2013 CADILLAC XTS Owners Manual

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Reading Lamps
There are reading lamps located on
the overhead console and over the
rear passenger doors. These lamps
come on automatically when any
door is opened. To manually turn
the reading lamps on or off:
Pressmornnext to each
overhead console reading lamp.
Press the button near the rear
passenger reading lamps.
For more information on interior
lighting, see Instrument Panel
Illumination Control on page 6‑6.
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is on the
turn signal/lane change lever.
Turn the control to the following
positions:
O: Turns off the exterior lamps.
The knob returns to the AUTO
position after it is released. Turn to
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
AUTO: Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off,
depending on outside lighting.

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;:Turns on the parking lamps,
together with the sidemarker lamps,
taillamps, license plate lamps, and
instrument panel lights.
5: Turns on the headlamps,
together with the parking lamps,
sidemarker lamps, taillamps, license
plate lamps, and instrument panel
lights.
See:
.Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
.Turn and Lane-Change Signals
on page 6‑5.
.Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer on page 6‑3.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START,
move the lever to select the wiper
speed.
HI: Use for fast wipes.
LO: Use for slow wipes.
INT: Move the lever up to INT for
intermittent wipes, then turn the
x
INT band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
OFF: Use to turn the wipers off.
8:For a single wipe, briefly move
the lever down. For several wipes,
hold the lever down.
n L: Pull the lever toward you to
spray windshield washer fluid and
activate the wipers.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑3.

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Climate Controls
The climate control buttons and the touch screen are used to adjust the
heating, cooling, and ventilation.
Dual Automatic Climate Control (Base)
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
2. Fan Control
3. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
4. Air Delivery Mode Control
5. OFF (Fan) 6. SYNC (Synchronized
Temperature)
7. Driver and Passenger Heated Seats (If Equipped)
8. AC (Air Conditioning)
9. Defrost 10. Rear Window Defogger
11. Recirculation

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Dual Automatic Climate Control (Uplevel)
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
2. Fan Control
3. OFF (Fan)
4. Driver and Passenger Heated and Ventilated Seats (If
Equipped)
5. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
6. Defrost
7. Rear Window Defogger
8. Recirculation
Dual Automatic Climate Control Touch Screen (Uplevel) 1. Outside Temperature Display
2. Driver and Passenger
Temperature Displays
3. Fan Control
4. SYNC (Synchronized Temperature)
5. AC Mode (Air Conditioning)
6. Climate Control Selection (Application Tray Button)
7. Rear (Rear Climate Control Touch Screen)
8. Air Delivery Mode Control
See Dual Automatic Climate Control
System (Uplevel) on page 8‑1 or
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System (Base) on page 8‑6 and
Rear Climate Control System on
page 8‑9 (If Equipped).

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Transmission
Automatic Transmission
Tap Shift
Tap Shift allows the driver to
manually control the automatic
transmission. To use Tap Shift, the
shift lever must be in M (Manual
Mode). Vehicles with this feature
have indicators on the steering
wheel. The controls are on the back
of the steering wheel. Tap the left
control to downshift, and the right
control to upshift. A DriverInformation Center (DIC) message
indicates the gear the vehicle is in.
See
Manual Mode on page 9‑24.
Vehicle Features
Radio(s)
O
:Press to turn the system on
and off. Turn to increase or
decrease the volume.
RADIO: Press to choose between
FM, AM, and XM™, if equipped.
{: Press to go to the Home Page.
MENU: Press to select a menu.
MEDIA: Press to change the audio
source between CD, USB, SD Card,
and AUX.
7: Press to seek the previous
station or track.
6: Press to seek the next station
or track.
See Overview on page 7‑3 about
these and other radio features.
Mixed-Audio Favorites
Favorites can be stored including
radio stations, phone, and tone
settings.

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To display the favorites page, press
the FAV button on the radio
faceplate.
While at the active screen, such as
AM, FM, or XM (if equipped), press
and hold the area just above the
chrome bar and below one of the
preset screen buttons to save the
current station as a favorite. Press
the area just above the chrome bar
to recall a favorite station.
From the Settings menu, press the
MENU knob to select Manage
Favorites. The Manage Favorites
feature has the option of moving or
deleting a favorite.
Manage Favorites:
.Select to highlight a favorite.
.Select Delete to delete a
favorite.
.While a station is highlighted,
press the MOVE screen button.
The screen button will change
to DROP.
.Press the MENU knob to grab
the station tab. Turn the MENU
knob and the station tab will
follow the path to the desired
location. Press the area just
above the chrome bar and below
the DROP screen button to
relocate the station.
Setting the Clock
SeeClock on page 5‑5.
Satellite Radio
Vehicles with a SiriusXM® satellite
radio tuner and a valid SiriusXM
satellite radio subscription can
receive SiriusXM programming.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces.
SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the
SiriusXM service.
For more information refer to:
.www.siriusxm.com or call
1-866-635-2349 (U.S.).
.www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-209-0079 (Canada).
See Satellite Radio on page 7‑9.
Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle has a 3.5 mm (1/8 in)
auxiliary input and a USB port in the
center console under the armrest
and in the center stack storage bin.
External devices such as iPods®,
laptop computers, MP3 players, CD
changers, SD card slot, and USB
storage devices may be connected,
depending on the audio system.
SeeAuxiliary Jack on page 7‑17
and USB Port on page 7‑14.

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Bluetooth®
The Bluetooth system allows users
with a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone
to make and receive hands-free
calls using the vehicle audio system
and controls.
The Bluetooth-enabled cell phone
must be paired with the in-vehicle
Bluetooth system before it can be
used in the vehicle. Not all phones
will support all functions.
SeeBluetooth (Infotainment
Controls) on page 7‑20 orBluetooth
(Voice Recognition) on page 7‑24 or
Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7‑18.
Steering Wheel Controls
For vehicles with audio steering
wheel controls, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
g: For vehicles with OnStar® or a
Bluetooth® system, press to talk or
interact with those systems. See
OnStar Overview on page 14‑1 or
“Bluetooth (Overview)” in the
separate infotainment manual.
c: Press to decline an incoming
call, or end a current call. Press to
mute or unmute the infotainment
system when not on a call.
SorT: Press to go to the
previous or next menu option.
yorz: Press the five-way
control up or down to go to the next
or previous selection.
SEL: Press to select a highlighted
menu option.

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rorq:Press to go to the next
or previous favorite radio station or
CD/MP3 track.
x+ orx−: Press to increase or
decrease the volume.
See Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5‑2.
Cruise Control
J: Press to turn the system on
and off. An indicator appears in the
instrument cluster when turned on. +RES:
Press briefly to resume to a
previously set speed or to increase
vehicle speed if the cruise control is
already activated.
SET−: Press briefly to set the
speed and activate cruise control or
to decrease vehicle speed if the
cruise control is already activated.
*: Press to disengage cruise
control without erasing the set
speed from memory.
See Cruise Control on page 9‑31 or
Adaptive Cruise Control on
page 9‑34 (if equipped).
Infotainment System
See the infotainment manual for
information on the radio, audio
players, phone, navigation system,
and voice or speech recognition.
It also includes information on
settings and downloadable
applications (if equipped).
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC display is in the instrument
cluster. It shows the status of many
vehicle systems.
yorz:Press the five-way
control to move up or down in a list.
SorT: Press the five-way control
to move between the interactive
display zones in the cluster. Press
Sto go back to the previous menu.