2016 Cadillac SRX Owners Manual

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Index

370
Index

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 207
Adaptive Forward

Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Adaptive Forward Lighting

(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 237
Additional Information

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Additional Maintenance

and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Adjustable Throttle and

Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Adjustments

Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 247
Air Filter, Passenger

Compartment

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Airbag System

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
How Does an Airbag

Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Passenger Sensing System . . . .75

Airbag System (cont'd)

What Makes an Airbag

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

What Will You See after an

Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

When Should an Airbag

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . .71

Airbags

Adding Equipment to the

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 124
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Servicing Airbag-Equipped

Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Alarm

Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Alert

Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 222
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . .198, 260
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 198
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Appearance Care

Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Assistance Systems for

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Assistance Systems for

Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 215

Automatic

Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Automatic Transmission

Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Shift Lock Control Function

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Battery

Exterior Lighting Battery

Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Voltage and Charging

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Battery - North America . . . .259, 314
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 261
Brake

Pedal and Adjustable

Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Brake (cont'd)

System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 127
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 186
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 264
High Intensity Discharge

(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 269
Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Cadillac Premium Care

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
California

Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Index

371

California (cont'd)

Perchlorate Materials

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

California

Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .239, 259, 314
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Carbon Monoxide

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Cargo

Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Management System . . . . . . . . . 104
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Cargo Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 102
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 125
Check

Malfunction Indicator

Engine Light Child Restraints

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Infants and Young Children . . . . .82

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Index

Child Restraints (cont'd)

Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 97
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Cleaning

Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Climate Control Systems

Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 353
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Compartments

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 300
Connections

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Control

Traction and Electronic

Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Coolant

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 122
Engine Temperature

Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Courtesy Transportation

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Cover

Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 207
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Text Telephone (TTY)

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Customer Information Service Publications

Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 355

Customer Satisfaction

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 353
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 358
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Diagnostics

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Door

Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Rear Seat Pass-Through . . . . . . .61
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 345
Drive Systems

All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 198, 260
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 214
Driver Information

Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Driving

Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 218

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Index

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Driving (cont'd)

Characteristics and

Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . .25
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 180
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 182
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Dual Automatic Climate

Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Rear Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Emergency

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Engine

Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Check and Service Engine

Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 242
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Coolant Temperature

Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Coolant Temperature

ECO Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Economy Mode

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 128
Electrical Equipment,

Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Electrical System

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 271
Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Cooling System Messages . . . 139
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Gasoline Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 194
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 358
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Lighting Battery

Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Features

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Filter,

Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 161
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Fluid

Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 247
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Fog Lamps

Front

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Forward Collision Alert

(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Frequency Statement

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Front Automatic Braking

Fuses (cont'd)

Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 271
Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Rear Compartment Fuse

Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 161
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

(FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Adaptive Forward

Front Fog Lamp

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Front Seats

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . .58
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Economy Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Filling a Portable Fuel

Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 132
Requirements, California . . . . . 227
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fuses

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Gasoline Engine, Starting . . . . . . . 189
Gauges

Engine Coolant

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Warning Lights and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

General Information

Service and Maintenance . . . . . 330
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
High Intensity Discharge

(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 132
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 159
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 133
Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Twilight Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Heated

Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Heated and Ventilated Front

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heater

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 287
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 180
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 202
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Indicator

Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Infants and Young Children,

Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 45
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Jump Starting - North

America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 140
Keyless Entry

Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . .27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 280
Lamps

Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 159
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Lighting Battery

Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 125
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Lane Departure

Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Lane Departure Warning

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
LATCH System

Replacing Parts after a

Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

LATCH, Lower Anchors and

Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Index

375

Light

Adaptive Forward Lighting

(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Lighting

Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Antilock Brake System

(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 127
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Coolant

Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 130
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 131
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 159
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 129
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 122

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Lights (cont'd)

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Service Electric Parking

Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
StabiliTrak® OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Traction Control System

(TCS)/StabiliTrak® . . . . . . . . . . 130
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . 204
Locks

Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 132
Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Maintenance

Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Maintenance and Care

Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 332

Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 125
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Messages

Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Battery Voltage and

Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 139
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Object Detection System . . . . . 141

Messages (cont'd)

Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 144
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Mirrors

Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Automatic Dimming

Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 45
Monitor System, Tire

Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

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OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Net

Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Object Detection System

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Off-Road

Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Oil

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 246
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 81
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 349
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
OnStar® Additional

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
OnStar® Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 362
OnStar® Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
OnStar® Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
OnStar® Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

OnStar® Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
OnStar® Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Ordering

Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 355

Outlets

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Park

Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Parking

Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 260
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 193

Parking or Backing

Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 215

Passenger Airbag Status

Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Passenger Compartment Air

Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 75
Perchlorate Materials

Requirements, California . . . . . . 239

Personalization

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Index

377

Power

Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 191
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 67
Premium Care Maintenance

Cadillac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Privacy

Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 357

Program

Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 352

Proposition

65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . .239, 259, 314

Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 356
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Rear Axle

Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Rear Climate Control System . . . 171
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . 61
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

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Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 114
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Records

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 317
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Replacement Parts

Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 80
Replacing LATCH System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Replacing Safety Belt System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Reporting Safety Defects

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 357
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Restraints

Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ride Control Systems

Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 204
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Selective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Roads

Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Roof

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 345
Running the Vehicle While

Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . .68
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . .67

Safety Defects Reporting

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 357
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 351
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Seats

Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . .58
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . .54
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . .54
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 95, 97
Security

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 204

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Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 240
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 342
Maintenance, General

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
. . . . . 343

Parts Identification Label Publications Ordering

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 351
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Service Electric Parking

Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Services

Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Shift Lock Control Function

Check, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Shifting

Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 222
Signals, Turn and

Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Spare Tire

Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Special Application Services . . . . 337
Specifications and

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
StabiliTrak

OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Starting the Gasoline Engine . . . 189
Starting the Vehicle

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Storage Areas

Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cargo Management

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Index

379

Storage Areas (cont'd)

Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 100
Storing the Tire Sealant and

Compressor Kit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System

Forward Collision

Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 359
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Systems

Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 349
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 42
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . 55
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

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Tires (cont'd)

Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 288
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 287
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Sealant and

Compressor Kit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Sealant and Compressor

Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Terminology and Definitions . . 283
Uniform Tire Quality

Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Wheel Alignment and Tire

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 297
When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Towing

Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 229
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 229
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 317
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 236
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Traction

Control System (TCS)/

StabiliTrak® Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 204
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . 204

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Trailer

Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 236
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Transmission

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Transportation Program,

Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Turn and Lane-Change

Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Twilight Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 295
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 154
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Vehicle

Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 343
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 146
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Care

Storing the Tire Sealant

and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 307

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Windshield (cont'd)

Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Index

381

Winter

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 261
Wipers

Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Vehicle Data Recording and

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Warning

Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 224

Warning Lights, Gauges, and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Warnings

Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance . . 297
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 86
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Windshield

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 26
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . 111
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 166
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 175
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 330
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 346
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 356
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

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Introduction

Introduction

The names, logos, emblems, slogans, vehicle model names, and vehicle body designs appearing in this manual including, but not limited to, GM, the GM logo, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Emblem, and SRX are trademarks and/or service marks of General Motors LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, or licensors. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Cadillac Motor Car Division wherever it appears in this manual.

Helm, Incorporated Attention: Customer Service 47911 Halyard Drive Plymouth, MI 48170
USA

Using this Manual To quickly locate information about the vehicle, use the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found.

Danger, Warning, and Caution Warning messages found on vehicle labels and in this manual describe hazards and what to do to avoid or reduce them.

This manual describes features that may or may not be on the vehicle because of optional equipment that was not purchased on the vehicle, model variants, country specifications, features/applications that may not be available in your region, or changes subsequent to the printing of this owner manual. Refer to the purchase documentation relating to your specific vehicle to confirm the features. Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.

Canadian Vehicle Owners A French language manual can be obtained from your dealer, at www.helminc.com, or from: Propriétaires Canadiens On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès du concessionnaire ou à l'adresse suivante:

Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 23173686 B Second Printing

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{ Danger

Danger indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which will result in serious injury or death.

{ Warning

Warning indicates a hazard that could result in injury or death.

Caution

Caution indicates a hazard that could result in property or vehicle damage.

A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do not do this,” or “Do not let this happen.”

Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gauge, or indicator. M : Shown when the owner manual has additional instructions or information. * : Shown when the service manual has additional instructions or information. 0 : Shown when there is more information on another page — “see page.”

