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Suspension
Touch and the following may display:
.Service Mode
.Alignment Mode
Service Mode
This feature disables the air
suspension system and is used to
prevent unintended raising or
lowering of the suspension.
Touch Off or On.
Alignment Mode
This feature will optimize the vehicle
height to provide the most accurate
wheel alignment.
Touch Off or On.
Remote Key Relearn
This sets up a new or forgotten key
for use in the vehicle. Place the key in
the transmitter pocket. Make sure
vehicle is parked and touch Start.
Universal Remote
System
See Radio Frequency Statement 0481.
Universal Remote System
Programming
If equipped, these buttons are in the
overhead console.
This system can replace up to three
remote control transmitters used to
activate devices such as garage door
openers, security systems, and home
automation devices. These instructions refer to a garage door
opener, but can be used for other
devices.
Do not use the Universal Remote
system with any garage door opener
that does not have the stop and
reverse feature. This includes any
garage door opener model
manufactured before April 1, 1982.
Keep the original hand-held
transmitter for use in other vehicles
as well as for future programming.
Erase the programming when vehicle
ownership is terminated. See
“Erasing
Universal Remote System Buttons”
later in this section.
To program a garage door opener,
park outside directly in line with and
facing the garage door opener receiver.
Clear all people and objects near the
garage door.
Make sure the hand-held transmitter
has a new battery for quick and
accurate transmission of the
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If after signaling a turn or a lane
change the arrows flash rapidly or do
not come on, a signal bulb could be
burned out.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the fuse.
SeeFuses and Circuit Breakers 0392.
Turn Signal On Chime
If the turn signal is left on for more
than 1.2 km (0.75 mi), a chime sounds
at each flash of the turn signal. The
message TURN SIGNAL ON will also
appear in the Driver Information
Center (DIC). To turn the chime and
message off, move the turn signal
lever to the off position.
Cornering Lamps
If equipped with cornering lamps, they
automatically come on when all of the
following occur:
.The low-beam headlamps are on.
.The turn signals are activated or the
steering wheel is at a turning angle.
.The vehicle speed is below 40 km/h
(25 mph).
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
This feature adjusts the brightness of
all illuminated controls.
The display brightness automatically
adjusts based on outdoor lighting.
D: Move the thumbwheel up or
down to brighten or dim the lights.
The thumbwheel is functional at
night, or when the headlamps or
parking lamps are on.
Interior Lamps
Interior Ambient Lighting
If equipped, this feature allows the
color of the interior lighting in the
vehicle to be chosen.
To access, press
{on the
infotainment controls, then touch
AMBIENT LIGHTING to display the
settings screen.
Touch to select from the following:
OFF : Turns the feature off.
ON : Turns the feature on. Ambient
lighting provides the ability to
customize the color and intensity of
the interior accent lighting. Chose the
color on the display screen to make
change to interior lighting color.
DEMO MODE : When the shift lever
is in P (Park), touch to turn the
feature on in colors chosen by the
vehicle. When the shift lever is not in
P (Park) , the interior color will default
to the last active color selected.
LINK TO DRIVE MODE : The light
color is matched to the color being
used for the drive mode.

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Infotainment System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . 162
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . 169
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Rear Seat Infotainment
Rear Seat Infotainment (RSI) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Navigation
Using the Navigation System . . . . 181
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Global Positioning
System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
If the System Needs Service . . . . . 192
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using aPhone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Settings
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Introduction
Read the following pages to become
familiar with the features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can cause
a crash. You or others could be
injured or killed. Do not give
extended attention to infotainment
tasks while driving. Limit your
glances at the vehicle displays and
focus your attention on driving. Use
voice commands whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some features
when driving. These features may gray
out when they are unavailable. Many
infotainment features are also
available through the instrument
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Before driving:
.Become familiar with the operation,
center stack controls, steering wheel
controls, and infotainment display.
.Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the tone,
and adjusting the speakers.
.Set up phone numbers in advance
so they can be called easily by
pressing a single control or by using
a single voice command.
See Distracted Driving 0231.
Overview
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is controlled
by using the infotainment display,
controls on the center console,
steering wheel controls, and voice
recognition. Infotainment Controls on the
Multifunction Controler (MFC)
1.l(Navigation)
.Press to access the navigation
screen.
