2020 CADILLAC XT5 alarm

KEYS, DOORS, AND WINDOWS 9
Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Doors
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . 35
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 35
Manual Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . 35
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Keys and Locks
Keys
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with a
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is dangerous and
children or others could be
seriously injured or killed. They
could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the
vehicle move. The windows will
function with the RKE transmitter
in the vehicle, and children or
others could be caught in the path
of a closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with an RKE
transmitter.

KEYS, DOORS, AND WINDOWS 11
Q:Press to lock all doors and if
equipped, the fuel door. The turn
signal indicators may flash and/or the
horn may sound on the second press
to indicate locking. See Vehicle
Personalization 0131.
If the driver door is open when
Qis
pressed and Open Door Anti-Lockout
is enabled, all doors will lock and then
the driver door will immediately
unlock. See Vehicle Personalization
0 131. If the passenger door is open
when
Qis pressed, all doors lock. Pressing
Qmay also arm the
theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle
Alarm System 030.
If equipped with remote folding
mirrors, press and hold
Qfor
one second to fold the mirrors,
if enabled. See Folding Mirrors 034.
K:Press to unlock the driver door
and if equipped, the fuel door. Press
unlock again within five seconds to
unlock all doors. The RKE transmitter
can be programmed to unlock all
doors on the first button press. See
Vehicle Personalization 0131. The turn
signal indicators may flash to indicate
unlocking. See Vehicle Personalization
0 131. When remotely unlocking the
vehicle at night, the lights come on
briefly to light your approach to the
vehicle.
Pressing
Kwill disarm the
theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle
Alarm System 030.
If equipped with remote folding
mirrors, press and hold
Kfor
one second to unfold the mirrors,
if enabled. See Folding Mirrors 034. If equipped with remote windows,
press and hold
Kuntil the windows
fully open, if enabled. See Vehicle
Personalization 0131.
/:Press and releaseQand then
immediately press and hold
/for at
least four seconds to start the engine
from outside the vehicle using the
RKE transmitter. See Remote Vehicle
Start 017.
7:Press and release one time to
initiate vehicle locator. The exterior
lamps flash and the horn chirps three
times. Press and hold
7for
three seconds to sound the panic
alarm. The horn sounds and the turn
signal lamps flash for 30 seconds,
or until
7is pressed again or the
vehicle is started.
b: Press twice quickly to open or
close the liftgate.
Press once to stop the liftgate from
moving.

30 KEYS, DOORS, AND WINDOWS
Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrent
features; however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm
system.
The indicator light, on the instrument
panel near the windshield, indicates
the status of the system.
Off :Alarm system is disarmed.
On Solid : Vehicle is secured during
the delay to arm the system. Fast Flash :
Vehicle is unsecured.
A door, the hood, or the liftgate
is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Close the liftgate and the hood.
Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of three ways:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
. Use the Keyless Access
system.
. With a door open, press the
inside
Q.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the alarm
system is operating. Pressing
Q
on the RKE transmitter a second
time will bypass the 30-second
delay and immediately arm the
alarm system.
The vehicle alarm system will not arm
if the doors are locked with the key. If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not started,
or the door is not unlocked by
pressing
Kon the RKE transmitter
during the 10-second pre-alarm, the
alarm will be activated.
The alarm will also be activated if a
passenger door, the liftgate, or the
hood is opened without first
disarming the system. When the
alarm is activated, the turn signals
flash and the horn sounds for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
. Press
Kon the RKE transmitter.
. Unlock the vehicle using the
Keyless Access system.
. Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:

