2018 CADILLAC CT6 Owners Manual

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English
Navigation View : This display
includes the information in the speed
view along with Turn-by-Turn
Navigation information in some
vehicles. The compass heading is
displayed when navigation routing is
not active.
Navigation Turn-by-Turn Alerts
shown in the instrument cluster may
also be displayed in any HUD view.
Metric
English
Performance View : This displays the
speedometer reading, rpm reading,
transmission positions, and gear shift
indicator.
Care of the HUD
Clean the inside of the windshield to
remove any dirt or film that could
reduce the sharpness or clarity of the
HUD image.
Clean the HUD lens with a soft cloth
sprayed with glass cleaner. Wipe the
lens gently, then dry it.
HUD Troubleshooting
Check that:
. Nothing is covering the HUD lens.
. HUD brightness setting is not too
dim or too bright.
. HUD is adjusted to the proper
height. .
Polarized sunglasses are not worn.
. Windshield and HUD lens are
clean.
If the HUD image is not correct,
contact your dealer.
The windshield is part of the HUD
system. If the windshield needs
replacing, see Windshield Replacement
0 328.

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Vehicle Messages
Messages displayed on the DIC
indicate the status of the vehicle or
some action that may be needed to
correct a condition. Multiple messages
may appear one after another.
The messages that do not require
immediate action can be
acknowledged and cleared by pressing
V. The messages that require
immediate action cannot be cleared
until that action is performed.
All messages should be taken
seriously; clearing the message does
not correct the problem.
If a SERVICE message appears, see
your dealer.
Follow the instructions given in the
messages. The system displays
messages regarding the following
topics:
. Service Messages
. Fluid Levels
. Vehicle Security
. Brakes
. Ride Control Systems .
Driver Assistance Systems
. Cruise Control
. Lighting and Bulb Replacement
. Wiper/Washer Systems
. Doors and Windows
. Seat Belts
. Airbag Systems
. Engine and Transmission
. Tire Pressure
. Battery
Engine Power Messages
ENGINE/PROPULSION POWER IS
REDUCED
This message displays when the
vehicle's propulsion power is reduced.
Reduced propulsion power can affect
the vehicle's ability to accelerate.
If this message is on, but there is no
observed reduction in performance,
proceed to your destination. The
performance may be reduced the next
time the vehicle is driven. The vehicle
may be driven at a reduced speed
while this message is on, but maximum acceleration and speed may
be reduced. Anytime this message
stays on, or displays repeatedly, the
vehicle should be taken to your dealer
for service as soon as possible.
Vehicle Speed Messages
SPEED LIMITED TO
XXX KM/H (MPH)
This message shows that the vehicle
speed has been limited to the speed
displayed. The limited speed is a
protection for various propulsion and
vehicle systems, such as lubrication,
thermal, suspension, Teen Driver if
equipped, or tires.

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Vehicle Personalization
Use the audio system controls to
access the personalization menus for
customizing vehicle features.
The following are all possible
personalization features. Depending
on the vehicle, some may not be
available.
Infotainment System Audio System
Controls
To access the personalization menu:1. Touch SETTINGS on the Home Page of the infotainment display.
2. Touch the desired feature to display a list of available options.
3. Touch to select the desired feature setting.
4. Touch
0Back to exit or move
backward in a menu.
Personalization Menus
The following list of menu items may
be available:
. Time and Date
. Rear Seat Reminder .
Language
. Video Voice-Over
. Valet Mode
. Teen Driver
. Radio
. Vehicle
. Bluetooth
. Apple CarPlay
. Android Auto
. Voice
. TouchPad
. Display
. Rear Camera
. Return to Factory Settings
. Software Information
. Wi-Fi
Each menu is detailed in the following
information.
Time and Date
Manually set the time and date. See
Clock 0122.
Rear Seat Reminder
This allows for a chime and a message
when the rear door has been opened
before or during operation of the
vehicle.
Select Off or On.
Language
Select Language, then select from the
available language(s).
The selected language will display on
the system, and voice recognition will
reflect the selected language.
Video Voice-Over
When activated, the RSI will read
aloud menu titles, menu listings,
pop-ups, alerts, and file titles from
audio and video media.
Select Off or On.
Valet Mode
This will lock the infotainment system
and steering wheel controls. It may
also limit access to vehicle storage
locations, if equipped.

