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.Placement and receipt of calls in a
hands-free mode.
.Sharing of the device’s address book
or contact list with the vehicle.
To minimize driver distraction, before
driving, and with the vehicle parked:
.Become familiar with the features of
the mobile device. Organize the
phone book and contact lists clearly
and delete duplicate or rarely used
entries. If possible, program speed
dial or other shortcuts.
.Review the controls and operation
of the infotainment system.
.Pair mobile device(s) to the vehicle.
The system may not work with all
mobile devices. See “Pairing”later in
this section.
Vehicles with a Bluetooth system can
use a Bluetooth-capable mobile device
with a Hands-Free Profile to make and
receive phone calls. The infotainment
system and voice recognition are used
to control the system. The system can
be used while the ignition is on or in
ACC/ACCESSORY. The range of the
Bluetooth system can be up to 9.1 m
(30 ft). Not all mobile devices support
all functions and not all mobile devices work with the Bluetooth
system. See my.cadillac.com for more
information about compatible mobile
devices.
Controls
Use the controls on the center stack
and the steering wheel to operate the
Bluetooth system.
Steering Wheel Controls
g:
Press to answer incoming calls
and start voice recognition on your
connected Bluetooth mobile device.
i: Press to end a call, decline a call,
or cancel an operation. Press to mute
or unmute the infotainment system
when not on a call.
Infotainment System Controls
For information about how to navigate
the menu system using the
infotainment controls, see Using the
System 0144.
Audio System
When using the Bluetooth mobile
device system, sound comes through
the vehicle's front audio system
speakers and overrides the audio system. The volume level while on a
mobile device call can be adjusted by
pressing the steering wheel controls or
the volume control on the center
stack. The adjusted volume level
remains in memory for later calls. The
volume cannot be lowered beyond a
certain level.
Bluetooth (Pairing and
Using a Phone)
Pairing
A Bluetooth-enabled mobile device
must be paired to the Bluetooth
system and then connected to the
vehicle before it can be used. See the
mobile device manufacturer's user
guide for Bluetooth functions before
pairing the device.
Pairing Information
.If no mobile device has been
connected, the Phone main page on
the infotainment display will show
the Connect Phone option. Touch
this option to connect. Another way
to connect is to touch the Phones
tab at the top right of the display
and then touch Add Phone.

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Switching toHandsetor
Handsfree Mode
To switch between handset or
handsfree mode:
.While the active call is hands-free,
touch the Handset option to switch
to the handset mode.
The mute icon will not be available
or functional while Handset mode is
active.
.While the active call is on the
handset, touch the Handset option
to switch to the hands-free mode.
Making a Call Using Contacts
and Recent Calls
Calls can be made through the
Bluetooth system using personal cell
phone contact information for all cell
phones that support the Phone Book
feature. Become familiar with the cell
phone settings and operation. Verify
the cell phone supports this feature.
The Contacts menu accesses the
phone book stored in the cell phone.
The Recents menu accesses the
recents call list from your cell phone. To make a call using the
Contacts menu:
1. Touch the Phone icon on the Home Page.
2. Touch Contacts.
3. The Contacts list can be searched by using the first character. Touch
A-Z on the infotainment display to
scroll through the list of names.
Touch the name to call.
4. Touch the desired contact number to call.
To make a call using the
Recents menu: 1. Touch Phone on the Home Page.
2. Touch Recents.
3. Touch the name or number to call.
Making a Call Using the Keypad
To make a call by dialing the
numbers:1. Touch the Phone icon on the Home Page.
2. Touch Keypad and enter a phone number. 3. Touch
#on the infotainment
display to start dialing the number.
Searching Contacts Using the
Keypad
To search for contacts using the
keypad:
1. Touch the Phone icon on the Home Page.
2. Touch Keypad and enter partial phone numbers or contact names
using the digits on the keypad to
search.
Results will show on the right side
of the display. Touch one to place
a call.
Accepting or Declining a Call
When an incoming call is received, the
infotainment system mutes and a ring
tone is heard in the vehicle.
Accepting a Call
There are two ways to accept a call:
.Pressgon the steering wheel
controls.
.Touch Answer on the infotainment
display.