KEYS, DOORS, AND WINDOWS 31
.Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have left the vehicle
and all doors are closed.
. Always unlock a door with the
RKE transmitter or use the Keyless
Access system.
Unlocking the driver door with the key
will not disarm the system or turn off
the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed and the horn chirps
and the lights flash three times, the
alarm was activated while the alarm
system was armed.
If the alarm system has been
activated, a message will appear on
the DIC.
Power Sounder, Inclination
Sensor, and Intrusion Sensor
In addition to the standard
theft-deterrent system features, this
system may also have an inclination
sensor, an intrusion sensor, and power
sounder. The power sounder provides an
audible alarm that is different from
the vehicle’s horn. It has its own
power source, and can sound an alarm
when the vehicle’s battery is
compromised.
The inclination sensor can set off the
alarm if it senses movement of the
vehicle, such as a change in vehicle
orientation.
The intrusion sensor monitors the
vehicle interior, and can set off the
alarm if it senses an unauthorized
entry into the vehicle’s interior. Do
not allow passengers or pets to remain
in the vehicle when the intrusion
sensor is activated.
Before arming the theft-deterrent
system and activating the intrusion
sensor:
.
Make sure all doors and windows
are completely closed.
. Secure any loose items such as a
sunshades.
. Make sure there are no
obstructions blocking the sensors
in the front overhead console.
Inclination and Intrusion
Sensors Disable Switch
It is recommended that the inclination
and intrusion sensors be deactivated if
pets are left in the vehicle or if the
vehicle is being transported.
With the vehicle turned off, press
o
in the overhead console. The indicator
light will come on momentarily,
indicating that the sensor has been
disabled until the next time the alarm
system is armed.
Steering Column Lock
If equipped, the steering column lock
is a theft-deterrent device. This
feature locks the steering column
when the vehicle is turned off and the
driver door is opened, or when the
driver door is opened and then the
vehicle is turned off. The steering
column unlocks when the vehicle is
turned on.
The Driver Information Center (DIC)
may display one of these messages:

364 ONSTAR
Or
.Give OnStar Turn-by-Turn
Navigation voice commands.
. Obtain and customize the Wi-Fi
hotspot name or SSID and
password, if equipped.
Press
Qto connect to an Advisor to:
. Verify account information or
update contact information.
. Get driving directions.
. Receive a Diagnostic check of the
vehicle's key operating systems.
. Receive Roadside Service.
. Manage Wi-Fi Settings,
if equipped.
Press
>to get a priority connection
to an OnStar Advisor available 24/7 to:
. Get help for an emergency.
. Be a Good Samaritan or respond
to an AMBER Alert.
. Get assistance in severe weather
or other crisis situations and find
evacuation routes.
OnStar Services
Emergency
Emergency Services require an active
safety and security plan. With
Automatic Crash Response, built-in
sensors can automatically alert a
specially trained OnStar Advisor who
is immediately connected in to the
vehicle to help.
Press
>for a priority connection to
an OnStar Advisor who can contact
emergency service providers, direct
them to your exact location, and relay
important information.
With OnStar Crisis Assist, specially
trained Advisors are available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to
provide a central point of contact,
assistance, and information during a
crisis.
With Roadside Service, Advisors can
locate a nearby service provider to
help with a flat tire, a battery jump,
or an empty gas tank.
Security
If equipped, OnStar provides these
services:
. With Stolen Vehicle Assistance,
OnStar Advisors can use GPS to
pinpoint the vehicle and help
authorities quickly recover it.
. With Remote Ignition Block,
if equipped, OnStar can block the
engine from being restarted.
. With Stolen Vehicle Slowdown,
if equipped, OnStar can work with
law enforcement to gradually slow
the vehicle down.
Theft Alarm Notification
If equipped, if the doors are locked
and the vehicle alarm sounds, a
notification by text, e-mail, or phone
call will be sent. If the vehicle is
stolen, an OnStar Advisor can work
with authorities to recover the vehicle.

372 INDEX
IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 249
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 246
Additional InformationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 259
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148, 154
Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . 65
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . 67
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . 65
What Will You See after anAirbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Airbag System (cont'd)
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . 114
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Rear Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 226
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190, 269 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . 190 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Armrest Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 217

380 INDEX
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 354
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . 49
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 45
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 86, 88 Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 354
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 226
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 143
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 338
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 346 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cargo Management System . . . . . . . . 96
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

382 INDEX
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 345
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Vehicle Care
Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Warning (cont'd)
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . 300
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . 297
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . 79
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 270
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105