2023 CADILLAC CT5 seat adjustment

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
6 Introduction
1. Air Vents0238.
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and Lane-Change
Signals 0156.
Exterior Lamp Controls
0 152.
IntelliBeam System Button
(If Equipped). See Exterior
Lamp Controls 0152.
3. Tap Shift Controls (If Equipped). See Manual
Mode 0282.
4. Instrument Cluster (Base Level) 0113 or
Instrument Cluster
(Uplevel) 0115.
5. Windshield Wiper/Washer 0105.
6. Light Sensor. See Automatic Headlamp
System 0155.
7. Home Button and Infotainment Controls. See
Overview 0162. 8. Infotainment. See
Introduction 0162.
9. Dual Automatic Climate Control System 0233.
10. Heated and Ventilated Front Seats 051 (If
Equipped).
Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
0 356 (If Equipped).
Automatic Park Assist
Button (If Equipped). See
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0336.
Park Assist Button. See
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0336.
11. Hazard Warning Flashers 0156.
12. Infotainment Controls. See Overview 0162 (If
Equipped).
13. Shift Lever. See Automatic Transmission 0277.
See Manual Transmission
0 283. 14. Traction Control/
Electronic Stability Control
0291.
Automatic Vehicle Hold
(AVH) 0290.
Auto Engine Stop/Start
Switch. See Starting the
Engine 0269.
MODE Switch. See Driver
Mode Control 0293.
15. Steering Wheel Controls 0165.
Driver Information Center
(DIC) Controls. See Driver
Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) 0136 or
Driver Information Center
(DIC) (Uplevel) 0139.
16. Horn 0105.
17. Steering Wheel Adjustment 0104.

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42 Seats and Restraints
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment . . . 44
Thigh SupportAdjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . 45
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . 46
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 64 Safety System Check . . . . . . 64
Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Replacing Seat Belt
System Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Where Are theAirbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Airbag System Check . . . . . . 78
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . 78
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . 93
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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Rear Seats
The vehicle's rear seats have
adjustable head restraints in
the outboard seating
positions.
The height of the head
restraint can be adjusted. Pull
the head restraint up to raise
it. Try to move the head
restraint to make sure that it
is locked in place.
To lower the head restraint,
press the button, located on
the top of the seatback, and
push the head restraint down.
Try to move the head restraintafter the button is released to
make sure that it is locked in
place.
The rear seat outboard head
restraints are not intended to
be removed. If removal is
required see your dealer for
assistance with removal.
Front Seats
Power Seat
Adjustment
{Warning
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
driver seat while the vehicle
is moving. Adjust the driver
seat only when the vehicle is
not moving.
{Warning
The power seats will work
with the ignition off. Children
could operate the power
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
seats and be injured. Never
leave children alone in the
vehicle.
To adjust the seat:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the
control forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the seat by
moving the rear of the
control up or down.
.If equipped, raise or lower
the front part of the seat
cushion by moving the front
of the control up or down.

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For vehicles not equipped with
front cushion tilt, the front
part of the control will raise
and lower the seat.
If the vehicle is not in P (Park),
seat travel may be limited.
Release and press the seat
switch again to continue
movement.
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks045.
To adjust the lumbar support,
see Lumbar Adjustment 046.
Some vehicles are equipped
with a Safety Alert Seat. This
feature activates a vibrating
pulse alert in the driver seat to
help the driver avoid crashes.
Obstructions
If something has blocked the
seat during movement, the
movement may stop. Remove
the obstruction and try the
adjustment again. If movement
is still not available, see your
dealer.Thigh Support
Adjustment
If equipped, pull up on the
lever. Then pull or push on the
support to lengthen or
shorten. Release the lever to
lock in place.
Reclining Seatbacks
{Warning
Sitting in a reclined position
when the vehicle is in motion
can be dangerous. Even
when buckled up, the seat
belts cannot do their job.
The shoulder belt will not be
against your body. Instead, it
will be in front of you. In a
crash, you could go into it,
receiving neck or other
injuries.
The lap belt could go up
over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not
at your pelvic bones. This
could cause serious internal
injuries.
For proper protection when
the vehicle is in motion, have
the seatback upright. Then
sit well back in the seat and
wear the seat belt properly.

