Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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In Brief ...... 1-1 Storage ...... 4-1 Climate Controls ...... 8-1 Instrument Panel ...... 1-2 Storage Compartments ...... 4-1 Climate Control Systems ...... 8-1 Initial Drive Information ...... 1-4 Additional Storage Features . . . 4-2 Air Vents ...... 8-9 Vehicle Features ...... 1-15 Maintenance ...... 8-10 Performance and Instruments and Controls . . . . 5-1 Maintenance ...... 1-21 Controls ...... 5-2 Driving and Operating ...... 9-1 Warning Lights, Gauges, and Driving Information ...... 9-2 Keys, Doors, and Indicators ...... 5-8 Starting and Operating ...... 9-16 Windows ...... 2-1 Information Displays ...... 5-25 Engine Exhaust ...... 9-23 Keys and Locks ...... 2-1 Vehicle Messages ...... 5-32 Automatic Transmission ...... 9-24 Doors ...... 2-14 Vehicle Personalization ...... 5-43 Manual Transmission ...... 9-28 Vehicle Security...... 2-16 Universal Remote System . . . . 5-50 Drive Systems ...... 9-29 Exterior Mirrors ...... 2-19 Brakes ...... 9-29 Interior Mirrors ...... 2-21 Lighting ...... 6-1 Ride Control Systems ...... 9-33 Windows ...... 2-21 Exterior Lighting ...... 6-1 Cruise Control ...... 9-37 Roof ...... 2-24 Interior Lighting ...... 6-6 Driver Assistance Systems . . . 9-48 Lighting Features ...... 6-8 Fuel ...... 9-62 Seats and Restraints ...... 3-1 Infotainment System ...... 7-1 Trailer Towing...... 9-67 Head Restraints ...... 3-2 Conversions and Add-Ons . . . 9-72 Front Seats ...... 3-3 Introduction ...... 7-1 Rear Seats ...... 3-9 Radio ...... 7-8 Safety Belts ...... 3-11 Audio Players ...... 7-12 Airbag System ...... 3-19 Phone ...... 7-20 Child Restraints ...... 3-32 Trademarks and License Agreements ...... 7-31 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Vehicle Care ...... 10-1 Technical Data ...... 12-1 General Information ...... 10-2 Vehicle Identification ...... 12-1 Vehicle Checks ...... 10-3 Vehicle Data ...... 12-2 Headlamp Aiming ...... 10-29 Bulb Replacement ...... 10-29 Customer Information ...... 13-1 Electrical System ...... 10-31 Customer Information ...... 13-1 Wheels and Tires ...... 10-40 Reporting Safety Defects . . . . 13-12 Jump Starting ...... 10-72 Vehicle Data Recording and Towing the Vehicle ...... 10-74 Privacy...... 13-13 Appearance Care ...... 10-77 OnStar ...... 14-1 Service and Maintenance . . . 11-1 OnStar Overview...... 14-1 General Information ...... 11-1 OnStar Services ...... 14-2 Cadillac Premium Care OnStar Additional Maintenance ...... 11-3 Information ...... 14-5 Maintenance Schedule ...... 11-3 Index ...... i-1 Special Application Services ...... 11-9 Additional Maintenance and Care ...... 11-10 Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts ...... 11-13 Maintenance Records ...... 11-16 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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For vehicles first sold in Canada, Using this Manual substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for To quickly locate information about Cadillac Motor Car Division the vehicle, use the Index in the wherever it appears in this manual. back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the Keep this manual in the vehicle for manual and the page number where The names, logos, emblems, quick reference. it can be found. slogans, vehicle model names, and vehicle body designs appearing in Canadian Vehicle Owners Danger, Warnings, and this manual including, but not limited to, GM, the GM logo, the CADILLAC Propriétaires Canadiens Cautions Crest and Wreath, and CADILLAC A French language manual can be ATS are trademarks and/or service obtained from your dealer, at { Danger marks of General Motors LLC, its www.helminc.com, or from: subsidiaries, affiliates, or licensors. Text marked { Danger provides On peut obtenir un exemplaire de This manual describes features that ce guide en français auprès du information on risk of fatal injury. may or may not be on your specific concessionnaire ou à l'adresse Disregarding this information may vehicle either because they are savant: endanger life. options that you did not purchase or due to changes subsequent to the Helm, Incorporated Attention: Customer Service printing of this owner manual. 47911 Halyard Drive Please refer to the purchase documentation relating to your Plymouth, MI 48170 specific vehicle to confirm each of the features found on your vehicle.

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A circle with a slash through it is a Vehicle Symbol Chart { Warning safety symbol which means “Do Here are some additional symbols Not,”“Do not do this,” or “Do not let Text marked { Warning provides that may be found on the vehicle this happen.” and what they mean. For more information on risk of accident or information on the symbol, refer to injury. Disregarding this Symbols the Index. information may lead to injury. The vehicle has components and 9 : Airbag Readiness Light labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with # : Air Conditioning { Caution the text describing the operation or G : Air Conditioning information relating to a specific Refrigerant Oil component, control, message, Text marked { Caution provides ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) information that may indicate a gauge, or indicator. : Audio Steering Wheel Controls hazard that could result in injury M : This symbol is shown when g or OnStar® (if equipped) or death. It could also result in you need to see your owner manual possible damage to the vehicle. for additional instructions or $ : Brake System Warning Light information. I : Certified Technician * : This symbol is shown when " : Charging System you need to see a service manual for additional instructions or I : Cruise Control information. B : Engine Coolant Temperature O : Exterior Lamps H : Flammable . : Fuel Gauge + : Fuses Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer ( : Heated Steering Wheel j : LATCH System Child Restraints * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp : : Oil Pressure O : Power / : Remote Vehicle Start > : Safety Belt Reminders 7 : Tire Pressure Monitor d : Traction Control/StabiliTrak® M : Windshield Washer Fluid Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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2 NOTES Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

In Brief 1-1

In Brief Steering Wheel Side Blind Zone Adjustment ...... 1-10 Alert (SBZA) ...... 1-18 Interior Lighting ...... 1-10 Rear Vision Instrument Panel Exterior Lighting ...... 1-11 Camera (RVC) ...... 1-18 Instrument Panel Overview . . . . 1-2 Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 1-11 Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 1-19 Climate Controls ...... 1-13 Active Emergency Braking Initial Drive Information Transmission ...... 1-14 System ...... 1-19 Initial Drive Information ...... 1-4 Power Outlets ...... 1-19 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Vehicle Features Universal Remote System . . . 1-19 System ...... 1-4 Radio(s) ...... 1-15 Sunroof ...... 1-20 Remote Vehicle Start ...... 1-5 Satellite Radio ...... 1-15 Door Locks ...... 1-5 Portable Audio Devices ...... 1-15 Performance and Maintenance Trunk ...... 1-6 Bluetooth® ...... 1-16 Traction Control/Electronic Windows ...... 1-6 Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . 1-16 Stability Control ...... 1-21 Seat Adjustment ...... 1-6 Cruise Control ...... 1-17 Tire Pressure Monitor ...... 1-21 Memory Features ...... 1-7 Infotainment System ...... 1-17 Engine Oil Life System ...... 1-21 Second Row Seats ...... 1-8 Driver Information E85 or FlexFuel ...... 1-22 Heated Seats ...... 1-8 Center (DIC) ...... 1-17 Driving for Better Fuel Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 1-8 Forward Collision Alert (FCA) Economy ...... 1-22 Safety Belts ...... 1-9 System ...... 1-18 Roadside Service ...... 1-23 Passenger Sensing System . . . 1-9 Lane Departure OnStar® ...... 1-23 Mirror Adjustment ...... 1-9 Warning (LDW) ...... 1-18 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

1-2 In Brief

Instrument Panel Instrument Panel Overview Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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1. Air Vents on page 8-9. 7. Infotainment on page 7-1. 15. Electric Parking Brake (If 2. Exterior Lamp Controls on 8. Light Sensor. See Automatic Equipped, Automatic page 6-1. Headlamp System on page 6-4. Transmission). See Parking Brake (Electric) on page 9-30 Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and 9. Dual Automatic Climate Control or Parking Brake (Manual) on Lane-Change Signals on System (Base) on page 8-1 or page 9-32. page 6-6. Dual Automatic Climate Control System (Uplevel) on page 8-5. 16. Head-Up Display (HUD) on 3. Cruise Control on page 9-37. page 5-28 (If Equipped). Adaptive Cruise Control on 10. Instrument Panel Illumination Control on page 6-6. 17. Steering Wheel Adjustment on page 9-40 (If Equipped). page 5-2. 11. Hood Release (Out of View). Forward Collision Alert (FCA) 18. Horn on page 5-3. System on page 9-53 (If See Hood on page 10-4. Equipped). 12. Data Link Connector (DLC) 19. ENGINE START/STOP Button. (Out of View). See Malfunction See Ignition Positions on Heated Steering Wheel on page 9-16. page 5-3. Indicator Lamp on page 5-16. 13. Parking Assist Button. See 20. Heated Front Seats on Steering Wheel Controls on page 3-8 (If Equipped). page 5-2. Driver Assistance Systems on page 9-48. 21. Storage Bin. See Instrument 4. Instrument Cluster on page 5-10. Lane Departure Warning Panel Storage on page 4-1. Driver Information Center (DIC) (LDW) on page 9-60. 22. Shift Lever. See Automatic Display. See Driver Information Transmission on page 9-24 or Center (DIC) on page 5-25. 14. Tap Shift Controls (If Equipped). See Manual Mode Manual Transmission on 5. Steering Wheel Controls on on page 9-26. page 9-28 (If Equipped). page 5-2. 6. Windshield Wiper/Washer on page 5-3. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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23. Traction Control/Electronic Initial Drive Press and hold L for Stability Control on page 9-33. three seconds to sound the panic Electric Parking Brake (If Information alarm. Equipped, Manual This section provides a brief Press again or start the vehicle Transmission). See Parking overview about some of the L Brake (Electric) on page 9-30 important features that may or may to cancel the panic alarm. or Parking Brake (Manual) on not be on your specific vehicle. Y : Press and hold to release the page 9-32. trunk. For more detailed information, refer 24. MODE Button. See Driver to each of the features which can be Mode Control on page 9-35. found later in this owner manual. 25. Instrument Panel Storage on page 4-1. Remote Keyless Entry 26. Hazard Warning Flashers on (RKE) System page 6-5. 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 With Remote Start Shown, Without or all doors, depending on the Similar vehicle personalization settings. Press the key release button near See Vehicle Personalization on the bottom of the transmitter to page 5-43. remove the key. The key can be L : Press and release initiate used for the driver door and the vehicle locator. glove box. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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See Keys on page 2-1 and Remote . Turn on the hazard warning Power Door Locks Keyless Entry (RKE) System flashers. From the outside, press or K on Operation on page 2-3. . Turn the vehicle on and then off. Q the RKE transmitter. See Remote Remote Vehicle Start See Remote Vehicle Start on Keyless Entry (RKE) System page 2-8. Operation on page 2-3. If equipped with this feature, the engine can be started from outside Door Locks of the vehicle. To lock or unlock a door manually: Starting the Vehicle . From the outside, if the vehicle 1. Press and release Q on the is equipped with keyless access, RKE transmitter. press the button on the door handle when the Remote 2. Immediately press and hold / Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter for at least four seconds or until is within range. See Remote the turn signal lamps flash. Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 2-3. 3. Press the brake pedal and select the ON/RUN/START ignition . Use the key in the front driver mode to drive the vehicle. door. The key cylinder is K covered by a cap. See Door From the inside, press Q or . The Canceling a Remote Start Locks on page 2-10. indicator light in the switch will illuminate when activated. See To cancel a remote start, do any of . From the inside, to lock a rear Power Door Locks on page 2-12. the following: door push down on the door lock . Press and hold / until the knob on top of the door. To unlock a door, pull once on the parking lamps turn off. door handle to unlock it, and again to open it. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Trunk Windows Press the switch to lower the window. Pull the switch up to raise it. See Power Windows on page 2-22. Seat Adjustment Power Seats

To open the trunk, press | from The power windows only operate with the ignition in ACC/ inside the vehicle or press i ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START, on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) or when Retained Accessory Power transmitter, or push the touch pad (RAP) is active. See Retained on the rear of the trunk above the Accessory Power (RAP) on license plate. See Remote Keyless page 9-21. Entry (RKE) System Operation on To adjust the seat: The power window switches on the page 2-3 and Trunk on page 2-14. . driver door control all the windows. Move the seat forward or Each passenger door has a switch rearward by sliding the control that controls only that window. forward or rearward. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Raise or lower the seat by To adjust the lumbar and bolster To adjust the seatback: moving the rear of the control up support: or down. . Tilt the top of the control . Press and hold the control rearward to recline. . If available, raise or lower the forward or rearward to increase . Tilt the top of the control forward front part of the seat cushion by or decrease lumbar support. moving the front of the control to raise. . up or down. Press and hold the control up or See Reclining Seatbacks on down to increase or decrease page 3-5. See Power Seat Adjustment on seatback bolster support, page 3-3. if available. Memory Features Lumbar Adjustment See Lumbar Adjustment on page 3-4. Reclining Seatbacks Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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If equipped, the "1," "2," SET, and Heated Seats the off setting. The indicator lights B (Exit) buttons on the driver door next to the buttons indicate three for are used to manually save and the highest setting and one for the recall memory settings for the driver lowest. If the heated seats are on seat and outside mirrors. high, the level may automatically be See Memory Seats on page 3-6 and lowered after approximately Vehicle Personalization on 30 minutes. page 5-43. See Heated Front Seats on page 3-8. Second Row Seats On some models, the rear Head Restraint seatbacks can be folded down to Adjustment increase cargo space. Do not drive until the head restraints Uplevel Buttons Shown, Base See Rear Seats on page 3-9. for all occupants are installed and Buttons Similar adjusted properly. If available, the buttons are near the To achieve a comfortable seating climate controls on the center stack. position, change the seatback To operate, the ignition must be in recline angle as little as necessary ON/RUN/START. while keeping the seat and the head Press J /M or z /L to heat the restraint height in the proper position. driver or passenger seat cushion and seatback. See Head Restraints on page 3-2 and Power Seat Adjustment on Press the button once for the page 3-3. highest setting. With each press of the button, the seat will change to the next lower setting, and then to Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Safety Belts Passenger Sensing The passenger airbag status indicator lights on the overhead System console are visible when the vehicle is started. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 5-15. Mirror Adjustment Exterior Mirrors United States

Refer to the following sections for important information on how to use safety belts properly: Canada and Mexico . Safety Belts on page 3-11. The passenger sensing system will . How to Wear Safety Belts turn off the front outboard Properly on page 3-12. passenger frontal airbag and knee airbag under certain conditions. No . Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3-13. other airbag is affected by the 1. Move the selector switch to L (Left) or R (Right) to choose the . Lower Anchors and Tethers for passenger sensing system. See Children (LATCH System) on Passenger Sensing System on driver or passenger mirror. page 3-40. page 3-26. 2. Press one of the four arrows to move the mirror. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

1-10 In Brief

3. Move the selector switch to ) to when the vehicle is started. See 4. Pull the lever up to lock the deselect the mirror. Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror steering wheel in place. on page 2-21. The vehicle has manual folding Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving. mirrors. See Folding Mirrors on Steering Wheel page 2-20. Adjustment Interior Lighting Interior Mirrors Dome Lamp Adjustment The dome lamp is in the overhead Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear console. view behind the vehicle. Manual Rearview Mirror For vehicles with a manual rearview mirror, push the tab forward for daytime use and pull it for nighttime use to avoid glare from the headlamps from behind. See Manual Rearview Mirror on page 2-21. To adjust the steering wheel: Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror 1. Pull the lever down. For vehicles with an automatic 2. Move the steering wheel up dimming rearview mirror, the mirror or down. To change the dome lamp settings, will automatically reduce the glare 3. Pull or push the steering wheel press the following: from the headlamps from behind. closer or away from you. OFF: Turns the lamp off, even The dimming feature comes on when a door is open. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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DOOR: The lamp comes on when Press the lamp lens to turn the rear the vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) a door is opened. passenger reading lamps on or off. on automatic transmission vehicles, ON: Turns the lamp on. For more information on interior and when the parking brake is lighting, see Instrument Panel released on manual transmission Reading Lamps Illumination Control on page 6-6. vehicles. There are reading lamps on the AUTO: Automatically turns the overhead console and over the rear Exterior Lighting exterior lamps on and off, passenger doors. These lamps depending on outside lighting. come on when any door is opened. ; : Turns on the parking lamps To manually turn the reading lamps including all lamps, except the on or off: headlamps. 5 : Turns on the headlamps together with the parking lamps and instrument panel lights. See Exterior Lamp Controls on page 6-1 and Daytime Running The exterior lamp control is on the Lamps (DRL) on page 6-4. turn signal lever. Turn the control to the following Windshield Wiper/Washer positions: O : Turns off the exterior lamps. The knob returns to the AUTO m n position after it is released. Turn to Press or next to each O again to reactivate the AUTO overhead console reading lamp. mode. In Canada, the headlamps will automatically reactivate when Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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With the ignition in ACC/ 1X : For a single wipe, briefly move ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START, the lever down. For several wipes, move the lever to select the wiper hold the lever down. speed. n L : Pull the lever toward you to HI: Use for fast wipes. spray windshield washer fluid and LO: Use for slow wipes. activate the wipers. See Windshield Wiper/Washer on page 5-3.

INT: Move the lever up to INT for intermittent wipes, then turn the x INT band up for more frequent wipes or down for less frequent wipes. OFF: Use to turn the wipers off. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (13,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Climate Controls 10. Rear Window Defogger For vehicles with one of these systems, it controls the heating, cooling, and 11. Recirculation ventilation.

Base

1. Driver and Passenger 6. SYNC (Synchronized Temperature Controls Temperature) 2. Fan Control 7. Driver and Passenger Heated 3. AUTO (Automatic Operation) Seats (If Equipped) 4. Air Delivery Mode Control 8. AC (Air Conditioning) 5. OFF (Fan) 9. Defrost Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (14,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Transmission Automatic Transmission Driver Shift Control (DSC) or Tap Shift Vehicles equipped with DSC allow shifting an automatic transmission similar to a manual transmission. DSC can be enabled through the shift lever, or the tap shift controls on the back of the steering wheel (if equipped). See Manual Mode on Uplevel page 9-26. 1. Driver and Passenger 6. Defrost Temperature Controls 7. Rear Window Defogger 2. Fan Control 8. Recirculation 3. OFF (Fan) See Dual Automatic Climate Control 4. Driver and Passenger Heated System (Base) on page 8-1 or Dual Seats (If Equipped) Automatic Climate Control System 5. AUTO (Automatic Operation) (Uplevel) on page 8-5. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (15,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Vehicle Features To display the favorites page, press coast, and in digital-quality sound. the FAV button on the radio A fee is required to receive the Radio(s) faceplate. Continue pressing the SiriusXM service. FAV button to toggle through the For more information refer to: O : Press to turn the system on remaining visible favorite pages. and off. Turn to increase or . www.siriusxm.com or call See “Manage Favorites” under 1-866-635-2349 (U.S.). decrease the volume. Home Page on page 7-4. . www.xmradio.ca or call RADIO: Press to choose between Setting the Clock FM, AM, and SiriusXM®, 1-877-209-0079 (Canada). if equipped. See Clock (Base Radio) on See Satellite Radio on page 7-10. page 5-6 or Clock (Uplevel Radio) { : Press to go to the Home Page. on page 5-6. Portable Audio Devices MENU: Press to select a menu. This vehicle has a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) MEDIA: Press to change the audio Satellite Radio auxiliary input and a USB port in the source between CD, USB, SD Card, ® Vehicles with a SiriusXM satellite center console under the armrest, and AUX. radio tuner and a valid SiriusXM and if equipped, one USB port in the 7 : Press to seek the previous satellite radio subscription can storage behind the climate control station or track. receive SiriusXM programming. system, see Instrument Panel Storage on page 4-1. External 6 : Press to seek the next station SiriusXM Satellite Radio ® or track. devices such as iPods , laptop Service computers, MP3 players, CD See Overview on page 7-3 about SiriusXM is a satellite radio service changers, and USB storage devices these and other radio features. based in the 48 contiguous United may be connected, depending on Favorites States and 10 Canadian provinces. the audio system. SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide See Auxiliary Jack on page 7-19 Favorites can be stored including variety of programming and and USB Port on page 7-15. radio stations and media. commercial-free music, coast to Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (16,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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® Bluetooth Steering Wheel Controls c : Press to decline an incoming call, or end a current call. Press to The Bluetooth system allows users mute or unmute the infotainment with a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone system. to make and receive hands-free calls using the vehicle audio system and controls. The Bluetooth-enabled cell phone must be paired with the in-vehicle Bluetooth system before it can be used in the vehicle. Not all phones will support all functions. See Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) on page 7-21 or Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) on page 7-26 or If equipped with audio steering Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7-20. wheel controls, some audio controls can be adjusted at the steering wheel. S or T : Press the five-way control g : Press to talk or interact with to the left or right to go to the ® ® OnStar and Bluetooth . See previous or next area in the display OnStar Overview on page 14-1 and or to the previous or next menu. Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) on page 7-21 or Bluetooth (Voice y or z : Press the five-way Recognition) on page 7-26 or control up or down to go up or down Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7-20. in a list. Press to go up or down a page. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (17,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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SEL: Press to select a highlighted J : Press to turn the system on * : Press to disengage cruise menu item. and off. A white cruise control control without erasing the set C or B : Press to go to the next or indicator appears in the instrument speed from memory. previous favorite when listening to cluster when cruise is turned on. See Cruise Control on page 9-37 or the radio. Press to go to the next or +RES: Press the control up briefly Adaptive Cruise Control on previous track when listening to a to resume to make the vehicle page 9-40 (if equipped). media source. resume to a previously set speed or x + or x −: Press to increase or press and hold to accelerate. Infotainment System decrease the volume. If cruise control is already active, use to increase vehicle speed. To See the infotainment manual for See Steering Wheel Controls on increase speed by 1 km/h (1 mph), information on the radio, audio page 5-2. press +RES up to the first detent. To players, phone, navigation system, increase speed to the next 5 km/h and voice or speech recognition. Cruise Control (5 mph) mark on the speedometer, There is also information on settings press +RES up to the second and downloadable applications (if detent. equipped). SET−: Press the control down Driver Information briefly to set the speed and activate cruise control. If cruise control is Center (DIC) already active, use to decrease The DIC display is in the instrument vehicle speed. To decrease speed cluster. It shows the status of many by 1 km/h (1 mph), press SET− vehicle systems. down to the first detent. To decrease speed to the next 5 km/h (5 mph) mark on the speedometer, press SET− down to the second detent. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (18,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Forward Collision Alert indicator will change to amber and flash. In addition, beeps will sound, (FCA) System or the driver seat will pulse. If equipped, FCA may help avoid or See Lane Departure Warning (LDW) reduce the harm caused by on page 9-60. front-end crashes. FCA provides a green indicator when a vehicle is detected ahead. This indicator Side Blind Zone displays amber if you follow a Alert (SBZA) vehicle much too closely. When If equipped, SBZA will detect approaching a vehicle ahead too vehicles in the next lane over in the quickly, FCA provides a flashing red vehicle's side blind zone area. alert on the windshield and rapidly When this happens, the SBZA y or z : Press to move up or beeps or pulses the driver seat. display will light up in the down in a list. See Forward Collision Alert (FCA) corresponding outside side mirror S or T : Press to move between System on page 9-53. and will flash if the turn signal is on. the interactive display zones in the See Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) cluster. Press S to go back to the Lane Departure on page 9-58. previous menu. Warning (LDW) SEL: Press to open a menu or If equipped, LDW is intended to help Rear Vision select a menu item. Press and hold avoid unintentional lane departures Camera (RVC) to reset values on certain screens. at speeds of 56 km/h (35 mph) or If equipped, RVC displays a view of See Driver Information Center (DIC) greater. LDW uses a camera sensor the area behind the vehicle, on the on page 5-25. to detect the lane markings. The center stack display, when the LDW indicator, @, appears green if vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse). a lane marking is detected. If the vehicle departs the lane, the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (19,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

In Brief 1-19

See Assistance Systems for Parking Active Emergency . On the rear of the center floor console. or Backing on page 9-49. Braking System Lift the cover to access the Ultrasonic Parking Assist If the vehicle has Adaptive Cruise accessory power outlet. Control (ACC) it also has the Active If equipped, Ultrasonic Rear Parking Emergency Braking System, which See Power Outlets on page 5-7. Assist (URPA) uses sensors on the includes Intelligent Brake rear bumper to assist with parking Assist (IBA) and the Automatic Universal Remote System and avoiding objects while in Collision Preparation (ACP) System. R (Reverse). It operates at speeds These systems can provide a boost less than 8 km/h (5 mph). URPA to braking or automatically brake the may display a warning triangle on vehicle to help avoid or lessen the the Rear Vision Camera screen and severity of crashes. a graphic on the instrument cluster to provide the object distance. In See Active Emergency Braking addition, multiple beeps or seat System on page 9-56. pulses may occur if very close to an object. Power Outlets The vehicle may also have the Front The accessory power outlets can be Parking Assist system, a higher used to plug in electrical equipment, speed Backing Warning System, such as a cell phone or MP3 player. and the Rear Automatic Braking The vehicle has two accessory If equipped, this system provides a system. power outlets: way to replace up to three remote See Driver Assistance Systems on control transmitters used to activate . Inside the front storage bin page 9-48. devices such as garage door below the climate control openers, security systems, and system. home automation devices. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (20,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

1-20 In Brief

Read the instructions completely Vent Feature: Press the rear of the before attempting to program the switch (2) and release to express Universal Remote system. Because open the vent. Press the front of the of the steps involved, it may be switch (2) and release to express helpful to have another person close the vent. available to assist you with Manually open the sunshade. programming the Universal Remote system. See Sunroof on page 2-24. See Universal Remote System on page 5-50. Sunroof 1. SLIDE Switch If equipped, the ignition must be in ON/RUN/START or ACC/ 2. TILT Switch ACCESSORY, or Retained Open/Close: Press the rear or Accessory Power (RAP) must be front of the switch (1) to the first active, to operate the sunroof. See detent and hold to open or close the Ignition Positions on page 9-16 and sunroof. Retained Accessory Power (RAP) Express Open/Express Close: on page 9-21. Press the rear or front of the switch (1) to the second detent and release to express open or express close the sunroof. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (21,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

In Brief 1-21

Performance and . To turn off both Traction Control the tires to the recommended and StabiliTrak, press and hold pressure shown on the Tire and Maintenance g until g and i illuminate in the Loading Information label. See instrument cluster. The Vehicle Load Limits on page 9-11. Traction Control/ appropriate DIC message The warning light will remain on until displays. See Ride Control the tire pressure is corrected. Electronic Stability System Messages on page 5-39. Control The low tire pressure warning light . Press and release g again to may come on in cool weather when The traction control system limits turn on both systems. the vehicle is first started, and then wheel spin. The system is on when turn off as the vehicle is driven. This See Traction Control/Electronic the vehicle is started. may be an early indicator that the Stability Control on page 9-33. The StabiliTrak system assists with tire pressures are getting low and directional control of the vehicle in Tire Pressure Monitor the tires need to be inflated to the difficult driving conditions. The proper pressure. system is on when the vehicle is This vehicle may have a Tire The TPMS does not replace normal started. Pressure Monitor System (TPMS). monthly tire maintenance. Maintain . To turn off traction control, press the correct tire pressures. and release g on the center See Tire Pressure Monitor System console. i illuminates in the on page 10-49. instrument cluster and the appropriate DIC message Engine Oil Life System displays. See Ride Control The engine oil life system calculates System Messages on page 5-39. The low tire pressure warning light engine oil life based on vehicle use alerts to a significant loss in and displays the CHANGE ENGINE . Press and release again to g pressure of one of the vehicle's OIL SOON message when it is time turn traction control back on. tires. If the warning light comes on, to change the engine oil and filter. stop as soon as possible and inflate Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (22,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

1-22 In Brief

The oil life system should be reset The oil life system can also be reset Driving for Better Fuel to 100% only following an oil as follows: Economy change. 1. Turn the ignition on with the Driving habits can affect fuel Resetting the Oil Life System engine off. mileage. Here are some driving tips 1. Using the DIC controls on the 2. Fully press and release the to get the best fuel economy right side of the steering wheel, accelerator pedal three times possible. display REMAINING OIL LIFE within five seconds. . Avoid fast starts and accelerate on the DIC. See Driver If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL smoothly. Information Center (DIC) on SOON message is not on, the page 5-25. When remaining oil system is reset. . Brake gradually and avoid life is low, the CHANGE abrupt stops. ENGINE OIL SOON message See Engine Oil Life System on page 10-12. . Avoid idling the engine for long will appear on the display. See periods of time. Engine Oil Messages on page 5-35. E85 or FlexFuel . When road and weather conditions are appropriate, use 2. Press SEL on the DIC controls Vehicles with a yellow fuel cap can cruise control. and hold SEL down for a few use either unleaded gasoline or seconds to clear the CHANGE ethanol fuel containing up to 85% . Always follow posted speed ENGINE OIL SOON message ethanol (E85). See E85 or FlexFuel limits or drive more slowly when and reset the oil life at 100%. on page 9-64. For all other vehicles, conditions require. use only the unleaded gasoline Be careful not to reset the oil life . Keep vehicle tires properly described under Recommended display accidentally at any time inflated. Fuel on page 9-62. other than after the oil is . Combine several trips into a changed. It cannot be reset single trip. accurately until the next oil change. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (23,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

In Brief 1-23

. Replace the vehicle's tires with OnStar® the same TPC Spec number molded into the tire's sidewall If equipped, this vehicle has a near the size. comprehensive, in-vehicle system that can connect to a live Advisor . Follow recommended scheduled for Emergency, Security, Navigation, maintenance. Connection, and Diagnostic Services. See OnStar Overview on Roadside Service page 14-1. U.S.: 1-800-224-1400 Canada: 1-800-882-1112 TTY Users (U.S. Only): 1-888-889-2438 New Cadillac owners are automatically enrolled in the Roadside Service Program. See Roadside Service on page 13-5. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (24,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

1-24 In Brief

2 NOTES Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-1

Exterior Mirrors Keys and Locks Keys, Doors, and Convex Mirrors ...... 2-19 Windows Power Mirrors ...... 2-20 Folding Mirrors ...... 2-20 Keys Heated Mirrors ...... 2-20 Keys and Locks Park Tilt Mirrors ...... 2-20 { Warning Keys ...... 2-1 Interior Mirrors Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Leaving children in a vehicle with Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . 2-21 a Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ...... 2-2 Manual Rearview Mirror ...... 2-21 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is dangerous and Automatic Dimming Rearview children or others could be System Operation ...... 2-3 Mirror ...... 2-21 Remote Vehicle Start ...... 2-8 seriously injured or killed. They Door Locks ...... 2-10 Windows could operate the power windows Power Door Locks ...... 2-12 Windows ...... 2-21 or other controls or make the Delayed Locking ...... 2-12 Power Windows ...... 2-22 vehicle move. The windows will Automatic Door Locks ...... 2-13 Sun Visors ...... 2-24 function with the RKE transmitter Lockout Protection ...... 2-13 in the vehicle, and children or Safety Locks ...... 2-14 Roof others could be caught in the path Sunroof ...... 2-24 Doors of a closing window. Do not leave Trunk ...... 2-14 children in a vehicle with an RKE transmitter. Vehicle Security Vehicle Security ...... 2-16 Vehicle Alarm System ...... 2-16 Immobilizer ...... 2-18 Immobilizer Operation ...... 2-18 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

2-2 Keys, Doors, and Windows

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System See Radio Frequency Statement on page 13-15. If there is a decrease in the RKE operating range: . Check the distance. The transmitter may be too far from the vehicle. . Check the location. Other To remove the key, press the button vehicles or objects may be near the bottom of the transmitter, blocking the signal. and pull the key out. Never pull the . Check the transmitter's battery. key out without pressing the button. See “Battery Replacement” later See your dealer if a new key is in this section. needed. . If the transmitter is still not Contact Roadside Service if locked working correctly, see your out of the vehicle. See Roadside dealer or a qualified technician Service on page 13-5. for service. With an active OnStar subscription, an OnStar Advisor may remotely unlock the vehicle. See OnStar This key, inside the Remote Keyless Overview on page 14-1. Entry (RKE) transmitter, is used for the driver door and glove box. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-3

Remote Keyless Entry indicate locking. See “Remote unlocking. Memory seat positions Locking, Unlocking, Starting” under may be recalled when unlocking the (RKE) System Operation Vehicle Personalization on vehicle. The RKE transmitter functions may page 5-43. See “Remote Locking, Unlocking, work up to 60 m (197 ft) away from Starting” under Vehicle the vehicle. If the driver door is open when Q is pressed and “Unlocked Door Anti Personalization on page 5-43. Keep in mind that other conditions, Lock Out” is enabled through the Pressing K will disarm the such as those previously stated, can vehicle personalization, all doors will impact the performance of the theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle lock and then the driver door will Alarm System on page 2-16. transmitter. immediately unlock. See “Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out” under Vehicle / (Remote Start): If equipped, Personalization on page 5-43. If the press and release Q and then passenger door is open when Q is immediately press and hold / for at pressed, all doors lock. least four seconds to start the engine from outside the vehicle Pressing may also arm the Q using the RKE transmitter. See theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle Remote Vehicle Start on page 2-8. Alarm System on page 2-16. K L (Vehicle Locator/Panic (Unlock): Press to unlock the Alarm): Press and release to driver door or all doors. When initiate vehicle locator. The exterior remotely unlocking the vehicle at lamps flash and the horn chirps night, the headlamps and back-up With Remote Start Shown, Without lamps will come on for about three times. Press and hold L for Similar 30 seconds to light your approach to three seconds to sound the panic the vehicle. The turn signal alarm. The horn sounds and the (Lock): Press to lock all doors. Q indicators may flash to indicate The turn signal indicators may flash and/or the horn may sound to Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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turn signal lamps flash for Keyless Unlocking/Locking from Pressing the lock/unlock button will 30 seconds, or until L is pressed the Driver Door cause all doors to lock if any of the again or the vehicle is started. When the doors are locked and the following occur: i (Remote Trunk Release): RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) . It has been more than Press and hold to release the trunk. of the door handle, pressing the five seconds since the first lock/ lock/unlock button on the driver door unlock button press. Keyless Access Operation handle will unlock the driver door. . Two lock/unlock button presses Some vehicles have the Keyless If the lock/unlock button is pressed were used to unlock all doors. Access system that lets you lock again within five seconds, all . Any vehicle door has opened and unlock the doors and access passenger doors will unlock. and all doors are now closed. the trunk without removing the RKE transmitter from your pocket, purse, Keyless Unlocking/Locking from briefcase, etc. The RKE transmitter the Passenger Doors must be within 1 m (3 ft) of the door When the doors are locked and the being opened. If the vehicle has this RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) feature, there will be a button on the of the door handle, pressing the outside door handles. lock/unlock button on a passenger The Keyless Access system can be door handle will unlock all doors. programmed to unlock all doors on Pressing the lock/unlock button will the first lock/unlock press from the cause all doors to lock if any of the driver door. See Vehicle following occur:

Personalization on page 5-43. . Driver Door Shown, Passenger The lock/unlock button was used to unlock all doors. Similar . Any vehicle door has opened and all doors are now closed. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-5

Passive Locking Keyless Trunk Opening 1. Place the recognized If equipped with Keyless Access, Press the touch pad on the trunk transmitter(s) in the cupholder. this feature will lock the vehicle handle to open the trunk if the RKE 2. Remove the key lock cylinder several seconds after all doors are transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft). cap. See Door Locks on closed, if the vehicle is off and at page 2-10. Insert the vehicle key least one RKE transmitter has been Programming Transmitters to into the key lock cylinder on the removed from the interior or none the Vehicle driver door handle, then turn the remain in the interior. Only RKE transmitters programmed key counterclockwise to the to the vehicle will work. If a unlock position five times within Temporary Disable Passive 10 seconds. Locking Feature transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can be purchased and The Driver Information Center Temporarily disable the passive programmed through your dealer. (DIC) displays READY TO locking by pressing and holding K The vehicle can be reprogrammed LEARN ELECTRONIC KEY #2, on the interior door switch with a so that lost or stolen transmitters no 3, 4, ETC. door open for at least four seconds, longer work. Each vehicle can have or until three chimes are heard. up to eight transmitters matched Passive locking will then remain to it. disabled until Q on the interior door Programming with a Recognized is pressed, or until the vehicle is Transmitter turned on. A new transmitter can be To customize the doors to programmed to the vehicle when automatically lock when exiting the there is one recognized transmitter. vehicle, see “Remote Lock, Unlock, To program, the vehicle must be off Start” under Vehicle Personalization on page 5-43. and all transmitters, both currently recognized and new, must be with you. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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3. Place the new transmitter into Programming without a 2. Wait for 10 minutes until the DIC the transmitter pocket. The Recognized Transmitter displays PRESS ENGINE center console storage area will If there are no currently recognized START BUTTON TO LEARN need to be opened to access the transmitters available, follow this and then press the ENGINE transmitter pocket. procedure to program up to eight START/STOP button. 4. Press the ENGINE START/ transmitters. This feature is not The DIC display will again show STOP button. When the available in Canada. This procedure REMOTE LEARN PENDING, transmitter is learned, the DIC will take approximately 30 minutes PLEASE WAIT. display will show that it is ready to complete. The vehicle must be off 3. Repeat Step 2 two additional to program the next transmitter. and all transmitters to be times. After the third time all 5. Remove the transmitter from the programmed must be with you. previously known transmitters transmitter pocket and press K 1. Remove the key lock cylinder will no longer work with the cap. See Door Locks on vehicle. Remaining transmitters or on the transmitter. Q page 2-10. Insert the vehicle key can be relearned during the next To program additional into the key lock cylinder on the steps. transmitters, repeat Steps 3–5. driver door handle, then turn the The DIC display should key counterclockwise to the When all additional transmitters now show READY FOR unlock position five times within are programmed, press and hold REMOTE # 1. 10 seconds. the ENGINE START/STOP button for approximately The Driver Information Center 12 seconds to exit (DIC) displays REMOTE LEARN programming mode. PENDING, PLEASE WAIT. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-7

6. Remove the transmitter from the transmitter pocket and press K or Q on the transmitter. To program additional transmitters, repeat Steps 4–6. When all additional transmitters are programmed, press and hold the ENGINE START/STOP button for approximately 12 seconds to exit programming mode. 4. Place the new transmitter in the Starting the Vehicle with a Low 2. Place the transmitter in the transmitter pocket. The center transmitter pocket. Transmitter Battery console storage area will need 3. With the vehicle in P (Park) or to be opened to access the If the transmitter battery is weak or if N (Neutral), press the brake transmitter pocket. there is interference with the signal, pedal and the ENGINE START/ 5. Press the ENGINE START/ the DIC may display a message STOP button. STOP button. When the when you try to start the vehicle. See Key and Lock Messages on Replace the transmitter battery transmitter is learned, the DIC as soon as possible. display will show that it is ready page 5-36. to program the next transmitter. To start the vehicle: 1. Open the center console storage area and the storage tray. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Battery Replacement 1. Press the button near the bottom of the transmitter and pull the { Caution key out.

When replacing the battery, do not touch any of the circuitry on the transmitter. Static from your body could damage the transmitter.

Replace the battery if the REPLACE BATTERY IN REMOTE KEY message displays in the DIC. 3. Remove the old battery. Do not use a metal object. 4. Insert the new battery on the back housing, positive side 2. Use the oval base of the key facing down. Replace with a blade to separate the two halves CR2032 or equivalent battery. of the transmitter. 5. Align the key release button and snap the transmitter back together. Remote Vehicle Start If equipped, this feature allows the engine to be started from outside the vehicle. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-9

/ (Remote Vehicle Start): This The RKE transmitter range may be The engine will shut off after button will be on the RKE less while the vehicle is running. 10 minutes unless a time transmitter if the vehicle has remote Other conditions can affect the extension is done or the ignition start. performance of the transmitter. See is put in ON/RUN/START. The climate control system will use Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) 3. Press the brake pedal and select the previous settings during a System on page 2-2. the ON/RUN/START ignition mode to drive the vehicle. remote start. The rear window Starting the Engine Using Remote defogger may come on during Start Extending Engine Run Time remote start based on cold ambient conditions. The rear defog indicator 1. Press and release Q on the The engine run time can also be light does not come on during RKE transmitter. extended by another 10 minutes, remote start. if during the first 10 minutes 2. Immediately press and hold / Steps 1–2 are repeated while the If the vehicle has heated seats, they for at least four seconds or until engine is still running. This provides may come on during a remote start. the turn signal lamps flash. This a total of 20 minutes. See Heated Front Seats on confirms the request to remote page 3-8. The remote start can only be start the vehicle has been extended once. Laws in some local communities received. If the vehicle's lamps may restrict the use of remote are not visible, press and hold A maximum of two remote starts, starters. For example, some laws / for at least four seconds. or a remote start with an extension, are allowed between ignition cycles. may require a person using remote During the remote start, the start to have the vehicle in view. doors will be locked and the The vehicle's ignition must be Check local regulations for any parking lamps will remain on as changed to ON/RUN/START and requirements. long as the engine is running. then back to OFF before the remote If your vehicle is low on fuel, do not start procedure can be used again. use the remote start feature. The vehicle may run out of fuel. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

2-10 Keys, Doors, and Windows

Canceling a Remote Start . The oil pressure is low. Warning (Continued) To cancel a remote start, do any of . Two remote vehicle starts or a the following: start with an extension have . Young children who get into already been used. unlocked vehicles may be . Press and hold / until the . The vehicle is not in P (Park). unable to get out. A child can parking lamps turn off. be overcome by extreme heat . Turn on the hazard warning Door Locks and can suffer permanent flashers. injuries or even death from heat stroke. Always lock the . Turn the vehicle on and then { Warning back off. vehicle whenever leaving it. Unlocked doors can be . Outsiders can easily enter Conditions in Which Remote Start dangerous. through an unlocked door Will Not Work when slowing or stopping the . Passengers, especially The remote start will not operate if children, can easily open the vehicle. Lock the doors to any of the following occur: doors and fall out of a moving help prevent this from happening. . The ignition is in any mode other vehicle. The chance of being than OFF. thrown out of the vehicle in a crash is increased if the . The transmitter is in the vehicle. doors are not locked. So, all . The hood is not closed. passengers should wear . The hazard warning flashers safety belts properly and the are on. doors should be locked whenever the vehicle is . There is an emission control driven. system malfunction. (Continued) . The engine coolant temperature is too high. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-11

Keyless Access Key Cylinder Access

To access the key cylinder: 1. Pull the door handle (1) to the To replace the cap: open position. If equipped, use the Keyless Access 1. Pull the door handle to the open 2. Insert the key (4) into the slot (3) position. system to lock and unlock the door. on the bottom of the cap (2) and When the doors are locked and the pry outward. 2. Insert the two tabs (7) at the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) back of the cap (8) between the transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of the 3. Move the cap (2) rearward and seal (5) and the metal base (6). driver door handle, press the lock/ remove. unlock button. When unlocking from 4. Use the key (4) in the cylinder. the driver door, the first press unlocks that door; press again within five seconds to unlock all passenger doors. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 2-3. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Inside the Vehicle Q (Lock): Press to lock the doors. On the rear doors, push down on The indicator light in the switch will the door lock knob to lock the door illuminate when activated. manually. Pull once on the door K (Unlock): Press to unlock the handle to unlock the door and again doors. to open the door. Press the power door lock switch to Delayed Locking lock or unlock all doors This feature delays the actual automatically. See Power Door locking of the doors until Locks on page 2-12. five seconds after all doors are closed. Power Door Locks Delayed locking can only be turned on when the Unlocked Door Anti Lockout feature has been turned off. When Q is pressed on the power door lock switch with the door open, a chime will sound three times indicating that delayed locking is active. The doors will then lock automatically five seconds after all doors are closed. If a door is reopened before five seconds have 3. Move the cap forward and press elapsed, the five-second timer will to snap the cap in place. reset once all the doors are closed 4. Release the door handle. again. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (13,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-13

. For vehicles with a manual Press Q on the door lock switch This feature can be manually transmission, turn the vehicle off. overridden with the driver door open again, or press Q on the RKE transmitter, to override this feature The power door locks can be by pressing and holding Q on the and lock the doors immediately. programmed through the Driver power door lock switch. Information Center (DIC). See Delayed locking can be Vehicle Personalization on Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out programmed through the Driver page 5-43. When this feature is on and door Information Center (DIC). See locking is requested with the driver Vehicle Personalization on Lockout Protection door open, all doors will lock and page 5-43. only the driver door will unlock. The If the vehicle is in ACC/ driver door must be closed before ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START Automatic Door Locks locking is requested for all doors to with the Remote Keyless remain locked. When this feature is The vehicle is programmed so that Entry (RKE) transmitter in the when the doors are closed, the off, the Delayed Door Lock menu vehicle and the power door lock will be available. ignition is on, and the shift lever is switch is pressed with the driver moved out of P (Park) for automatic door open, all the doors will lock This feature can also be transmissions, or the vehicle speed and only the driver door will unlock. programmed. See Vehicle is above 13 km/h (8 mph) for Personalization on page 5-43. manual transmissions, the doors If the vehicle is off with the RKE will lock. transmitter in the vehicle and the power door lock switch is pressed To unlock the doors: with the driver door open, all the . Press an unlock switch on doors will lock and only the driver a door. door will unlock after closing all of the doors. . For vehicles with an automatic transmission, shift the transmission into P (Park). Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (14,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Safety Locks The rear door power windows are Doors also disabled. See Power Windows on page 2-22. Trunk Press v { again to deactivate the lockout switch. { Warning If an inside rear door handle is being pulled at the same time the Exhaust gases can enter the safety lock is deactivated, only that vehicle if it is driven with the door will remain locked and the liftgate or trunk/hatch open, indicator light may flash. Release or with any objects that pass the handle, then press the safety through the seal between the lock twice to deactivate the safety body and the trunk/hatch or locks. liftgate. Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide (CO) which The rear door safety locks prevent cannot be seen or smelled. It can passengers from opening the rear cause unconsciousness and even doors from inside the vehicle. death. Press v { to activate the safety If the vehicle must be driven with locks on the rear doors. The the liftgate or trunk/hatch open: indicator light in the switch will illuminate when activated. . Close all of the windows. . Fully open the air outlets on or under the instrument panel. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (15,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-15

Trunk Lock Release If equipped with Keyless Access, Warning (Continued) the trunk may also be opened while the vehicle is locked by pressing the . Adjust the climate control touch pad on the rear of the trunk system to a setting that above the license plate while the brings in only outside air and RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) set the fan speed to the of the rear of the vehicle. highest setting. See “Climate Control Systems” in the If the vehicle is ever without power, Index. the trunk area can still be accessed through the rear seat pass-through . If the vehicle is equipped with door, if equipped. a power liftgate, disable the power liftgate function. 1. Fold the rear armrest down and open the pass-through door. See See Engine Exhaust on Rear Seat Pass-Through Door page 9-23. To open the trunk the vehicle must on page 3-11. be off or the shift lever must be in P (Park). 2. Reach inward through the opening to locate the emergency . Press | on the driver door. trunk release handle. See “Emergency Trunk Release . Press i on the RKE Handle” following. transmitter. 3. Pull the release handle toward . Press the touch pad on the rear the front of the vehicle to open of the trunk above the license the trunk. plate when all doors are unlocked. By folding the rear seat, if equipped: 1. Fold down the rear seatback. See Rear Seats on page 3-9. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (16,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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2. Reach inward through the Vehicle Security opening to locate the emergency { Caution trunk release handle. This vehicle has theft-deterrent Do not use the emergency trunk features; however, they do not make 3. Pull the release handle toward release handle as a tie-down or the vehicle impossible to steal. the front of the vehicle to open anchor point when securing items the trunk. in the trunk as it could damage Vehicle Alarm System Emergency Trunk Release the handle. This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm Handle system. There is a glow-in-the-dark emergency trunk release handle on the trunk lid. This handle will glow following exposure to light. Pull the release handle to open the trunk from the inside.

