Cadillac CT6 2018 User manual

CT6
Convenience &
Personalization Guide
2018
cadillac.com

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Power Seat/
Memory
Seat
Buttons
Turn Signal
Lever/Exterior
Lamps Control
Windshield
Wipers
Lever
Forward Collision Alert/
Lane Keep Assist/
Heated Steering Wheel
Buttons♦
Cruise
Control/Voice
Recognition
Buttons
Instrument
Cluster/Driver
Information
Center
Power
Steering
Column
Control
Electric
Parking
Brake
Switch
Hood
Release
(pull 2X
to open)
Review this quick reference guide for an overview of some important features in your Cadillac CT6. Some optional equipment described in this
guide (denoted by ♦) may not be included in your vehicle. More detailed information can be found in your Owner’s Manual.
INSTRUMENT PANEL
Parking Assist/Automatic
Parking Assist♦/
Automatic Engine Stop-
Start Disable♦Buttons
Auto Hold♦/
Traction Control/
Driver Mode
Control Buttons
Infotainment
Touch
Pad
Audio Volume/
Driver
Information
Center Controls
Heated/
Ventilated
Seat Buttons♦/
Climate Controls
Audio Next/
Previous
Station
Controls
Engine
Start/Stop
Button
Hazard
Warning
Flashers/Glove
Box Buttons
Infotainment
Touch
Screen
Applications♦Infotainment
Controls
Head-Up
Display
Controls♦

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♦Optional equipment
REMOTE KEYLESS
ENTRY TRANSMITTER KEYLESS ACCESS SYSTEM
Lock
Press to lock all doors.
Press and hold for 1 second to fold the
power mirrors.
Unlock
Press to unlock the driver’s door only or
all doors.
Press and hold for 1 second to unfold the power mirrors.
Press and hold to open all windows.
Remote Start
Press and release the Lock buon and then immediately press
and hold the to start the engine.
Vehicle Locator/Panic Alarm
Press and release to locate your vehicle.
Press and hold for 3 seconds to activate the alarm. Press it again to
cancel the alarm.
Trunk Release
Press twice to open the trunk. Press once to stop power trunk
operation.♦
Door Key
Press the buon on the side of the transmier to pull the door key
out of the transmier. Use the key to lock/unlock the driver’s door.
Note: To change the Remote Lock and Unlock settings, go to Remote Lock,
Unlock, Start in the Vehicle Settings menu.
See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner’s Manual.
e Keyless Access System enables operation of the doors, ignition
and trunk without removing the transmier from your pocket or
purse. e transmier must be within 3 feet of the door being
unlocked or the trunk.
KEYLESS UNLOCKING
With the transmier within range:
Press the lock buon
on the driver’s door
handle to unlock the
driver’s door; press it
again within 5 seconds
to unlock all doors.
Press the lock buon
on a passenger door
handle to unlock all
doors.
Press the touch pad above the license plate to open the trunk.
KEYLESS LOCKING
With the ignition o, the transmier removed from the vehicle,
and all doors closed:
Press the lock buon on any door handle to lock all doors
immediately.
If Passive Locking is turned on, all doors will lock automatically
aer a short delay.
Note: To change the Keyless Locking and Unlocking settings, go to Remote
Lock, Unlock, Start in the Vehicle Settings menu.
See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner’s Manual.

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KEYLESS START AUTO ENGINE STOP/START
(IF EQUIPPED)
START
With the vehicle in
Park or Neutral,
press the brake
pedal and then
press the ENGINE
START/STOP
buon to start the
engine. e green
indicator on the
buon will
illuminate.
Note: The transmitter must be in the vehicle to turn on the ignition. If the
transmitter battery is weak, place the transmitter in the pocket in the
center console storage area to enable the engine to start. Replace the
transmitter battery as soon as possible.
STOP/OFF
Shi to Park and press the ENGINE START/STOP buon to
turn o the engine.
Power will be available for 10 minutes to operate the audio system
until the driver’s door is opened and to operate the windows and
sunroof♦until any door is opened.
ACCESSORY
With the engine o and the brake pedal NOT depressed, press
the ENGINE START/STOP buon to place the ignition system
in the Accessory mode. e amber indicator on the buon will
illuminate.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
A fuel-saving stop/start system has been integrated with the
engine. While driving, when the brake pedal is applied and the
vehicle is at a complete stop, the automatic engine stop/start sys-
tem may turn o the engine, depending on operating conditions.
When the engine is o, the tachometer gauge will read AUTO STOP.
Upon releasing the brake pedal or applying the accelerator pedal,
the engine will restart. Aer parking the vehicle and turning o the
engine, the tachometer gauge will read OFF.
e engine may remain running or restart if:
• A minimum vehicle speed is not reached.
• e engine or transmission is not at the required operating
temperature.
• e outside temperature is not in the required operating range.
• e shi lever is in any gear other than Drive (D).
• e baery charge is low.
• e current seings for the climate control or defog system
have not been reached.
• e Auto Stop time is greater than 2 minutes.
AUTO ENGINE STOP/START DISABLE
Press the buon le of the infotainment touch screen when
the engine is running to turn o the system. e buon indica-
tor is not illuminated when the system is o.
e is green on the instrument cluster when the system is active
and is white when the system is not active.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.

