2018 CADILLAC XTS Door

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Sunroof Switch
Comfort Stop :The sunroof has a
comfort stop feature that stops the
sunroof from opening fully. Press and
release
g(1) to open the sunroof
to the comfort stop position.
Vent : Press and hold
g(1) to vent
the sunroof. Press and hold
D(1) to
close the vent.
Express-open/Express-close : From
the comfort stop position, press and
release
D(1) again to express-open
the sunroof. If the sunshade is not
fully open when the comfort stop
feature is pressed the second time, the
sunshade will open fully. Press again
to stop the movement. Press and
release
g(1) to express-close the
sunroof. Press again to stop the
movement.
Open/Close (Manual Mode) : Press
and hold
D(1) to open the sunroof.
The sunshade will automatically open
approximately 38 cm (15 in). Release to stop the movement. Press and hold
g(1) to close the sunroof. Release
to stop the movement.
Sunshade Switch
Express-open/Express-close : Press
and release the front or rear of
Q(2)
to express-open or express-close the
sunshade. If the sunroof is opened,
the sunshade will express-close within
a short distance of the opened
sunroof.
Open/Close (Manual Mode) : Press
and hold the front or rear of
Q(2) to
open or close the sunshade to the
desired position.
Automatic Reversal System
The sunroof has an automatic reversal
system that is only active when the
sunroof is operated in
express-close mode.
If an object is in the path while
express closing, the reversal system
will detect an object, stop, and open
the sunroof again. If frost or other conditions prevent
closing, override the feature by closing
the sunroof in manual mode. To stop
movement, release the switch.
Dirt and debris may collect on the
sunroof seal or in the track. This
could cause an issue with sunroof
operation or noise. It could also plug
the water drainage system.
Periodically open the sunroof and
remove any obstacles or loose debris.
Wipe the sunroof seal and roof sealing
area using a clean cloth, mild soap,
and water. Do not remove grease from
the sunroof.
If water is seen dripping into the
water drainage system, this is normal.

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Seats and Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . 58
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . . . 68
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts
after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . 76
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . 79
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . 79
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . 81
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . 85
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . 89
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . 93
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . . . . . 94
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

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Memory Seats
Driver Buttons Shown, PassengerButtons Similar
If equipped, memory seats allow two
drivers to store and recall their unique
seat positions for driving the vehicle,
and a shared exit position for getting
out of the vehicle. Other feature
positions may also be set, such as
power mirrors and power steering
wheel, if equipped. Memory positions
are linked to RKE transmitter 1 or 2
for automatic memory recalls.
Before storing, adjust all available
memory feature positions. Turn the
ignition on and then press and release SET; a beep will sound. Then
immediately press and hold 1, 2,
or
B(Exit) on the driver door until
two beeps sound. To manually recall
these positions, press and hold 1, 2,
or
Buntil the saved position is
reached.
The vehicle identifies the current
driver’s RKE transmitter number
(1–8). See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 028. Only RKE
transmitters 1 and 2 can be used for
automatic memory recalls. A Driver
Information Center (DIC) welcome
message indicating the transmitter
number may display for the first few
ignition cycles following a transmitter
change. For Auto Memory Recall to
work properly, save the positions to
the memory button (1 or 2) matching
the RKE transmitter number displayed
in the DIC welcome message. Carry
the linked RKE transmitter when
entering the vehicle.
Vehicle Personalization Settings
. To have the Auto Memory Recall
movement begin when the vehicle
is started, select the Settings menu, then Vehicle, then Comfort
and Convenience, and then Auto
Memory Recall. Select On or Off.
See
“Auto Memory Recall” later in
this section.
. To begin Easy Exit Recall
movement when the ignition is
turned off and the driver door is
opened, or when the ignition is
turned off with the driver door
already opened, select the Settings
menu, then Vehicle, then Comfort
and Convenience, and then Easy
Exit Options. Select On or Off. See
“Easy Exit Recall” later in this
section.
. See Vehicle Personalization 0143
for additional setting information.
Identifying Driver Number
To identify the driver number: 1. Start the vehicle with the other key or RKE transmitter. The DIC
should display the driver
number; 1 or 2. Turn the ignition
off and remove the key or RKE
transmitter from the vehicle.

