Cadillac XT5 2018 User manual

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XT5
Convenience &
Personalization Guide
2018
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Power
Window/Mirror
Controls
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
Review this quick reference guide for an overview of some important features in your Cadillac XT5.
Some optional equipment described in this guide (denoted by
♦
) may not be included in your vehicle.
More information can be found in your Owner's Manual and at my.cadillac.com.
INSTRUMENT PANEL
Parking Assist/
Automatic Parking
Assist Buttons♦
StabiliTrak/
Driver Mode/
AWD On-O
Buttons♦
Driver Information
Center Controls/
Audio Volume
Buttons
Climate Controls/
Heated/
Ventilated Seat
Buttons♦
Audio Next/
Previous
Station
Controls
Engine
Start/Stop
Button
Hazard
Warning
Flashers
Button
Cadillac User
Experience
Touch Screen
Infotainment
System
Controls
Head-Up
Display
Controls♦
Certain restrictions, precautions and safety
procedures apply to your vehicle. Please read
your Owner's Manual for complete instructions.

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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.
Power Liftgate
Press twice to open or close the ligate. Press once to stop power
ligate 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 Settings >
Vehicle > Remote Lock, Unlock, Start.
See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner's Manual.
e Keyless Access System enables operation of the doors, ignition
and ligate 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 ligate.
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 touchpad under the ligate handle to open the
ligate.
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 Settings
> Vehicle > Remote Lock, Unlock, Start.
See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner's Manual.
♦Optional equipment

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KEYLESS START AUTO ENGINE STOP/START OPERATION
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 but-
ton 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 is 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 system
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 when the vehicle is
stopped 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 climate control system requires the engine to run based on
the current seings.
• e Auto Stop time is greater than 2 minutes.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner's Manual.

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ELECTRONIC PRECISION SHIFT
e automatic transmission shi paern is displayed on top of
the shi lever. e selected gear position illuminates in red on the
shi lever. e shi lever always starts in the center position, repre-
sented by a dot on the shi paern. Aer shiing, it returns to the
center position.
Park – Press the buon on top of the lever to shi into Park.
Reverse – Press the buon on the side of the lever and move the
lever forward and then le to shi into Reverse.
Neutral – Move the lever forward to shi into Neutral.
Drive – Move the lever rearward to shi into Drive.
Note: The transmission will not stay in Neutral for an extended period.
It will automatically shift into Park. See Automated Car Wash Mode.
Tap Shi Mode – With the transmission in Drive, pull back on the
lever to activate Manual Mode. Press the le steering wheel paddle
to downshi and the right paddle to upshi. Pull back on the lever
again to return to Drive.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner's Manual.
DRIVER MODE CONTROL♦
Driver Mode Control automatically adjusts the steering, suspension,
and powertrain tuning in real time.
Press the MODE buon
on the center console to
select the Tour, Sport,
Snow/Ice (front-wheel
drive models only), or
AWD (all-wheel drive)
mode.
e AWD indicator below the
Mode buon will illuminate
when the Sport or AWD
mode is selected.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner's Manual.
AUTOMATED CAR WASH MODE
To place the transmission in Neutral with the engine running for an
extended period of time:
1. While pressing the brake pedal, open the driver's door and
then shi to N (Neutral). If the door is opened aer shiing to
Neutral, the transmission may shi to Park.
2. e indicator should show N. If it does not, select Neutral again.
3. Upon returning to the vehicle, shi into Park.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner's Manual.
♦Optional equipment

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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 Cadillac User Experience
system.
End Call/Mute
Press to end/decline a call or mute the
audio system.
See your Cadillac User Experience Manual.
B. 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.
Follow Distance Gap
(Adaptive Cruise Control
♦
)
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 Cadillac User Experience Manual.
D. DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER
CONTROLS
Left/Right
Press to move between the display zones.
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.
C
D
B
A
B
C
F
E

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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
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 in one of the display
zones on the cluster. Press SEL (Select).
2. Scroll to highlight Display emes. Press the to view the
themes.
3. Use the controls to highlight the Technology or Standard
display conguration. Press SEL.
4. Press the to exit the menu.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner's Manual.
Standard Theme
Technology Theme
♦Optional equipment

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DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER
e Driver Information Center (DIC) on the instrument cluster
displays a variety of vehicle information.
DIC MENUS
Use the DIC controls on the steering wheel to view the menus:
Info – display trip and fuel information
Audio – browse music and change the audio source
Phone – view active call and scroll through contacts
Navigation – view active route and change prompts
Seings – change display information
INFO PAGES MENU
1. Use the controls on the right side of the steering wheel to view
the Seings menu in one of the display zones on the cluster.
Press SEL (Select).
2. Scroll to highlight Info Pages. Press the to view the pages.
3. Scroll through the list of possible info items.
4. Press SEL to select or deselect an item to display.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner's Manual.
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
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.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner's Manual.
Uplevel DIC
♦
shown

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CADILLAC USER EXPERIENCE CONTROLS
Refer to your Owner's Manual for important information about using the infotainment system while driving.
Your XT5 oers a variety of entertainment, communication and vehicle system options. 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 system. Touch an application icon on the touch screen to
access an item. Link a smartphone, cell phone, USB ash drive or portable audio player/iPod®to the infotainment display using a Bluetooth or
USB connection. For assistance, call 1-855-428-3669 or visit my.cadillac.com/learn.
Power/Mute:
Press and hold to turn
system On/O; press to
mute audio
Applications
♦
:
Touch the screen
icon to access an
application
VOLUME
Touch the arrows or
press momentarily and
then swipe your finger
to adjust the volume
Home
Page
Additional Pages:
Touch to view
additional pages of
applications
Interaction
Selector:
Touch to display
the favorite
screen buttons
See your Cadillac User Experience Manual.
♦Optional equipment

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SETTING THE TIME
1. Touch Seings on the Home page.
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 STATION FAVORITES
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.
VALET MODE
To lock/unlock the Cadillac User Experience screen and the
glove box, select Valet Mode under Seings and enter a pass-
code. It can be used when it’s desired that only an authorized
user has access to personalized features.
PORTABLE AUDIO DEVICES
Several USB ports and auxiliary input jacks are located in the
vehicle. Use the USB ports to connect and charge mobile devices.
Connect an iPod®,
iPhone®, MP3 player, or
a USB ash drive to a
USB port or auxiliary
input jack.
From the Audio screen,
touch Media until
the connected device is
shown. 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. For more information,
visit my.cadillac.com/learn.
See your Cadillac User Experience Manual.
CADILLAC USER EXPERIENCE FEATURES