The indicator light, on the instrument panel near the windshield, indicates the status of the system. Off: Vehicle system is disarmed. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (17,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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On Solid: Vehicle is secured will bypass the 30-second delay Disarming the Alarm System during the delay to arm the system. and immediately arm the alarm To disarm the alarm system or turn system. Fast Flash: Vehicle is unsecured. off the alarm if it has been activated, A door, the hood, or the trunk The vehicle alarm system will not do one of the following: is open. arm if the doors are locked with . Press K on the RKE transmitter. Slow Flash: Alarm system is the key. armed. If the driver door is opened without . Unlock the vehicle using the first unlocking with the RKE Keyless Access system. Arming the Alarm System transmitter, the horn will chirp and . Start the vehicle. 1. Turn off the vehicle. the lights will flash to indicate pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not To avoid setting off the alarm by 2. Lock the vehicle in one of started, or the door is not unlocked accident: three ways: by pressing K on the RKE . Lock the vehicle after all . Use the RKE transmitter. transmitter during the 10-second occupants have left the vehicle . Use the Keyless Access pre-alarm, the alarm will be and all doors are closed. system. activated. . Always unlock a door with the RKE transmitter or use the . With a door open, press The alarm will also be activated if a Q Keyless Access system. on the interior of the door. passenger door, the trunk, or the hood is opened without first Unlocking the driver door with the 3. After 30 seconds the alarm disarming the system. When the key will not disarm the system or system will arm, and the alarm is activated, the turn signals turn off the alarm. indicator light will begin to slowly flash and the horn sounds for about flash indicating the alarm system 30-seconds. the alarm system will is operating. Pressing Q on the then re-arm to monitor for the next RKE transmitter a second time unauthorized event. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (18,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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How to Detect a Tamper The inclination sensor can set off Condition the alarm if it senses movement of the vehicle, such as a change in If K is pressed on the transmitter vehicle orientation. and the horn chirps three times, a previous alarm occurred while the Immobilizer system was armed. See Radio Frequency Statement on The security light, in the instrument If the alarm has been activated, a page 13-15. cluster, comes on if there is a message will appear on the DIC. problem with arming or disarming See Security Messages on Immobilizer Operation the theft-deterrent system. page 5-40. The system has one or more RKE This vehicle has a passive transmitters matched to an Power Sounder and Inclination theft-deterrent system. Sensor immobilizer control unit in the The system does not have to be vehicle. Only a correctly matched In addition to the standard manually armed or disarmed. RKE transmitter will start the theft-deterrent system features, this The vehicle is automatically vehicle. If the transmitter is ever system may also have a power damaged, you may not be able to sounder and inclination sensor. immobilized when the vehicle is turned off. start your vehicle. The power sounder provides an When trying to start the vehicle, the audible alarm which is distinct from The immobilization system is disarmed when the pushbutton start security light comes on briefly when the vehicle’s horn. It has its own the ignition is turned on. power source, and can sound an is activated to enter the ACC/ ACCESSORY mode or the ON/ If the engine does not start and the alarm if the vehicle’s battery is compromised. RUN/START mode and a valid security light stays on, there is a transmitter is present in the vehicle. problem with the system. Turn the ignition off and try again. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (19,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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If the vehicle will not change ignition It is possible for the immobilizer Exterior Mirrors modes (ACC/ACCESSORY, ON/ system to learn new or replacement RUN/START, OFF), and the RKE RKE transmitters. Up to eight transmitter appears to be transmitters can be programmed for Convex Mirrors undamaged, try another transmitter. the vehicle. To program additional Or, you may try placing the transmitters, see “Programming { Caution transmitter in the transmitter pocket Transmitters to the Vehicle” under located in the center console. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) A convex mirror can make things, Key and Lock Messages on System Operation on page 2-3. like other vehicles, look farther away than they really are. If you page 5-36. Do not leave the key or device that cut too sharply into the right lane, If the ignition modes will not change disarms or deactivates the with the other transmitter, your theft-deterrent system in the vehicle. you could hit a vehicle on the vehicle needs service. If the ignition right. Check the inside mirror or does change modes, the first glance over your shoulder before transmitter may be faulty. See your changing lanes. dealer. The passenger side mirror is convex shaped. A convex mirror's surface is curved so more can be seen from the driver seat. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (20,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Power Mirrors Exterior Automatic Dimming Folding Mirrors Mirror If equipped, there is a driver side Manual Folding Mirrors exterior automatic dimming mirror The mirrors can be folded inward that will automatically adjust for the toward the vehicle to prevent glare of headlamps behind. damage when going through an automatic car wash. Push the mirror Memory Mirrors outward to return it to the original If equipped, there are exterior position. memory mirrors. See Memory Seats on page 3-6. Heated Mirrors Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) = (Rear Window Defogger): If equipped, there is Side Blind Zone Press to heat the mirrors. 1. Move the selector switch to L Alert. See Side Blind Zone Alert See Dual Automatic Climate Control (Left) or R (Right) to choose the (SBZA) on page 9-58. System (Base) on page 8-1 or Dual Automatic Climate Control System driver or passenger mirror. Turn Signal Indicator (Uplevel) on page 8-5. 2. Press one of the four arrows to If equipped, there are turn signal move the mirror. indicators on the mirror housings. Park Tilt Mirrors ) The indicator will flash when a turn 3. Move the selector switch to to If equipped with the memory deselect the mirror. signal or the hazard warning flashers are used. package, the passenger and/or driver mirror tilts to a preselected position when the vehicle is in R (Reverse). This feature allows the driver to view the curb when parallel parking. The mirror(s) return to the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (21,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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original position when the vehicle is Interior Mirrors Windows shifted out of R (Reverse), the ignition is turned off, or if the vehicle is driven in (R) above a Interior Rearview Mirrors { Warning predetermined speed. Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear Never leave a child, a helpless view of the area behind your Turn this feature on or off through adult, or a pet alone in a vehicle, vehicle. vehicle personalization. See Vehicle especially with the windows Personalization on page 5-43. Do not spray glass cleaner directly closed in warm or hot weather. on the mirror. Use a soft towel They can be overcome by the dampened with water. extreme heat and suffer permanent injuries or even death Manual Rearview Mirror from heat stroke. If equipped with a manual rearview mirror, push the tab forward for daytime use and pull it for nighttime use to avoid glare from the headlamps from behind. Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror If equipped, automatic dimming reduces the glare of headlamps from behind. The dimming feature comes on when the vehicle is started. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (22,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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The vehicle aerodynamics are Express-Down/Up Windows designed to improve fuel economy Windows with the express feature performance. This may result in a allow the windows to be raised and pulsing sound when either rear lowered all the way without holding window is down and the front the switch. windows are up. To reduce the sound, open either a front window Press or pull the switch fully and or the sunroof, if equipped. release it to activate the express feature. Power Windows The express mode can be canceled by briefly pressing or pulling the { Warning switch. The power windows only operate Express Window Anti-Pinch Children could be seriously with the ignition in ACC/ injured or killed if caught in the ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START, Feature path of a closing window. Never or when Retained Accessory Power If any object is in the path of the leave the Remote Keyless Entry (RAP) is active. See Retained window when the express-up is (RKE) transmitter in a vehicle with Accessory Power (RAP) on active, the window will stop at the children. When there are children page 9-21. obstruction and auto-reverse to a in the rear seat, use the window The power window switches on the preset factory position. Weather lockout switch to prevent driver door control all the windows. conditions such as severe icing may operation of the windows. See Each passenger door has a switch also cause the window to Keys on page 2-1. that controls only that window. auto-reverse. The window will return to normal operation after the Press the switch to lower the obstruction or condition is removed. window. Pull the switch up to raise it. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (23,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Express Window Anti-Pinch Programming the Power The window is now reprogrammed. Override Windows Repeat the process for the other windows. If the vehicle battery has been { Warning recharged or disconnected, or is not Window Lockout working, the front power windows If express override is activated, may need to be reprogrammed for the window will not reverse the express-up feature to work. automatically. You or others could Before reprogramming, replace or be injured and the window could recharge the vehicle battery. be damaged. Before you use To program: express override, make sure that all people and obstructions are 1. With the ignition in ON/RUN/ clear of the window path. START or ACC/ACCESSORY, or when RAP is active, close all doors. The anti-pinch feature can be overridden when the ignition is in 2. Press down the power window ON/RUN/START. Hold the window switch until the window is switch all the way up to the second fully open. This feature prevents the rear position. The window will rise for as 3. Pull the power window switch up passenger windows from operating, long as the switch is held. Once the until the window is fully closed. except from the driver position. switch is released, the express mode is reactivated. 4. Continue holding the switch up Press v { to activate the window for approximately two seconds lockout. The indicator light in the In this mode, the window can close after the window is completely switch will illuminate when on an object in its path. Use care closed. activated. when using the override mode. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (24,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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The rear door safety locks are also Roof Open/Close: Press the rear or disabled. See Safety Locks on front of the switch (1) to the first page 2-14. detent and hold to open or close the Sunroof sunroof. Press v { again to deactivate the If equipped with a sunroof, the lockout switch. Express Open/Express Close: ignition must be in ON/RUN/START Press the rear or front of the If the indicator light flashes, the or ACC/ACCESSORY, or in switch (1) to the second detent and feature may not be working properly. Retained Accessory Power (RAP), release to express open or express to operate the sunroof. See Ignition close the sunroof. Sun Visors Positions on page 9-16 and Retained Accessory Power (RAP) Vent Feature: Press and hold the Pull the visor toward you, or move it on page 9-21. front of the switch (2) to vent the to the side to help reduce glare. sunroof. The sunshade must be To use the lighted mirror, lift the manually opened. Press and hold cover. the rear of the switch (2) to close the sunroof vent. Anti-Pinch Feature If an object is in the path of the sunroof when it is closing, the anti-pinch feature will detect the object and stop the sunroof from closing at the point of the obstruction. The sunroof then retracts away from the object. 1. SLIDE Switch 2. TILT Switch Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (25,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Dirt and debris may collect on the sunroof seal or in the track. This could cause an issue with sunroof operation or noise. It could also plug the water drainage system. Periodically open the sunroof and remove any obstacles or loose debris. Wipe the sunroof seal and roof sealing area using a clean cloth, mild soap, and water. Do not remove grease from the sunroof. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (26,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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2 NOTES Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Seats and Lap-Shoulder Belt ...... 3-13 Adding Equipment to the Safety Belt Use During Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 3-30 Restraints Pregnancy ...... 3-17 Airbag System Check ...... 3-31 Safety Belt Extender ...... 3-17 Replacing Airbag System Safety System Check ...... 3-18 Parts after a Crash ...... 3-32 Head Restraints Safety Belt Care ...... 3-18 Head Restraints ...... 3-2 Replacing Safety Belt System Child Restraints Parts after a Crash ...... 3-18 Older Children ...... 3-32 Front Seats Infants and Young Power Seat Adjustment ...... 3-3 Airbag System Children ...... 3-34 Lumbar Adjustment ...... 3-4 Airbag System ...... 3-19 Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 3-37 Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . 3-4 Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 3-21 Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-38 Reclining Seatbacks ...... 3-5 When Should an Airbag Lower Anchors and Tethers Memory Seats ...... 3-6 Inflate? ...... 3-23 for Children (LATCH Heated Front Seats ...... 3-8 What Makes an Airbag System) ...... 3-40 Rear Seats Inflate? ...... 3-24 Replacing LATCH System How Does an Airbag Parts After a Crash ...... 3-45 Rear Seats ...... 3-9 Restrain? ...... 3-24 Securing Child Restraints Rear Seat What Will You See after an (Rear Seat) ...... 3-45 Pass-Through Door ...... 3-11 Airbag Inflates? ...... 3-24 Securing Child Restraints Safety Belts Passenger Sensing (Front Passenger Seat) . . . . 3-48 Safety Belts ...... 3-11 System ...... 3-26 How to Wear Safety Belts Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Properly ...... 3-12 Vehicle ...... 3-30 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Head Restraints Adjust the head restraint so that the To lower the head restraint, press top of the restraint is at the same the button located on the side of the height as the top of the occupant's head restraint, push the head { Warning head. This position reduces the restraint down, and release the chance of a neck injury in a crash. button. Pull and push on the head With head restraints that are not restraint after the button is released installed and adjusted properly, Front Seats to make sure that it is locked in there is a greater chance that The vehicle's front seats have place. occupants will suffer a neck/ adjustable head restraints in the spinal injury in a crash. Do not outboard seating positions. drive until the head restraints for all occupants are installed and adjusted properly.

The head restraints can be adjusted forward or rearward. To adjust the The height of the head restraint can head restraint forward, grasp the be adjusted. Pull the head restraint head restraint and pull it forward to up to raise it. Try to move the head the desired locking position. To restraint to make sure that it is adjust the head restraint rearward, locked in place. press the button located on the side Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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of the head restraint and move the Front Seats head restraint rearward until the desired locking position is reached. Try to move the head restraint after Power Seat Adjustment the button is released to make sure that it is locked in place. { Warning

The front seat outboard head You can lose control of the restraints are not designed to be vehicle if you try to adjust a driver removed. seat while the vehicle is moving. Rear Seats Adjust the driver seat only when the vehicle is not moving. The vehicle's rear seats have adjustable head restraints in the To lower the head restraint, press outboard seating positions. the button, located on the top of the The height of the head restraint can seatback, and push the head be adjusted. Pull the head restraint restraint down. Try to move the up to raise it. Try to move the head head restraint after the button is restraint to make sure that it is released to make sure that it is locked in place. locked in place. Rear outboard head restraints are not designed to be removed. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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To adjust the seat: Lumbar Adjustment Thigh Support . Move the seat forward or Adjustment rearward by sliding the control forward or rearward. . Raise or lower the seat by moving the rear of the control up or down. . If available, raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by moving the front of the control up or down. To adjust the seatback, see Reclining Seatbacks on page 3-5. To adjust the lumbar support, see To adjust the lumbar and bolster Lumbar Adjustment on page 3-4. support: If available, adjust the manual leg Some vehicles are equipped with a . Press and hold the control cushion extension by pulling up on Safety Alert Seat. This feature forward or rearward to increase the lever, and then pulling or activates a vibrating pulse alert in or decrease lumbar support. pushing on the support to lengthen or shorten it. Release the lever to the driver seat to help the driver . Press and hold the control up or lock it in place. avoid crashes. See Driver down to increase or decrease Assistance Systems on page 9-48. seatback bolster support, if available. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Reclining Seatbacks { Warning

Sitting in a reclined position when the vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even when buckled up, the safety belts cannot do their job. The shoulder belt will not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. Do not have a seatback reclined if The lap belt could go up over the vehicle is moving. To adjust the seatback: your abdomen. The belt forces . Tilt the top of the control would be there, not at your pelvic rearward to recline. bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. . Tilt the top of the control forward to raise. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear the safety belt properly. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Memory Seats 2. Press and release SET, then If the vehicle is in ON/RUN/START immediately press and hold “1” and in P (Park) (or parking brake set until a beep sounds. if manual transmission), press and 3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for a release “1,”“2,” or B to manually second driver using “2.” recall the previously stored memory positions. Placing the ignition in To save positions to the B (Exit) OFF before the stored positions are button and Easy Exit features: reached stops the recall. 1. Adjust the driver seat and If something has blocked the driver outside mirrors to the desired seat while recalling a memory positions for getting out of the position, the recall may stop. vehicle. Remove the obstruction; then press 2. Press and release SET, then and hold the appropriate manual control for the memory item that is immediately press and hold B not recalling for two seconds. Try If equipped, the "1," "2," SET, and until a beep sounds. B (Exit) buttons on the driver door recalling the memory position again are used to manually save and Manually Recalling Memory by pressing the appropriate memory recall memory settings for the driver Positions button. If the memory position is still seat and outside mirrors. not recalling, see your dealer for If the vehicle is off, or in ON/RUN/ service. Storing Memory Positions START but not in P (Park) (or parking brake not set if manual Automatically Recalling Memory To save positions to the “1” and “2” transmission), press and hold "1," Positions (Auto Memory Recall) buttons: "2," or B to manually recall the The Auto (Automatic) Memory 1. Adjust the driver seat and previously stored memory positions. Recall feature automatically recalls outside mirrors to the desired Releasing "1, "2," or B before the the current driver’s previously stored driving positions. ” stored positions are reached stops “1” or “2” position when entering the the recall. vehicle. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Depending upon the Auto Memory To activate the recall at ignition ON, If the memory position is still not Recall feature enabled in the vehicle the transmission must be in P (Park) recalling, see your dealer for personalization menu, memory “1” (or parking brake set if manual service. or “2” positions are recalled in the transmission) and On - At Ignition following ways: On is selected in the vehicle Easy Exit Recall To activate the recall when the personalization menu: If programmed on in the vehicle personalization menu, the Easy Exit ignition is off, and On - Driver Door . Place the ignition in ON/RUN/ Open is selected in the vehicle START. feature automatically moves the personalization menu: driver seat and outside mirrors to See Vehicle Personalization on the memory positions saved to the . On vehicles with RKE, press K page 5-43. B (Exit) button. See “Storing on the RKE transmitter and open To stop recall movement, press one Memory Positions” listed previously. the door. of the memory, power mirror, See also Vehicle Personalization on page 5-43. . On vehicles with Keyless or power seat controls. If On - At Access, press the lock/unlock Ignition On is selected in the vehicle Easy Exit recall automatically button on the outside driver door personalization menu, placing the activates when one of the following handle and open the driver door. ignition in OFF also stops the recall. occurs: The RKE transmitter must be If something has blocked the driver . The vehicle is turned off and the present for the recall to activate. seat while recalling a memory driver door is opened within a . If the driver door is already position, the recall may stop. short time. Remove the obstruction; then press open, press K on the RKE . and hold the appropriate manual The vehicle is turned off with the transmitter to activate the recall. control for the memory item that is driver door open. not recalling for two seconds. Try If something has blocked the driver recalling the memory position again seat while recalling the exit position, by opening the driver door and the recall may stop. Remove the pressing K on the RKE transmitter. obstruction; then press and hold the appropriate manual control for the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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exit feature not recalling for the highest setting and one for the two seconds. Try recalling the exit lowest. If the heated seats are on position again. If the exit position is high, the level may automatically be still not recalling, see your dealer for lowered after approximately service. 30 minutes. When this feature is off, the heated Heated Front Seats seat symbol on the button is white. When the heated seat is turned on, { Warning the symbol turns red. The passenger seat may take If you cannot feel temperature longer to heat up. change or pain to the skin, the seat heater may cause burns. To Uplevel Buttons Shown, Base Remote Start Heated Seats reduce the risk of burns, people Buttons Similar When it is cold outside, the heated with such a condition should use If available, the buttons are near the seats can be turned on care when using the seat heater, climate controls on the center stack. automatically during a remote start. especially for long periods of To operate, the ignition must be in They are canceled when the ignition time. Do not place anything on ON/RUN/START. is turned on. Press the button to use the seat that insulates against M L the heated seats after the vehicle is heat, such as a blanket, cushion, Press J / or z / to heat the started. cover, or similar item. This may driver or passenger seat cushion and seatback. The heated seat indicator lights do cause the seat heater to not turn on during a remote start. overheat. An overheated seat Press the button once for the heater may cause a burn or may highest setting. With each press of The temperature performance of an damage the seat. the button, the seat will change to unoccupied seat may be reduced. the next lower setting, and then to This is normal. the off setting. The indicator lights next to the buttons indicate three for Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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The heated seats will not turn on Rear Seats To fold the seatback: during a remote start unless they are enabled in the vehicle Folding the Seatback personalization menu. See Remote Vehicle Start on page 2-8 and On some vehicles, either side of the Vehicle Personalization on seatback can be folded for more page 5-43. cargo space. Fold a seatback only when the vehicle is not moving.

{ Caution

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 1. Disconnect the rear safety belt normal stowed position before mini-latch using a key in the slot folding a rear seat. on the mini-buckle, and let the belt retract. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Raising the Seatback To raise a seatback: 1. Lift the seatback up. Make sure { Warning the center safety belt and latch do not get trapped behind the If either seatback is not locked, it seat. Push the seatback could move forward in a sudden rearward to lock it in place. stop or crash. That could cause A red tab near the seatback injury to the person sitting there. lever retracts when the seatback Always push and pull on the is locked in place. seatbacks to be sure they are locked. 2. Push and pull the top of the seatback to be sure it is locked 2. Pull the lever on top of the into position. seatback toward you to unlock 3. Reconnect the center safety belt the seatback. { Warning mini-latch to the mini-buckle. Do A red tab near the seatback A safety belt that is improperly not let the belt twist. lever raises when the seatback routed, not properly attached, 4. Pull on the center safety belt to is unlocked. or twisted will not provide the make sure the mini-latch is 3. Fold the seatback forward. protection needed in a crash. The secure. person wearing the belt could be Repeat Steps 2 3 to fold the 5. Repeat the steps to raise the – seriously injured. After raising the other seatback, if desired. other seatback, if necessary. rear seatback, always check to be When the seat is not in use, it sure that the safety belts are should be kept in the upright, locked properly routed and attached, and position. are not twisted. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Rear Seat Safety Belts Warning (Continued) Pass-Through Door This section of the manual describes how to use safety belts are more likely to be seriously properly. It also describes some injured or killed. Do not allow things not to do with safety belts. passengers to ride in any area of the vehicle that is not equipped { Warning with seats and safety belts. Always wear a safety belt, and Do not let anyone ride where a check that all passenger(s) are safety belt cannot be worn restrained properly too. properly. In a crash, if you or your passenger(s) are not wearing safety belts, injuries can be much This vehicle has indicators as a worse than if you are wearing reminder to buckle the safety belts. safety belts. You can be seriously See Safety Belt Reminders on page 5-13. Some vehicles have a rear seat injured or killed by hitting things pass-through door in the center of inside the vehicle harder or by the rear seatback. Fold down the being ejected from the vehicle. In center armrest and pull the latch to addition, anyone who is not open the door. buckled up can strike other passengers in the vehicle. It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, passengers riding in these areas (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Why Safety Belts Work safety belts. That is why wearing Also, in nearly all states and in safety belts makes such good all Canadian provinces, the law sense. requires wearing safety belts. Questions and Answers About How to Wear Safety Belts Safety Belts Properly Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash if I am wearing a This section is only for people of safety belt? adult size. A: You could be — whether you are There are special things to know wearing a safety belt or not. about safety belts and children. And Your chance of being conscious there are different rules for smaller during and after a crash, so you children and infants. If a child will be can unbuckle and get out, is riding in the vehicle, see Older When riding in a vehicle, you travel much greater if you are belted. Children on page 3-32 or Infants and Young Children on page 3-34. as fast as the vehicle does. If the Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why vehicle stops suddenly, you keep Follow those rules for everyone's should I have to wear safety protection. going until something stops you. belts? It could be the windshield, the It is very important for all occupants instrument panel, or the safety belts! A: Airbags are supplemental to buckle up. Statistics show that systems only; so they work with unbelted people are hurt more often When you wear a safety belt, you safety belts — not instead of and the vehicle slow down together. in crashes than those who are them. Whether or not an airbag wearing safety belts. There is more time to stop because is provided, all occupants still you stop over a longer distance and, have to buckle up to get the There are important things to know when worn properly, your strongest most protection. about wearing a safety belt properly. bones take the forces from the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (13,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Wear the shoulder belt over the Lap-Shoulder Belt shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best All seating positions in the vehicle able to take belt restraining have a lap-shoulder belt. forces. The shoulder belt locks if If you are using a rear center there is a sudden stop or crash. seating position with a detachable safety belt and the safety belt is not { Warning attached, see “Folding the Seatback” under Rear Seats on You can be seriously injured, page 3-9 for instructions on or even killed, by not wearing reconnecting the safety belt to the your safety belt properly. mini-buckle. . Sit up straight and always keep . Never allow the lap or The following instructions explain your feet on the floor in front shoulder belt to become how to wear a lap-shoulder belt of you. loose or twisted. properly. . Always use the correct buckle . Never wear the shoulder belt 1. Adjust the seat, if the seat is for your seating position. under both arms or behind adjustable, so you can sit up . Wear the lap part of the belt low your back. straight. To see how, see “Seats” and snug on the hips, just . Never route the lap or in the Index. touching the thighs. In a crash, shoulder belt over an this applies force to the strong armrest. pelvic bones and you would be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force on your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (14,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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2. Pick up the latch plate and pull If the webbing locks in the latch 3. Push the latch plate into the the belt across you. Do not let it plate before it reaches the buckle until it clicks. get twisted. buckle, tilt the latch plate flat to Pull up on the latch plate to The lap-shoulder belt may lock if unlock. make sure it is secure. If the belt you pull the belt across you very is not long enough, see Safety quickly. If this happens, let the Belt Extender on page 3-17. belt go back slightly to unlock it. Position the release button on Then pull the belt across you the buckle so that the safety belt more slowly. could be quickly unbuckled if If the shoulder portion of a necessary. passenger belt is pulled out all the way, the child restraint locking feature may be engaged. If this happens, let the belt go back all the way and start again. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (15,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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They can help tighten the safety belts during the early stages of a moderate to severe frontal, near frontal, or rear crash if the threshold conditions for pretensioner activation are met. And, on vehicles with side impact and roof-rail airbags, safety belt pretensioners can help tighten the safety belts in a side crash or a rollover event. Pretensioners work only once. If the pretensioners activate in a crash, 4. To make the lap part tight, pull To unlatch the belt, push the button the pretensioners and possibly other up on the shoulder belt. on the buckle. The belt should parts of the safety belt system will return to its stowed position. need to be replaced. See Replacing It may be necessary to pull Safety Belt System Parts after a stitching on the safety belt Before a door is closed, be sure the Crash on page 3-18. through the latch plate to fully safety belt is out of the way. If a tighten the lap belt on smaller door is slammed against a safety Rear Safety Belt Comfort occupants. belt, damage can occur to both the Guides safety belt and the vehicle. This vehicle may have rear safety Safety Belt Pretensioners belt comfort guides. If not, they are available through your dealer. The This vehicle has safety belt guides may provide added safety pretensioners for front outboard belt comfort for older children who occupants. Although the safety belt have outgrown booster seats and pretensioners cannot be seen, they for some adults. When installed and are part of the safety belt assembly. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (16,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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properly adjusted, the comfort guide positions the belt away from the neck and head. There is one guide for each outside passenger position in the rear seat. To install a comfort guide to the safety belt:

2. Place the guide over the belt, 3. Be sure that the belt is not and insert the two edges of the twisted and it lies flat. The belt into the slots of the guide. elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on top.

{ Warning

A safety belt that is not properly 1. Remove the guide from its worn may not provide the storage pocket on the side of protection needed in a crash. The the seat. person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (17,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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To remove and store the comfort A pregnant woman should wear a Warning (Continued) guide, squeeze the belt edges lap-shoulder belt, and the lap together so that the safety belt can portion should be worn as low as and across the chest. These parts be removed from the guide. Store possible, below the rounding, of the body are best able to take the guide in its storage pocket on throughout the pregnancy. belt restraining forces. the side of the seatback. The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety Safety Belt Use During belt is worn properly, it is more likely Pregnancy that the fetus will not be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for Safety belts work for everyone, anyone, the key to making safety including pregnant women. Like all belts effective is wearing them occupants, they are more likely to properly. be seriously injured if they do not wear safety belts. Safety Belt Extender If the vehicle's safety belt will fasten around you, you should use it. But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer will order you 4. Buckle, position, and release the an extender. When you go in to safety belt as described order it, take the heaviest coat you previously in this section. Make will wear, so the extender will be sure the shoulder portion of the long enough for you. To help avoid belt is on the shoulder and not personal injury, do not let someone falling off of it. The belt should else use it, and use it only for the be close to, but not contacting, seat it is made to fit. The extender the neck. has been designed for adults. Never Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (18,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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use it for securing child seats. To Safety Belt Care wear it, attach it to the regular safety Warning (Continued) belt. See the instruction sheet that Keep belts clean and dry. comes with the extender. crash. To help make sure the { Warning safety belt systems are working Safety System Check properly after a crash, have them Do not bleach or dye safety belts. inspected and any necessary Now and then, check that the safety It may severely weaken them. In replacements made as soon as belt reminder light, safety belts, a crash, they might not be able to possible. buckles, latch plates, retractors, and provide adequate protection. anchorages are all working properly. Clean safety belts only with mild After a minor crash, replacement of Look for any other loose or soap and lukewarm water. damaged safety belt system parts safety belts may not be necessary. that might keep a safety belt system But the safety belt assemblies that from doing its job. See your dealer Replacing Safety Belt were used during any crash may to have it repaired. Torn or frayed have been stressed or damaged. safety belts may not protect you in a System Parts after a See your dealer to have the safety crash. They can rip apart under Crash belt assemblies inspected or impact forces. If a belt is torn or replaced. frayed, get a new one right away. { Warning New parts and repairs may be Make sure the safety belt reminder necessary even if the safety belt light is working. See Safety Belt A crash can damage the safety system was not being used at the Reminders on page 5-13. belt system in the vehicle. time of the crash. A damaged safety belt system Keep safety belts clean and dry. may not properly protect the See Safety Belt Care on page 3-18. person using it, resulting in serious injury or even death in a (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (19,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Have the safety belt pretensioners Airbag System The vehicle may have the following checked if the vehicle has been in a airbags: crash, or if the airbag readiness light The vehicle has the following . Seat-mounted side impact airbags: stays on after you start the vehicle airbags for the second row or while you are driving. See Airbag . A frontal airbag for the driver. outboard passengers. Readiness Light on page 5-14. . A frontal airbag for the front All vehicle airbags have the word outboard passenger. AIRBAG on the trim or on a label . A knee airbag for the driver. near the deployment opening. . A knee airbag for the front For frontal airbags, the word outboard passenger. AIRBAG is on the center of the steering wheel for the driver and on . A seat-mounted side impact the instrument panel for the front airbag for the driver. outboard passenger. . A seat-mounted side impact For knee airbags, the word AIRBAG airbag for the front outboard is on the lower part of the passenger. instrument panel. . A roof-rail airbag for the driver For seat-mounted side impact and the passenger seated airbags, the word AIRBAG is on the directly behind the driver. side of the seatback closest to . A roof-rail airbag for the front the door. outboard passenger and the For roof-rail airbags, the word passenger seated directly AIRBAG is on the ceiling or trim. behind the front outboard passenger. Airbags are designed to supplement the protection provided by safety belts. Even though today's airbags are also designed to help reduce Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (20,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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the risk of injury from the force of an inflating bag, all airbags must inflate Warning (Continued) Warning (Continued) very quickly to do their job. vehicle should wear a safety belt Occupants should not lean on or Here are the most important things properly, whether or not there is sleep against the door or side to know about the airbag system: an airbag for that person. windows in seating positions with seat-mounted side impact airbags { Warning and/or roof-rail airbags. You can be severely injured or { Warning killed in a crash if you are not wearing your safety belt, even Because airbags inflate with great { Warning with airbags. Airbags are force and faster than the blink of designed to work with safety an eye, anyone who is up Children who are up against, belts, not replace them. Also, against, or very close to any or very close to, any airbag when airbags are not designed to inflate airbag when it inflates can be it inflates can be seriously injured in every crash. In some crashes seriously injured or killed. Do not or killed. Always secure children safety belts are the only restraint. sit unnecessarily close to any properly in the vehicle. To read See When Should an Airbag airbag, as you would be if sitting how, see Older Children on Inflate? on page 3-23. on the edge of the seat or leaning page 3-32 or Infants and Young forward. Safety belts help keep Children on page 3-34. Wearing your safety belt during a you in position before and during crash helps reduce the chance of a crash. Always wear a safety hitting things inside the vehicle or belt, even with airbags. The driver being ejected from it. Airbags are should sit as far back as possible “supplemental restraints” to the while still maintaining control of safety belts. Everyone in the the vehicle. (Continued) (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (21,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Where Are the Airbags?

There is an airbag readiness light on the instrument cluster, which shows the airbag symbol. The system checks the airbag electrical system for malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical problem. See Airbag Readiness The driver knee airbag is below the Light on page 5-14. steering column. The front outboard passenger knee airbag is below the The driver frontal airbag is in the glove box. center of the steering wheel. The front outboard passenger frontal airbag is in the passenger side instrument panel. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (22,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Warning (Continued)

or even death. The path of an inflating airbag must be kept clear. Do not put anything between an occupant and an airbag, and do not attach or put anything on the steering wheel hub or on or near any other airbag covering. Do not use seat accessories that Driver Side Shown, Passenger Rear Seat Driver Side Shown, block the inflation path of a Side Similar Passenger Side Similar seat-mounted side impact airbag. The seat-mounted side impact On vehicles with second row Never secure anything to the roof airbags for the driver and front seat-mounted side impact airbags, of a vehicle with roof-rail airbags outboard passenger are in the side they are in the sides of the rear by routing a rope or tie‐down of the seatbacks closest to the door. seatback closest to the door. through any door or window The roof-rail airbags for the driver, opening. If you do, the path of an front outboard passenger, and { Warning inflating roof-rail airbag will be second row outboard passengers blocked. are in the ceiling above the side If something is between an windows. occupant and an airbag, the airbag might not inflate properly or it might force the object into that person causing severe injury (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (23,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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When Should an Airbag It depends on what is hit, the The vehicle also has a seat position direction of the impact, and how sensor that enables the sensing Inflate? quickly the vehicle slows down. system to monitor the position of the This vehicle is equipped with Frontal airbags may inflate at front outboard passenger seat. The airbags. See Airbag System on different crash speeds depending on passenger seat position sensor and page 3-19. Airbags are designed to whether the vehicle hits an object the passenger safety belt buckle inflate if the impact exceeds the straight on or at an angle, and provide information that is used to specific airbag system’s deployment whether the object is fixed or determine if the passenger knee threshold. Deployment thresholds moving, rigid or deformable, narrow airbag should inflate. are used to predict how severe a or wide. Seat-mounted side impact airbags crash is likely to be in time for the are designed to inflate in moderate airbags to inflate and help restraint Frontal airbags are not intended to inflate during vehicle rollovers, in to severe side crashes, depending the occupants. The vehicle has on the location of the impact. electronic frontal sensors that help rear impacts, or in many side impacts. Seat-mounted side impact airbags the airbag system determine the are not designed to inflate in frontal severity of the impact. Deployment In addition, the vehicle has impacts, near-frontal impacts, thresholds can vary with specific advanced technology frontal rollovers, or rear impacts. vehicle design. airbags. Advanced technology A seat-mounted side impact airbag Frontal airbags are designed to frontal airbags adjust the restraint is designed to inflate on the side of inflate in moderate to severe frontal according to crash severity. the vehicle that is struck. or near-frontal crashes to help Knee airbags are designed to inflate Roof-rail airbags are designed to reduce the potential for severe in moderate to severe frontal inflate in moderate to severe side injuries, mainly to the driver's or impacts. Knee airbags are not crashes, depending on the location front outboard passenger's head designed to inflate during vehicle of the impact. In addition, these and chest. rollovers, in rear impacts, or in many roof-rail airbags are designed to Whether the frontal airbags will or side impacts. inflate during a rollover or in a should inflate is not based primarily severe frontal impact. Roof-rail on how fast the vehicle is traveling. airbags are not designed to inflate in Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (24,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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rear impacts. Both roof-rail airbags How Does an Airbag But airbags would not help in many will inflate when either side of the types of collisions, primarily vehicle is struck or if the sensing Restrain? because the occupant's motion is system predicts that the vehicle is In moderate to severe frontal or not toward those airbags. See When about to roll over on its side, or in a near frontal collisions, even belted Should an Airbag Inflate? on severe frontal impact. occupants can contact the steering page 3-23. In any particular crash, no one can wheel or the instrument panel. In Airbags should never be regarded say whether an airbag should have moderate to severe side collisions, as anything more than a supplement inflated simply because of the even belted occupants can contact to safety belts. vehicle damage or repair costs. the inside of the vehicle. Airbags supplement the protection What Will You See after What Makes an Airbag provided by safety belts by an Airbag Inflates? Inflate? distributing the force of the impact more evenly over the After the frontal airbags and In a deployment event, the sensing occupant's body. seat-mounted side impact airbags system sends an electrical signal inflate, they quickly deflate, so Rollover capable roof-rail airbags triggering a release of gas from the quickly that some people may not are designed to help contain the inflator. Gas from the inflator fills the even realize an airbag inflated. head and chest of occupants in the airbag causing the bag to break out Roof-rail airbags may still be at least outboard seating positions in the of the cover. The inflator, the airbag, partially inflated for some time after first and second rows. The rollover and related hardware are all part of they inflate. Some components of capable roof-rail airbags are the airbag module. the airbag module may be hot for designed to help reduce the risk of several minutes. For location of the For airbag locations, see Where Are full or partial ejection in rollover airbags, see Where Are the the Airbags? on page 3-21. events, although no system can Airbags? on page 3-21. prevent all such ejections. The parts of the airbag that come into contact with you may be warm, but not too hot to touch. There may Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (25,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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be some smoke and dust coming The vehicle has a feature that may In many crashes severe enough to from the vents in the deflated automatically unlock the doors, turn inflate the airbag, windshields are airbags. Airbag inflation does not on the interior lamps, turn on the broken by vehicle deformation. prevent the driver from seeing out of hazard warning flashers, and shut Additional windshield breakage may the windshield or being able to steer off the fuel system after the airbags also occur from the front outboard the vehicle, nor does it prevent inflate. You can lock the doors, turn passenger airbag. people from leaving the vehicle. off the interior lamps, and turn off . Airbags are designed to inflate the hazard warning flashers by only once. After an airbag { Warning using the controls for those inflates, you will need some new features. parts for the airbag system. When an airbag inflates, there If you do not get them, the may be dust in the air. This dust { Warning airbag system will not be there could cause breathing problems to help protect you in another for people with a history of A crash severe enough to inflate crash. A new system will include asthma or other breathing trouble. the airbags may have also airbag modules and possibly To avoid this, everyone in the damaged important functions in other parts. The service manual vehicle should get out as soon as the vehicle, such as the fuel for the vehicle covers the need it is safe to do so. If you have system, brake and steering to replace other parts. systems, etc. Even if the vehicle breathing problems but cannot . The vehicle has a crash sensing appears to be drivable after a get out of the vehicle after an and diagnostic module which airbag inflates, then get fresh air moderate crash, there may be records information after a by opening a window or a door. concealed damage that could crash. See Vehicle Data If you experience breathing make it difficult to safely operate Recording and Privacy on problems following an airbag the vehicle. page 13-13 and Event Data deployment, you should seek Use caution if you should attempt Recorders on page 13-13. medical attention. to restart the engine after a crash has occurred. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (26,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Let only qualified technicians outboard passenger frontal airbag work on the airbag systems. and knee airbag should be allowed Improper service can mean that to inflate or not. an airbag system will not work properly. See your dealer for According to accident statistics, service. children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in a correct Passenger Sensing Canada and Mexico child restraint for their weight and size. System The words ON and OFF or the symbol for on and off will be visible Whenever possible, children The vehicle has a passenger during the system check. When the aged 12 and under should be sensing system for the front system check is complete, either the secured in a rear seating position. outboard passenger position. The word ON or OFF, or the symbol for passenger airbag status indicator Never put a rear-facing child seat in on and off will be visible. See the front. This is because the risk to will light on the overhead console Passenger Airbag Status Indicator the rear-facing child is so great, when the vehicle is started. on page 5-15. if the airbag inflates. The passenger sensing system turns off the front outboard { Warning passenger frontal airbag and knee airbag, under certain conditions. No A child in a rear-facing child other airbag is affected by the restraint can be seriously injured passenger sensing system. or killed if the passenger frontal United States The passenger sensing system airbag inflates. This is because works with sensors that are part of the back of the rear-facing child the front outboard passenger seat. restraint would be very close to The sensors are designed to detect the inflating airbag. A child in a the presence of a properly seated (Continued) occupant and determine if the front Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (27,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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The passenger sensing system is and knee airbag anytime the system Warning (Continued) designed to turn off the front senses that a person of adult size is outboard passenger airbag and sitting properly in the front outboard forward-facing child restraint can knee airbag if: passenger seat. be seriously injured or killed if the passenger frontal airbag inflates . The front outboard passenger When the passenger sensing and the passenger seat is in a seat is unoccupied. system has allowed the airbags to be enabled, the on indicator will light forward position. . The system determines that an and stay lit as a reminder that the Even if the passenger sensing infant is present in a child restraint. airbags are active. system has turned off the front For some children, including outboard passenger airbag(s), no . A front outboard passenger children in child restraints, and for system is fail-safe. No one can takes his/her weight off of the seat for a period of time. very small adults, the passenger guarantee that an airbag will not sensing system may or may not turn inflate under some unusual . There is a critical problem with off the front outboard passenger circumstance, even though the the airbag system or the frontal airbag and knee airbag, airbag(s) are off. passenger sensing system. depending upon the person’s Secure rear-facing child restraints When the passenger sensing seating posture and body build. in a rear seat, even if the system has turned off the front Everyone in the vehicle who airbag(s) are off. If you secure a outboard passenger frontal airbag has outgrown child restraints forward-facing child restraint in and knee airbag, the off indicator should wear a safety belt properly whether or not there is the front outboard passenger will light and stay lit to remind you — an airbag for that person. seat, always move the seat as far that the airbags are off. See back as it will go. It is better to Passenger Airbag Status Indicator secure the child restraint in a on page 5-15. rear seat. The passenger sensing system is designed to turn on the front outboard passenger frontal airbag Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (28,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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3. Remove any additional items happens, adjust the head { Warning from the seat such as blankets, restraint. See Head Restraints cushions, seat covers, seat on page 3-2. If the airbag readiness light ever heaters, or seat massagers. comes on and stays on, it means 6. Restart the vehicle. that something may be wrong 4. Reinstall the child restraint The passenger sensing system with the airbag system. To help following the directions provided may or may not turn off the avoid injury to yourself or others, by the child restraint airbags for a child in a child have the vehicle serviced right manufacturer and refer to restraint depending upon the Securing Child Restraints (Rear away. See Airbag Readiness child's size. It is better to secure Seat) on page 3-45 or Securing Light on page 5-14 for more a child restraint in a rear seat. Child Restraints (Front information, including important Passenger Seat) on page 3-48. If the Off Indicator Is Lit for an safety information. 5. If, after reinstalling the child Adult-Sized Occupant restraint and restarting the If the On Indicator Is Lit for a vehicle, the on indicator is still lit, Child Restraint turn the vehicle off. Then slightly The passenger sensing system is recline the vehicle seatback and designed to turn off the front adjust the seat cushion, outboard passenger frontal airbag if adjustable, to make sure that and knee airbag if the system the vehicle seatback is not determines that an infant is present pushing the child restraint into in a child restraint. If a child restraint the seat cushion. has been installed and the on Also make sure the child indicator is lit: restraint is not trapped under the 1. Turn the vehicle off. vehicle head restraint. If this 2. Remove the child restraint from the vehicle. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (29,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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If a person of adult size is sitting in A thick layer of additional material, the front outboard passenger seat, { Warning such as a blanket or cushion, but the off indicator is lit, it could be or aftermarket equipment such as because that person is not sitting If the front outboard passenger seat covers, seat heaters, and seat properly in the seat. Use the airbag is turned off for an massagers can affect how well the following steps to allow the system adult-sized occupant, the airbag passenger sensing system to detect that person and enable the will not be able to inflate and help operates. We recommend that you front outboard passenger frontal protect that person in a crash, not use seat covers or other airbag and knee airbag: resulting in an increased risk of aftermarket equipment except when serious injury or even death. An 1. Turn the vehicle off. approved by GM for your specific adult-sized occupant should not vehicle. See Adding Equipment to 2. Remove any additional material ride in the front outboard the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on from the seat, such as blankets, passenger seat, if the passenger page 3-30 for more information cushions, seat covers, seat airbag off indicator is lit. about modifications that can affect heaters, or seat massagers. how the system operates. Also, remove laptops, or other electronic devices. Additional Factors Affecting A wet seat can affect the System Operation performance of the passenger 3. Place the seatback in the fully sensing system. Here is how: upright position. Safety belts help keep the passenger in position on the seat . The passenger sensing system 4. Have the person sit upright in during vehicle maneuvers and may turn off the passenger the seat, centered on the seat braking, which helps the passenger frontal airbag and passenger cushion, with legs comfortably sensing system maintain the knee airbag when liquid is extended. passenger airbag status. See soaked into the seat. If this happens, the off indicator will be 5. Restart the vehicle and have the “Safety Belts” and “Child Restraints” person remain in this position for in the Index for additional lit, and the airbag readiness light two to three minutes after the on information about the importance of on the instrument panel will also indicator is lit. proper restraint use. be lit. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (30,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Liquid pooled on the seat that has not soaked in may make it { Warning { Warning more likely that the passenger sensing system will turn on the Stowing of articles under the For up to 10 seconds after the passenger frontal airbag and passenger seat or between the vehicle is turned off and the passenger knee airbag while a passenger seat cushion and battery is disconnected, an airbag child restraint or child occupant seatback may interfere with the can still inflate during improper is on the seat. If the passenger proper operation of the passenger service. You can be injured if you frontal airbag and passenger sensing system. are close to an airbag when it knee airbag are turned on, the inflates. Avoid yellow connectors. on indicator will be lit. Servicing the They are probably part of the If the passenger seat gets wet, dry airbag system. Be sure to follow the seat immediately. If the airbag Airbag-Equipped Vehicle proper service procedures, and readiness light is lit, do not install a Airbags affect how the vehicle make sure the person performing child restraint or allow anyone to should be serviced. There are parts work for you is qualified to do so. occupy the seat. See Airbag of the airbag system in several Readiness Light on page 5-14 for places around the vehicle. Your Adding Equipment to the important safety information. dealer and the service manual have The on indicator may be lit if an information about servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle object, such as a briefcase, vehicle and the airbag system. To Adding accessories that change the handbag, grocery bag, laptop, purchase a service manual, see vehicle's frame, bumper system, or other electronic device, is put on Service Publications Ordering height, front end, or side sheet an unoccupied seat. If this is not Information on page 13-11. metal, may keep the airbag system desired, remove the object from from working properly. The the seat. operation of the airbag system can also be affected by changing any parts of the front seats, safety belts, the airbag sensing and diagnostic Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (31,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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module, steering wheel, instrument could either prevent proper readiness light is working. See panel, any of the airbag modules, deployment of the passenger Airbag Readiness Light on ceiling or pillar garnish trim, airbag(s) or prevent the passenger page 5-14. overhead console, front sensors, sensing system from properly side impact sensors, or airbag turning off the passenger airbag(s). { Caution wiring. See Passenger Sensing System on Your dealer and the service manual page 3-26. If an airbag covering is damaged, have information about the location The vehicle has rollover roof-rail opened, or broken, the airbag of the airbag sensors, sensing and airbags. See Different Size Tires may not work properly. Do not diagnostic module, and airbag and Wheels on page 10-58. open or break the airbag coverings. If there are any wiring. If you have to modify your vehicle opened or broken airbag In addition, the vehicle has a because you have a disability and coverings, have the airbag passenger sensing system for the you have questions about whether front outboard passenger position, the modifications will affect the covering and/or airbag module which includes sensors that are part vehicle's airbag system, or if you replaced. For the location of the of the passenger seat. The have questions about whether the airbags, see Where Are the passenger sensing system may not airbag system will be affected if the Airbags? on page 3-21. See your operate properly if the original seat vehicle is modified for any other dealer for service. trim is replaced with non-GM reason, call Customer Assistance. covers, upholstery, or trim; or with See Customer Assistance Offices GM covers, upholstery, or trim on page 13-3. designed for a different vehicle. Any object, such as an aftermarket seat Airbag System Check heater or a comfort-enhancing pad or device, installed under or on top The airbag system does not need of the seat fabric, could also regularly scheduled maintenance or interfere with the operation of the replacement. Make sure the airbag passenger sensing system. This Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (32,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Replacing Airbag System If an airbag inflates, you will need to Child Restraints Parts after a Crash replace airbag system parts. See your dealer for service. Older Children { Warning If the airbag readiness light stays on after the vehicle is started or comes A crash can damage the airbag on when you are driving, the airbag systems in the vehicle. system may not work properly. Have A damaged airbag system may the vehicle serviced right away. See Airbag Readiness Light on not work properly and may not page 5-14. protect you and your passenger(s) in a crash, resulting in serious injury or even death. To help make sure the airbag systems are working properly after a crash, have them inspected and any necessary replacements made as soon as Older children who have outgrown possible. booster seats should wear the vehicle safety belts. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (33,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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The manufacturer instructions that . Can proper safety belt fit be In a crash, children who are not come with the booster seat state the maintained for the length of the buckled up can strike other people weight and height limitations for that trip? If yes, continue. If no, who are buckled up, or can be booster. Use a booster seat with a return to the booster seat. thrown out of the vehicle. Older lap-shoulder belt until the child Q: What is the proper way to children need to use safety belts passes the fit test below: wear safety belts? properly. . Sit all the way back on the seat. A: An older child should wear a Do the knees bend at the seat lap-shoulder belt and get the { Warning edge? If yes, continue. If no, additional restraint a shoulder Never allow more than one child return to the booster seat. belt can provide. The shoulder to wear the same safety belt. The . Buckle the lap-shoulder belt. belt should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt should fit safety belt cannot properly spread Does the shoulder belt rest on the impact forces. In a crash, they the shoulder? If yes, continue. snugly below the hips, just can be crushed together and If no, try using the rear safety touching the top of the thighs. seriously injured. A safety belt belt comfort guide. See Rear This applies belt force to the “ must be used by only one person Safety Belt Comfort Guides” child's pelvic bones in a crash. under Lap-Shoulder Belt on It should never be worn over the at a time. page 3-13. If the shoulder belt abdomen, which could cause still does not rest on the severe or even fatal internal shoulder, then return to the injuries in a crash. booster seat. Also see “Rear Safety Belt Comfort . Does the lap belt fit low and Guides” under Lap-Shoulder Belt on snug on the hips, touching the page 3-13. thighs? If yes, continue. If no, According to accident statistics, return to the booster seat. children are safer when properly restrained in a rear seating position. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (34,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Infants and Young Warning (Continued) Children belt. The belt force would then be Everyone in a vehicle needs applied right on the abdomen. protection! This includes infants and That could cause serious or fatal all other children. Neither the injuries. The shoulder belt should distance traveled nor the age and go over the shoulder and across size of the traveler changes the the chest. need, for everyone, to use safety restraints. In fact, the law in every state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be { Warning restrained while in a vehicle.

Never allow a child to wear the { Warning safety belt with the shoulder belt behind their back. A child can be Children can be seriously injured seriously injured by not wearing or strangled if a shoulder belt is the lap-shoulder belt properly. In a wrapped around their neck and crash, the child would not be the safety belt continues to restrained by the shoulder belt. tighten. Never leave children The child could move too far unattended in a vehicle and never forward increasing the chance of allow children to play with the head and neck injury. The child safety belts. might also slide under the lap (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (35,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles, they should Warning (Continued) have the protection provided by appropriate child restraints. Neither seat, always move the front the vehicle's safety belt system nor passenger seat as far back as it its airbag system is designed will go. for them. Children who are not restrained properly can strike other people, or can be thrown out of the vehicle.

{ Warning

Never hold an infant or a child { Warning while riding in a vehicle. Due to Children who are up against, crash forces, an infant or a child or very close to, any airbag when will become so heavy it is not it inflates can be seriously injured possible to hold it during a crash. or killed. Never put a rear-facing For example, in a crash at only child restraint in the right front 40 km/h (25 mph), a 5.5 kg (12 lb) seat. Secure a rear-facing child Q: What are the different types of infant will suddenly become a restraint in a rear seat. It is also add-on child restraints? 110 kg (240 lb) force on a person's better to secure a forward-facing arms. An infant should be A: Add-on child restraints, which child restraint in a rear seat. If you are purchased by the vehicle secured in an appropriate must secure a forward-facing owner, are available in four basic restraint. child restraint in the right front types. Selection of a particular (Continued) restraint should take into consideration not only the child's Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (36,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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weight, height, and age but also whether or not the restraint will { Warning { Warning be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will be used. To reduce the risk of neck and A young child's hip bones are still head injury during a crash, infants so small that the vehicle's regular For most basic types of child need complete support. In a safety belt may not remain low on restraints, there are many crash, if an infant is in a the hip bones, as it should. different models available. When rear-facing child restraint, the Instead, it may settle up around purchasing a child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used in crash forces can be distributed the child's abdomen. In a crash, a motor vehicle. If it is, the across the strongest part of an the belt would apply force on a restraint will have a label saying infant's body, the back and body area that is unprotected by that it meets federal motor shoulders. Infants should always any bony structure. This alone vehicle safety standards. be secured in rear-facing child could cause serious or fatal restraints. injuries. To reduce the risk of The restraint manufacturer instructions that come with the serious or fatal injuries during a restraint state the weight and crash, young children should height limitations for a particular always be secured in appropriate child restraint. In addition, there child restraints. are many kinds of restraints available for children with special needs. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (37,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Child Restraint Systems

Forward-Facing Child Seat Booster Seats Rear-Facing Infant Seat A forward-facing child seat provides A booster seat is a child restraint restraint for the child's body with the designed to improve the fit of the A rear-facing infant seat provides harness. vehicle's safety belt system. restraint with the seating surface A booster seat can also help a child against the back of the infant. to see out the window. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (38,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Securing an Add-On Child Children can be endangered in a Administration (NHTSA) website to Restraint in the Vehicle crash if the child restraint is not locate the nearest child safety seat properly secured in the vehicle. inspection station. For CPST { Warning When securing an add-on child availability in Canada, check with restraint, refer to the instructions Transport Canada or the Provincial A child can be seriously injured or that come with the restraint which Ministry of Transportation office. killed in a crash if the child may be on the restraint itself or in a Securing the Child Within the restraint is not properly secured in booklet, or both, and to this manual. Child Restraint the vehicle. Secure the child The child restraint instructions are restraint properly in the vehicle important, so if they are not { Warning using the vehicle safety belt or available, obtain a replacement LATCH system, following the copy from the manufacturer. A child can be seriously injured or instructions that came with that Keep in mind that an unsecured killed in a crash if the child is not child restraint and the instructions child restraint can move around in a properly secured in the child in this manual. collision or sudden stop and injure restraint. Secure the child people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly following the instructions To help reduce the chance of injury, properly secure any child restraint in that came with that child restraint. the child restraint must be secured the vehicle — even when no child is in the vehicle. Child restraint in it. systems must be secured in vehicle In some areas of the United States Where to Put the seats by lap belts or the lap belt and Canada, Certified Child Restraint portion of a lap-shoulder belt, or by Passenger Safety Technicians According to accident statistics, the LATCH system. See Lower (CPSTs) are available to inspect children and infants are safer when Anchors and Tethers for Children and demonstrate how to correctly properly restrained in a child (LATCH System) on page 3-40. use and install child restraints. In restraint system or infant restraint the U.S., refer to the National system secured in a rear seating Highway Traffic Safety position. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (39,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Whenever possible, children aged Child restraints and booster seats 12 and under should be secured in Warning (Continued) vary considerably in size, and some a rear seating position. may fit in certain seating positions system is fail-safe. No one can better than others. Always make Never put a rear-facing child seat in guarantee that an airbag will not the front. This is because the risk to sure the child restraint is properly deploy under some unusual secured. the rear-facing child is so great if the circumstance, even though it is airbag deploys. turned off. Depending on where you place the child restraint and the size of the { Warning Secure rear-facing child restraints child restraint, you may not be able in a rear seat, even if the airbag to access adjacent safety belt A child in a rear-facing child is off. If you secure a assemblies or LATCH anchors for restraint can be seriously injured forward-facing child restraint in additional passengers or child or killed if the front passenger the front seat, always move the restraints. Adjacent seating airbag inflates. This is because front passenger seat as far back positions should not be used if the the back of the rear-facing child as it will go. It is better to secure child restraint prevents access to or restraint would be very close to the child restraint in a rear seat. interferes with the routing of the safety belt. the inflating airbag. A child in a See Passenger Sensing System forward-facing child restraint can on page 3-26 for additional Wherever a child restraint is be seriously injured or killed if the information. installed, be sure to secure the child front passenger airbag inflates restraint properly. and the passenger seat is in a Keep in mind that an unsecured forward position. When securing a child restraint in a rear seating position, study the child restraint can move around in a Even if the passenger sensing instructions that came with the child collision or sudden stop and injure system has turned off the front restraint to make sure it is people in the vehicle. Be sure to passenger frontal airbag, no compatible with this vehicle. properly secure any child restraint in the vehicle — even when no child is (Continued) in it. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (40,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Lower Anchors and recommends that the booster seat The following explains how to attach be secured with the LATCH system, a child restraint with these Tethers for Children this can be done as long as the attachments in the vehicle. (LATCH System) booster seat can be positioned Not all vehicle seating positions or The LATCH system secures a child properly and there is no interference child restraints have lower anchors restraint during driving or in a crash. with the proper positioning of the and attachments or top tether LATCH attachments on the child lap-shoulder belt on the child. anchors and attachments. restraint are used to attach the child Make sure to follow the instructions restraint to the anchors in the that came with the child restraint, Lower Anchors vehicle. The LATCH system is and also the instructions in this designed to make installation of a manual. child restraint easier. When installing a child restraint with In order to use the LATCH system in a top tether, you must also use your vehicle, you need a child either the lower anchors or the restraint that has LATCH safety belts to properly secure the attachments. LATCH-compatible child restraint. A child restraint must rear-facing and forward-facing child never be installed using only the top seats can be properly installed tether and anchor. using either the LATCH anchors or The LATCH anchorage system can the vehicle s safety belts. Do not ’ be used until the combined weight use both the safety belts and the of the child plus the child restraint is LATCH anchorage system to secure 29.5 kg (65 lbs). Use the safety belt a rear-facing or forward-facing Lower anchors (1) are metal bars alone instead of the LATCH child seat. built into the vehicle. There are two anchorage system once the lower anchors for each LATCH Booster seats use the vehicle s ’ combined weight is more than seating position that will safety belts to secure the child in 29.5 kg (65 lbs). accommodate a child restraint with the booster seat. If the manufacturer lower attachments (2). Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (41,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Top Tether Anchor The child restraint may have a Lower Anchor and Top Tether single tether (3) or a dual tether (4). Anchor Locations Either will have a single attachment (2) to secure the top tether to the anchor. Some child restraints with top tethers are designed for use with or without the top tether being attached. Others require the top tether always to be attached. In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be attached. Be sure to read and follow the instructions for your child A top tether (3, 4) anchors the top of Rear Seat the child restraint to the vehicle. restraint. A top tether anchor is built into the I (Top Tether Anchor): Seating vehicle. The top tether positions with top tether anchors. attachment (2) on the child restraint H (Lower Anchor): Seating connects to the top tether anchor in positions with two lower anchors. the vehicle in order to reduce the forward movement and rotation of the child restraint during driving or in a crash. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (42,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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To assist in locating the lower The outboard lower anchors are the instructions that come with the anchors, each seating position with behind the vertical openings in the child restraint say that the top tether lower anchors has two labels, near seat trim. must be attached. the crease between the seatback According to accident statistics, and the seat cushion. children and infants are safer when properly restrained in a child restraint system or infant restraint system secured in a rear seating position. See Where to Put the Restraint on page 3-38 for additional information.

