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Black plate (5,1)Cadillac STS Owner Manual - 2011
Vehicle Symbol Chart
Here are some additional symbols that may be found on
the vehicle and what they mean. For more information
on the symbol, refer to the Index.
9:Airbag Readiness Light
#:Air Conditioning
!:Antilock Brake System (ABS)
g:Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar®
$: Brake System Warning Light
":Charging System
I:Cruise Control
B: Engine Coolant Temperature
O:Exterior Lamps
#:Fog Lamps
.: Fuel Gauge
+:Fuses
3: Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
j:LATCH System Child Restraints
*: Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
}:Power
/:Remote Vehicle Start
>:Safety Belt Reminders
7:Tire Pressure Monitor
F:Traction Control
M:Windshield Washer Fluid
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Section 4 Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Power Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Windshield Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Headlamp Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Wiper Activated Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Headlamps on Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Twilight Sentinel
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Instrument Panel Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Parade Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36 Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Battery Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Electric Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Accessory Power Outlet(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Dual Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Outlet Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . .4-51
Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Speedometer and Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . 4-59
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . 4-61
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Section 4 Instrument Panel
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Highbeam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-69
DIC Operation and Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
DIC Warnings and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Other Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93 Audio System(s)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Using an MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
XM Radio Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Navigation/Radio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Radio Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Audio Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . . . . . . 4-126
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Heated Steering Wheel
For vehicles with a heated steering wheel, the button for
this feature is located on the steering wheel.
(:Press to turn the heated steering wheel on or off.
A light on the button displays when the feature is
turned on.
The steering wheel takes about three minutes to start
heating.
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
The lever on the left side of the steering column
includes the following:
G :Turn and Lane-Change Signals
O :Headlamps
3 :Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer #
:Fog Lamps
I :Cruise Control
.Adaptive Cruise Control (If Equipped).
.Forward Collision Alert (FCA) (If Equipped).
.Flash-To-Pass Feature.
Information for these features is on the pages following.
Turn and Lane-Change Signals
An arrow on the
instrument panel cluster
flashes in the direction of
the turn or lane change.
Move the lever all the way up or down to signal a turn.
Raise or lower the lever until the arrow starts to flash to
signal a lane change. Hold it briefly until the lane
change is complete.
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The lever returns to its starting position when it is
released.
If after signaling a turn or lane change the arrow flashes
rapidly or does not come on, a signal bulb may be
burned out.
Have the bulbs replaced. If the bulb is not burned out,
check the fuse. SeeFuses and Circuit Breakers
on
page 6‑115.
Turn Signal On Chime
If the turn signal is left on for about 1.6 km (1 mile), a
warning chime will sound and the TURN SIGNAL ON
message will appear on the Driver Information Center
(DIC) display. See “Turn Signal On”underDIC
Warnings and Messages
on page 4‑76for more
information.
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
Push forward on the turn signal/multifunction lever to
change the headlamps from low to high beam. Pull the
lever back and then release it to change from high to
low beam.
If you turn the vehicle off with the high beams on, the
next time you start your vehicle the low beams will
be on.
To re-activate high beams, pull lever toward you and
then push it forward again.
This light on the
instrument panel cluster
will be on, indicating
high-beam usage.
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Unnecessary Warnings
FCA may occasionally provide an unnecessary warning
to guard rails, signs, and other stationary objects. This
is normal operation, your vehicle does not need service.
Other Messages
There are three messages that may appear on the
Driver Information Center (DIC). They are CLEAN
RADAR, RADAR CRUISE NOT READY and SERVICE
RADAR CRUISE. SeeDIC Warnings and Messages
on
page 4‑76.
Cleaning the System
The radar can become blocked by snow, ice, or dirt.
If so, you may need to turn off the engine and clean the
lens. See “Cleaning the System” underAdaptive Cruise
Control on page 4‑15.
Flash-to-Pass
This feature allows you to use the high-beam
headlamps to signal the driver in front of you that you
want to pass.
