2012 CADILLAC SRX Owners Manual

Black plate (11,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
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Roof Rack System
{WARNING
If something is carried on top of
the vehicle that is longer or wider
than the roof rack—like paneling,
plywood, or a mattress —the
wind can catch it while the vehicle
is being driven. The item being
carried could be violently torn off,
and this could cause a collision
and damage the vehicle. Never
carry something longer or wider
than the roof rack on top of the
vehicle unless using a GM
certified accessory carrier.
For vehicles with a roof rack, the
rack can be used to load items.
For roof racks that do not have
crossrails included, GM Certified
crossrails can be purchased as an
accessory. See your dealer for
additional information. Notice:
Loading cargo on the
roof rack that weighs more than
100 kg (220 lbs) or hangs over the
rear or sides of the vehicle may
damage the vehicle. Load cargo
onto the roof rack so that it rests
evenly between the siderails,
making sure to fasten cargo
securely.
To prevent damage or loss of cargo
when driving, check to make sure
crossrails and cargo are securely
fastened. Loading cargo on the roof
rack will make the vehicle’ s center
of gravity higher. Avoid high speeds, sudden starts,
sharp turns, sudden braking,
or abrupt maneuvers; otherwise it
may result in loss of control.
If driving for a long distance, on
rough roads, or at high speeds,
occasionally stop the vehicle to
make sure the cargo remains in its
place. Do not exceed the maximum
vehicle capacity when loading the
vehicle. For more information on
vehicle capacity and loading, see
Vehicle Load Limits on page 9‑12.

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Instruments and Controls 5-1
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 5-2
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 5-2
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 5-3
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 5-4
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Headlamp Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Clock (Analog Clock) . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Clock (Digital Clock) . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Fuel Economy Gauge . . . . . . . . 5-13
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . 5-15
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . 5-16
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Charging System Light . . . . . . 5-18
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . 5-23
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . 5-24
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-25
Fuel Economy Light . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 5-26
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . 5-27
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Brake System Messages . . . . 5-33
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Cruise Control Messages . . . . 5-34
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . 5-35
Engine Power Messages . . . . 5-35
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . 5-36
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 5-36
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Airbag System Messages . . . . 5-38
Safety Belt Messages . . . . . . . 5-38

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5-2 Instruments and Controls
Anti-theft Alarm SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Service Vehicle Messages . . . 5-38
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Transmission Messages . . . . . 5-39
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . 5-40
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . 5-40
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . 5-40
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . 5-46
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up
or down. 3. Pull or push the steering wheel
closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
Use these controls, if equipped, to
make audio adjustments at the
steering wheel.

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Instruments and Controls 5-3
yorz:Pressyto select the
next favorite radio station or next
CD, DVD, if equipped, or MP3 track.
Press
zto select the previous
favorite radio station or previous
CD, DVD, if equipped, or MP3 track.
+
x− (Volume): Press + to
increase the volume; press −to
decrease the volume.
b/g(Push to Talk): For vehicles
with an OnStar®, Bluetooth®,
or navigation system, press to
interact with those systems. See
Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7‑47
or Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
on page 7‑49 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑53 or
Bluetooth (UHP Mexico Only) on
page 7‑59, OnStar Overview on
page 14‑1, or the separate
navigation manual for more
information.
0/c(End Call/Mute): Press to
silence the vehicle speakers only.
Press again to turn the sound on.
For vehicles with OnStar or
Bluetooth systems, press to reject
an incoming call, or end a
current call.
SRCE: Press to select an audio
source. For vehicles with a heated
steering wheel, use the infotainment
buttons to select an audio source.
See Heated Steering Wheel on
page 5‑3 orOverview (Radio with
CD) on page 7‑3 orOverview
(Radio with CD/DVD and MEM) on
page 7‑5 for more information.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.
Horn
Pressaon the steering wheel
pad to sound the horn.