To assist in locating the top tether Securing a Child Restraint anchors, the top tether anchor Designed for the LATCH symbol is on the cover. System

The top tether anchors are behind { Warning the rear seat, on the filler panel. Open the covers to access the If a LATCH-type child restraint is anchors. Be sure to use an anchor not attached to anchors, the child on the same side of the vehicle as restraint will not be able to protect the seating position where the child the child correctly. In a crash, the restraint will be placed. child could be seriously injured or Do not secure a child restraint in a killed. Install a LATCH-type child position without a top tether anchor restraint properly using the if a national or local law requires anchors, or use the vehicle safety that the top tether be attached, or if (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (43,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Warning (Continued) { Warning Caution (Continued)

belts to secure the restraint, Children can be seriously injured Do not fold the empty rear seat following the instructions that or strangled if a shoulder belt is with a safety belt buckled. This came with the child restraint and wrapped around their neck and could damage the safety belt or the instructions in this manual. the safety belt continues to the seat. Unbuckle and return the tighten. Buckle any unused safety safety belt to its stowed position, belts behind the child restraint so before folding the seat. children cannot reach them. Pull { Warning the shoulder belt all the way out If you need to secure more than one Do not attach more than one child of the retractor to set the lock, child restraint in the rear seat, see restraint to a single anchor. if the vehicle has one, after the Where to Put the Restraint on Attaching more than one child child restraint has been installed. page 3-38. restraint to a single anchor could This system is designed to make cause the anchor or attachment the installation of child restraints to come loose or even break { Caution easier. When using lower anchors, during a crash. A child or others do not use the vehicle's safety belts. could be injured. To reduce the Do not let the LATCH Instead, use the vehicle's anchors risk of serious or fatal injuries attachments rub against the and child restraint attachments to during a crash, attach only one vehicle’s safety belts. This may secure the restraints. Some child restraint per anchor. damage these parts. If necessary, restraints also use another vehicle move buckled safety belts to anchor to secure a top tether. avoid rubbing the LATCH 1. Attach and tighten the lower attachments. attachments to the lower (Continued) anchors. If the child restraint does not have lower Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (44,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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attachments or the desired 2.2. Open the top tether anchor seating position does not have cover to expose the anchor. lower anchors, secure the child 2.3. Route, attach, and tighten restraint with the top tether and the top tether according to the safety belts. Refer to your your child restraint child restraint manufacturer instructions and the instructions and the instructions following instructions: in this manual. 1.1. Find the lower anchors for the desired seating If the position you are using position. does not have a headrest or head restraint and you 1.2. Put the child restraint on are using a dual tether, the seat. route the tether over the 1.3. Attach and tighten the lower seatback. attachments on the child restraint to the lower anchors. If the position you are using 2. If the child restraint manufacturer does not have a headrest recommends that the top tether or head restraint and you be attached, attach and tighten are using a single tether, the top tether to the top tether route the tether over the anchor, if equipped. Refer to the seatback. child restraint instructions and the following steps: 2.1. Find the top tether anchor. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (45,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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If the position you are using head restraint and around has an adjustable headrest the headrest or head Warning (Continued) or head restraint and you restraint posts. working properly after a crash, are using a single tether, 3. Before placing a child in the raise the headrest or head see your dealer to have the child restraint, make sure it is system inspected and any restraint and route the securely held in place. To check, tether under the headrest or necessary replacements made as grasp the child restraint at the soon as possible. head restraint and in LATCH path and attempt to between the headrest or move it side to side and back head restraint posts. and forth. There should be no If the vehicle has the LATCH system more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of and it was being used during a movement for proper installation. crash, new LATCH system parts may be needed. Replacing LATCH System New parts and repairs may be Parts After a Crash necessary even if the LATCH system was not being used at the { Warning time of the crash.

A crash can damage the LATCH Securing Child Restraints If the position you are using system in the vehicle. A damaged (Rear Seat) has an adjustable headrest LATCH system may not properly When securing a child restraint in a or head restraint and you secure the child restraint, rear seating position, study the are using a dual tether, resulting in serious injury or even instructions that came with the child raise the headrest or head death in a crash. To help make restraint to make sure it is restraint and route the sure the LATCH system is compatible with this vehicle. tether under the headrest or (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (46,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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If the child restraint has the LATCH If the child restraint does not have system, see Lower Anchors and the LATCH system, you will be Tethers for Children (LATCH using the safety belt to secure the System) on page 3-40 for how and child restraint in this position. where to install the child restraint Be sure to follow the instructions using LATCH. If a child restraint is that came with the child restraint. secured in the vehicle using a Secure the child in the child restraint safety belt and it uses a top tether, when and as the instructions say. see Lower Anchors and Tethers for If more than one child restraint Children (LATCH System) on needs to be installed in the rear page 3-40 for top tether anchor seat, be sure to read Where to Put locations. the Restraint on page 3-38. Do not secure a child seat in a 1. Put the child restraint on 3. Push the latch plate into the position without a top tether anchor the seat. buckle until it clicks. If the latch if a national or local law requires plate will not go fully into the that the top tether be anchored, or if 2. Pick up the latch plate, and run buckle, check if the correct the instructions that come with the the lap and shoulder portions of buckle is being used. child restraint say that the top strap the vehicle safety belt through or must be anchored. around the restraint. The child Position the release button on restraint instructions will show the buckle so that the safety belt In Canada, the law requires that you how. could be quickly unbuckled if forward-facing child restraints have necessary. a top tether, and that the tether be attached. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (47,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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6. If the child restraint has a top tether, follow the child restraint manufacturer's instructions regarding the use of the top tether. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 3-40 for more information. 7. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is securely held in place. To check, grasp the child restraint at the 4. Pull the shoulder belt all the way 5. To tighten the belt, push down safety belt path and attempt to out of the retractor to set the on the child restraint, pull the move it side to side and back lock. When the retractor lock is shoulder portion of the belt to and forth. When the child set, the belt can be tightened but tighten the lap portion of the belt, restraint is properly installed, not pulled out of the retractor. and feed the shoulder belt back there should be no more than into the retractor. When installing 2.5 cm (1 in) of movement. a forward-facing child restraint, it To remove the child restraint, may be helpful to use your knee unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and to push down on the child let it return to the stowed position. restraint as you tighten the belt. If the top tether is attached to a top Try to pull the belt out of the tether anchor, disconnect it. retractor to make sure the retractor is locked. If the retractor is not locked, repeat Steps 4 and 5. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (48,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Securing Child Restraints { Warning Warning (Continued) (Front Passenger Seat) This vehicle has airbags. A rear A child in a rear-facing child Secure rear-facing child restraints seat is a safer place to secure a restraint can be seriously injured in a rear seat, even if the forward-facing child restraint. See or killed if the passenger frontal airbag(s) are off. If you secure a Where to Put the Restraint on airbag inflates. This is because forward-facing child restraint in page 3-38. the back of the rear-facing child the front outboard passenger restraint would be very close to seat, always move the seat as far In addition, the vehicle has a the inflating airbag. A child in a back as it will go. It is better to passenger sensing system which is forward-facing child restraint can secure the child restraint in a designed to turn off the front be seriously injured or killed if the rear seat. outboard passenger frontal airbag and knee airbag under certain passenger frontal airbag inflates conditions. See Passenger Sensing and the passenger seat is in a If the child restraint has the LATCH System on page 3-26 and forward position. system, see Lower Anchors and Passenger Airbag Status Indicator Even if the passenger sensing Tethers for Children (LATCH on page 5-15. system has turned off the front System) on page 3-40 for how and Never put a rear-facing child seat in outboard passenger airbag(s), no where to install the child restraint the front. This is because the risk to system is fail-safe. No one can using LATCH. If a child restraint is the rear-facing child is so great, guarantee that an airbag will not secured using a safety belt and it if the airbag deploys. inflate under some unusual uses a top tether, see Lower circumstance, even though the Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 3-40 for airbag(s) are off. top tether anchor locations. (Continued) Do not secure a child seat in a position without a top tether anchor if a national or local law requires that the top tether be anchored, or if Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (49,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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the instructions that come with the 2. Put the child restraint on child restraint say that the top strap the seat. must be anchored. 3. Pick up the latch plate, and run In Canada, the law requires that the lap and shoulder portions of forward-facing child restraints have the vehicle's safety belt through a top tether, and that the tether be or around the restraint. The child attached. restraint instructions will show You will be using the lap-shoulder you how. belt to secure the child restraint in this position. Follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. 1. Move the seat rearward as far 4. Push the latch plate into the back as it will go and raise the buckle until it clicks. seat upward as far up as it will go, before securing the Position the release button on forward-facing child restraint. the buckle so that the safety belt could be quickly unbuckled if When the passenger sensing necessary. system has turned off the front outboard passenger frontal airbag and knee airbag, the off indicator on the passenger Tilt the latch plate to adjust the airbag status indicator should belt if needed. light and stay lit when you start the vehicle. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 5-15. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (50,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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7. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is securely held in place. To check, grasp the child restraint at the safety belt path and attempt to move it side to side and back and forth. When the child restraint is properly installed, there should be no more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of movement. If the airbags are off, the off indicator in the passenger airbag 5. Pull the shoulder belt all the way 6. To tighten the belt, push down status indicator will come on and out of the retractor to set the on the child restraint, pull the stay on when the vehicle is started. lock. When the retractor lock is shoulder portion of the belt to If a child restraint has been installed set, the belt can be tightened but tighten the lap portion of the belt, and the on indicator is lit, see “If the not pulled out of the retractor. and feed the shoulder belt back On Indicator Is Lit for a Child into the retractor. When installing Restraint ” under Passenger a forward-facing child restraint, it Sensing System on page 3-26. may be helpful to use your knee to push down on the child To remove the child restraint, restraint as you tighten the belt. unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and let it return to the stowed position. Try to pull the belt out of the retractor to make sure the retractor is locked. If the retractor is not locked, repeat Steps 5 and 6. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Storage To access, press on the cover and Storage release. There is an accessory Compartments power outlet inside. See Power Storage Compartments Outlets on page 5-7. Storage Compartments ...... 4-1 { Warning Instrument Panel Storage . . . . . 4-1 Glove Box ...... 4-2 Do not store heavy or sharp Armrest Storage ...... 4-2 objects in storage compartments. In a crash, these objects may Additional Storage Features cause the cover to open and Cargo Tie-Downs ...... 4-2 could result in injury.

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If equipped, there may be storage behind the climate control system. Touch the bottom of the climate control system panel until the door automatically starts to open. There is a USB port inside. See USB Port on page 7-15. Keep the storage area closed when not in use. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Touch the bottom of the climate jack inside. See USB Port on Additional Storage control system panel again until the page 7-15, SD Card Reader on door automatically starts to close. page 7-18, and Auxiliary Jack on Features page 7-19. Glove Box Cargo Tie-Downs To open the glove box, lift up on the lever. Use the key to lock and unlock it. The glove box may have a compact disc player inside. Armrest Storage

Rear Armrest Pull the armrest down and lift the cover to access the storage area. The cargo tie-downs can be used to secure small loads inside the trunk.

Front Armrest Press the button and lift to access the storage area. There is a USB port, SD card reader, and auxiliary Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Safety Belt Reminders ...... 5-13 Adaptive Forward Lighting Instruments and Airbag Readiness Light ...... 5-14 (AFL) Light ...... 5-24 Controls Passenger Airbag Status Lamps On Reminder ...... 5-24 Indicator ...... 5-15 Cruise Control Light ...... 5-24 Charging System Light ...... 5-15 Malfunction Information Displays Controls Driver Information Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 5-2 Indicator Lamp ...... 5-16 Brake System Warning Center (DIC) ...... 5-25 Steering Wheel Controls ...... 5-2 Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . 5-28 Heated Steering Wheel ...... 5-3 Light ...... 5-18 Horn ...... 5-3 Parking Brake Light ...... 5-19 Vehicle Messages Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 5-3 Service Electric Parking Brake Vehicle Messages ...... 5-32 Headlamp Washer ...... 5-5 Light ...... 5-19 Battery Voltage and Charging Compass ...... 5-5 Antilock Brake System (ABS) Messages ...... 5-32 Clock (Base Radio) ...... 5-6 Warning Light ...... 5-20 Brake System Messages . . . . 5-32 Clock (Uplevel Radio) ...... 5-6 Lane Departure Warning Compass Messages ...... 5-33 Power Outlets ...... 5-7 (LDW) Light ...... 5-20 Cruise Control Messages . . . . 5-33 Vehicle Ahead Indicator ...... 5-20 Door Ajar Messages ...... 5-34 Warning Lights, Gauges, and Traction Off Light ...... 5-21 ® Engine Cooling System Indicators StabiliTrak OFF Light ...... 5-21 Messages ...... 5-34 Warning Lights, Gauges, and Traction Control System ® Engine Oil Messages ...... 5-35 Indicators ...... 5-8 (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . 5-21 Engine Power Messages . . . . 5-35 Instrument Cluster ...... 5-10 Engine Coolant Temperature Fuel System Messages ...... 5-35 Speedometer ...... 5-11 Warning Light ...... 5-22 Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 5-36 Odometer ...... 5-11 Tire Pressure Light ...... 5-22 Lamp Messages ...... 5-36 Trip Odometer ...... 5-12 Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-23 Object Detection System Tachometer ...... 5-12 Low Fuel Warning Light ...... 5-23 Messages ...... 5-37 Fuel Gauge ...... 5-12 Security Light ...... 5-23 Ride Control System Engine Coolant Temperature High-Beam On Light ...... 5-24 Messages ...... 5-39 Gauge ...... 5-13 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Airbag System Messages . . . . 5-40 Controls Do not adjust the steering wheel Security Messages ...... 5-40 while driving. Service Vehicle Messages . . . 5-40 Starting the Vehicle Steering Wheel Steering Wheel Controls Messages ...... 5-40 Adjustment Tire Messages ...... 5-41 Transmission Messages . . . . . 5-41 Vehicle Reminder Messages ...... 5-42 Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . 5-42 Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . 5-42 Vehicle Personalization Vehicle Personalization ...... 5-43 Universal Remote System Universal Remote System . . . 5-50 Universal Remote System Programming ...... 5-50 Universal Remote System If equipped with audio steering To adjust the steering wheel: Operation ...... 5-53 wheel controls, some audio controls 1. Pull the lever down. can be adjusted at the steering wheel. 2. Move the steering wheel up or down. g (Push to Talk): Press to talk or interact with OnStar® and 3. Pull or push the steering wheel Bluetooth®. See OnStar Overview closer or away from you. on page 14-1 and “Bluetooth” in the 4. Pull the lever up to lock the infotainment manual. steering wheel in place. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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c (End Call): Press to decline an SEL (Select): Press to select a The steering wheel takes about incoming call, or end a current call. highlighted menu option. three minutes to be fully heated. Press to mute or unmute the C or B (Next or Previous infotainment system. Favorite): Press to go to the next Horn or previous favorite when listening Press a on the steering wheel pad to the radio. Press to go to the next to sound the horn. or previous track when listening to a media source. Windshield Wiper/Washer x + or x − (Volume): Press to increase or decrease the volume. Heated Steering Wheel

With the ignition in ACC/ ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START, S or T (Previous or Next): Press move the windshield wiper lever to the five-way control to the left or select the wiper speed. right to go to the previous or next area in the display or to the previous HI: Use for fast wipes. or next menu. LO: Use for slow wipes. y or z (Next or Previous): ( (Heated Steering Wheel): Press Press the five-way control up or to turn the heated steering wheel on down to go up or down in a list. or off. A light next to the button Press to go up or down a page. displays when the feature is turned on. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Clear snow and ice from the wiper Rainsense™ blades and windshield before using If equipped with Rainsense, a them. If frozen to the windshield, sensor near the top center of the carefully loosen or thaw them. windshield detects the amount of Damaged blades should be water on the windshield and replaced. See Wiper Blade controls the frequency of the Replacement on page 10-28. windshield wiper. INT (Intermittent Wipes): Move Heavy snow or ice can overload the Keep this area of the windshield the lever up to INT for intermittent wiper motor. x clear of debris to allow for best wipes, then turn the INT band Wiper Parking system performance. up for more frequent wipes or down for less frequent wipes. If the ignition is put in OFF while the INT (Rainsense Wipe Sensitivity wipers are on LO, HI, or INT, they Control): Move the windshield If the windshield wipers are in use will immediately stop. wiper lever to INT. Turn the x INT for about six seconds while driving, the exterior lamps come on If the windshield wiper lever is then band on the wiper lever to adjust the automatically if the exterior lamp moved to OFF before the driver sensitivity. control is in AUTO. See “Lights On door is opened or within 10 minutes, with Wipers” under Automatic the wipers will restart and move to Headlamp System on page 6-4. the base of the windshield. OFF: Use to turn the wipers off. If the ignition is put in OFF while the wipers are performing wipes due to 1X (Mist): For a single wipe, briefly windshield washing, the wipers move the wiper lever down. For continue to run until they reach the several wipes, hold the wiper base of the windshield. . Turn the band up for more lever down. sensitivity to moisture. . Turn the band down for less sensitivity to moisture. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Move the windshield wiper lever released or the maximum wash time Pull the wiper lever toward you and out of the INT position to is reached. When the windshield hold briefly to activate. The deactivate Rainsense. wiper lever is released, additional headlamp washers will spray once, This feature can be changed. See wipes may occur depending on how pause, and spray again. The “Comfort and Convenience” under long the windshield washer had headlamp washer will spray again Vehicle Personalization on been activated. See Washer Fluid after five windshield wash cycles. page 5-43. on page 10-22 for information on To refill the windshield washer fluid, filling the windshield washer fluid see Washer Fluid on page 10-22. Wiper Arm Assembly Protection reservoir. When using an automatic car wash, Compass move the windshield wiper lever to { Warning OFF. This disables the automatic The vehicle may have a compass Rainsense windshield wipers. In freezing weather, do not use display on the Driver Information the washer until the windshield is Center (DIC). The compass receives With Rainsense, if the transmission its heading and other information is in N (Neutral) and the vehicle warmed. Otherwise the washer from the Global Positioning speed is very slow, the wipers will fluid can form ice on the System (GPS) antenna, automatically stop at the base of the windshield, blocking your vision. StabiliTrak®, and vehicle speed windshield. information. The wiper operations return to Headlamp Washer The compass system is designed to normal when the transmission is no If equipped with headlamp washers, operate for a certain number of longer in N (Neutral) or the vehicle they are located to the side of the miles or degrees of turn before speed has increased. headlamps. needing a signal from the GPS L (Windshield Washer): Pull satellites. When the compass n The headlamps must be on in order the windshield wiper lever toward display shows CAL, drive the to use the headlamp washers. If the you to spray windshield washer fluid vehicle for a short distance in an headlamps are not on, only the and activate the wipers. The wipers open area where it can receive a windshield will be washed. will continue until the lever is GPS signal. The compass system Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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will automatically determine when a Clock (Uplevel Radio) Date GPS signal is restored and provide To set the date: a heading again. See Compass The infotainment system controls Messages on page 5-33 for the are used to access the time and 1. Press the SETTINGS screen messages that may be displayed for date settings through the menu button and press Time and Date. system. See Home Page in the the compass. “ ” 2. Press Set Date and press + or − infotainment manual for information to increase or decrease month, about how to use the menu system. Clock (Base Radio) day, or year. Setting the Clock Setting the Time 3. Press [ to go back to the To set the time: Time previous menu. 1. Select Settings from the Home To set the time: Auto Set Page and select Set Time. 1. From the Home Page, press the When on, the time and date will 2. Turn the MENU knob to increase SETTINGS screen button, then automatically update. press Time and Date. or decrease the hour. To set auto set: 2. Press Set Time, then press + or 3. Press the MENU knob to go to 1. Press the SETTINGS screen S − to increase or decrease hours the next option. Press BACK or minutes, and change AM button, then press Time to go to the last menu and save or PM. and Date. the changes. 3. Press 12Hr or 24Hr for a 12 or 2. Press Set Time or Set Date. AUTO SET 24 hour clock. 3. Press Auto Set, then select In the Set Time view, push on the [ On-Cell Network or Off-Manual 4. Press to go back to the to manually set the time area just above the chrome bar and previous menu. below the "AUTO SET" screen and date. button to turn on/off the Auto Time 4. Press [ to go back to the adjust capability. previous menu. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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If auto timing is set, the time . On the rear of the center floor to be replaced with a standard displayed on the clock may not console. minifuse by the dealer. A minifuse update immediately when driving Lift the cover to access the will not reset and will have to be into a new time zone. accessory power outlet. replace if blown. Clock Display Certain electrical accessories may { Caution When on, the digital clock will not be compatible with the accessory power outlet and could display on the infotainment screen. Failure to replace the circuit overload a vehicle circuit breaker or breaker with the minifuse could To set the clock display: adapter fuse. If overloaded, the circuit breaker will reset after all overheat the cigar lighter and 1. Press the SETTINGS screen damage the vehicle. button and press Time and Date. devices are disconnected or if Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is 2. Press Clock Display, then select turned off and then back on. See When adding electrical equipment, Off or On. Retained Accessory Power (RAP) be sure to follow the proper 3. Press [ to go back to the on page 9-21. Wait one minute to installation instructions included with previous menu. allow the circuit breaker to reset the equipment. See Add-On before reconnecting devices or Electrical Equipment on page 9-72. Power Outlets turning RAP back on. If the problem continues, the issue could be within { Caution The accessory power outlets can be your device. Try another known used to plug in electrical equipment, good device to make sure the circuit Hanging heavy equipment from such as a cell phone or MP3 player. breaker is operating properly. If this the power outlet can cause The vehicle has two accessory does not resolve your problem, see damage not covered by the power outlets: your dealer. vehicle warranty. The power It is possible to replace the factory outlets are designed for . Inside the front storage bin power outlet with a cigar lighter below the climate control accessory power plugs only, such system. receptacle, if desired. This requires as cell phone charge cords. the factory installed circuit breaker Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Always unplug electrical equipment indicator light turns off. To reset the Warning Lights, when not in use and do not plug in circuit, unplug the item and plug it equipment that exceeds the back in or turn the Retained Gauges, and maximum 20 amps rating. Accessory Power (RAP) off and then back on. See Retained Indicators Power Outlet 110 Volt Accessory Power (RAP) on Warning lights and gauges can Alternating Current page 9-21. The power restarts when signal that something is wrong If equipped, this power outlet is on equipment using 150 watts or less is before it becomes serious enough the rear of the center floor console. plugged into the outlet and a system to cause an expensive repair or It can be used to plug in electrical fault is not detected. replacement. Paying attention to the equipment that uses a maximum The power outlet is not designed for warning lights and gauges could limit of 150 watts. the following and may not work prevent injury. An indicator light on the outlet turns properly, if this equipment is Warning lights come on when there on to show it is in use. The light plugged in: could be a problem with a vehicle function. Some warning lights come comes on when the ignition is in . Equipment with high initial peak ON/RUN/START, equipment wattage such as: on briefly when the engine is started requiring less than 150 watts is compressor-driven refrigerators to indicate they are working. plugged into the outlet, and no and electric power tools. Gauges can indicate when there system fault is detected. could be a problem with a vehicle . Other equipment requiring an The indicator light does not come on extremely stable power supply function. Often gauges and warning when the ignition is in LOCK/OFF or such as: lights work together to indicate a if the equipment is not fully seated microcomputer-controlled problem with the vehicle. into the outlet. electric blankets, touch sensor If equipment is connected using lamps, etc. more than 150 watts or a system fault is detected, a protection circuit shuts off the power supply and the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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When one of the warning lights comes on and stays on while driving, or when one of the gauges shows there may be a problem, check the section that explains what to do. Follow this manual's advice. Waiting to do repairs can be costly and even dangerous. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Instrument Cluster

English Shown, Metric Similar Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Cluster Application Displays Audio Info Pages: Press SEL while Info Pages is highlighted to select the The cluster has three interactive While the Audio application page is items to be displayed in the DIC display zones. displayed, press SEL to enter the Audio menu. In the Audio menu information displays. See Driver Use the five-way control on the right search for music, select from Information Center (DIC) on steering wheel control to move favorites, or change the audio page 5-25. between the different display zones source. Open Source Software: Press and scroll through the different SEL while Open Source Software is displays. Phone highlighted to display open source The left and right zones display While the Phone application page is software information. Driver Information Center (DIC) displayed, press SEL to enter the information. See Driver Information Phone menu. In the Phone menu, Speedometer Center (DIC) on page 5-25. if there is no active phone call, view recent calls, select from favorites, The speedometer shows the The center zone displays vehicle's speed in either kilometers application information for or scroll through contacts. If there is an active call, mute the phone or per hour (km/h) or miles per navigation, audio, phone, hour (mph). or settings. A speedometer can also switch to handset operation. be displayed in this center zone. Settings Odometer Navigation Press SEL while the Settings The odometer shows how far the If there is no active route, a application page is displayed to vehicle has been driven, in either compass will be displayed. If there enter the Settings menu. kilometers or miles. is an active route, press SEL to end Units: Press SEL while Units is This vehicle has a tamper-resistant route guidance or turn the voice highlighted to enter the Units menu. odometer. If the vehicle needs a prompts on or off. Choose English or metric units by new cluster installed, the new pressing SEL while the desired item odometer is set to the mileage of is highlighted. A checkmark will be the old odometer. If this is not displayed next to the selected item. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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possible, it is set at zero and a label There is an arrow near the fuel is put on the driver door to show the Caution (Continued) gauge pointing to the side of the old mileage reading. vehicle the fuel door is on. would not be covered by the When the indicator nears empty, the Trip Odometer vehicle warranty. Do not operate the engine with the tachometer in low fuel light comes on. There still is The trip odometer can show how far the shaded warning area. a little fuel left, but the vehicle the vehicle has been driven since should be refueled soon. the trip odometer was last reset. Fuel Gauge Here are four things that some The trip odometer is accessed and owners ask about. None of these reset through the Driver Information show a problem with the fuel gauge: Center (DIC). See Driver . At the service station, the fuel Information Center (DIC) on pump shuts off before the gauge page 5-25. reads full. . It takes a little more or less fuel Tachometer to fill up than the gauge The tachometer displays the engine indicated. For example, the speed in revolutions per gauge may have indicated the minute (rpm). tank was half full, but it actually took a little more or less than { Caution half the tank's capacity to fill the tank. If the engine is operated with the When the ignition is on, the fuel . The gauge moves a little while tachometer in the shaded warning gauge indicates about how much turning a corner or speeding up. area, the vehicle could be fuel is left in the tank. damaged, and the damages (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (13,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. The gauge takes a few seconds Safety Belt Reminders to stabilize after the ignition is turned on, and goes back to Driver Safety Belt Reminder empty when the ignition is Light turned off. There is a driver safety belt Engine Coolant reminder light on the instrument cluster. Temperature Gauge

English This gauge measures the temperature of the vehicle's engine. When the vehicle is started, this While driving under normal light flashes and a chime may come operating conditions, if the needle on to remind the driver to fasten moves into the shaded area, the their safety belt. Then the light stays engine is too hot. Pull off the road, on solid until the belt is buckled. stop the vehicle, and turn off the This cycle may continue several Metric engine as soon as possible. times if the driver remains or becomes unbuckled while the vehicle is moving. If the driver safety belt is buckled, neither the light nor the chime comes on. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (14,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Passenger Safety Belt The front passenger safety belt The airbag readiness light comes on Reminder Light warning light and chime may turn on for several seconds when the if an object is put on the seat such vehicle is started. If the light does There is a passenger safety belt as a briefcase, handbag, grocery not come on then, have it fixed reminder light near the passenger bag, laptop, or other electronic immediately. airbag status indicator. See device. To turn off the warning light Passenger Sensing System on and/or chime, remove the object { Warning page 3-26. from the seat or buckle the safety belt. If the airbag readiness light stays on after the vehicle is started or Airbag Readiness Light comes on while driving, it means This light shows if there is an the airbag system might not be electrical problem with the airbag working properly. The airbags in system. The system check includes the vehicle might not inflate in a crash, or they could even inflate When the vehicle is started, this the airbag sensor(s), passenger without a crash. To help avoid light flashes and a chime may come sensing system, the pretensioners, injury, have the vehicle serviced on to remind passengers to fasten the airbag modules, the wiring, and their safety belt. Then the light stays the crash sensing and diagnostic right away. on solid until the belt is buckled. module. For more information on the This cycle continues several times if airbag system, see Airbag System If there is a problem with the airbag the passenger remains or becomes on page 3-19. system, a Driver Information Center unbuckled while the vehicle is (DIC) message may also come on. moving. See Airbag System Messages on If the passenger safety belt is page 5-40. buckled, neither the chime nor the light comes on. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (15,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Passenger Airbag Status as a system check. Then, after several more seconds, the status { Warning Indicator indicator will light either ON or OFF, The vehicle has a passenger or the on or off symbol to let you If the airbag readiness light ever sensing system. See Passenger know the status of the front comes on and stays on, it means Sensing System on page 3-26 for outboard passenger frontal airbag that something may be wrong important safety information. The and knee airbag. with the airbag system. To help passenger airbag status indicator is avoid injury to yourself or others, If the word ON or the on symbol is have the vehicle serviced right in the overhead console. lit on the passenger airbag status away. See Airbag Readiness indicator, it means that the front Light on page 5-14 for more outboard passenger frontal airbag and knee airbag are allowed to information, including important inflate. safety information. If the word OFF or the off symbol is lit on the airbag status indicator, it Charging System Light United States means that the passenger sensing system has turned off the front outboard passenger frontal airbag and knee airbag. If, after several seconds, both status indicator lights remain on, or if there are no lights at all, there may be a Canada and Mexico problem with the lights or the The charging system light comes on passenger sensing system. See briefly when the ignition is turned When the vehicle is started, the your dealer for service. on, but the engine is not running, as passenger airbag status indicator will light ON and OFF, or the symbol for on and off for several seconds Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (16,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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a check to show the light is working. are at acceptable levels, helping to assists the service technician in It should go out when the engine is maintain a clean environment. The correctly diagnosing any started. malfunction indicator lamp comes malfunction. If the light stays on, or comes on on when the vehicle is placed in while driving, there may be a Service Only Mode, as a check to { Caution problem with the electrical charging show it is working. If it does not, system. Have it checked by your have the vehicle serviced by your If the vehicle is continually driven dealer. Driving while this light is on dealer. See Ignition Positions on with this light on, the emission could drain the battery. page 9-16. controls might not work as well, the vehicle fuel economy might When this light comes on, or is not be as good, and the engine flashing, the Driver Information might not run as smoothly. This Center (DIC) also displays a could lead to costly repairs that message. might not be covered by the See Battery Voltage and Charging vehicle warranty. Messages on page 5-32. If a short distance must be driven If the malfunction indicator lamp with the light on, be sure to turn off comes on while the engine is all accessories, such as the radio running, this indicates that the { Caution and air conditioner. OBD II system has detected a problem and diagnosis and service Modifications made to the engine, might be required. transmission, exhaust, intake, Malfunction or fuel system of the vehicle or Malfunctions often are indicated by Indicator Lamp the replacement of the original the system before any problem is tires with other than those of the A computer system called OBD II apparent. Being aware of the light (On-Board Diagnostics-Second can prevent more serious damage same Tire Performance Criteria Generation) monitors the operation to the vehicle. This system also (Continued) of the vehicle to ensure emissions Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (17,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Avoid hard accelerations. improperly installed. A loose or Caution (Continued) . Avoid steep uphill grades. missing fuel cap allows fuel to evaporate into the atmosphere. . (TPC) can affect the vehicle's If towing a trailer, reduce the A few driving trips with the cap emission controls and can cause amount of cargo being hauled as properly installed should turn the this light to come on. soon as it is possible. light off. Modifications to these systems If the light continues to flash, find a . Check that good quality fuel is could lead to costly repairs not safe place to stop and park the covered by the vehicle warranty. used. Poor fuel quality causes vehicle. Turn the vehicle off, wait at the engine not to run as This could also result in a failure least 10 seconds, and restart the efficiently as designed and may to pass a required Emission engine. If the light is still flashing, cause stalling after start-up, Inspection/Maintenance test. See follow the previous steps and see stalling when the vehicle is Accessories and Modifications on your dealer for service as soon as changed into gear, misfiring, page 10-3. possible. hesitation on acceleration, Light On Steady: An emission or stumbling on acceleration. This light comes on during a control system malfunction has These conditions might go away malfunction in one of two ways: been detected on the vehicle. once the engine is warmed up. Diagnosis and service might be If one or more of these conditions Light Flashing: A misfire condition required. has been detected. A misfire occurs, change the fuel brand used. increases vehicle emissions and The following may correct an It may require at least one full tank could damage the emission control emission control system of the proper fuel to turn the light off. system on the vehicle. Diagnosis malfunction: See Recommended Fuel on and service might be required. . Check that the fuel cap is fully page 9-62. To prevent more serious damage to installed. See Filling the Tank on If none of the above have made the the vehicle: page 9-65. The diagnostic light turn off, your dealer can check system can determine if the fuel . Reduce vehicle speed. the vehicle. The dealer has the cap has been left off or proper test equipment and Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (18,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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diagnostic tools to fix any The vehicle may not pass system readiness, your dealer mechanical or electrical problems inspection if: can prepare the vehicle for that might have developed. inspection. . The malfunction indicator lamp is on with the engine running, or if Emissions Inspection and Brake System Warning Maintenance Programs the vehicle is placed in Service Only Mode and the malfunction Light Depending on where you live, your indicator lamp does not come The vehicle brake system consists vehicle may be required to on. See your dealer for of two hydraulic circuits. If one participate in an emission control assistance in verifying proper circuit is not working, the remaining system inspection and maintenance operation of the malfunction circuit can still work to stop the program. For the inspection, the indicator lamp. emission system test equipment will vehicle. For normal braking likely connect to the vehicle's Data . The OBD II (On-Board performance, both circuits need to Link Connector (DLC). Diagnostics) system determines be working. that critical emission control If the warning light comes on, there systems have not been is a brake problem. Have the brake completely diagnosed. The system inspected right away. vehicle would be considered not ready for inspection. This can happen if the 12-volt battery has recently been replaced or run down. The diagnostic system is The DLC is under the instrument designed to evaluate critical panel to the left of the steering emission control systems during wheel. See your dealer if assistance normal driving. This can take Metric English is needed. several days of routine driving. If this has been done and the vehicle still does not pass the inspection for lack of OBD II Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (19,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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This light comes on briefly when the Parking Brake Light Service Electric Parking vehicle is turned on. If it does not come on then, have it fixed so it will Brake Light be ready to warn if there is a problem. If the light comes on and stays on, there is a base brake problem. Metric English { Warning This light comes on when the This light should come on briefly The brake system might not be parking brake is applied. If the light continues flashing after the parking when starting the vehicle. If it does working properly if the brake not come on, have it fixed so it will system warning light is on. brake is released, or while driving, there is a problem with the Electric be ready to warn if there is a Driving with the brake system Parking Brake system or another problem. warning light on can lead to a system. A message may also If this light stays on, there is a crash. If the light is still on after display in the Driver Information the vehicle has been pulled off problem with the Electric Parking Center (DIC). See Brake System Brake system or another system on the road and carefully stopped, Messages on page 5-32. the vehicle that is causing the have the vehicle towed for parking brake system to work at a service. If the light does not come on, or remains flashing, see your dealer. reduced level. The vehicle can still be driven, but should be taken to a dealer as soon as possible. See the information for the Electric Parking Brake under Parking Brake (Electric) on page 9-30 or Parking Brake (Manual) on page 9-32. If a Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (20,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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message displays in the Driver vehicle needs service. A chime may If equipped, this light briefly comes Information Center (DIC), see Brake also sound when the light comes on on while starting the vehicle. System Messages on page 5-32. steady. If it does not, have the vehicle If the ABS light is the only light on, serviced by your dealer. If the Antilock Brake System the vehicle has regular brakes, but system is working normally, the (ABS) Warning Light the antilock brakes are not indicator light then turns off. functioning. This light comes on green when the If both the ABS and the brake system is on and ready to operate. system warning light are on, the When the system determines that vehicle's antilock brakes are not the vehicle is leaving its lane functioning and there is a problem without using the turn signal, this with the regular brakes. See your light will change to amber and flash. dealer for service. See Lane Departure Warning (LDW) This light comes on briefly when the See Brake System Warning Light on on page 9-60. engine is started. page 5-18 and Brake System If it does not, have the vehicle Messages on page 5-32. Vehicle Ahead Indicator serviced by your dealer. If the ABS light stays on, turn the Lane Departure Warning ignition off. (LDW) Light If the light comes on while driving, stop as soon as it is safely possible and turn off the vehicle. Then start the engine again to reset the system. If the ABS light stays on, If equipped, this light in the Driver or comes on again while driving, the Information Center (DIC) displays green when a vehicle is detected ahead. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (21,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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This light will display amber when This light and the StabiliTrak OFF If the StabiliTrak and TCS are off, you are following a vehicle ahead light come on when StabiliTrak is the system does not assist in much too closely. turned off. controlling the vehicle. Turn on the See Forward Collision Alert (FCA) If the TCS is off, wheel spin is not TCS and the StabiliTrak systems System on page 9-53. limited. Adjust driving accordingly. and the warning light turns off. See Traction Control/Electronic See Traction Control/Electronic Traction Off Light Stability Control on page 9-33. Stability Control on page 9-33. StabiliTrak® OFF Light Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak® Light

This light comes on briefly while starting the engine. If it does not, have the vehicle serviced by your This light comes on briefly while dealer. If the system is working starting the engine. If it does not, This light comes on briefly when the normally, the indicator light then have the vehicle serviced by your engine is started. turns off. dealer. If the light does not come on, have The traction off light comes on when This light comes on when the the vehicle serviced by your dealer. the Traction Control System (TCS) StabiliTrak system is turned off. If the system is working normally, has been turned off by pressing and If StabiliTrak is off, the Traction the indicator light turns off. releasing the TCS/StabiliTrak Control System (TCS) is also off. button. If the light is on and not flashing, the TCS, and potentially the StabiliTrak system have been disabled. A DIC Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (22,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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message may display. Check the If it does not, have the vehicle Tire Pressure Light DIC messages to determine which serviced by the dealer. If the system feature(s) is no longer functioning is working normally the indicator and whether the vehicle requires light goes off. service. If the indicator/warning light is on { Caution and flashing, the TCS and/or the StabiliTrak system is actively The engine coolant temperature warning light indicates that the working. For vehicles with the Tire Pressure vehicle has overheated. Driving Monitor System (TPMS), this light See Traction Control/Electronic with this light on can damage the Stability Control on page 9-33. comes on briefly when the engine is engine and it may not be covered started. It provides information by the vehicle warranty. See about tire pressures and the TPMS. Engine Coolant Engine Overheating on Temperature Warning page 10-20. When the Light Is On Steady Light This indicates that one or more of The engine coolant temperature the tires are significantly warning light comes on when the underinflated. engine has overheated. A Driver Information Center (DIC) If this happens, pull over and turn tire pressure message may also off the engine as soon as possible. display. See Tire Messages on See Engine Overheating on page 5-41. Stop as soon as page 10-20. possible, and inflate the tires to the This light comes on briefly while pressure value shown on the Tire starting the vehicle. and Loading Information label. See Tire Pressure on page 10-47. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (23,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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When the Light Flashes First and This light is near the fuel gauge and Then Is On Steady comes on briefly when the ignition is If the light flashes for about a minute turned on as a check to show it is and then stays on, there may be a working. problem with the TPMS. If the It also comes on when the fuel tank problem is not corrected, the light is low on fuel. The light turns off will come on at every ignition cycle. This light should come on briefly as when fuel is added. If it does not, See Tire Pressure Monitor the engine is started. If it does not have the vehicle serviced. Operation on page 10-50. come on, have the vehicle serviced by your dealer. Security Light Engine Oil Pressure Light If the light comes on and stays on, it means that oil is not flowing through { Caution the engine properly. The vehicle could be low on oil and might have Lack of proper engine oil some other system problem. See maintenance can damage the your dealer. engine. Driving with the engine oil low can also damage the Low Fuel Warning Light The security light should come on engine. The repairs would not be briefly as the engine is started. If it covered by the vehicle warranty. does not come on, have the vehicle Check the oil level as soon as serviced by your dealer. If the possible. Add oil if required, but if system is working normally, the the oil level is within the operating indicator light turns off. range and the oil pressure is still low, have the vehicle serviced. Always follow the maintenance schedule for changing engine oil. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (24,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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If the light stays on and the engine This light comes on when the Lamps On Reminder does not start, there could be a IntelliBeam system is enabled. problem with the theft-deterrent See Exterior Lamp Controls on system. See Immobilizer Operation page 6-1. on page 2-18. High-Beam On Light Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light This light comes on when the exterior lamps are in use. See Exterior Lamp Controls on page 6-1. Cruise Control Light This light comes on when the high-beam headlamps are in use. This light should come on briefly as the vehicle is started. If it does not See Headlamp High/Low-Beam come on, have the vehicle serviced Changer on page 6-3. by your dealer. ® IntelliBeam Light This light comes on solid when there is a problem with the AFL The cruise control light is white system. It flashes when the system when the cruise control is on and is switching between lighting ready, and turns green when the modes. See Adaptive Forward cruise control is set and active. Lighting (AFL) on page 6-5. See Cruise Control on page 9-37. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (25,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Adaptive Cruise Control Light Information Displays S or T : Press to move between the interactive display zones in the Driver Information cluster. Press S to go back to the Center (DIC) previous menu. SEL (Select): Press to open a The DIC displays are shown in the menu or select a menu item. Press left and right interactive display and hold to reset values on certain zones on the instrument cluster. The screens. This light in the Driver Information displays show the status of many Center (DIC) comes on when the vehicle systems. The controls for DIC Information Display Adaptive Cruise Control (if the DIC are on the right steering Options equipped) is active. See Adaptive wheel control. Cruise Control on page 9-40. The information displays on the DIC can be turned on or off through the Settings menu. 1. Press SEL while viewing the Settings page in the center display zone on the cluster. 2. Scroll to Info Pages and press SEL. 3. Press y or z to move through the list of possible information displays.

y or z : Press to move up or down in a list. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (26,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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4. Press SEL while an item is The average fuel economy shows last time this menu item was reset. highlighted to select or deselect the approximate average liters per The Average Fuel Economy can be that item. When an item is 100 kilometers (L/100 km) or miles reset by pressing and holding SEL selected, a checkmark will per gallon (mpg). This number is while this display is active. appear next to it. calculated based on the number of Instantaneous Fuel Economy: L/100 km (mpg) recorded since the DIC Information Displays Shows the current fuel economy in last time this menu item was reset. either liters per 100 kilometers The following is the list of all The Average Fuel Economy can be (L/100 km) or miles per possible DIC information displays. reset along with the trip odometer gallon (mpg). This number reflects Some of the information displays by pressing and holding SEL while only the fuel economy that the may not be available for your this display is active. vehicle has right now and changes particular vehicle. Fuel Range: Shows the frequently as driving conditions Speed: Shows the vehicle speed in approximate distance the vehicle change. either kilometers per hour (km/h) or can be driven without refueling. Average Speed: Shows the miles per hour (mph). LOW will be displayed when the average speed of the vehicle in vehicle is low on fuel. The fuel Trip 1 and Trip 2 (Base Cluster) / kilometers per hour (km/h) or miles range estimate is based on an Trip 1 or Trip 2 and Average Fuel per hour (mph). This average is average of the vehicle's fuel Economy (Uplevel Cluster): calculated based on the various economy over recent driving history Shows the current distance traveled, vehicle speeds recorded since the and the amount of fuel remaining in in either kilometers (km) or last reset of this value. The average the fuel tank. miles (mi), since the trip odometer speed can be reset by pressing and was last reset. The trip odometer Average Fuel Economy (Base holding SEL while this display is can be reset by pressing and Cluster): Shows the approximate active. holding SEL while this display is average liters per 100 kilometers Timer: This display can be used as active. (L/100 km) or miles per a timer. To start the timer, press SEL gallon (mpg). This number is while this display is active. The calculated based on the number of display will show the amount of time L/100 km (mpg) recorded since the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (27,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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that has passed since the timer was Warning is displayed. Press y or Oil Life: Shows an estimate of the last reset. To stop the timer, press z to adjust the value. This feature oil's remaining useful life. SEL briefly while this display is can be turned off by pressing and If REMAINING OIL LIFE 99% is active and the timer is running. To holding SEL while viewing this displayed, that means 99% of the reset the timer to zero, press and page. If the selected speed limit is current oil life remains. hold SEL while this display is active. exceeded, a pop-up warning is When the remaining oil life is low, Compass (Base Cluster): Shows displayed and a chime may sound. the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON the direction the vehicle is driving. Cruise Set Speed: Shows the message will appear on the display. Turn Arrow: Shows the next speed the cruise control or Adaptive See Engine Oil Messages on maneuver when using route Cruise Control (ACC, if equipped) is page 5-35. The oil should be guidance. set to. changed as soon as possible. See Engine Oil on page 10-10. In Travel Time: Shows the estimated Follow Distance Indicator/Gap addition to the engine oil life system time duration remaining for the Setting: The current follow time to monitoring the oil life, additional current route. the vehicle ahead is displayed as a maintenance is recommended in the time value on this page when ACC Distance to Destination: Shows Maintenance Schedule. See is not engaged. When ACC has Maintenance Schedule on the distance to the destination when been engaged, the Follow Distance using route guidance. page 11-3. Indicator page switches to the Gap Speed Limit: Shows the current Setting page. This page shows the The Oil Life display must be reset speed limit on vehicles with the current gap setting along with the after each oil change. It will not navigation system. The information vehicle ahead telltale. reset itself. Do not to reset the Oil for this page comes from a roadway Life display accidentally at any time Battery Voltage: Shows the database. other than when the oil has just current battery voltage. been changed. It cannot be reset Speed Warning: Allows the driver accurately until the next oil change. to set a speed that they do not want To reset the engine oil life system, to exceed. To set the Speed press and hold SEL for several Warning, press SEL when Speed Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (28,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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seconds while the Oil Life display is Head-Up Display (HUD) active. See Engine Oil Life System { Caution on page 10-12. { Warning If you try to use the HUD image Tire Pressure: Shows the as a parking aid, you may approximate pressures of all four If the HUD image is too bright or misjudge the distance and tires. Tire pressure is displayed in too high in your field of view, it damage your vehicle. Do not use either kilopascal (kPa) or in pounds may take you more time to see the HUD image as a parking aid. per square inch (psi). If the pressure things you need to see when it is is low, the value for that tire is dark outside. Be sure to keep the shown in amber. See Tire Pressure HUD image dim and placed low in The HUD information can be Monitor System on page 10-49 and your field of view. displayed in various languages. The Tire Pressure Monitor Operation on speedometer reading and other page 10-50. numerical values can be displayed If equipped with HUD, some in either English or metric units. Vehicle Odometer (Base information concerning the The language selection is changed Cluster): Shows the odometer. operation of the vehicle is projected through the radio and the units of Blank Page: The Blank Page onto the windshield. The information measurement is changed through display allows for no information to is projected through the HUD lens the instrument cluster. See Vehicle be displayed in the DIC display on the driver side of the instrument Personalization on page 5-43 and zone(s). panel and focused out toward the Settings under Instrument Cluster front of the vehicle. “ ” on page 5-10. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (29,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Lane Departure $ (Image Adjustment): Press . Low Fuel down or lift up to center the HUD Some vehicle messages or alerts image. The HUD image can only be displayed in the HUD may be adjusted up and down, not side cleared by using the steering wheel to side. controls. See Vehicle Messages on ! (Display View): Press to page 5-32. select the display view. Each press will change the display view. D (Image Brightness): Lift up and hold to brighten the display. Press down and hold to dim the HUD Display on the Vehicle display. Hold down to turn the Windshield display off. The HUD may display some of the The HUD image will automatically following vehicle information and dim and brighten to compensate for vehicle messages or alerts: outside lighting. The HUD The HUD control is to the left of the brightness control can also be . Speed steering wheel. adjusted as needed. . Tachometer To adjust the HUD image: The HUD image can temporarily . Audio light up depending on the angle and 1. Adjust the driver seat to a position of the sunlight on the HUD . Phone comfortable position. display. This is normal. . Navigation 2. Start the engine. Polarized sunglasses could make . Collision Alert Use the following settings to adjust the HUD image harder to see. . Cruise Control the HUD. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (30,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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HUD Views information only appears on All HUD views may briefly display There are four views in the HUD. vehicles that have these features, audio information when the driver Some vehicle information and and when they are active. uses the steering wheel controls to vehicle messages or alerts may be adjust the audio settings appearing displayed in any view. in the instrument cluster. Incoming phone calls appearing in the instrument cluster, may also display in any HUD view.

