
Black plate (69,1)Cadillac STS Owner Manual - 2011
Driver Information Center (DIC)
The Driver Information Center (DIC) gives you the
status of many of your vehicle's systems. The DIC is
also used to display warning/status messages. All
messages will appear in the DIC display located at
the bottom of the instrument panel cluster, below the
tachometer and speedometer. The DIC buttons are
located on the instrument panel, to the left of the
steering wheel.
The DIC comes on when the ignition is on. After a short
delay, the DIC will display the current driver and the
information that was last displayed before the engine
was turned off.
The top line of the DIC display shows the vehicle
system information and the warning/status messages.
The bottom line of the DIC display shows either the
odometer, the trip odometer A or the trip odometer B
information on the left side. Only one odometer can
appear at a time. See“Trip Information”underDIC
Operation and Displays
on page 4‑70for information on changing the display to show the odometer or trip
odometer information. The bottom line of the DIC
display also shows the outside temperature on the
right side and the shift lever position indicator in the
center. See
Automatic Transmission Operation
on
page 3‑30for more information on the shift lever
positions.
When the sport mode is active, an S will appear next
to the shift position indicator on the center of the DIC
display. When the manual mode is active, an M will
appear on the DIC display. When the normal mode is
active, only the shift position indicator will appear. While
the Driver Shift Control (DSC) feature is active, the DIC
will change to show the selected gear. See “Driver Shift
Control (DSC)” underAutomatic Transmission
Operation
on page 3‑30for more information.
If a problem is detected, a warning message will appear
on the display. Be sure to take any message that
appears on the display seriously and remember that
clearing the message will only make the message
disappear, not correct the problem.
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DIC Operation and Displays
The Driver Information Center (DIC) has different
modes which can be accessed by pressing the four
DIC buttons located on the instrument panel, to the
left of the steering wheel.
DIC Buttons (Base Level)
If your vehicle does not
have a Head-Up Display
(HUD), these are the
buttons for the DIC.
«4ª(Information): Press the top or bottom of this
button to scroll through the available vehicle information
displays which include digital speed display, if your
vehicle has this feature, fuel range, fuel economy,
fuel used, average speed, timer, battery voltage, tire
pressure, and engine oil life, if your vehicle has this
feature.
If you have an STS-V, the DIC also has additional
vehicle information displays which include engine boost,
engine oil temperature, oil pressure, and transmission
fluid temperature.
See “MPH (km)” later in this section for more
information on the digital speed display.
AB
300 (Trip Information): Press the top of this
button to scroll through the odometer, trip odometer A
and trip odometer B. Press and hold the bottom of this
button to reset each trip odometer back to zero.
4 //(Reset): Press this button to reset certain DIC
features and to acknowledge DIC warning messages
and clear them from the DIC display.
EM (English/Metric): Press this button to change the
display from English to metric.
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DIC Buttons (Uplevel)
If the vehicle has a HUD,
these are the buttons for
the DIC.
«4ª(Information): Press the top or bottom of this
button to scroll through the available vehicle information
displays which include digital speed display, if your
vehicle has this feature, fuel range, fuel economy, fuel
used, average speed, timer, battery voltage, tire
pressure, engine oil life, if your vehicle has this feature,
and display units. See “MPH (km)”later in this section
for more information on the digital speed display.
« ~ ª(Head-Up Display): Press this button to
change the position of the HUD on the windshield.
Press the top part of the button to move the HUD
image up. Press the bottom part of the button to move
the HUD image down.
To adjust the brightness of the HUD image, see
Head-Up Display (HUD) on page 4‑38.
For information on adjusting the instrument panel
brightness, see Instrument Panel Brightness
on
page 4‑35.
4 //(Reset): Press this button to reset certain DIC
features and to acknowledge DIC warning messages
and clear them from the DIC display.
3(Trip Information): Press this button to scroll
through the odometer, trip odometer A and trip
odometer B. To reset each trip odometer, either press
the reset button or press and hold the trip information
button until the trip odometer displayed returns to zero.
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Information Display Menu Items
The following display menu items can be displayed by
pressing the information button.
MPH (km/h)
If the vehicle has this display, it shows the vehicle's
speed digitally in either miles per hour (mph) or
kilometers per hour (km/h).
MILES RANGE (km RANGE)
This display shows the approximate number of
remaining miles (mi) or kilometers (km) you can drive
without refilling the fuel tank. This estimate is based
on the current driving conditions and will change if the
driving conditions change. For example, if you are
driving in traffic making frequent stops, the display
may read one number, but if you enter the freeway, the
number may change even though you still have the
same amount of fuel in the fuel tank. This is because
different driving conditions produce different fuel
economies. Generally, freeway driving produces better
fuel economy than city driving.
Once the range drops below about 40 miles (64 km)
remaining, the display will show LOW RANGE.If your vehicle is low on fuel, the Fuel Level Low
message will be displayed. See
“Fuel Level Low”under
DIC Warnings and Messages
on page 4‑76for more
information.
MPG AVG (L/100 km AVG)
This display shows the approximate average miles per
gallon (mpg) or liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km).