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To enable valet mode:1. Enter a four-digit code on the keypad.
2. Select Enter to go to the confirmation screen.
3. Re-enter the four-digit code.
Touch LOCK or UNLOCK to lock or
unlock the system. Touch Back to go
back to the previous menu.
The four-digit code can be texted to a
paired phone if forgotten by pressing
Option on the Valet Mode lock screen.
Teen Driver
See “Teen Driver” under“Settings ”in
the infotainment manual.
Radio
Select and the following may display:
. Manage Favorites
. Number of Favorites Shown
. Audible Touch Feedback
. Bose Audio Pilot
. Maximum Start Up Volume Manage Favorites
This allows favorites to be edited. See
“Manage Favorites
”in “Settings” under
“Radio ”in the infotainment manual.
Number of Favorites Shown
Touch to set the number of favorites
to display.
Select the desired number or select
Auto and the infotainment system will
automatically adjust the number of
favorites shown.
Audible Touch Feedback
This allows Audible Touch Feedback
to be turned on or off.
Select Off or On.
Bose Audio Pilot
This feature adjusts the volume based
on the noise in the vehicle. See “Bose
AudioPilot Noise Compensation
Technology” under“Infotainment
System Settings” in the infotainment
manual.
Select Off or On. Maximum Start Up Volume
This feature sets the maximum
startup volume. If the vehicle is
started and the volume is greater than
this level, the volume is adjusted to
this level.
To set the maximum startup volume,
touch + or
−to increase or decrease.
Vehicle
Select and the following may display:
.
Climate and Air Quality
. Collision/Detection Systems
. Comfort and Convenience
. Energy
. Lighting
. Power Door Locks
. Remote Lock, Unlock, Start
Climate and Air Quality
Select and the following may display:
.
Auto Fan Speed
. Air Quality Sensor
. Auto Cooled Seats
. Auto Heated Seats

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.Auto Defog
. Auto Rear Defog
. Ionizer
. Engine Assist Heat
. Engine Assist Heat Plugged In
Auto Fan Speed
This feature will set the auto fan
speed.
Select Low, Medium, or High.
Air Quality Sensor
This allows for selection of air quality
sensor operation at high or low
sensitivity.
Select Off, Low Sensitivity, or High
Sensitivity.
Auto Cooled Seats
When enabled, this feature will
automatically activate the cooled seats
at the level required by the interior
temperature. See Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats 072.
Select Off or On. Auto Heated Seats
When enabled, this feature will
automatically activate heated seats at
the level required by the interior
temperature. See
Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats 072.
If equipped with Auto Heated Steering
Wheel, this feature will turn on when
the Auto Heated Seats turn on.
Select Off or On.
Auto Defog
When set to On, the front defog will
automatically react to temperature
and humidity conditions that may
cause fogging.
Select Off or On.
Auto Rear Defog
If equipped, this allows the Auto Rear
Defog to be turned on or off. This
feature will automatically turn on the
rear window defogger when it is cold
outside.
Select Off or On. Ionizer
If equipped and on, this feature
purifies the air in the interior of the
vehicle.
See
Automatic Climate Control System
(Quad Zone - Gasoline Only) 0197 or
Automatic Climate Control System (Dual
Zone - Gasoline and PLUG-IN) 0191.
Select Off or On.
Engine Assist Heat
If equipped, this feature selects the
outside temperature level at which the
engine may run to assist heating in
Electric Mode. A change in selection
will not take effect until after the
vehicle is first powered down.
Select On for temperatures below
approximately 2 °C (35 °F), or select
Deferred for temperatures below
approximately −10 °C (15 °F).
Engine Assist Heat Plugged In
During remote start, this feature turns
on or off the ability for the engine to
run to help heat the vehicle when it is
plugged in. A change in setting will
not take effect until after the vehicle
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Select Off or On.
Collision/Detection Systems
Select and the following may be
displayed:
.Alert Type
. Forward Collision System
. Front Pedestrian Detection
. Rear Cross Traffic Alert
. Adaptive Cruise Go Notifier
. Lane Change Alert
Alert Type
This feature will set crash alerts to
beeps or seat vibrations. This setting
affects all crash alerts including
Forward Collision, Lane Departure
Warning, Adaptive Cruise Control,
Parking Assist, and Backing Warning
alerts.
Select Beeps or Safety Alert Seat.
Forward Collision System
This feature will turn on or off the
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) and
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB).
The Off setting disables all FCA and FAB functions. With the Alert and
Brake setting, both FCA and FAB are
available. The Alert setting disables
FAB, but if the vehicle has Adaptive
Cruise Control (ACC), some
last-second automatic braking
capability is still provided, though less
likely to occur. See
Forward Automatic
Braking (FAB) 0262.
Select Off, Alert and Brake, or Alert.
Front Pedestrian Detection
This feature will turn on or off the
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) system
alerts and automatic braking. The Off
setting disables all FPB functions.
With the Alert & Brake setting, system
alerts and automatic braking are both
available. The Alert setting disables
automatic braking. See Front
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System 0264.
Select Off, Alert, or Alert & Brake.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
This allows the Rear Cross Traffic
Alert feature to be turned on or off.
Select Off or On. Adaptive Cruise Go Notifier
This feature will give a reminder that
Adaptive Cruise Control provides
when it has brought the vehicle to a
complete stop behind another
stopping vehicle, and then that vehicle
drives on.
Select Off or On.
Lane Change Alert
This allows the Lane Change Alert
feature to be turned on or off.
Select Off or On.
Comfort and Convenience
Select and the following may display:
.
Auto Memory Recall
. Easy Exit Options
. Chime Volume
. Reverse Tilt Mirror
. Auto Mirror Folding
. Rainsense Wipers