Metric

Metric

Metric

English Audio/Phone View: This display English includes the information in speed Speed View: This display gives the view along with audio/phone speedometer reading (in English or information. The current radio metric units), Adaptive Cruise station, media type, and incoming English Control speed, Forward Collision calls will be displayed. Navigation View: This display Alert, Lane Departure Warning, and includes the information in speed Vehicle Ahead indicator. Some view along with Turn-by-Turn Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (31,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Navigation information. The Care of the HUD If the HUD image is not correct, compass heading is displayed when contact your dealer. Clean the inside of the windshield to navigation routing is not active. remove any dirt or film that could The windshield is part of the HUD Navigation Turn-by-Turn Alerts reduce the sharpness or clarity of system. See Windshield shown in the instrument cluster may the HUD image. Replacement on page 10-28. also be displayed in any HUD view. Clean the HUD lens with a soft cloth sprayed with glass cleaner. Wipe the lens gently, then dry it. HUD Troubleshooting Check that: . Nothing is covering the Metric HUD lens. . HUD brightness setting is not too dim or too bright. . HUD is adjusted to the proper height. . Polarized sunglasses are English not worn. Performance View: This display . Windshield and HUD lens are gives the speedometer reading (in clean. English or metric units), rpm reading, transmission positions, and gear shift indicator. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (32,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Vehicle Messages Battery Voltage and TRANSPORT MODE ON Messages displayed on the DIC Charging Messages This message is displayed when the vehicle is in transport mode. Some indicate the status of the vehicle or BATTERY SAVER ACTIVE some action that may be needed to features can be disabled while in correct a condition. Multiple This message displays when the this mode, including Remote messages may display one after the vehicle has detected that the battery Keyless Entry (RKE), remote start, other. voltage is dropping beyond a and the vehicle alarm system. Take reasonable point. The battery saver the vehicle to your dealer for service The messages that do not require system starts reducing features of to turn transport mode off. immediate action can be the vehicle that may be noticed. At acknowledged and cleared by the point that features are disabled, Brake System Messages pressing SEL. The messages that this message displays. Turn off require immediate action cannot be unnecessary accessories to allow BRAKE FLUID LOW cleared until that action is the battery to recharge. This message is displayed when the performed. All messages should be brake fluid level is low. See Brake taken seriously and clearing the LOW BATTERY Fluid on page 10-23. messages does not correct the This message is displayed when the problem. battery voltage is low. See Battery STEP ON BRAKE TO The following are some of the on page 10-25. RELEASE PARK BRAKE vehicle messages that may be This message is displayed if you displayed depending on the vehicle SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM attempt to release the Electric content. Parking Brake without the brake This message is displayed when pedal applied. See Parking Brake there is a fault in the battery (Electric) on page 9-30 or Parking charging system. Take the vehicle to Brake (Manual) on page 9-32. your dealer for service. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (33,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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RELEASE PARKING BRAKE Compass Messages This can occur under the following conditions: This message is displayed if the Dashes may be displayed if the Electric Parking Brake is on while vehicle temporarily loses . The radar is not clean. Keep the the vehicle is in motion. See Parking communication with the Global radar sensors free of mud, dirt, Brake (Electric) on page 9-30 or Positioning System (GPS). snow, ice, and slush. Clean the Parking Brake (Manual) on entire front and/or rear of the page 9-32. Cruise Control Messages vehicle. For cleaning instructions, see Exterior Care SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST ADAPTIVE CRUISE SET on page 10-77. This message may be displayed TO XXX . Heavy rain or snow is interfering when there is a problem with the This message displays when the with the radar object detection or brake boost assist system. When Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) camera performance. this message is displayed, the brake speed is set. See Adaptive Cruise boost assist motor might be heard CRUISE SET TO XXX Control on page 9-40. operating and you might notice This message displays when the pulsation in the brake pedal. This is ADAPTIVE CRUISE cruise control speed is set. See normal under these conditions. Take TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE Cruise Control on page 9-37. the vehicle to your dealer for service. This message displays when NO CRUISE BRAKING GAS attempting to activate Adaptive PEDAL APPLIED SERVICE PARKING BRAKE Cruise Control (ACC) when it is This message displays when This message is displayed when temporarily unavailable. The ACC system does not need service. Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is there is a problem with the parking active and the driver is pressing the brake. Take the vehicle to your gas pedal. When this occurs, ACC dealer for service. will not brake. See Adaptive Cruise Control on page 9-40. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (34,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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SERVICE ADAPTIVE CRUISE message may also be displayed if conditioning compressor turns back CONTROL the vehicle starts to move. Close the on. The vehicle can continue to be door completely. driven. This message displays when the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) HOOD OPEN If this message continues to appear, needs service. Take the vehicle to have the system repaired by your This message will display along with your dealer. dealer as soon as possible to avoid a hood open symbol when the hood damage to the engine. SHIFT TO PARK BEFORE is open. Close the hood completely. EXITING ENGINE OVERHEATED — TRUNK OPEN IDLE ENGINE This message may display if This message will display along with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is This message displays and a chime a symbol when the trunk is open. sounds when the engine coolant engaged holding the vehicle at a Close the trunk completely. stop, and the driver attempts to exit temperature is too hot. The engine the vehicle. Put the vehicle in coolant temperature warning light P (Park) before exiting. Engine Cooling System will also be on. Stop and allow the Messages vehicle to idle until it cools down. Door Ajar Messages A/C OFF ENGINE ENGINE OVERHEATED — DOOR OPEN COOLANT HOT TURN VEHICLE OFF A door open symbol will be This message displays when the This message displays and a displayed on the DIC showing which engine coolant becomes hotter than continuous chime sounds if the door is open. If the vehicle has been the normal operating temperature. engine cooling system reaches shifted out of P (Park), a DOOR To avoid added strain on a hot unsafe temperatures for operation. OPEN message will also be engine, the air conditioning The engine coolant temperature displayed. The DOOR OPEN compressor automatically turns off. warning light will flash. Stop and When the coolant temperature turn off the vehicle as soon as it is returns to normal, the air safe to do so to avoid severe Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (35,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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damage. This message clears when before filling to the recommended next time the vehicle is driven. The the engine has cooled to a safe level. If the oil is not low and this vehicle may be driven at a reduced operating temperature. message remains on, take the speed while this message is on, but vehicle to your dealer for service. maximum acceleration and speed Engine Oil Messages See Engine Oil on page 10-10. may be reduced. Anytime this message stays on, the vehicle CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON OIL PRESSURE LOW — STOP should be taken to your dealer for ENGINE This message displays when the service as soon as possible. engine oil needs to be changed. This message displays if low oil When you change the engine oil, be pressure levels occur. Stop the Fuel System Messages sure to reset the oil life system. See vehicle as soon as safely possible Engine Oil Life System on and do not operate it until the cause FUEL LEVEL LOW page 10-12, Driver Information of the low oil pressure has been This message displays when the Center (DIC) on page 5-25, Engine corrected. Check the oil as soon as vehicle is low on fuel. Refuel as Oil on page 10-10, and Maintenance possible and have the vehicle soon as possible Schedule on page 11-3. serviced by your dealer. TIGHTEN GAS CAP ENGINE OIL HOT, IDLE Engine Power Messages This message displays when the ENGINE fuel cap is not on tight. Tighten the This message displays when the ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED fuel cap. engine oil temperature is too hot. This message displays when the Stop and allow the vehicle to idle vehicle's engine power is reduced. until it cools down. Reduced engine power can affect the vehicle's ability to accelerate. ENGINE OIL LOW — ADD OIL If this message is on, but there is no On some vehicles, this message reduction in performance, proceed displays when the engine oil level to your destination. The may be too low. Check the oil level performance may be reduced the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (36,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Key and Lock Messages without the remote for five minutes. Lamp Messages Press the brake pedal to restart the NO REMOTE DETECTED vehicle. AFL (ADAPTIVE FORWARD LIGHTING) LAMPS NEED when the transmitter battery may be NUMBER OF KEYS SERVICE weak. See “Starting the Vehicle with PROGRAMMED a Low Transmitter Battery” under This message displays when the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) This message displays when AFL system is disabled and needs System Operation on page 2-3. programming new keys to the service. See your dealer. See vehicle. NO REMOTE KEY WAS Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) on page 6-5. DETECTED PLACE KEY IN REMOTE LEFT IN VEHICLE TRANSMITTER POCKET THEN This message displays when AUTOMATIC LIGHT CONTROL START YOUR VEHICLE leaving the vehicle with the RKE ON/OFF transmitter still inside. This message displays when trying This message is displayed when the to start the vehicle if an RKE REPLACE BATTERY IN exterior lamp control is in AUTO and transmitter is not detected. The REMOTE KEY the lights have turned on or off. See transmitter battery may be weak. Automatic Headlamp System on See “Starting the Vehicle with a Low This message displays when the page 6-4. Transmitter Battery” under Remote battery in the RKE transmitter needs Keyless Entry (RKE) System to be replaced. XXX TURN INDICATOR Operation on page 2-3. FAILURE NO REMOTE PRESS BRAKE When one of the turn signals is out, this message displays to show TO RESTART which bulb needs to be replaced. This message is displayed when See Bulb Replacement on attempting to turn off the vehicle page 10-29 and Replacement Bulbs and the remote is no longer on page 10-31. detected. Restarting is allowed Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (37,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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TURN SIGNAL ON This can occur under the following rearview mirror may correct the conditions: issue. The Lane Departure Warning This message is displayed if the system will not operate. Forward turn signal has been left on. Turn off . The radar is not clean. Keep the Collision Alert (FCA) may not work the turn signal. radar sensors free of mud, dirt, snow, ice, and slush. Clean the or may not work as well. Object Detection System entire front and/or rear of the LANE DEPARTURE WARNING vehicle. For cleaning UNAVAILABLE Messages instructions, see Exterior Care 24 GHz RADARS OFF on page 10-77. This message displays when attempting to activate the Lane This message displays when driving . Heavy rain or snow is interfering Departure Warning (LDW) system in certain areas where there may be with the radar object detection or when it is temporarily unavailable. radar interference. Adaptive Cruise camera performance. The LDW system does not need Control (ACC), Forward Collision This message may also be service. Alert (FCA), and the Active displayed if there is a problem with This message could be due to the Emergency Braking System may not the StabiliTrak system. camera being blocked. Cleaning the work or may not work as well. The outside of the windshield behind the vehicle does not need service. FORWARD COLLISION ALERT OFF rearview mirror may correct the AUTOMATIC COLLISION PREP issue. UNAVAILABLE This message displays when the Forward Collision Alert has been PARK ASSIST OFF This message displays when the turned off. This message displays when the Active Emergency Braking System Parking Assist system has been has been unavailable for some time. FRONT CAMERA BLOCKED CLEAN WINDSHIELD turned off or when there is a The Active Emergency Braking temporary condition causing the System does not need service. This message displays when the system to be disabled. camera is blocked. Cleaning the outside of the windshield behind the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (38,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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REAR AUTO BRAKE AND SERVICE AUTOMATIC Forward Collision Alert (FCA) PARK ASSIST UNAVAILABLE COLLISION PREP features. Take the vehicle to your dealer. This message displays when If this message displays, take the attempting to activate the parking vehicle to your dealer to repair the SERVICE PARK ASSIST and backing features of the Driver system. This message displays if there is a Assistance System when they are problem with the Parking Assist temporarily unavailable. The system SERVICE DRIVER ASSIST system. Do not use this system to does not need service. SYSTEM help you park. See your dealer for This can occur under the following If this message displays, take the service. conditions: vehicle to your dealer to repair the system. SERVICE REAR AUTO BRAKE . The radar is not clean. Keep the AND PARK ASSIST radar sensors free of mud, dirt, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), snow, ice, and slush. Clean the Forward Collision Alert (FCA), This message displays if there is a entire front and/or rear of the Active Emergency Braking System, problem with the parking and vehicle. For cleaning Assistance Systems for Parking or backing features of the Driver instructions, see Exterior Care Backing, and/or Lane Departure Assistance System. Do not use this on page 10-77. Warning (LDW) system may not system to help park or back the work. Do not use these systems vehicle. See your dealer for service. . Heavy rain or snow is interfering until the vehicle has been repaired. with the radar object detection or SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT OFF camera performance. SERVICE FRONT CAMERA This message indicates that the See Driver Assistance Systems on If this message remains on after driver has turned the Side Blind page 9-48. continued driving, the vehicle needs Zone Alert (SBZA) system off. service. Do not use the Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (39,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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SERVICE SIDE DETECTION Ride Control System SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM Messages This message displays if a problem If this message remains on after occurs with the All-Wheel-Drive continued driving, the vehicle needs ALL WHEEL DRIVE OFF (AWD) system. The vehicle will run service. Side Blind Zone Alert If the vehicle has the in 2WD. This could be caused by: (SBZA) and Rear Cross Traffic Alert All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) system, this . An electronics problem (RCTA) features will not work. Take message displays when there is a the vehicle to your dealer. temporary condition making the . Worn out or overheated clutch AWD system unavailable. The plates SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM vehicle will run in 2WD. This could . Various electrical issues UNAVAILABLE be caused by: The system may need service. See This message indicates that Side . Loss of wheel or vehicle speed your dealer. Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) and Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) are . AWD system overheat SERVICE STABILITRAK disabled either because the sensor . Certain vehicle electrical This message displays if there is a is blocked and cannot detect conditions problem with the StabiliTrak system. vehicles in the blind zone, or the See Traction Control/Electronic vehicle is passing through an open This message turns off when the Stability Control on page 9-33. area, such as the desert, where above conditions are no longer there is insufficient data for present and the warning message is reset. SERVICE SUSPENSION operation. This message may also SYSTEM activate during heavy rain or due to See All-Wheel Drive on page 9-29. road spray. The vehicle does not This message displays when there need service. For cleaning, see is a problem with the MagneRide™ "Washing the Vehicle" under system. See Driver Mode Control on Exterior Care on page 10-77. page 9-35. Have the vehicle serviced by your dealer. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (40,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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SERVICE TRACTION Airbag System Messages SERVICE STEERING CONTROL COLUMN LOCK SERVICE AIRBAG This message displays when there This message displays if there is a is a problem with the Traction This message displays if there is a problem with the steering column Control System (TCS). See Traction problem with the airbag system. lock. Take the vehicle to your dealer Control/Electronic Stability Control Take the vehicle to your dealer for for service. on page 9-33. service. SERVICE VEHICLE SOON TRACTION CONTROL OFF Security Messages This message displays if there is a This message may display when the problem with the vehicle. Take the Traction Control System (TCS) has THEFT ATTEMPTED vehicle to your dealer for service. been turned off. See Traction This message displays if the vehicle Control/Electronic Stability Control detects a tamper condition. Starting the Vehicle on page 9-33. Messages TRACTION CONTROL ON Service Vehicle Messages PRESS BRAKE TO START This message may display when the SERVICE AC SYSTEM VEHICLE Traction Control System (TCS) has This message displays if there is a been turned on. See Traction This message is displayed when problem with the air conditioning attempting to start the vehicle Control/Electronic Stability Control system. Take the vehicle to your on page 9-33. without first pressing the brake dealer for service. pedal. SERVICE POWER STEERING This message displays if there is a problem with the power steering system. Take the vehicle to your dealer for service. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (41,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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SERVICE KEYLESS START Tire Messages If a tire pressure message appears SYSTEM on the DIC, stop as soon as you SERVICE TIRE MONITOR can. Inflate the tires by adding air This message is displayed if there is SYSTEM until the tire pressure is equal to the a problem with the pushbutton start values shown on the Tire and This message displays if there is a system. Take the vehicle to your Loading Information label. See Tires problem with the Tire Pressure dealer for service. on page 10-40, Vehicle Load Limits Monitor System (TPMS). See Tire on page 9-11, and Tire Pressure on TURN STEERING WHEEL Pressure Monitor Operation on page 10-47. START VEHICLE AGAIN page 10-50. You can receive more than one tire This message may display when TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE you try to start the vehicle, but the pressure message at a time. The column remains locked. Try turning This message displays when the DIC also shows the tire pressure the steering wheel while starting the system is learning new tires. See values. See Driver Information vehicle to unlock the steering Tire Pressure Monitor Operation on Center (DIC) on page 5-25. column. If the vehicle still does not page 10-50. Transmission Messages start, turn the steering wheel the TIRE LOW ADD AIR TO TIRE other way, and try starting the SERVICE TRANSMISSION vehicle again. This message displays when the pressure in one or more of the tires This message displays if there is a is low. problem with the transmission. See This message also displays LEFT your dealer. FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, LEFT SHIFT DENIED REAR, or RIGHT REAR to indicate the location of the low tire. This message displays when using the Driver Shift Control (DSC) and The low tire pressure warning light attempting to shift to a gear not will also come on. See Tire appropriate for the vehicle speed Pressure Light on page 5-22. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (42,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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and engine revolutions per Vehicle Reminder Washer Fluid Messages minute (rpm). See Manual Mode on page 9-26. Messages WASHER FLUID LOW ADD FLUID SHIFT TO PARK ICE POSSIBLE DRIVE WITH CARE This message may display when the This message displays when the This message displays when ice washer fluid level is low. See transmission needs to be shifted to Washer Fluid on page 10-22. P (Park). This may appear when conditions are possible. turning the ignition off if the vehicle is not in P (Park). Vehicle Speed Messages TRANSMISSION HOT — IDLE SELECTED SPEED LIMIT ENGINE EXCEEDED This message displays and a chime This message is displayed when the sounds if the transmission fluid in vehicle speed is greater than the set the vehicle gets hot. Driving with the speed. See "Speed Warning" under transmission fluid temperature high Driver Information Center (DIC) on can cause damage to the vehicle. page 5-25. Stop the vehicle and let it idle to allow the transmission to cool. This VEHICLE SPEED LIMITED message clears when the fluid This message is displayed under temperature reaches a safe level. certain conditions when there is a problem and the vehicle’s speed is being limited. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (43,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Vehicle 2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight . Radio the desired feature and press . Vehicle Personalization the MENU knob. . Bluetooth Use the audio system controls to CUE Infotainment System Audio . Voice access the personalization menus System Controls for customizing vehicle features. . Display To access the The following are all possible personalization menu: . Rear Camera personalization features. Depending 1. Press SETTINGS on the Home . Return to Factory Settings on the vehicle, some may not be page on the infotainment system available. . Software Information display. Base Radio Audio System Each menu is detailed in the 2. Press the desired feature to following information. Controls display a list of available MENU: Press the center of the options. Time and Date knob to enter the menus and select 3. Press to select the desired Manually set the time and date. See menu items. Turn the knob to scroll feature setting. Clock (Base Radio) on page 5-6 or through the menus. [ Clock (Uplevel Radio) on page 5-6. S BACK: Press to exit or move 4. Press the Back screen button backward in a menu. to return to the previous menu. Language [Language] To access the Personalization Menus Select Language, then select from the available language(s). personalization menu: The following list of menu items may 1. On the Home page, turn the be available: Select the language. The selected language will display on the system, MENU knob to highlight Settings . Time and Date and press the MENU knob. and voice recognition will reflect the . Language [Language] selected language. . Valet Mode Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (44,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Valet Mode Manage Favorites Bose Audio Pilot This will lock the infotainment This allows favorites to be edited. This feature adjusts the volume system, the infotainment controls, Select a displayed Favorite to select based on the noise in the vehicle. and screen storage location. that favorite to edit. Select Rename See “Bose AudioPilot Noise to rename the favorite or Delete to Compensation Technology under To turn Valet Mode on and off, enter ” delete it. Infotainment System Settings in a four-digit code on the keypad. “ ” the infotainment manual. Press Enter to go to the Number of Favorites Pages confirmation screen. Re-enter the Select to set the number of favorites Maximum Startup Volume four-digit code. Press LOCK to lock to display. This feature sets the maximum the system. Enter the four-digit code startup volume. If the vehicle is to unlock the system. Press the Select the desired number or select started and the volume is greater Back screen button to go back to Auto and the infotainment system than this level, the volume is the previous menu. will automatically adjust the number of favorite shown. adjusted to this level. To set the Radio maximum startup volume, select + Audible Touch Feedback or − to increase or decrease. Press to display the Radio Menu and the following may display: This allows Audible Touch Audio Cue Volume Feedback to be turned on or off. . Manage Favorites If equipped, this feature adjusts the Select Off or On. startup and shutdown sounds. To . Number of Favorites Pages Auto Volume adjust the volume, select + or − to . Audible Touch Feedback increase or decrease. If equipped, this feature adjusts the . Auto Volume volume based on the vehicle speed. Vehicle . Bose Audio Pilot Select and the following may . Maximum Start Up Volume display: . Audio Cue Volume . Climate and Air Quality Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (45,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Collision/Detection Systems Select Off or On. Auto Collision Preparation . Comfort and Convenience Collision/Detection Systems This feature will turn on or off the . Lighting Forward Collision Alert feature as Select the Collision/Detection well as the Automatic Braking . Power Door Locks Systems menu and the following capability of the Auto Collision may display: . Remote Lock, Unlock, Start Preparation feature. With the Alert & . Alert Type Brake setting, both Forward . Return to Factory Settings Collision Alert as well as the . Auto Collision Preparation Climate and Air Quality Automatic Braking capability of the . Rear Cross Traffic Alert Auto Collision Preparation feature Select and the following may are available. The Alert setting display: . Go Notifier disables most automatic braking . Auto Fan Max Speed . Side Blind Zone Alert functions of the Auto Collision . Auto Defog Alert Type Preparation feature. Some last-second automatic braking Auto Fan Max Speed This feature will set crash alerts to capability is still provided with the beeps or seat vibrations. This Alert setting, but it is much less This feature will set the maximum setting affects all crash alerts auto fan speed. likely to be triggered by most driving including: conditions. Off disables all Forward Select Low, Medium, or High. . Forward Collision Collision Alert and Automatic Braking capabilities of the Auto Auto Defog . Lane Departure Warning Collision Preparation feature. See When set to On, the front defog will . Adaptive Cruise Control Active Emergency Braking System automatically react to temperature on page 9-56. and humidity conditions that may . Parking Assist cause fogging. Only vehicles with . Backing Warning Select Off, Alert & Brake, or Alert. the dual automatic climate control Select Beeps or Safety Alert Seat. will have this option. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (46,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Rear Cross Traffic Alert Comfort and Convenience Reverse Tilt Mirror This allows the feature to be turned Select and the following may When on, both the driver and on or off. See Assistance Systems display: passenger, driver, or passenger for Parking or Backing on mirrors will tilt downward when the . Auto Memory Recall page 9-49. vehicle is shifted to R (Reverse) to . Easy Exit Options Select Off or On. improve visibility of the ground near . Chime Volume the rear wheels. They will return to Go Notifier their previous driving position when . Reverse Tilt Mirror This feature will give a reminder that the vehicle is shifted out of Adaptive Cruise Control provides . Rain Sense Wipers R (Reverse) or the ignition is turned to OFF. when it has brought the vehicle to a Auto Memory Recall complete stop behind another Select Off, On - Driver and stopping vehicle, and then that This allows the feature to be turned Passenger, On - Driver, or vehicle drives on. See Adaptive on or off. On - Passenger. Cruise Control on page 9-40. Select Off,On - Driver Door Open, Rain Sense Wipers Select Off or On. or On - At Ignition On. This allows the feature to be turned Side Blind Zone Alert Easy Exit Options on or off. This allows the feature to be turned This allows the feature to be turned Select Disabled or Enabled. on or off. See Side Blind Zone Alert on or off. Lighting (SBZA) on page 9-58. Select Off or On. Select Off or On. Select and the following may Chime Volume display: This allows the selection of the . Vehicle Locator Lights chime volume level. . Exit Lighting Press + or − to adjust the volume. . Auto High Beam Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (47,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Vehicle Locator Lights . Delayed Door Lock Remote Lock, Unlock, Start This feature will flash the exterior Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout Select and the following may lamps when K on the Remote When on, this feature will keep the display: Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is driver door from locking when the . Remote Unlock Light Feedback pressed to locate the vehicle. door is open. If Off is selected, the . Remote Lock Feedback Select Off or On. Delayed Door Lock menu will be available. . Remote Door Unlock Exit Lighting Select Off or On. . Remote Start Auto Heat Seats This allows the selection of how . Passive Door Unlock long the exterior lamps stay on Auto Door Unlock when leaving the vehicle when it is This allows selection of which of the . Passive Door Lock dark outside. doors will automatically unlock when . Remote Left in Vehicle Alert the vehicle is shifted into P (Park) Select Off, 30 Seconds, Remote Unlock Light Feedback 60 Seconds, or 120 Seconds. with an automatic transmission or when the vehicle is turned off with a When on, the exterior lamps will Auto High Beam manual transmission. flash when unlocking the vehicle This allows the feature to be turned Select Off, All Doors, or Driver Door. with the RKE transmitter. on or off. Delayed Door Lock Select Off or Flash Lights. Select Off or On. When on, this feature will delay the Remote Lock Feedback Power Door Locks locking of the doors. To override the This allows selection of what type of Select and the following may delay, press the power door lock feedback is given when locking the display: switch on the door. vehicle with the RKE transmitter. . Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout Select Off or On. Select Off, Lights and Horn, Lights Only, or Horn Only. . Auto Door Unlock Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (48,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Remote Door Unlock Select Off, On with Horn or “Pairing” in “Infotainment This allows selection of which doors Chirp, or On. Controls” under “Bluetooth” in the infotainment manual. will unlock when pressing K on the Remote Left in Vehicle Alert RKE transmitter. This feature sounds an alert when Device Management Select All Doors or Driver Door. the RKE transmitter is left in the Select to connect to a different vehicle. phone source, disconnect a phone, Remote Start Auto Heat Seats Select Off or On. or delete a phone. If equipped and turned on, this Ringtones feature will turn the heated seats on Bluetooth Press to change the ring tone for when using remote start on Select and the following may the specific phone. The phone does cold days. display: not need to be connected to change Select Off or On. . Pair New Device the ring. Passive Door Unlock . Device Management Voice Mail Numbers This allows the selection of what . Ringtones This feature displays the voice mail doors will unlock when using the . Voice Mail Numbers number for all connected phones. button on the driver door to unlock The voice mail number may be the vehicle. Pair New Device changed by selecting EDIT or Select All Doors or Driver Door. Select to pair a new device. See pressing the EDIT button and typing in a new number, then select SAVE Passive Door Lock “Pairing” in “Infotainment Controls” under Bluetooth (Infotainment or press the SAVE button. This feature can be turned on or off, Controls) on page 7-21 or Bluetooth Voice or can be used to select feedback (Voice Recognition) on page 7-26 or when using the button on the driver Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7-20 Select and the following may door to lock the vehicle. See display: Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) . Confidence Threshold System Operation on page 2-3. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (49,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Prompt Length . Turn Display Off Guidance Lines . Audio Feedback Speed Mode Select to turn Off or On. See Confidence Threshold Select to change the display screen Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing on page 9-49. This feature allows the adjustment for day or night driving. of the sensitivity of the speech Select Auto, Day, or Night. Rear Park Assist Symbols recognition system. Proximity Sensing Select to turn Off or On. See Select Confirm More or Assistance Systems for Parking or Confirm Less. This allows the feature to be turned Backing on page 9-49. on or off. Return to Factory Settings Prompt Length Select Off, On, or On-Map Only. This feature adjusts the voice Select and the following may prompt length. Calibrate Touchscreen display: Select Short or Long. Select to calibrate the touchscreen, . Restore Vehicle Settings then follow the prompts. Audio Feedback Speed . Clear All Private Data Turn Display Off This feature adjusts the audio . Restore Radio Settings feedback speed. Select to turn the display off. Press anywhere on the display area or any Restore Vehicle Settings Select Slow, Medium, or Fast. faceplate button to turn the This allows selection of restoring Display display on. vehicle settings. Select and the following may Rear Camera Select Cancel or Restore. display: Select and the following may Clear All Private Data display: . Mode This allows selection to clear all . . Proximity Sensing Guidance Lines private information from the vehicle. . . Calibrate Touchscreen Rear Park Assist Symbols Select Cancel or Delete. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (50,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Restore Radio Settings Universal Remote home automation devices. These This allows selection to restore instructions refer to a garage door radio settings. System opener, but can be used for other devices. Select Cancel or Restore. See Radio Frequency Statement on page 13-15. Do not use the Universal Remote Software Information system with any garage door opener that does not have the stop and Select to view the infotainment Universal Remote System reverse feature. This includes any system current software information. Programming garage door opener model manufactured before April 1, 1982. Read these instructions completely before programming the Universal Remote system. It may help to have another person assist with the programming process. Keep the original hand-held transmitter for use in other vehicles as well as for future programming. Erase the programming when vehicle ownership is terminated. See “Erasing Universal Remote If equipped, these buttons are in the System Buttons” later in this overhead console. section. This system can replace up to three remote control transmitters used to activate devices such as garage door openers, security systems, and Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (51,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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To program a garage door opener, hand-held transmitter was button is pressed, then park outside directly in line with and supplied by the manufacturer of programming is complete. facing the garage door opener the garage door opener receiver. There is no need to receiver. Clear all people and 2. At the same time, press and complete Steps 4–6. objects near the garage door. hold both the hand-held . If the indicator light does Make sure the hand-held transmitter transmitter button and one of the not come on or the garage has a new battery for quick and three Universal Remote system door does not move, a accurate transmission of the buttons to be used to operate second button press may radio-frequency signal. the garage door. Do not release be required. For a second either button until the indicator time, press and hold the Programming the Universal light changes from a slow to a newly programmed button Remote System rapid flash. Then release both for five seconds. If the light For questions or help programming buttons. stays on or the garage door the Universal Remote system, call Some garage door openers may moves, programming is 1-800-355-3515 or see require substitution of Step 2 complete. www.homelink.com. with the procedure under in . If the indicator light blinks Programming involves “Radio Signals for Canada and rapidly for two seconds, time-sensitive actions, and may time Some Gate Operators” later in then changes to a solid light out causing the procedure to be this section. and the garage door does repeated. 3. Press and hold the newly not move, continue with programming Steps 4–6. To program up to three devices: programmed Universal Remote system button for five seconds 1. Hold the end of the hand-held while watching the indicator light transmitter about 3 to 8 cm (1 to and garage door activation. 3 in) away from the Universal Remote system buttons with the . If the indicator light stays on indicator light in view. The continuously or the garage door moves when the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (52,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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does not flash, press and hold enough for the Universal Remote the same button a second time system to pick up the signal during for two seconds, then release it. programming. Again, if the door does not move If the programming did not work, or the garage door lamp does replace Step 2 under “Programming not flash, press and hold the the Universal Remote System” with same button a third time for the following: two seconds, then release it. Press and hold the Universal The Universal Remote system Learn or Smart Button Remote system button while should now activate the pressing and releasing the 4. After completing Steps 1 3, – garage door. hand-held transmitter button every locate the Learn or Smart button Repeat the process for two seconds until the signal has inside the garage on the garage programming the two remaining been successfully accepted by the door opener receiver. The name buttons. Universal Remote system. The and color of the button may vary Universal Remote system indicator by manufacturer. Radio Signals for Canada and light will flash slowly at first and then 5. Press and release the Learn or Some Gate Operators rapidly. Proceed with Step 3 under Smart button. Step 6 must be For questions or programming help “Programming the Universal Remote completed within 30 seconds of call 1-800-355-3515 or see System” to complete. pressing this button. www.homelink.com. 6. Inside the vehicle, press and Canadian radio-frequency laws and hold the newly programmed some U.S. gate operators require Universal Remote system button transmitter signals to time out or quit for two seconds and then after several seconds of release it. If the garage door transmission. This may not be long does not move or the lamp on the garage door opener receiver Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (53,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Universal Remote System Reprogramming a Single Operation Universal Remote System Button Using the Universal Remote To reprogram any of the system System buttons: Press and hold the appropriate 1. Press and hold any one of the Universal Remote system button for buttons. Do not release the at least one-half second. The button. indicator light will come on while the signal is being transmitted. 2. The indicator light will begin to flash after 20 seconds. Without Erasing Universal Remote releasing the button, proceed System Buttons with Step 1 under “Programming Erase all programmed buttons when the Universal Remote System.” vehicle ownership is terminated. To erase: 1. Press and hold the two outside buttons until the indicator light begins to flash. This should take about 10 seconds. 2. Release both buttons. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (54,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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2 NOTES Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Interior Lighting Exterior Lighting Lighting Instrument Panel Illumination Control ...... 6-6 Exterior Lamp Controls Exterior Lighting Courtesy Lamps ...... 6-7 Dome Lamps ...... 6-7 Exterior Lamp Controls ...... 6-1 Reading Lamps ...... 6-7 Exterior Lamps Off Reminder ...... 6-3 Lighting Features Headlamp High/Low-Beam Entry Lighting ...... 6-8 Changer ...... 6-3 Exit Lighting ...... 6-8 Flash-to-Pass ...... 6-4 Battery Power Protection ...... 6-8 Daytime Running Exterior Lighting Battery Lamps (DRL) ...... 6-4 Saver ...... 6-8 Automatic Headlamp System ...... 6-4 The exterior lamp control is on the Adaptive Forward turn signal lever. Lighting (AFL) ...... 6-5 Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 6-5 Turn the control to the following Turn and Lane-Change positions: Signals ...... 6-6 O (Off): Turns off the exterior lamps. The knob returns to the AUTO position after it is released. Turn to O again to reactivate the AUTO mode. In Canada, the headlamps will automatically reactivate when the vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) on automatic transmission vehicles, Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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and when the parking brake is Keep this area of the windshield released on manual transmission clear of debris to allow for best vehicles. system performance. AUTO (Automatic): Automatically The high-beam headlamps remain turns the exterior lamps on and off, on, under the automatic control, depending on outside lighting. until one of the following situations This light comes on in the ; (Parking Lamps): Turns on the occurs: instrument cluster when the parking lamps including all lamps, . The system detects an IntelliBeam system is enabled. except the headlamps. approaching vehicle's 2 (Headlamps): Turns on the Turning On and Enabling headlamps. headlamps together with the parking IntelliBeam . The system detects a preceding lamps and instrument panel lights. To enable the automatic high-beam vehicle's taillamps. system, with the turn signal lever in IntelliBeam® System . The outside light is bright the neutral position, turn the exterior enough that high-beam If equipped, this system turns the lamp control to AUTO. The blue headlamps are not required. vehicle's high-beam headlamps on high-beam on light appears on the and off according to surrounding instrument cluster when the high . The vehicle's speed drops below traffic conditions. beams are on. 20 km/h (12 mph). The system turns the high-beam Driving with IntelliBeam . The turn signal lever is moved headlamps on when it is dark forward to the high-beam The system only activates the high enough and there is no other traffic position or the Flash-to-Pass beams when driving over 40 km/h present. feature is used. See Headlamp (25 mph). High/Low-Beam Changer on There is a sensor near the top page 6-3 and Flash-to-Pass on center of the windshield, which page 6-4. automatically controls the system. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Lighting 6-3

. The IntelliBeam system can be . Your vehicle's windshield is dirty, Exterior Lamps Off disabled by the High/Low-Beam cracked, or obstructed by Changer or the Flash-to-Pass something that blocks the view Reminder feature. If this happens, the of the light sensor. A warning chime will sound if the High/Low-Beam Changer must . Your vehicle's windshield is exterior lamp control is left on in be activated two times within covered with ice, dirt, haze, either the headlamp or parking lamp five seconds to reactivate the or other obstructions. position and the driver door is IntelliBeam system. The opened with the ignition off. instrument cluster light will come . Your vehicle is loaded such that on to indicate the IntelliBeam is the front end points upward, Headlamp High/ reactivated. causing the light sensor to aim high and not detect headlamps Low-Beam Changer The high beams may not turn off and taillamps. automatically if the system cannot 2 3 (Headlamp High/Low-Beam detect other vehicle's lamps . You are driving on winding or Changer): Push the turn signal because of any of the following: hilly roads. lever away from you and release, to turn the high beams on. To return to . You may need to manually disable The other vehicle's lamp(s) are low beams, push the lever again or or cancel the high-beam headlamps missing, damaged, obstructed pull it toward you and release. from view, or otherwise by turning the low-beam headlamps undetected. on, if any of the above conditions exist. . The other vehicle's lamp(s) are covered with dirt, snow, and/or This feature can be turned on or off road spray. or the sensitivity can be changed in vehicle personalization. See Vehicle . The other vehicle's lamp(s) Personalization on page 5-43. cannot be detected due to dense exhaust, smoke, fog, snow, road This indicator light turns on in the spray, mist, or other airborne instrument cluster when the obstructions. high-beam headlamps are on. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Flash-to-Pass The DRL system turns on the Automatic Headlamp low-beam headlamps at a reduced This feature allows the high-beam brightness. For vehicles with High System headlamps to be used to signal the Intensity Discharge (HID) When the exterior lamp control is driver in front of you that you want headlamps, there is a dedicated set to AUTO and it is dark enough to pass. DRL. The DRL will come on when outside, the headlamps come on Pull and hold the turn signal lever all of the following conditions automatically. toward you to use this feature. are met: When this is done the following will . The ignition is on. occur: . The exterior lamp control is . If the headlamps are off or in in AUTO. low-beam mode, the high-beam headlamps will turn on. They will . The light sensor determines it is stay on as long as the lever is daytime. held there. Release the lever to . The parking brake is released or turn them off. the vehicle is not in P (Park). . If the headlamps are in The taillamps, sidemarker lamps, high-beam mode, they will go to instrument panel lights, and other low beam. lamps will not be on. Daytime Running The DRL turn off when the There is a light sensor on top of the headlamps are turned to O or the instrument panel. Do not cover the Lamps (DRL) ignition is off. sensor, otherwise the headlamps DRL can make it easier for others to will come on when they are not see the front of your vehicle during needed. the day. Fully functional DRL are required on all vehicles first sold in Canada. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Lighting 6-5

The system may also turn on the Adaptive Forward Hazard Warning Flashers headlamps when driving through a parking garage or tunnel. Lighting (AFL) When it is bright enough outside, On vehicles with the AFL system, the headlamps will turn off or may the headlamps pivot horizontally to change to Daytime Running provide greater road illumination Lamps (DRL). while turning. To enable AFL, set the exterior lamp control on the turn The automatic headlamp system signal lever to the AUTO position. turns off when the exterior lamp Moving the control out of the AUTO control is turned to O or the ignition position will deactivate the system. is off. AFL will operate when the vehicle speed is greater than 3 km/h Lights On with Wipers (2 mph). AFL will not operate when If the windshield wipers are the transmission is in R (Reverse). AFL is not immediately operable activated in daylight with the engine | (Hazard Warning Flashers): on, and the exterior lamp control is after starting the vehicle; driving a short distance is required to Press this button on the center in AUTO, the headlamps, parking stack to make the front and rear turn lamps, and other exterior lamps calibrate the AFL. See Exterior Lamp Controls on page 6-1. signal lamps flash on and off. Press come on. The transition time for the again to turn the flashers off. lamps coming on varies based on wiper speed. When the wipers are The hazard warning flashers turn on not operating, these lamps turn off. automatically if the airbags deploy. Move the exterior lamp control to P or ; to disable this feature. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

6-6 Lighting

Turn and Lane-Change The turn and lane-change signal Interior Lighting can be turned off manually by Signals moving the lever back to its original position. Instrument Panel If after signaling a turn or lane Illumination Control change, the arrow flashes rapidly or does not come on, a signal bulb might be burned out. Replace any burned out bulbs. If a bulb is not burned out, check the fuse. See Fuses and Circuit Breakers on page 10-32. Move the lever all the way up or down to signal a turn. An arrow on the instrument cluster The brightness of the instrument flashes in the direction of the turn or panel lighting and steering wheel lane change. controls can be adjusted. Raise or lower the lever until the D (Instrument Panel arrow starts to flash to signal a lane Illumination): Move the change. Hold it there until the lane thumbwheel up or down to brighten change is completed. If the lever is or dim the lights. briefly pressed and released, the The brightness of the displays turn signal flashes three times. automatically adjusts based on outdoor lighting. The instrument Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Lighting 6-7

panel illumination control will set the To change the dome lamp settings, Reading Lamps lowest level to which the displays press: will automatically be adjusted. There are reading lamps on the OFF: Turns the lamp off, even overhead console and over the rear when a door is open. Courtesy Lamps passenger doors. These lamps DOOR: The lamp comes on when come on when any door is opened. The courtesy lamps come on when a door is opened. To manually turn the reading lamps any door is opened and the dome on or off: lamp is in the DOOR position. ON: Turns the lamp on. Dome Lamps The dome lamp is in the overhead console.

Press m or n next to each overhead console reading lamp. Press the lamp lens to turn the rear passenger reading lamps on or off. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

6-8 Lighting

Lighting Features This feature can be changed. See Battery Power Protection “Vehicle Locator Lights” under Vehicle Personalization on The battery saver feature is Entry Lighting page 5-43. designed to protect the vehicle's The headlamps, taillamps, backup battery. lamps, license plate lamps, outside Exit Lighting If some interior lamps are left on mirror lamps, exterior door handle and the ignition is turned off, the The headlamps, taillamps, parking lamps, dome lamps, and most of the battery rundown protection system lamps, outside mirror lamps, license interior lights turn on briefly at night automatically turns the lamp off after plate lamps, and exterior door or in areas of limited lighting when some time. handle lamps come on at night, or in K is pressed on the Remote areas with limited lighting, when the Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. driver door is opened after the Exterior Lighting Battery See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) ignition is turned off. The dome Saver System Operation on page 2-3. lamp comes on after the ignition is When the driver door is opened, all The exterior lamps turn off about changed to the OFF position. The control lights, Driver Information 10 minutes after the ignition is exterior lamps and dome lamp Center (DIC) lights, and door pocket turned off, if the parking lamps or remain on for a set amount of time, lights turn on. After about headlamps have been manually left then automatically turn off. 30 seconds the exterior lamps turn on. This protects against draining off, then the dome lamps and The exterior lamps turn off the battery. To restart the 10-minute remaining interior lights dim to off. immediately by turning the exterior timer, turn the exterior lamp control Entry lighting can be disabled lamp control off. to the off position and then back to manually by changing the ignition This feature can be changed. See the parking lamp or headlamp out of the OFF position, or by Vehicle Personalization on position. pressing Q on the RKE transmitter. page 5-43. To keep the lamps on for more than 10 minutes, the ignition must be in the ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/ START position. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Infotainment System 7-1

Phone Introduction Infotainment Bluetooth (Overview) ...... 7-20 System Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) ...... 7-21 Infotainment Bluetooth (Voice Read the following pages to Introduction Recognition) ...... 7-26 become familiar with the infotainment system featured in this Infotainment ...... 7-1 Trademarks and License Theft-Deterrent Feature ...... 7-2 owner manual. Overview ...... 7-3 Agreements Trademarks and License Home Page ...... 7-4 { Warning Software Updates ...... 7-7 Agreements ...... 7-31 Taking your eyes off the road for Radio too long or too often while using AM-FM Radio ...... 7-8 any infotainment features can Satellite Radio ...... 7-10 cause a crash resulting in injury Radio Reception ...... 7-11 Backglass Antenna ...... 7-12 or death. Do not give extended Multi-Band Antenna ...... 7-12 attention to infotainment tasks while driving. Focus your attention Audio Players on driving and limit glances to the CD Player ...... 7-12 instrument cluster or center stack USB Port ...... 7-15 screens. Use voice guidance SD Card Reader ...... 7-18 whenever possible. Auxiliary Jack ...... 7-19 The infotainment system has built-in features intended to help with this by disabling some functions when driving. A grayed-out function is not Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

7-2 Infotainment System

available when the vehicle is modified or replaced. This could moving. All functions are available result in more noticeable engine when the vehicle is parked. noise at certain speeds. Before driving: The vehicle has Retained Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, . Become familiar with the infotainment system operation the audio system can be played and buttons on the faceplate. even after the ignition is turned off. See Retained Accessory Power . Set up the audio by presetting (RAP) on page 9-21. favorite stations, setting the tone, and adjusting the The base radio is included in this speakers. manual. See the CUE infotainment manual for information on the CUE . Set up phone numbers in radio, audio players, phone, advance so they can be called navigation system, and voice or easily by pressing a single speech recognition. There is also button or by using a single voice information on settings and command for vehicles equipped downloadable applications (if with phone capability. equipped). See Defensive Driving on page 9-3. Theft-Deterrent Feature This vehicle’s infotainment system may be equipped with a noise TheftLock® is designed to reduction system, which can work discourage theft of the vehicle's improperly if the audio amplifier, radio by learning a portion of the engine calibrations, exhaust system, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). microphones, radio, or speakers are The radio does not operate if it is stolen or moved to a different vehicle. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Infotainment System 7-3

Overview 1. FAV (Favorite Pages) . Infotainment System Overview Press to scroll through the favorite pages for each The infotainment system is controlled by using the buttons on the faceplate source. and steering wheel controls. 2. O (Power/Volume) . Press to turn the audio on or off. . Press and hold to clear the screen and display the time. . Press to mute the system. Press again to unmute. . Turn the knob to adjust the volume. 3. 7 (Seek Previous/Fast Reverse) . Press to seek to the beginning of the current or previous track. If the track has been playing for less than five seconds, it seeks the previous track. If longer than five seconds, the current track starts from the beginning. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

7-4 Infotainment System

. Press and hold to quickly . Press to select the 10. S BACK reverse through a track. highlighted menu option. Release the button to return . Press to return to the . Turn to scroll through a list. to playing speed. See CD previous screen in Player on page 7-12. 6. { (Home Page) a menu. ® . For AM, FM, or SiriusXM . See “Home Page” following . On a page accessed (if equipped), press to seek in this section. directly by a faceplate to the previous strong button or Home Page 7. RADIO station. screen button, press S . Press to change the audio 4. 6 (Seek Next/Fast Forward) BACK to go to the source between AM, FM, previous menu. . Press to seek the next or SiriusXM (if equipped). track. 8. MEDIA Home Page . Press and hold to fast . Press to change the audio Home Page Features forward through a track. source between CD, USB, Release the button to return SD Card, and AUX. The infotainment system displays a to playing speed. See CD Home Page that makes it easy to Player on page 7-12. 9. PHONE access all of the applications. Turn . the MENU knob to highlight feature . For AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if See Bluetooth (Infotainment equipped), press to seek to Controls) on page 7-21 or icons. Press the MENU knob to the next strong station. Bluetooth (Voice access the feature’s options. Recognition) on page 7-26 5. MENU Various functions are disabled when or Bluetooth (Overview) on the vehicle is moving. . Press to access the menu page 7-20. for the current audio AUDIO : Select the AUDIO screen source. icon to display the active source page. The sources available are AM, FM, SiriusXM® (if equipped), Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Infotainment System 7-5

CD, USB/iPod, AUX, and SD Card. Language (Current Language): Vehicle : See Vehicle See AM-FM Radio on page 7-8, This will set the display language in Personalization on page 5-43. Satellite Radio on page 7-10, CD the radio, instrument cluster, and Display : Press the MENU knob to Player on page 7-12, and Auxiliary voice recognition. Press to display a turn the display on or off. Jack on page 7-19. list of languages. Press S BACK to Return to Factory Settings : See PHONE : Select the PHONE go back to the previous menu. “Return to Factory Settings” later in screen icon to display the PHONE Valet Mode: this section. main page. See “PHONE” in this section. 1. Type a four-digit code on the Radio Setup circular numeric keypad. Turn NAV : Select the NAV screen icon the MENU knob to highlight a While at the active screen, such as to display the last Turn-by-Turn number. AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if equipped), maneuver if a destination was press and hold the area just above downloaded. See Navigation on 2. Press the MENU knob to select the chrome bar and below one of page 14-2. it. Do this for each one of the the preset screen buttons to save four digits. Select Enter to go to the current station as a favorite. SETTINGS : Select the SETTINGS the confirmation screen. screen icon to display the Settings Press the area just above the chrome bar to recall a favorite main page. See “Setting Radio 3. Re-enter the four-digit code. station. Preferences” in this section. Select LOCK to lock the system. This will also lock the vehicle From the Home Screen, turn the Setting Radio Preferences storage locations, if equipped. MENU knob to select Settings Select the SETTINGS screen icon 4. Type the four-digit code to application and push the MENU to display the Settings menu and unlock the system. Press S knob to select. Turn again to select "Radio" settings menu and push to the following may display: BACK to go back to the select. Turn again to select Time : See Clock (Base Radio) on previous menu. "Manage Favorites" and push to page 5-6 or Clock (Uplevel Radio) Radio : See “Radio Setup” later in select. on page 5-6. this section. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

7-6 Infotainment System

From the RADIO screen icon, the 25 to show that selection of This feature is most effective at following may be displayed: favorites. Press S BACK to go back lower radio volume settings where Manage Favorites: to the previous menu. background noise can affect how well the music can be heard while . Turn the MENU knob and push Audible Touch Feedback : Select being played through your vehicle’s to select a Favorite. Audible Touch Feedback to turn audio system. At higher volume S . Push the area just above the feedback Off or On. Press BACK settings, where the music is much chrome bar and below the to go back to the previous menu. louder than the background noise, there may be little or no adjustments DELETE screen button to delete Auto Volume (If Equipped): This by AudioPilot®. a favorite. feature adjusts the volume based on . vehicle speed. The options are Off, For more information on While a station is highlighted, ® ® press the MOVE screen button. Low, Medium-Low, Medium, Bose AudioPilot noise The screen button will change to Medium-High, or High. Select the compensation technology, visit DROP. Turn the MENU knob and desired volume. Press S BACK to www.bose.com//audiopilot. the station tab will follow the go back to the previous menu. Maximum Startup Volume : This path to the desired location. Bose® AudioPilot® Noise feature sets the maximum startup Press the area just above the Compensation Technology (If volume. If the vehicle is started and chrome bar and below the Equipped): While turned ON, the volume is greater than this level, DROP screen button to relocate AutoPilot® detects ambient noise the volume is adjusted to this level. the station. and vehicle speed to continuously To set the maximum startup volume, Number of Favorites Shown : To monitor and adjust many aspects of Turn the MENU knob to increase or set the number of favorites for the audio signal so that your music decrease startup volume. Press S display, select Auto to automatically will sound the same at a set volume BACK to go back to the adjust the number of Favorites level. previous menu. pages shown as Favorites are The options are ON and OFF. added and removed. Another way to adjust is to select a number from 5– Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Infotainment System 7-7

Rear Camera (If Equipped) Return to Factory Settings settings. Select Cancel or Continue. From the Rear Camera screen Select Return to Factory Settings Press S BACK to go back to the button, the following may be and the following list may display: last menu. displayed: Restore Vehicle Settings : This English and Metric Unit Rear Camera Display : This option will restore factory vehicle Conversion feature will turn the Rear Vision personalization settings. Select Camera display on or off. Select Restore Vehicle Settings. A screen To change the display units between Rear Camera Display and then displays stating all vehicle English and metric units, see Instrument Cluster on page 5-10. select Off or On. Press S BACK to customization settings will be go back to the previous menu. restored to the factory settings. Select Cancel or Continue. Press S Software Updates Park Assist Symbols : This feature will display symbols where BACK to go back to the last menu. See the following websites for objects are detected by the Rear Clear All Private Data : This information: Parking Assist system. Select Park option clears all private information Cadillac Assist Symbols, then select Off or from the vehicle. Select Clear All In the U.S., see www.cadillac.com. On. Press S BACK to go back to Private Data. Select Cancel or the previous menu. Continue. Press S BACK to go In Canada, see www.cadillac.ca. See Assistance Systems for Parking back to the last menu. or Backing on page 9-49. Restore Radio Settings : This Rear Cross Traffic Alert : This option will restore factory radio feature will display an alert icon settings. Select Restore Radio when cross traffic is detected. Settings. A screen displays stating Select Rear Cross Traffic Alert, then all personalized radio settings will be restored back to the factory select Off or On. Press S BACK to go back to the previous menu. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

7-8 Infotainment System

Radio Press the RADIO faceplate button position balances the sound to change the active radio source. between the front and rear Press the MENU knob and the speakers. AM-FM Radio following radio settings may display: . EQ (Equalizer): Turn the MENU Playing the Radio Tone Settings: knob to highlight. Turn the MENU knob to scroll through the While on the audio main page, . Bass, Midrange, and Treble: press the RADIO button to cycle Turn the MENU knob and options. Press the MENU knob through the radio sources: AM, FM, highlight. Press the MENU knob to select. Press the S BACK or SiriusXM® (if equipped) or press to select. Turn the MENU knob button to go back to the the MEDIA button to cycle through to adjust. previous menu. the media sources: CD, USB, SD, . Balance: Turn the MENU knob Station List: Select to display a list or AUX. to highlight. Press the MENU of AM or FM stations. Press S AM, FM, SiriusXM (If Equipped) knob to select. Turn the MENU BACK to go to the previous menu. knob left for more sound from To select AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if the left speakers or right for Auto Volume : If equipped, this equipped): more sound from the right feature adjusts the volume based on the vehicle speed. Select the level 1. Press {. speakers. The middle position balances the sound between the between off, low, medium-low, 2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight left and right speakers. medium, medium-high, and high. the AUDIO screen icon. Press S BACK to go to the . Fade: Turn the MENU knob to previous menu. 3. Press the MENU knob to select. highlight. Press the MENU knob ® ® 4. Turn the MENU knob to highlight to select. Turn the MENU knob Bose AudioPilot Noise AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if to the left for more sound from Compensation Technology (If equipped) and press the MENU the front speakers and to the Equipped): While turned ON, ® knob to select. right for more sound from the AutoPilot detects ambient noise rear speakers. The middle and vehicle speed to continuously monitor and adjust many aspects of Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Infotainment System 7-9

the audio signal so that your music DSP Modes: If equipped with a or song playing on channel. Turn will sound the same at a set volume Bose® Surround Sound System, it the MENU knob to highlight XM level. will have the following four DSP view and press the MENU knob to The options are ON and OFF. modes: select. Press S BACK to go to the . previous menu. This feature is most effective at Normal: Adjusts the audio to lower radio volume settings where normal mode. This provides the Channel List: Select to display a background noise can affect how best sound quality for all seating list of SiriusXM channels. Turn the well the music can be heard while positions. MENU knob to highlight and press being played through your vehicle’s . Driver: Adjusts the audio to give the MENU knob to select. Press S audio system. At higher volume the driver the best possible BACK to go to the previous menu. settings, where the music is much sound quality. louder than the background noise, Also see the radio settings common . Rear: Adjusts the audio to give there may be little or no adjustments for all sources earlier in this section. ® the rear seat occupants the best by AudioPilot . possible sound quality. Finding a Station

For more information on . ® ® ® Centerpoint : Turns on Bose Seeking a Station Bose AudioPilot noise Centerpoint® surround compensation technology, visit technology. Press 7 or 6 to search for the www.bose.com//audiopilot. previous or next strongest station. Centerpoint creates a surround EQ (Equalizer) Settings: For sound from nearly any audio Tuning a Station vehicles equipped with a Bose source; existing CD collection, Turn the MENU knob to manually Sound System the available choices satellite radio, and audio players. are Manual and Talk. find a station. Options for SiriusXM Only Storing Radio Station Presets XM View: XM view allows the Favorites are stored in the favorites channel list to be viewed by channel area at the bottom of the screen. name, artist playing on channel, Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

7-10 Infotainment System

Up to 25 preset stations can be Satellite Radio Browsing SiriusXM Channels stored under the following: SiriusXM® Satellite Radio To browse the SiriusXM channels: AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if 1. While XM is the active source, equipped): While on the active Service press the MENU knob. source main page, such as AM, FM, Vehicles with a SiriusXM satellite and SiriusXM (if equipped), press radio tuner and a valid SiriusXM 2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight and hold the area just above the satellite radio subscription can XM Channel List. Press the chrome bar and below one of the receive SiriusXM programming. MENU knob to select. preset screen buttons to save the SiriusXM is a satellite radio service 3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight current station as a favorite. Press based in the 48 contiguous United the desired channel and push to the area just above the chrome bar States and 10 Canadian provinces. select that channel for playback. to recall a favorite station. SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide SiriusXM Messages Favorites variety of programming and commercial-free music, coast to XL (Explicit Language Favorites can be stored including coast, and in digital-quality sound. Channels): These stations, or any radio stations and media. A service fee is required to receive others, can be blocked by request, To display the favorites page, press the SiriusXM service. See by calling 1-866-635-2349 in the the FAV button on the radio www.siriusxm.com or call U.S., and 1-877-209-0079 in faceplate. 1-866-635-2349 in the U.S. In Canada. From Settings press the MENU Canada, see www.xmradio.ca or call Loading XM : The audio system is knob and push to select Manage 1-877-209-0079. acquiring and processing audio and Favorites. The Manage Favorites When SirisuXM is active, the text data. No action is needed. feature has the options of moving or channel name and number, song Channel Off Air : This station is deleting a favorite and how many title, and artist display on the not currently in service. favorite pages to display. See screen. “Manage Favorites” under Home Page on page 7-4. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Infotainment System 7-11

Channel Not Authorized: This Radio Reception when things like storms and power station is blocked or cannot be lines interfere with radio reception. received. Frequency interference and static When this happens, try reducing the can occur during normal radio treble on the radio. Channel Not Available: This reception if items such as phone previously assigned station is no chargers, vehicle convenience SiriusXM Satellite Radio longer assigned. accessories, and external electronic Service devices are plugged into the No XM Signal/Reception May Be SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service accessory power outlet. If there is Blocked: The vehicle may be in a provides digital radio reception. Tall interference or static, unplug the location where the SiriusXM signal buildings or hills can interfere with item from the accessory power is being blocked. When the vehicle satellite radio signals, causing the outlet. is moved into an open area, the sound to fade in and out. In signal should return. FM addition, traveling or standing under XM Radio ID: If tuned to station 0, heavy foliage, bridges, garages, this message displays with the XM FM signals only reach about 16 to or tunnels may cause loss of the 65 km (10 to 40 mi). Although the radio eight-digit radio ID label. This SiriusXM signal for a period of time. radio has a built-in electronic circuit label is needed to activate the service. that automatically works to reduce Cell Phone Usage interference, some static can occur, Cell phone usage, such as making Check XM Antenna : If this especially around tall buildings or or receiving phone calls, charging, message does not clear within a hills, causing the sound to fade in or just having the phone on may short period of time, the receiver or and out. antenna could have a fault. Consult cause static interference in the with your dealer. AM radio. Unplug the phone or turn it off if this happens. The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM, especially at night. The longer range can cause station frequencies to interfere with each other. Static can also occur Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