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STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
A. VOICE RECOGNITION
Push to Talk
Press to answer an incoming call or to
use voice recognition with the OnStar,
Bluetooth or infotainment system.
Press and hold to activate voice pass-
thru/Siri® Eyes Free.
End Call/Mute
Press to end/decline a call or mute the
audio system.
See your Infotainment System Manual.
B. CRUISE CONTROL/
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
♦
On/O
SET– Set Speed
With Cruise Control on, press the SET–
buon to set the cruise speed.
RES+ Resume Speed
With Cruise Control on, press the RES+
buon to resume the previous set speed.
Adjust Speed
With a cruise speed set, press the RES+ or
SET– buon to the rst detent to increase
or decrease the set speed by 1-mph incre-
ments; press to the second detent to
increase or decrease the set speed to the
next 5-mph interval on the speedometer.
Cancel
Press to cancel cruise control without
erasing the set speed from memory.
Press and hold to switch between regular
cruise control and Adaptive Cruise Control♦.
When Adaptive Cruise Control is active,
a green indicator illuminates and the
following gap is displayed.
Following Gap
(Adaptive Cruise Control
♦
/
Forward Collision Alert
♦
)
Press to select a gap seing (the time
between your vehicle and a detected
vehicle) of Far, Medium, or Near.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
C. AUDIO CONTROLS
+ –Volume
Press +or –to increase or decrease the
volume.
Next/Previous
Press or to go to the next or previous
favorite radio station or track.
See your Infotainment System Manual.
D. DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER CONTROLS
Left/Right
Press to view the le or right cluster display.
Up/Down
Press to scroll up or down through a menu.
SEL Select
Press to select a highlighted menu item.
E. HEATED STEERING WHEEL
♦
On/O
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner’s Manual.
F. LANE KEEP ASSIST
♦
On/O
Press to turn Lane Keep Assist on or o.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
♦Optional equipment
B
F
BD
C
A
E
C

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CLUSTER DISPLAYS
Use the controls on the right
side of the steering wheel to
move through the dierent
cluster display zones.
Press the or to move
between the display zones.
Press the le to exit a
display menu.
Press the or to move through the menus.
Press the SEL (Select) buon to open a menu or select a seing.
RECONFIGURABLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
♦
e uplevel cluster display layout can be changed.
1. Use the controls to view the Seings menu. Press SEL (Select).
2. Scroll to view Display eme. Press the to view the themes.
3. Scroll to highlight the desired theme. Press SEL.
4. Press the to exit the menu.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner’s Manual.
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER
e Driver Information Center (DIC) on the instrument cluster
displays a variety of vehicle information, including Info, Audio,
Phone, Navigation, and Seings items. e DIC Info displays fea-
ture commonly used trip and fuel information, including a digital
speedometer, trip displays and fuel range. e items in the Info
displays can be selected in the Info Pages menu.
INFO PAGES MENU
1. Use the controls on the right side of the steering wheel to view
the Seings menu on the cluster. Press SEL (Select).
2. Scroll to view Info Pages. Press the to view the pages.
3. Scroll to move through the list of possible info pages.
4. Press SEL to select or deselect an item.
5. Press the to exit the menu.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner’s Manual.
Uplevel cluster shown Base cluster shown

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HEAD-UP DISPLAY♦
e Head-Up Display (HUD) projects some operating information
on the windshield. Temporary information, such as audio changes
and navigation maneuvers, also may be displayed.
e HUD controls are located on the le side of the instrument
panel.
HUD
HUD
Li up or press down to adjust the position of the image. It cannot
be adjusted side-to-side.
INFO
Press to select from four displays: Speed View; Audio/Phone View;
Navigation View; and Performance View.
Li up or press down to brighten or dim the display.
Hold down to turn o the display.
HUD Rotation
To adjust the angle of the HUD image to compensate for windshield
variations, use the Driver Information Center controls to view the
Options menu and select HUD Rotation.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner’s Manual.
♦Optional equipment
ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE
To apply the parking brake,
press the Parking Brake
switch on the le side of the
instrument panel.
To release the parking brake,
turn on the ignition, press the
brake pedal, and then press the
switch.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
e rear camera mirror
provides a wide angle
camera view of the area
behind the vehicle.
Pull or push the
lever(A) at the
boom of the mirror
to turn the video
display on or o.
To adjust the bright-
ness of the display, press and release the buon (B) on the top
back of the mirror without covering the light sensor. ere are
5brightness seings.
See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner’s Manual.
REAR CAMERA MIRROR♦
B
A