Pull and hold the turn signal/multifunction lever toward
you to use this feature. When this is done the following
will occur:
.If the headlamps are off, in low-beam or in Daytime
Running Lamps (DRL) mode, the high-beam
headlamps will turn on. They will stay on as long
as the lever is held there. Release the lever to turn
them off.
.If the headlamps are in high-beam mode, they will
switch to low beam. To return to high-beam, push
the lever forward.
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AUTO (Automatic):Turns the exterior lamps on and off
automatically depending upon how much light is outside
of the vehicle.
The automatic lights may be disabled even if the control
is in the AUTO position.
To enable automatic lighting do any of the following:
.Turn the headlamp control from AUTO to off and
release the switch. It returns back to the AUTO
position by itself.
.Turn the headlamp control from the parking lamp
position to AUTO.
.Turn the headlamp control from the headlamp
position to AUTO.
To disable automatic lighting do any of the following:
.Turn the headlamp control from AUTO to off and
release the switch. It returns back to the AUTO
position by itself.
.Turn the headlamp control from AUTO to the
parking lamp position.
.Turn the headlamp control from AUTO to the
headlamp position.
Disabling automatic lighting disables the automatic
headlamp operation, DRL, and IntelliBeam High-Beams
(if equipped). ;
(Parking Lamps): Turns on the parking lamps
together with the following:
.Sidemarker Lamps
.Taillamps
.License Plate Lamps
.Instrument Panel Lights
5 (Headlamps): Turns on the headlamps, together
with the previously listed lamps and lights.
IntelliBeam®Intelligent High-Beam
Headlamp Control System
For vehicles with IntelliBeam, read this entire section
before using this feature.
IntelliBeam is an enhancement to the vehicle's
headlamp system. It uses a light sensor located on the
back of the rearview mirror to turn the high-beam
headlamps on and off depending on approaching traffic.
The IntelliBeam system turns the high-beam headlamps
on when it is dark enough, there is no other traffic
present, and the IntelliBeam system is enabled.
Turning On and Enabling IntelliBeam
AUTO3(IntelliBeam On/Off): Press and release the
IntelliBeam button on the inside rear view mirror. The
indicator on the mirror turns on. Once the system has
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been turned on, it remains on each time the vehicle is
started. Additionally, the IntelliBeam system must be
enabled.
To enable the System, turn the exterior lamp control to
AUTO, with the turn signal/multifunction lever in its
starting position. The High-Beam On Light appears on
the instrument panel cluster when the high-beams are
on. SeeHighbeam On Light
on page 4‑68. The vehicle
has variable intensity high-beams. The high-beam
indicator on the instrument panel cluster comes on as
soon as the high-beams start to come on, and remains
on until the high-beams have completely turned off.
Vehicles with IntelliBeam quickly turn off the
high-beams if the system detects the sudden presence
of vehicle lights ahead.
Driving with IntelliBeam
IntelliBeam only activates the high-beams when driving
over 32 km/h (20 mph).
The high-beam headlamps remain on, under the control
of IntelliBeam, until any of the following situations occur:
.The system detects an approaching vehicle's
headlamps.
.The system detects a preceding vehicle's
taillamps.
.The outside light is bright enough that high-beam
headlamps are not required.
.The high-beam headlamps are manually turned
on or you use the flash-to-pass feature. See
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
on page 4‑5and Flash-to-Passon page 4‑9.
When either of these conditions occur, the
IntelliBeam feature is temporarily disabled until the
high-beam stalk is returned to its starting position.
If either of these conditions occur and IntelliBeam
already has the high-beam headlamps on, the
feature is disabled and the light in the mirror
turns off.
.The exterior lamp control is turned to any setting
except AUTO.
When this occurs, IntelliBeam is disabled until the
control is turned back to the AUTO position and
the AUTOMATIC LIGHTS ON message displays
on the DIC.
.The IntelliBeam system is turned off at the inside
rearview mirror.
.The vehicle's speed drops below 24 km/h
(15 mph).
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