7-12 Infotainment System

Backglass Antenna { Caution Audio Players The AM-FM antenna is integrated with the rear window defogger in the Do not apply aftermarket glass CD Player tinting with metallic film. The rear window. Do not scratch the The player can be used for CD and inside surface or damage the lines metallic film in some tinting MP3 audio. in the glass. If the inside surface is materials will interfere with or damaged, it could interfere with distort the incoming radio With the vehicle on, insert a disc radio reception. For proper radio reception. Any damage caused to into the slot, label side up. Press the reception, the antenna connector the backglass antenna due to MEDIA button to select CD as a needs to be properly attached to the metallic tinting materials will not source. post on the glass. be covered by the vehicle The system is capable of playing: If attaching a cell phone antenna to warranty. . Most audio CDs the glass, attach it between the grid . CD-R lines. Multi-Band Antenna . CD-RW The roof antenna is for OnStar, { Caution . MP3 or unprotected WMA SiriusXM Satellite Radio (U.S. and formats Using a razor blade or sharp Canada only), and GPS (Global object to clear the inside rear Positioning System). Keep clear of When playing any compatible window can damage the rear obstructions for clear reception. recordable disc, the sound quality window antenna and/or the rear If the vehicle has a sunroof, and it is can be reduced due to disc quality, window defogger. Repairs would open, reception can also be the method of recording, the quality not be covered by the vehicle affected. of the music that has been warranty. Do not clear the inside recorded, or the way the disc has been handled. rear window with sharp objects. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (13,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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There can be increased skipping, 2. Insert a disc into the slot, label to the previous track. If longer difficulty in recording tracks, side up. The player pulls it in the than five seconds, the current difficulty in finding tracks, and/or rest of the way. If the disc is track starts from the beginning. difficulty in loading and ejecting. damaged or improperly loaded, . Press and hold to fast reverse If these problems occur, check the there is an error and the disc through a track. Release the disc for damage or try a known ejects. button to return to playing good disc. Playing an Audio CD speed. Elapsed time displays. To avoid damage to the CD player: Press the MEDIA button on the u or 6 (Seek Next/Fast . Do not use scratched or faceplate until CD is selected. Forward): While on the CD main damaged discs. page, press just above the chrome On the CD main page, a track u . Do not apply labels to discs. The number displays at the beginning of bar and below the . labels could get caught in the each track or Song, Artist, and . Press to seek to the next track. player. Album information displays when . Press and hold to fast forward . available. Insert only one disc at a time. through a track. Release the . Keep the loading slot free of Use the following buttons to control button to return to playing foreign materials, liquids, and disc playback: speed. Elapsed time displays. debris. t or 7 (Seek Previous/Fast j /r (Pause/Play): Pauses and . Use a marking pen to label the Reverse): While on the CD main plays content while on the CD main top of the disc. page, press just above the chrome page. Press just above the chrome bar and below the t. bar and below pause/play to pause. Loading and Ejecting Discs Press again to resume. . Press to seek to the beginning of To load a disc: the current or previous track. Z (Shuffle): Press just above the 1. Turn the vehicle on. If the track has been playing for chrome bar and below the Z to less than five seconds, it seeks play the songs in random order. Press again to turn off. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (14,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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If a Blu-ray Disc® or DVD disc is medium, medium-high, and high. . The disc is very hot. Try the disc again when the temperature loaded into the CD player and the Press S BACK to go to the returns to normal. CD screen button is selected, a previous menu. message comes on the screen to . The road is very rough. Try the Bose AudioPilot® : If equipped, use the Video application. The disc again when the road is this feature can be turned on or off. Video application is only available ® ® smoother. on vehicles with rear seat See “Bose AudioPilot ” in AM-FM . entertainment. Radio on page 7-8. The disc is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down. CD Menu EQ (Equalizer) Settings: If equipped, this feature adjusts the . The air is very humid. Try the While on the CD main page, press pre-defined EQ modes. See “EQ disc again later. the MENU knob to display the CD (Equalizer) Settings” in AM-FM . There was a problem while menu and the following may display: Radio on page 7-8. burning the disc. Browse : Select to display the files DSP Modes: If equipped with a . The label is caught in the CD or songs on the CD. See Browse ® “ Bose Surround Sound System, this player. CD Media” later in this section. feature adjusts DSP modes. See If Disc Player Error displays, it could Tone Settings : Select to adjust “DSP Modes” in AM-FM Radio on be for one of the following reasons: Bass, Midrange, Treble, Balance, page 7-8. . Fade, and EQ (Equalizer). See Error Messages The player temperature is “Tone Settings” under AM-FM Radio too high. If Disc Error displays and/or the disc on page 7-8. . There are load or eject errors. comes out, it could be for one of the Auto Volume : If equipped, this following reasons: If the CD is not playing correctly, for feature adjusts the volume based on any other reason, try a known . The disc has an invalid or the vehicle speed. Select the level good CD. between off, low, medium-low, unknown format. If any error continues, contact your dealer. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (15,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Playing an MP3 CD Root Directory USB Port To play an MP3 CD, follow the same The root directory is treated as a Playing from a USB instructions as “Playing an folder. All files contained directly Audio CD.” under the root directory are A USB mass storage device or accessed prior to any root directory Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) The following guidelines must be folders. device can be connected to the met when creating an MP3 disc, USB port. otherwise the CD might not play: Empty Folders The USB port is in the center . Sampling rate: 16 kHz, If a root directory or folder is empty console under the armrest and if 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz, 32 kHz, or contains only folders, the player equipped, in the storage behind the 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz. advances to the next folder in the climate control system, see . Bit rates supported: 8, 16, 24, file structure that contains a Instrument Panel Storage on 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, compressed audio file. The empty page 4-1. 128, 144, 160, 192, 224, 256, folder(s) are not displayed or numbered. When connecting a non-Apple and 320 kbps. device to the USB port in the center . Maximum number of folders: No Folder console the message “This USB eight folders with 255 files per When the CD only contains port only supports Apple Devices” folder. compressed audio files without any will appear. Connect the device to . Maximum of 1,000 files on folders or playlists, all files are the other port to initiate playback. a disc. under the root folder. Both ports are capable of charging devices. . Recorded on a CD-R or CD-RW. USB MP3 Player and USB Drives . The USB MP3 players and USB drives connected must comply with the USB Mass Storage Class specification (USB MSC). Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (16,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Hard disc drives are not USB Menu DSP Modes: If equipped with a supported. ® Press the MENU knob to display the Bose Surround Sound System, this To play a USB device: USB menu and the following may feature adjusts the DSP modes. See “DSP Modes” in AM-FM Radio . display: Connect the USB. on page 7-8. . Press the MEDIA button on the Browse : Select to display the files ® faceplate until the connected and folders on the USB device. Playing from an iPod device is shown. Tone Settings : Select to adjust This feature supports the following While the USB source is active, use Bass, Midrange, Treble, Balance, iPod models: the icons on the screen to operate Fade, and EQ (Equalizer). See . iPod nano® (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and USB function: “Tone Settings” under “Playing an 4th generation) Audio CD.” . t (Seek Previous/Fast . iPod with video (5.0 and 5.5 Auto Volume : If equipped, see Reverse) generation). “Playing an Audio CD.” . iPod classic® (6th generation) . u (Seek Next/Fast Forward) Bose AudioPilot® : If equipped, . iPod touch® (1st and 2nd . this feature can be turned on or off. j /r (Play/Pause) ® ® See “Bose AudioPilot ” in AM-FM generation) . Z (Shuffle) Radio on page 7-8. There may be problems with EQ (Equalizer) Settings: operation and function in the For information on how to use the following situations: screen icons, see “Playing an If equipped, this feature adjusts the Audio CD.” pre-defined EQ modes. See “EQ . When connecting an iPod on (Equalizer) Settings” in AM-FM which a more recent version of Radio on page 7-8. the firmware is installed than is supported by the infotainment system. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (17,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. When connecting an iPod on If the iPod is an unsupported model, EQ (Equalizer) Settings: which firmware from other it can still be listened to in the If equipped, this feature adjusts the providers is installed. vehicle by connecting to the pre-defined EQ modes. See “EQ To connect and control an iPod: auxiliary input jack using a standard (Equalizer) Settings” in AM-FM 3.5 mm (1/8 in) stereo cable. Radio on page 7-8. 1. Connect one end of the standard iPod USB cable to the iPod's iPod Menu DSP Modes: If equipped with a ® dock connector. Bose Surround Sound System, this Press the MENU knob to display the feature adjusts the DSP modes. 2. Connect the other end to a USB iPod Menu and the following may See “DSP Modes” in AM-FM Radio port in the center console or in display: on page 7-8. the center stack storage bin. Browse : Select to display the files Browse iPod Media 3. Press the MEDIA button to or songs on the iPod. See “Browse select the source. iPod Media” later in this section. Use the following to browse: iPod music information displays on Tone Settings : Select to adjust Playlists: the radio’s display and begins Bass, Midrange, Treble, Balance, 1. Turn the MENU knob to highlight playing through the vehicle’s audio Fade, and EQ (Equalizer). See and press to view the playlists system. “Tone Settings” under “Playing an stored on the iPod. Audio CD.” The iPod battery recharges 2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight automatically while the vehicle is on. Auto Volume : If equipped, see and press to select a playlist When the vehicle is off while an “Playing an Audio CD.” name to view a list of all songs iPod is connected using the iPod Bose AudioPilot® : If equipped, in the playlist. USB cable, the iPod battery stops this feature can be turned on or off. charging and the iPod automatically ® ® 3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight See “Bose AudioPilot ” in AM-FM turns off. and press to select the song Radio on page 7-8. from the list to begin playback. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (18,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Artists: Genres: Playing from an iPhone® ® 1. Turn the MENU knob to highlight 1. Turn the MENU knob to highlight or iPad and press to view the artists and press to view the genres This feature supports iPhone 3G, stored on the iPod. stored on the iPod. iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad. 2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight 2. Turn the MENU knob to select a Follow the same instructions as and press to select an artist genre name to view a list of stated earlier for using an iPod. name to view a list of all albums artists of that genre. by the artist. 3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight SD Card Reader 3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight an artist and press to select to This vehicle has an SD card reader and press to select the album view albums by that artist. in the center console. from the list. 4. Turn the MENU knob to highlight Set up any SD card while the 4. To begin playback, select a song and press to select an album to vehicle is in P (Park). from the album. view songs. 1. Plug the SD card into the reader. Albums: 5. Turn the MENU knob to highlight and press to select the song 2. Press the MEDIA button to 1. Turn the MENU knob to highlight select the SD device. and press to view the albums from the list to begin playback. stored on the iPod. Songs: If an SD card has already been connected, but a different source is 2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight 1. Turn the MENU knob to highlight currently active, press the MEDIA and press to select an album and press to view a list of all screen button repeatedly to cycle name to view a list of all songs songs stored on the iPod. through all of the available audio on the album. 2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight source screens, until the SD card 3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight and press to select the song screen is selected. and press to select the song from the list to begin playback. from the list to begin playback. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (19,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Playing Music from the SD Card to scroll through all of the available EQ (Equalizer) Settings: An SD card is played the same way audio source screens, until the AUX If equipped, this feature adjusts the a USB device is played. See USB source screen is selected. pre-defined EQ modes. See “EQ Port on page 7-15. (Equalizer) Settings” in AM-FM Playing from the AUX Port Radio on page 7-8. Auxiliary Jack An auxiliary device is played DSP Modes: If equipped with a through the audio system and Bose® Surround Sound System, this This vehicle has an AUX port in the controlled through the device itself. feature adjusts the DSP modes. center console under the armrest. AUX Menu See “DSP Modes” in AM-FM Radio Possible auxiliary audio sources on page 7-8. include: Press the MENU knob to display the AUX menu and the following may . Laptop computer display: . Audio music player Tone Settings : Select to adjust This jack is not an audio output. Do Bass, Midrange, Treble, Balance, not plug headphones into the Fade, and EQ (Equalizer). See auxiliary input jack. Auxiliary “Tone Settings” under “Playing an devices should be set up while the Audio CD.” vehicle is in P (Park). Auto Volume : If equipped, see Connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable “Playing an Audio CD.” from the auxiliary device to the Bose AudioPilot® : If equipped, auxiliary input jack. this feature can be turned on or off. If an auxiliary device has already See “Bose® AudioPilot®” in AM-FM been connected, but a different Radio on page 7-8. source is currently active, press the MEDIA faceplate button repeatedly Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (20,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

7-20 Infotainment System

Phone duplicate or rarely used entries. If possible, program speed dial Warning (Continued) or other shortcuts. Bluetooth (Overview) Taking your eyes off the road too . Review the controls and long or too often could cause a Instructions for using the cell phone operation of the infotainment crash resulting in injury or death. may differ between infotainment system. systems. For vehicles with the CUE Focus your attention on driving. infotainment system, see the CUE . Pair cell phone(s) to the vehicle. infotainment manual. The system may not work with Vehicles with a Bluetooth system all cell phones. See “Pairing” in can use a Bluetooth-capable cell Bluetooth-capable systems can this section. interact with many cell phones, phone with a Hands-Free Profile to allowing: . If the cell phone has voice make and receive phone calls. The dialing capability, learn to use infotainment system and voice . Placement and receipt of calls in that feature to access the recognition are used to control the a hands-free mode. address book or contact list. See system. The system can be used . Sharing of the cell phone’s “Voice Pass-Thru” in this while in ON/RUN/START or ACC/ address book or contact list with section. ACCESSORY. The range of the Bluetooth system can be up to 9.1 m the vehicle. . See “Storing and Deleting Phone Numbers in this section. (30 ft). Not all phones support all To minimize driver distraction, ” functions and not all phones work before driving, and with the vehicle with the Bluetooth system. See parked: { Warning www.gm.com/bluetooth for more . Become familiar with the information about compatible When using a cell phone, it can features of the cell phone. phones. Organize the phone book and be distracting to look too long or contact lists clearly and delete too often at the screen of the phone or the infotainment system. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (21,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Bluetooth Controls PHONE: Press to enter the phone O knob during a call to change the main menu. See Bluetooth Use the buttons on the faceplate volume level. The system maintains (Infotainment Controls) on and the steering wheel to operate a minimum volume level. page 7-21 or Bluetooth (Voice the Bluetooth system. Recognition) on page 7-26 or Bluetooth Audio Quality Steering Wheel Controls Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7-20. Turn off the Echo and Noise g (Push to Talk): Press to answer Voice Recognition cancellation feature on your phone, incoming calls and start voice if supported, for the best hands-free recognition. The voice recognition system uses performance. commands to control the system c (End Call): Press to end a call, and dial phone numbers. See www.gm.com/bluetooth. reject a call, or cancel an operation. Other Information Press to mute or unmute the Noise: The system may not infotainment system. recognize voice commands if there The Bluetooth® word mark and is too much background noise. logos are owned by the Bluetooth® Infotainment System Controls When to Speak: A tone sounds to SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks For information about how to indicate that the system is ready for by General Motors is under license. navigate the menu system using the a voice command. Wait for the tone Other trademarks and trade names infotainment controls, see Overview and then speak. are those of their respective owners. on page 7-3. How to Speak: Speak clearly in a MENU: Turn to scroll through the calm and natural voice. Bluetooth (Infotainment phone menu, including Contact, Controls) Audio System Recent Calls, Keypad, and For information about how to Bluetooth Devices. Press to select When using the Bluetooth system, navigate the menu system using the an entry and dial when appropriate. sound comes through the vehicle's infotainment controls, see Overview { (Home Page): Press to go to the front audio system speakers and on page 7-3. Home Page. See Home Page on overrides the audio system. Use the page 7-4. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (22,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Switching to Handset or . Pairing only needs to be will be shown. If no devices Handsfree Mode completed once, unless the have been paired, Step two can pairing information on the cell be skipped. To switch between handset mode, phone changes or the cell phone use the OnStar command, is deleted from the system. 2. Turn the MENU knob and press “transfer call.” to select Manage Phones. . Only one paired cell phone can Pairing be connected to the Bluetooth 3. Press the area just above the system at a time. chrome bar and below the PAIR A Bluetooth-enabled cell phone screen button. A four-digit must be paired to the Bluetooth . If multiple paired cell phones are Personal Identification Number system and then connected to the within range of the system, the (PIN) appears on the display. vehicle before it can be used. See system connects to the first The PIN is used in Step 5. your cell phone manufacturer's user available paired cell phone in the guide for Bluetooth functions before order that they were newly 4. Start the pairing process on the pairing the cell phone. If a Bluetooth paired to the system. To link to a cell phone to be paired to the phone is not connected, calls can different paired phone, see vehicle. See the cell phone be made using OnStar Hands-Free “Connecting to a Different manufacturer's user guide for Calling, if available. SeeOnStar Phone” after in this section. information on this process. Overview on page 14-1. 5. Locate the device named Your Pairing a Phone or Device “ Vehicle” in the list on the cell Pairing Information 1. From the Home Page, turn the phone. Follow the instructions . Up to five cell phones can be MENU knob to access the on the cell phone to enter the paired to the Bluetooth system. PHONE screen button, then PIN provided in Step 3. The press the MENU knob to select system recognizes the new . The pairing process is disabled the PHONE screen button. If a when the vehicle is moving. connected phone after the device has been previously pairing process is complete. paired, the main Phone menu Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (23,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Infotainment System 7-23

6. If the phone prompts to accept 4. Press the area just above the Phone Menu connection or allow phone book chrome bar and below the Once a phone is connected and download, select always accept DELETE screen button to delete selected, the following may display: and allow. The phone book may the highlighted device. Recent Calls : Turn the MENU not be available if not accepted. 5. A confirmation screen is knob to highlight Recent Calls and 7. Repeat steps 1 6 to pair displayed. Press the button just – press to select. additional phones or devices. below the DELETE screen button to confirm deletion. Contacts : Turn the MENU knob to Listing All Paired and Connected highlight Contacts and press to Phones Connecting to a Different Phone select. 1. To list all paired devices, turn the 1. From the Home Page, turn the Keypad : Turn the MENU knob to MENU knob, then press to MENU knob, then press to highlight Keypad and press to select the PHONE screen select the PHONE screen button select. button. or press the PHONE button on the faceplate. Active Call: Turn the MENU knob 2. Turn the MENU knob and press to highlight Active Call and press to to select Manage Phones. 2. Turn the MENU knob and press select and display the active call to select Manage Phones. Deleting a Paired Phone screen. 3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight Manage Phones: Turn the MENU 1. From the Home Page, turn the the phone to be connected. MENU knob, then press to knob to highlight Manage Phones select the PHONE screen button 4. Press the button just below the and press to select. CONNECT screen button to or press the PHONE button on Making a Call Using Contacts the faceplate. connect to the highlighted device. and Recent Calls 2. Turn the MENU knob and press to select Manage Phones. For cell phones that support the Contacts and Recent Calls feature, 3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight the Bluetooth system can use the the phone to be deleted. contacts stored on your cell phone Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (24,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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to make calls. See your cell phone To make a call using the 2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight manufacturer’s user guide or Contacts menu: Recent Calls and press to contact your wireless provider to 1. Turn the MENU knob, then press select. find out if this feature is supported to select the PHONE screen If necessary, select between by your phone. button, or press the PHONE Missed, Recent, and Sent calls If the phone prompts to allow phone button on the faceplate. by turning the MENU knob to book download during the pairing 2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight highlight the desired screen process, select Always Accept and Contacts and press to select. button, then pressing the MENU Allow. The phone book may not be knob to select it. available if not accepted. 3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight the letter group and press to 3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight When a cell phone supports the select. the contact or the phone phone book feature, the Contacts number. and Recent Calls menus are 4. Turn the MENU knob to highlight the contact and press to select. 4. Press the MENU knob to call the automatically available. contact. The Contacts menu allows you to 5. Turn the MENU knob to highlight access the phone book stored in the the desired number, then press Making a Call Using the cell phone to make a call. the MENU knob to call the Keypad contact. The Recent Calls menu allows you To make a call: to access the phone numbers from To make a call using the Recent 1. Turn the MENU knob, then press the Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, Calls menu: to select the PHONE screen and Missed Calls menus on the cell 1. From the Home Page, turn the button. phone to make a call. MENU knob, then press to 2. Turn the MENU knob and press select the PHONE screen to select Keypad. button. 3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight the first digit and press to select. Continue this process through Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (25,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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the number. To call, press the . Press c on the steering wheel Ending a Call area just above the chrome bar controls or do nothing. To end a call, do one of the and below the CALL screen following: button. Call Waiting . Press the area just above the Accepting or Declining a Call Call waiting must be supported on the Bluetooth phone and enabled by chrome bar and below the END When an incoming call is received, the wireless service carrier to work. screen button. the infotainment system mutes and . Press on the steering wheel a ring tone is heard in the vehicle. Accepting a Call Waiting Call c controls. To accept a call waiting call, do one Accepting a Call of the following: Dual Tone Multi-Frequency To accept a call, do one of the . Press the area just above the (DTMF) Tones following: chrome bar and below the The in-vehicle Bluetooth system can . Press the area just above the SWITCH screen button. send numbers during a call. This is chrome bar and below the used when calling a menu-driven ANSWER screen button. . Press g on the steering wheel controls. phone system. . Press g on the steering wheel 1. Press the area just above the controls. Declining a Call Waiting Call chrome bar and below the To decline a call waiting call, do one KEYPAD screen button. Declining a Call of the following: 2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight To decline a call, do one of the . Press the area just above the the first digit and press to select. following: chrome bar and below the If not initially in the phone . Press the area just above the IGNORE screen button. application, from the Home Page, chrome bar and below the . turn the MENU knob, then press to IGNORE screen button. Press c on the steering wheel controls or do nothing select the PHONE screen button. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (26,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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From the PHONE main menu, turn Pairing a Phone with “ has been the MENU knob to highlight “Active successfully paired” after the 1. Press . The system responds Call” and press to select. g pairing process is complete. “Ready,” followed by a tone. 6. Repeat Steps 1−5 to pair Bluetooth (Voice 2. Say “Bluetooth.” additional phones. Recognition) 3. Say “Pair.” The system responds Listing All Paired and Connected with instructions and a four-digit Phones Using Voice Recognition Personal Identification Number The system can list all cell phones To use voice recognition, press (PIN). The PIN is used in Step 5. g paired to it. If a paired cell phone is on the steering wheel. Use the 4. Start the pairing process on the also connected to the vehicle, the commands below for the various cell phone that you want to pair. system responds with is connected voice features. For additional “ ” For help with this process, see after that phone name. information, say “Help” while you your cell phone manufacturer's are in a voice recognition menu. user guide. 1. Press g. The system responds Pairing 5. Locate the device named “Your “Ready,” followed by a tone. Vehicle” in the list on the cell 2. Say “Bluetooth.” A Bluetooth-enabled cell phone phone. Follow the instructions must be paired to the Bluetooth on the cell phone to enter the 3. Say “List.” system and then connected to the PIN provided in Step 3. After the Deleting a Paired Phone vehicle before it can be used. See PIN is successfully entered, the If the phone name to delete is your cell phone manufacturer's user system prompts you to provide a unknown, see Listing All Paired guide for Bluetooth functions before name for the paired cell phone. “ and Connected Phones. pairing the cell phone. If a Bluetooth This name will be used to ” phone is not connected, calls can indicate which phones are be made using OnStar Hands-Free 1. Press g. The system responds paired and connected to the “Ready,” followed by a tone. Calling, if available. See OnStar vehicle. The system responds Overview on page 14-1. 2. Say “Bluetooth.” Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (27,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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3. Say “Delete.” The system asks Storing and Deleting Phone 3. Say the entire phone number or for which phone to delete. Numbers a group of digits all at once with no pauses, then follow the 4. Say the name of the phone to The following commands are used delete. directions given by the system to to delete and store phone numbers. save a name tag for this number. Connecting to a Different Phone Store: This command will store a Using the “Digit Store” Command To connect to a different cell phone, phone number, or a group of the Bluetooth system looks for the numbers as a name tag. If an unwanted number is recognized by the system, say next available cell phone in the Digit Store: This command allows Correction at any time to clear the order in which all available cell a phone number to be stored as a “ ” last number. phones were paired. This may need name tag by entering the digits one to be repeated depending on how at a time. To hear all of the digits recognized many cell phones have been by the system, say Verify at Delete : This command is used to “ ” connected. any time. delete individual name tags. 1. Press g. The system responds Delete All Name Tags: This 1. Press g. The system responds “Ready,” followed by a tone. command deletes all stored name “Ready,” followed by a tone. 2. Say “Bluetooth.” tags in the Hands-Free Calling 2. Say “Digit Store.” Directory and the Destinations 3. Say “Change phone.” Directory. 3. Say each digit, one at a time. After each digit is entered, the . If another cell phone is Using the Store Command found, the response will be “ ” system repeats back the digit it heard followed by a tone. After “ is now 1. Press g. The system responds the last digit has been entered, connected.” Ready, followed by a tone. “ ” say “Store,” and then follow the . If another cell phone is not 2. Say “Store.” directions given by the system to found, the original phone save a name tag for this number. remains connected. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (28,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Using the “Delete” Command 2. Say “Directory.” Once connected, the person called will be heard through the audio 3. Say “Hands-Free Calling.” 1. Press g. The system responds speakers. “Ready,” followed by a tone. 4. Say “List.” Calling 911 Emergency (US and 2. Say “Delete.” Making a Call Canada) 3. Say the name tag you want to Calls can be made using the delete. 1. Press g. The system responds following commands. “Ready,” followed by a tone. Using the “Delete All Name Tags” Dial or Call : The dial or call 2. Say “Dial” or “Call.” Command command can be used This command deletes all stored interchangeably to dial a phone 3. Say “911.” name tags in the Hands-Free number or a stored name tag. 4. Say “Dial” or “Call.” Calling Directory and the Digit Dial : This command allows a Calling 066 Emergency (Mexico) Destinations Directory. phone number to be dialed by To delete all name tags: entering the digits one at a time. 1. Press g. The system responds “Ready,” followed by a tone. 1. Press g. The system responds Re-dial : This command is used to dial the last number used on the cell Ready, followed by a tone. 2. Say “Dial” or “Call.” “ ” phone. 3. Say 066. 2. Say “Delete all name tags.” “ ” Using the “Dial” or “Call” 4. Say “Dial” or “Call.” Listing Stored Numbers Command Using the “Digit Dial” Command The list command will list all the 1. Press g. The system responds The digit dial command allows a stored numbers and name tags. “Ready,” followed by a tone. phone number to be dialed by Using the “List” Command 2. Say “Dial” or “Call.” entering the digits one at a time. 1. Press g. The system responds 3. Say the entire number without “Ready,” followed by a tone. pausing or say the name tag. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (29,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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After each digit is entered, the Using the “Re-dial” Command Call Waiting system repeats back the digit it Call waiting must be supported on heard followed by a tone. 1. Press g. The system responds “Ready,” followed by a tone. the cell phone and enabled by the If an unwanted number is wireless service carrier. recognized by the system, say 2. After the tone, say “Re-dial.” The “Correction” at any time to clear the system dials the last number . Press g to answer an incoming last number. called from the connected cell call when another call is active. phone. The original call is placed To hear all of the numbers on hold. recognized by the system, say Once connected, the person called “Verify” at any time. will be heard through the audio . Press g again to return to the speakers. original call. 1. Press g. The system responds “Ready,” followed by a tone. Receiving a Call . To ignore the incoming call, no action is required. 2. Say “Digit Dial.” When an incoming call is received, the audio system mutes and a ring . Press c to disconnect the 3. Say each digit, one at a time. tone is heard in the vehicle. After each digit is entered, the current call and switch to the call system repeats back the digit it . Press g to answer the call. on hold. heard followed by a tone. After . Three-Way Calling the last digit has been entered, Press c to ignore a call. say “Dial.” Three-way calling must be supported on the cell phone and Once connected, the person called enabled by the wireless service will be heard through the audio carrier. speakers. 1. While on a call, press g. 2. Say “Three-way call.” Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (30,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

7-30 Infotainment System

3. Use the “Dial” or “Call” command To Transfer Audio from the To access contacts stored in the cell to dial the number of the third Bluetooth System to a Cell Phone phone: party to be called. During a call with the audio in the 1. Press g. The system responds 4. Once the call is connected, vehicle: “Ready,” followed by a tone. press g to link all callers 1. Press g. 2. Say “Bluetooth.” together. 2. Say “Transfer Call.” 3. Say “Voice.” The system Ending a Call responds OK, accessing To Transfer Audio to the Bluetooth “ . Press c to end a call. System from a Cell Phone ” The cell phone's normal prompt During a call with the audio on the Transferring a Call messages will go through their cycle Audio can be transferred between cell phone, press g. The audio according to the phone's operating the Bluetooth system and the cell transfers to the vehicle. If the audio instructions. phone. does not transfer to the vehicle, use the audio transfer feature on the cell Dual Tone Multi-Frequency The cell phone must be paired and phone. See your cell phone (DTMF) Tones connected with the Bluetooth manufacturer's user guide for more The Bluetooth system can send system before a call can be information. transferred. The connection process numbers and the numbers stored as can take up to two minutes after the Voice Pass-Thru name tags during a call. You can use this feature when calling a ignition is turned to ON/RUN/ Voice pass-thru allows access to the START. menu-driven phone system. voice recognition commands on the Account numbers can also be cell phone. See your cell phone stored for use. manufacturer's user guide to see if the cell phone supports this feature. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (31,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Sending a Number or Name Tag Trademarks and During a Call License Agreements 1. Press g. The system responds “Ready,” followed by a tone. FCC Information 2. Say “Dial.” See Radio Frequency Statement on page 13-15. 3. Say the number or name tag Fees and Taxes: Subscription fee, to send. taxes, one time activation fee, and other fees may apply. Subscription Clearing the System fee is consumer only. All fees and Unless information is deleted out of programming subject to change. the in-vehicle Bluetooth system, it Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement available at will be retained indefinitely. This ® includes all phone pairing www.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM information. For information on how “Made for iPod” and “Made for service only available in the to delete this information, see iPhone” mean that an electronic 48 contiguous United States and “Deleting a Paired Phone.” accessory has been designed to Canada. connect specifically to iPod or In Canada: Some deterioration of iPhone and has been certified by service may occur in extreme the developer to meet Apple northern latitudes. This is beyond performance standards. the control of SiriusXM® Satellite iPod and iPhone are trademarks of Radio. Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (32,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

7-32 Infotainment System

Explicit Language Notice: Channels patent rights, copyrights, and trade with frequent explicit language are secrets of Digital Voice indicated with an “XL” preceding the Systems, Inc. channel name. Channel blocking is General Requirements: available for SiriusXM Satellite Radio receivers by notifying 1. A License Agreement from SiriusXM: SiriusXM is required for any product that incorporates . USA Customers — Visit SiriusXM Technology and/or for www.siriusxm.com or call use of any of the SiriusXM 1-866-635-2349. marks to be manufactured, . Canadian Customers — Visit distributed, or marketed in the www.xmradio.ca or call SiriusXM service Area. 1-877-209-0079. 2. For products to be distributed, It is prohibited to copy, decompile, marketed, and/or sold in disassemble, reverse engineer, Canada, a separate agreement hack, manipulate, or otherwise is required with Canadian make available any technology or Satellite Radio Inc. (operating as software incorporated in receivers SiriusXM Canada). compatible with the SiriusXM® Satellite Radio System or that Bluetooth support the SiriusXM website, the The Bluetooth word mark and logos Online Service or any of its content. are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Furthermore, the AMBER voice Inc. and andy use of such marks by compression software included in General Motors is under license. this product is protected by Other trademarks and trade names intellectual property rights including are those of their respective owners. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Climate Controls 8-1

Climate Controls Climate Control Systems

Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic Climate Control System (Base) Dual Automatic Climate Control If equipped with this system, it controls the heating, cooling, and ventilation. System (Base) ...... 8-1 Dual Automatic Climate Control System (Uplevel) ...... 8-5 Air Vents Air Vents ...... 8-9 Maintenance Passenger Compartment Air Filter ...... 8-10 Service ...... 8-10

1. Driver and Passenger 6. SYNC (Synchronized Temperature Controls Temperature) 2. Fan Control 7. Driver and Passenger Heated 3. AUTO (Automatic Operation) Seats (If Equipped) 4. Air Delivery Mode Control 8. AC (Air Conditioning) 5. OFF (Fan) 9. Defrost Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

8-2 Climate Controls

10. Rear Window Defogger warm weather. The recirculation passenger settings are adjusted, the 11. Recirculation light will not come on. Press @ to temperatures are unlinked and the select recirculation; press it again to SYNC indicator turns off. Automatic Operation select outside air. Manual Operation The system automatically controls English units can be changed to z 9 or 9 y (Fan Control): the fan speed, air delivery, air metric units through the instrument conditioning, and recirculation in Press the fan control buttons to cluster. See “Settings” under increase or decrease the fan speed. order to heat or cool the vehicle to Instrument Cluster on page 5-10. the desired temperature. Press and hold the buttons to adjust OFF (Fan): Press to turn the fan on speed more quickly. The fan speed When the indicator light is on or or off. The temperature control and setting displays. Pressing either AUTO is displayed on the screen, air delivery mode can still be button cancels automatic fan control the system is in full automatic adjusted. and the fan can be controlled operation. If the air delivery mode or manually. Press AUTO to return to fan setting is manually adjusted, the w orx (Driver and Passenger automatic operation. To turn off the auto indicator turns off and the Temperature Controls): The fan, press OFF. display will show the selected temperature can be adjusted N settings. separately for the driver and the z y (Air Delivery Mode passenger. Press to increase or Control): Press the air delivery For automatic operation: decrease the temperature. Press mode buttons to change the 1. Press AUTO. and hold to rapidly increase or direction of the airflow. Selecting decrease the temperature. any of the air delivery modes 2. Set the temperature. Allow the cancels automatic air delivery system time to stabilize. Then SYNC (Synchronized control and the direction of the adjust the temperature as Temperature): Press SYNC to link airflow can be controlled manually. needed for best comfort. all climate zone settings to the Press AUTO to return to automatic driver settings. The SYNC indicator To improve fuel efficiency and to operation. will be lit. Adjust the driver side cool the vehicle faster, recirculation temperature control to change the may be automatically selected in linked temperature. When the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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To change the current mode, select temperatures below freezing may Pressing this button cancels one of the following: also prevent the air conditioner from automatic recirculation. Press AUTO Y (Vent): Air is directed to the running. to return to automatic operation; instrument panel outlets. Press AUTO to return to automatic recirculation runs automatically as needed. \ (Bi-Level): Air is divided operation and the air conditioner between the instrument panel runs as needed. When the indicator Manual recirculation mode is not outlets and the floor outlets. light is on, the air conditioner runs available when in Defrost or Defog automatically to cool the air inside modes. [ (Floor): Air is directed to the the vehicle or to dry the air needed Auto Defog: The climate control floor outlets, with some air to the to defog the windshield faster. windshield and side windows. system may have a sensor to Automatic Air Recirculation: automatically detect high humidity - (Defog): Clears the windows of When the AUTO indicator light is inside the vehicle. When high fog or moisture. Air is directed to the on, the air is automatically humidity is detected, the climate windshield, side windows and floor recirculated as needed to help control system may adjust to outlets. Some air may go to the rear quickly cool the inside of the outside air supply and turn on the floor outlets. vehicle. air conditioner. If the climate control 0 (Defrost): Press the 0 button @ (Recirculation): Press to system does not detect possible to turn on or off. This clears the alternate between recirculating air window fogging, it returns to normal windshield of fog or frost more inside the vehicle or pulling in operation. To turn Auto Defog off or quickly. Air is directed to the outside air. The indicator light on the on, see “Climate and Air Quality” windshield and side windows. button is lit when recirculation mode under Vehicle Personalization on page 5-43. A/C (Air Conditioning): Press to is active. This helps to quickly cool turn the air conditioning on or off. the air inside the vehicle or prevent If the fan is turned off, the air outside air and odors from entering. conditioner will not run. Outside Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

8-4 Climate Controls

Rear Window Defogger Sensors Caution (Continued) = REAR (Rear Window Defogger): Press to turn the rear else that is sharp. This may window defogger on or off. damage the rear window The rear window defogger turns off defogger grid and affect the automatically after about radio's ability to pick up stations 10 minutes. If turned on again it clearly. The repairs would not be runs for about five minutes before covered by the vehicle warranty. turning off. The upper region of gridlines on the M or L (Driver and Passenger rear window are antenna lines and Heated Seats, If Equipped): Press are not intended to heat when the M or L to heat the driver or defogger is activated. passenger seat. See Heated Front Seats on page 3-8. The heated outside mirrors turn on The solar sensor monitors the when the rear window defogger Remote Start Climate Control solar heat. button is on. They help to clear fog Operation: If equipped with the The climate control system uses the or frost from the surface of the remote vehicle start feature, the sensor information to adjust the mirrors. climate control system may run temperature, fan speed, when the vehicle is started remotely. recirculation, and air delivery mode { Caution The system uses the driver's for best comfort. previous settings to heat or cool the Do not try to clear frost or other inside of the vehicle. See Remote If the sensor is covered, the material from the inside of the Vehicle Start on page 2-8. automatic climate control system may not work properly. front windshield and rear window The rear window defogger turns on with a razor blade or anything if it is cold outside. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Dual Automatic Climate Control System (Uplevel) The climate control buttons and the touch screen are used to adjust the heating, cooling, and ventilation.

Climate Touch Screen Controls 1. Outside Air Temperature Display 2. Driver and Passenger Temperature Displays Climate Control Buttons 3. Fan Control 1. Driver and Passenger 5. AUTO (Automatic Operation) 4. SYNC (Synchronized Temperature Controls 6. Defrost Temperature) 2. Fan Control 7. Rear Window Defogger 5. AC Mode (Air Conditioning) 3. OFF (Fan) 8. Recirculation 6. Climate Control Selection 4. Driver and Passenger Heated (Application Tray Button) Seats (If Equipped) 7. Air Delivery Mode Control Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

8-6 Climate Controls

Climate Control Touch Screen The climate control status screen 2. Set the temperature. Allow the The fan, air delivery mode, A/C appears briefly when the climate system time to stabilize. Then mode, driver and passenger control buttons on the faceplate are adjust the temperature as temperatures and SYNC settings adjusted. The air delivery mode can needed for best comfort. can be controlled by pressing be adjusted on the climate control To improve fuel efficiency and to CLIMATE on the infotainment home status screen. cool the vehicle faster, recirculation screen or the climate button in the Automatic Operation may be automatically selected in touch screen application tray. warm weather. The recirculation The system automatically controls A selection can then be made on light will not come on. Press @ to the front climate control page the fan speed, air delivery, air conditioning, and recirculation in select recirculation; press it again to displayed. See the infotainment select outside air. manual. order to heat or cool the vehicle to the desired temperature. English units can be changed to Climate Control Status Screen When the indicator light is on or metric units through the instrument AUTO is displayed on the touch cluster. See “Settings” under screen, the system is in full Instrument Cluster on page 5-10. automatic operation. If the air OFF (Fan): Press to turn the fan on delivery mode or fan setting is or off. The temperature control and manually adjusted, the auto air delivery mode can still be indicator turns off and the display adjusted. will show the selected settings. Auto operation can be turned off w orx (Driver and Passenger individually for climate settings. Temperature Controls): The temperature can be adjusted For automatic operation: separately for the driver and the 1. Press AUTO. passenger. Press to increase or decrease the temperature. Press and hold to rapidly increase or decrease the temperature. The Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Climate Controls 8-7

driver and passenger temperatures climate control system, press and - (Defog): Clears the windows of can also be adjusted by pressing hold the fan down button or touch fog or moisture. Air is directed to the the controls on the touch screen. screen fan control until it is off. windshield, side windows and floor SYNC (Synchronized Air Delivery Mode Control: Press outlets. Some air may go to the rear Temperature): Press SYNC on the the CLIMATE touch screen button to floor outlets. touch screen to link all climate zone select climate control. Press the air 0 (Defrost): Press the 0 button settings to the driver settings. Adjust delivery mode touch screen button to turn on or off. This clears the the driver side temperature control to change the direction of the windshield of fog or frost more to change the linked temperature. airflow. The selected air delivery quickly. Air is directed to the When the passenger settings are mode button is lit. Pressing any of windshield and side windows. adjusted, the SYNC button is the air delivery buttons cancels displayed when the temperatures automatic air delivery control and A/C Mode (Air Conditioning): are unlinked. the direction of the airflow can be Press the A/C Mode touch screen controlled manually. Press AUTO to control to turn the automatic air Manual Operation return to automatic operation. conditioning on or off. If the fan is z 9 or 9 y (Fan Control): turned off, the air conditioner will not To change the current mode, select run. Outside temperatures below Press the fan control buttons or the one of the following: touch screen fan control, to increase freezing may also prevent the air or decrease the fan speed. Press Y (Vent): Air is directed to the conditioner from running. and hold the buttons or the touch instrument panel outlets. Press AUTO to return to automatic screen control to adjust speed more \ (Bi-Level): Air is divided operation and the air conditioner quickly. The fan speed setting between the instrument panel runs as needed. displays. Pressing either button outlets and the floor outlets. Automatic Air Recirculation: cancels automatic fan control and When the AUTO indicator light is the fan can be controlled manually. [ (Floor): Air is directed to the on, the air is automatically Press AUTO to return to automatic floor outlets, with some air to the recirculated as needed to help operation. To turn off the fan and windshield and side windows. quickly cool the inside of the vehicle. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

8-8 Climate Controls

@ (Recirculation): Press to on, see “Climate and Air Quality” alternate between recirculating air under Vehicle Personalization on { Caution page 5-43. inside the vehicle or pulling in Do not try to clear frost or other outside air. The indicator light on the Rear Window Defogger material from the inside of the button is lit when recirculation mode front windshield and rear window is active. This helps to quickly cool = REAR (Rear Window with a razor blade or anything the air inside the vehicle or prevent Defogger): Press to turn the rear outside air and odors from entering. window defogger on or off. else that is sharp. This may damage the rear window Pressing this button cancels The rear window defogger turns off defogger grid and affect the automatic recirculation. Press AUTO automatically after about radio's ability to pick up stations 10 minutes. If turned on again it to return to automatic operation; clearly. The repairs would not be runs for about five minutes before recirculation runs automatically as covered by the vehicle warranty. needed. turning off. Manual recirculation mode is not The upper gridlines on the rear J or z (Driver and Passenger available when in Defrost or Defog window are antenna lines and are Heated Seats, If Equipped): Press modes. not intended to heat when the J z defogger is activated. or to heat the driver or Auto Defog: The climate control passenger seat cushion and system may have a sensor to The heated outside mirrors turn on seatback. See Heated Front Seats automatically detect high humidity when the rear window defogger on page 3-8. inside the vehicle. When high button is on. They help to clear fog Remote Start Climate Control humidity is detected, the climate or frost from the surface of the Operation: If equipped with the control system may adjust to mirrors. remote vehicle start feature, the outside air supply and turn on the climate control system may run air conditioner. If the climate control when the vehicle is started remotely. system does not detect possible The system uses the driver's window fogging, it returns to normal operation. To turn Auto Defog off or Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Climate Controls 8-9

previous settings to heat or cool the The climate control system uses the Air Vents inside of the vehicle. See Remote sensor information to adjust the Vehicle Start on page 2-8. temperature, fan speed, Adjustable air vents are in the center and on the side of the The rear window defogger turns on recirculation, and air delivery mode instrument panel. if it is cold outside. for best comfort. If the sensor is covered, the Sensors automatic climate control system may not work properly.

Use the thumbwheels (1) near the air vents to open or close off the The solar sensor monitors the airflow. solar heat. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

8-10 Climate Controls

Operation Tips Maintenance . Clear away any ice, snow, or leaves from air inlets at the Passenger Compartment base of the windshield that could block the flow of air into the Air Filter vehicle. The filter removes dust, pollen, and . Keep the path under the front other airborne irritants from outside seats clear of objects to help air that is pulled into the vehicle. circulate the air inside the The filter should be replaced as part vehicle more effectively. of routine scheduled maintenance. See Maintenance Schedule on . Use of non-GM approved hood page 11-3. deflectors can adversely affect Move the slats (2) to change the See your dealer regarding direction of the airflow. the performance of the system. Check with your dealer before replacement of the filter. Additional air vents are beneath the adding equipment to the outside windshield and the driver side and of the vehicle. Service passenger side door windows. . All vehicles have a label underhood These are fixed and cannot be Do not attach any devices to the that identifies the refrigerant used in adjusted. air vent slats. This restricts airflow and may cause damage the vehicle. The refrigerant system to the air vents. should only be serviced by trained and certified technicians. The air conditioning evaporator should never be repaired or replaced by one from a salvage vehicle. It should only be replaced by a new evaporator to ensure proper and safe operation. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Climate Controls 8-11

During service, all refrigerants should be reclaimed with proper equipment. Venting refrigerants directly to the atmosphere is harmful to the environment and may also create unsafe conditions based on inhalation, combustion, frostbite, or other health-based concerns. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

8-12 Climate Controls

2 NOTES Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Driving and Operating 9-1

Retained Accessory Parking Brake (Manual) ...... 9-32 Driving and Power (RAP) ...... 9-21 Brake Assist ...... 9-33 Operating Shifting Into Park (Automatic Hill Start Assist (HSA) ...... 9-33 Transmission) ...... 9-21 Shifting out of Park ...... 9-22 Ride Control Systems Parking ...... 9-22 Traction Control/Electronic Driving Information Stability Control ...... 9-33 Distracted Driving ...... 9-2 Parking over Things That Burn ...... 9-23 Driver Mode Control ...... 9-35 Defensive Driving ...... 9-3 Limited-Slip Rear Axle ...... 9-37 Drunk Driving ...... 9-3 Engine Exhaust Control of a Vehicle ...... 9-3 Engine Exhaust ...... 9-23 Cruise Control Braking ...... 9-3 Running the Vehicle While Cruise Control ...... 9-37 Steering ...... 9-4 Parked ...... 9-24 Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . 9-40 Off-Road Recovery ...... 9-5 Loss of Control ...... 9-5 Automatic Transmission Driver Assistance Systems Track Events and Competitive Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-24 Driver Assistance Driving ...... 9-6 Manual Mode ...... 9-26 Systems ...... 9-48 Driving on Wet Roads ...... 9-7 Assistance Systems for Highway Hypnosis ...... 9-8 Manual Transmission Parking or Backing ...... 9-49 Hill and Mountain Roads ...... 9-8 Manual Transmission ...... 9-28 Assistance Systems for Winter Driving ...... 9-9 Driving ...... 9-53 Drive Systems Forward Collision Alert (FCA) If the Vehicle Is Stuck ...... 9-11 All-Wheel Drive ...... 9-29 Vehicle Load Limits ...... 9-11 System ...... 9-53 Brakes Active Emergency Braking Starting and Operating Antilock Brake System ...... 9-56 New Vehicle Break-In ...... 9-16 System (ABS) ...... 9-29 Side Blind Zone Ignition Positions ...... 9-16 Parking Brake (Electric) ...... 9-30 Alert (SBZA) ...... 9-58 Starting the Engine ...... 9-18 Lane Departure Engine Heater ...... 9-20 Warning (LDW) ...... 9-60 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

9-2 Driving and Operating

Fuel Driving Information . Designate a front seat Fuel ...... 9-62 passenger to handle potential distractions. Recommended Fuel ...... 9-62 Distracted Driving Gasoline Specifications ...... 9-63 . Become familiar with vehicle California Fuel Distraction comes in many forms features before driving, such as Requirements ...... 9-63 and can take your focus from the programming favorite radio Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-63 task of driving. Exercise good stations and adjusting climate Fuel Additives ...... 9-64 judgment and do not let other control and seat settings. E85 or FlexFuel ...... 9-64 activities divert your attention away Program all trip information into Filling the Tank ...... 9-65 from the road. Many local any navigation device prior to Filling a Portable Fuel governments have enacted laws driving. Container ...... 9-66 regarding driver distraction. Become . Wait until the vehicle is parked familiar with the local laws in Trailer Towing to retrieve items that have fallen your area. General Towing to the floor. To avoid distracted driving, always Information ...... 9-67 . Stop or park the vehicle to tend keep your eyes on the road, hands Driving Characteristics and to children. Towing Tips ...... 9-67 on the wheel, and mind on the drive. . Keep pets in an appropriate Trailer Towing (With . Do not use a phone in carrier or restraint. V6 Engine) ...... 9-70 demanding driving situations. Trailer Towing (With L4 Use a hands-free method to . Avoid stressful conversations Engine) ...... 9-71 place or receive necessary while driving, whether with a Towing Equipment ...... 9-71 phone calls. passenger or on a cell phone. Conversions and Add-Ons . Watch the road. Do not read, Add-On Electrical take notes, or look up Equipment ...... 9-72 information on phones or other electronic devices. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Driving and Operating 9-3

. Allow enough following distance Control of a Vehicle { Warning between you and the driver in front of you. Braking, steering, and accelerating Taking your eyes off the road too are important factors in helping to . Focus on the task of driving. long or too often could cause a control a vehicle while driving. crash resulting in injury or death. Drunk Driving Focus your attention on driving. Braking Death and injury associated with Braking action involves perception drinking and driving is a global Refer to the Infotainment manual time and reaction time. Deciding to tragedy. and Infotainment section for more push the brake pedal is perception information on using that system, time. Actually doing it is including pairing and using a cell { Warning reaction time. phone Drinking and then driving is very Average driver reaction time is Defensive Driving dangerous. Your reflexes, about three-quarters of a second. In perceptions, attentiveness, and that time, a vehicle moving at Defensive driving means “always judgment can be affected by even 100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20 m expect the unexpected.” The first a small amount of alcohol. You (66 ft), which could be a lot of distance in an emergency. step in driving defensively is to wear can have a serious — or even the safety belt. See Safety Belts on fatal — collision if you drive after Helpful braking tips to keep in mind page 3-11. drinking. include: . Assume that other road users Do not drink and drive or ride with . Keep enough distance between (pedestrians, bicyclists, and a driver who has been drinking. you and the vehicle in front other drivers) are going to be Ride home in a cab; or if you are of you. careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do with a group, designate a driver . Avoid needless heavy braking. who will not drink. and be ready. . Keep pace with traffic. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

9-4 Driving and Operating

If the engine ever stops while the If the vehicle seems harder to steer Normal use of the power steering vehicle is being driven, brake than normal when parking or driving assist should return when the normally but do not pump the slowly, there may be a problem with system cools down. brakes. Doing so could make the the system. You will still have power See specific vehicle steering pedal harder to push down. If the steering, but steering will be stiffer messages under Vehicle Messages engine stops, there will be some than normal at slow speeds. See on page 5-32. power brake assist but it will be your dealer for service. used when the brake is applied. See your dealer if there is a Once the power assist is used up, it Electric Power Steering problem. can take longer to stop and the The vehicle has electric power Curve Tips brake pedal will be harder to push. steering. It does not have power steering fluid. Regular maintenance . Take curves at a reasonable Steering is not required. speed. . Variable Effort Steering If power steering assist is lost due Reduce speed before entering a to a system malfunction, the vehicle curve. Some vehicles have a steering can be steered, but may require . Maintain a reasonable steady system that varies the amount of increased effort. See your dealer if speed through the curve. effort required to steer the vehicle in there is a problem. relation to the speed of the vehicle. . Wait until the vehicle is out of If the steering wheel is turned until it the curve before accelerating The amount of steering effort reaches the end of its travel and is gently into the straightaway. required is less at slower speeds to held against that position for an make the vehicle more extended period of time, power Steering in Emergencies maneuverable and easier to park. At steering assist may be reduced. . faster speeds, the steering effort There are some situations when increases to provide a sport-like feel If steering assist is used for an steering around a problem may to the steering. This provides extended period of time, power be more effective than braking. maximum control and stability. assist may be reduced. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Driving and Operating 9-5

. Holding both sides of the The vehicle's right wheels can drop . Steering or Cornering steering wheel allows you to turn off the edge of a road onto the Skid — too much speed or 180 degrees without removing shoulder while driving. Follow steering in a curve causes tires a hand. these tips: to slip and lose cornering force. . Antilock Brake System (ABS) 1. Ease off the accelerator and . Acceleration Skid — too much allows steering while braking. then, if there is nothing in the throttle causes the driving way, steer the vehicle so that it wheels to spin. Off-Road Recovery straddles the edge of the Defensive drivers avoid most skids pavement. by taking reasonable care suited to 2. Turn the steering wheel about existing conditions, and by not one-eighth of a turn, until the overdriving those conditions. But right front tire contacts the skids are always possible. pavement edge. If the vehicle starts to slide, follow 3. Turn the steering wheel to go these suggestions: straight down the roadway. . Ease your foot off the accelerator pedal and steer the Loss of Control way you want the vehicle to go. The vehicle may straighten out. Skidding Be ready for a second skid if it There are three types of skids that occurs. correspond to the vehicle's three . Slow down and adjust your control systems: driving according to weather . Braking Skid — wheels are not conditions. Stopping distance rolling. can be longer and vehicle control can be affected when traction is reduced by water, snow, ice, gravel, or other Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

9-6 Driving and Operating

material on the road. Learn to recognize warning clues — such { Caution Caution (Continued) as enough water, ice, or packed snow on the road to make a Low oil levels can damage the could be caused to the rear axle mirrored surface — and slow engine. If using the vehicle for and would not be covered by the down when you have any doubt. competitive driving, the engine vehicle warranty. may use more oil than it would . Try to avoid sudden steering, Do not drive as long or as fast the with normal use. Check the oil first time the vehicle is driven on acceleration, or braking, level often during competitive including reducing vehicle speed the track or raced. driving. by shifting to a lower gear. Any sudden changes could cause For 2.0L Engine Only: the tires to slide. Because the fluid temperature may . Keep the level at or near 1 L Remember: Antilock brakes help be higher, it is necessary to change the rear axle fluid after first time (1 qt) above the upper mark that avoid only the braking skid. track or competitive driving event. shows the proper operating range on the engine oil dipstick. Track Events and After first time event, the rear axle fluid should be changed every . Use a 600 W fan in addition to Competitive Driving 24 hours of racing or competitive the production option V03. Competitive driving may affect the driving. See Recommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 11-13. . Gasolines with a Pump Octane vehicle warranty. See the warranty ((R+M)/2) of 99 or greater and manual before using the vehicle for ethanol content below 15% competitive driving. { Caution volume must be used for During a first time track or racing competitive driving to protect against engine damage. Colder event, high rear axle spark plug ratings should also temperatures can occur. Damage be used. Consult your dealer. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Driving and Operating 9-7