This number is calculated based on the number of mpg
(L/100 km) recorded since the last time this display was
reset. To reset MPG AVG, press the reset button. The
display will return to zero.
MPG INST (L/100 km INST)
This display shows the current fuel economy. This
number reflects only the fuel economy that the vehicle
has right now and will change frequently as driving
conditions change. Unlike average fuel economy, this
display cannot be reset.
GAL FUEL USED (L FUEL USED)
This display shows the number of gallons (gal) or
liters (L) of fuel used since the last reset of this display.
To reset GAL FUEL USED, press the reset button. The
display will return to zero.
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To scan preset stations:1. Press and hold
©or¨for more than two seconds
until a beep sounds and PSCAN displays. The
radio goes to the first preset station, plays for
five seconds, then goes to the next preset station.
2. Press and release
©or¨to stop scanning.
ALOCAL/DISTANT Selection: The radio can be set
to search for local stations or stations that are further
away for a larger selection.
To select between LOCAL or DISTANT:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil SEEK LOCAL or SEEK DISTANT
displays.
3. Press
wto select either LOCAL or DISTANT.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for the
display to time out. To search for stations, press
©or¨. 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 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:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil INFO displays.
3. Press
wto select INFO. The display changes to
show the additional XM information.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for the
display to time out.
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MSG (Message):Displays if the current RDS station
has a message. The message can display the artist,
song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the entire
message does not display, parts of the message appear
every three seconds until the message is completed.
MSG disappears from the display once the completed
message has displayed.
To display the last message:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil RECALL RDS MESSAGE displays.
3. Press
wand the message displays.
Once the message displays, MSG disappears from the
display until another new message is received.
TP (Traffic Program): Displays when the radio
detects a signal from an RDS station that has traffic
announcement broadcast capability. TA (Traffic Announcement):
Displays when
the feature is turned on and allows the radio to
automatically seek radio stations that broadcast
traffic announcements.
.If the current radio station broadcasts traffic
announcements the station will not change.
.If the current radio station does not broadcast
traffic announcements, the radio seeks to the first
station that does. If the radio cannot find a station
that broadcasts traffic announcements, No Traffic
displays.
.If a CD is playing and the previous radio station
broadcasts traffic announcements, the radio
interrupts the CD for the traffic announcement.
To turn TA on or off:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE displays.
3. Press
wto select ON or OFF. An X appears in
the box when ON is selected.
4. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for
the display to time out.
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F3 RDM (Random):Press to listen to the tracks
in a random, rather than sequential order. RANDOM
displays. Press again to turn off random play. RANDOM
disappears from the display.
F4 RPT (Repeat): Press to hear a track over again.
REPEAT displays. Press again to turn off repeat play.
REPEAT disappears from the display.
F6 DISP (Display): Press to display the time of the
track. Press again to remove the time of the track from
the display.
© ¨(Seek): Press to go to the previous or next track on
the CD.
© ¨(Scan): Press to listen to each track for
10 seconds. The CD goes to a track, plays for
10 seconds, then goes to the next track. Press
again to stop scanning.
SRCE (Source): Press to select a source, either radio
or CD. The CD must be loaded to select the source and
to play. CD displays if a CD is loaded. If a CD is not
loaded, the display does not change from the radio
source.
Z(Eject): Press to stop a CD when it is playing or to
eject a CD when it is not playing. Eject can be used
when the ignition and the radio are off.
Using the Six-Disc CD Changer
M
(Load): Press to load CDs into the CD player. This
CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD:
1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and release
M. Please Wait displays.
3. When INSERT displays, load a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls the CD in.
If the radio is on, the CD begins to play automatically.
CD displays and the number of the CD and the track
number displays.
To insert multiple CDs: 1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and hold
Mfor two seconds. Please Wait
displays and a beep sounds.
3. When INSERT displays, load the first CD partway into the slot, label side up, and the player pulls
it in.
4. Wait until INSERT displays again to load the next CD.
5. Repeat Step 4 until all the desired CDs are loaded.
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.The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
.The format of the CD might not be compatible. See
Using an MP3on page 4‑108later in this section.
.A problem may have occurred while burning
the CD.
.The label could be caught in the CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly for any other reason,
try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer. If the radio displays an
error message, write it down and provide it to your
dealer when reporting the problem.
Configurable Radio Display Keys
The four keys located on each side of the radio display
can be configured to adjust the radio features and other
non-radio related features. The configurable keys can
be changed at any time. Once a feature is programmed
to a key, the feature does not display when
programming the remaining configurable keys. To program the configurable radio display keys:
1. Press
wto enter the main menu.
2. Turn
wuntil SETUP displays.
3. Press
wto enter into SETUP.
4. Turn
wuntil CONFIGURE DISPLAY KEYS
displays.
5. Press
wto enter into CONFIGURE
DISPLAY KEYS.
6. Turn and then press
wto select the configurable
key to be changed. The currently assigned feature
displays.
7. Turn
wto find the feature that will be stored to
the key.
8. Press
wto select the desired feature. The
display updates by showing the symbol of the
feature selected next to the configurable key.
9. Repeat the previous steps for each configurable key.
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