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2. Start the vehicle with the initialkey or RKE transmitter. The DIC
should display the other driver
number not shown in step 1.
Saving Memory Positions
Read these instructions completely
before saving memory positions.
To save preferred driving positions
1 and 2: 1. Turn the ignition on or to ACC/ ACCESSORY.
A DIC welcome message may be
displayed indicating number 1 or
2 for memory recalls.
2. Adjust all available memory features to the desired driving
position.
3. Press and release SET; a beep will sound.
4. Immediately press and hold the 1 or 2 memory button matching
the above DIC welcome message
until two beeps sound. If too much time passes between
releasing SET and pressing 1, the
memory position will not be
saved and two beeps will not
sound. Repeat Steps 3 and 4.
1 or 2 corresponds to the driver
number. See
“Identifying Driver
Number” in this section.
5. Repeat Steps 1–4 for a second driver using 1 or 2.
To save the position for
Band easy
exit features, repeat Steps 1–4 using
B. This stores the position for
getting out of the vehicle.
Save preferred memory feature
positions to both 1 and 2 if you are
the only driver.
Manually Recalling Memory
Positions
Press and hold 1, 2, or
Bto recall
the previously stored memory
positions.
To stop manual recall movement,
release 1, 2, or
B. Recall can also be
stopped by pressing a power seat, SET,
power mirror, or power steering wheel control, if memory equipped. The
driver or passenger side mirror must
be selected.
Auto Memory Recall
If equipped with a memory seat
switch on the passenger door, that
position must be recalled manually.
It will not be associated with an RKE
transmitter.
The vehicle identifies the number of
the current driver’s RKE transmitter
(1–8). See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 028. If the RKE
transmitter is 1 or 2, and Auto
Memory Recall is programmed on in
vehicle personalization, the positions
saved to the same memory button
number 1 or 2 are automatically
recalled when the ignition is turned
on, or turned from OFF to ACC/
ACCESSORY. RKE transmitters 3–8
will not provide automatic memory
recalls.
To turn Auto Memory Recall on or off,
see "Vehicle Personalization Settings"
previously in this section and Vehicle
Personalization 0143.

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The transmission must be in P (Park)
to initiate Auto Memory Recall. Auto
Memory Recall will complete if the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) prior
to reaching the stored memory
position.
To stop Auto Memory Recall
movement, turn the ignition off or
press any of the following memory
controls:
.Power seat
. Memory SET, 1, 2, or
B
.Power mirror, with the driver or
passenger side mirror selected
. Power steering wheel, if equipped
If the stored memory seat position
does not automatically recall or recalls
to the wrong positions, the driver’s
RKE transmitter number (1 or 2) may
not match the memory button
number that positions were saved to.
Try storing the position to the other
memory button or try the other RKE
transmitter. Easy Exit Recall
Easy Exit Recall is not linked to an
RKE transmitter. The position stored
to
Bis used for all drivers. To turn
Easy Exit Recall on or off, see "Vehicle
Personalization Settings" previously in
this section and Vehicle Personalization
0 143.
If turned on, the positions saved to
Bare automatically recalled when
one of the following occurs:
. The vehicle is turned off and the
driver door is opened within a
short time.
. The vehicle is turned off with the
driver door open.
To stop Easy Exit Recall movement,
press any of the following memory
controls:
. Power seat
. Memory SET, 1, 2, or
B
.Power mirror, with the driver or
passenger side mirror selected
. Power steering wheel, if equipped Obstructions
If something has blocked the driver
seat and/or power steering wheel
while recalling a memory position, the
recall may stop. Remove the
obstruction and try the recall again.
If the memory position still does not
recall, see your dealer for service.
Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats
{Warning
If temperature change or pain to
the skin cannot be felt, the seat
heater may cause burns. To reduce
the risk of burns, use care when
using the seat heater, especially for
long periods of time. Do not place
anything on the seat that insulates
against heat, such as a blanket,
cushion, cover, or similar item. This
may cause the seat heater to
overheat. An overheated seat heater
may cause a burn or may damage
the seat.

