Cadillac ELR Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-9087644) -
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ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 30
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . 97
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 163
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 172
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 317
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 333
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 344
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 13
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Passenger Sensing System . . . 13
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 14
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 16
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 18
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 20
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 20
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Universal Remote System . . . . . 21
Battery and Efficiency
High Voltage Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 27
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 27
Driving for Better Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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1.Air Vents 0169.
2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0156.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change
Signals 0159.
3. Regen on Demand Paddles. See Regenerative
Braking 0197.
4. Instrument Cluster 0104.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0132.
5. Power Button 0182.
6. Windshield Wiper/Washer 099.
7. Hazard Warning
Flashers 0159.
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0220.
8. Charging Status Indicator (CSI). See Charging Status
Feedback 0223.
9. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0158.
10. Infotainment 0163. 11. Glove Box Button. See
Glove
Box 095.
Parking Assist Button. See
Driver Assistance
Systems 0211.
12. Heated Front Seats 056.
13. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0164.
14. Instrument Panel Storage 095
(Out of View).
Wireless Charging 0103 (Out
of View) (Inside the Instrument
Panel Storage, If Equipped).
15. Shift Lever. See Electric Drive
Unit 0193.
16. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0198.
MODE Button. See Driver
Mode Control 0200 (If
Equipped).
17. Steering Wheel Controls 098.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) 0132.
18. Horn 099. 19.
Steering Wheel
Adjustment 098.
20. Cruise Control 0202.
Adaptive Cruise Control 0204
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0214 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 098.
21. Hood Release. See Hood 0240.
22. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0113.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0160.
24. Electric Parking Brake 0195.
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9. Air Delivery Mode Controls
See Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0164.Vehicle Features
Infotainment System
See the infotainment manual for
information on the radio, audio
players, phone, navigation system,
and voice or speech recognition.
It also includes information on
settings.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering
wheel controls. See "Steering
Wheel Controls" in the infotainment
manual.
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 : If there is a set speed in
memory, press the control up briefly
to resume to that speed or hold to
accelerate. If cruise control is
already active, use to increase
vehicle speed. To increase speed by
1 km/h or 1 mph, press +RES up to
the first detent. To increase speed to
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Storage 95
Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 95
Instrument Panel Storage . . . . . . 95
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . 96
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
Touch the bottom of the climate
control system panel until the door
automatically starts to open. There
is a USB port inside. See the
infotainment manual.
Touch the bottom of the climate
control system again until the door
automatically starts to close.
Keep the storage area door closed
while driving.
The storage area may be equipped
with wireless charging. See
Wireless Charging0103.
Glove Box
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Propulsion PowerMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Airbag System Messages . . . . 142
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Service Vehicle Messages . . . . 142
Starting the Vehicle
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 144
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . . 144
Window Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 145
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 152
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
Press the control to move the tilt
and telescoping steering wheel up
and down or forward and rearward.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
To set the power tilt wheel memory
position, see Memory Seats 054.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering
wheel controls. See "Steering
Wheel Controls" in the infotainment
manual.
Heated Steering Wheel
((Heated Steering Wheel) : Press
to turn the heated steering wheel on
or off. A light next to the button
displays when the feature is
turned on.
The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to be fully heated.
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With Rainsense, if the electric drive
unit is in N (Neutral) and the vehicle
speed is very slow, the wipers will
automatically stop at the base of the
windshield.
The wiper operations return to
normal when the electric drive unit
is no longer in N (Neutral) or the
vehicle speed has increased.
nL(Windshield Washer) : Pull the
windshield wiper lever toward you to
spray windshield washer fluid and
activate the wipers. The wipers will
continue until the lever is released
or the maximum wash time is
reached. When the windshield wiper
lever is released, additional wipes
may occur depending on how long
the windshield washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid0253
for information on filling the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.
Compass
The compass displays in the center
stack. The compass receives its
heading and other information from
the Global Positioning
System (GPS) antenna,
StabiliTrak
®, and vehicle speed
information.
The compass system is designed to
operate for a certain number of
miles or degrees of turn before
needing a signal from the GPS
satellites. When the compass
display shows CAL, drive the
vehicle for a short distance in an
open area where it can receive a
GPS signal. The compass system
will automatically determine when a
GPS signal is restored and provide a heading again. See
Compass
Messages 0136 for the messages
that may be displayed for the
compass.
Clock
The infotainment system controls
are used to access the time and
date settings through the menu
system. See “Home Page” in the
infotainment manual for information
about how to use the menu system.
Setting the Clock
Time
To set the time:
1. From the Home Page, touch the SETTINGS screen button,
then touch Time and Date.
2. Touch Set Time, then touch + or−to increase or decrease
hours or minutes, and change
AM or PM.
3. Touch 12-24 Hr for a 12 or 24 hour clock.
4. Touch
[Back to go back to the
previous menu.
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Date
To set the date:1. Touch the SETTINGS screen button, then touch Time
and Date.
2. Touch Set Date, then touch + or−to increase or decrease
month, day, or year.
3. Touch
[Back to go back to the
previous menu.
Auto Set
When on, the time and date will
automatically update.
To set auto set: 1. Touch the SETTINGS screen button, then touch Time
and Date.
2. Touch Set Time or Set Date.
3. Touch Auto Set, then select On-Cell Network or Off-Manual
to manually set the time
and date.
4. Touch
[Back to go back to the
previous menu. If auto set is on, the time displayed
on the clock may not update
immediately when driving into a new
time zone.
Clock Display
When on, the digital clock will
display on the infotainment screen.
To set the clock display:
1. Touch the SETTINGS screen button, then touch Time
and Date.
2. Touch Clock Display, then select Off or On.
3. Touch
[Back to go back to the
previous menu.
Power Outlets
The accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone or MP3 player.
The vehicle has two accessory
power outlets:
. Inside the front center console.
. Inside the center console bin
behind the shift lever. Lift the cover to access the
accessory power outlet.
Certain accessory power plugs may
not be compatible with the
accessory power outlet and could
overload vehicle or adapter fuses.
If a problem is experienced, see
your dealer.
When adding electrical equipment,
be sure to follow the proper
installation instructions included with
the equipment. See
Add-On
Electrical Equipment 0234.
Caution
Hanging heavy equipment from
the power outlet can cause
damage not covered by the
vehicle warranty. The power
outlets are designed for
accessory power plugs only, such
as cell phone charge cords.
Always unplug electrical equipment
when not in use and do not plug in
equipment that exceeds the
maximum 15 amps.
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