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
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46 Seats and Restraints
Do not have a seatback
reclined if the vehicle is
moving.
To adjust the seatback:
.Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
.Tilt the top of the control
forward to raise.
Lumbar Adjustment
1. To adjust lumbar support,if equipped:
.If equipped, press Up (1)
to move lumbar support
upward.
.Press Rearward (2) to
move lumbar support
rearward.
.If equipped, press
Down (3) to move lumbar
support down.
.Press Forward (4) to
move lumbar support
forward.
Uplevel Lumbar
Adjustment
To adjust uplevel lumbar
support, if equipped:
.Press and release or hold
Feature Select (1) to scroll to
lumbar support on the
infotainment display.

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Seats and Restraints 47
.Press Forward (5) or
Rearward (3) to adjust
lumbar forward or rearward.
.Press Up (2) or Down (4) to
adjust lumbar up or down.
Bolster Support
Adjustment
High Performance SeatShown, Others Similar
Back Bolster Support
To adjust back bolster
support, if equipped:
Press and release or hold
Feature Select (1) to scroll to
bolster support on the infotainment display. Press
Forward (3) or Rearward (2) to
adjust back bolster support
inward or outward.
Cushion Bolster Support
To adjust cushion bolster
support, if equipped:
Press and release or hold
Feature Select (1) to scroll to
bolster support on the
infotainment display. Press
Forward (3) or Rearward (2) to
adjust cushion bolster support
inward or outward.
Massage
If equipped, the vehicle must
be on to use the massage
feature.
To activate and adjust
massage:
.Turn the Feature Select (1)
to scroll to massage on the
infotainment display.
.Press Up (2) or Down (4) to
adjust massage type.
.Press Forward (5) or
Rearward (3) to adjust the
intensity.
.To turn massage off or to
activate massage at last
massage type and intensity
settings, press the massage
On/Off Control (6).
The massage feature will turn
off after approximately
20 minutes. Press the
massage On/Off Control (6) to
restart the massage feature.

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in use to prevent the latch
plate from rattling against the
interior trim.
Always stow the seat belt
slowly. If the seat belt webbing
returns quickly to the stowed
position, the retractor may
lock and cannot be pulled out.
If this happens, pull the seat
belt straight out firmly to
unlock the webbing, and then
release it. If the webbing is still
locked in the retractor, see
your dealer.
Before a door is closed, be
sure the seat belt is out of the
way. If a door is slammed
against a seat belt, damage
can occur to both the seat
belt and the vehicle.
Shoulder Belt Height
Adjuster
The vehicle has a shoulder
belt height adjuster for the
driver and front outboard
passenger seating positions.Adjust the height so the
shoulder portion of the belt is
on the shoulder and not falling
off of it. The belt should be
close to, but not contacting,
the neck. Improper shoulder
belt height adjustment could
reduce the effectiveness of
the seat belt in a crash. See
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly
057.Press the release button and
move the height adjuster to
the desired position. The
adjuster can be moved up by
pushing the slide/trim up.
After the adjuster is set to the desired position, try to move it
down without pressing the
release button to make sure it
has locked into position.
Automatic Seat Belt
Tightening System
The vehicle may have the
Automatic Seat Belt
Tightening System.
Each time the vehicle is
started with the front seat
belts buckled, the system
activates once to tighten the
seat belts when the forward
vehicle speed exceeds the
threshold for activation.
The system also activates
during emergency braking
and/or sudden driving
maneuvers and releases when
driving conditions return to
normal.
The system will not activate if
the Traction Control/
Electronic Stability Control
system is not functioning

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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