
Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369639) -
2016 - crc - 12/9/15
ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 28
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . 103
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 158
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 175
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 322
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 336
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 15
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 16
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 18
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 21
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 23
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 23
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 23
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear Automatic Braking (RAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 26
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 26
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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In Brief 7
1.Air Vents 0173.
2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0150.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change
Signals 0154.
3. Tap Shift Controls (If Equipped). See Manual
Mode 0200.
4. Cruise Control 0211.
Adaptive Cruise Control 0214
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0226 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0105
(If Equipped).
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0205 (ATS-V).
Steering Wheel Controls 0105.
5. Instrument Cluster 0111.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0126. 6.
Steering Wheel Controls 0105
(If Equipped).
7. Windshield Wiper/
Washer 0105.
8. Infotainment 0158.
9. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0153.
10. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System (Base) 0164 orDual
Automatic Climate Control
System (Uplevel) 0168.
11. Hazard Warning
Flashers 0154.
12. Heated Front Seats 059 (If
Equipped).
13. Instrument Panel Storage
0100 (If Equipped).
Wireless Charging Pad (If
Equipped) (Out of View). See
Wireless Charging 0109.
14. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0205 (ATS).
Stop/Start Disable Switch (If
Equipped). See Starting the
Engine 0193. MODE Button (ATS) or«/ª
Button (ATS-V). See
Driver
Mode Control 0207.
15. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0198.
16. Storage Bin. See Instrument
Panel Storage 0100.
17. ENGINE START/STOP Button. SeeIgnition Positions 0191.
18. Horn 0105.
19. Steering Wheel
Adjustment 0104.
20. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0128
(If Equipped).
21. Parking Assist Button. See Driver Assistance
Systems 0221.
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0232
(If Equipped).
22. Electric Parking Brake (If Equipped). See Parking Brake
(Manual) 0202 orParking
Brake (Electric) 0203.

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On coupe models, the windows will
lower to a predetermined position.
Press the switch again to lower the
window fully.
SeePower Windows 046.
Seat Adjustment
Power Seats
High Performance Seat
To adjust the seat:
. Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward. .
Raise or lower the seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down.
. If equipped, raise or lower the
front part of the seat cushion by
moving the front of the control
up or down.
V-Series Seat AdjustmentHigh Performance Seat
1. Feature Select
2. Up
3. Rearward
4. Down
5. Forward
. 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 Power Seat Adjustment 053.

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Back Bolster Support
To adjust back bolster support,
if equipped:
.Press and release or hold
Feature Select (1) to scroll to
back bolster support on the
center stack.
. Press Forward (5) or
Rearward (3) to adjust back
bolster support inward or
outward.
Memory Features
The 1, 2, SET, andB(Exit) buttons
on the driver door are used to
manually save and recall memory
settings for the driver seat and
outside mirrors.
Automatic Memory Recall and/or
Easy Exit Recall features may be
enabled in the vehicle
personalization menus to
automatically recall positions stored
to the 1, 2, and
Bbuttons.
See Memory Seats 058 and
Vehicle Personalization 0142.
Second Row Seats
The rear seatbacks can be folded
down to increase cargo space.
See Rear Seats 061 orRear
Seats 062.
Heated Seats
Uplevel Buttons Shown, Base
Buttons Similar
If available, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the center stack.
To operate, the ignition must be in
ON/RUN/START.

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PressJ/Morz/Lto heat the
driver or passenger seat cushion
and seatback.
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 heated seats are on
high, the level may automatically be
lowered after approximately
30 minutes.
See Heated Front Seats 059.
Auto Heated Seats
When the vehicle is on, this feature
will automatically activate the
heated seats at the level required by
the vehicle’ s interior temperature.
The active high, medium, low, or off
heated seat level will be indicated
by the manual heated seat buttons
on the center stack. Use the manual
heated seat buttons on the center
stack to turn auto heated seats off. If the passenger seat is unoccupied,
the auto heated seats feature will
not activate that seat. The auto
heated seats feature can be
programmed to always be enabled
when the vehicle is on.
The heated seats will not turn on
during a remote start unless they
are enabled in the vehicle
personalization menu.
See
Vehicle Personalization 0142.
Head Restraint
Adjustment
If equipped with base seats, the
vehicle’s front seats have adjustable
head restraints in the outboard
seating positions.
If equipped with high performance
seats, the vehicle’s front seats have
head restraints in the outboard
seating positions that cannot be
adjusted.
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 051 and
Power Seat Adjustment 053.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.
Safety Belts 064.

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Power Tilt and Telescoping Wheel
If equipped, the control is on the left
side of the steering column.
.Push the control up or down to
tilt the steering wheel up
or down.
. Push the control forward or
rearward to move the steering
wheel toward the front or rear of
the vehicle.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
To set the power tilt wheel memory
position, see Memory Seats 058.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamp
The dome lamp is in the overhead
console.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press the following:
OFF : Turns the lamp off, even
when a door is open.
DOOR : The lamp comes on when
a door is opened.
ON : Turns the lamp on. Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps. These lamps come on when
any door is opened.The front reading lamps are in the
overhead console.
Press
mornto turn the lamps on
or off.

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Climate Controls
If equipped 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. Recirculation
9. Rear Window Defogger
10. Defrost
11. AC (Air Conditioning)