Black plate (3,1)Cadillac XTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-7707485) -
2015 - CRC - 10/31/14
In Brief 1-3
1.Air Vents on page 8-8.
2. Electric Parking Brake on
page 9-27.
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6-6.
Head-Up Display (HUD) on
page 5-32 (If Equipped).
3. Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6-1.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals on
page 6-6.
4. Instrument Cluster on page 5-9.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5-29.
5. Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5-3. 6.
Hazard Warning Flashers on
page 6-5.
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
on page 9-56.
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA). See
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
on page 9-56.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control on page 9-29.
7. Infotainment on page 7-1.
8. Glove Box Button. See Glove
Box on page 4-2.
Parking Assist Button. See
Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing on page 9-44.
Automatic Park Assist (APA)
Button. See Assistance Systems
for Parking or Backing on
page 9-44. 9.
Instrument Panel Storage on
page 4-1.
10. Hood Release. See Hood on
page 10-4.
11. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp on page 5-18.
12. Cruise Control on page 9-32.
Adaptive Cruise Control on
page 9-35 (If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System on page 9-50 (If
Equipped).
Phone Button. See Steering
Wheel Controls on page 5-2.
Heated Steering Wheel on
page 5-2 (If Equipped).
13. Steering Wheel Adjustment on
page 5-2.
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Seats and Restraints 3-27
The driver knee airbag is below the
steering column. The front outboard
passenger knee airbag is below the
glove box.Driver Side Shown, PassengerSide Similar
The seat-mounted side impact
airbags for the driver and front
outboard passenger are in the side
of the seatbacks closest to the door.
The roof-rail airbags, for vehicles
with a standard wheelbase and a
factory installed rear seat, are in the
ceiling above the side windows for
the driver, front outboard passenger,
and second row outboard
passengers.Rear Seat Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar
The second row seat-mounted side
impact airbags, for vehicles with a
standard wheelbase and a factory
installed rear seat, are in the sides
of the rear seatback closest to
the door.
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Storage 4-1
Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . 4-1
Instrument Panel Storage . . . . . 4-1
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . 4-2
Additional Storage Features
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Storage
Compartments
{Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in storage compartments.
In a crash, these objects may
cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.
Instrument Panel Storage
To access, push on the cover and
release.
If equipped with storage behind the
climate control system, touch the
bottom of the climate control system
panel to open. There is a USB port
inside. See the infotainment manual.
Keep the storage area door closed
while driving.
Touch the bottom of the climate
control system panel to close.
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4-2 Storage
Glove Box
To open, touch the button.
If equipped, there is a compact disc
player and MP3 connection inside.
Close the glove box manually.
Armrest Storage
Rear
Pull up on the lever to access the
storage area.
To access the cupholders, press the
long center button on the front edge
of the armrest.
If equipped, there are controls for
the rear window sunshade and/or
the infotainment system. See the
infotainment manual and Rear
Window Sunshade on page 2-25.
Center Console Storage
Press the button and lift to access
the storage area. There is a power
outlet, auxiliary jack, USB port(s),
and SD card reader inside. See
Power Outlets on page 5-6 and the
infotainment manual.
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Vehicle Care 10-35
FusesUsage
5 Infotainment and Center Stack
Displays, Head-up
Display, Instrument
Cluster, Rear Seat
Entertainment
6 Power Outlet 1
7 Power Outlet 2
8 Body Control Module 1
9 Body Control Module 4
10 Body Control Module 8
(J-Case Fuse)
11 Front Heater Ventilation Air
Conditioning/Blower
(J-Case Fuse) Fuses
Usage
12 Passenger Seat (Circuit Breaker)
13 Driver Seat (Circuit Breaker)
14 Diagnostic Link Connector
15 Airbag
16 Glove Box
17 Heater Ventilation Air Conditioning
Controller
18 Logistics
19 Electronic Steering Column Lock
20 Automatic Occupant Sensing
21 Spare Fuses
Usage
22 Steering Wheel Controls/Backlight
23 Body Control Module 3
24 Body Control Module 2
25 Power Steering Column
26 AC/DC Inverter
Relays Usage
R1 Glove Box
R2 Logistics
R3 Retained Accessory Power/Accessory
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INDEX i-5
Forward Collision Alert(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . 3-11
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-26
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-60
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-74
Fuses Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30 Fuses (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-55Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-5
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Headlamps Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-3
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
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INDEX i-11
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-73
Special Application Services . . . 11-9
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Cargo Management System . . . 4-4
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 10-68
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Sunshade Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv System
Active Emergency Braking . . . . 9-52
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1, 13-15
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-4
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . 2-19Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . 3-7
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-54
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-69
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-73
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-56
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-74
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-59
Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-48