2011 CADILLAC STS Owners Manual

Black plate (11,1)Cadillac STS Owner Manual - 2011
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirrors
Controls for the outside
power mirrors are located
on the driver door.
1. Move the selector switch left or right to choose the driver side or passenger side mirror.
2. Press one of the four arrows located on the control pad to move the mirror to the desired direction.
3. Return the selector switch to the center position when finished adjusting.
The preferred mirror positions can be stored with the
memory option. See Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering
Wheel on page 3‑75. The dimming feature automatically adjusts the driver
outside mirror for the glare of the headlamps behind
your vehicle. See
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirroron page 3‑37for more information.
Manually fold the mirrors inward to prevent damage
when going through an automatic car wash. To fold,
push the mirror toward the vehicle. Push the mirror
outward, to return to its original position.
Interior Mirror
The vehicle has an automatic dimming inside rearview
mirror. Automatic dimming reduces the glare of lights
from behind the vehicle. The dimming feature comes on
and the indicator light illuminates each time the vehicle
is started.
See Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
on page 3‑37for more information.
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Steering Wheel Adjustment
The power tilt and telescope wheel control is located on
the left side of the steering column.
To adjust the steering wheel:
.Push the control up or down to tilt the steering
wheel up or down.
.Push the control forward or rearward to move the
steering wheel towards the front or rear of the
vehicle.
See Power Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column
on page 4‑3.
Interior Lighting
Reading Lamps
The reading lamps are located on the overhead
console. These lamps come on automatically when any
door is opened.
For manual operation, press the button next to each
lamp to turn it on or off.
If the reading lamps are left on, they automatically shut
off 10 minutes after the ignition has been turned off.
For more information on interior lamps, see:
.Reading Lamps on page 4‑36.
.Entry Lighting on page 4‑36.
.Instrument Panel Brightness on page 4‑35.
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Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is located in the middle of the
turn signal/multifunction lever.
O:Turn the control with this symbol on it to operate the
exterior lamps.
The exterior lamp control has four positions:
O: Turns off all lamps and automatic lighting features,
including Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) and
IntelliBeam
®. AUTO:
Turns the exterior lamps on and off
automatically depending upon how much light is outside
of the vehicle.
;: Turns on the parking lamps together with the
sidemarker, taillamps, license plate lamps, and
instrument panel lights.
5: Turns on the headlamps together with the parking
lamps, sidemarker, taillamps, license plate lamps, and
instrument panel lights.
For more information, see:
.Headlamps on page 4‑27.
.Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) on page 4‑32.
.Fog Lamps on page 4‑33.
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Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper lever is on the right side of the
steering column.
Move the lever to select the wiper speed:
7:Single wipe, move to
7and then release it.
The lever will return to its original position. For several
wipes, hold the lever in this position. 9
:Turns the windshield wipers off.
& :For a delayed wiping cycle, move the lever
to
&and turn the delay adjustment band to adjust the
frequency of wipes.
x :Turn the band up for more frequent wipes or down
for less frequent wipes. The windshield wiper lever must
be set to
&for this feature to work.
6 :Slow wipes.
1 :Fast wipes.
See Windshield Wipers
on page 4‑10andWindshield
Washer on page 4‑11.
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Climate Controls
The heating, cooling, and ventilation can be controlled
for the vehicle with this system.
Vehicles With Heated and Ventilated Seats Shown,Vehicles Without Similar
A. Driver and Passenger Side Power Buttons
B. Ventilated Seat
C. AUTO
D. Air Recirculation E. Air Conditioning F. Heated Seat
G. Fan Control H. Defrost
I. Rear Window Defogger
J. Air Delivery Mode Control
See Dual Climate Control System
on page 4‑43and
Rear Climate Control System on page 4‑49.
Transmission
Driver Shift Control (DSC)
Driver Shift Control (DSC) allows you to shift an
automatic transmission similar to a manual
transmission. To use the DSC feature:
1. Move the shift lever to the right from D (Drive) into the DSC area.
The vehicle will be in sport mode. It will remain in
sport mode if the shift lever is not moved forward
or rearward. Sport mode will shift the transmission
automatically but remain in a gear longer than
it would in D (Drive) based on braking and
acceleration.
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2. Press the shift lever forward to upshift or rearwardto downshift. See Automatic Transmission
Operation on page 3‑30.
Vehicle Features
Radio(s)
Radio with CD
O: Press to turn the system on and off.
n: Turn to increase or to decrease the volume.
SRCE: Press to select between the radio or the CD
player. BAND:
Press to select FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2.
w:Turn to select radio stations.
© ¨:Seek or scan stations.
For more information about these and other radio
features, see Radio(s) on page 4‑95.
Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, six AM, six XM1 and
six XM2), can be programmed on the six numbered
pushbuttons.
To program preset stations:
1. Tune to a station and select the equalization, DSP, or PTY (program type) setting if desired.
2. 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. If the numbered pushbutton is
pressed for less then two seconds, the radio tunes
to the station set to that pushbutton.
3. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
For more information, see Radio(s) on page 4‑95.
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Setting the Clock
To adjust the time:1. Press
w, located on the radio, to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil SET CLOCK displays.
3. Press
wto select SET CLOCK.
4. Turn
wto adjust the time.
5. Press
wto update the time and VEHICLE TIME
UPDATED displays.
To adjust the date:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil SET DATE displays.
3. Press
wto select SET DATE.
4. Turn
wto adjust the date.
5. Press
wto update the date and VEHICLE DATE
UPDATED displays.
Satellite Radio
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.
A fee is required to receive the XM service.
For more information, refer to:
.www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 (U.S.)
.www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 (Canada)
See “XM Satellite Radio Service” underRadio(s)
on
page 4‑95.
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Steering Wheel Controls
The vehicle has audio steering wheel controls and they
could differ depending on the vehicle’s options.
¨SEEK©:Press to go to the next or previous radio
station or track on a CD.
SRCE: Press to select between AM, FM, XM™, or CD.
SCAN: Press and hold to scan radio stations.
y z:Press to go to the next or previous radio station
stored as a favorite or tack on a CD.
+
e−: Press to increase or to decrease the volume.
bg:Press and release to silence the vehicle
speakers only. Press and release again to turn the
sound on. For vehicles with Bluetooth
®, OnStar®, or a
navigation system, press and hold to interact with
those systems.
Bluetooth®
For vehicles with an in-vehicle Bluetooth system, it
allows users with a Bluetooth enabled cell phone to
make and receive hands-free calls using the vehicle’s
audio system and controls.
The Bluetooth enabled cell phone must be paired with
the in-vehicle Bluetooth system before it can be used in
the vehicle. Not all phones will support all functions. For
more information visit www.gm.com/bluetooth.
For more information, see Bluetooth
®on page 4‑113.
Navigation System
The vehicle's navigation system (if equipped) provides
detailed maps of most major freeways and roads
throughout the United States and Canada. After a
destination has been set, the system provides
turn-by-turn instructions for reaching the destination. In
addition, the system can help locate a variety of points
of interest (POI), such as banks, airports, restaurants,
and more.
See the Navigation System manual for more
information.
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