2022 CADILLAC XT6 alarm

Cadillac XT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-15218998) -
2022 - CRC - 10/22/21
6 KEYS, DOORS, AND WINDOWS
Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Doors
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . 32
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 32
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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.

Cadillac XT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-15218998) -
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8 KEYS, DOORS, AND WINDOWS
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 0130.
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
0 130. If the passenger door is open
when
Qis pressed, all doors lock.
Pressing
Qmay also arm the
theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle
Alarm System 027. If equipped with remote folding
mirrors, press and hold
Qfor
one second to fold the mirrors,
if enabled. See Vehicle Personalization
0 130.
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 0130. The turn
signal indicators may flash to indicate
unlocking. See Vehicle Personalization
0 130. 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 027.
If equipped with remote folding
mirrors, press and hold
Kfor
one second to unfold the mirrors,
if enabled. See Vehicle Personalization
0 130. If equipped with remote windows,
press and hold
Kuntil the windows
fully open, if enabled. See Vehicle
Personalization 0130.
/: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 015.
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.

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Keyless Access Operation
With the Keyless Access system, you
can lock and unlock the doors and
access the liftgate without removing
the RKE transmitter from your pocket,
purse, briefcase, etc. The RKE
transmitter should be within 1 m (3 ft)
of the liftgate or door being opened.
Keyless Access can be programmed to
unlock all doors on the first lock/
unlock press from the driver door.
Keyless unlocking can also be turned
off. SeeVehicle Personalization 0130.
If equipped with memory seats, RKE
transmitters 1 and 2 are linked to
seating positions of memory 1 or 2.
See Memory Seats 043.
Keyless Unlocking/Locking from the
Driver Door
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of
the driver door handle, pressing the
lock/unlock button on the driver door
handle will unlock the driver door.
If the lock/unlock button is pressed
again within five seconds, all
passenger doors will unlock.
Driver Shown, Passenger Similar
Pressing the lock/unlock button will
cause all doors to lock if any of the
following occur:
.It has been no more than
five seconds since the first lock/
unlock button press.
.Two lock/unlock button presses
were used to unlock all doors.
.Any vehicle door has opened and all
doors are now closed.
Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
Passenger Doors
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of
the door handle, pressing the lock/ unlock button on that door handle
will unlock all doors. Pressing the
lock/unlock button will cause all doors
to lock if any of the following occur:
.The lock/unlock button was used to
unlock all doors.
.Any vehicle door has opened and all
doors are now closed.
Disable/Enable Keyless Unlocking of
Exterior Door Handles and Liftgate
If equipped, keyless unlocking of the
exterior door handles and liftgate can
be disabled and enabled.
Disabling Keyless Unlocking:
With the vehicle off, press and hold
Q
andKon the RKE transmitter at the
same time for approximately
three seconds. The turn signal lamps
will flash four times quickly to
indicate access is disabled. Using any
exterior handle to unlock the doors or
open the liftgate will cause the turn
signal lamps to flash four times
quickly, indicating access is disabled.
If disabled, disarm the alarm system
before starting the vehicle.

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KEYS, DOORS, AND WINDOWS 27
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
Qon 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:
.PressKon the RKE transmitter.
.Unlock the vehicle using the Keyless
Access system.
.Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
.Lock the vehicle after all occupants
have left the vehicle and all doors
are closed.

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.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:

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426 ONSTAR
updates require a corresponding
service plan. Features vary by region
and model. Features are subject to
change. For more information, see
my.cadillac.com/learn or press
Q.
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
vehicle 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.

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434 INDEX
IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 319
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 316
Additional InformationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . . . . . 197
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 329
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206, 211
Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . 65
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . 67
What Makes an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Rear Cross Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Rear Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 296
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
All-Wheel Drive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
All-Wheel Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

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Security (cont'd)OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 417
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 296
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 142
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Special Application Services . . . . . . . 401
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 409
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cargo Management System . . . . . . . 97
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
System
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 287
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Night Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Rear Cross Traffic Alert . . . . . . . . . . 287
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Surround Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 414
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351