
Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats on page 3‑11
(If Equipped).
R. Parking Brake on page 9‑31.
S. Shift Lever. See Shifting Into
Park on page 9‑22.
T. StabiliTrak
®System on
page 9‑35.
Ultrasonic Parking Assist on
page 9‑40 (If Equipped).
Economy Mode (If Equipped).
See Fuel Economy Mode on
page 9‑29.
U. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8‑1.
V. Glove Box on page 4‑1.
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Black plate (4,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2011
1-4 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is used to lock and
unlock the doors from up to 60 m
(195 ft) away from the vehicle.
K:Press to unlock the driver
door or all doors depending on the
vehicle personalization settings.
Q: Press to lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can
be personalized. See Vehicle
Personalization on page 5‑40.
&: Press and hold to open the
liftgate.
L: Press and release to locate
the vehicle.
Press and hold
Lfor
three seconds to sound the
panic alarm.
Press
Lagain to cancel the panic
alarm.
Press the key release button near
the bottom of the transmitter to
remove the key. The key can be
used for the driver door and the
glove box.
See Keys on page 2‑2 andRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation on page 2‑4.
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Remote Vehicle Start
With this feature the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. PressQon the RKE transmitter.
2. Within two seconds, press and hold
/until the turn
signal lamps flash. Or for about
2 seconds if the vehicle is not
in view.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on and remain on
as long as the engine is running.
The doors will be locked and
the climate control system may
come on.
The engine will continue to run for
10 minutes. Repeat the steps for a
10-minute time extension. Remote
start can be extended only once.
Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start:
.Press and hold/until the
parking lamps turn off.
.Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
.Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start on
page 2‑10.
Door Locks
To lock or unlock a door, use
the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter from the outside.
From inside the vehicle with the
doors locked, pull once on the door
handle to unlock it, and a second
time to open it or use the power
door lock switch.
The power door lock switches are
on the instrument panel.
K: Press to unlock the doors.
Q:Press to lock the doors.
See Power Door Locks on
page 2‑12.
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1-6 In Brief
Liftgate
Manual Liftgate Operation
For vehicles without keyless access,
unlock the vehicle before opening
the liftgate.
Press the touchpad located in the
handle of the liftgate, above the
license plate, and lift up to open.
Do not press the touchpad while
closing the liftgate. This will cause
the liftgate to be unlatched.
Power Liftgate Operation
On vehicles with a power liftgate the
switch is located on the driver door.
The vehicle must be in P (Park) to
use the power feature. The taillamps
flash when the power liftgate
moves.Choose the power liftgate mode
by turning the dial on the switch
until the indicator lines up with the
desired position. Press the center
of the switch.
See
Liftgate (Manual) on page 2‑14
or Liftgate (Power) on page 2‑15 for
more information.
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Black plate (7,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2011
In Brief 1-7
Windows
Driver Side Shown
The power window controls are on
each of the side doors.
The driver door also has switches
that control the passenger and rear
windows.
Operate the switch for the window
by pressing to open and pulling to
close.
Pushing or pulling the switch part
of the way will open or close the
window as long as the switch is
operated.
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Pull the handle at the front of the seat cushion.
2. Move the seat forward or rearward to adjust the seat
position. 3. Release the handle to stop the
seat from moving.
4. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
To raise or recline the seatback, use
the lever on the outboard side of
the seat.
See Seat Adjustment on page 3‑4
and Reclining Seatbacks on
page 3‑8 for more information.
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1-8 In Brief
Power Seats
A. Power Seat Adjustment
B. Seatback Adjustment
C. Lumbar AdjustmentTo adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.Slide control (A) forward or
rearward, and up or down to
adjust the power seat.
See
Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3‑4.
.Raise or recline the seatback
by tilting control (B) forward or
rearward.
See Reclining Seatbacks on
page 3‑8.
.Increase or decrease the lumbar
support by pressing and holding
the front or rear of control (C).
See Lumbar Adjustment on
page 3‑7.
Memory Features
On vehicles with the memory
feature, the “1”and “2”buttons
on the outboard side of the driver
seat are used to manually save
and recall the positions of the
driver seat, outside mirrors, and
adjustable throttle and brake pedals,
if available. These manually stored
positions are referred to as Button
Memory positions.
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The vehicle will also automatically
save driver seat, outside mirror,
and adjustable throttle and brake
pedal positions to the current driver
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter when the ignition is
turned off. These automatically
stored positions are referred to
as RKE Memory positions.
Storing Button Memory Positions
To save positions into Button
Memory:
1. Adjust the driver seat,seatback recliner, both outside
mirrors, and adjustable pedals,
if available, to the desired driving
positions.
2. Press and release the MEM (Memory) button.
3. Press “1”until a beep sounds.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for a second driver using “2.”To recall the manually saved
Button Memory positions, press
and hold
“1”or“2.” The driver seat,
outside mirrors, and adjustable
pedals, if available, move to the
positions stored to those buttons
when pressed. Releasing “1”or“2”
before the stored positions are
reached stops the recall.
To automatically recall RKE Memory
positions, unlock the driver door
with the RKE transmitter, and open
the driver door. On vehicles with
Keyless Access, opening the driver
door when an RKE transmitter
is present will activate the RKE
Memory recall. If the driver door
is already open, pressing the
RKE transmitter Kbutton will also
activate the RKE Memory recall.
The driver seat, outside mirrors,
and pedals, if available, will move to
the previously saved RKE Memory
positions. See
“Memory Seats” underPower
Seat Adjustment on page 3‑4 for
more information.
Easy Exit Driver Seat
This feature moves the seat
rearward allowing the driver more
room to exit the vehicle.
To activate, place the ignition in
OFF and open the driver door. If the
driver door is already open, placing
the ignition in OFF will activate the
easy exit driver seat.
This feature is turned on or off using
the vehicle personalization menu.
See “Easy Exit Driver Seat” under
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑40 for more information.
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1-10 In Brief
Heated and Ventilated
Seats
If available, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the instrument
panel. To operate, the ignition must
be in ON/RUN/START.
Press
Mto heat the seat orHto
cool the seat.
For more information, see Heated
and Ventilated Front Seats on
page 3‑11.
Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the
head restraint height in the proper
position.
For more information see Head
Restraints on page 3‑2 andSeat
Adjustment on page 3‑4.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly.
.Safety Belts on page 3‑14.
.How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly on page 3‑18.
.Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3‑24.
.Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3‑56.