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Rear Seats
Rear Seat Reminder
If equipped, the message REAR SEAT
REMINDER LOOK IN REAR SEAT
displays under certain conditions
indicating there may be an item or
passenger in the rear seat. Check
before exiting the vehicle.
This feature will activate when a
second row door is opened while the
vehicle is on or up to 10 minutes
before the vehicle is turned on. There
will be an alert when the vehicle is
turned off. The alert does not directly
detect objects in the rear seat; instead,
under certain conditions, it detects
when a rear door is opened and
closed, indicating that there may be
something in the rear seat.
The feature is active only once each
time the vehicle is turned on and off,
and will require reactivation by
opening and closing the second row
doors. There may be an alert even
when there is nothing in the rear seat;
for example, if a child entered thevehicle through the rear door and left
the vehicle without the vehicle being
shut off.
The feature can be turned on or off.
See
Vehicle Personalization 0143.
Folding the Seatback
On some vehicles, either side of the
seatback can be folded for more cargo
space. Fold a seatback only when the
vehicle is not moving.
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the seat
belts still fastened may cause
damage to the seat or the seat
belts. Always unbuckle the seat
belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat. To fold the seatback:1. Pull the lever on top of the
seatback to unlock it.
A red tab near the seatback lever
raises when the seatback is
unlocked.
2. Fold the seatback forward. Repeat the steps to fold the
other seatback, if desired.

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Rear Seat
Pass-Through Door
Some vehicles have a rear seat
pass-through door in the center of the
rear seatback. Fold down the center
armrest and pull the latch to open
the door.
The pass-through door can be locked
or unlocked using the knob on the
back of the door. Open the trunk to
access the lock. Turn the knob toward
Qto lock the door or away fromQto
unlock the door.
Seat Belts
This section describes how to use seat
belts properly, and some things not
to do.
{Warning
Do not let anyone ride where a seat
belt cannot be worn properly. In a
crash, if you or your passenger(s)
are not wearing seat belts, injuries
can be much worse than if you are
wearing seat belts. You can be
seriously injured or killed by hitting
things inside the vehicle harder or
by being ejected from the vehicle.
In addition, anyone who is not
buckled up can strike other
passengers in the vehicle.
It is extremely dangerous to ride in
a cargo area, inside or outside of a
vehicle. In a collision, passengers
riding in these areas are more likely
to be seriously injured or killed. Do
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
not allow passengers to ride in any
area of the vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and seat belts.
Always wear a seat belt, and check
that all passenger(s) are restrained
properly too.
This vehicle has indicators as a
reminder to buckle the seat belts. See
Seat Belt Reminders 0125.
Why Seat Belts Work

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To unlatch the belt, push the button
on the buckle. The belt should return
to its stowed position.
Always stow the seat belt slowly. If the
seat belt webbing returns quickly to
the stowed position, the retractor may
lock and cannot be pulled out. If this
happens, pull the seat belt straight out
firmly to unlock the webbing, and
then release it. If the webbing is still
locked in the retractor, see your
dealer.
Before a door is closed, be sure the
seat belt is out of the way. If a door is
slammed against a seat belt, damage
can occur to both the seat belt and
the vehicle.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
The vehicle has a shoulder belt height
adjuster for the driver and front
outboard passenger seating positions.
Adjust the height so the shoulder
portion of the belt is on the shoulder
and not falling off of it. The belt
should be close to, but not contacting,
the neck. Improper shoulder belt
height adjustment could reduce theeffectiveness of the seat belt in a
crash. See
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly 069.
Push down on the release button and
move the height adjuster to the
desired position. The adjuster can be
moved up by pushing the slide/
trim up.
After the adjuster is set to the desired
position, try to move it down without
pushing the release button to make
sure it has locked into position.
Seat Belt Pretensioners
This vehicle has seat belt
pretensioners for front outboard
occupants. Although the seat belt
pretensioners cannot be seen, they are
part of the seat belt assembly. They
can help tighten the seat belts during
the early stages of a moderate to
severe frontal, near frontal, or rear
crash if the threshold conditions for
pretensioner activation are met. Seat
belt pretensioners can also help
tighten the seat belts in a side crash
or a rollover event.
Pretensioners work only once. If the
pretensioners activate in a crash, the
pretensioners and probably other
parts of the vehicle’s seat belt system
will need to be replaced. See Replacing
Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash
0 74.
Do not sit on the outboard seat belt
while entering or exiting the vehicle or
at any time while sitting in the seat.
Sitting on the seat belt can damage
the webbing and hardware.