Cadillac XTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11354412) -
2018 - crc - 11/16/17
IN BRIEF 11
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 infotainment
display.
. 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 057.
To adjust bolster support, if equipped:
. Press and release or hold Feature
Select (1) to scroll to bolster
support on the infotainment
display.
. Press Forward (5) or Rearward (3)
to adjust bolster support inward or
outward.
See Lumbar Adjustment 057.
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
infotainment display.
. Press Forward (5) or Rearward (3)
to adjust shoulder support forward
or rearward.
See Lumbar Adjustment 057.
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52 SEATS AND RESTRAINTS
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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SEATS AND RESTRAINTS 57
.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.
Base Seat Adjustment
To adjust the seat:
.Move the seat forward or rearward
by sliding the control forward or
rearward. .
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.
Lumbar Adjustment
Lumbar and Bolster Support
Base Seat Adjustment
To adjust lumbar support:
. Press and hold the control forward
to increase or rearward to decrease
upper and lower lumbar support
at the same time. .
Press and hold the control up to
increase upper lumbar support
and decrease lower lumbar
support.
Press and hold the control down
to increase lower lumbar support
and decrease upper lumbar
support.Uplevel Seat Adjustment
To adjust lumbar support, if equipped:
. Press and release or hold Feature
Select (1) to scroll to lumbar
support on the infotainment
display.
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58 SEATS AND RESTRAINTS
.Press Forward (5) or Rearward (3)
to adjust lumbar forward or
rearward.
. Press Up (2) or Down (4) to adjust
lumbar up or down.
To adjust bolster support, if equipped:
Uplevel Seat Adjustment
. Press and release or hold Feature
Select (1) to scroll to bolster
support on the infotainment
display.
. Press Forward (5) or Rearward (3)
to adjust bolster support inward or
outward.
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
infotainment display.
. Press Forward (5) or Rearward (3)
to adjust shoulder support forward
or rearward.
Thigh Support Adjustment
Base Seat
If equipped, pull up on the lever. Then
pull or push on the support to
lengthen or shorten. Release the lever
to lock in place.
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358 INDEX
IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 234
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 230
Additional InformationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 243
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160, 165
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . 79
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . 81
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . 79
What Will You See after anAirbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . 126
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Alert
Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 217
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190, 254
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . 191 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Armrest
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 213
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46