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Declining a Call
There are two ways to decline a call:
.Pression the steering wheel
controls.
.Touch Ignore on the infotainment
display.
Call Waiting
Call waiting must be supported on the
Bluetooth cell phone and enabled by
the wireless service carrier to work.
Accepting a Call
Press
gto answer, then touch Switch
on the infotainment display.
Declining a Call
Press
ito decline, then touch
Ignore on the infotainment display
Switching Between Calls (Call
Waiting Calls Only)
To switch between calls, touch Phone
on the Home Page to display Call
View. While in Call View, touch the
call information of the call on hold to
change calls.
Three-Way Calling
Three-way calling must be supported
on the Bluetooth cell phone and
enabled by the wireless service carrier
to work.
To start a three-way call while in a
current call:
1. In the Call View, touch Add Call to add another call.
2. Initiate the second call by selecting from Recents, Contacts, or Keypad.
3. When the second call is active, touch the merge icon to conference
the three-way call together.
Ending a Call
.Pression the steering wheel
controls.
.Touch#on the infotainment
display, next to a call, to end only
that call.
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
(DTMF) Tones
The in-vehicle Bluetooth system can
send numbers during a call. This is
used when calling a menu-driven
phone system. Use the Keypad to
enter the number.
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto
If equipped, Android Auto and/or
Apple CarPlay capability may be
available through a compatible
smartphone. If available, the Android
Auto and Apple CarPlay icons will
change from gray to color on the
Home Page of the infotainment
display.
To use Android Auto and/or Apple
CarPlay:
For Wired Phone Projection
1. Download the Android Auto app to your smartphone from the Google
Play store. There is no app required
for Apple CarPlay.
2. Connect your Android phone or Apple iPhone by using the
factory-provided phone USB cable

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Caution
Do not try to clear frost or other
material from the inside of the
front windshield and rear window
with a razor blade or anything else
that is sharp. This may damage the
rear window defogger grid and
affect the radio's ability to pick up
stations clearly. The repairs would
not be covered by the vehicle
warranty.
Driver and Passenger Heated and
Ventilated Seats (If Equipped) :
Press
MorLto heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion.
Press
Cor{to ventilate the driver
or passenger seat. See Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 046.
Auto Heated and Ventilated Seats :
When the vehicle is on, this feature
will automatically activate the heated
or ventilated seats at the level
required by the vehicle's interior
temperature. The active high, medium,
low, or off heated or ventilated seat
level will be indicated by the manual
heated and ventilated seat buttons on the center stack. Use the manual
heated and ventilated seat buttons on
the center stack to turn auto heated
or ventilated seats off. If the
passenger seat is unoccupied, the auto
heated or ventilated seats feature will
not activate that seat. The auto heated
and ventilated seats feature can be
programmed to always be enabled
when the vehicle is on. If equipped
with a heated steering wheel, the auto
heated steering wheel activation will
follow the heated seat auto activation
and the heated wheel indicator will
follow the state of the steering wheel
heat. See
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 046 and
Vehicle Personalization 0126.
Remote Start Climate Control
Operation : If equipped with the
remote start feature, the climate
control system may run when the
vehicle is started remotely. The system
uses the driver’s previous settings to
heat or cool the inside of the vehicle.
The rear window defogger may come
on during remote start based on cold
ambient conditions. The rear window
defogger indicator light does not come
on during a remote start. If equipped, the heated seats will turn
on if it is cold outside or the
ventilated seats will turn on if it is hot
outside. The heated and ventilated
seat indicator lights may not come on
during a remote start. If equipped, the
heated steering wheel will come on in
a remote start if it is cold outside. The
heated steering wheel indicator light
may not come on. See
Remote Vehicle
Start 015 and
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats 046.
Sensor
The solar sensor, on top of the
instrument panel near the windshield,
monitors the solar heat.

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Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better FuelEconomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 218
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . 231
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 233
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Brakes
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . 239
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/ElectronicStability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . 256
Assistance Systems for Parkingor Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . 257
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . 258
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Rear Pedestrian Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Night Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . 275
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . 275

