2014 CADILLAC ATS Owner's Manual

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DOOR:The lamp comes on when
a door is opened.
ON: Turns the lamp on.
Reading Lamps
There are reading lamps on the
overhead console and over the rear
passenger doors. These lamps
come on when any door is opened.
To manually turn the reading lamps
on or off:
Pressmornnext to each
overhead console reading lamp. Press the lamp lens to turn the rear
passenger reading lamps on or off.
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 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. In Canada, the headlamps
will automatically reactivate when the vehicle is shifted out of P (Park)
on automatic transmission vehicles,
and when the parking brake is
released on manual transmission
vehicles.
AUTO:
Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off,
depending on outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
See Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6-1 andDaytime Running
Lamps (DRL) on page 6-4.
Windshield Wiper/Washer

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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. 1X :
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
For vehicles with one of these systems, it controls the heating, cooling, and
ventilation.
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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Uplevel
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
2. Fan Control
3. OFF (Fan)
4. Driver and Passenger Heated Seats (If Equipped)
5. AUTO (Automatic Operation) 6. Defrost
7. Rear Window Defogger
8. Recirculation
See
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System (Base) on page 8-1 orDual
Automatic Climate Control System
(Uplevel) on page 8-5.
Transmission
Automatic Transmission
Driver Shift Control (DSC) or Tap
Shift
Vehicles equipped with DSC allow
shifting an automatic transmission
similar to a manual transmission.
DSC can be enabled through the
shift lever, or the tap shift controls
on the back of the steering wheel (if
equipped). See Manual Mode on
page 9-26.

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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 SiriusXM
®,
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.
Favorites
Favorites can be stored including
radio stations and media. To display the favorites page, press
the FAV button on the radio
faceplate. Continue pressing the
FAV button to toggle through the
remaining visible favorite pages.
See
“Manage Favorites” under
Home Page on page 7-4.
Setting the Clock
See Clock (Base Radio) on
page 5-6 orClock (Uplevel Radio)
on page 5-6.
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 7-10.
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 if equipped, one USB port in the
storage behind the climate control
system, see Instrument Panel
Storage on page 4-1. External
devices such as iPods
®, laptop
computers, MP3 players, CD
changers, and USB storage devices
may be connected, depending on
the audio system.
See Auxiliary Jack on page 7-19
and USB Port on page 7-15.

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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 7-21 orBluetooth
(Voice Recognition) on page 7-26 or
Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7-20.
Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped with audio steering
wheel controls, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
g: Press to talk or interact with
OnStar®and Bluetooth®. See
OnStar Overview on page 14-1 and
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) on
page 7-21 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7-26 or
Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7-20.
c: Press to decline an incoming
call, or end a current call. Press to
mute or unmute the infotainment
system.
SorT: Press the five-way control
to the left or right to go to the
previous or next area in the display
or to the previous or next menu.
yorz: Press the five-way
control up or down to go up or down
in a list. Press to go up or down
a page.

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SEL:Press to select a highlighted
menu item.
CorB: Press to go to the next or
previous favorite when listening to
the radio. Press to go to the next or
previous track when listening to a
media source.
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. A white cruise control
indicator appears in the instrument
cluster when cruise is turned on.
+RES: Press the control up briefly
to resume to make the vehicle
resume to a previously set speed or
press and hold to accelerate.
If cruise control is already active,
use to increase vehicle speed. To
increase speed by 1 km/h (1 mph),
press +RES up to the first detent. To
increase speed to the next 5 km/h
(5 mph) mark on the speedometer,
press +RES up to the second
detent.
SET−: Press the control down
briefly to set the speed and activate
cruise control. If cruise control is
already active, use to decrease
vehicle speed. To decrease speed
by 1 km/h (1 mph), press SET−
down to the first detent. To decrease
speed to the next 5 km/h (5 mph)
mark on the speedometer, press
SET− down to the second detent.*:Press to disengage cruise
control without erasing the set
speed from memory.
See Cruise Control on page 9-37 or
Adaptive Cruise Control on
page 9-40 (if equipped).
Infotainment System
See the infotainment manual for
information on the radio, audio
players, phone, navigation system,
and voice or speech recognition.
There is also 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.

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yorz:Press to move up or
down in a list.
SorT: Press to move between
the interactive display zones in the
cluster. Press
Sto go back to the
previous menu.
SEL: Press to open a menu or
select a menu item. Press and hold
to reset values on certain screens.
See Driver Information Center (DIC)
on page 5-25.
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System
If equipped, FCA may help avoid or
reduce the harm caused by
front-end crashes. FCA provides a
green indicator when a vehicle is
detected ahead. This indicator
displays amber if you follow a
vehicle much too closely. When
approaching a vehicle ahead too
quickly, FCA provides a flashing red
alert on the windshield and rapidly
beeps or pulses the driver seat.
See Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System on page 9-53.
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW)
If equipped, LDW is intended to help
avoid unintentional lane departures
at speeds of 56 km/h (35 mph) or
greater. LDW uses a camera sensor
to detect the lane markings. The
LDW indicator,
@, appears green if
a lane marking is detected. If the
vehicle departs the lane, the indicator will change to amber and
flash. In addition, beeps will sound,
or the driver seat will pulse.
See
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
on page 9-60.
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA)
If equipped, SBZA will detect
vehicles in the next lane over in the
vehicle's side blind zone area.
When this happens, the SBZA
display will light up in the
corresponding outside side mirror
and will flash if the turn signal is on.
See Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)
on page 9-58.
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC)
If equipped, RVC displays a view of
the area behind the vehicle, on the
center stack display, when the
vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse).