Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
Introduction 7
18. Cruise Control0302 (If
Equipped).
Adaptive Cruise Control
(Advanced) 0305 (If
Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System 0346 (If
Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel
0 105 (If Equipped).
19. Hood Release. See Hood 0376.
20. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (Check Engine Light)
0125.
21. Instrument Panel Illumination Control 0157.
22. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0143 (If Equipped).
23. Electric Parking Brake (EPB) Switch. See Electric
Parking Brake 0288.
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
Instruments and Controls 103
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering WheelAdjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Windshield Wiper/ Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . 109
Warning Lights, Gauges,
and Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Instrument Cluster (Base
Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Engine Coolant
Temperature Gauge
(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge
(Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . 122
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Charging System Light . . . 124
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . 128
Performance Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB) Disabled
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . 130
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . 131
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . 133
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . 135
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . 135
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . 135
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
118 Instruments and Controls
.Sport: Displays Coolant
Temperature, Fuel Gauge,
Fuel Range, Compass, Driver
Mode Control Light,
Odometer, Speed,
Tachometer, Electronic
Transmission Range, Current
Gear, Speed Limit, Info Area,
and Interaction Area, and
Cruise Control (if engaged).
.Tour: Displays Fuel Gauge,
Fuel Range, Compass, Driver
Mode Control Light,
Odometer, Speed,
Tachometer, Electronic
Transmission Range, Current
Gear, Peak Performance,
Speed Limit, Info Area, and
Interaction Area, and Cruise
Control (if engaged).
.Stealth: Displays Fuel Gauge,
Digital Speed, and
Tachometer.
.Track: If equipped, displays
Coolant Temperature, Fuel
Gauge, Driver Mode Control
Light, Speed, Tachometer,
Electronic Transmission
Range, Current Gear, Info
Area, and Interactive Area.Preset info tiles shown on
each layout:
Sport :
Time and
Temperature, Oil
Temperature, Tire Status, Oil
Pressure
Track : Oil Pressure,
Transmission Fluid
Temperature, Tire Status, Oil
Temperature
Tour : Time and Temperature
Stealth : None
Speed Warning
The Speed Warning display
allows the driver to set a
speed that they do not want
to exceed. To set the Speed
Warning, press the
thumbwheel when Speed
Warning is displayed, or press
the thumbwheel on the main
view to set the speed value.
Scroll to adjust the value.
Press the thumbwheel to set
the speed. Once the speed is
set, this feature can be
turned off by pressing the
thumbwheel while viewing this page. If the selected speed
limit is exceeded, a pop-up
warning is displayed with a
chime.
Speed Sign
Shows sign information, which
comes from a roadway
database in the onboard
navigation, if equipped.
Units
Press the thumbwheel while
Units is displayed to enter the
Units menu. Choose US or
metric units by pressing the
thumbwheel while the desired
item is highlighted. A selected
mark will be displayed next to
the selected item.
Tachometer
If equipped, the Tachometer
allows the driver to choose
between the traditional
tachometer (linear gauge) or
the numerical tachometer
(shift lights with numerical
Tachometer RPM) when Track
theme is selected.
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
Instruments and Controls 135
Security Light
The security light should come
on briefly as the engine is
started. If it does not come on,
have the vehicle serviced by
your dealer. If the system is
working normally, the indicator
light turns off.
If the light stays on and the
engine does not start, there
could be a problem with the
theft-deterrent system. See
Immobilizer Operation031.
High-Beam On Light
This light comes on when the
high-beam headlamps are in
use. See Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer 0154.
IntelliBeam Light
This light comes on when the
IntelliBeam system,
if equipped, is enabled. See
Exterior Lamp Controls 0152.
Lamps On Reminder
This light comes on when the
exterior lamps are in use,
except when only the Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) are
active. See Exterior Lamp
Controls
0152.
Cruise Control Light
The cruise control light is
white when the cruise control
is on and ready, and turns
green when the cruise control
is set and active.
See Cruise Control 0302.
Adaptive Cruise Control
Light
Base LevelUplevel
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
136 Instruments and Controls
This light is white when the
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC,
if equipped) is on and ready,
and turns green when the
ACC is set and active.
Curve Speed Control Light
If equipped, this light may
illuminate green when ACC is
actively controlling the vehicle
speed and detects a sharp
curve on the road ahead.
ACC automatically slows the
vehicle down while navigating
the curve and may increase
speed out of the curve, but will
not exceed the set speed.
See Adaptive Cruise Control
(Advanced)0305.
Super Cruise Light
This light comes on to show
the status of Super Cruise.
See Super Cruise 0317.
Door Ajar Light
This light comes on when a
door is open or not securely
latched. Before driving, check
that all doors are properly
closed.
Information
Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC) (Base
Level)
The DIC is displayed in the
instrument cluster. It shows
the status of many vehicle
systems.
SorT:Press to move
between the interactive
display zones in the cluster.
Press
Sto go back to the
previous menu.
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
Instruments and Controls 139
based on the various vehicle
speeds recorded since the last
reset. Reset the average
speed by pressing the
thumbwheel while this display
is active to show a
confirmation window to select
yes or no.
Timer :This display can be
used as a timer. To start the
timer, press the thumbwheel
while this display is active. The
display will show the amount
of time that has passed since
the timer was last reset. To
stop the timer, press the
thumbwheel briefly while this
display is active and the timer
is running.
Press the thumbwheel while
this display is active to reset
the timer.
Follow Distance/Gap
Setting : When Adaptive
Cruise Control (ACC) is not
engaged, the current follow
time to the vehicle ahead is
displayed as a time value on
this page. When ACC has been engaged, the display switches
to the gap setting page. This
page shows the current gap
setting along with the vehicle
ahead telltale.
Driver Assistance :
If equipped, shows information
for Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
and Forward Collision
Alert (FCA).
Battery Voltage :
Shows the
current battery voltage.
Coolant Temperature :
Shows the engine coolant
temperature in either degrees
Celsius (°C) or degrees
Fahrenheit (°F).
Oil Temperature : Shows the
engine oil temperature in
either degrees Celsius (°C) or
degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
Engine Hours (Hourmeter) :
Shows the total number of
hours the engine has run. The
display also shows the engine
idle hours. Engine Boost :
Displays
engine manifold pressure
relative to ambient air
pressure. It will display boost
pressure generated by the
turbocharging system.
Transmission Fluid
Temperature : If equipped,
Shows the temperature of the
transmission fluid in either
degrees Celsius (°C) or
degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
Info Page Options : Scroll to
choose which info pages
appear on the DIC. Press the
thumbwheel to select or
deselect.
Blank Page : Allows for no
information to be displayed in
the cluster info display areas.
Driver Information
Center (DIC) (Uplevel)
The DIC is displayed in the
instrument cluster. It shows
the status of many vehicle
systems.
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
Instruments and Controls 145
to confirm and save the
setting. This feature may only
be available in P (Park). See
Instrument Cluster (Base
Level)0113 or
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel)
0 115.
HUD Views
There are three views in the
HUD. Track mode is available
for V-Series only. Some
vehicle information and vehicle
messages or alerts may be
displayed in any view.
Metric
English Speed View :
This displays
digital speed in English or
metric units, speed limit,
vehicle ahead indicator, Lane
Departure Warning/Lane Keep
Assist, and Adaptive Cruise
Control and set speed. Some
information only appears on
vehicles that have these
features, and when they are
active.
Metric
English
Performance View : This
displays digital speed,
indicators from speed view along with rpm reading, vehicle
ahead indicator, Lane
Departure Warning/Lane Keep
Assist, and Adaptive Cruise
Control and set speed.
Metric
English
Track View : If equipped, this
displays digital speed,
transmission positions, Shift
Timing Light Position, gear
shift indicator,
The shift timing lights at the
top of the display will appear
with increases in engine rpm.
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
146 Instruments and Controls
The rows of lights get closer
together as the shift point
gets closer. Shift the
transmission before the lights
come together in the display.
Shift immediately if the lights
are flashing. See Manual Mode
0282.
Temporary Overlays
Infotainment: Audio, Phone,
and Navigation are temporary
overlays linked to cluster
layouts.
Metric
English Audio/Phone Overlay :
This
displays digital speed for
Tour/ Sport, current gear for
Track, indicators from speed
view along with audio/phone
information, vehicle ahead
indicator, Lane Departure
Warning/Lane Keep Assist,
and Adaptive Cruise Control
and set speed. The current
radio station, media type, and
incoming calls will be
displayed.
All HUD views may briefly
display audio information
when the driver uses the
steering wheel controls to
adjust the audio settings
appearing in the instrument
cluster.
Incoming phone calls
appearing in the instrument
cluster, may also display in any
HUD view.
Metric
English
Navigation Overlay : This
displays digital speed for
Tour/ Sport, current gear for
Track, indicators from speed
view along with Turn-by-Turn
Navigation information in
some vehicles, vehicle ahead
indicator, Lane Departure
Warning/Lane Keep Assist,
and Adaptive Cruise Control
and set speed. The compass
heading is displayed when
navigation routing is not
active.