Black plate (1,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 11/9/12
In Brief 1-1
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Steering Wheel
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Throttle and Brake Pedal Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 1-13
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Vehicle Features
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . 1-16
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19 Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 1-19
Active Emergency Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Storage Compartments . . . . . . 1-19
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Universal Remote System . . . 1-20
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
StabiliTrak
®System . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . 1-21
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 1-22
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . 1-23
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
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In Brief 1-3
1.Air Vents on page 8‑8.
2. Turn and Lane-Change Lever. See Turn and Lane-Change
Signals on page 6‑5.
3. Cruise Control on page 9‑35.
4. Instrument Cluster on page 5‑10.
5. Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5‑2.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑27.
6. Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑3.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑5.
7. AM-FM Radio. See the CUE infotainment manual.
Navigation System (If Equipped).
See the CUE infotainment
manual. 8. Light Sensor. See
Twilight
Sentinel on page 6‑4.
9. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8‑1.
10. Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
Front Fog Lamps on page 6‑6
(If Equipped).
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6‑6.
11. Hood Release. See Hood on
page 10‑5.
12. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp on page 5‑17.
13. Steering Wheel Adjustment on
page 5‑2.
14. Horn on page 5‑3. 15. Pedal Adjust Control (Out of
View). See Adjustable Throttle
and Brake Pedal on page 9‑15
(If Equipped).
16. Start/Stop Button. See Ignition
Positions on page 9‑16.
17. Hazard Warning Flashers on
page 6‑5.
18. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 3‑9
(If Equipped).
19. CD Player. See the CUE infotainment manual.
Blu Ray Optical Drive (If
Equipped). See the CUE
infotainment manual.
20. Parking Brake on page 9‑28.
21. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission on page 9‑23.
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1-8 In Brief
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.
Power Seats
1. Seat Position Control
2. Seatback Adjustment Control
3. Lumbar Adjustment Control To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the
control (1) forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control (1) up
or down.
.Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the rear of the control (1)
up or down.
See
Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3‑4.
.Raise or recline the seatback by
tilting control (2) 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 (3).
See Lumbar Adjustment on
page 3‑5.
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1-10 In Brief
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.
SeeHead Restraints on page 3‑2
and Seat Adjustment on page 3‑4.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.Safety Belts on page 3‑13.
.How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly on page 3‑14.
.Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3‑15.
.Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3‑41.
Passenger Sensing
System
United States
Canada and Mexico
The passenger sensing system
will turn off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag under
certain conditions. No other airbag
is affected by the passenger
sensing system.
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Seats and Restraints 3-1
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . 3-4
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . 3-5
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Rear SeatPass-Through Door . . . . . . . . 3-12
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . 3-19
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 3-22
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26 Passenger Sensing
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 3-32
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . 3-33
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 3-38
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-40
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Securing Child Restraints (Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Securing Child Restraints (Front Passenger Seat) . . . . 3-52
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3-4 Seats and Restraints
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a driver
seat while the vehicle is moving.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
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.
Power Seat Adjustment
To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control up or down.
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Seats and Restraints 3-5
.Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down.
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks on page 3‑6.
To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment on page 3‑5.
Some vehicles are equipped with a
feature that activates a vibration in
the driver seat to help the driver
avoid crashes. See Driver
Assistance Systems on page 9‑46.Lumbar Adjustment
Power Lumbar
If available, press and hold the front
or rear of the control to increase or
decrease lumbar support. Release
the control when the seatback
reaches the desired level of lumbar
support.
Thigh Support
Adjustment
If available, adjust the manual leg
extension by pulling up on the lever,
and then pulling or pushing on the
support to lengthen or shorten it.
Release the lever to lock it in place.
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3-16 Seats and Restraints
4. If equipped with a shoulder beltheight adjuster, move it to the
height that is right for you. See
“Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster”
later in this section for
instructions on use and
important safety information.
5. To make the lap part tight, pull
up on the shoulder belt.
It may be necessary to pull
stitching on the safety belt
through the latch plate to fully
tighten the lap belt on smaller
occupants.
To unlatch the belt, just push the
button on the buckle.
Before a door is closed, be sure the
safety belt is out of the way. If a
door is slammed against a safety
belt, damage can occur to both the
safety belt and the vehicle.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
The vehicle has a shoulder belt
height adjuster for the driver and
right front passenger seating
positions. Adjust the height so that the
shoulder portion of the belt is on
the shoulder and not falling off of it.
The belt should be close to, but not
contacting, the neck. Improper
shoulder belt height adjustment
could reduce the effectiveness of
the safety belt in a crash. See
How
to Wear Safety Belts Properly on
page 3‑14.
Move the height adjuster up to the
desired position by pushing up on
the height adjuster.