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Auto Memory Recall
This feature automatically recalls the
current driver’s previously stored 1 or
2 button positions when entering the
vehicle. SeeMemory Seats 069.
Select Off or On.
Easy Exit Options
This feature automatically recalls the
current driver’s previously stored exit
button position when exiting the
vehicle. See Memory Seats 069.
Select Off or On.
Chime Volume
This allows the selection of the chime
volume level.
Touch + or −to adjust the volume.
Reverse Tilt Mirror
When on, both the driver and
passenger outside mirrors will tilt
downward when the vehicle is shifted
to R (Reverse) to improve visibility of
the ground near the rear wheels. They
will return to their previous driving
position when the vehicle is shifted
out of R (Reverse) or the engine is
turned off. Select Off, On - Driver and Passenger,
On - Driver, or On - Passenger.
Auto Mirror Folding
When on, the outside mirrors will
automatically fold or unfold when the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter
QorKbutton is pressed
and held.
Select Off or On.
Rainsense Wipers
This allows the Rainsense Wipers
feature to be disabled or enabled. See
“Rainsense ”in Windshield Wiper/
Washer 0120.
Select Disabled or Enabled.
Energy
Select and the following may display:
. Location Based Charging
. Energy Summary Pop-up
. Charge Status Feedback
. Charge Cord Theft Alert
. Charge Power Loss Alert Location Based Charging
This allows the feature to be turned
on or off.
Select Update Home Location, On,
or Off.
Energy Summary Pop-up
This allows the feature to be turned
on or off.
Select Off or On.
Charge Status Feedback
If the feature is on, horn chirps
are on.
Select Off or On.
Charge Cord Theft Alert
This feature allows the theft alert to
sound when the charge cord is
attempted to be removed and the
vehicle theft system is armed.
Select Off or On.
Charge Power Loss Alert
This feature allows an alert to sound
when the vehicle is charging and loses
power at the electrical outlet.
Select Off or On.

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Lighting
Select and the following may display:
.Vehicle Locator Lights
. Exit Lighting
Vehicle Locator Lights
This feature will flash the exterior
lamps and allows some of the exterior
lamps and most of the interior lamps
to turn on briefly when
Kon the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is pressed to locate the
vehicle.
Select Off or On.
Exit Lighting
This allows the selection of how long
the exterior lamps stay on when
leaving the vehicle when it is dark
outside.
Select Off, 30 Seconds, 60 Seconds,
or 120 Seconds.
Power Door Locks
Select and the following may display:
. Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout
. Auto Door Unlock .
Delayed Door Lock
Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout
When on, this feature will keep the
driver door from locking when the
door is open. If Off is selected, the
Delayed Door Lock menu will be
available.
Select Off or On.
Auto Door Unlock
This allows selection of which of the
doors will automatically unlock when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
Select Off, All Doors, or Driver Door.
Delayed Door Lock
When on, this feature will delay the
locking of the doors. To override the
delay, press the power door lock
switch on the door.
Select Off or On.
Remote Lock, Unlock, Start
Select and the following may display:
. Remote Unlock Light Feedback
. Remote Lock Feedback
. Remote Door Unlock .
Remote Start Auto Cool Seats
. Remote Start Auto Heat Seats
. Remote Window Operation
. Passive Door Unlock
. Passive Door Lock
. Remote Left in Vehicle Alert
Remote Unlock Light Feedback
When on, the exterior lamps will flash
when unlocking the vehicle with the
RKE transmitter.
Select Off or Flash Lights.
Remote Lock Feedback
This allows selection of what type of
feedback is given when locking the
vehicle with the RKE transmitter.
Select Off, Lights and Horn, Lights
Only, or Horn Only.
Remote Door Unlock
This allows selection of which doors
will unlock when pressingKon the
RKE transmitter.
Select All Doors or Driver Door.