2009 Cadillac SRX Owners Manual

Oil Pressure ............................................... 3-42
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator .................. 3-33
Safety Belt Reminders .................................. 3-31
Security ..................................................... 3-43
TCS Warning Light ...................................... 3-37
Tire Pressure .............................................. 3-39
Tow/Haul Mode ........................................... 3-44
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning .......... 3-37

Lighting

Entry ......................................................... 3-18
Parade Dimming .......................................... 3-18
Lights ............................................................ 3-15
Flash-to-Pass ............................................... 3-9
High/Low Beam Changer ................................ 3-8
On Reminder .............................................. 3-16
Limited-Slip Rear Axle ....................................... 4-8
Loading Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-30
Lockout Protection .......................................... 2-11

Locks

Central Door Unlocking System ....................... 2-9
Delayed Locking .......................................... 2-10
Door ........................................................... 2-9
Lockout Protection ....................................... 2-11
Power Door ................................................ 2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks ............. 2-10
Rear Door Security Locks ............................. 2-11
Loss of Control ............................................... 4-10
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children ............. 1-43
Luggage Carrier .............................................. 2-54
Lumbar

Power Controls ............................................. 1-4

Magnetic Ride Control ....................................... 4-8
Maintenance Schedule

Additional Required Services ........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill ......................................... 6-10
At Least Once a Month ................................ 6-10
At Least Once a Year .................................. 6-11
Introduction .................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes .................................. 6-8
Maintenance Record .................................... 6-17
Maintenance Replacement Parts .................... 6-15
Maintenance Requirements ............................. 6-2

Maintenance Schedule (cont.)

Owner Checks and Services ........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............. 6-13
Scheduled Maintenance ................................. 6-4
Using .......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment ................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ............................... 3-39
Manual Seats ................................................... 1-2
Memory Seat and Mirrors .................................. 1-5
Message

DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-51

Mirrors

Automatic Dimming Rearview ........................ 2-38
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror ................. 2-40
Outside Convex Mirror ................................. 2-40
Outside Heated Mirrors ................................ 2-40
Outside Power Mirrors .................................. 2-39
Park Tilt ..................................................... 2-40
MP3 ............................................................. 3-81
MyGMLink.com ................................................ 7-5

Navigation System, Privacy .............................. 7-18
Navigation/Radio System,

see Navigation Manual ................................. 3-88
New Vehicle Break-In ...................................... 2-22

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Odometer ...................................................... 3-31
Off-Road Driving ............................................. 4-11
Off-Road Recovery .......................................... 4-10
Oil

Engine ....................................................... 5-16
Pressure Light ............................................. 3-42
Oil, Engine Oil Life System .............................. 5-19
Older Children, Restraints ................................ 1-33
Online Owner Center ........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy .............................................. 7-18
OnStar® System, see OnStar® Manual ............... 2-43
Operation, Universal Home Remote System ........ 2-47
Outlet Adjustment ............................................ 3-26
Outlets

Accessory Power ......................................... 3-20

Outside

Automatic Dimming Mirror ............................. 2-40
Convex Mirror ............................................. 2-40
Heated Mirrors ............................................ 2-40
Power Mirrors ............................................. 2-39

Paint, Damage ............................................... 5-96
Parade Dimming ............................................. 3-18
Park

Shifting Into ................................................ 2-33
Shifting Out of ............................................ 2-35
Park Aid ........................................................ 2-41
Park Brake .................................................... 2-32
Park Tilt Mirrors .............................................. 2-40
Parking

Assist ........................................................ 2-41
Over Things That Burn ................................. 2-35
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ..................... 3-33
Passenger Compartment Air Filter ..................... 3-28
Passenger Sensing System .............................. 1-65
Passing ......................................................... 4-10
PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer ............... 2-20
PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer

Operation ................................................... 2-21

Perchlorate Materials Requirements,

California ..................................................... 5-4

Overheated Engine Protection

Power

Operating Mode .......................................... 5-31
Owner Checks and Services .............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian .............................................. iii

Door Locks ................................................. 2-10
Electrical System ......................................... 5-98
Liftgate ...................................................... 2-12

Power (cont.)

Lumbar Controls ........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory ..................................... 2-24
Seat ............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid ............................................. 5-31
Windows .................................................... 2-16
Privacy .......................................................... 7-16
Event Data Recorders .................................. 7-17
Navigation System ....................................... 7-18
OnStar ....................................................... 7-18
Radio Frequency Identification ....................... 7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks ................. 2-10

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID),

Privacy ...................................................... 7-18
Radio(s) ........................................................ 3-72
Radios

Navigation/Radio System,

see Navigation Manual .............................. 3-88
Rear Seat Audio .......................................... 3-88
Reception ................................................... 3-91
Setting the Clock ......................................... 3-69
Theft-Deterrent ............................................ 3-90
Reading Lamps .............................................. 3-19
Rear Air Conditioning System ........................... 3-27

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Rear Axle ...................................................... 5-43
Limited-Slip .................................................. 4-8
Rear Door Security Locks ................................ 2-11
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) .................................... 3-88
Rear Seat Entertainment System ....................... 3-88
Rear Seat Operation ....................................... 1-11
Rear Side Window Antenna .............................. 3-92
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper ......................... 3-11
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming .................. 2-38
Reclining Seatbacks .......................................... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ................. 6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing ............................. 4-36
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System .................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,

