2015 CADILLAC ELR alarm

Black plate (4,1)Cadillac ELR Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-7695154) -
2015 - CRC - 4/25/14
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 Keyless Access system allows
for vehicle entry when the
transmitter is within range. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 2-2
The RKE transmitter may work up to
60 m (197 ft) away from the vehicle.
Press the key release button to
extend the key. The key can be
used for the trunk.
K:Press once to unlock the driver
door. Press a second time within
five seconds to unlock all doors.
Q: Press to lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized. See Vehicle
Personalization on page 5-52.
/: Press and releaseQand then
immediately press and hold
/for at
least four seconds to start the
vehicle’s heating or air conditioning
systems and rear window defogger
from outside the vehicle using the
RKE transmitter. See Remote Start
on page 2-8.
L: Press and release to initiate
vehicle locator. Press and hold for
three seconds to sound the panic
alarm. Press again to cancel the
panic alarm.
i: Press and hold to release
the trunk.
See Keys on page 2-1 andRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation on page 2-2.
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-1
Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . 2-13
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Doors
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . 2-15
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . 2-16
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . 2-18
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Keys and Locks
Keys
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with
a Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is dangerous and
children or others could be
seriously injured or killed. They
could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the
vehicle move. The windows will
function with the RKE transmitter
in the vehicle, and children or
others could be caught in the path
of a closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with an RKE
transmitter.
The key that is part of the RKE
transmitter can be used for the
trunk.
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-3
K(Unlock):Press once to unlock
the driver door. Press a second time
within five seconds to unlock all
doors.
The hazard warning lamps will flash
twice each time the button is
pressed and the alarm system will
be disarmed. See Vehicle Alarm
System on page 2-15.
On vehicles with remote operating
windows, pressing and holding
K
will open all of the vehicle's
windows. See Power Windows on
page 2-19. This feature can be
disabled by a dealer technician.
Q(Lock): Press to lock all doors.
The hazard warning lamps will flash
once and the alarm system will be
armed. See Vehicle Alarm System
on page 2-15.
If the driver door is open when
Qis
pressed, all doors lock and then the
driver door will unlock if the
Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout feature
is enabled through vehicle
personalization. See “UnlockedDoor Anti-Lockout”
underVehicle
Personalization on page 5-52. This
may vary based on vehicle
personalization.
L(Vehicle Locator/Panic
Alarm): Press and release to
initiate vehicle locator. The exterior
lamps flash and the horn chirps
three times. Press and hold for
three seconds to sound the panic
alarm. The horn sounds and the
turn signals flash for 30 seconds.
Press again to cancel the panic
alarm.
/(Remote Vehicle Start): Press
and release
Qand then immediately
press and hold
/for at least
four seconds to start the vehicle
from outside using the RKE
transmitter. See Remote Start on
page 2-8.
i(Remote Trunk Release):
Press and hold to release the trunk.
Keyless Access Operation
To lock and unlock the doors and
access the trunk, the RKE
transmitter must be within 1 m (3 ft)
of the door or trunk.
Keyless Access can be
programmed to unlock all doors on
the first touch pad press from the
driver door. See Vehicle
Personalization on page 5-52.
Keyless Unlocking from the
Driver Door
When the RKE transmitter is within
1 m (3 ft) of the driver door handle,
pressing the touch pad button on
the driver door handle will unlock
and open the driver door. See Door
Locks on page 2-10.
To customize whether the doors
automatically unlock all doors, see
“Remote Locking, Unlocking,
Starting” underVehicle
Personalization on page 5-52.
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-15
{Caution
Do not use the emergency trunk
release handle as a tie-down or
anchor point when securing items
in the trunk as it could damage
the handle.
There is a glow-in-the-dark
emergency trunk release handle on
the trunk lid. This handle will glow
following exposure to light. Pull the
release handle to open the trunk
from the inside.
After use, return to the stored
position.
Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrent
features; however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm
system.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Close the trunk and the hood. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of three ways:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
.Use the Keyless Access
system.
.With a door open, press the
inside
Q.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm. Pressing
Qon
the RKE transmitter a second time will bypass the 30-second
delay and immediately arm the
alarm system.
If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
Kon the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
If the charge cord theft alert is
enabled, the alarm will also be
activated when there is an attempt
to remove the charge cord, or if a
passenger door, the trunk, or the
hood is opened without first
disarming the system. When the
alarm is activated, the turn signals
flash and the horn sounds for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
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2-16 Keys, Doors, and Windows
The Charge Cord Theft Alert feature
may be disabled through the vehicle
personalization. See“Charge Cord
Theft Alert” underVehicle
Personalization on page 5-52.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
.PressKon the RKE transmitter.
.Unlock the vehicle using the
Keyless Access system.
.Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
.Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have left the vehicle
and all doors are closed.
.Always unlock a door with the
RKE transmitter or use the
Keyless Access system.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed on the RKE
transmitter and the horn chirps and
the lights flash three times, a
previous alarm occurred while the
system was armed.
If the alarm has been activated, a
message will appear on the DIC.
See Security Messages on
page 5-49.
Immobilizer
See Radio Frequency Statement on
page 13-12.
Immobilizer Operation
This vehicle has a passive
theft-deterrent system. The system
does not have to be manually
armed or disarmed.
The vehicle is automatically
immobilized when the vehicle is
turned off. The system is automatically
disarmed when the vehicle is
started with a valid RKE transmitter
in the vehicle. The RKE transmitter
uses electronic coding that matches
an immobilizer control unit in the
vehicle and automatically disarms
the system. Only a correct
transmitter can be used to turn the
vehicle on.
The security light comes on if there
is a problem with arming or
disarming the theft-deterrent
system.
This light comes on briefly when the
vehicle is turned on. There is a
problem if the engine does not start
and this light stays on.
Turn the ignition off and try again.
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Driving and Operating 9-63
Charging StatusIndicator Sound Action/Reason
None (After Green or
Yellow CSI Indication
Observed) None Charge cord connection should be checked.
If connection is good, this may be due to a
total utility interruption via OnStar and
charging will begin later. SeeUtility
Interruption of Charging on page 9-65 or
Malfunction Indicator Lamp on page 5-17.
None Repeated horn chirps To disable this feature, see “Charge Power
Loss Alert” inVehicle Personalization on
page 5-52.
To stop this alert, do one of the following:
.Unplug the charge cord.
.PressKon the RKE transmitter.
.Press and hold7on the RKE
transmitter, then press again to stop the
panic alarm.
.Press the horn pad. Electricity was interrupted before charging
was complete.
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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Active Emergency Braking System . . . . . . . . 1-19, 9-53
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . 9-39
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-71
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-13
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Passenger Sensing
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-21
Airbags
Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-16
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Alert Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 9-55
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-79
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-84 Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
High Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-69
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Battery and Charging Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . 10-26
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-20
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
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i-10 INDEX
Safety SignalPedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . 13-7
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62
Seats Easy Entry Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . 3-4
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 3-4
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45, 3-47
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Maintenance Records . . . . . . .11-14
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 12-1
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-11
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 13-7
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Special Application Services . . . 11-8 Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Start Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Status Screens Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 10-69
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
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