2012 CADILLAC SRX Owners Manual

Black plate (3,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
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 6‑6.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑28.
C. Cruise Control on page 9‑37.
Heated Steering Wheel on
page 5‑3 (If Equipped).
D. Instrument Cluster on
page 5‑11.
E. Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5‑2.
F. AM-FM Radio on page 7‑11.
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 5‑7. 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 6‑7.
K. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp on page 5‑18.
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 5‑4.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑6.
Q. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 3‑10
(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.

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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.
8: 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 or start the vehicle
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 2‑3.

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In Brief 1-5
Remote Vehicle Start
With this feature the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQon the
RKE transmitter.
2. Within two seconds, press and hold
/until the turn signal
lamps flash, or for at least
two 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, do any of
the following:
.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 2‑9.
Door Locks
To lock or unlock the doors from
the outside, press
QorKon the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 2‑3.
To unlock a door from the inside,
pull once on the door handle to
unlock it, and a second time to
open it.
Power Door Locks
There is a power door lock switch
on the instrument panel and on the
front door panels.
Q: Press to lock the doors.
K: Press to unlock the doors.
See Power Door Locks on
page 2‑12.
Liftgate
Manual Liftgate Operation
For vehicles without keyless access,
unlock the vehicle before opening
the liftgate.
Press the touch pad located in the
handle of the liftgate, above the
license plate, and lift up to open.
Do not press the touch pad while
closing the liftgate. This will cause
the liftgate to be unlatched.

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1-6 In Brief
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.
SeeLiftgate on page 2‑14 for more
information.
Windows
Pushing or pulling the switch part of
the way will open or close the
window as long as the switch is
operated.
Fully push the front of the switch
down and release it to express‐
down the window. Fully pull the
switch up and release it to express‐
up the window. See Power Windows
on page 2‑24.
Remote Window Operation
The vehicle may have remote
operating windows that will open all
the windows from outside the
vehicle by pressing and holding
K
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter.
See Power Windows on page 2‑24.

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In Brief 1-7
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Pull the handle at the front of theseat 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 3‑6 for more information.
Power Seats
A. Seat Position Control
B. Seatback Adjustment Control
C. Lumbar Adjustment Control To 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 3‑6.
.Increase or decrease the lumbar
support by pressing and holding
the front or rear of control (C).
See Lumbar Adjustment on
page 3‑5.

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1-8 In Brief
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. 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 hold MEM (Memory) and “1”at the same time until a
beep sounds.
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 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 on page 3‑7 for
more information.

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In Brief 1-9
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.
SeeVehicle Personalization on
page 5‑40 for more information.Heated and Ventilated
Seats
Heated and Ventilated Seat
Buttons Shown, Heated Seat Buttons Similar
If available, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the instrument
panel. To operate, the ignition must
be in ON/RUN/START.
Press
MorLto heat the driver or
passenger seat. Press
Cor{, if available, to
ventilate the driver or
passenger seat.
For more information, see Heated
and Ventilated Front Seats on
page 3‑10.
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.

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1-10 In Brief
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 3‑15.
.Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3‑16.
.Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3‑45.
Passenger Sensing
System
United States
Canada and MexicoThe passenger sensing system
will turn off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and
seat-mounted side impact airbag
under certain conditions. No other
airbag is affected by the passenger
sensing system.
The passenger airbag status
indicator will be visible on the
overhead console when the vehicle
is started. See
Passenger Sensing
System on page 3‑30 for more
information.