2017 CADILLAC XT5 remote start

Cadillac XT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10260744) - 2017 -
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Vehicle Care 301
Jump Starting
For more information about the
vehicle battery, seeBattery0264.
If the battery has run down, try to
use another vehicle and some
jumper cables to start your vehicle.
Be sure to use the following steps to
do it safely.
{Warning
Batteries can hurt you. They can
be dangerous because: . They contain acid that can
burn you.
. They contain gas that can
explode or ignite.
. They contain enough
electricity to burn you.
If you do not follow these steps
exactly, some or all of these
things can hurt you.
Caution
Ignoring these steps could result
in costly damage to the vehicle
that would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty. Trying to start
the vehicle by pushing or pulling it
will not work, and it could damage
the vehicle.
1. Discharged Remote Battery Positive Terminal
2. Discharged Remote Battery Negative Ground Terminal
3. Good Battery Negative Terminal 4. Good Battery Positive
Terminal
The jump start remote positive
terminal (1) and the remote negative
ground terminal (2) for the
discharged battery are on the driver
side of the vehicle.
The jump start negative terminal (3)
and positive terminal (4) are on the
battery of the vehicle providing the
jump start.
The positive jump start connection
for the discharged battery is under a
cover. Remove the cover to expose
the terminal.
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt battery
with a negative ground system.
Caution
If the other vehicle does not have
a 12-volt system with a negative
ground, both vehicles can be
damaged. Only use a vehicle that
has a 12-volt system with a
negative ground for jump starting.

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2. Position the two vehicles sothat they are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake firmly and put the shift lever in
P (Park). See Shifting Into
Park 0195.
Caution
If any accessories are left on or
plugged in during the jump
starting procedure, they could be
damaged. The repairs would not
be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Whenever possible, turn
off or unplug all accessories on
either vehicle when jump starting.
4. Set the ignition to OFF. Turn off all lights and accessories in
both vehicles, except the
hazard warning flashers if
needed.
{Warning
An electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running
and can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing, and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
{Warning
Using a match near a battery can
cause battery gas to explode.
People have been hurt doing this,
and some have been blinded.
Use a flashlight if you need more
light.
Battery fluid contains acid that
can burn you. Do not get it on
you. If you accidentally get it in
your eyes or on your skin, flush
the place with water and get
medical help immediately.
{Warning
Fans or other moving engine
parts can injure you badly. Keep
your hands away from moving
parts once the engine is running.
5. Connect one end of the red positive (+) cable to the remote
positive (+) terminal on the
discharged battery.
6. Connect the other end of the red positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) terminal of the good
battery.
7. Connect one end of the black negative (–) cable to the
negative (–) terminal of the
good battery.
8. Connect the other end of the black negative (–) cable to the
remote negative (–) ground
terminal for the discharged
battery.
9. Start the engine in the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine at idle speed for at
least four minutes.

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H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 166
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 134
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 165
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 134
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 283
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 185
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 206
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
IndicatorPedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 117, 119
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 144
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 26
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
L
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 165
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 127
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 233
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 235
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 130
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

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RecordsMaintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 303
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 83
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 327
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 71
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 70
Safety Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 59
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 56
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 95, 97
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Security (cont'd)
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 250
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 324
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 325
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 233
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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StabiliTrakOFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Steering System Messages . . . . . 149
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 101
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 329
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 43
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . 56
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 284
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 283 Tires (cont'd)
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 291
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 239
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 239
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 303
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 247
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Traction Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 247
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

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Transmission (cont'd)Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
U
Universal Remote SystemOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 325
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 150
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 131
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 235
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 291
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 89
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 266
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114