For 3.6L Engine Only: For vehicles equipped with front . Additional cooling capacity is Brembo brake systems: also required for continuous . Keep the level at or near 0.5 L competitive driving. (0.5 qt) above the upper mark . Performance/racing brake pads that shows the proper operating are required prior to racing or Driving on Wet Roads range on the engine oil dipstick. closed track driving. Vehicles with option code Y4Q have Rain and wet roads can reduce . Install an engine oil cooler kit, vehicle traction and affect your including engine oil cooler lines performance brake pads. ability to stop and accelerate. and oil filter adapter. . Before racing, replace existing brake fluid with a qualified racing Always drive slower in these types . Install a heavy duty fan. This brake fluid from a sealed of driving conditions and avoid requires electrical changes to driving through large puddles and the vehicle. Contact your dealer. container. Brake fluid with a dry boiling point >279°C (534°F) is deep‐standing or flowing water. qualified. If racing brake fluid is { Caution used, replace it with GM { Warning approved brake fluid before Failure to change the brake fluid driving on public roads. See Wet brakes can cause crashes. and transfer case fluid after any Recommended Fluids and They might not work as well in a performance or race track driving Lubricants on page 11-13. quick stop and could cause could result in damage not pulling to one side. You could . covered by the vehicle warranty. Do not use silicone-based fluids. lose control of the vehicle. Have the brake fluid and transfer If racing brake fluid is in the vehicle After driving through a large case fluid changed by your dealer and the age of the brake fluid is puddle of water or a car/vehicle after any performance or race over a month old or unknown, wash, lightly apply the brake track driving. See Recommended replace the brake fluid before pedal until the brakes work Fluids and Lubricants on racing/closed track driving. normally. page 11-13. . The rear axle lubricant should be replaced with new lubricant. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

9-8 Driving and Operating

Other Rainy Weather Tips . Keep your eyes moving — scan Warning (Continued) the road ahead and to the sides. Besides slowing down, other wet . Flowing or rushing water creates weather driving tips include: Check the rearview mirror and vehicle instruments often. strong forces. Driving through . Allow extra following distance. flowing water could cause the vehicle to be carried away. If this . Pass with caution. Hill and Mountain Roads happens, you and other vehicle . Keep windshield wiping Driving on steep hills or through occupants could drown. Do not equipment in good shape. mountains is different than driving ignore police warnings and be . Keep the windshield washer fluid on flat or rolling terrain. Tips for very cautious about trying to drive reservoir filled. driving in these conditions include: through flowing water. . . Have good tires with proper Keep the vehicle serviced and in tread depth. See Tires on good shape. Hydroplaning page 10-40. . Check all fluid levels and brakes, Hydroplaning is dangerous. Water . Turn off cruise control. tires, cooling system, and can build up under the vehicle's transmission. tires so they actually ride on the Highway Hypnosis . Shift to a lower gear when going water. This can happen if the road is down steep or long hills. wet enough and you are going fast Always be alert and pay attention to your surroundings while driving. enough. When the vehicle is { Warning hydroplaning, it has little or no If you become tired or sleepy, find a safe place to park the vehicle contact with the road. Using the brakes to slow the and rest. There is no hard and fast rule about vehicle on a long downhill slope hydroplaning. The best advice is to Other driving tips include: can cause brake overheating, can slow down when the road is wet. . Keep the vehicle well ventilated. reduce brake performance, and . Keep the interior (Continued) temperature cool. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Driving and Operating 9-9

. Pay attention to special road Try not to break the fragile traction. Warning (Continued) signs (falling rocks area, winding If you accelerate too fast, the drive roads, long grades, passing or wheels will spin and polish the could result in a loss of braking. no-passing zones) and take surface under the tires even more. Shift the transmission to a lower appropriate action. gear to let the engine assist the If equipped, Traction Control should brakes on a steep downhill slope. Winter Driving be turned on. See Traction Control/ Electronic Stability Control on Driving on Snow or Ice page 9-33. The Antilock Brake System (ABS) { Warning Drive carefully when there is snow or ice between the tires and the improves vehicle stability during hard stops on slippery roads, but Coasting downhill in N (Neutral) road, creating less traction or grip. Wet ice can occur at about 0°C apply the brakes sooner than when or with the ignition off is on dry pavement. dangerous. This can cause (32°F) when freezing rain begins to overheating of the brakes and fall, resulting in even less traction. Allow greater following distance on Avoid driving on wet ice or in loss of steering. Always have the any slippery road and watch for freezing rain until roads can be engine running and the vehicle slippery spots. Icy patches can treated with salt or sand. in gear. occur on otherwise clear roads in Drive with caution, whatever the shaded areas. The surface of a condition. Accelerate gently so curve or an overpass can remain icy . Stay in your own lane. Do not traction is not lost. Accelerating too when the surrounding roads are swing wide or cut across the quickly causes the wheels to spin clear. Avoid sudden steering center of the road. Drive at and makes the surface under the maneuvers and braking while speeds that let you stay in your tires slick, so there is even less on ice. own lane. traction. See Antilock Brake System (ABS) . Be alert on top of hills; on page 9-29. something could be in your lane (stalled car, accident). Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

9-10 Driving and Operating

Turn off cruise control on slippery surfaces. Warning (Continued) Warning (Continued) Blizzard Conditions cannot be seen or smelled. It can vehicle and set the fan speed to the highest setting. See Being stuck in snow can be a cause unconsciousness and even Climate Control Systems . serious situation. Stay with the death. “ ” vehicle unless there is help nearby. If the vehicle is stuck in the snow: For more information about If possible, use Roadside Service. carbon monoxide, see Engine . Clear away snow from around See Roadside Service on Exhaust on page 9-23. the base of your vehicle, page 13-5. To get help and keep especially any that is blocking everyone in the vehicle safe: the exhaust pipe. To save fuel, run the engine for only . Turn on the hazard warning short periods as needed to warm . Check again from time to flashers. time to be sure snow does the vehicle and then shut the engine . Tie a red cloth to an outside not collect there. off and close the window most of mirror. the way to save heat. Repeat this . Open a window about 5 cm until help arrives but only when you (2 in) on the side of the feel really uncomfortable from the { Warning vehicle that is away from the cold. Moving about to keep warm wind to bring in fresh air. Snow can trap engine exhaust also helps. under the vehicle. This may . Fully open the air outlets on If it takes some time for help to cause exhaust gases to get or under the instrument arrive, now and then when you run inside. Engine exhaust contains panel. the engine, push the accelerator carbon monoxide (CO) which . Adjust the climate control pedal slightly so the engine runs faster than the idle speed. This (Continued) system to a setting that circulates the air inside the keeps the battery charged to restart the vehicle and to signal for help (Continued) with the headlamps. Do this as little as possible to save fuel. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Driving and Operating 9-11

If the Vehicle Is Stuck Rocking the Vehicle to Get Vehicle Load Limits it Out Slowly and cautiously spin the It is very important to know how wheels to free the vehicle when Turn the steering wheel left and much weight the vehicle can stuck in sand, mud, ice, or snow. right to clear the area around the carry. This weight is called the front wheels. Turn off any traction If stuck too severely for the traction vehicle capacity weight and system. Shift back and forth system to free the vehicle, turn the between R (Reverse) and a low includes the weight of all traction system off and use the forward gear, spinning the wheels occupants, cargo, and all rocking method. See Traction as little as possible. To prevent nonfactory-installed options. Control/Electronic Stability Control transmission wear, wait until the Two labels on the vehicle show on page 9-33. wheels stop spinning before shifting how much weight it may gears. Release the accelerator properly carry, the Tire and { Warning pedal while shifting, and press Loading Information label and lightly on the accelerator pedal the Certification label. If the vehicle's tires spin at high when the transmission is in gear. speed, they can explode, and you Slowly spinning the wheels in the or others could be injured. The forward and reverse directions { Warning vehicle can overheat, causing an causes a rocking motion that could Do not load the vehicle any engine compartment fire or other free the vehicle. If that does not get damage. Spin the wheels as little the vehicle out after a few tries, it heavier than the Gross as possible and avoid going might need to be towed out. If the Vehicle Weight Rating above 56 km/h (35 mph). vehicle does need to be towed out, (GVWR), or either the see Towing the Vehicle on maximum front or rear Gross page 10-74. Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). This can cause systems to break and change the way the (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

9-12 Driving and Operating

2. Maximum Vehicle Capacity There is also important loading Warning (Continued) Weight information on the Certification vehicle handles. This could 3. Size of the Original Equipment label. It tells you the Gross cause loss of control and a Tires Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) crash. Overloading can also 4. Recommended Cold Tire and the Gross Axle Weight shorten the life of the vehicle. Inflation Pressure Rating (GAWR) for the front and rear axle. See “Certification A vehicle-specific Tire and Label” later in this section. Tire and Loading Information Loading Information label is Label attached to the vehicle's center “Steps for Determining Correct pillar (B-pillar). The Tire and Load Limit– Loading Information label shows 1. Locate the statement "The the number of occupant seating combined weight of positions (1), and the maximum occupants and cargo should vehicle capacity weight (2) in never exceed XXX kg or kilograms and pounds. XXX lbs." on your vehicle’s The Tire and Loading placard. Information label also shows the 2. Determine the combined tire size of the original weight of the driver and equipment tires (3) and the passengers that will be riding recommended cold tire inflation in your vehicle. Label Example pressures (4). For more information on tires and inflation 3. Subtract the combined 1. Number of Occupant Seating weight of the driver and Positions see Tires on page 10-40 and Tire Pressure on page 10-47. passengers from XXX kg or XXX lbs. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (13,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Driving and Operating 9-13

4. The resulting figure equals reduces the available cargo 2. Subtract Occupant Weight @ the available amount of cargo and luggage load capacity of 68 kg (150 lbs) × 2 = 136 kg and luggage load capacity. your vehicle.” (300 lbs). For example, if the "XXX" See Trailer Towing (With 3. Available Occupant and amount equals 1400 lbs. and V6 Engine) on page 9-70 or Cargo Weight = 317 kg there will be five 150 lb Trailer Towing (With L4 Engine) (700 lbs). passengers in your vehicle, on page 9-71 for important the amount of available cargo information on towing a trailer, and luggage load capacity is towing safety rules, and 650 lbs. (1400-750 (5 x 150) trailering tips. = 650 lbs.) 5. Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That weight may not safely exceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity calculated in Step 4. Example 2 6. If your vehicle will be towing 1. Vehicle Capacity Weight for a trailer, load from your trailer Example 2 = 453 kg will be transferred to your (1,000 lbs). vehicle. Consult this manual Example 1 2. Subtract Occupant Weight @ to determine how this 1. Vehicle Capacity Weight for 68 kg (150 lbs) × 5 = 340 kg Example 1 = 453 kg (750 lbs). (1,000 lbs). Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (14,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

9-14 Driving and Operating

3. Available Cargo Weight = Refer to the vehicle's Tire and the vehicle, called the Gross 113 kg (250 lbs). Loading Information label for Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). specific information about the The GVWR includes the weight vehicle's capacity weight and of the vehicle, all occupants, seating positions. The combined fuel, and cargo. Never exceed weight of the driver, passengers, the GVWR for the vehicle, or the and cargo should never exceed Gross Axle Weight Rating the vehicle's capacity weight. (GAWR) for either the front or rear axle. Certification Label And, if there is a heavy load, it should be spread out. See “Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit” earlier in this Example 3 section. 1. Vehicle Capacity Weight for Example 3 = 453 kg { Warning (1,000 lbs). Do not load the vehicle any 2. Subtract Occupant Weight @ heavier than the Gross 91 kg (200 lbs) × 5 = 453 kg Vehicle Weight Rating (1,000 lbs). (GVWR), or either the Label Example maximum front or rear Gross 3. Available Cargo Weight = Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). 0 kg (0 lbs). A vehicle-specific Certification label is attached to the vehicle's (Continued) center pillar (B-pillar). The label tells the gross weight capacity of Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (15,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Driving and Operating 9-15

Warning (Continued) { Warning Warning (Continued)

This can cause systems to Things inside the vehicle can . Do not leave an break and change the way the strike and injure people in a unsecured child restraint vehicle handles. This could sudden stop or turn, or in a in the vehicle. cause loss of control and a crash. . Secure loose items in the crash. Overloading can also . Put things in the cargo vehicle. shorten the life of the vehicle. area of the vehicle. In the cargo area, put them as . Do not leave a seat folded If you put things inside the far forward as possible. down unless needed. vehicle — like suitcases, tools, Try to spread the weight packages, or anything evenly. else — they will go as fast as the . Never stack heavier vehicle goes. If you have to stop things, like suitcases, or turn quickly, or if there is a inside the vehicle so that crash, they will keep going. some of them are above the tops of the seats. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (16,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

9-16 Driving and Operating

. Do not let the engine labor. Ignition Positions Starting and Never lug the engine in high Operating gear at low speeds. With a manual transmission, shift to the New Vehicle Break-In next lower gear. This rule applies at all times, not just Follow these recommended during the break-in period. guidelines during the first . Check engine oil with every 2 414 km (1,500 mi) of driving this refueling and add if necessary. vehicle. Parts have a break-in Oil and fuel consumption may be period and performance will be higher than normal during the better in the long run. first 2 414 km (1,500 mi). For the first 2 414 km (1,500 mi): . New brake linings also need a . Avoid full throttle starts and break-in period. Avoid making abrupt stops. hard stops during the first The vehicle has an electronic . Do not exceed 4000 engine rpm. 322 km (200 mi). This is keyless ignition with pushbutton recommended every time brake start. . Avoid driving at any one linings are replaced. constant speed, fast or slow. Pressing the button cycles it through three modes: ACC/ACCESSORY, . Avoid downshifting to brake or ON/RUN/START, and Stopping the slow the vehicle when the Engine/OFF. engine speed will exceed 4000 rpm. The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter must be in the vehicle for the system to operate. If the pushbutton start is not working, the vehicle may be near a strong radio antenna signal causing interference Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (17,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Driving and Operating 9-17

to the Keyless Access system. See Manual Transmission If the vehicle must be shut off in an Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) If the vehicle is stationary, the emergency: System Operation on page 2-3. ignition will turn OFF, and Retained 1. Brake using a firm and steady To shift out of P (Park), the vehicle Accessory Power (RAP) will remain pressure. Do not pump the must be in ON/RUN/START and the active. See Retained Accessory brakes repeatedly. This may brake pedal must be applied. Power (RAP) on page 9-21. deplete power assist, requiring Stopping the Engine/OFF (No The vehicle may have an electric increased brake pedal force. Indicator Lights): When the steering column lock. The lock is 2. Shift the vehicle to N (Neutral). vehicle is stopped, press the activated when the vehicle is This can be done while the ENGINE START/STOP button once switched to OFF and either front vehicle is moving. After shifting to turn the engine off. door is opened. A sound may be to N (Neutral), firmly apply the If the vehicle is in P (Park), the heard as the lock actuates or brakes and steer the vehicle to a ignition will turn off, and Retained releases. The steering column lock safe location. Accessory Power (RAP) will remain may not release with the wheels 3. Come to a complete stop. Shift active. See Retained Accessory turned off center. If this happens, to P (Park) with an automatic Power (RAP) on page 9-21. the vehicle may not start. Move the transmission, or Neutral with a steering wheel from left to right manual transmission. Turn the Automatic Transmission while attempting to start the vehicle. ignition to LOCK/OFF. If the vehicle is not in P (Park), the If this does not work, the vehicle needs service. 4. Set the parking brake. See ignition will return to ACC/ Parking Brake (Electric) on ACCESSORY and display a Do not turn the engine off when the page 9-30 or Parking Brake message in the Driver Information vehicle is moving. This will cause a (Manual) on page 9-32. Center (DIC). See Transmission loss of power assist in the brake Messages on page 5-41. When the and steering systems and disable vehicle is shifted into P (Park), the the airbags. ignition system will switch to OFF. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (18,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

9-18 Driving and Operating

The ignition will switch from ACC/ The instruments and audio systems { Warning ACCESSORY to OFF after will operate as they do in ON/RUN/ five minutes to prevent battery START, but the vehicle will not be Turning off the vehicle while rundown. able to be driven. The engine will moving may cause loss of power not start in Service Only Mode. assist in the brake and steering ON/RUN/START (Green Indicator Light): This mode is for driving and Push the button again to turn the systems and disable the airbags. vehicle off. While driving, only shut the starting. With the ignition off, and vehicle off in an emergency. the brake pedal applied, pressing the button once will place the Starting the Engine ignition system in ON/RUN/START. Place the transmission in the If the vehicle cannot be pulled over, Once engine cranking begins, proper gear. and must be shut off while driving, release the button. Engine cranking press and hold the ENGINE START/ will continue until the engine starts. Automatic Transmission STOP button for longer than See Starting the Engine on Move the shift lever to P (Park) or two seconds, or press twice within page 9-18. The ignition will then N (Neutral). The engine will not start five seconds. remain in ON/RUN/START. in any other position. To restart the ACC/ACCESSORY (Amber Service Only Mode vehicle when it is already moving, Indicator Light): This mode allows use N (Neutral) only. you to use some electrical This power mode is available for accessories when the engine is off. service and diagnostics, and to verify the proper operation of the { Caution With the ignition off, pressing the malfunction indicator lamp as may Do not try to shift to P (Park) if the button one time without the brake be required for emission inspection vehicle is moving. If you do, you pedal applied will place the ignition purposes. With the vehicle off, and could damage the transmission. system in ACC/ACCESSORY. the brake pedal not applied, pressing and holding the button for Shift to P (Park) only when the more than five seconds will place vehicle is stopped. the vehicle in Service Only Mode. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (19,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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The idle speed will go down as starting the engine and protects { Caution the engine gets warm. Do not components. If the START race the engine immediately button is pressed, and then If you add electrical parts or after starting it. Operate the released when the engine accessories, you could change engine and transmission gently begins cranking, the engine will the way the engine operates. Any to allow the oil to warm up and continue cranking for a few resulting damage would not be lubricate all moving parts. seconds or until the vehicle covered by the vehicle warranty. starts. If the engine does not See Add-On Electrical Equipment If the transmitter is not in the vehicle or something is start and the button is pressed on page 9-72. interfering with the transmitter, for many seconds, cranking will the Driver Information Center be stopped after 15 seconds to Manual Transmission (DIC) will display a message. prevent cranking motor damage. See Remote Keyless Entry To prevent gear damage, this The shift lever should be in Neutral (RKE) System Operation on system also prevents cranking if and the parking brake engaged. page 2-3 and Key and Lock the engine is already running. Hold the clutch pedal down to the Messages on page 5-36. Engine cranking can be stopped floor and start the engine. The by pressing the START button a vehicle will not start if the clutch If the battery in the RKE second time. pedal is not all the way down. transmitter needs replacing, a DIC message displays. The { Caution Starting Procedure (Keyless vehicle can still be driven. See Access) “Starting the Vehicle with a Low Cranking the engine for long 1. If the vehicle has the Keyless Transmitter Battery” in Remote periods of time, by pressing the Access system, the transmitter Keyless Entry (RKE) System ENGINE START/STOP button must be in the vehicle. Put your Operation on page 2-3. immediately after cranking has foot on the brake pedal and The vehicle has a ended, can overheat and damage push the ENGINE START/STOP Computer-Controlled Cranking the cranking motor, and drain the button. When the engine begins System. This feature assists in cranking, let go of the button. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (20,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Operate the engine and 3. Plug it into a normal, grounded Caution (Continued) transmission gently until the oil 110-volt AC outlet. warms up and lubricates all battery. Wait at least 15 seconds moving parts. between each try, to let the { Warning cranking motor cool down. Engine Heater Plugging the cord into an ungrounded outlet could cause an Vehicles with the engine coolant 2. If the engine does not start after heater can use this option in cold electrical shock. Also, the wrong five to 10 seconds, especially in weather conditions at or below kind of extension cord could very cold weather (below −18°C −18°C (0°F) for easier starting and overheat and cause a fire. You or 0°F), it could be flooded with better fuel economy during engine could be seriously injured. Plug too much gasoline. Try pushing warm-up. Plug in the coolant heater the cord into a properly grounded the accelerator pedal all the way at least four hours before starting three-prong 110-volt AC outlet. to the floor and holding it there your vehicle. An internal thermostat If the cord will not reach, use a as you press the START button, in the plug-end of the cord may exist heavy-duty three-prong extension for up to a maximum of which will prevent engine coolant cord rated for at least 15 amps. 15 seconds. Wait at least heater operation at temperatures 15 seconds between each try, to above −18°C (0°F). allow the cranking motor to cool 4. Before starting the engine, be down. When the engine starts, To Use the Engine Coolant sure to unplug and store the let go of the button and the Heater cord as it was before to keep it accelerator. If the vehicle starts away from moving engine parts. briefly but then stops again, do 1. Turn off the engine. If you do not, it could be the same thing. This clears the 2. Open the hood and unwrap the damaged. extra gasoline from the engine. electrical cord. The cord is Contact your dealer for information Do not race the engine clipped to the diagonal brace on on how long to use the heater in immediately after starting it. the passenger side of the engine your particular area. compartment. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (21,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Retained Accessory 2. Move the shift lever into P (Park) by holding in the button on the Warning (Continued) Power (RAP) shift lever and pushing the lever These accessories can be used all the way toward the front of Do not leave the vehicle when the after the engine is turned off: the vehicle. engine is running. If you have left the engine running, the vehicle . Audio system (up to 10 minutes 3. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF. can move suddenly. You or others or driver door is opened). 4. Take the Remote Keyless could be injured. To be sure the . Power windows, sunroof (if Access (RKE) transmitter vehicle will not move, even when equipped), and power outlets (up with you. you are on fairly level ground, to 10 minutes or any door is always set the parking brake and Leaving the Vehicle with the opened). move the shift lever to P (Park). Engine Running (Automatic See Shifting Into Park (Automatic Shifting Into Park Transmission) Transmission) on page 9-21. (Automatic Transmission) If you are towing a trailer, see { Warning Driving Characteristics and Use this procedure to shift into Towing Tips on page 9-67. P (Park): It can be dangerous to leave the 1. Hold the brake pedal down and vehicle with the engine running. If you have to leave the vehicle with set the parking brake. It could overheat and catch fire. the engine running, the vehicle must See Parking Brake (Electric) on It is dangerous to get out of the be in P (Park) and the parking brake page 9-30 or Parking Brake vehicle if the shift lever is not fully set. After shifting into P (Park), try to (Manual) on page 9-32. in P (Park) with the parking brake move the shift lever without first firmly set. The vehicle can roll. pushing the button on the shift lever. (Continued) If you can, the shift lever was not fully locked into P (Park). Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (22,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Torque Lock (Automatic out of P (Park), unless the ignition is If unable to shift out of P (Park): Transmission) in ON/RUN/START and the brake 1. Fully release the shift lever pedal is applied. Torque lock is when the weight of button. the vehicle puts too much force on The shift lock release is always 2. While holding down the brake the parking pawl in the functional except in the case of an pedal, press the shift lever transmission. This happens when uncharged or low voltage (less than button again. parking on a hill and shifting the 9 volt) battery. 3. Move the shift lever. transmission into P (Park) is not If the vehicle has an uncharged done properly and then it is difficult battery or a battery with low voltage, If the shift lever will not move from to shift out of P (Park). To prevent try charging or jump starting the P (Park), consult your dealer or a torque lock, set the parking brake battery. See Jump Starting on professional towing service. and then shift into P (Park). To find page 10-72. out how, see "Shifting Into Park" Parking listed previously. To shift out of P (Park): 1. Apply the brake pedal. If the vehicle has a manual If torque lock does occur, the transmission, before getting out of vehicle may need to be pushed 2. Turn the ignition to ON/RUN/ the vehicle, move the shift lever into uphill by another vehicle to relieve START. R (Reverse) if parking on a downhill the parking pawl pressure, so you 3. Release the parking brake. See slope. On a level surface or an can shift out of P (Park). Parking Brake (Electric) on uphill slope, use 1 (First) gear. Apply page 9-30 or Parking Brake the parking brake. Turn the wheels Shifting out of Park (Manual) on page 9-32. toward the curb for a downhill slope, or away from the curb for an uphill This vehicle is equipped with an 4. Press the shift lever button. electronic shift lock release system. slope. Once the shift lever has been The shift lock release is designed to 5. Move the shift lever. placed into gear with the clutch prevent movement of the shift lever pedal pressed in, turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF, and release the clutch. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (23,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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If parking on a hill, or if the vehicle Engine Exhaust is pulling a trailer, see Driving Warning (Continued) Characteristics and Towing Tips on . page 9-67. { Warning There are holes or openings in the vehicle body from Parking over Things Engine exhaust contains carbon damage or aftermarket monoxide (CO) which cannot be modifications that are not That Burn seen or smelled. Exposure to CO completely sealed. can cause unconsciousness and If unusual fumes are detected or { Warning even death. if it is suspected that exhaust is coming into the vehicle: Things that can burn could touch Exhaust may enter the vehicle if: hot exhaust parts under the . The vehicle idles in areas . Drive it only with the windows vehicle and ignite. Do not park with poor ventilation (parking completely down. over papers, leaves, dry grass, garages, tunnels, deep snow . Have the vehicle repaired or other things that can burn. that may block underbody immediately. airflow or tail pipes). Never park the vehicle with the . The exhaust smells or engine running in an enclosed sounds strange or different. area such as a garage or a . The exhaust system leaks building that has no fresh air due to corrosion or damage. ventilation. . The vehicle exhaust system has been modified, damaged, or improperly repaired. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (24,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Running the Vehicle Automatic { Warning While Parked Transmission It is better not to park with the It is dangerous to get out of the engine running. vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in P (Park) with the parking brake If the vehicle is left with the engine firmly set. The vehicle can roll. running, follow the proper steps to be sure the vehicle will not move. Do not leave the vehicle when the See Shifting Into Park (Automatic engine is running. If you have left Transmission) on page 9-21 and the engine running, the vehicle Engine Exhaust on page 9-23. If the can move suddenly. You or others vehicle has a manual transmission, could be injured. To be sure the see Parking on page 9-22. vehicle will not move, even when If parking on a hill and pulling a you are on fairly level ground, trailer, see Driving Characteristics always set the parking brake and and Towing Tips on page 9-67. move the shift lever to P (Park). See Shifting Into Park (Automatic P (Park): This position locks the Transmission) on page 9-21 and rear wheels. Use this position when Driving Characteristics and starting the engine because the Towing Tips on page 9-67. vehicle cannot move easily.

Make sure the shift lever is fully in P (Park) before starting the engine. The vehicle has an electronic shift lock release system. Fully apply the regular brakes first and then press the shift lever button before shifting Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (25,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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from P (Park) with the ignition in ON/ ice, or sand without damaging the RUN/START. If you cannot shift out transmission. See If the Vehicle Is { Caution of P (Park), ease pressure on the Stuck on page 9-11. shift lever and push the shift lever Shifting out of P (Park) or N (Neutral): In this position, the N (Neutral) with the engine all the way into P (Park) as you engine does not connect with the maintain brake application. Then running at high speed may wheels. To restart when the vehicle damage the transmission. The press the shift lever button and is already moving, use N (Neutral) move the shift lever into another repairs would not be covered by only. You can also use N (Neutral) the vehicle warranty. Be sure the gear. See Shifting out of Park on when the vehicle is being towed. page 9-22. engine is not running at high speed when shifting the vehicle. { Warning { Caution Shifting into a drive gear while the D (Drive): This position is for Shifting to R (Reverse) while the engine is running at high speed is normal driving. It provides the best vehicle is moving forward could dangerous. Unless your foot is fuel economy. If you need more damage the transmission. The firmly on the brake pedal, the power for passing, and you are: repairs would not be covered by vehicle could move very rapidly. . the vehicle warranty. Shift to Going less than 55 km/h You could lose control and hit (35 mph), push the accelerator R (Reverse) only after the vehicle people or objects. Do not shift pedal about halfway down. is stopped. into a drive gear while the engine . Going about 55 km/h (35 mph) or is running at high speed. more, push the accelerator all R (Reverse): Use this gear to the way down. back up. The transmission will shift down At low vehicle speeds, R (Reverse) to a lower gear and have more can be used to rock the vehicle power. back and forth to get out of snow, Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (26,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Downshifting the transmission in The vehicle will exit these features slippery road conditions could result and return to normal operation after in skidding; see “Skidding” under a short period when no spirited Loss of Control on page 9-5. driving is detected. See Driver Mode Control on page 9-35. { Caution Manual Mode Spinning the tires or holding the vehicle in one place on a hill Driver Shift Control (DSC) using only the accelerator pedal may damage the transmission. { Caution The repair will not be covered by the vehicle warranty. If you are Driving with the engine at a high rpm without upshifting while using Vehicles with DSC may either use stuck, do not spin the tires. When the shift lever or the tap shift Driver Shift Control (DSC), could stopping on a hill, use the brakes controls on the back of the steering damage the vehicle. Always to hold the vehicle in place. wheel (if equipped) to manually shift upshift when necessary while the automatic transmission. using DSC. While in Sport Mode, the vehicle To use DSC using the shift lever: monitors driving behavior, and 1. Move the shift lever to the left automatically enables Performance from D (Drive) to M (Manual Shift Features when spirited driving Mode). The transmission will be is detected. These features maintain in Manual Mode and will hold the lower transmission gears to current gear. increase available engine braking and improve acceleration response. 2. Move the shift lever forward to upshift or rearward to downshift. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (27,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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3. To cancel DSC, move the shift 2. Pull the control toward you to revolutions per minute (rpm). The lever back to D (Drive). shift. Pull the left control to transmission will not automatically (−) downshift, and the right shift to the next lower or higher gear Tap Shift control to (+) upshift. if the engine rpm is too high or 3. To cancel DSC, move the shift too low. lever back to D (Drive). If shifting is prevented for any Tap Shift Mode can also be used reason, a DIC message will appear. temporarily while driving in See Transmission Messages on D (Drive). Pull either the (+) upshift page 5-41. or (−) downshift control. When accelerating the vehicle from To cancel Tap Shift Mode, hold a stop in snowy and icy conditions, the (+) upshift control for it is suggested to shift into second two seconds. If no action is taken, gear. A higher gear allows the the vehicle returns to automatic vehicle to gain more traction on shifting after a brief period of driving slippery surfaces. See Driver Mode at a steady speed, or when the Control on page 9-35. If equipped, the tap shift controls vehicle comes to a stop. are on the back of the steering While using the DSC feature, the wheel. vehicle will have firmer, quicker To use DSC using the tap shift shifting. This can be used for sport controls: driving, climbing or descending hills, 1. Move the shift lever to the left staying in gear longer, downshifting from D (Drive) to M (Manual for more power, or engine braking. Mode). The transmission will be The transmission will only allow in Manual Mode and will hold the shifting into gears appropriate for current gear. the vehicle speed and engine Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (28,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Manual Transmission 2 (Second): Press the clutch pedal and let up on the accelerator pedal, { Warning If equipped, this is the shift pattern then shift into 2 (Second). Then, for the manual transmission. slowly let up on the clutch pedal If you skip a gear when while accelerating. downshifting, you could lose control of the vehicle. You could 3 (Third), 4 (Fourth), 5 (Fifth), and injure yourself or others. Do not 6 (Sixth): Shift into 3 (Third), shift down more than one gear at 4 (Fourth), 5 (Fifth), and 6 (Sixth) the a time when downshifting. same as 2 (Second). To stop, let up on the accelerator pedal and press the brake pedal. Just before the vehicle stops, press { Caution the clutch pedal and the brake pedal, and shift to Neutral. When downshifting, if more than one gear is skipped, or the engine Neutral: Use this position when is racing when the clutch pedal is you start or idle the engine. The released, the engine, clutch, shift lever is in Neutral when it is driveshaft or transmission could 1 (First): Press the clutch pedal centered in the shift pattern, not in be damaged. and shift into 1 (First). Slowly let up any gear. on the clutch pedal while pressing R (Reverse): To back up, press on the accelerator pedal. down the clutch pedal, completely After a complete stop, if it is hard to stop the vehicle, and shift into shift into 1 (First), let up on the R (Reverse). Let up on the clutch clutch pedal, then press it back pedal slowly while pressing the down and shift into 1 (First). accelerator pedal. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (29,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Drive Systems Brakes If driving safely on a wet road and it becomes necessary to slam on the brakes and continue braking to All-Wheel Drive Antilock Brake avoid a sudden obstacle, a Vehicles with this feature always System (ABS) computer senses that the wheels are slowing down. If one of the send engine power to all four This vehicle has ABS, an advanced wheels is about to stop rolling, the wheels. It is fully automatic, and electronic braking system that helps computer will separately work the adjusts itself as needed for road prevent a braking skid. conditions. brakes at each wheel. When the vehicle begins to drive ABS can change the brake pressure away, ABS checks itself. to each wheel, as required, faster A momentary motor or clicking noise than any driver could. This can help might be heard while this test is you steer around the obstacle while going on, and it might even be braking hard. noticed that the brake pedal moves a little. This is normal. As the brakes are applied, the computer keeps receiving updates on wheel speed and controls braking pressure accordingly. Remember: ABS does not change the time needed to get a foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease stopping distance. If you get too If there is a problem with ABS, this close to the vehicle in front of you, warning light stays on. See Antilock there will not be enough time to Brake System (ABS) Warning Light apply the brakes if that vehicle on page 5-20. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (30,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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suddenly slows or stops. Always Parking Brake (Electric) If equipped with an Electric Parking leave enough room up ahead to Brake (EPB), the switch is on the stop, even with ABS. center console for manual transmission vehicles, or on the left Using ABS side of the instrument panel for Do not pump the brakes. Just hold automatic transmission vehicles. the brake pedal down firmly and let The EPB can always be activated, ABS work. You might hear the ABS even if the ignition is off. To prevent pump or motor operating and feel draining the battery, avoid repeated the brake pedal pulsate, but this is cycles of the EPB when the engine normal. is not running. Braking in Emergencies The system has a red parking brake status light and an amber parking ABS allows you to steer and brake brake warning light. See Parking at the same time. In many Automatic Transmission Brake Light on page 5-19 and emergencies, steering can help Service Electric Parking Brake Light more than even the very best on page 5-19. There are also braking. parking brake-related Driver Information Center (DIC) messages. See Brake System Messages on page 5-32. In case of insufficient electrical power, the EPB cannot be applied or released. Before leaving the vehicle, check the red parking brake status light to ensure that the parking brake is applied. Manual Transmission Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (31,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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EPB Apply status light remains on. If the amber 3. Push down momentarily on the parking brake warning light is on, EPB switch. To apply the EPB: see your dealer. The EPB is released when the red 1. Be sure the vehicle is at a If the EPB is applied while the parking brake status light is off. complete stop. vehicle is moving, the vehicle will If the amber parking brake warning 2. Lift up the EPB switch decelerate as long as the switch is light is on, release the EPB by momentarily. held up. If the switch is held up until pushing down on the EPB switch The red parking brake status light the vehicle comes to a stop, the and holding it down. Continue to will flash and then stay on once the EPB will remain applied. hold the switch until the red parking EPB is fully applied. If the red The vehicle may automatically apply brake status light is off. If either light parking brake status light flashes the EPB in some situations when stays on after release is attempted, continuously, then the EPB is only the vehicle is not moving. This is see your dealer. partially applied or there is a normal, and is done to periodically problem with the EPB. A DIC check the correct operation of the { Caution message will display. Release the EPB system. EPB and try to apply it again. If the If the EPB fails to apply, the rear Driving with the parking brake on light does not come one, or keeps wheels should be blocked to can overheat the brake system flashing, have the vehicle serviced. prevent vehicle movement. and cause premature wear or Do not drive the vehicle if the red damage to brake system parts. parking brake status light is flashing. EPB Release Make sure that the parking brake See your dealer. See Parking Brake To release the EPB: is fully released and the brake Light on page 5-19. warning light is off before driving. If the amber parking brake warning 1. Place the ignition in the ACC/ light is on, lift up on the EPB switch ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/ and hold it up. Continue to hold the START position. switch until the red parking brake 2. Apply and hold the brake pedal. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (32,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Automatic EPB Release Parking Brake (Manual) { Caution The EPB will automatically release if the vehicle is running, placed into Driving with the parking brake on gear, and an attempt is made to can overheat the brake system drive away. Avoid rapid acceleration and cause premature wear or when the EPB is applied, to damage to brake system parts. preserve parking brake lining life. Make sure that the parking brake The EPB can also be used to is fully released and the brake prevent roll back for vehicles with a warning light is off before driving. manual transmission taking off on a hill. When no roll back is desired, an To release the parking brake, hold applied EPB will allow both feet to the regular brake pedal down, then be used for the clutch and push down momentarily on the accelerator pedals in preparation for parking brake pedal until you feel starting the vehicle moving in the To set the parking brake, hold the the pedal release. Slowly pull your regular brake pedal down, then intended direction. In this case, foot up off the parking brake pedal. push the parking brake pedal down. there is no need to push the switch If the parking brake is not released to release the EPB. If the ignition is on, the brake when you begin to drive, the brake If parking on a hill, or if the vehicle system warning light will come on. system warning light will be on and is pulling a trailer, see Driving See Brake System Warning Light on a chime will sound warning you that Characteristics and Towing Tips on page 5-18. the parking brake is still on. page 9-67. If you are towing a trailer and are parking on a hill, see Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips on page 9-67. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (33,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Brake Assist Hill Start Assist (HSA) Ride Control Systems This vehicle has a brake assist This vehicle has an HSA feature, feature designed to assist the driver which may be useful when the Traction Control/ in stopping or decreasing vehicle vehicle is stopped on a grade. This Electronic Stability speed in emergency driving feature is designed to prevent the conditions. This feature uses the vehicle from rolling, either forward or Control stability system hydraulic brake rearward, during vehicle drive off. System Operation control module to supplement the After the driver completely stops The vehicle has a Traction Control power brake system under and holds the vehicle in a complete ® conditions where the driver has standstill on a grade, HSA will be System (TCS) and StabiliTrak , an quickly and forcefully applied the automatically activated. During the electronic stability control system. brake pedal in an attempt to quickly transition period between when the These systems help limit wheel slip stop or slow down the vehicle. The driver releases the brake pedal and and assist the driver in maintaining stability system hydraulic brake starts to accelerate to drive off on a control, especially on slippery road control module increases brake grade, HSA holds the braking conditions. pressure at each corner of the pressure for a maximum of TCS activates if it senses that any vehicle until the ABS activates. two seconds to ensure that there is of the drive wheels are spinning or Minor brake pedal pulsation or no rolling. The brakes will beginning to lose traction. When this pedal movement during this time is automatically release when the happens, TCS applies the brakes to normal and the driver should accelerator pedal is applied within the spinning wheels and reduces continue to apply the brake pedal as the two-second window. It will not engine power to limit wheel spin. the driving situation dictates. The activate if the vehicle is in a drive brake assist feature will gear and facing downhill, or if the StabiliTrak activates when the automatically disengage when the vehicle is facing uphill and in vehicle senses a difference between brake pedal is released or brake R (Reverse). the intended path and the direction pedal pressure is quickly the vehicle is actually traveling. decreased. StabiliTrak selectively applies braking pressure to any one of the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (34,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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vehicle wheel brakes to assist the If d comes on and stays on: driver in keeping the vehicle on the intended path. 1. Stop the vehicle. If cruise control is being used and 2. Turn the engine off and wait traction control or StabiliTrak begins 15 seconds. to limit wheel spin, cruise control will 3. Start the engine. disengage. Cruise control may be The indicator light for both systems turned back on when road is in the instrument cluster. This Drive the vehicle. If d comes on conditions allow. light will: and stays on, the vehicle may need more time to diagnose the problem. Both systems come on . Flash when TCS is limiting If the condition persists, see your automatically when the vehicle is wheel spin. dealer. started and begins to move. The . Flash when StabiliTrak is systems may be heard or felt while activated. they are operating or while performing diagnostic checks. This . Turn on and stay on when either is normal and does not mean there system is not working. is a problem with the vehicle. If either system fails to turn on or to It is recommended to leave both activate, a message displays in the systems on for normal driving Driver Information Center (DIC), and conditions, but it may be necessary d comes on and stays on to to turn TCS off if the vehicle gets indicate that the system is inactive stuck in sand, mud, ice, or snow. and is not assisting the driver in See If the Vehicle Is Stuck on maintaining control. The vehicle is page 9-11 and “Turning the Systems safe to drive, but driving should be Off and On” later in this section. adjusted accordingly. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (35,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Turning the Systems Off To turn off both TCS and StabiliTrak, { Caution and On press and hold the g button until Do not repeatedly brake or the Traction Off light i and accelerate heavily when TCS is StabiliTrak OFF Light g come on off. The vehicle driveline could be and stay on in the instrument damaged. cluster. The appropriate DIC message displays. See Ride Control To turn off only TCS, press and System Messages on page 5-39. release the g button. The Traction To turn TCS and StabiliTrak on Off light i displays in the again, press and release the g instrument cluster and the button. The Traction Off light i and appropriate DIC message displays. StabiliTrak OFF Light g in the See Ride Control System Messages instrument cluster turn off. Manual Transmission TCS/ on page 5-39. Adding accessories can affect the StabiliTrak Button Shown, To turn TCS on again, press and Automatic Transmission TCS/ vehicle performance. See release the g button. The Traction Accessories and Modifications on StabiliTrak Button Similar Off light i displayed in the page 10-3. The button for TCS and StabiliTrak instrument cluster will turn off. is on the center console, behind the Driver Mode Control shift lever. If TCS is limiting wheel spin when the g button is pressed, the system Driver Mode Control attempts to add will not turn off until the wheels stop a sportier feel, provide a more spinning. comfortable ride, or assist in different weather conditions or terrain. This system simultaneously changes the software calibration of Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (36,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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various sub-systems. Depending on similar on a smooth road. Select a the option package, available new setting whenever driving features, and mode selected, the conditions change. suspension, steering, and powertrain will change calibrations Tour Mode to achieve the desired mode Use for normal city and highway characteristics. If the vehicle is driving to provide a smooth, equipped with MagneRide™, soft ride. selecting the various Driver Modes adjusts the ride of the vehicle to Sport Mode enhance the ride performance for Use where road conditions or the road conditions and the personal preference demand a more selected mode. Manual Transmission Mode controlled response. Button Shown, Automatic When selected, the Sport mode Transmission Mode Button Similar indicator will display in the Driver The Driver Mode Control has three Information Center (DIC). modes: Tour, Sport, and Snow/Ice. When in Sport mode, the vehicle will Snow/Ice mode is only available on shift automatically but hold a lower automatic transmission vehicles. gear longer than it would in the Press the MODE button on the normal driving mode based on center console to make a mode braking, throttle input, and vehicle selection. The first press of the lateral acceleration. See Automatic button will show the current mode. Transmission on page 9-24. The Subsequent presses will scroll steering will change to provide more though the available modes. The precise control. If the vehicle has Tour and Sport modes will feel MagneRide, the suspension will change to provide better cornering performance. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (37,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Snow/Ice Mode Limited-Slip Rear Axle Cruise Control Use when more traction is needed Vehicles with a limited-slip rear axle during slippery conditions. The can give more traction on snow, { Warning transmission will use 2 (Second) mud, ice, sand, or gravel. When gear instead of 1 (First) gear when traction is low, this feature allows Cruise control can be dangerous accelerating from a stop. The the drive wheel with the most where you cannot drive safely at vehicle will upshift normally when traction to move the vehicle. The a steady speed. Do not use the the vehicle is moving. limited-slip rear axle also gives the cruise control on winding roads or When selected, the Snow/Ice mode driver enhanced control when in heavy traffic. indicator will display in the DIC. cornering hard or completing a maneuver, such as a lane change. Cruise control can be dangerous This feature is not intended for use Limited-slip rear axle fluid should be on slippery roads. On such roads, when the vehicle is stuck in sand, changed at intervals listed in fast changes in tire traction can mud, ice, snow or gravel. If the Maintenance Schedule on cause excessive wheel slip, and vehicle becomes stuck, see If the page 11-3. you could lose control. Do not use Vehicle Is Stuck on page 9-11. cruise control on slippery roads.

With cruise control, a speed of about 40 km/h (25 mph) or more can be maintained without keeping your foot on the accelerator. Cruise control does not work at speeds below about 40 km/h (25 mph). If the brakes are applied, the cruise control disengages. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (38,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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If equipped with a manual (5 mph) mark on the speedometer, transmission, the cruise control will press +RES up to the second remain active when the gears are detent. shifted. The cruise is deactivated if SET− (Set/Coast): Press the the clutch is depressed for several control down briefly to set the speed seconds. and activate cruise control. If cruise If the StabiliTrak® system begins to control is already active, use to limit wheel spin while using cruise decrease vehicle speed. To control, the cruise control decrease speed by 1 km/h (1 mph), automatically disengages. See press SET− down to the first detent. Traction Control/Electronic Stability To decrease speed to the next Control on page 9-33. If a collision 5 km/h (5 mph) mark on the alert occurs when cruise control is speedometer, press SET− down to activated, cruise control is J (On/Off): Press to turn the the second detent. system on and off. A white cruise disengaged. See Forward Collision * (Cancel): Press to disengage Alert (FCA) System on page 9-53. control indicator appears in the instrument cluster when cruise is cruise control without erasing the When road conditions allow the set speed from memory. cruise control to be safely used, you turned on. can apply the cruise control again. +RES (Resume/Accelerate): Setting Cruise Control Press the control up briefly to If the cruise button is on when not in resume to make the vehicle resume use, it could get bumped and go into to a previously set speed or press cruise when not desired. Keep the and hold to accelerate. If cruise cruise control button off when cruise control is already active, use to is not being used. increase vehicle speed. To increase speed by 1 km/h (1 mph), press 1. Press J. +RES up to the first detent. To 2. Get up to the desired speed. increase speed to the next 5 km/h Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (39,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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3. Press and release the SET− Increasing Speed While Cruise Reducing Speed While Cruise control on the steering wheel. Control is at a Set Speed Control is at a Set Speed 4. Remove foot from the If the cruise control system is If the cruise control system is accelerator. already activated: already activated: When the cruise control has been . Press and hold +RES up until . Press and hold SET− down until set to the desired speed, the cruise the desired speed is reached, the desired lower speed is control indicator appears green on then release it. reached, then release it. the instrument cluster and a cruise . To increase vehicle speed in . To decrease the vehicle speed in set speed message appears on the small increments, briefly press small increments, briefly press Head-Up Display (HUD), +RES up to the first detent. For SET− down to the first detent. if equipped. each press, the vehicle goes For each press, the vehicle goes Resuming a Set Speed about 1 km/h (1 mph) faster. about 1 km/h (1 mph) slower. If the cruise control is set at a . To increase vehicle speed in . To decrease the vehicle speed in desired speed and then the brakes larger increments, briefly press larger increments, briefly press are applied, the cruise control is +RES up to the second detent. SET− down to the second disengaged without erasing the set For each press, the vehicle detent. For each press, the speed from memory. speed increases to the next vehicle speed decreases to the 5 km/h (5 mph) mark on the next 5 km/h (5 mph) mark on the Once the vehicle speed reaches speedometer. speedometer. about 40 km/h (25 mph) or more, press +RES up to the first detent The speedometer reading can be The cruise control system may briefly on the steering wheel. The displayed in either English or metric automatically brake to slow the vehicle returns to the previous set units. See Instrument Cluster on vehicle down. speed. page 5-10. The increment value The speedometer reading can be used depends on the units displayed in either English or metric displayed. units. See Instrument Cluster on Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (40,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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page 5-10. The increment value to brake or shift to a lower gear to Adaptive Cruise Control used depends on the units keep the vehicle speed down. If the displayed. brake is applied, the cruise control If equipped with Adaptive Cruise disengages. Control (ACC), it allows the driver to Passing Another Vehicle While select the cruise control set speed Using Cruise Control Ending Cruise Control and following gap. Read this entire Use the accelerator pedal to There are four ways to end cruise section before using this system. increase the vehicle speed. When control: The following gap is the following you take your foot off the pedal, the time between your vehicle and a . Step lightly on the brake pedal vehicle will slow down to the vehicle detected directly ahead in (manual and automatic your path moving in the same previously set cruise speed. While transmissions). pressing the accelerator pedal or direction. If no vehicle is detected in shortly following the release to . Depress the clutch pedal for your path, ACC works like regular override cruise control, briefly several seconds or shift to cruise control. ACC uses camera applying the SET– switch will result Neutral (manual transmissions). and radar sensors. See Radio in cruise control set to the current Frequency Statement on . Press *. vehicle speed. page 13-15. Using Cruise Control on Hills . Press J. If a vehicle is detected in your path, ACC can apply acceleration or How well the cruise control will work Erasing Speed Memory limited, moderate braking to on hills depends upon the vehicle The cruise control set speed is maintain the selected following gap. speed, load, and the steepness of erased from memory if J is To disengage ACC, apply the brake. the hills. When going up steep hills, If ACC is controlling your vehicle you might have to step on the pressed or if the ignition is turned off. speed when the Traction Control accelerator pedal to maintain the System (TCS) or StabiliTrak System vehicle speed. When going activates, the ACC may downhill, the cruise control system automatically disengage. See may automatically brake to slow the Traction Control/Electronic Stability vehicle down. Also, you may have Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (41,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Control on page 9-33. When road conditions allow ACC to be safely { Warning used, the ACC can be turned back on. Adaptive Cruise Control will not detect or brake for children, ACC will not engage if the TCS or pedestrians, animals, or other StabiliTrak electronic stability control objects. system is disabled. Do not use Adaptive Cruise { Warning Control when: . On winding and hilly roads or ACC has limited braking ability when the sensors are and may not have time to slow blocked by snow, ice, or dirt. the vehicle down enough to avoid The system may not detect a ] a collision with another vehicle vehicle ahead. Keep the (On/Off): Press to turn the you are following. This can occur entire front of the vehicle system on or off. The indicator turns white on the instrument cluster when vehicles suddenly slow or clean. when ACC is turned on. stop ahead, or enter your lane. . Visibility is low, such as in Also see “Alerting the Driver” in fog, rain, or snow conditions. +RES (Resume/Accelerate): this section. Complete attention is Adaptive Cruise Control Press the control up briefly to always required while driving and performance is limited under resume the previous set speed or to you should be ready to take these conditions. increase vehicle speed if ACC is action and apply the brakes. See already activated. To increase . On slippery roads where fast Defensive Driving on page 9-3. speed by 1 km/h (1 mph), press changes in tire traction can +RES up to the first detent. To cause excessive wheel slip. increase speed to the next 5 km/h (5 mph) mark on the speedometer, press +RES up to the second detent. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (42,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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SET– (Set/Coast): Press the Select the set speed desired for control down briefly to set the speed cruise. This is the vehicle speed and activate ACC or to decrease when no vehicle is detected in its vehicle speed if ACC is already path slower than the set speed. activated. To decrease speed by ACC will not set at a speed less 1 km/h (1 mph), press SET− down to than 25 km/h (16 mph), although it the first detent. To decrease speed can be resumed when driving at The ACC indicator displays in the to the next 5 km/h (5 mph) mark on lower speeds.. instrument cluster and Head-Up the speedometer, press SET− down Display (HUD). When the ACC is To set ACC: to the second detent. active, the indicator will be lit green. * (Cancel): Press to disengage 1. Press ]. Be mindful of speed limits, ACC without erasing the set speed 2. Get up to the desired speed. surrounding traffic speeds, and from memory. weather conditions when selecting 3 (Follow Distance Gap): Press 3. Press and release the SET– the set speed. to select a following gap time (or control on the steering wheel. Resuming a Set Speed distance) setting for ACC of Far, 4. Remove foot from the Medium, or Near. accelerator. If the ACC is set at a desired speed and then the brakes are applied, the After ACC is set, it may immediately Setting Adaptive Cruise Control ACC is disengaged without erasing apply the brakes if a vehicle ahead If cruise control is on when not in the set speed from memory. is detected closer than the selected use, the cruise on/off control could following gap. To begin using ACC again, press get pressed and cruise control could +RES up briefly on the steering become active when not desired. wheel. The vehicle returns to the Keep the cruise control off when previous set speed. cruise is not being used. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (43,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Increasing Speed While ACC is at . To increase vehicle speed in . Press and hold SET– down until a Set Speed larger increments, press +RES the desired lower speed is up to the second detent. For reached, then release it. If ACC is already activated, do one each press, the vehicle speed of the following: . To decrease the vehicle speed in increases to the next 5 km/h small increments, press SET− . Use the accelerator to get to the (5 mph) mark on the down to the first detent. For higher speed. Press SET– down. speedometer. each press, the vehicle goes Release the control and the When it is determined that there is about 1 km/h (1 mph) slower. accelerator pedal. The vehicle no vehicle ahead inside the selected . To decrease the vehicle speed in will now cruise at the higher following gap, then the vehicle speed. larger increments, press SET− speed will increase to the set speed. down to the second detent. For When the accelerator pedal is The speedometer reading can be each press, the vehicle speed pressed, ACC will not brake displayed in either English or metric decreases to the next 5 km/h because it is overridden. units. See Instrument Cluster on (5 mph) mark on the A warning message will appear page 5-10. The increment value speedometer. on the Driver Information Center used depends on the units The speedometer reading can be (DIC) and the Head-Up Display displayed. (HUD). See Cruise Control displayed in either English or metric Messages on page 5-33. Reducing Speed While ACC is at a units. See Instrument Cluster on Set Speed page 5-10. The increment value . Press and hold +RES up until used depends on the units If ACC is already activated, do one the desired set speed appears displayed. on the display, then release it. of the following: Selecting the Follow Distance . To increase vehicle speed in . Use the brake to get to the small increments, press +RES desired lower speed. Press When a slower moving vehicle is up to the first detent. For each SET– down and release the detected ahead within the selected press, the vehicle goes 1 km/h accelerator pedal. The vehicle following gap, ACC will adjust the (1 mph) faster. will now cruise at the lower speed. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (44,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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vehicle's speed and attempt to or Near) for the Forward Collision Approaching and Following a maintain the follow distance gap Alert (FCA) feature. See Forward Vehicle selected. Collision Alert (FCA) System on page 9-53. Press 3 on the steering wheel to adjust the following gap. Each press Alerting the Driver cycles the gap button through three settings: Far, Medium, or Near. When pressed, the current gap setting displays briefly on the The vehicle ahead symbol is in the instrument cluster and HUD. The instrument cluster and HUD display. gap setting will be maintained until it is changed. The vehicle ahead symbol only displays when a vehicle is detected Since each gap setting corresponds If ACC is engaged, driver action may be required when ACC cannot in your vehicle’s path moving in the to a following time (Far, Medium, same direction. or Near), the following distance will apply sufficient braking because of vary based on vehicle speed. The approaching a vehicle too rapidly. If this symbol is not displaying, ACC faster the vehicle speed, the further When this condition occurs, the will not respond to or brake to back your vehicle will follow a collision alert symbol on the HUD vehicles ahead. vehicle detected ahead. Consider will flash on the windshield. Either ACC automatically slows the vehicle traffic and weather conditions when eight beeps will sound from the down and adjusts vehicle speed to selecting the following gap. The front, or both sides of the Safety follow the vehicle in front at the range of selectable gaps may not be Alert Seat will pulse five times. See selected follow gap. The vehicle appropriate for all drivers and “Collision/Detection Systems” under speed increases or decreases to driving conditions. Vehicle Personalization on follow the vehicle in front of you, but Changing the gap setting page 5-43. will not exceed the set speed. It may automatically changes the alert See Defensive Driving on page 9-3. apply limited braking, if necessary. timing sensitivity (Far, Medium, When braking is active, the brake Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (45,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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lamps will come on. The automatic ACC Automatically Disengages traffic before proceeding. In braking may feel or sound different ACC may automatically disengage addition, the left and right sides of than if the brakes were applied and the driver will need to manually the Safety Alert Seat will pulse three manually. This is normal. apply the brakes to slow the times, or three beeps will sound. See ”Alert Type” and “Go Notifier” in Stationary or Very Slow-Moving vehicle when: “Collision/Detection Systems” under Objects . The sensors are blocked. Vehicle Personalization on . The Traction Control System page 5-43. { Warning (TCS) or electronic stability When the vehicle ahead drives Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) control system has activated or away, press RES+ or the may not detect and react to been disabled. accelerator pedal to resume ACC. stopped or slow-moving vehicles . No traffic or other objects are If stopped for more than ahead of you. For example, the being detected. two minutes or if the driver door is system may not brake for a opened and the driver safety belt is . There is a fault in the system. unbuckled, the ACC automatically vehicle that it has never detected applies the electric parking brake to moving. This can occur in The ACC active symbol will not be hold the vehicle. The electric stop-and-go traffic or when a displayed when ACC is no longer active. parking brake status light will turn vehicle suddenly appears due to on. See Parking Brake (Electric) on a vehicle ahead changing lanes. Notification to Resume ACC page 9-30 or Parking Brake Your vehicle may not stop and ACC will maintain a follow gap (Manual) on page 9-32. To resume could cause a crash. Use caution behind a detected vehicle and slow ACC and release the electric when using ACC. Your complete your vehicle to a stop behind that parking brake, press the accelerator attention is always required while vehicle. pedal. ACC can be resumed when driving and you should be ready the vehicle is traveling greater than If the stopped vehicle ahead has to take action and apply the 25 km/h (16 mph). driven away and ACC has not brakes. resumed, the vehicle ahead symbol will flash as a reminder to check Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (46,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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A DIC warning message may ACC Override Warning (Continued) display indicating to shift to P (Park) If using the accelerator pedal while before exiting the vehicle. See ACC is active, a DIC warning Vehicle Messages on page 5-32. accelerates up to the set speed, message will indicate that automatic especially when following a braking will not occur. See Vehicle vehicle exiting or entering exit { Warning Messages on page 5-32. ACC will ramps. You could lose control of resume operation when the If ACC has stopped the vehicle, the vehicle or crash. Do not use accelerator pedal is not being ACC while driving on an entrance and if ACC is disengaged, turned pressed. off, or canceled, the vehicle will or exit ramp. Always be ready to use the brakes if necessary. no longer be held at a stop. The { Warning vehicle can move. When ACC is holding the vehicle at a stop, The ACC will not automatically always be prepared to manually apply the brakes if your foot is { Warning apply the brakes. resting on the accelerator pedal. You could crash into a vehicle On curves, ACC may respond to ahead of you. a vehicle in another lane, or may not have time to react to a vehicle { Warning in your lane. You could crash into Curves in the Road Leaving the vehicle without a vehicle ahead of you, or lose control of your vehicle. Give extra placing it in P (Park) can be { Warning dangerous. Do not leave the attention in curves and be ready vehicle while it is being held at a On curves, ACC may not detect a to use the brakes if necessary. stop by ACC. Always place the vehicle ahead in your lane. You Select an appropriate speed while vehicle in P (Park) and turn off could be startled if the vehicle driving in curves. the ignition before leaving the (Continued) vehicle. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (47,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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ACC may operate differently in a Other Vehicle Lane Changes sharp curve. It may reduce the vehicle speed if the curve is too sharp.