Operation ..................................................... 2-4
Remote Vehicle Start ........................................ 2-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the

Spare Tire .................................................. 5-78
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ................... 5-75
Replacement Parts, Maintenance ...................... 6-15
Reporting Safety Defects

Canadian Government .................................. 7-15
General Motors ........................................... 7-15
United States Government ............................ 7-14

Restraint System Check

Checking the Restraint Systems .................... 1-72
Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash .......................................... 1-73

Retained Accessory Power ............................... 2-24
Roadside

Service ........................................................ 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-30
Routing, Engine Drive Belt ............................... 6-16
Running the Vehicle While Parked ..................... 2-37

Safety Belt Reminders ..................................... 3-31
Safety Belts

Care of ...................................................... 5-92
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-18
Lap-Shoulder Belt ........................................ 1-27
Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-32
Safety Belts Are for Everyone ....................... 1-13
Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iv Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4
Seats

Head Restraints ............................................ 1-9
Heated Seats ............................................... 1-4
Memory, Mirrors ............................................ 1-5
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-4
Power Seats ................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation .................................... 1-11
Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 1-6
............................................ 1-12
Stowable Seat

Secondary Latch System ................................. 5-82
Securing a Child Restraint

Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-49
Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-52
Security Light ................................................. 3-43
Service ........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modifications ......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of

the Vehicle ................................................ 5-5

California Perchlorate Materials

Requirements ............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning .................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp ...................................... 3-39
Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments ..................... 7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-70
Setting the Clock ............................................ 3-69
Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-96
Shifting Into Park ............................................ 2-33
Shifting Out of Park ........................................ 2-35
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-8
Spare Tire

Compact .................................................... 5-88
Installing .................................................... 5-78
Removing ................................................... 5-75
Storing ....................................................... 5-85
Specifications, Capacities ............................... 5-109
Speedometer .................................................. 3-31

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Stabilitrak® System ........................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote ....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine ......................................... 2-24
Steering .......................................................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ......................... 3-90
Steering Wheel, Heated ..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6
Storage Areas

Cargo Management System .......................... 2-55
Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-54
Cupholders ................................................. 2-54
Glove Box .................................................. 2-54
Instrument Panel Storage Area ...................... 2-54
Luggage Carrier .......................................... 2-54
Stowable Seat ................................................ 1-12
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ..................... 4-29
Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-18
Sunroof ......................................................... 2-56

Tachometer .................................................... 3-31
TCS Warning Light .......................................... 3-37
Theft - Deterrent System .................................. 2-19
Theft-Deterrent, Radio ..................................... 3-90
Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-19
PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer ............ 2-20
PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer

Operation ................................................ 2-21

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Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting .................................................. 3-69
Tire

Pressure Light ............................................. 3-39
Tires ............................................................. 5-48

Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,

Cleaning ................................................. 5-95
Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-66
Chains ....................................................... 5-72
Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-74
Cleaning .................................................... 5-96
Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-88
Different Size .............................................. 5-68
High-Speed Operation .................................. 5-58
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-73
Inflation - Tire Pressure ................................ 5-56
Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-64
Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-78
Pressure Monitor Operation ........................... 5-60
Pressure Monitor System .............................. 5-59
Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-78
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-75
Secondary Latch System .............................. 5-82
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............ 5-85
Tire Sidewall Labeling .................................. 5-50
Tire Terminology and Definitions .................... 5-53
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-68
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-70

Tires (cont.)

Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-70
When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-65
Winter Tires ................................................ 5-49
Tow/Haul Mode ............................................... 2-31
Tow/Haul Mode Light ....................................... 3-44
Towing

Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-36
Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-39
Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-36

Traction

Control System (TCS) .................................... 4-6
Control System Warning Light ....................... 3-37
Limited-Slip Rear Axle .................................... 4-8
Magnetic Ride Control ................................... 4-8
Stabilitrak® System ........................................ 4-6

Transmission

Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-22
Transmission Operation, Automatic .................... 2-27
Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7

Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA) .............. 2-41
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-68
Universal Home Remote System ....................... 2-47
Operation ................................................... 2-47

Vehicle

Control ........................................................ 4-3
Loading ...................................................... 4-30
Running While Parked .................................. 2-37
Symbols ......................................................... iv Vehicle Customization, DIC .............................. 3-60
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy .................. 7-16
Vehicle Identification

Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-97
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 5-97
Vehicle, Remote Start ....................................... 2-7
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-26
Visors ........................................................... 2-18

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ............... 3-29
Warnings

DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-51
Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols ......................................... iv Washer, Headlamps ........................................ 3-12
Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-70
Different Size .............................................. 5-68
Replacement ............................................... 5-70

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Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-42
Windows ....................................................... 2-15
Power ........................................................ 2-16

Windshield

Washer ...................................................... 3-10
Washer Fluid .............................................. 5-32
Wiper Blade Replacement ............................. 5-46
Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-94
Wiper Fuses ............................................... 5-98
Wipers ......................................................... 3-9
Windshield, Rear Washer/Wiper ........................ 3-11
Winter Driving ................................................ 4-27
Winter Tires ................................................... 5-49
Wiper Activated Headlamps .............................. 3-16

XM Radio Messages ....................................... 3-87
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System ................ 3-92

Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2

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