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INFOTAINMENT TOUCH SCREEN AND TOUCH PAD
Refer to your Owner’s Manual for important safety information about using the infotainment system while driving.
e touch pad integrated into the center console can be used to
select features on the infotainment touch screen.
Use a single nger on the touch pad to move the cursor around
selectable elements on the touch screen. Press the touch pad to
select or activate a highlighted item.
Use 2 nger gestures to control features on a sourced area, such
as to scroll up or down a list or to reveal a map.
Use 3 nger gestures to activate the menu item on a list.
Handwriting Recognition can be used to input characters instead of
picking them from the keyboard.
Touch the globe buon from the keyboard to open the
Handwriting Recognition screen.
See your Infotainment System Manual.
Your CT6 oers a variety of entertainment, communication and
vehicle system options. Touch an application icon on the touch
screen to access an item. You can use simple gestures on the touch
screen just as you would on a tablet, such as tap, drag, pinch and
spread, to interact with the infotainment system.
Power/Mute:
Press and
hold to turn
the system
On/O; press
to mute audio
Applications
♦
:
Touch the
screen icon
to access an
application
VOLUME
Touch the
arrows or
swipe your
finger to
adjust the
volume
Home
Screen
Additional
Pages:
Touch
to view
additional
pages of
applications

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INFOTAINMENT FEATURES
PORTABLE AUDIO DEVICES
Several USB ports and auxiliary
input jacks are located in the
vehicle.
Connect an iPod®, iPhone®,
MP3 player, or a USB ash
drive to a USB port or auxil-
iary input jack.
Touch Audio, and then
Media until the connected
device is shown. e system will read the device and build a list
of voice commands. Search for music on-screen or by voice
commands.
CADILLAC COLLECTION
♦
In-vehicle apps — connecting to music, news, weather, travel
information and more — are available for download to the radio
through the Collection icon on the home page.
Downloading and using the apps requires internet connectivity and
a data plan accessed through the vehicle’s OnStar 4G LTE Wi-Fi
hotspot, if active, or a mobile device hotspot.
TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS
Text message alerts play a text message over the audio system and
allow a response with a preset message. e text messaging feature
must be set up when the cell phone is paired. Messages can be
viewed on the touch screen only when the vehicle is not moving.
For more information, visit my.cadillac.com/learn.
Touch
Text Inbox to view the text message inbox.
Touch the
speaker icon to listen to a message.
See your Infotainment System Manual.
Use a Bluetooth or USB connection to link a smart phone, cell
phone, USB ash drive or portable audio player/iPod®to the info-
tainment display. For assistance, call 1-855-428-3669 or visit
my.cadillac.com/learn.
SETTING THE TIME
1. Touch Seings on the Home screen.
2. Touch Time and Date.
3. Touch Set Time.
4. Touch +or – to adjust the hours, minutes, and AM or PM.
5. Touch
<Back to exit the menu.
If the Auto Set feature is enabled, the time will be updated auto-
matically as the system obtains time information from the cellular
network.
STORING FAVORITE STATIONS
Mixed-audio favorites, including all radio station bands (AM, FM
and SiriusXM♦), navigation, applications, and contacts can be
stored in any order.
1. Display the desired radio station, navigation destination or
contact.
2. Touch and drag up the Interaction Selector at the boom of
the screen to display the favorite screen buons.
3. Touch and hold a favorite screen buon.
4. Repeat the steps to store another favorite item.
♦Optional equipment

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INFOTAINMENT FEATURES
VOICE RECOGNITION
Control the music source and navigation destination, and make
phone calls hands-free (aer pairing your Bluetooth-enabled
phone), using the natural voice recognition system.
1. Press the Push to Talk on the steering wheel.
2. e radio will say “Command please,” followed by a beep.
3. Aer the beep, say what you want it to do.
• Phone (using your paired phone) – Example command:
“Call Amanda” or “Call 555-1212”
• Media Music Device Search (when connected to USB only) –
Example command: “Play artist [name]” or “Play song [name]”
• Radio control – Example command: “Tune FM 104.3” or
“Tune XM Classic Vinyl”
• Help – Say “Help” for voice recognition assistance.
VOICE PASS-THRU/SIRI®EYES FREE
Voice Pass-ru/Siri Eyes Free allows access to the voice recogni-
tion commands on a cell phone; i.e. Siri or Voice Command. See the
cell phone manufacturer’s user guide to determine if the cell phone
supports this feature.
To activate Voice Pass-ru/Siri Eyes Free, press and hold the
Push to Talk steering wheel buon.
APPLE CARPLAY™ AND ANDROID AUTO™
Apple CarPlay or Android Auto capability allows use of select
smartphone apps through the infotainment display. If available,
a Projection icon will appear on the home page.
1. No app is required for Apple CarPlay. Download the Android
Auto app to your phone from the Google Play Store.
2. Connect your compatible smartphone by plugging the phone
USB cable into a USB data port. Use your device’s factory-
provided USB cable. Aermarket cables may not work.
3. e Projection icon will change to Apple CarPlay or
Android Auto, depending on the phone. Apple CarPlay or
Android Auto may launch automatically upon USB connection.
Ifnot, touch the Apple CarPlay or Android Auto icon on the
home screen.
For more information on using Apple CarPlay or Android Auto,
call 1-855-428-3669 or visit my.cadillac.com/learn.
VALET MODE
To lock/unlock the infotainment screen and the glove box,
select Valet Mode under Seings and enter a passcode. It can be
used when it’s desired that only an authorized user has access
to personalized features.
See your Infotainment System Manual.