2015 CADILLAC XTS SEDAN seat adjustment

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2015 - CRC - 10/31/14
In Brief 1-1
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . 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
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 1-13
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . 1-15
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . 1-17
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17 Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Rear Automatic Braking (RAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Active Emergency Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Universal Remote System . . . 1-19
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . 1-21
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 1-21
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

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In Brief 1-7
Seat Adjustment
Power Seats
Base Shown, Uplevel Similar
To adjust the seat:
.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.
.Raise or lower the seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down. See
Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3-6.
Lumbar Adjustment
Base
To adjust the lumbar support:
.Press and hold the control
forward to increase or rearward
to decrease lumbar support.
.Press and hold the control
upward to raise or downward to
lower the height of the lumbar
support. See
Lumbar Adjustment on
page 3-7.
Reclining Seatbacks
Base Shown, Uplevel Similar
To adjust the seatback:
.Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
.Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.
See Reclining Seatbacks on
page 3-7.

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1-8 In Brief
Uplevel Seat Adjustment
Uplevel Seat Control
1. Feature Select
2. Up
3. Rearward
4. Down
5. Forward
If equipped, the ignition must be on
to use all uplevel seat features.
.Move Feature Select (1) to
display seat adjustments on the
center stack. Press and release
or hold to scroll through
features.
.Press Up (2) to make upward
adjustments of the selected
feature.
.Press Rearward (3) to make
rearward adjustments of the
selected feature.
.Press Down (4) to make
downward adjustments of the
selected feature.
.Press Forward (5) to make
forward adjustments of the
selected feature.
See Seat Adjustment on page 3-4.
Massage
Driver Seat Shown, Passenger
Seat Similar
1. Feature Select
2. Next Higher Massage Type
3. Decrease Massage Intensity
4. Next Lower Massage Type
5. Increase Massage Intensity
6. Massage On/Off
If equipped, the ignition must be on
to display massage controls (1
through 5).
SeeMassage on page 3-12.

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1-10 In Brief
Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the seat will change to
the next lower setting, and then to
the off setting. The indicator lights
next to the buttons indicate three for
the highest setting and one for the
lowest. If the front heated seats are
on high, the level may automatically
be lowered after approximately
30 minutes.
SeeHeated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 3-11.
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. See
Head Restraints on page 3-2
and Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3-6.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.Safety Belts on page 3-16.
.How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly on page 3-17.
.Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3-18.
.Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3-46.
Passenger Sensing
System
United States
Canada
The passenger sensing system will
turn off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag under certain conditions. No
other airbag is affected by the

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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 . . . . . . . 3-6
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . 3-7
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . . . . . . 3-16
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . 3-23
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 3-26
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31 Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 3-36
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . 3-37
Replacing Airbag System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 3-43
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-44
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Securing Child Restraints (Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Securing Child Restraints (Front Passenger Seat) . . . . 3-55

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3-4 Seats and Restraints
The head restraint will fold forward
automatically.When an occupant or child restraint
is in the seat, always return the
head restraint to the full upright
position. Pull the head restraint up
and push it rearward until it locks
into place. Push and pull on the
head restraint to make sure that it is
locked.
Always adjust the head restraint so
that the top of the restraint is at the
same height as the top of the
occupant's head.
Rear outboard head restraints are
not removable.
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
Uplevel Seat Adjustment
If equipped, the ignition must be on
to use all uplevel seat features.
Uplevel Seat Control
1. Feature Select
2. Up
3. Rearward
4. Down
5. Forward

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Seats and Restraints 3-5
.Move Feature Select (1) to
display seat adjustments on the
center stack. Press and release
or hold to scroll through
features.
.Press Up (2) to make upward
adjustments of the selected
feature.
.Press Rearward (3) to make
rearward adjustments of the
selected feature.
.Press Down (4) to make
downward adjustments of the
selected feature.
.Press Forward (5) to make
forward adjustments of the
selected feature.Lumbar and Bolster Support
To adjust lumbar support,
if equipped:
.Press and release or hold
Feature Select (1) to scroll to
lumbar support on the center
stack.
.Press Forward (5) or
Rearward (3) to adjust lumbar
forward or rearward.
.Press Up (2) or Down (4) to
adjust lumbar support up
or down.To adjust bolster support,
if equipped:
.Press and release or hold
Feature Select (1) to scroll to
bolster support on the center
stack.
.Press Forward (5) or
Rearward (3) to adjust bolster
support inward or outward.

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3-6 Seats and Restraints
Upper Shoulder Support
To adjust upper shoulder support,
if equipped:
.Press and release or hold
Feature Select (1) to scroll to
upper shoulder support on the
center stack.
.Press Forward (5) or
Rearward (3) to adjust shoulder
support forward or rearward.
Power 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.
Base Shown, Uplevel SimilarTo adjust:
.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.
.Raise or lower the seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down.
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks on page 3-7.
To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment on page 3-7.
Some vehicles are equipped with a
feature that activates a vibrating
pulse alert in the driver seat to help
avoid crashes. See Driver
Assistance Systems on page 9-43.