Introduction

Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the Index. 9 : Airbag Readiness Light # : Air Conditioning ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar® $ : Brake System Warning Light " : Charging System I : Cruise Control ` : Do Not Puncture ^ : Do Not Service B : Engine Coolant Temperature O : Exterior Lamps _ : Flame/Fire Prohibited # : Fog Lamps . : Fuel Gauge + : Fuses

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3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer ( : Heated Steering Wheel j : LATCH System Child Restraints * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp : : Oil Pressure g : Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors O : Power / : Remote Vehicle Start > : Safety Belt Reminders 7 : Tire Pressure Monitor d : Traction Control/StabiliTrak® a : Under Pressure M : Windshield Washer Fluid

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Vehicle Features

Performance and Maintenance

In Brief

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 24
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 24
Driving for Better Fuel

Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver Information

Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Forward Collision Alert (FCA)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Front Automatic Braking (FAB)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Lane Departure

Side Blind Zone

Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 21
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Rear Automatic Braking (RAB)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 22
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Universal Remote System . . . . . 23

In Brief

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Initial Drive Information

Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . 13
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 14
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Passenger Sensing System . . . 14
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 15
Throttle and Brake Pedal

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 17
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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1. Air Vents 0 173
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn

ii

and Lane-Change Signals 0 162

ii

3. Cruise Control 0 205

ii

ii

Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System 0 219
Instrument Cluster 0 119

4. 5. Steering Wheel Controls 0 112
Driver Information Center (DIC) Controls. See Driver Information Center (DIC) 0 134

ii

ii

ii

6. Windshield Wiper/Washer

ii

0 113
Rear Window Wiper/Washer 0 114
Infotainment 0 166

7. 8. Light Sensor. See Twilight

ii

ii

Sentinel 0 160

ii

9. Dual Automatic Climate Control

System 0 167

ii

10. Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control 0 202

ii

11. Heated and Ventilated Front

19. Pedal Adjust Switch (Out of

In Brief

View) (If Equipped). See Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal 0 187
20. Horn 0 113
21. Steering Wheel Adjustment

ii

ii

0 112

ii

22. Data Link Connector (DLC)

(Out of View). See Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) 0 125

ii

23. Hood Release. See Hood

0 241

ii

24. Exterior Lamp Controls 0 157

ii

(If

Front Fog Lamps 0 162
Equipped). Instrument Panel Illumination Control 0 163

ii

ii

Seats 0 58

(If Equipped).

ii

12. Front Storage 0 101
13. Lane Departure Warning

ii

ii

Button (If Equipped). See Lane Departure Warning (LDW) 0 224
Parking Assist (If Equipped). See Driver Assistance Systems 0 214
eco Button (If Equipped). See Fuel Economy Mode 0 197
14. Shift Lever. See Automatic

ii

ii

Transmission 0 194
15. Parking Brake 0 199
16. CD Player. See Infotainment

ii

ii

ii

0 166
Blu-Ray® Optical Drive (If Equipped). See Infotainment 0 166

ii

17. Hazard Warning Flashers

0 161

ii

18. ENGINE START/STOP Button.

See Ignition Positions 0 187

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In Brief

Initial Drive Information This section provides a brief overview about some of the important features that may or may not be on your specific vehicle. For more detailed information, refer to each of the features which can be found later in this owner manual.

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System The RKE transmitter may be used to lock and unlock the doors from up to 60 m (197 ft) away from the vehicle.

Q : Press to lock all doors. K : Press to unlock the driver door or all doors depending on the vehicle personalization settings. Lock and unlock feedback can be personalized.

ii

See Vehicle Personalization 0 147
7 : Press and release one time to initiate vehicle locator. Press and hold 7 for three seconds to sound the panic alarm. b : Press twice to open or close the liftgate. Press once to stop the liftgate from moving. Press the key release button near the bottom of the transmitter to remove the key. The key can be used for the driver door and the glove box. See Keys 0 26
Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 27

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In Brief

Remote Vehicle Start If equipped, the engine can be started from outside of the vehicle. Starting the Vehicle 1. Press and release Q on the

2.

RKE transmitter. Immediately press and hold / for at least four seconds or until the turn signal lamps flash.

3. Start the vehicle normally after

entering.

When the vehicle starts, the parking lamps will turn on. Remote start can be extended. Canceling a Remote Start To cancel a remote start, do one of the following: . Press and hold / until the

parking lamps turn off.

. Turn on the hazard warning

flashers.

