Cadillac CTS 2008 Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

........................... 1-1

Head Restraints

......................................... 1-2

Front Seats

............................................... 1-4

Rear Seats

.............................................. 1-11

Safety Belts

............................................. 1-12

Child Restraints

....................................... 1-32

Airbag System

......................................... 1-56

Restraint System Check

............................ 1-72

Features and Controls

..................................... 2-1

Keys

........................................................ 2-4

Doors and Locks

...................................... 2-18

Windows

................................................. 2-24

Theft-Deterrent Systems

............................ 2-28

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

........... 2-32

Mirrors

.................................................... 2-50

Object Detection Systems

.......................... 2-52

OnStar

®

System

...................................... 2-55

Universal Home Remote System

................ 2-58

Storage Areas

......................................... 2-62

Sunroof

.................................................. 2-63

Instrument Panel

............................................. 3-1

Instrument Panel Overview

.......................... 3-4

Climate Controls

...................................... 3-24

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

........ 3-30

Driver Information Center (DIC)

.................. 3-48

Audio System(s)

....................................... 3-82

Driving Your Vehicle

....................................... 4-1

Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle

....... 4-2

Towing

................................................... 4-28

Service and Appearance Care

.......................... 5-1

Service

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

Fuel

......................................................... 5-6

Checking Things Under the Hood

............... 5-12

All-Wheel Drive

........................................ 5-50

Rear Axle

............................................... 5-51

Headlamp Aiming

..................................... 5-52

Bulb Replacement

.................................... 5-55

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

......... 5-57

Tires

...................................................... 5-58

Appearance Care

................................... 5-112

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................... 5-121

Electrical System

.................................... 5-122

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................... 5-129

Maintenance Schedule

..................................... 6-1

Maintenance Schedule

................................ 6-2

Customer Assistance Information

.................... 7-1

Customer Assistance and Information

........... 7-2

Reporting Safety Defects

........................... 7-16

Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy

........... 7-18

Index

................................................................ 1

2008 Cadillac CTS Owner Manual M

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was printed. GM reserves the right to make changes

after that time without notice. 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.

This manual describes features that may or may not be

on your speciﬁc vehicle.

Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.

Canadian Owners

A French language copy of this manual can be obtained

from your dealer/retailer or from:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

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Using this Manual

Read this owner manual from beginning to end to learn

about the vehicle’s features and controls. Pictures

and words work together to explain things.

Index

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.

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Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this book.

A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about

things that could hurt you or others if you were to

ignore the warning.

{ CAUTION:

These mean there is something that could hurt

you or other people.

Cautions tell what the hazard is and what to do to avoid

or reduce the hazard. Read these cautions.

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.”

Vehicle Damage Warnings

Notices are also used in this manual.

Notice: These mean there is something that could

damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage the

vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered

by the vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly.

The notice tells what to do to help avoid the damage.

When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION

and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different

words.

There are also warning labels on the vehicle which use

the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle 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,

gage, or indicator.

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Head Restraints ...............................................1-2

Front Seats ......................................................1-4

Manual Seats ................................................1-4

Power Seats ..................................................1-5

Power Lumbar ...............................................1-6

Heated and Ventilated Seats ............................1-6

Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel .........1-7

Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-8

Rear Seats .....................................................1-11

Split Folding Rear Seat .................................1-11

Safety Belts ...................................................1-12

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-12

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-17

Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-26

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-31

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-32

Child Restraints .............................................1-32

Older Children ..............................................1-32

Infants and Young Children ............................1-35

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-39

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-42

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) ......................................1-43

Securing a Child Restraint in a

Rear Seat Position ....................................1-49

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position ............................1-52

Airbag System ...............................................1-56

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-58

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .....................1-61

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-63

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-63

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? .....1-64

Passenger Sensing System ............................1-65

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-70

Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped

Vehicle ...................................................

.1-70

Restraint System Check ..................................1-72

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-72

Replacing Restraint System Parts

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

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

1-1

Head Restraints

The vehicle’s front seats have adjustable head restraints

in the outboard seating positions.

The vehicle’s rear seats have head restraints in the

outboard seating positions, but they are not adjustable.