ACC may detect a vehicle that is not in your lane and apply the brakes. ACC will not detect a vehicle ahead ACC may occasionally provide an until it is completely in the lane. The alert and/or braking that is brake may need to be manually When following a vehicle and considered unnecessary. It could applied. entering a curve, ACC may not respond to vehicles in different detect the vehicle ahead and Do Not Use ACC on Hills and lanes, signs, guardrails, and other When Towing a Trailer accelerate to the set speed. When stationary objects when entering or this happens the vehicle ahead exiting a curve. This is normal symbol will not appear. operation. The vehicle does not need service. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (48,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Do not use ACC when driving on Cleaning the Sensing System Driver Assistance steep hills or when towing a trailer. The camera sensor on the back of ACC will not detect a vehicle in the the rearview mirror and the radar Systems lane while driving on steep hills. The sensors on the front of the vehicle This vehicle may have features that driver will often need to take over can become blocked by snow, ice, work together to help avoid crashes acceleration and braking on steep dirt, or mud. These areas need to or reduce crash damage while hills, especially when towing a be cleaned for ACC to operate driving, backing, and parking. Read trailer. If the brakes are applied, the properly. this entire section before using ACC disengages. For cleaning instructions, see these systems. Ending ACC “Washing the Vehicle” under There are three ways to Exterior Care on page 10-77. { Warning disengage ACC: System operation may also be Do not rely on the Driver . Step lightly on the brake pedal. limited under snow, heavy rain, Assistance Systems. These or road spray conditions. . Press *. systems do not replace the need for paying attention and driving . Press ]. safely. You may not hear or feel alerts or warnings provided by Erasing Speed Memory these systems. Failure to use The cruise control set speed is proper care when driving may erased from memory if ] is result in injury, death, or vehicle pressed or if the ignition is damage. See Defensive Driving turned off. on page 9-3. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (49,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Audible or Safety Alert Seat Warning System, Rear Cross Traffic Warning (Continued) Some driver assistance features Alert (RCTA), and/or Front Parking Assist. Under many conditions, these alert the driver of obstacles by systems will not: beeping. To change the volume of When the vehicle is shifted into the warning chime, see “Comfort R (Reverse), the RVC displays an . Detect children, pedestrians, and Convenience” under Vehicle image of the area behind the vehicle bicyclists, or animals. Personalization on page 5-43. in the center stack display. When . Detect vehicles or objects If equipped with the Safety Alert the vehicle is shifted out of outside the area monitored by Seat, the driver seat cushion may R (Reverse), the screen returns to the system. provide a vibrating pulse alert the previous content, after a short delay. To see the previous content . Work at all driving speeds. instead of beeping. To change this, sooner, press one of the radio see “Collision/Detection Systems” . Warn you or provide you with under Vehicle Personalization on buttons. If the message Service enough time to avoid a crash. page 5-43. Rear Camera System is displayed, . Work under poor visibility or the vehicle may need service. bad weather conditions. Assistance Systems for { Warning . Work if the detection sensor Parking or Backing is not cleaned or is covered The RVC system does not display by ice, snow, mud, or dirt. When the vehicle is in R (Reverse), the Rear Vision Camera (RVC) and children, pedestrians, bicyclists, Complete attention is always Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist animals, or any other object required while driving, and you (URPA) may help the driver to avoid located outside the camera's field should be ready to take action a crash or to reduce crash damage of view, below the bumper, and apply the brakes and/or steer while parking or backing. Some or under the vehicle. Perceived the vehicle to avoid crashes. models may also have the Rear distances may be different from Automatic Braking and Backing actual distances. Do not back the (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (50,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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RVC screen to warn of traffic Warning (Continued) coming from either direction. This system detects objects coming from vehicle using only the RVC up to 20 m (65 ft) from the left or screen, during longer, higher right side behind the vehicle. When speed backing maneuvers, an object is detected, either three or where there could be cross beeps sound from the left or right traffic. Failure to use proper care side or three Safety Alert Seat before backing may result in pulses occur on the left or right side, injury, death, or vehicle damage. 1. View Displayed by the Camera depending on the direction of the Always check behind and around 2. Corners of the Rear Bumper detected vehicle. the vehicle before backing. Displayed images may be farther or Use caution while backing up when closer than they appear. The area towing a trailer, as the RCTA displayed is limited and objects that detection zones that extend out are close to either corner of the from the back of the vehicle do not bumper or under the bumper do not move further back when a trailer is display. towed. A warning triangle may display on URPA, and if equipped, also Front the RVC screen to show where the Park Assist, operates at speeds of Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist less than 8 km/h (5 mph) and (URPA) has detected an object. This detects nearby objects within a zone triangle changes from amber to red 25 cm (10 in) high off the ground and increases in size the closer the and below bumper level. The object. sensors on the rear bumper detect objects up to 2.5 m (8 ft) behind the On vehicles with the Rear Cross vehicle. If the vehicle has the Front 1. View Displayed by the Camera Traffic Alert (RCTA), a triangle with Parking Assist, it also detects an arrow may also display on the objects 1.2 m (4 ft) in front of the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (51,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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vehicle. These detection distances Safety Alert Seat will pulse five may be less during warmer or humid times. Beeps for Front Parking weather. Assist are higher pitched than for Rear Parking Assist. { Warning Vehicles with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) have the Backing The parking assist system does Warning System, which is designed not detect children, pedestrians, to help avoid backing crashes. The bicyclists, animals, or objects system can warn of rear objects located below the bumper or that The vehicle may have an instrument when backing up at speeds greater are too close or too far from the cluster parking assist display with than 8 km/h (5 mph). vehicle. It is not available at bars that show “distance to object” The Backing Warning System will speeds greater than 8 km/h and object location information for URPA, and on some vehicles, for beep once from the rear when a (5 mph). To prevent injury, death, potential object threat is first or vehicle damage, even with the Front Parking Assist system. As the object gets closer, more bars detected, or pulse twice on both parking assist, always check the sides of the Safety Alert Seat. When area around the vehicle and light up and the bars change color from yellow to amber to red. the system detects a potential check all mirrors before moving imminent crash, beeps will be heard forward or backing. When an object is first detected in from the rear, or five pulses will be the rear, one beep will be heard felt on both sides of the Safety Alert from the rear, or both sides of the Seat. There may also be a brief, Safety Alert Seat will pulse two sharp application of the brakes. times. When an object is very close (<0.6 m (2 ft) in the vehicle rear, or <0.3 m (1 ft) in the vehicle front), five beeps will sound from the rear or front depending where the object is detected, or both sides of the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (52,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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vehicle is backing too fast to avoid a Pressing the brake pedal after the { Warning crash with a detected object, it may vehicle comes to a stop will release automatically brake hard to a stop. the Rear Automatic Braking. If the The Backing Warning System brake pedal is not pressed within only operates at speeds greater { Warning two seconds after the stop, the than 8 km/h (5 mph). It does not electric parking brake is set. detect children, pedestrians, Rear Automatic Braking may not Release the electric parking brake. bicyclists, animals, or objects avoid many types of backing When it is safe, pressing the below the bumper or that are too crashes. Do not wait for the accelerator pedal firmly at any time close or too far from the vehicle. automatic braking to apply. This will override the Rear Automatic In some situations, such as at system is not designed to replace Braking. higher backing speeds, there may driver braking, but only acts when not be enough time for the short, the vehicle may not stop in time. { Warning sharp application of the vehicle The system, in some situations or brake system to occur. To prevent environments, may not brake or There may be instances where injury, death, or vehicle damage, may not brake in time to avoid a unexpected or undesired even with the Backing Warning crash. It does not detect children, automatic braking occurs. If this System, always check the area pedestrians, bicyclists, animals, happens, either press the brake around the vehicle and check all or objects below the bumper or pedal or firmly press the mirrors before backing. that are too close or too far from accelerator pedal to release the the vehicle. To prevent injury, brakes from the Rear Automatic Braking system. Before releasing Vehicles with Adaptive Cruise death, or vehicle damage, even Control (ACC) also have the Rear with Rear Automatic Braking, the brakes, check the RVC Automatic Braking system, which is always check the area around the screen and check the area designed to help avoid or reduce vehicle before and while backing. around the vehicle to make sure it the harm caused by backing is safe to proceed. crashes. If the system detects the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (53,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Turning the Features On or Off The Rear Vision Camera (RVC), the Emergency Braking System can parking assist symbols, guidance help to avoid a crash or reduce lines, and Rear Cross Traffic Alert crash damage. (RCTA) can be turned on or off through the Settings menu on the Forward Collision Alert infotainment system: (FCA) System 1. On the infotainment system, If equipped, the FCA system may press the Settings screen help to avoid or reduce the harm button, or turn the MENU knob The X button to the left of the caused by front-end crashes. FCA to highlight Settings and steering wheel is used to turn on or provides a flashing red alert on the press MENU. off the Front and Rear Parking windshield, and rapidly beeps or Assist, Rear Automatic Braking, and 2. Select Rear Camera. pulses the Safety Alert Seat when Backing Warning System at the 3. Press Rear Camera Display, approaching a vehicle directly same time. The indicator light next Park Assist Symbols, Guidance ahead too quickly. FCA also lights to the button comes on when the Lines, or Rear Cross Traffic Alert an amber visual alert if following features are on and turns off when and then select OFF or ON. another vehicle much too closely. the features have been disabled. FCA detects vehicles within a Turn off parking assist when towing Assistance Systems for distance of approximately 60 m a trailer. Driving (197 ft) and operates at speeds above 40 km/h (25 mph). If the If equipped, when driving the vehicle has Adaptive Cruise Control vehicle forward, Forward Collision (ACC), it can detect vehicles to Alert (FCA), Lane Departure distances of approximately 110 m Warning (LDW), Side Blind Zone (360 ft) and operates at all speeds. Alert (SBZA), and/or the Active See Adaptive Cruise Control on page 9-40. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (54,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Detecting the Vehicle Ahead { Warning Warning (Continued)

FCA is a warning system and or ice, or if the windshield is does not apply the brakes. When damaged. It may also not detect a approaching a slower-moving or vehicle on winding or hilly roads, stopped vehicle ahead too rapidly, or in conditions that can limit or when following a vehicle too visibility such as fog, rain, closely, FCA may not provide a or snow, or if the headlamps or warning with enough time to help FCA warnings will not occur unless windshield are not cleaned or in the FCA system detects a vehicle avoid a crash. FCA does not warn proper condition. Keep the ahead. When a vehicle is detected of pedestrians, animals, signs, windshield, headlamps, and FCA ahead, the vehicle ahead indicator guardrails, bridges, construction will display green. Vehicles may not sensors clean and in good repair. barrels, or other objects. Be ready be detected on curves, highway exit to take action and apply the ramps, or hills; or due to poor Collision Alert brakes. For more information, see visibility. FCA will not detect another Defensive Driving on page 9-3. vehicle ahead until it is completely in the driving lane. FCA can be disabled with the FCA steering wheel control, or if your { Warning vehicle is equipped with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), through FCA does not provide a warning With Head-Up Display vehicle personalization. See the to help avoid a crash, unless it “Auto Collision Preparation” portion detects a vehicle. FCA may not of “Collision/Detection Systems” detect a vehicle ahead if the FCA under Vehicle Personalization on sensor is blocked by dirt, snow, page 5-43. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (55,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Tailgating Alert

Without Head-Up Display When your vehicle approaches The vehicle-ahead indicator will another detected vehicle too rapidly, display amber when you are the red FCA display will flash on the following a detected vehicle ahead windshield. Also, either eight much too closely. high-pitched beeps will sound from Without Adaptive Cruise Control the front, or both sides of the Safety Selecting the Alert Timing Alert Seat will pulse five times. The Collision Alert control is on the When this Collision Alert occurs, the steering wheel. Press 3 or [ to brake system may prepare for driver set the FCA timing to Far, Medium, braking to occur more rapidly which Near, or on some vehicles, Off. The can cause a brief, mild deceleration. first button press shows the current Continue to apply the brake pedal setting on the DIC. Additional button as the driving situation dictates. presses will change this setting. The Cruise control may be disengaged chosen setting will remain until it is when the Collision Alert occurs. changed and will affect the timing of both the Collision Alert and the Tailgating Alert features. The timing of both alerts will vary based on With Adaptive Cruise Control vehicle speed. The faster the vehicle speed, the farther away the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (56,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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alert will occur. Consider traffic and Active Emergency weather conditions when selecting { Warning the alert timing. The range of Braking System selectable alert timing may not be If the vehicle has Adaptive Cruise IBA may increase vehicle braking appropriate for all drivers and Control (ACC) it also has the Active in situations when it may not be driving conditions. Emergency Braking System, which necessary. You could block the flow of traffic. If this occurs, take If your vehicle is equipped with includes Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA) and the Automatic your foot off the brake pedal and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), then apply the brakes as needed. changing the FCA timing setting Collision Preparation (ACP) System. automatically changes the following These systems can provide a boost gap setting (Far, Medium, or Near). to braking or automatically brake the Automatic Collision vehicle to help avoid or lessen the Preparation (ACP) System Unnecessary Alerts severity of crashes. ACP may help reduce crash FCA may provide unnecessary Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA) damage by applying the vehicle s alerts for turning vehicles, vehicles ’ brake system and has a detection in other lanes, objects that are not IBA may activate when the brake range of approximately 60 m vehicles, or shadows. These alerts pedal is applied quickly by providing (197 ft). Braking can only occur if a are normal operation and the a boost to braking based on the vehicle is detected ahead in your vehicle does not need service. speed of approach and distance to a vehicle ahead. path. This is shown by the FCA Cleaning the System vehicle-ahead indicator being lit. Minor brake pedal pulsations or See Forward Collision Alert (FCA) If the FCA system does not seem to pedal movement during this time is System on page 9-53. operate properly, cleaning the normal and the brake pedal should outside of the windshield in front of continue to be applied as needed. the camera sensor and the front of IBA will automatically disengage the vehicle may correct the issue. only when the brake pedal is released. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (57,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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happens, Automatic Braking will { Warning Warning (Continued) engage the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) to hold the vehicle at a stop. ACP is an emergency crash Complete attention is always To release the EPB, press the EPB preparation feature and is not required while driving, and you button. A firm press of the designed to avoid crashes. Do should be ready to take action accelerator pedal will also release not rely on ACP to brake the and apply the brakes and/or steer Automatic Braking and the EPB. vehicle. the vehicle to avoid crashes. ACP may not: { Warning Brake Preparation . Respond to stopped vehicles, Automatic Braking may pedestrians, or animals. When quickly approaching a vehicle automatically brake the vehicle in ahead, Brake Preparation reduces . Detect a vehicle ahead on situations where it may be brake response time by having the winding or hilly roads. unnecessary. It could respond to brake system prepared for driver . Detect a stopped or braking to occur more rapidly. a turning vehicle ahead, slow-moving vehicle or other guardrails, signs, and other object ahead. Automatic Braking non-moving objects. This could be uncomfortable and startling. To . Detect a vehicle when In some imminent front-end crash override Automatic Braking, firmly weather limits visibility, such situations, if the driver has not as in fog, rain, or snow. In applied the brakes, Automatic press the accelerator pedal, if it is these situations, ACP sensor Braking applies the brakes to help safe to do so. performance is limited. reduce crash damage. It may even help avoid some very low speed (Continued) Automatic Braking can be disabled crashes. or reduced through vehicle Automatic Braking may slow the personalization. See the “Auto vehicle to a complete stop to try to Collision Preparation” portion of avoid a potential crash. If this Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (58,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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“Collision/Detection Systems” under SBZA Detection Zones Vehicle Personalization on { Warning page 5-43. SBZA does not alert the driver to vehicles rapidly approaching { Warning outside of the side blind zones, Using the Automatic Collision pedestrians, bicyclists, Preparation System while towing or animals. It may not provide a trailer could cause you to lose alerts when changing lanes under control of the vehicle and crash. all driving conditions. Failure to Turn the system off when towing use proper care when changing a trailer. lanes may result in injury, death, or vehicle damage. Before making a lane change, always Side Blind Zone check mirrors, glance over your The SBZA sensor covers a zone of Alert (SBZA) shoulder, and use the turn approximately one lane over from signals. both sides of the vehicle, or 3.5 m If equipped, the SBZA system is a (11 ft). The height of the zone is lane-changing aid that assists approximately between 0.5 m (1.5 ft) drivers with avoiding crashes that and 2 m (6 ft) off the ground. This occur with vehicles in the side blind zone starts at approximately the zone (or spot) areas. The SBZA middle of the vehicle and goes back warning display will light up in the 5 m (16 ft). corresponding outside side mirror and will flash if the turn signal is on. How the System Works The SBZA symbol lights up in the side mirrors when the system detects a vehicle in the next lane Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (59,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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over that is in the side blind zone. SBZA can be disabled through serviced. The system may light up This indicates it may be unsafe to vehicle personalization. See due to guardrails, signs, trees, change lanes. Before making a lane “Collision/Detection Systems” under shrubs, and other non-moving change, check the SBZA display, Vehicle Personalization on objects. This is normal system check mirrors, glance over your page 5-43. If SBZA is disabled by operation; the vehicle does not need shoulder, and use the turn signals. the driver, the SBZA mirror displays service. will not light up. SBZA may not operate when the When the System Does Not SBZA sensors in the left or right Seem to Work Properly corners of the rear bumper are covered with mud, dirt, snow, ice, SBZA displays may not come on or slush, or in heavy rainstorms. For when passing a vehicle quickly or cleaning instructions, see "Washing Left Side Mirror Right Side Mirror when towing a trailer. The SBZA the Vehicle" under Exterior Care on Display Display detection zones that extend back page 10-77. If the DIC still displays from the side of the vehicle do not the system unavailable message When the vehicle is started, both move further back when a trailer is after cleaning both sides of the outside mirror SBZA displays will towed. Use caution while changing vehicle toward the rear corners of briefly come on to indicate the lanes when towing a trailer. SBZA the vehicle, see your dealer. system is operating. When the may alert to objects attached to the vehicle is moving forward, the left- vehicle, such as a trailer, bicycle, If the SBZA displays do not light up or right-side mirror display will light or object extending out to either side when vehicles are in the blind zone up if a vehicle is detected in that of the vehicle. This is normal system and the system is clean, the system blind zone. If the turn signal is operation; the vehicle does not need may need service. Take the vehicle activated in the same direction of a service. to your dealer. detected vehicle, this display will flash as an extra warning not to SBZA may not always alert the change lanes. driver to vehicles in the side blind zone, especially in wet conditions. The system does not need to be Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (60,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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When SBZA is disabled for any Seat pulses will occur on the left or reason other than the driver turning right side of the seat, depending on Warning (Continued) it off, the Side Blind Zone Alert On the lane departure direction. LDW option will not be available on the will not warn if the turn signal is on If LDW only detects lane personalization menu. in the departure direction, or if a markings on one side of the road, sharp maneuver is made. it will only warn you when FCC Information departing the lane on the side See Radio Frequency Statement on { Warning where it has detected a lane page 13-15. marker. Even with LDW, always The LDW system is an aid to help keep your attention on the road Lane Departure the vehicle stay in the driving and maintain proper vehicle Warning (LDW) lane. It does not steer the vehicle. position within the lane, or vehicle The LDW system may not: damage, injury, or death could If equipped, LDW may help avoid occur. Always keep the . Provide enough time to avoid crashes due to unintentional lane windshield clean and do not use a crash. departures. It may provide a LDW in bad weather conditions. warning if the vehicle is crossing a . Detect lane markings under detected lane marking without using bad weather conditions or if a turn signal in the lane departure the windshield is dirty. How the System Works direction. LDW uses a camera . Detect lane markings and will The LDW camera sensor is on the sensor to detect the lane markings. not detect road edges. windshield ahead of the rearview It only operates at speeds of mirror. 56 km/h (35 mph) or greater. . Warn that the vehicle is crossing a lane marking if the To turn LDW on and off, press @ to When the vehicle crosses a system does not detect the the left of the steering wheel. The detected lane marking, the LDW lane marking. control indicator will light when LDW indicator will flash and either three is on. beeps will be sounded from the left (Continued) or right side, or three Safety Alert Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (61,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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When the System Does Not Seem to Work Properly { Warning If the LDW symbol does not appear LDW does not provide a warning when the system is on and the to help avoid a crash, unless it vehicle is traveling at least detects the lane markings. LDW 56 km/h (35 mph): may not detect the lane markings When the vehicle is started, the if the camera sensor is blocked LDW indicator on the instrument . The lane markings on the road by dirt, snow, or ice, or if the cluster will come on briefly. may not be seen. windshield is damaged. It may . The camera sensor may be If LDW is on, the LDW indicator will also not detect a lane on winding blocked by dirt, snow, or ice. appear green if the system detects or hilly roads, or in conditions that a left or right lane marking while the . The windshield may be can limit visibility such as fog, vehicle is traveling at damaged. rain, or snow, or if the headlamps 56 km/h (35 mph) or greater. If the . The weather may be limiting or windshield are not cleaned or vehicle crosses a detected lane in proper condition. Keep the marking without using the turn visibility. windshield, headlamps, and signal in the lane departure This is normal operation; the vehicle camera sensors clean and in direction, this indicator will change does not need service. Clean the to amber and flash. In addition, windshield. good repair. three beeps will sound from the left Lane markings may not be detected or right side, or the Safety Alert Seat on curves, highway exit ramps, LDW warnings may occur due to tar will pulse three times on either the or hills; or due to poor visibility. marks, shadows, cracks in the road, left or right side of the seat, or other road imperfections. This is depending on the lane departure If the LDW camera system does not normal system operation; the direction. seem to operate properly, cleaning vehicle does not need service. the outside of the windshield in front of the camera sensor may correct the issue. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (62,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Fuel If the vehicle has a yellow fuel cap, knocking noise, commonly referred E85 or FlexFuel can be used in the to as spark knock, might be heard. Use of the recommended fuel is an vehicle. See E85 or FlexFuel on If the octane is less than 87, a important part of the proper page 9-64. heavy knocking noise might be maintenance of this vehicle. When heard when driving. If this occurs, driving in the U.S., to help keep the Recommended Fuel use a gasoline rated at 87 octane or engine clean and maintain optimum higher as soon as possible. vehicle performance, we If the vehicle has a 2.5L L4 engine Otherwise, you could damage the recommend using TOP TIER or a 3.6L V6 engine, use regular engine. If heavy knocking is heard Detergent Gasolines. See unleaded gasoline with a posted when using gasoline rated at www.toptiergas.com for a list of TOP octane rating of 87 or higher. If the 87 octane or higher, the engine TIER Detergent Gasolines. octane rating is less than 87, an needs service. audible knocking noise, commonly referred to as spark knock, might be Use of Seasonal Fuels heard when driving. If this occurs, Use summer and winter fuels in the use a gasoline rated at 87 octane or appropriate season. Driving or higher as soon as possible. If heavy starting could be affected if the knocking is heard when using incorrect fuel is used. Drive the gasoline rated at 87 octane or vehicle with the engine running until higher, the engine needs service. the fuel is a half tank or less, then If the vehicle has the 2.0L L4 refuel with the current seasonal fuel. engine, use premium unleaded Prohibited Fuels gasoline with a posted octane rating of 91 or higher. You can also use Gasolines containing oxygenates, regular unleaded gasoline rated at such as ethers and ethanol, as well 87 octane or higher, but the as reformulated gasolines are vehicle's acceleration could be available in some cities. If these slightly reduced, and a slight audible gasolines comply with the previously described specification, Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (63,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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then they are acceptable to use. Gasoline Specifications vehicle may not pass a smog-check However, E85 (85% ethanol) and test. See Malfunction Indicator other fuels containing more than At a minimum, gasoline should meet Lamp on page 5-16. If this occurs, 15% ethanol must be used only in ASTM specification D 4814. Some return to your authorized dealer for flex fuel vehicles. gasolines contain an diagnosis. If it is determined that the octane-enhancing additive called condition is caused by the type of methylcyclopentadienyl manganese { Caution fuel used, repairs may not be tricarbonyl (MMT). We recommend covered by the vehicle warranty. Do not use fuel containing against the use of gasolines methanol. It can corrode metal containing MMT. See “Prohibited Fuels in Foreign Fuels" in Recommended Fuel on parts in the fuel system and also page 9-62. Countries damage plastic and rubber parts. That damage would not be If planning to drive in countries covered under the vehicle California Fuel outside the U.S. or Canada, the warranty. Requirements proper fuel might be hard to find. Check regional auto club or fuel If the vehicle is certified to meet retail brand websites for availability Some gasolines that are not California Emissions Standards, it is in the country where driving. Never reformulated for low emissions can designed to operate on fuels that use leaded gasoline, fuel containing contain an octane-enhancing meet California specifications. See methanol, or any other fuel not additive called the underhood emission control recommended. Costly repairs methylcyclopentadienyl manganese label. If this fuel is not available in caused by use of improper fuel tricarbonyl (MMT). Do not use states adopting California Emissions would not be covered by the vehicle gasolines with MMT as they can Standards, the vehicle will operate warranty. reduce spark plug life and affect satisfactorily on fuels meeting emission control system federal specifications, but emission performance. The malfunction control system performance might indicator lamp may turn on. If this be affected. The malfunction occurs, see your dealer for service. indicator lamp could turn on and the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (64,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Fuel Additives The use of E85 or FlexFuel is Because E85 or FlexFuel has less encouraged when the vehicle is energy per liter (gallon) than To keep fuel systems clean, TOP designed to use it. E85 or FlexFuel gasoline, the vehicle will need to be TIER Detergent Gasoline is is made from renewable sources. refilled more often. See Filling the recommended. See Fuel on Tank on page 9-65. page 9-62. To help locate fuel stations that carry E85 or FlexFuel, the U.S. If TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is Department of Energy has an { Caution not available, one bottle of Fuel alternative fuel website. See System Treatment PLUS, part www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/locator/ Some additives are not number 88861013, added to the fuel stations. compatible with E85 or FlexFuel tank at every engine oil change, can and can harm the vehicle's fuel help. Fuel System Treatment PLUS E85 or FlexFuel should meet ASTM system. Do not add anything to is the only gasoline additive Specification D 5798 or CAN/ E85 or FlexFuel. Damage caused CGSB 3.512 in Canada. Do not use recommended by General Motors. – by additives would not be covered the fuel if the ethanol content is It is available at your dealer. by the vehicle warranty. greater than 85%. Fuel mixtures that Do not use additives with E85 or do not meet ASTM or CGSB FlexFuel. specifications can affect driveability and could cause the malfunction { Caution E85 or FlexFuel indicator lamp to come on. Vehicles with a yellow fuel cap can The starting characteristics of E85 Do not use fuel containing use either unleaded gasoline or fuel or FlexFuel make it unsuitable for methanol. It can corrode metal containing up to 85% ethanol (E85). use when temperatures fall below parts in the fuel system and also All other vehicles should use only −18°C (0°F). Use gasoline or add damage plastic and rubber parts. the unleaded gasoline as described gasoline to the E85 or FlexFuel. That damage would not be in Recommended Fuel on covered under the vehicle page 9-62. warranty. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (65,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Filling the Tank To open the fuel door, push the Warning (Continued) rearward center edge in and release and it will open. { Warning . Fuel can spray out if the fuel cap is opened too quickly. To remove the tethered fuel cap, Fuel vapors and fuel fires burn This spray can happen if the turn it slowly counterclockwise. violently and can cause injury or tank is nearly full, and is While refueling, hang the tethered death. more likely in hot weather. fuel cap from the hook on the . To help avoid injuries to you Open the fuel cap slowly and fuel door. wait for any hiss noise to stop and others, read and follow If the fuel cap is not installed all the instructions on the fuel then unscrew the cap all the way. properly, a message will appear on pump island. the Driver Information Center . Turn off the engine when display. See Fuel System Messages refueling. on page 5-35. . Keep sparks, flames, and When reinstalling the cap, turn it smoking materials away clockwise until it clicks once, from fuel. otherwise the malfunction indicator lamp could turn on. See Malfunction . Do not leave the fuel pump Indicator Lamp on page 5-16. unattended. Be careful not to spill fuel. Do not . Do not reenter the vehicle top off or overfill the tank and wait a while pumping fuel. few seconds after you have finished . Keep children away from the pumping before removing the fuel pump and never let nozzle. Clean fuel from painted children pump fuel. surfaces as soon as possible. See (Continued) The cap is behind the fuel door on Exterior Care on page 10-77. the passenger side of the vehicle. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (66,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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When replacing the fuel cap, turn it clockwise until it clicks once. Make Caution (Continued) Warning (Continued) sure the cap is fully installed. The . diagnostic system can determine if might cause the malfunction Remove the container from the fuel cap has been left off or indicator lamp to light, and could the vehicle, trunk, or pickup improperly installed. This would damage the fuel tank and bed before filling. allow fuel to evaporate into the emissions system. See . Place the container on the atmosphere. See Malfunction Malfunction Indicator Lamp on ground. Indicator Lamp on page 5-16. page 5-16. . Place the nozzle inside the fill opening of the container { Warning Filling a Portable Fuel before dispensing fuel, and keep it in contact with the fill If a fire starts while you are Container opening until filling is refueling, do not remove the complete. nozzle. Shut off the flow of fuel by { Warning . shutting off the pump or by Fill the container no more than 95% full to allow for notifying the station attendant. Filling a portable fuel container expansion. Leave the area immediately. while it is in the vehicle can cause fuel vapors that can ignite either . Do not smoke, light matches, by static electricity or other or use lighters while means. You or others could be pumping fuel. { Caution badly burned and the vehicle . Avoid using cell phones or could be damaged. Always: If a new fuel cap is needed, be other electronic devices. sure to get the right type of cap . Use approved fuel from your dealer. The wrong type containers. of fuel cap might not fit properly, (Continued) (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (67,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Do not tow a trailer during the Trailer Towing first 2 414 km (1500 mi) to { Warning prevent damage to the engine, General Towing axle, or other parts. When towing a trailer, exhaust gases may collect at the rear of Information . Then during the first 800 km the vehicle and enter if the Only use towing equipment that has (500 mi) of trailer towing, do not drive over 80 km/h (50 mph) and liftgate, trunk/hatch, or rear-most been designed for the vehicle. window is open. Contact your dealer or trailering do not make starts at full throttle. dealer for assistance with preparing . Vehicles can tow in D (Drive). When towing a trailer: the vehicle for towing a trailer. Read Shift the transmission to a lower . Do not drive with the liftgate, the entire section before towing a gear if the transmission shifts trunk/hatch, or rear-most trailer. too often under heavy loads and/ window open. or hilly conditions. For towing a disabled vehicle, see . Fully open the air outlets on Towing the Vehicle on page 10-74. . Do not use Adaptive Cruise or under the instrument For towing the vehicle behind Control when towing. panel. another vehicle such as a motor . home, see Recreational Vehicle The Automatic Collision . Also adjust the climate Towing on page 10-75. Preparation System should be control system to a setting set to Off when towing. See that brings in only outside air. Driving Characteristics Active Emergency Braking See “Climate Control System on page 9-56. Systems in the Index. and Towing Tips ” . Turn off Parking Assist when For more information about Driving with a Trailer towing. Carbon Monoxide, see Engine When towing a trailer: Exhaust on page 9-23. . Become familiar with the state and local laws that apply to trailer towing. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (68,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Towing a trailer requires a certain Passing amount of experience. The Caution (Continued) More passing distance is needed combination you are driving is when towing a trailer. The longer and not as responsive as the The vehicle could be damaged. combination will not accelerate as vehicle itself. Get acquainted with Avoid making very sharp turns quickly and is longer so it is the handling and braking of the rig while trailering. necessary to go much farther before setting out for the open road. beyond the passed vehicle before Before starting, check all trailer hitch returning to the lane. When turning with a trailer, make parts and attachments, safety wider turns than normal. Do this so chains, electrical connectors, lamps, Backing Up the trailer will not strike soft tires, and mirrors. If the trailer has Hold the bottom of the steering shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, electric brakes, start the wheel with one hand. To move the or other objects. Avoid jerky or combination moving and then apply trailer to the left, move that hand to sudden maneuvers. Signal well in the trailer brake controller by hand the left. To move the trailer to the advance. to be sure the brakes work. right, move your hand to the right. If the trailer turn signal bulbs burn During the trip, check occasionally Always back up slowly and, out, the arrows on the instrument to be sure that the load is secure if possible, have someone cluster will still flash for turns. It is and the lamps and any trailer guide you. important to check occasionally to brakes still work. be sure the trailer bulbs are still Making Turns working. Following Distance Driving on Grades Stay at least twice as far behind the { Caution Reduce speed and shift to a lower vehicle ahead as you would when Making very sharp turns while driving the vehicle without a trailer. gear before starting down a long or trailering could cause the trailer to This can help to avoid heavy steep downgrade. If the come in contact with the vehicle. braking and sudden turns. transmission is not shifted down, the (Continued) brakes might get hot and no longer work well. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (69,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Vehicles can tow in D (Drive). Shift Parking on Hills 4. Reapply the brake pedal. Then the transmission to a lower gear if apply the parking brake and shift the transmission shifts too often { Warning into P (Park). under heavy loads and/or hilly 5. Release the brake pedal. conditions. Parking the vehicle on a hill with When towing at high altitude on the trailer attached can be Leaving After Parking on a Hill steep uphill grades, consider the dangerous. If something goes 1. Apply and hold the brake pedal. following: Engine coolant will boil at wrong, the rig could start to move. 2. Start the engine. a lower temperature than at normal People can be injured, and both altitudes. If the engine is turned off the vehicle and the trailer can be 3. Shift into a gear. immediately after towing at high damaged. When possible, always 4. Release the parking brake. altitude on steep uphill grades, the park the rig on a flat surface. vehicle may show signs similar to 5. Let up on the brake pedal. engine overheating. To avoid this, If parking the rig on a hill: 6. Drive slowly until the trailer is let the engine run while parked, clear of the chocks. preferably on level ground, with the 1. Press the brake pedal, but do automatic transmission in P (Park) not shift into P (Park) yet. Turn 7. Stop and have someone pick up for a few minutes before turning the the wheels into the curb if facing and store the chocks. engine off. If the overheat warning downhill or into traffic if facing Maintenance when Trailer comes on, see Engine Overheating uphill. Towing on page 10-20. 2. Have someone place chocks The vehicle needs service more under the trailer wheels. often when pulling a trailer. See 3. When the wheel chocks are in Maintenance Schedule on place, release the regular brakes page 11-3. Things that are until the chocks absorb the load. especially important in trailer operation are automatic transmission fluid, engine oil, axle Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (70,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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lubricant, belts, cooling system, and how much the vehicle is used to pull curb weight of the vehicle, any brake system. It is a good idea to a trailer are all important. It can cargo carried in it, and the people inspect these before and during depend on any special equipment who will be riding in the vehicle. the trip. on the vehicle, and the amount of If there are a lot of options, Check periodically to see that all tongue weight the vehicle can carry. equipment, passengers, or cargo in hitch nuts and bolts are tight. See “Weight of the Trailer Tongue” the vehicle, it will reduce the tongue later in this section. weight the vehicle can carry, which Maximum trailer weight is calculated will also reduce the trailer weight the Trailer Towing (With vehicle can tow. If towing a trailer, V6 Engine) assuming only the driver is in the tow vehicle and it has all the the tongue load must be added to Before pulling a trailer, three required trailering equipment. The the GVW because the vehicle will important considerations have to do weight of additional optional be carrying that weight, too. See with weight: equipment, passengers, and cargo Vehicle Load Limits on page 9-11. . Weight of the trailer. in the tow vehicle must be subtracted from the maximum trailer . Weight of the trailer tongue. weight. . Total weight on your vehicle's Ask your dealer for trailering tires. information or advice, or write us at Weight of the Trailer our Customer Assistance Offices. See Customer Assistance Offices How heavy can a trailer safely be? on page 13-3. It should never weigh more than Weight of the Trailer Tongue 454 kg (1,000 lb). But even that can be too heavy. The tongue load (1) of any trailer is an important weight to measure It depends on how the rig is used. because it affects the total gross For example, speed, altitude, road weight of the vehicle. The Gross grades, outside temperature, and Vehicle Weight (GVW) includes the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (71,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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The trailer tongue (1) should weigh Towing Equipment Safety Chains 10 percent of the total loaded trailer Always attach chains between the weight (2). Hitches vehicle and the trailer. Cross the After loading the trailer, weigh the Use the correct hitch equipment. safety chains under the tongue of trailer and then the tongue, See your dealer or a hitch dealer for the trailer to help prevent the tongue separately, to see if the weights are assistance. from contacting the road if it proper. If they are not, adjustments . The rear bumper on the vehicle becomes separated from the hitch. might be made by moving some is not intended for hitches. Do Leave enough slack so the rig can items around in the trailer. not attach rental hitches or other turn. Never allow safety chains to drag on the ground. Total Weight on Your Vehicle's bumper-type hitches to it. Use Tires only a frame-mounted hitch that Trailer Brakes does not attach to the bumper. Be sure the vehicle's tires are Does the trailer have its own inflated to the upper limit for cold . Will any holes be made in the brakes? Be sure to read and follow tires. These numbers can be found body of the vehicle when the the instructions for the trailer brakes on the Tire and Loading Information trailer hitch is installed? If so, so they are installed, adjusted, and label. See Vehicle Load Limits on seal the holes when the hitch is maintained properly. removed. If the holes are not page 9-11. Make sure not to go over Because the vehicle has antilock the GVW limit for the vehicle, sealed, dirt, water, and deadly carbon monoxide (CO) from the brakes, do not tap into the vehicle's including the weight of the trailer brake system. If this is done, both tongue. exhaust can get into the vehicle. See Engine Exhaust on brake systems will not work well, or at all. Trailer Towing (With L4 page 9-23. Engine) The vehicle is neither designed nor intended to tow a trailer. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (72,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Conversions and Add-Ons Add-On Electrical Equipment

{ Caution

Some electrical equipment can damage the vehicle or cause components to not work and would not be covered by the warranty. Always check with your dealer before adding electrical equipment.

Add-on equipment can drain the vehicle's 12-volt battery, even if the vehicle is not operating. The vehicle has an airbag system. Before attempting to add anything electrical to the vehicle, see Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on page 3-30 and Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on page 3-30. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Washer Fluid ...... 10-22 Electrical System Vehicle Care Brakes ...... 10-22 Electrical System Brake Fluid ...... 10-23 Overload ...... 10-31 General Information Battery ...... 10-25 Fuses and Circuit All-Wheel Drive ...... 10-26 Breakers ...... 10-32 General Information ...... 10-2 Starter Switch Check ...... 10-26 Engine Compartment Fuse California Proposition Automatic Transmission Shift Block ...... 10-32 65 Warning ...... 10-2 Lock Control Function Instrument Panel Fuse California Perchlorate Check ...... 10-27 Block ...... 10-35 Materials Requirements . . . . 10-3 Park Brake and P (Park) Rear Compartment Fuse Accessories and Mechanism Check ...... 10-27 Block ...... 10-38 Modifications ...... 10-3 Wiper Blade Vehicle Checks Replacement ...... 10-28 Wheels and Tires Doing Your Own Windshield Replacement . . . 10-28 Tires ...... 10-40 Service Work ...... 10-3 All-Season Tires ...... 10-41 Headlamp Aiming Winter Tires ...... 10-41 Hood ...... 10-4 Headlamp Aiming ...... 10-29 Engine Compartment Run-Flat Tires ...... 10-42 Summer Tires ...... 10-43 Overview ...... 10-5 Bulb Replacement Tire Sidewall Labeling ...... 10-43 Engine Oil ...... 10-10 Bulb Replacement ...... 10-29 Tire Designations ...... 10-44 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-12 Halogen Bulbs ...... 10-29 Tire Terminology and Automatic Transmission High Intensity Discharge Definitions ...... 10-45 Fluid ...... 10-14 (HID) Lighting ...... 10-29 Tire Pressure ...... 10-47 Manual Transmission LED Lighting ...... 10-29 Tire Pressure for High-Speed Fluid ...... 10-14 Back-Up Lamps ...... 10-30 Operation ...... 10-49 Hydraulic Clutch ...... 10-14 License Plate Lamp ...... 10-30 Tire Pressure Monitor Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-15 Replacement Bulbs ...... 10-31 System ...... 10-49 Cooling System ...... 10-16 Tire Pressure Monitor Engine Coolant ...... 10-17 Operation ...... 10-50 Engine Overheating ...... 10-20 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Tire Inspection ...... 10-54 Jump Starting General Information Tire Rotation ...... 10-54 Jump Starting ...... 10-72 When It Is Time for New For service and parts needs, visit Tires ...... 10-56 Towing the Vehicle your dealer. You will receive Buying New Tires ...... 10-56 Towing the Vehicle ...... 10-74 genuine GM parts and GM-trained Different Size Tires and Recreational Vehicle and supported service people. Towing ...... 10-75 Wheels ...... 10-58 Genuine GM parts have one of Uniform Tire Quality Appearance Care these marks: Grading ...... 10-59 Exterior Care ...... 10-77 Wheel Alignment and Tire Interior Care ...... 10-82 Balance ...... 10-60 Floor Mats ...... 10-85 Wheel Replacement ...... 10-60 Tire Chains ...... 10-62 If a Tire Goes Flat ...... 10-62 Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit ...... 10-64 Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit ...... 10-71

California Proposition 65 Warning Most motor vehicles, including this one, contain and/or emit chemicals known to the State of California to Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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cause cancer and birth defects or handling, emissions systems, Vehicle Checks other reproductive harm. Engine aerodynamics, durability, and exhaust, many parts and systems, electronic systems like antilock many fluids, and some component brakes, traction control, and stability Doing Your Own wear by-products contain and/or control. These accessories or Service Work emit these chemicals. modifications could even cause malfunction or damage not covered { Warning California Perchlorate by the vehicle warranty. Materials Requirements Damage to vehicle components It can be dangerous to work on resulting from modifications or the your vehicle if you do not have Certain types of automotive installation or use of non GM the proper knowledge, service applications, such as airbag ‐ certified parts, including control manual, tools, or parts. Always initiators, safety belt pretensioners, module or software modifications, is follow owner manual procedures and lithium batteries contained in not covered under the terms of the and consult the service manual Remote Keyless Entry transmitters, vehicle warranty and may affect for your vehicle before doing any may contain perchlorate materials. remaining warranty coverage for service work. Special handling may be necessary. affected parts. For additional information, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/ GM Accessories are designed to If doing some of your own service perchlorate. complement and function with other work, use the proper service systems on the vehicle. See your manual. It tells you much more Accessories and dealer to accessorize the vehicle about how to service the vehicle Modifications using genuine GM Accessories than this manual can. To order the installed by a dealer technician. proper service manual, see Service Adding non‐dealer accessories or Also, see Adding Equipment to the Publications Ordering Information making modifications to the vehicle Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on on page 13-11. can affect vehicle performance and page 3-30. safety, including such things as airbags, braking, stability, ride and Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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This vehicle has an airbag system. Hood Before attempting to do your own service work, see Servicing the To open the hood: Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on page 3-30. Keep a record with all parts receipts and list the mileage and the date of any service work performed. See Maintenance Records on page 11-16.