. Turn the vehicle on and then off. See Remote Vehicle Start 0 33

ii

Door Locks

Keyless Access

When the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of the driver door, pressing the lock/ unlock button on that door handle will lock/unlock the doors. If the lock/unlock button is pressed again within five seconds, all passenger doors will unlock. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 27

ii

ii

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) To lock or unlock the doors from the outside, press Q or K on the RKE transmitter. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 27
Key To lock or unlock the door, use the key in the driver door. Turn the key counterclockwise once to unlock the driver door; turning the key again will unlock the passenger doors. Inside the Vehicle To unlock a door from the inside, pull once on the door handle to unlock it, and a second time to open it. Power Door Locks There is a power door lock switch on the front door panels. Q : Press to lock the doors. K : Press to unlock the doors. See Power Door Locks 0 36

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Liftgate

Manual Liftgate Operation For vehicles without Keyless Access, unlock the vehicle before opening the liftgate. Press the touch pad in the handle of the liftgate above the license plate and lift up to open. Do not press the touch pad while closing the liftgate. This will cause the liftgate to be unlatched. Power Liftgate Operation

If equipped, the switch is on the driver door. The vehicle must be in P (Park) to use the power feature. The taillamps flash when the power liftgate moves. Choose a power liftgate mode and press the center of the switch. The three modes are: MAX : The liftgate opens to the full open height. 3/4 : The liftgate opens to a reduced height that can be set from 3/4 to fully open. OFF : The liftgate only operates manually in this position. See Liftgate 0 37

ii

Windows

Press or pull the switch, part of the way, to open or close the window. Press the window switch fully and release to activate the express-down feature. If equipped, the express-up feature allows the window to be raised without holding the switch. Pull the window switch up fully and release to activate. Press Z { to activate the window lockout on the rear doors. See Power Windows 0 46

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Remote Window Operation If equipped, remote operating windows will open all the windows from outside the vehicle by pressing and holding K on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. See Power Windows 0 46

ii

Seat Adjustment

Manual Seats

To adjust a manual seat: 1. Pull the handle at the front of

the seat cushion.

In Brief

11

Power Seats

2. Move the seat forward or

rearward to adjust the seat position.

3. Release the handle to stop the

seat from moving.

4. Try to move the seat back and

forth to be sure it is locked in place.

To raise or recline the seatback, use the lever on the outboard side of the seat. See Seat Adjustment 0 53
Reclining Seatbacks 0 55

and

ii

ii

To adjust a power seat, if equipped: . Move the seat forward or

rearward by sliding the control forward or rearward.

. Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by moving the front of the control up or down.

. Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the rear of the control up or down. See Power Seat Adjustment 0 54

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In Brief

Reclining Seatbacks

Lumbar Adjustment

Memory Features

Raise or recline the seatback by tilting the control forward or rearward. See Reclining Seatbacks 0 55

ii

If equipped, increase or decrease the lumbar support by pressing and holding the front or rear of the control. See Lumbar Adjustment 0 54

ii

If equipped, the 1, 2, and MEM buttons on the outboard side of the driver seat are used to manually store and recall the positions of the driver seat, outside mirrors, and adjustable throttle and brake pedal positions (if equipped).

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In Brief

13

When Auto Memory Recall is enabled in the personalization menu, positions previously stored to memory buttons 1 and 2 are recalled when the ignition is changed from OFF to ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY. When Easy Exit Options is enabled in the personalization menu, the seats will move rearward when the ignition is changed to OFF and the driver door is opened within a short time. See Memory Seats 0 56
and Vehicle Personalization 0 147

ii

ii

Heated and Ventilated Seats

Heated and Ventilated Seat Buttons Shown, Heated Seat

Buttons Similar

If available, the buttons are near the climate controls on the center stack. To operate, the ignition must be in ON/RUN/START. Press J or z to heat the driver or passenger seat.

Press C or {, if available, to ventilate the driver or passenger seat. A ventilated seat has a fan that pulls or pushes air through the seat. The air is not cooled. Press the button once for the highest setting. With each press of the button, the seat will change to the next lower setting, and then to the off setting. The indicator lights next to the buttons indicate three for the highest setting and one for the lowest. If the front heated seats are on high, the level may automatically be lowered after approximately 30 minutes. See Heated and Ventilated Front Seats 0 58
The heated and ventilated front seats can also be programmed to come on during a remote start. See Vehicle Personalization 0 147

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In Brief

Safety Belts

Passenger Sensing System

Head Restraint Adjustment Do not drive until the head restraints for all occupants are installed and adjusted properly. To achieve a comfortable seating position, change the seatback recline angle as little as necessary while keeping the seat and the head restraint height in the proper position. See Head Restraints 0 52
Adjustment 0 53

and Seat