2022 CADILLAC XT5 Instrument panel lighting

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 136
Headlamp High/Low-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Automatic Headlamp System . . . 136
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . 137
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . . . 140
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
turn signal lever.
Turn the control to the following
positions:
O:Turns the exterior lamps off and
deactivates the AUTO mode. Turn to
Oagain to reactivate the AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate when the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
AUTO : Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off, depending
on outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
2: Turns on the headlamps together
with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
IntelliBeam System
If equipped, this system turns the
vehicle's high-beam headlamps on and
off according to surrounding traffic
conditions.
The system turns the high-beam
headlamps on when it is dark enough
and there is no other traffic present.
This light
bcomes on in the
instrument cluster when the
IntelliBeam system is enabled.

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Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A warning chime sounds if the driver
door is opened while the ignition is off
and the exterior lamps are on.
Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
3:Push the turn signal lever away
from you and release, to turn the high
beams on. To return to low beams,
push the lever again or pull it toward
you and release.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.
Flash-to-Pass
To flash the high beams, pull the turn
signal lever toward you, and release.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
DRL can make it easier for others to
see the front of your vehicle during
the day. Fully functional DRL are
required on all vehicles first sold in
Canada.
The dedicated DRL will come on when
all of the following conditions are met:
.The ignition is on.
.The exterior lamp control is
in AUTO.
.The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
.The parking brake is released or the
vehicle is not in P (Park).
When the DRL are on, the taillamps,
sidemarker lamps, and other lamps
will not be on.
The DRL turn off when the headlamps
are turned to
Oor the ignition is off.
For vehicles first sold in Canada, the
DRL can only be turned off when the
vehicle is parked.
Automatic Headlamp
System
When the exterior lamp control is set
to AUTO and it is dark enough
outside, the headlamps come on
automatically.
There is a light sensor on top of the
instrument panel. Do not cover the
sensor.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.
If the vehicle is started in a dark
garage, the automatic headlamp
system comes on immediately. If it is

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light outside when the vehicle leaves
the garage, there is a slight delay
before the automatic headlamp
system changes to the Daytime
Running Lamps (DRL). During that
delay, the instrument cluster may not
be as bright as usual. Make sure the
instrument panel brightness control is
in the full bright position. See
Instrument Panel Illumination Control
0138.
When it is bright enough outside, the
headlamps will turn off or may change
to DRL.
The automatic headlamp system turns
off when the exterior lamp control is
turned to
Oor the ignition is off.
For vehicles sold in Canada, this
control only works when the
transmission is in P (Park).
Lights On with Wipers
If the windshield wipers are activated
in daylight with the engine on, and
the exterior lamp control is in AUTO,
the headlamps, parking lamps, and
other exterior lamps come on. The
transition time for the lamps coming
on varies based on wiper speed. When the wipers are not operating, these
lamps turn off. Move the exterior
lamp control to
Oor;to disable
this feature.
Hazard Warning Flashers
|: Touch|on the center stack to
make the front and rear turn signal
lamps flash on and off. Touch again to
turn the flashers off.
The hazard warning flashers turn on
automatically if the airbags deploy.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the lever all the way up or down
to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. Hold it there until the lane
change is completed. If the lever is
briefly pressed and released, the turn
signal flashes three times.
The turn and lane-change signal can
be turned off manually by moving the
lever back to its original position.

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If after signaling a turn or lane
change, the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb may
be burned out.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the fuse.
SeeFuses and Circuit Breakers 0321.
Cornering Lamps
Cornering lamps 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
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.
The brightness of the displays
automatically adjusts based on
outdoor lighting. The instrument panel illumination control will set the
lowest level to which the display will
be automatically adjusted.
Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps come on when
any door is opened,
Kon the RKE
transmitter is pressed, or when the
ignition is switched off. See Dome
Lamps 0138.
Dome Lamps
The dome lamp controls are in the
overhead console.

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Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . 306
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . 307
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . 316
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . 317
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . 318
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . 319
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . 319
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . 321
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 325
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Tire Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Tire Pressure for High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . 339
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 347
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 368

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422 INDEX
DiagnosticsConnected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . 396
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 316
Driver Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . 256
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . 116
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 218
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Driving (cont'd)
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 113
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 294
Electrical SystemEngine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 321
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 325
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Engine (cont'd)
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 300
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 108
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . 306
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 136
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 140

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Headlamps (cont'd)High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 136
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201, 206
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 218
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 51
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201, 206
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . 168
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 141
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 364
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Lamps
Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 136
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 136
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Lamps (cont'd)
Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . 82
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Light Performance Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 112