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Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . 277
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Recommended Fuel (2.0L L4Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Recommended Fuel (3.6L V6 Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . 280
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Trailer Towing
General Towing Information . . . . 283
Driving Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . 293
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 294
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy
Driving habits can affect fuel mileage.
Here are some driving tips to get the
best fuel economy possible.
.Set the climate controls to the
desired temperature after the engine
is started, or turn them off when
not required.
.On AWD vehicles, use Tour Mode
when conditions permit.
.Avoid fast starts and accelerate
smoothly.
.Brake gradually and avoid abrupt
stops.
.Avoid idling the engine for long
periods of time.
.When road and weather conditions
are appropriate, use cruise control.
.Always follow posted speed limits or
drive more slowly when conditions
require.
.Keep vehicle tires properly inflated.
.Combine several trips into a
single trip.
.Replace the vehicle's tires with the
same TPC Spec number molded into
the tire's sidewall near the size.
.Follow recommended scheduled
maintenance.
Distracted Driving
Distraction comes in many forms and
can take your focus from the task of
driving. Exercise good judgment and
do not let other activities divert your
attention away from the road. Many
local governments have enacted laws
regarding driver distraction. Become
familiar with the local laws in
your area.
To avoid distracted driving, keep your
eyes on the road, keep your hands on
the steering wheel, and focus your
attention on driving.
.Do not use a phone in demanding
driving situations. Use a hands-free
method to place or receive
necessary phone calls.
.Watch the road. Do not read, take
notes, or look up information on
phones or other electronic devices.
.Designate a front seat passenger to
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.Become familiar with vehicle
features before driving, such as
programming favorite radio stations
and adjusting climate control and
seat settings. Program all trip
information into any navigation
device prior to driving.
.Wait until the vehicle is parked to
retrieve items that have fallen to
the floor.
.Stop or park the vehicle to tend to
children.
.Keep pets in an appropriate carrier
or restraint.
.Avoid stressful conversations while
driving, whether with a passenger or
on a cell phone.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving.
Refer to the infotainment section for
more information on using that
system and the navigation system,
if equipped, including pairing and
using a cell phone.
Defensive Driving
Defensive driving means “always
expect the unexpected.” The first step
in driving defensively is to wear the
seat belt. See Seat Belts050.
.Assume that other road users
(pedestrians, bicyclists, and other
drivers) are going to be careless and
make mistakes. Anticipate what
they may do and be ready.
.Allow enough following distance
between you and the driver in front
of you.
.Focus on the task of driving.
Impaired Driving
Death and injury associated with
impaired driving is a global tragedy.
{Warning
Drinking alcohol or taking drugs
and then driving is very dangerous.
Your reflexes, perceptions,
attentiveness, and judgment can be
affected by even a small amount of
alcohol or drugs. You can have a
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
serious—or even fatal —collision
if you drive after drinking or taking
drugs.
Do not drive while under the
influence of alcohol or drugs,
or ride with a driver who has been
drinking or is impaired by drugs.
Find alternate transportation home;
or if you are with a group, designate
a driver who will remain sober.
Control of a Vehicle
Braking, steering, and accelerating are
important factors in helping to control
a vehicle while driving.
Braking
Braking action involves perception
time and reaction time. Deciding to
push the brake pedal is perception
time. Actually doing it is
reaction time.
Average driver reaction time is about
three-quarters of a second. In that
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(60 mph) travels 20 m (66 ft), which
could be a lot of distance in an
emergency.
Helpful braking tips to keep in mind
include:
.Keep enough distance between you
and the vehicle in front of you.
.Avoid needless heavy braking.
.Keep pace with traffic.
If the engine ever stops while the
vehicle is being driven, brake normally
but do not pump the brakes. Doing so
could make the pedal harder to push
down. If the engine stops, there will
be some power brake assist but it will
be used when the brake is applied.
Once the power assist is used up, it
can take longer to stop and the brake
pedal will be harder to push.
Steering
Electric Power Steering
Caution
To avoid damage to the steering
system, do not drive over curbs,
parking barriers, or similar objects (Continued)
Caution (Continued)
at speeds greater than 3 km/h
(1 mph). Use care when driving over
other objects such as lane dividers
and speed bumps. Damage caused
by misuse of the vehicle is not
covered by the vehicle warranty.
The vehicle has electric power
steering. It does not have power
steering fluid. Regular maintenance is
not required.
If power steering assist is lost due to a
system malfunction, the vehicle can
be steered, but may require increased
effort. If the steering assist is used for an
extended period of time while the
vehicle is not moving, power assist
may be reduced.
If the steering wheel is turned until it
reaches the end of its travel and is
held against that position for an
extended period of time, power
steering assist may be reduced.
Normal use of the power steering
assist should return when the system
cools down.
See your dealer if there is a problem.
Curve Tips
.Take curves at a reasonable speed.
.Reduce speed before entering a
curve.
.Maintain a reasonable steady speed
through the curve.
.Wait until the vehicle is out of the
curve before accelerating gently into
the straightaway.
Steering in Emergencies
.There are some situations when
steering around a problem may be
more effective than braking.