{ CAUTION:

With head restraints that are not installed and

adjusted properly, there is a greater chance that

occupants will suffer a neck/spinal injury in a

crash. Do not drive until the head restraints

for all occupants are installed and adjusted

properly.

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint

is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head.

This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a

crash.

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Pull the head restraint up

to raise it. To lower the

head restraint, press the

button, located on the top

of the seatback, and push

the restraint down.

Push down on the head restraint after the button is

released to make sure that it is locked in place.

The vehicle’s head restraints are not designed to be

removed.

Active Head Restraint System

On vehicles with an active head restraint system in the

front outboard seating positions. These automatically

tilt forward to reduce the risk of neck injury if the vehicle

is hit from behind.

1-3

Front Seats

Manual Seats

{ CAUTION:

You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to

adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle

is moving. The sudden movement could startle

and confuse you, or make you push a pedal

when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s

seat only when the vehicle is not moving.

To move a manual seat forward or rearward:

1. Lift the bar to unlock

the seat.

2. Slide the seat to the

desired position and

release the bar.

Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat

is locked in place.

1-4

Power Seats

If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to

operate them are located on the outboard side of

the seats.

• Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the

horizontal control forward or rearward.

• Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by

moving the front of the horizontal control up or down.

• Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by

moving the rear of the horizontal control up or down.

• Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entire

horizontal control up or down.

The vertical control is used for reclining your seatback.

See “Power Reclining Seatbacks” under Reclining

Seatbacks on page 1-8 for more information.

1-5

Power Lumbar

Your vehicle may have this

feature. The driver’s and

passenger’s seatback

lumbar support can be

adjusted by moving the

control located on the

outboard side of the

seat cushions.

To increase or decrease support, hold the control

forward or rearward. Keep in mind that as your seating

position changes, as it may during long trips, so should

the position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as

needed.

Heated and Ventilated Seats

On vehicles with this feature, the buttons are located on

the climate control panel.

z (Heated Seat and Seatback): Press for the heated

seat and seatback.

{ (Ventilated Seat): Press for the ventilated seat.

A light bar in the climate control display shows the

setting; high, medium or low.

Press either button to start that feature at the highest

setting. Each press of the button, decreases the setting.

To turn the feature off, press the button until the light

turns off

The heated or ventilated seats shut off when the vehicle

is turned off.

1-6

Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering

Wheel

On vehicles with the memory package the controls

are located on the driver door. This feature is used to

program and recall memory settings for the driver’s seat,

outside mirror, and the steering wheel position if the

vehicle has the power tilt wheel and telescopic steering

feature.

1: Saves the seating position for driver 1.

2: Saves the seating position for driver 2.

S : Recalls the easy exit position.

To save your positions in memory:

1. Adjust the driver’s seat, seatback recliner and

lumbar, both outside mirrors, and the steering

wheel to a comfortable position.

2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps sound

through the driver’s side front speaker to let you

know that the position has been stored.

3. Repeat the procedure for a second driver using

button 2.

To recall your memory positions, the vehicle must

be in PARK (P). Press and release either button 1 or

button 2. A single beep will sound. The seat, outside

mirrors, and steering wheel will move to the position

previously stored for the identiﬁed driver.

If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to enter

your vehicle and the remote recall memory feature

is on, automatic seat and mirror movement occur.

On vehicles with the Keyless Access System, automatic

adjustment occurs when the driver door is opened.

See “MEMORY SEAT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle

Customization on page 3-69 for more information.

To stop recall movement of the memory feature at any

time, press one of the power seat controls, memory

buttons, power tilt wheel control, or power mirror

buttons.

If something has blocked the driver’s seat or the

steering column while recalling a memory position, the

recall may stop. Remove the obstruction, then press the

appropriate control for the area that is not recalling for

two seconds. Try recalling the memory position again by

pressing the appropriate memory button. If the memory

position is still not recalling, see your dealer for service.

1-7

Easy Exit Recall

S

: With the vehicle in PARK (P), press the exit button

to recall the exit position.

A single beep sounds. The driver’s seat moves back,

and if the vehicle has the power tilt wheel and telescopic

steering feature, it moves up and forward.

