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Connected Services 509
if equipped. After the call
ends, the navigation screen
will provide prompts to begin
driving directions. Routes that
are sent to the navigation
screen can only be canceled
through the navigation
system.
See www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Connections
The following services help
with staying connected.
For coverage maps, see
www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Ensuring Security
.Change the default
passwords for the Wi-Fi
hotspot and myCadillac
mobile app. Make these
passwords different from
each other and use a
combination of letters and
numbers to increase the
security.
.Change the default name of
the SSID (Service Set
Identifier). This is the
network name that is visible
to other wireless devices.
Choose a unique name and
avoid family names or vehicle
descriptions.
Wi-Fi Hotspot (If Equipped)
The vehicle may have a built-in
Wi-Fi hotspot that provides
access to the Internet and
web content at 4G LTE speed.
Up to seven mobile devices
can be connected. A data plan
is required. Use the in-vehicle
controls only when it is safe to
do so. 1. To retrieve Wi-Fi hotspot information, press
=to
open the OnStar app on
the infotainment display,
then select Wi-Fi Hotspot.
On some vehicles, touch
Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi Settings on
the screen.
2. The Wi-Fi settings will display the Wi-Fi hotspot
name (SSID), password, and on some vehicles, the
connection type (no
Internet connection, 3G,
4G, 4G LTE), and signal
quality (poor, good,
excellent). The LTE icon
shows connection to Wi-Fi.
It is possible that the icon
may not illuminate even
though the vehicle has an
active connection.
3. To change the SSID or password, press
Qor call
1-888-4ONSTAR to
connect with an Advisor.
On some vehicles, the SSID
and password can be
changed in the Wi-Fi
Hotspot menu.
After initial set-up, your
vehicle’s Wi-Fi hotspot will
connect automatically to your
mobile devices. Manage data
usage by turning Wi-Fi on or
off on your mobile device, by
using the myCadillac mobile
app, or by contacting an
OnStar Advisor. On some
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514 INDEX
Coverage Explanations . . . . . 193
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Super . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Customer Assistance Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
Customer Information
Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
D
Damage Repair,
Collision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493
Danger, Warning, and
Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . 500
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Data Recorder Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Data Recorders, Event . . . . 499
Database Coverage
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . 510
Differential,
Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Disabled Vehicle Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . 287, 406
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . 334 Driver (cont'd)
Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . 136, 139
Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . 132
Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Driving
Assistance Systems . . . . . . 346
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . 241
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Distracted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . 261
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . 245
Track Events and Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . 261
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Dual
Automatic ClimateControl System . . . . . . . . . . . 233
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Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . 289
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . 130
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Indicators
Warning Lights andGauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . 81
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . 496
Infotainment Using the System . . . . . . . . . . 165
Infotainment System . . . . . . . 500
Inspection
Multi-Point Vehicle . . . . . . . . 474 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . 113, 115
Instrument Panel
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . 35
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 162
J
Jump Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . 422
LampsCornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
DaytimeRunning (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exterior Lighting
Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Lamps (cont'd)
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
High/Low Beam
Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 353
Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . 356
Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . 157
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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522 INDEX
Service (cont'd)Parts Identification . . . . . . . . 481
Scheduling
Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . 475
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . 77
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . 16
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . 269
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Steering (cont'd)
Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . 104
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . 270
Storage Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . 451
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Surround Video Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 System
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Brake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . 334
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . 389
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . 191
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Rear Cross Traffic Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Surround Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . 31 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Thigh Support
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . 437
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
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524 INDEX
UsingInfotainment System . . . . . . 165
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . 178
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automatic Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Automatic Hold Light . . . . . 129
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Data Recording andPrivacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Vehicle Care (cont'd)
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . 31
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . 127
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Wheels Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
When It Is Time for
New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Wiper
Blade Replacement . . . . . . . 407
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . 109