2016 CADILLAC XTS Owners Manual

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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 RKE transmitter may be used
to lock and unlock the doors from up
to 60 m (197 ft) away from the
vehicle.
Q:Press to lock all doors.
K:Press to unlock the driver door
or all doors, depending on the
vehicle personalization settings.
See “Remote Lock, Unlock, Start”
under Vehicle Personalization
0 145.
7:Press and release one time to
initiate vehicle locator. Press and
hold for three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. Press again or start the
vehicle to cancel the panic alarm.
X: Press twice quickly to release
the trunk.
Press the key release button near
the bottom of the transmitter to
remove the key. The key can be
used for the driver door.
See Keys 026 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 027.
Remote Vehicle Start
The engine can be started from
outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQon the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/
for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash.
3. Start the vehicle normally after entering.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on.
Remote start can be extended.
Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
. Press and hold
/until the
parking lamps turn off.
. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
. Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start 031.

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Door Locks
To lock or unlock a door manually:
.Use the key in the driver door.
The key cylinder is covered by a
cap. See Door Locks 033.
. From the inside, to lock a door
push down on the door lock
knob on top of the door. To
unlock a door, pull once on the
door handle to unlock it, and
again to open it.
Power Door Locks
.From the inside, pressQorK.
See Power Door Locks 035. .
From the outside, press
QorK
on the RKE transmitter. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 027.
From the outside, if the vehicle is
equipped with Keyless Access,
press the button on the door handle
when the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter is within range to
unlock it. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 027.
Trunk
To open the trunk, press|from
inside the vehicle or press
Xtwice
quickly on the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter, or press the
touch pad on the rear of the trunk
above the license plate after
unlocking all doors. See Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 027 and Trunk 037.
Windows
The power windows only operate
with the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START,

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or when Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) is active. SeeRetained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0184.
The power window switches on the
driver door control all the windows.
Each passenger door has a switch
that controls only that window.
Press the switch to lower the
window. Pull the switch up to
raise it.
See Power Windows 043.
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
. 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.
Power Seat Adjustment
Base Shown, Uplevel Similar
To adjust the seat:
. Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.

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.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 052.
Lumbar and Bolster Support
Uplevel Seat Adjustment
If equipped, the ignition must be on
to use all uplevel seat features.
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 up or down.
See Lumbar Adjustment 053.
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.
See Lumbar Adjustment 053.
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.
See Lumbar Adjustment 053.

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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 055.
Massage
Driver Seat Shown, Passenger
Seat Similar
If equipped, the ignition must be on
to use the massage feature.
Massage may also be activated and
adjusted as follows: 1. Turn the selection control (1) to view massage options on the
center stack display.
2. Select massage feature.
3. Press up or down to select massage type.
See Massage 059.
Memory Features
Driver Buttons Shown, Passenger
Buttons Similar
If equipped, the SET, 1, 2, and
B
(Exit) buttons on the driver door and
front passenger door are used to
manually store and recall memory
settings for the driver and
passenger seats. The driver
memory buttons also store outside
mirror and power tilt and telescoping
steering column positions, and
massage settings (if equipped).
When Auto Memory Recall is
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memory buttons 1 and 2 are
recalled when the ignition is
changed from OFF to ON/RUN or
ACC/ACCESSORY.
When Easy Exit Options is enabled
in the personalization menu, the
seats will move rearward when the
ignition is changed to OFF and
driver door is opened within a
short time.
SeeMemory Seats 056 and
Vehicle Personalization 0145.
Second Row Seats
On some vehicles, either side of the
seatback can be folded for more
cargo space.
See Rear Seats 059.
Heated and Ventilated
Seats
If available, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the center stack.
To operate, the ignition must be in
ON/RUN/START.
Press
Jorzto heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
Press
Cor{to ventilate the driver
or passenger seat.
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.
See
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 057.
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 050 and
Power Seat Adjustment 052.

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Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.Safety Belts 062.
. How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly 063.
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 064.
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 086.
Passenger Sensing
System
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
passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System 074.
The passenger airbag status
indicator lights on the overhead
console when the vehicle is started.
See Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0118.
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirror
1. Move the selector switch to L
(Left) or R (Right) to choose
the driver or passenger mirror.
2. Press one of the four arrows to move the mirror.
3. Move the selector switch to
)
to deselect the mirror.
The vehicle has manual folding
mirrors or, if equipped, power folding
mirrors. See Folding Mirrors 042.

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Interior Mirror
Adjustment
Hold the rearview mirror in the
center and move it to view the area
behind the vehicle.
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror
The vehicle has an automatic
dimming rearview mirror. The mirror
will automatically reduce the glare
from the headlamps from behind.
The dimming feature comes on
when the vehicle is started. See
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
043.
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.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamp
The dome lamp is in the overhead
console.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press:
OFF : Turns the lamp off, even
when a door is open.
DOOR : The lamp comes on
automatically when a door is
opened.
ON : Turns the dome lamp on.