.Press and hold to access the
Apple CarPlay or Android
Auto Map View, if connected,
regardless of active route
guidance.
2.e(Radio/Audio)
.Press to open the active audio
source page.
.Press and hold to access the
Apple CarPlay or Android Now
Playing View, if connected.
If the current audio source is
the radio, the Apple CarPlay
or Android Auto Now Playing
View with the audio source
plays the radio.
3.n(Power/Volume) Knob
.Press to turn the power on.
.Press and hold when the
system is on to turn the
power off and display
the time.
.Press to mute/unmute the
system when on.
.Turn to decrease or increase
the volume.
4.6(Phone)
.Press to access the
phone menu.
.Press and hold to access the
Apple CarPlay or Android
Auto Phone View,
if connected.
5.T(Vehicle Information)
.Press to access the vehicle
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6. Primary Knob
.Turn to highlight a feature.
Press to activate the
highlighted feature.
.Move right/left or up/down to
change the highlighted area
on the display screen.
7.{(Home Page)
.Press to access the Home
Page. See“Home Page ”later in
this section.
.Press and hold to access the
Apple CarPlay or Android
Auto Phone Home screen,
if connected.
8.0(Back)
.Press to return to the previous
display in a menu.
Home Page
The Home Page is where vehicle
application icons or cards are
accessed. Some applications are
disabled when the vehicle is moving.
Swipe left or right across the display
or use the MFC to move the home
page. Move the knob right/left to
change the page or touch on one of the page count indicators at the
bottom of the screen to jump to a
specific page.
Managing Home Page Icons/Cards
1. Touch and hold any of the Home Page icons/cards to enter edit
mode. Edit mode is not available
when the vehicle is moving.
2. Continue holding the icon/card and drag it to the desired position.
3. Release your finger to drop the icon in the desired position.
4. To move an application to another page, drag the icon to the edge of
the display toward the desired
page. Cards must stay on the
first page.
5. Continue dragging and dropping application icons as desired.
6. Application cards on the first page can be replaced, moved or deleted
based on user preference while in
edit mode.
7. Touch Done to save changes or Cancel to not save and exit
edit mode. There will always be 10 icons per page
except on the last page. If an icon is
moved from the first page to the
second, then that icon from the
second page will replace the one
removed from the first.
Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped, some audio controls can
be adjusted at the steering wheel.
g:
Press to start voice recognition.
Press and hold to activate a connected
phones voice recognition. See Voice
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w:Press to use Conversation
Enhancement. See “Conversation
Enhancement ”in Settings 0205.
C:Press to tune to the next strong
station when listening to the radio,
play the next song/track when
listening to a media source when
supported, or play the next favorite
station/channel when favorites is the
source.
B: Press to tune to the previous
strong station when listening to the
radio, play the previous song/track
when listening to a media source
when supported, or play the previous
favorite station/channel when
favorites is the source.
e: Press to open the audio
source list.
Thumbwheel : Press the thumbwheel
to access the Now Playing song list or
select a list item. Scroll up or down to
move to a list item.
6: Press to answer or end a call when
in a call. Press to access the recent
call list when not in a call.
0: Press to mute or unmute the
volume.
x− :Press to decrease the volume or
press and hold to continually decrease
the volume.
x+ : Press to increase the volume or
press and hold to continually increase
the volume.
Using the System
Audio
Touch the Audio icon on the
infotainment display or
eon the
Multifunction Controler (MFC) to
display the active audio source page.
Examples of available sources may
include AM, FM, SXM (if equipped),
USB, and Bluetooth.
Navigation
Touch the Nav icon on the
infotainment display or
lon the MFC
to display the navigation map. See
Using the Navigation System 0181.
Phone
Touch the Phone icon on the
infotainment display or
6on the MFC
to display the Phone menu. See
Bluetooth (Overview) 0198 or
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using a Phone)
0 199.
Vehicle Information
TouchTon the infotainment
display or press
Ton the MFC. See
Vehicle Information 0136.
Apple CarPlay
Touch the Apple CarPlay icon to
activate Apple CarPlay (if equipped)
after a supported device is connected.
See Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
0 203.
Android Auto
Touch the Android Auto icon to
activate Android Auto (if equipped)
after a supported device is connected.
See Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
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present. The radio displays the file
name as the track name if the song
information is not available.
Supported Apple Devices
To view supported devices, see
my.cadillac.com/learn.
Media Playback and Mute
USB playback will be paused if the
system is muted. If the steering wheel
mute control is pressed again,
playback will resume.
If the source is changed while in
mute, playback resumes and audio
will unmute.
Bluetooth Audio
Music may be played from a paired
Bluetooth device. SeeBluetooth
(Overview) 0198 or
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using a Phone)
0 199 for help pairing a device.
Volume and song selection may be
controlled by using the infotainment
controls or the mobile device.
If Bluetooth is selected and no volume is present, check the volume setting
on both your mobile device and the
infotainment system.
Music can be launched by touching
Bluetooth from the recent sources list
on the left of the display or by
touching the More option and then
touching the Bluetooth device.
To play music via Bluetooth:
1. Power on the device, and pair to connect the device.
2. Once paired, touch Audio from the Home Page, then touch Bluetooth
from the recent sources list on the
left of the display.
Bluetooth Sound Menu
See “Infotainment System Sound
Menu ”under AM-FM Radio 0166.
Manage Bluetooth Devices
From the Home Page: 1. Touch Audio.
2. Touch Bluetooth.
3. Touch Devices to add or delete devices. When touching Bluetooth, the radio
may not be able to launch the audio
player on the connected device to
start playing. When the vehicle is not
moving, use the mobile device to
begin playback.
All devices launch audio differently.
When selecting Bluetooth as a source,
the radio may show as paused on the
display. Press play on the device or
touch
pon the display to begin
playback.
Browse functionality will be provided
where supported by the Bluetooth
device. This media content will not be
part of the MyMedia source mode.
Some smartphones support sending
Bluetooth music information to
display on the radio. When the radio
receives this information, it will check
to see if any is available and display it.
For more information about supported
Bluetooth features, see
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.Carpool Lanes
.Toll Roads
.Tunnels
.Country Borders
Navigation Voice Control
Touch to access the voice control
setting display.
.Navigation Volume –To adjust the
volume level, use the sliding bar on
the Navigation screen. If the voice
guidance prompt is being heard,
volume can also be adjusted using
the knob on the center stack or the
volume switch on the steering
wheel.
.Directional Navigation Prompts –
Allows prompts to play on the left
or right side of the vehicle
depending on the direction of the
upcoming turn. This can be turned
on or off.
.Navigation Voice Prompt Level
during a Call. Options available are:
‐ Full Prompt (Selected by default)
‐ Tone Only
‐ None Traffic Preferences (If Equipped)
While in Map View, select Settings,
then More Settings, and then Traffic
Preferences. When Show Traffic on
Map is turned on, the feature provides
an overview of the traffic flow using
different coded colors. The following
options are available for rerouting:
.Show Traffic Flow on Map
–Toggles
whether or not the flow of traffic is
shown on the map.
.Auto Reroute –The system will
automatically reroute if the system
detects there is a traffic issue ahead.
.Ask Before Rerouting (Default) –If
the system detects there is a traffic
issue ahead, it will display a pop-up
with details about the issue. Choose
to reroute or cancel the alert.
.Never Check –The system will not
check for a better route until one of
the above options is selected.
Alert Preferences
Set alerts on or off during both
inactive and active guidance views.
The following alerts may be available:
.Road Safety Alerts –Touch to
display upcoming School Zones.
.Traffic Camera Alerts
Manage History
Touch Manage History to access the
History options:
.Clear Recent Destinations –Touch
\to clear the recent destinations.
.Clear Search History –Touch\to
clear the search history.
Navigation Privacy
Touch to change the navigation
privacy settings. The Navigation
Privacy settings are:
.Collect Data with Profile
Information –Turn this on to
enable Personalized Navigation. See
“Personalized Navigation ”earlier in
this section.
.Collect Anonymized Data –Turn
this on to enable improvement in
Nav product quality.
About
Touch to display software information,
such as:
.Telenav Terms and Conditions
.Telenav Privacy Statement
.Navigation Version