If the easy exit seat feature is on in the DIC, automatic

seat and power telescopic steering column movement

occurs when the key is removed from the ignition.

On vehicles with the Keyless Access System, automatic

adjustment occurs when the ignition is turned to OFF

or ACC/ACCESSORY and the driver door is opened.

See “EASY EXIT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle

Customization on page 3-69 for more information.

For more programming information, see DIC Vehicle

Customization on page 3-69.

Reclining Seatbacks

Manual Reclining Seatbacks

{ CAUTION:

You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to

adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle

is moving. The sudden movement could startle

and confuse you, or make you push a pedal

when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s

seat only when the vehicle is not moving.

{ CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

1-8

If the front passenger’s

seat has a manual

reclining seatback, the

lever used to operate it is

located on the outboard

side of the seat.

To recline the seatback, do the following:

1. Lift the recline lever.

2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then

release the lever to lock the seatback in place.

3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is

locked.

To return the seatback to an upright position, do the

following:

1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the

seatback and the seatback will return to the upright

position.

2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is

locked.

Power Reclining Seatbacks

If your seats have power reclining seatbacks, use the

vertical power seat control located on the outboard side

of each seat.

• To recline the seatback, press the control toward

the rear of the vehicle.

• To raise the seatback, press the control toward the

front of the vehicle.

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{ CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle

is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you

buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their

job when you are reclined like this.

The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a crash,

you could go into it, receiving neck or other

injuries.

The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash

the belt could go up over your abdomen. The

belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic

bones. This could cause serious internal

injuries.

For proper protection when the vehicle is in

motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit

well back in the seat and wear your safety belt

properly.

Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is

moving.

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Rear Seats

Split Folding Rear Seat

Your vehicle may have a split folding rear seat.

To lower one or both of the rear seatbacks:

1. Pull forward on the tab,

located on the outboard

side of the seatback,

to unlock the seatback.

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts

still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the

safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts

and return them to their normal stowed position

before folding a rear seat.

2. Fold the seatback down. This allows direct access

to the trunk.

See Trunk on page 2-21 for more information.

To return the seatback to the upright position:

{ CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

1. Lift the seatback up and push it back into place.

2. Make sure the seatback is locked into place

by pushing and pulling on it.

3. Repeat Steps 1 and 3 for the other seatback.

When the seatback is not in use, it should be kept in

the upright, locked position.

1-11

Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This section of the manual describes how to use

safety belts properly. It also describes some things not

to do with safety belts.

{ CAUTION:

Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot

wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash

and you are not wearing a safety belt, your

injuries can be much worse. You can hit things

inside the vehicle harder or be ejected from it

and be seriously injured or killed. In the same

crash, you might not be, if you are buckled up.

Always fasten your safety belt, and check that

your passenger(s) are restrained properly too.

{ CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo

area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a

collision, people riding in these areas are more

likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not

allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle

that is not equipped with seats and safety belts.

Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and

using a safety belt properly.

This vehicle has indicators as a reminder to buckle the

safety belts. See Safety Belt Reminders on page 3-33

for additional information.

1-12

In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law

requires wearing safety belts. Here is why:

You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have

a crash, you do not know if it will be a serious one.

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so

serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive.

But most crashes are in between. In many of them,

people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk

away. Without safety belts, they could have been badly

hurt or killed.

After more than 40 years of safety belts in vehicles,

the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does

matter... a lot!

Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as

it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat

on wheels.

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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider

does not stop.

1-14

The person keeps going until stopped by something.

In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...

or the instrument panel...

1-15

or the safety belts!

With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.

You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,

and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why

safety belts make such good sense.

Questions and Answers About Safety

Belts

Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash if I

am wearing a safety belt?

A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety

belt or not. But your chance of being conscious

during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle

and get out, is much greater if you are belted.

And you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you

are upside down.

Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to

wear safety belts?

A: Airbags are supplemental systems only; so they

work with safety belts — not instead of them.

Whether or not an airbag is provided, all occupants

still have to buckle up to get the most protection.

That is true not only in frontal collisions, but

especially in side and other collisions.

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