
Cadillac XTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11354412) -
2018 - crc - 11/16/17
VEHICLE CARE 303
4. Turn the ignition off and switchoff 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 jump
start remote positive (+) terminal
for 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 (–) post 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. 10. Try to start the vehicle that had
the dead battery. If it will not
start after a few tries, it probably
needs service.
Caution
If the jumper cables are connected
or removed in the wrong order,
electrical shorting may occur and
damage the vehicle. The repairs
would not be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Always connect and
remove the jumper cables in the
correct order, making sure that the
cables do not touch each other or
other metal.
Jumper Cable Removal
Reverse the sequence exactly when
removing the jumper cables.
After starting the disabled vehicle and
removing the jumper cables, allow it
to idle for several minutes.

Cadillac XTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11354412) -
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362 INDEX
FusesEngine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 260
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 263
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Gauges
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 124
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . . . . 124
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 315
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 155
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 153
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160, 165
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 174
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 69
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160, 165
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 301

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K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 154
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 153
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . 131
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . 100
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Level Control Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Lights (cont'd)
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 153
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . . . 131
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 130
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 94
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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368 INDEX
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 330
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Vehicle Care
Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warning (cont'd)
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . 285
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . 281
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . 93
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 255
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115