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5-4 Instruments and Controls
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper/washer lever
is located on the right side of the
steering column. With the ignition in
ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/
START, move the windshield wiper
lever to select the wiper speed.
HI:Use for fast wipes.
LO: Use for slow wipes.
INT: (Intermittent Wipes): Move
the lever up to INT for intermittent
wipes, then turn the
xINT band
up for more frequent wipes or down
for less frequent wipes. If the
vehicle has Rainsense™, see the
following Rainsense information.
OFF: Use to turn the wipers off.
8(Mist): For a single wipe, briefly
move the wiper lever down. For
several wipes, hold the wiper
lever down. Clear snow and ice from the wiper
blades before using them. If frozen
to the windshield, carefully loosen or
thaw them. Damaged blades should
be replaced. See
Wiper Blade
Replacement on page 10‑26.
Heavy snow or ice can overload
the wiper motor.
Wipe Parking
If the ignition is changed to
STOPPING THE ENGINE/OFF
mode while the wipers are on 1, 2,
or INT, they will immediately stop.
If the windshield wiper lever is then
moved to off before the driver door
is opened or within 10 minutes, the
wipers will restart and move to the
base of the windshield.
If the ignition is changed to
STOPPING THE ENGINE/OFF
while the wipers are performing
wipes due to windshield washing,
the wipers continue to run until they
reach the base of the windshield.

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Rainsense™
For vehicles with Rainsense, a
sensor located near the top center
of the windshield detects the
amount of water on the windshield
and automatically controls the
frequency of the windshield wiper.
Keep this area of the windshield
clear of debris to allow for best
system performance.
INT (Rainsense Wipe
Sensitivity Control):Move the
windshield wiper lever to INT. Turn the
xINT band on the wiper
lever to adjust the sensitivity.
.Turn the band up for more
sensitivity to moisture.
.Turn the band down for less
sensitivity to moisture.
.Move the windshield wiper lever
out of the
Gposition to
deactivate Rainsense.
Wiper Arm Assembly Protection
When using an automatic car wash,
move the windshield wiper lever to
OFF. This disables the automatic
Rainsense windshield wipers and/or
rear wiper.
With Rainsense, if the transmission
is in N (Neutral) and the vehicle
speed is very slow, the wipers will
automatically stop at the base of the
windshield.
The wiper operations return to
normal when the transmission is no
longer in N (Neutral) or the vehicle
speed has increased.
Windshield Washer
Pull the windshield wiper lever
toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
The wipers will continue until the
lever is released or the maximum
wash time is reached. When the
windshield wiper lever is released,
additional wipes may occur
depending on how long the
windshield washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid on
page 10‑20 for information on
filling the windshield washer fluid
reservoir.
{WARNING
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.

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5-6 Instruments and Controls
Rear Window Wiper/
Washer
The rear wiper controls are on the
end of the windshield wiper lever.
ON:Press the upper portion of
the button for continuous rear
window wipes.
OFF: The rear wiper turns off
when the button is returned to the
middle position.
INT (Intermittent Rear Wipes):
Press the lower portion of the button
to set a delay between wipes.
=(Rear Washer): Push the
windshield wiper lever forward to
spray washer fluid on the rear window. The lever automatically
returns to its original position
when released.
Reverse Gear Wipes
If the rear wiper control is off, the
rear wiper will automatically operate
continuously when the shift lever
is in R (Reverse), and the front
windshield wiper is performing low
or high speed wipes. If the rear
wiper control is off, the shift lever is
in R (Reverse), and the front
windshield wiper is performing
interval wipes, then the rear wiper
automatically performs interval
wipes.
This feature can be changed.
See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑40.
The windshield washer reservoir is
used for the windshield and the rear
window. Check the fluid level in the
reservoir if either washer is not
working. See Washer Fluid on
page 10‑20.
Headlamp Washer
For vehicles with headlamp
washers, they are located to the
side of the headlamps.
The headlamps must be on in order
to use the headlamp washers. If the
headlamps are not on, only the
windshield will be washed.
Pull the wiper lever toward you
and hold briefly to activate. The
headlamp washers will spray once,
pause, and spray again. The
headlamp washer will spray again
after five windshield wash cycles.
See Washer Fluid on page 10‑20 for
information on filling the windshield
washer fluid.