{ Caution 2. Go to the front of the vehicle and Even small amounts of move the secondary hood contamination can cause damage release lever toward the right side of the vehicle. to vehicle systems. Do not allow 1. Pull the hood release handle contaminants to contact the fluids, inside the vehicle. It is on the 3. Lift the hood. reservoir caps, or dipsticks. lower left side of the instrument To close the hood: panel. Before closing the hood, be sure all filler caps are on properly. Then, bring the hood from full open to within 152 mm (6 in) of the closed position. Pause, then push the front center of the hood with a swift, firm motion to fully close the hood. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Engine Compartment Overview

2.0L L4 Engine Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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1. Windshield Washer Fluid Reservoir. See Washer Fluid on page 10-22. 2. Positive (+) Battery Terminal. See Battery on page 10-25. 3. Engine Coolant Surge Tank and Pressure Cap. See Cooling System on page 10-16. 4. Engine Compartment Fuse Block on page 10-32. 5. Engine Cooling Fan (Out of View). See Cooling System on page 10-16. 6. Engine Oil Fill Cap. See Engine Oil on page 10-10. 7. Engine Oil Dipstick. See Engine Oil on page 10-10. 8. Engine Air Cleaner/Filter on page 10-15. 9. Brake/Clutch Fluid Reservoir. See Brakes on page 10-22 and Hydraulic Clutch on page 10-14. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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2.5L L4 Engine Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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1. Windshield Washer Fluid Reservoir. See Washer Fluid on page 10-22. 2. Positive (+) Battery Terminal. See Battery on page 10-25. 3. Engine Coolant Surge Tank and Pressure Cap. See Cooling System on page 10-16. 4. Engine Compartment Fuse Block on page 10-32. 5. Engine Cooling Fan (Out of View). See Cooling System on page 10-16. 6. Engine Oil Fill Cap. See Engine Oil on page 10-10. 7. Engine Oil Dipstick. See Engine Oil on page 10-10. 8. Engine Air Cleaner/Filter on page 10-15. 9. Brake/Clutch Fluid Reservoir. See Brakes on page 10-22 and Hydraulic Clutch on page 10-14. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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3.6L V6 Engine Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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1. Windshield Washer Fluid Engine Oil Checking Engine Oil Reservoir. See Washer Fluid on It is a good idea to check the engine page 10-22. To ensure proper engine performance and long life, careful oil level at each fuel fill. In order to 2. Positive (+) Battery Terminal. attention must be paid to engine oil. get an accurate reading, the vehicle See Battery on page 10-25. Following these simple, but must be on level ground. The 3. Engine Coolant Surge Tank and important steps will help protect engine oil dipstick handle is a loop. Pressure Cap. See Cooling your investment: See Engine Compartment Overview System on page 10-16. on page 10-5 for the location of the . Always use engine oil approved engine oil dipstick. 4. Engine Compartment Fuse to the proper specification and of Block on page 10-32. the proper viscosity grade. See 1. If the engine has been running “Selecting the Right Engine Oil” recently, turn off the engine and 5. Engine Cooling Fan (Out of in this section. allow several minutes for the oil View). See Cooling System on to drain back into the oil pan. page 10-16. . Check the engine oil level Checking the oil level too soon regularly and maintain the 6. Engine Oil Fill Cap. See Engine after engine shutoff will not proper oil level. See “Checking Oil on page 10-10. provide an accurate oil level Engine Oil” and “When to Add reading. 7. Engine Oil Dipstick. See Engine Engine Oil” in this section. Oil on page 10-10. . Change the engine oil at the { Warning 8. Engine Air Cleaner/Filter on appropriate time. See Engine Oil page 10-15. Life System on page 10-12. The engine oil dipstick handle 9. Brake/Clutch Fluid Reservoir. . Always dispose of engine oil may be hot; it could burn you. See Brakes on page 10-22 and properly. See “What to Do with Use a towel or glove to touch the Hydraulic Clutch on page 10-14. Used Oil” in this section. dipstick handle. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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2. Pull out the dipstick and clean it Selecting the Right Engine Oil with a paper towel or cloth, then Caution (Continued) Selecting the right engine oil push it back in all the way. depends on both the proper oil Remove it again, keeping the tip operating range, i.e., the engine specification and viscosity grade. down, and check the level. has so much oil that the oil level gets above the cross-hatched See Recommended Fluids and When to Add Engine Oil area that shows the proper Lubricants on page 11-13. If the oil is below the cross-hatched operating range, the engine could Specification be damaged. You should drain area at the tip of the dipstick, add Use and ask for licensed engine oils 1 L (1 qt) of the recommended oil out the excess oil or limit driving ® of the vehicle and seek a service with the dexos1 approved and then recheck the level. See certification mark. Engine oils professional to remove the “Selecting the Right Engine Oil” in meeting the requirements for the excess amount of oil. this section for an explanation of vehicle should have the dexos1 what kind of oil to use. For engine approved certification mark. This oil crankcase capacity, see See Engine Compartment Overview certification mark indicates that the Capacities and Specifications on on page 10-5 for the location of the oil has been approved to the dexos1 page 12-2. engine oil fill cap. specification. { Caution Add enough oil to put the level somewhere in the proper operating Do not add too much oil. Oil range. Push the dipstick all the way levels above or below the back in when through. acceptable operating range shown on the dipstick are harmful to the engine. If you find that you have an oil level above the (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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temperatures. When selecting an oil properly dispose of clothing or rags { Caution of the appropriate viscosity grade, containing used engine oil. See the always select an oil of the correct manufacturer's warnings about the Failure to use the recommended specification. See “Specification” use and disposal of oil products. engine oil can result in engine earlier in this section for more Used oil can be a threat to the damage not covered by the information. vehicle warranty. Check with your environment. If you change your dealer or service provider on Engine Oil Additives/Engine own oil, be sure to drain all the oil whether the oil is approved to the Oil Flushes from the filter before disposal. Never dispose of oil by putting it in the dexos1 specification. Do not add anything to the oil. The trash or pouring it on the ground, recommended oils with the dexos into sewers, or into streams or Viscosity Grade specification and displaying the bodies of water. Recycle it by taking dexos certification mark are all that it to a place that collects used oil. SAE 5W-30 is the best viscosity is needed for good performance and grade for the 2.0L L4 engine and engine protection. the 3.6L V6 engine. SAE 5W-20 is Engine Oil Life System Engine oil system flushes are not the best viscosity grade for the 2.5L When to Change Engine Oil L4 engine. SAE 0W-20 may be recommended and could cause used as an alternative. Do not use engine damage not covered by the This vehicle has a computer system other viscosity grade oils such as vehicle warranty. that indicates when to change the engine oil and filter. This is based SAE 10W-30, 10W-40, or 20W-50. What to Do with Used Oil on a combination of factors which Cold Temperature Operation: In an Used engine oil contains certain include engine revolutions, engine area of extreme cold, where the elements that can be unhealthy for temperature, and miles driven. temperature falls below −29°C your skin and could even cause Based on driving conditions, the (−20°F), an SAE 0W-30 oil may be cancer. Do not let used oil stay on mileage at which an oil change is used. An oil of this viscosity grade your skin for very long. Clean your indicated can vary considerably. For will provide easier cold starting for skin and nails with soap and water, the engine at extremely low or a good hand cleaner. Wash or Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (13,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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the oil life system to work properly, since the last oil change. Be careful not to reset the oil life the system must be reset every time Remember to reset the oil life display accidentally at any time the oil is changed. system whenever the oil is changed. other than after the oil is When the system has calculated changed. It cannot be reset How to Reset the Engine Oil accurately until the next oil that oil life has been diminished, it Life System indicates that an oil change is change. necessary. A CHANGE ENGINE Reset the system whenever the The oil life system can also be reset OIL SOON message comes on. See engine oil is changed so that the as follows: Engine Oil Messages on page 5-35. system can calculate the next engine oil change. To reset the 1. Turn the ignition on with the Change the oil as soon as possible engine off. within the next 1 000 km (600 mi). system: It is possible that, if driving under 1. Using the DIC controls on the 2. Fully press and release the the best conditions, the oil life right side of the steering wheel, accelerator pedal three times system might indicate that an oil display REMAINING OIL LIFE within five seconds. change is not necessary for up to a on the DIC. See Driver If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL year. The engine oil and filter must Information Center (DIC) on SOON message is not on, the be changed at least once a year page 5-25. When remaining oil system is reset. and at this time the system must be life is low, the CHANGE The system is reset when the reset. Your dealer has trained ENGINE OIL SOON message CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON service people who will perform this will appear on the display. See message is off. work and reset the system. It is also Engine Oil Messages on important to check the oil regularly page 5-35. If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON over the course of an oil drain message comes back on when the 2. Press SEL on the DIC controls interval and keep it at the proper vehicle is started, the engine oil life and hold SEL down for a few level. system has not been reset. Repeat seconds to clear the CHANGE the procedure. If the system is ever reset ENGINE OIL SOON message accidentally, the oil must be and reset the oil life at 100%. changed at 5 000 km (3,000 mi) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (14,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Automatic Transmission Manual Transmission When to Check and What Fluid Fluid to Use How to Check Automatic How to Check Manual Transmission Fluid Transmission Fluid It is not necessary to check the It is not necessary to check the transmission fluid level. manual transmission fluid level. A transmission fluid leak is the only A transmission fluid leak is the only reason for fluid loss. If a leak reason for fluid loss. If a leak occurs, take the vehicle to your occurs, take the vehicle to your The brake/hydraulic clutch fluid dealer and have it repaired as soon dealer and have it repaired as soon reservoir cap has either a symbol or as possible. as possible. See Recommended text specifying the type of brake fluid. The common brake/clutch fluid The vehicle is not equipped with a Fluids and Lubricants on page 11-13 for the proper fluid to use. reservoir is filled with GM approved transmission fluid level dipstick. DOT 3 brake fluid as indicated on There is a special procedure for Hydraulic Clutch the reservoir cap. See Engine checking and changing the Compartment Overview on transmission fluid. Because this For vehicles with a manual page 10-5 for reservoir location. procedure is difficult, this should be transmission, it is not necessary to done at the dealer. Contact the regularly check brake/clutch fluid How to Check and Add Fluid dealer for additional information. unless there is a leak suspected. Visually check the brake/clutch fluid Change the fluid and filter at the Adding fluid will not correct a leak. reservoir to make sure the fluid level intervals listed in Maintenance A fluid loss in this system could is at the MIN (minimum) line on the Schedule on page 11-3, and be sure indicate a problem. Have the side of the reservoir. The brake/ to use the fluid listed in system inspected and repaired. hydraulic clutch fluid system should Recommended Fluids and be closed and sealed. Lubricants on page 11-13. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (15,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Do not remove the cap to check the release loose dust and dirt. If the See Maintenance Schedule on fluid level or to top off the fluid level. filter remains covered with dirt, a page 11-3 for replacement intervals. Remove the cap only when new filter is required. necessary to add the proper fluid To inspect or replace the air cleaner/ { Warning until the level reaches the MIN line. filter: Operating the engine with the air Engine Air Cleaner/Filter cleaner/filter off can cause you or The engine air cleaner/filter is in the others to be burned. The air engine compartment on the driver cleaner not only cleans the air; it side of the vehicle. See Engine helps to stop flames if the engine Compartment Overview on backfires. Use caution when page 10-5 for location. working on the engine and do not drive with the air cleaner/filter off. When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Inspect the air cleaner/filter at the { Caution scheduled maintenance intervals. See Maintenance Schedule on 2.0L L4 LTG Engine Shown, 2.5L If the air cleaner/filter is off, dirt page 11-3. If you are driving in L4 LCV Engine, and 3.6L V6 LFX can easily get into the engine, dusty/dirty conditions, inspect the Engine Similar which could damage it. Always filter at each engine oil change. have the air cleaner/filter in place 1. Remove the four screws and lift when you are driving. How to Inspect the Engine Air the cover out of the assembly. Cleaner/Filter 2. Inspect or replace the engine air To inspect the engine air cleaner/ cleaner/filter. filter, remove the filter from the vehicle and lightly shake the filter to 3. Lower the cover and secure with the four screws. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (16,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Cooling System The cooling system allows the engine to maintain the correct working temperature.

2.5L L4 LCV Engine 3.6L V6 LFX Engine 1. Engine Coolant Surge Tank and 1. Engine Coolant Surge Tank and Pressure Cap Pressure Cap 2. Engine Cooling Fan (Out 2. Engine Cooling Fan (Out 2.0L L4 LTG Engine of View) of View) 1. Engine Coolant Surge Tank and Pressure Cap { Warning 2. Engine Cooling Fan (Out An electric engine cooling fan of View) under the hood can start up even when the engine is not running and can cause injury. Keep hands, clothing, and tools away from any underhood electric fan. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (17,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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What to Use { Warning Caution (Continued)

Heater and radiator hoses, and vehicle warranty. Always use { Warning other engine parts, can be very DEX-COOL (silicate-free) coolant Adding only plain water or some hot. Do not touch them. If you do, in the vehicle. other liquid to the cooling system you can be burned. can be dangerous. Plain water Do not run the engine if there is a Engine Coolant and other liquids, can boil before leak. If you run the engine, it the proper coolant mixture will. The cooling system in the vehicle is could lose all coolant. That could The coolant warning system is set filled with DEX-COOL engine cause an engine fire, and you for the proper coolant mixture. coolant. See Maintenance Schedule could be burned. Get any leak on page 11-3 and Recommended With plain water or the wrong fixed before you drive the vehicle. Fluids and Lubricants on mixture, the engine could get too page 11-13. hot but you would not get the overheat warning. The engine The following explains the cooling { Caution could catch fire and you or system and how to check and add others could be burned. Use a coolant when it is low. If there is a 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable Using coolant other than problem with engine overheating, ® water and DEX-COOL coolant. DEX-COOL can cause see Engine Overheating on premature engine, heater core, page 10-20. or radiator corrosion. In addition, Use a 50/50 mixture of clean the engine coolant could require drinkable water and DEX-COOL changing sooner. Any repairs coolant. This mixture: would not be covered by the . Gives freezing protection down (Continued) to −37°C (−34°F), outside temperature. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (18,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Gives boiling protection up to Never dispose of engine coolant by If coolant is visible but the coolant 129°C (265°F), engine putting it in the trash, pouring it on level is not at or above the COLD temperature. the ground, or into sewers, streams, FILL line, add a 50/50 mixture of . Protects against rust and or bodies of water. Have the coolant clean drinkable water and corrosion. changed by an authorized service DEX-COOL coolant. center, familiar with legal . Will not damage aluminum parts. Be sure the cooling system is cool requirements regarding used before this is done. . Helps keep the proper engine coolant disposal. This will help temperature. protect the environment and your If no coolant is visible in the coolant health. surge tank, add coolant as follows: { Caution Checking Coolant How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank If improper coolant mixture, The vehicle must be on a level inhibitors, or additives are used in surface when checking the coolant the vehicle cooling system, the level. { Caution engine could overheat and be It is normal to see coolant moving in This vehicle has a specific damaged. Too much water in the the upper coolant hose return line coolant fill procedure. Failure to mixture can freeze and crack when the engine is running. It is follow this procedure could cause engine cooling parts. The repairs also normal to see bubbles entering the engine to overheat and be would not be covered by the the surge tank through the severely damaged. vehicle warranty. Use only the small hose. proper mixture of engine coolant Check to see if coolant is visible in If no problem is found, check to see for the cooling system. See the coolant surge tank. If the coolant if coolant is visible in the coolant Recommended Fluids and inside the coolant surge tank is surge tank. If coolant is visible but Lubricants on page 11-13. boiling, do not do anything else until the coolant level is not at the bottom it cools down. of the fill neck, add a 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (19,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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DEX-COOL coolant at the coolant surge tank, but be sure the cooling Warning (Continued) { Warning system, including the coolant surge tank pressure cap, is cool before The coolant warning system is set You can be burned if you spill you do it. for the proper coolant mixture. coolant on hot engine parts. With plain water or the wrong Coolant contains ethylene glycol { Warning mixture, the engine could get too and it will burn if the engine parts hot but you would not get the are hot enough. Do not spill Steam and scalding liquids from a overheat warning. The engine coolant on a hot engine. hot cooling system can blow out could catch fire and you or and burn you badly. Never turn others could be burned. Use a the cap when the cooling system, 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable including the surge tank pressure water and DEX-COOL coolant. cap, is hot. Wait for the cooling system and surge tank pressure cap to cool. { Caution In cold weather, water can freeze { Warning and crack the engine, radiator, heater core, and other parts. Use Adding only plain water or some the recommended coolant and other liquid to the cooling system the proper coolant mixture. can be dangerous. Plain water 1. Remove the coolant surge tank and other liquids, can boil before pressure cap from the top the proper coolant mixture will. chamber when the cooling (Continued) system, including the coolant Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (20,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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surge tank pressure cap and can feel the upper radiator hose If the coolant is not at the proper upper radiator hose, is no getting hot. Watch out for the levels, repeat Steps 1–3 and longer hot. engine cooling fan. reinstall the pressure cap and close Turn the pressure cap slowly By this time, the coolant level the service port. If the coolant still is counterclockwise. If you hear a inside the coolant surge tank top not at the proper levels when the hiss, wait for that to stop. This chamber may be lower. If the system cools down again, see your will allow any pressure still left to level is lower, add more of the dealer. be vented out the proper DEX-COOL coolant discharge hose. mixture to the surge tank top Engine Overheating 2. Keep turning the pressure cap chamber until the level reaches The vehicle has an indicator to warn slowly and remove it. Open the the bottom of the fill neck. of the engine overheating. surge tank service port cap to 5. Replace the surge tank pressure If the decision is made not to lift the the lower chamber cap tightly and close the surge hood when this warning appears, 3. Fill the surge tank top chamber tank service port cap. get service help right away. See with the proper DEX-COOL Roadside Service on page 13-5. coolant mixture to the bottom of { Caution If the decision is made to lift the the fill neck. The top chamber hood, make sure the vehicle is If the pressure cap is not tightly needs to be completely full. Fill parked on a level surface. the surge tank bottom chamber installed, coolant loss and through the service port to possible engine damage may Then check to see if the engine approximately half. occur. Be sure the cap is properly cooling fan is running. If the engine and tightly secured. is overheating, the fan should be 4. With the coolant surge tank running. If it is not, do not continue pressure cap off and the surge to run the engine. Have the vehicle tank service port cap open, start Check the level in the surge tank serviced. the engine and let it run until you top and bottom chambers when the cooling system has cooled down. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (21,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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2. Turn the heater on to the highest { Caution Warning (Continued) temperature and to the highest fan speed. Open the windows as Running the engine without If you keep driving when the necessary. coolant may cause damage or a engine is overheated, the liquids fire. Vehicle damage would not be in it can catch fire. You or others 3. When it is safe to do so, pull off covered by the vehicle warranty. could be badly burned. Stop the the road, shift to P (Park) or engine if it overheats, and get out N (Neutral) for an automatic of the vehicle until the engine transmission or Neutral for a If Steam Is Coming from the manual transmission, and let the is cool. Engine Compartment engine idle. If the overheat warning no longer { Warning If No Steam Is Coming from displays, the vehicle can be driven. the Engine Compartment Continue to drive the vehicle slowly Steam from an overheated engine If an engine overheat warning is for about 10 minutes. Keep a safe can burn you badly, even if you displayed but no steam can be seen vehicle distance from the vehicle in just open the hood. Stay away or heard, the problem may not be front. If the warning does not come from the engine if you see or hear too serious. Sometimes the engine back on, continue to drive normally steam coming from it. Just turn it can get a little too hot when the and have the cooling system off and get everyone away from vehicle: checked for proper fill and function. the vehicle until it cools down. . Climbs a long hill on a hot day. If the warning continues, pull over, Wait until there is no sign of stop, and park the vehicle . steam or coolant before you open Stops after high-speed driving. right away. the hood. . Idles for long periods in traffic. If there is no sign of steam, idle the (Continued) If the overheat warning is displayed engine for three minutes while with no sign of steam: parked. If the warning is still displayed, turn off the engine until it 1. Turn the air conditioning off. cools down. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (22,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Washer Fluid Brakes { Caution What to Use This vehicle has disc brakes. Disc . Do not use engine coolant brake pads have built-in wear When windshield washer fluid is (antifreeze) in the windshield indicators that make a high-pitched needed, be sure to read the washer. It can damage the warning sound when the brake pads manufacturer's instructions before windshield washer system are worn and new pads are needed. use. If operating the vehicle in an and paint. The sound can come and go or be area where the temperature may fall . heard all the time when the vehicle below freezing, use a fluid that has Do not mix water with ready-to-use washer fluid. is moving, except when applying the sufficient protection against brake pedal firmly. freezing. Water can cause the solution to freeze and damage the Adding Washer Fluid washer fluid tank and other { Warning parts of the washer system. The brake wear warning sound . When using concentrated means that soon the brakes will washer fluid, follow the not work well. That could lead to manufacturer instructions for adding water. a crash. When the brake wear warning sound is heard, have the . Fill the washer fluid tank only vehicle serviced. three-quarters full when it is Open the cap with the washer very cold. This allows for fluid symbol on it. Add washer fluid until expansion if freezing occurs, the tank is full. See Engine which could damage the tank { Caution Compartment Overview on if it is completely full. page 10-5 for reservoir location. Continuing to drive with worn-out brake pads could result in costly brake repair. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (23,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Some driving conditions or climates Replacing Brake System Parts Brake Fluid can cause a brake squeal when the The braking system on a vehicle is brakes are first applied or lightly complex. Its many parts have to be applied. This does not mean of top quality and work well together something is wrong with the brakes. if the vehicle is to have really good Properly torqued wheel nuts are braking. The vehicle was designed necessary to help prevent brake and tested with top-quality brake pulsation. When tires are rotated, parts. When parts of the braking inspect brake pads for wear and system are replaced, be sure to get The brake/clutch master cylinder evenly tighten wheel nuts in the new, approved replacement parts. reservoir is filled with DOT 3 brake proper sequence to torque If this is not done, the brakes might fluid as indicated on the reservoir specifications. See Capacities and not work properly. For example, cap. See Engine Compartment Specifications on page 12-2. installing disc brake pads that are Overview on page 10-5 for the Brake pads should be replaced as wrong for the vehicle, can change location of the reservoir. the balance between the front and complete sets. There are only two reasons why the rear brakes — for the worse. The Brake Pedal Travel braking performance expected can brake fluid level in the reservoir might go down: See your dealer if the brake pedal change in many other ways if the . does not return to normal height, wrong replacement brake parts are The brake fluid level goes down or if there is a rapid increase in installed. because of normal brake lining pedal travel. This could be a sign wear. When new linings are that brake service might be installed, the fluid level goes required. back up. . A fluid leak in the brake/clutch Brake Adjustment hydraulic system can also cause Every time the brakes are applied, a low fluid level. Have the brake/ with or without the vehicle moving, clutch hydraulic system fixed, the brakes adjust for wear. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (24,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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since a leak means that sooner Checking Brake Fluid Always clean the brake/clutch fluid or later the brakes will not reservoir cap and the area around The brake/clutch fluid can be work well. the cap before removing it. This checked without taking off the cap helps keep dirt from entering the Do not top off the brake/clutch fluid. by looking at the brake/clutch fluid reservoir. Adding fluid does not correct a leak. reservoir. If fluid is added when the linings are The fluid level should be above worn, there will be too much fluid { Warning MIN. If it is not, have the brake/ when new brake linings are clutch hydraulic system checked to installed. Add or remove fluid, as With the wrong kind of fluid in the see if there is a leak. necessary, only when work is done brake/clutch hydraulic system, the on the brake/clutch hydraulic After work is done on the brake/ brakes might not work well. This system. clutch hydraulic system, make sure could cause a crash. Always use the level is above MIN but not over the proper brake/clutch fluid. { Warning the MAX mark. When the brake/clutch fluid falls to a If too much brake fluid is added, it low level, the brake warning light { Caution can spill on the engine and burn, comes on. See Brake System if the engine is hot enough. You Warning Light on page 5-18. . Using the wrong fluid can or others could be burned, and badly damage brake/clutch What to Add the vehicle could be damaged. hydraulic system parts. For Add brake fluid only when work is Use only new GM approved DOT 3 example, just a few drops of done on the brake/clutch brake fluid from a sealed container. mineral-based oil, such as hydraulic system. See Recommended Fluids and engine oil, in the brake Lubricants on page 11-13. hydraulic system can damage brake hydraulic system parts so badly that they will have to (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (25,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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4. Start and run the engine for at Caution (Continued) { Warning least 30 seconds. be replaced. Do not let Battery posts, terminals, and Vehicle Storage someone put in the wrong related accessories contain lead kind of fluid. and lead compounds, chemicals { Warning . If brake fluid is spilled on the known to the State of California to vehicle's painted surfaces, cause cancer and reproductive Batteries have acid that can burn the paint finish can be harm. Wash hands after handling. you and gas that can explode. damaged. Be careful not to You can be badly hurt if you are spill brake fluid on the After a power loss, such as not careful. See Jump Starting on vehicle. If you do, wash it off disconnecting the battery or page 10-72 for tips on working immediately. removing the maxi fuses in the around a battery without power distribution fuse block, the getting hurt. Battery following steps must be performed to calibrate the electronic throttle Infrequent Usage: Remove the The battery is in the trunk, beneath control. If this is not done, the black, negative (−) cable from the the trim panel, on the driver side of engine will not run properly. battery to keep the battery from the vehicle. Refer to the 1. Turn the ignition on but do not running down. replacement number shown on the original battery label when a new start the engine. Extended Storage: Remove the battery is needed. 2. Leave the ignition on for at least black, negative (−) cable from the three minutes so that the battery or use a battery trickle electronic throttle control will charger. cycle and relearn its home position. 3. Turn the ignition off. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (26,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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All-Wheel Drive How to Check Lubricant 2. Drain Plug If the vehicle is equipped with To get an accurate reading, the All-Wheel-Drive (AWD), this is an vehicle should be on a level additional system that needs surface. lubrication. If the level is below the bottom of Transfer Case the fill plug hole, on the transfer case, some lubricant will need to be When to Check Lubricant added. Add enough lubricant to raise the level to the bottom of the It is not necessary to regularly fill plug hole. Use care not to check the transfer case fluid unless overtighten the fill plug. a leak is suspected or an unusual noise is heard. A fluid loss could What to Use indicate a problem. Have it Refer to the Maintenance Schedule inspected and repaired. to determine what kind of lubricant to use. See Recommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 11-13. Starter Switch Check

{ Warning

When you are doing this inspection, the vehicle could move suddenly. If the vehicle moves, you or others could be 1. Fill Plug injured. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (27,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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1. Before starting this check, be Automatic Transmission normal effort. If the shift lever sure there is enough room moves out of P (Park), contact around the vehicle. Shift Lock Control your dealer for service. Function Check 2. Apply both the parking brake and the regular brake. Park Brake and P (Park) { Warning Do not use the accelerator Mechanism Check pedal, and be ready to turn off When you are doing this the engine immediately if it inspection, the vehicle could { Warning starts. move suddenly. If the vehicle When you are doing this check, moves, you or others could be 3. For automatic transmission the vehicle could begin to move. vehicles, try to start the engine injured. You or others could be injured in each gear. The vehicle should and property could be damaged. start only in P (Park) or 1. Before starting this check, be N (Neutral). If the vehicle starts Make sure there is room in front sure there is enough room in any other position, contact of the vehicle in case it begins to around the vehicle. It should be your dealer for service. roll. Be ready to apply the regular parked on a level surface. brake at once should the vehicle For manual transmission 2. Apply the parking brake. Be begin to move. vehicles, put the shift lever in ready to apply the regular brake Neutral, push the clutch pedal immediately if the vehicle begins down halfway, and try to start Park on a fairly steep hill, with the to move. the engine. The vehicle should vehicle facing downhill. Keeping start only when the clutch pedal 3. With the engine off, turn the your foot on the regular brake, set is pushed down all the way to ignition on, but do not start the the parking brake. the floor. If the vehicle starts engine. Without applying the . To check the parking brake's when the clutch pedal is not regular brake, try to move the holding ability: With the engine pushed all the way down, shift lever out of P (Park) with running and the transmission in contact your dealer for service. N (Neutral), slowly remove foot Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (28,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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pressure from the regular brake To replace the windshield wiper 4. Remove the wiper blade. pedal. Do this until the vehicle is blade: Allowing the wiper blade arm to held by the parking brake only. 1. Pull the windshield wiper touch the windshield when no . To check the P (Park) assembly away from the wiper blade is installed could mechanism's holding ability: windshield. damage the windshield. Any With the engine running, shift to damage that occurs would not P (Park). Then release the be covered by the vehicle parking brake followed by the warranty. Do not allow the wiper regular brake. blade arm to touch the Contact your dealer if service is windshield. required. 5. Reverse Steps 1–3 for wiper blade replacement. Wiper Blade Replacement Windshield wiper blades should be Windshield Replacement inspected for wear and cracking. The windshield is part of the HUD See Maintenance Schedule on system. If the vehicle has to have page 11-3. the windshield replaced, get one Replacement blades come in that is designed for HUD or the 2. Lift up on the latch in the middle HUD image may look out of focus. different types and are removed in of the wiper blade where the different ways. For proper type and wiper arm attaches. length, see Maintenance Replacement Parts on page 11-15. 3. With the latch open, pull the wiper blade down toward the windshield far enough to release it from the J-hooked end of the wiper arm. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (29,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Headlamp Aiming Bulb Replacement High Intensity Discharge Headlamp aim has been preset and For the proper type of replacement (HID) Lighting should need no further adjustment. bulbs, see Replacement Bulbs on If the vehicle is damaged in a crash, page 10-31. { Warning the headlamp aim may be affected. For any bulb‐changing procedure The high intensity discharge If adjustment to the headlamps is not listed in this section, contact lighting system operates at a very necessary, see your dealer. your dealer. high voltage. If you try to service any of the system components, Halogen Bulbs you could be seriously injured. Have your dealer or a qualified { Warning technician service them. Halogen bulbs have pressurized gas inside and can burst if you After an HID headlamp bulb has drop or scratch the bulb. You or been replaced, the beam might be a others could be injured. Be sure slightly different shade than it was to read and follow the instructions originally. This is normal. on the bulb package. LED Lighting This vehicle has several LED lamps. For replacement of any LED lighting assembly, contact your dealer. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (30,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Back-Up Lamps 4. Install the new bulb in the bulb socket. 5. Install the bulb socket by turning clockwise. License Plate Lamp

Bulb Assembly 1. Bulb Socket 1. Back-Up Bulb Socket 2. Bulb 2. Back-Up Lamp Assembly 3. Lamp Assembly To replace one of these bulbs: To replace one of these bulbs: 1. Reach under the rear fascia and Lamp Assembly locate the back-up lamp 1. Push the lamp assembly (3) assembly. toward the center of the vehicle. 2. Remove the bulb socket (1) by 2. Pull the lamp assembly down to turning counterclockwise and remove. pulling straight out of the lamp 3. Turn the bulb socket (1) assembly (2). counterclockwise to remove it 3. Pull the bulb out of the socket. from the lamp assembly (3). Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (31,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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4. Pull the bulb (2) straight out of Electrical System Headlamp Wiring the bulb socket (1). An electrical overload may cause 5. Push the replacement bulb Electrical System the lamps to go on and off, or in straight into the bulb socket and Overload some cases to remain off. Have the turn the bulb socket clockwise to headlamp wiring checked right away install it into the lamp assembly. The vehicle has fuses and circuit if the lamps go on and off or 6. Push the lamp assembly back breakers to protect against an remain off. electrical system overload. into position until the release tab Windshield Wipers locks into place. When the current electrical load is too heavy, the circuit breaker opens If the wiper motor overheats due to Replacement Bulbs and closes, protecting the circuit heavy snow or ice, the windshield until the current load returns to wipers will stop until the motor cools Bulb Exterior Lamp normal or the problem is fixed. This and will then restart. Number greatly reduces the chance of circuit Although the circuit is protected Back-Up Lamp 921 overload and fire caused by from electrical overload, overload (W16W) electrical problems. due to heavy snow or ice may License Plate Lamp W5W LL Fuses and circuit breakers protect cause wiper linkage damage. power devices in the vehicle. Always clear ice and heavy snow For replacement bulbs not listed from the windshield before using the Replace a bad fuse with a new one windshield wipers. here, contact your dealer. of the identical size and rating. If the overload is caused by an If there is a problem on the road and electrical problem and not snow or a fuse needs to be replaced, the ice, be sure to get it fixed. same amperage fuse can be borrowed. Choose some feature of the vehicle that is not needed to use and replace it as soon as possible. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (32,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Fuses and Circuit Engine Compartment { Caution Breakers Fuse Block The wiring circuits in the vehicle are The underhood fuse block is on the Spilling liquid on any electrical protected from short circuits by a passenger side of the engine component on the vehicle may combination of fuses and circuit compartment. damage it. Always keep the breakers. This greatly reduces the covers on any electrical chance of damage caused by component. electrical problems. To check a fuse, look at the silver-colored band inside the fuse. If the band is broken or melted, replace the fuse. Be sure to replace a bad fuse with a new one of the identical size and rating. Fuses of the same amperage can be temporarily borrowed from another fuse location, if a fuse goes out. Replace the fuse as soon as possible. Lift the fuse block cover to access the fuses. To identify and check fuses, circuit breakers, and relays, see Engine The vehicle may not be equipped Compartment Fuse Block on with all of the fuses and relays page 10-32, Instrument Panel Fuse shown. Block on page 10-35, and Rear Compartment Fuse Block on page 10-38. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (33,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Number Usage 1 Not Used 2 Not Used 3 Not Used 4 Body Control Module 6 5 Not Used 6 Driver Power Seat 7 Not Used *8 Headlamp Washer Relay 9 Not Used 10 Not Used 11 Not Used 12 Not Used 13 Passenger Power Seat 14 Body Control Module 5 15 Passive Entry/ Passive Start Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (34,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Number Usage Number Usage Number Usage 16 Not Used *29 AFS AHL/ 41 Fuel Heater Pedestrian *17 Headlamp Washer *42 AIR Solenoid Relay Protection 18 Not Used 43 Washer 30 Passenger Window 19 Antilock Brake Switch 44 Rear Washer Relay System Pump 31 Body Control 45 Front Washer Relay 20 Antilock Brake Module 7 46 Not Used System Valve 32 Sunroof 47 Instrument Panel *21 AIR Pump 33 Front Wiper Body Ignition 22 Not Used 34 AOS Display/MIL 48 Fuel System 23 Wiper Control Relay Ignition Control Module Ignition 24 Wiper Speed Relay 35 Rear Electrical Center Ignition 49 Heated Steering 25 Engine Control Wheel Module Relay 36 Spare PT Fuse *50 Steering *26 AIR Pump Relay 37 Oxygen Sensor Column Lock 27 Spare/Heated 38 Ignition Coils/ *51 Coolant Pump Seat 2 Injectors *52 Coolant Pump 28 Body Control 39 Ignition Coils/ Relay Module 1/Spare Injectors/Spare 53 Air Conditioning 40 Engine Control Compressor Clutch Module Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (35,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Number Usage Number Usage Instrument Panel Fuse *54 AIR Solenoid *65 Right High Intensity Block Discharge 55 Transmission The instrument panel fuse block is Headlamp Control Module/ in the end of the driver side of the Spare 66 Headlamp High instrument panel. Left/Right *56 Headlamp Low Relay 67 Horn 57 Headlamp high 68 Horn Relay Relay 69 Cooling Fan 58 Starter 70 Aero Shutter 59 Starter Relay 71 Transmission 60 Run/Crank Relay Control Module Ignition *61 Vacuum Pump Relay 72 Engine Control Module Ignition 62 Air Conditioning Control Relay *73 Brake To access the fuses, remove the Vacuum Pump end panel by gently prying with a *63 Adaptive Headlamp plastic tool near each clip, beginning Leveling 74 Not Used at the point shown. *64 Left High Intensity Discharge * Optional Headlamp Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (36,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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To install the end cover, insert the tabs on the back of the cover into the slots in the instrument panel at the points shown. Align the clips with the slots in the instrument panel, and press the cover into place. The vehicle may not be equipped with all of the fuses and relays shown. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (37,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Mini Fuses Usage Mini Fuses Usage J Case Usage Fuses 2 Spare 17 Spare 31 Spare 3 Electric Steering 18 Spare Column Lock 32 Spare 19 Spare 4 Data Link 33 Front Heater, 20 Spare Connector Ventilation, and Air 21 Spare Conditioning Blower 5 Heater, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning 22 Sensing Diagnostic Control Module/Automatic Circuit Usage Occupant Sensing Breakers 6 Tilt and Telescope Steering Column 23 Radio/DVD/Heater, CB1 Retained Accessory Ventilation, and Air Power/Accessory 8 Spare Conditioning Power Outlet Power 9 Spare 24 Display CB7 Spare 10 Shunt 25 Heated Steering 11 Spare Wheel Relays Usage 12 Spare 26 Spare K10 Retained Accessory Power/Accessory 13 Spare 27 Switches K605 Spare 14 Spare 28 Spare K644 Spare 15 Spare 29 Spare 16 Spare 30 Spare 16 Spare Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (38,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Rear Compartment Fuse Block

The rear compartment fuse block is behind a cover on the driver side of the rear compartment. The vehicle may not be equipped with all of the fuses, relays, and features shown. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (39,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Number Usage Number Usage Number Usage 1 Not Used 14 Electric Parking 29 Not Used Brake 2 Left Window 30 Semi-Active 15 Not Used Damping System 3 Body Control Module 8 16 Trunk Release 31 Transfer Case Control Module 4 A/C Inverter 17 Run Relay 32 Theft Module/ 5 Passive Entry 18 Logistics Relay Universal Garage Passive Start 19 Logistics Fuse Door Opener/Rain Battery 1 Sensor 20 Rear Window 6 Body Control Defogger Relay 33 UPA Module 4 21 Mirror Window 34 Radio/DVD 7 Heated Mirrors Module 35 Not Used 8 Amplifier 22 Not Used 36 Trailer 9 Rear Window 23 Canister Vent Defogger 37 Fuel Pump/Fuel 24 Body Control System Control 10 Not Used Module 2 Module 11 Trailer Connector 25 Rear Vision Camera 38 Not Used 12 OnStar (If 26 Not Used 39 Not Used Equipped) 27 SBZA/LDW/EOCM 40 Not Used 13 Right Window 28 Trailer/Sunshade 41 Not Used Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (40,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Number Usage Wheels and Tires Warning (Continued) 42 Memory Seat Module Tires and a serious crash. See Every new GM vehicle has Vehicle Load Limits on 43 Body Control page 9-11. Module 3 high-quality tires made by a . Underinflated tires pose 44 Not Used leading tire manufacturer. See the warranty manual for the same danger as 45 Battery Regulated information regarding the tire overloaded tires. The Voltage Control warranty and where to get resulting crash could 46 Engine Control service. For additional cause serious injury. Module Battery information refer to the tire Check all tires frequently 47 Not Used manufacturer. to maintain the recommended pressure. 48 Not Used { Warning Tire pressure should be 49 Trailer Module checked when the tires . Poorly maintained and are cold. improperly used tires are . dangerous. Overinflated tires are more likely to be cut, punctured, . Overloading the tires can or broken by a sudden cause overheating as a impact — such as when result of too much flexing. hitting a pothole. Keep There could be a blowout tires at the recommended (Continued) pressure. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (41,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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See Tire Pressure for traction or performance as winter Warning (Continued) High-Speed Operation on tires on snow or ice-covered roads. See Winter Tires on page 10-41. . Worn or old tires can page 10-49 for inflation pressure adjustment for high-speed cause a crash. If the tread Winter Tires is badly worn, driving. replace them. This vehicle was not originally All-Season Tires equipped with winter tires. Winter . Replace any tires that tires are designed for increased This vehicle may come with have been damaged by traction on snow and ice-covered all-season tires. These tires are roads. Consider installing winter impacts with potholes, designed to provide good overall tires on the vehicle if frequent curbs, etc. performance on most road surfaces driving on ice or snow covered . and weather conditions. Original Improperly repaired tires roads is expected. See your dealer equipment tires designed to GM's can cause a crash. Only for details regarding winter tire specific tire performance criteria the dealer or an availability and proper tire selection. have a TPC specification code authorized tire service Also, see Buying New Tires on molded onto the sidewall. Original page 10-56. center should repair, equipment all-season tires can be replace, dismount, and identified by the last two characters With winter tires, there may be mount the tires. of this TPC code, which will decreased dry road traction, increased road noise, and shorter . Do not spin the tires in be “MS.” tread life. After changing to winter Consider installing winter tires on excess of 56 km/h tires, be alert for changes in vehicle the vehicle if frequent driving on (35 mph) on slippery handling and braking. surfaces such as snow, snow or ice-covered roads is mud, ice, etc. Excessive expected. All-season tires provide If using winter tires: spinning may cause the adequate performance for most . Use tires of the same brand and winter driving conditions, but they tires to explode. tread type on all four wheel may not offer the same level of positions. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (42,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Use only radial ply tires of the (50 mi); and a heavy load 45 km same size, load range, and { Warning (25 mi). As soon as possible, speed rating as the original contact the nearest authorized GM equipment tires. If the low tire warning light or run-flat servicing facility for displays on the instrument cluster, Winter tires with the same speed inspection and repair or the handling capabilities will be rating as the original equipment tires replacement. reduced during severe may not be available for H, V, W, Y, When driving on a deflated run-flat and ZR speed rated tires. If winter maneuvers. Driving too fast could cause loss of control and you or tire, avoid potholes and other road tires with a lower speed rating are hazards that could damage the tire others could be injured. Do not chosen, never exceed the tire's and/or wheel beyond repair. When a drive over 90 km/h (55 mph) when maximum speed capability. tire has been damaged, or driven the low tire warning light is any distance while deflated, check Run-Flat Tires displayed. Drive cautiously and with an authorized run-flat tire check the tire pressures as soon service center to determine whether This vehicle, when new, may have as possible. had run-flat tires. There is no spare the tire can be repaired or should be tire, no tire changing equipment, replaced. To maintain the run-flat and no place to store a tire in the Run-flat tires can be driven on with feature, all replacement tires must vehicle. no air pressure. There is no need to be run-flat tires. stop on the side of the road to To locate the nearest GM or run-flat The vehicle also has a Tire change the tire. Continue driving; Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) servicing facility, call Customer however, do not drive too far or too Assistance. that indicates a loss of tire pressure fast. Driving on the tire may not be in any of the tires. possible if there is permanent The valve stems on run-flat tires damage. To prevent permanent have sensors that are part of the damage, keep speed below 80 km/h TPMS. See Tire Pressure Monitor (50 mph). With a light load the System on page 10-49. These vehicle can be driven up to 100 km sensors contain batteries that are (60 mi); with a moderate load 80 km designed to last for 10 years under Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (43,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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normal driving conditions. See your temperatures or on snow or ice aspect ratio, construction type, dealer for wheel or sensor covered roads is expected. See and service description. See the replacement. Winter Tires on page 10-41. “Tire Size” illustration later in this section for more detail. { Caution Tire Sidewall Labeling (2) TPC Spec (Tire Using liquid sealants can damage Useful information about a tire is Performance Criteria the tire valves and tire pressure molded into its sidewall. The Specification): Original monitor sensors in the run-flat examples show a typical equipment tires designed to tires. This damage is not covered passenger tire sidewall. GM's specific tire performance by the vehicle warranty. Do not criteria have a TPC specification use liquid sealants in run-flat code molded onto the sidewall. tires. GM's TPC specifications meet or exceed all federal safety Summer Tires guidelines. This vehicle may come with high (3) DOT (Department of performance summer tires. These Transportation): The tires have a special tread and Department of Transportation compound that are optimized for (DOT) code indicates that the maximum dry and wet road tire is in compliance with the performance. This special tread and U.S. Department of compound will decrease Passenger (P-Metric) Tire Example Transportation Motor Vehicle performance in cold climates, and Safety Standards. on ice and snow. We recommend (1) Tire Size: The tire size is a installing winter tires on the vehicle combination of letters and DOT Tire Date of if frequent driving in cold numbers used to define a Manufacture: The last four particular tire's width, height, digits of the TIN indicate the tire Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (44,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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manufactured date. The first two performance factors: treadwear, (1) Passenger (P-Metric) Tire: digits represent the week traction, and temperature The United States version of a (01-52) and the last two digits, resistance. For more information metric tire sizing system. The the year. For example, the third see Uniform Tire Quality letter P as the first character in week of the year 2010 would Grading on page 10-59. the tire size means a passenger have a four-digit DOT date (7) Maximum Cold Inflation vehicle tire engineered to of 0310. Load Limit: Maximum load that standards set by the U.S. Tire (4) Tire Identification Number can be carried and the and Rim Association. (TIN): The letters and numbers maximum pressure needed to (2) Tire Width: The three-digit following the DOT code are the support that load. number indicates the tire section Tire Identification Number (TIN). width in millimeters from The TIN shows the Tire Designations sidewall to sidewall. manufacturer and plant code, Tire Size (3) Aspect Ratio: A two-digit tire size, and date the tire was number that indicates the tire The following is an example of a manufactured. The TIN is height-to-width measurements. typical passenger vehicle molded onto both sides of the For example, if the tire size tire size. tire, although only one side may aspect ratio is 60, as shown in have the date of manufacture. item 3 of the illustration, it would (5) Tire Ply Material: The type mean that the tire's sidewall is of cord and number of plies in 60 percent as high as it is wide. the sidewall and under the tread. (4) Construction Code: A letter (6) Uniform Tire Quality code is used to indicate the type Grading (UTQG): Tire of ply construction in the tire. manufacturers are required to The letter R means radial ply grade tires based on three construction; the letter D means Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (45,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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diagonal or bias ply Accessory Weight: The Cold Tire Pressure: The construction; and the letter B combined weight of optional amount of air pressure in a tire, means belted-bias ply accessories. Some examples of measured in kPa (kilopascal) construction. optional accessories are or psi (pounds per square inch) (5) Rim Diameter: Diameter of automatic transmission, power before a tire has built up heat the wheel in inches. windows, power seats, and air from driving. See Tire Pressure conditioning. on page 10-47. (6) Service Description: These characters represent the load Aspect Ratio: The relationship Curb Weight: The weight of a index and speed rating of the of a tire's height to its width. motor vehicle with standard and tire. The load index represents Belt: A rubber coated layer of optional equipment including the the load carrying capacity a tire cords between the plies and the maximum capacity of fuel, oil, is certified to carry. The speed tread. Cords may be made from and coolant, but without rating is the maximum speed a steel or other reinforcing passengers and cargo. tire is certified to carry a load. materials. DOT Markings: A code molded Bead: The tire bead contains into the sidewall of a tire Tire Terminology and steel wires wrapped by steel signifying that the tire is in Definitions cords that hold the tire onto compliance with the U.S. the rim. Department of Transportation Air Pressure: The amount of (DOT) Motor Vehicle Safety air inside the tire pressing Bias Ply Tire: A pneumatic tire Standards. The DOT code outward on each square inch of in which the plies are laid at includes the Tire Identification the tire. Air pressure is alternate angles less than Number (TIN), an alphanumeric expressed in kPa (kilopascal) 90 degrees to the centerline of designator which can also or psi (pounds per square inch). the tread. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (46,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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identify the tire manufacturer, Load Index: An assigned Occupant Distribution: production plant, brand, and number ranging from 1 to 279 Designated seating positions. date of production. that corresponds to the load Outward Facing Sidewall: The GVWR: Gross Vehicle Weight carrying capacity of a tire. side of an asymmetrical tire that Rating. See Vehicle Load Limits Maximum Inflation Pressure: has a particular side that faces on page 9-11. The maximum air pressure to outward when mounted on a GAWR FRT: Gross Axle Weight which a cold tire can be inflated. vehicle. The side of the tire that Rating for the front axle. See The maximum air pressure is contains a whitewall, bears Vehicle Load Limits on molded onto the sidewall. white lettering, or bears page 9-11. Maximum Load Rating: The manufacturer, brand, and/or load rating for a tire at the model name molding that is GAWR RR: Gross Axle Weight higher or deeper than the same Rating for the rear axle. See maximum permissible inflation pressure for that tire. moldings on the other sidewall Vehicle Load Limits on of the tire. page 9-11. Maximum Loaded Vehicle Weight: The sum of curb Passenger (P-Metric) Tire: A Intended Outboard Sidewall: tire used on passenger cars and The side of an asymmetrical tire weight, accessory weight, vehicle capacity weight, and some light duty trucks and that must always face outward multipurpose vehicles. when mounted on a vehicle. production options weight. Normal Occupant Weight: The Recommended Inflation Kilopascal (kPa): The metric Pressure: Vehicle unit for air pressure. number of occupants a vehicle is designed to seat multiplied by manufacturer's recommended Light Truck (LT-Metric) Tire: A 68 kg (150 lb). See Vehicle Load tire inflation pressure as shown tire used on light duty trucks and Limits on page 9-11. on the tire placard. See Tire some multipurpose passenger vehicles. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (47,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Pressure on page 9-11 and Treadwear Indicators: Narrow 68 kg (150 lb) plus the rated Vehicle Load Limits on bands, sometimes called wear cargo load. See Vehicle Load page 9-11. bars, that show across the tread Limits on page 9-11. Radial Ply Tire: A pneumatic of a tire when only 1.6 mm Vehicle Maximum Load on the tire in which the ply cords that (1/16 in) of tread remains. See Tire: Load on an individual tire extend to the beads are laid at When It Is Time for New Tires due to curb weight, accessory 90 degrees to the centerline of on page 10-56. weight, occupant weight, and the tread. UTQGS (Uniform Tire Quality cargo weight. Rim: A metal support for a tire Grading Standards): A tire Vehicle Placard: A label and upon which the tire beads information system that provides permanently attached to a are seated. consumers with ratings for a vehicle showing the vehicle tire's traction, temperature, and capacity weight and the original Sidewall: The portion of a tire treadwear. Ratings are between the tread and the bead. equipment tire size and determined by tire recommended inflation pressure. manufacturers using Speed Rating: An See “Tire and Loading government testing procedures. alphanumeric code assigned to Information Label” under Vehicle a tire indicating the maximum The ratings are molded into the Load Limits on page 9-11. speed at which a tire can sidewall of the tire. See Uniform operate. Tire Quality Grading on Tire Pressure page 10-59. Traction: The friction between Tires need the correct amount of the tire and the road surface. Vehicle Capacity Weight: The air pressure to operate The amount of grip provided. number of designated seating effectively. positions multiplied by Tread: The portion of a tire that comes into contact with the road. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (48,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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The Tire and Loading How to Check { Caution Information label on the vehicle Use a good quality pocket-type Neither tire underinflation nor indicates the original equipment gauge to check the tire overinflation is good. tires and the correct cold tire pressure. Proper tire inflation Underinflated tires, or tires inflation pressures. The cannot be determined by looking that do not have enough air, recommended pressure is the at the tire. Check the tire can result in: minimum air pressure needed to inflation pressure when the tires support the vehicle's maximum are cold, meaning the vehicle . Tire overloading and load carrying capacity. overheating which could has not been driven for at least lead to a blowout. For additional information three hours or no more than regarding how much weight the 1.6 km (1 mi). . Premature or vehicle can carry, and an irregular wear. Remove the valve cap from the example of the Tire and Loading tire valve stem. Press the tire . Poor handling. Information label, see Vehicle gauge firmly onto the valve to Load Limits on page 9-11. How . Reduced fuel economy. get the pressure measurement. the vehicle is loaded affects If the cold tire inflation pressure Overinflated tires, or tires that vehicle handling and ride matches the recommended have too much air, can comfort. Never load the vehicle pressure on the Tire and result in: with more weight than it was Loading Information label, no . Unusual wear. designed to carry. further adjustment is necessary. . Poor handling. When to Check If the inflation pressure is low, . Rough ride. Check the tires once a month add air until the recommended or more. pressure is reached. If the . Needless damage from inflation pressure in high, press road hazards. on the metal stem in the center Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (49,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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of the tire valve to release air. has ended. See Vehicle Load Limits Re-check the tire pressure with Warning (Continued) on page 9-11 and Tire Pressure on page 10-47. the tire gauge. driven at high speeds, make sure Return the valve caps on the the tires are rated for high-speed Tire Pressure Monitor operation, in excellent condition, valve stems to keep out dirt and System moisture and prevent leaks. and set to the correct cold tire inflation pressure for the The Tire Pressure Monitor System Tire Pressure for vehicle load. (TPMS) uses radio and sensor High-Speed Operation technology to check tire pressure Vehicles with P225/45R17 and levels. The TPMS sensors monitor the air pressure in your tires and { Warning 225/40R18 92V size tires require inflation pressure adjustment when transmit tire pressure readings to a receiver located in the vehicle. Driving at high speeds, 160 km/h driving the vehicle at speeds of (100 mph) or higher, puts an 160 km/h (100 mph) or higher. Set Each tire, including the spare (if additional strain on tires. the cold inflation pressure to provided), should be checked 280 kPa (41 psi). Sustained high-speed driving monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recommended causes excessive heat buildup Vehicles with 225/40RF18 88W and by the vehicle manufacturer on the and can cause sudden tire failure. 255/35RF18 90W size tires require inflation pressure adjustment when vehicle placard or tire inflation You could have a crash and you pressure label. (If your vehicle has or others could be killed. Some driving the vehicle at speeds of 160 km/h (100 mph) or higher. Set tires of a different size than the size high-speed rated tires require indicated on the vehicle placard or inflation pressure adjustment for the cold inflation pressure to 300 kPa (44 psi). tire inflation pressure label, you high-speed operation. When should determine the proper tire speed limits and road conditions Return the tires to the inflation pressure for those tires.) are such that a vehicle can be recommended cold tire inflation (Continued) pressure when high-speed driving Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (50,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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As an added safety feature, your Your vehicle has also been alternate tires and wheels allow the vehicle has been equipped with a equipped with a TPMS malfunction TPMS to continue to function tire pressure monitoring system indicator to indicate when the properly. (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire system is not operating properly. See Tire Pressure Monitor pressure telltale when one or more The TPMS malfunction indicator is Operation on page 10-50. of your tires is significantly combined with the low tire pressure under-inflated. telltale. When the system detects a See Radio Frequency Statement on page 13-15. Accordingly, when the low tire malfunction, the telltale will flash for pressure telltale illuminates, you approximately one minute and then should stop and check your tires as remain continuously illuminated. Tire Pressure Monitor soon as possible, and inflate them This sequence will continue upon Operation to the proper pressure. Driving on a subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as the malfunction exists. This vehicle may have a Tire significantly under-inflated tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS). causes the tire to overheat and can When the malfunction indicator is The TPMS is designed to warn the lead to tire failure. Under-inflation illuminated, the system may not be driver when a low tire pressure also reduces fuel efficiency and tire able to detect or signal low tire condition exists. TPMS sensors are tread life, and may affect the pressure as intended. TPMS mounted onto each tire and wheel vehicle's handling and stopping malfunctions may occur for a variety assembly, excluding the spare tire ability. of reasons, including the installation and wheel assembly. The TPMS Please note that the TPMS is not a of replacement or alternate tires or sensors monitor the air pressure in substitute for proper tire wheels on the vehicle that prevent the tires and transmits the tire maintenance, and it is the driver's the TPMS from functioning properly. pressure readings to a receiver responsibility to maintain correct tire Always check the TPMS malfunction located in the vehicle. pressure, even if under-inflation has telltale after replacing one or more not reached the level to trigger tires or wheels on your vehicle to illumination of the TPMS low tire ensure that the replacement or pressure telltale. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (51,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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about the DIC operation and on page 10-54, Tire Rotation on displays see Driver Information page 10-54 and Tires on Center (DIC) on page 5-25. page 10-40. The low tire pressure warning light may come on in cool weather when { Caution the vehicle is first started, and then When a low tire pressure condition turn off as the vehicle is driven. This Tire sealant materials are not all is detected, the TPMS illuminates could be an early indicator that the the same. A non-approved tire the low tire pressure warning light air pressure is getting low and sealant could damage the TPMS on the instrument cluster. If the needs to be inflated to the proper sensors. TPMS sensor damage warning light comes on, stop as pressure. caused by using an incorrect tire soon as possible and inflate the sealant is not covered by the A Tire and Loading Information tires to the recommended pressure vehicle warranty. Always use only label, attached to your vehicle, shown on the Tire and Loading shows the size of the original the GM approved tire sealant Information label. See Vehicle Load equipment tires and the correct available through your dealer or Limits on page 9-11. inflation pressure for the tires when included in the vehicle. A message to check the pressure in they are cold. See Vehicle Load a specific tire displays in the Driver Limits on page 9-11, for an example Factory-installed Tire Inflator Kits Information Center (DIC). The low of the Tire and Loading Information use a GM approved liquid tire tire pressure warning light and the label and its location. Also see Tire sealant. Using non-approved tire DIC warning message come on at Pressure on page 10-47. sealants could damage the TPMS each ignition cycle until the tires are The TPMS can warn about a low sensors. See Tire Sealant and inflated to the correct inflation tire pressure condition but it does Compressor Kit on page 10-64 for pressure. Using the DIC, tire not replace normal tire information regarding the inflator kit pressure levels can be viewed. For maintenance. See Tire Inspection materials and instructions. additional information and details Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (52,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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TPMS Malfunction Light and . The TPMS sensor matching . Operating electronic devices or Message process was not done or not being near facilities using radio completed successfully after wave frequencies similar to the The TPMS will not function properly rotating the tires. The TPMS could cause the TPMS if one or more of the TPMS sensors malfunction light and the DIC sensors to malfunction. are missing or inoperable. When the message should go off after system detects a malfunction, the If the TPMS is not functioning successfully completing the properly it cannot detect or signal a low tire warning light flashes for sensor matching process. See about one minute and then stays on low tire condition. See your dealer "TPMS Sensor Matching for service if the TPMS malfunction for the remainder of the ignition Process" later in this section. cycle. A DIC warning message also light and DIC message comes on . displays. The malfunction light and One or more TPMS sensors are and stays on. DIC warning message come on at missing or damaged. The malfunction light and the DIC TPMS Sensor Matching each ignition cycle until the problem Process is corrected. Some of the conditions message should go off when the that can cause these to come TPMS sensors are installed and Each TPMS sensor has a unique on are: the sensor matching process is identification code. The identification performed successfully. See code needs to be matched to a new . One of the road tires has been your dealer for service. tire/wheel position after rotating the replaced with the spare tire. The . Replacement tires or wheels do vehicle’s tires or replacing one or spare tire does not have a more of the TPMS sensors. The TPMS sensor. The malfunction not match the original equipment tires or wheels. Tires and wheels TPMS sensor matching process light and DIC message should should also be performed after go off after the road tire is other than those recommended could prevent the TPMS from replacing a spare tire with a road replaced and the sensor tire containing the TPMS sensor. matching process is performed functioning properly. See Buying New Tires on page 10-56. The malfunction light and the DIC successfully. See “TPMS Sensor message should go off at the next Matching Process” later in this ignition cycle. The sensors are section. matched to the tire/wheel positions, Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (53,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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using a TPMS relearn tool, in the 4. Use the five-way DIC control on 8. Proceed to the passenger side following order: driver side front tire, the right side of the steering front tire, and repeat Step 7. passenger side front tire, passenger wheel to scroll to the Tire 9. Proceed to the passenger side side rear tire, and driver side rear. Pressure screen under the DIC rear tire, and repeat Step 7. See your dealer for service or to info page. See Driver purchase a relearn tool. Information Center (DIC) on 10. Proceed to the driver side rear page 5-25. tire, and repeat Step 7. The There are two minutes to match the horn sounds two times to first tire/wheel position, and 5. Press and hold the SEL button indicate the sensor five minutes overall to match all four in the center of the five-way DIC identification code has been tire/wheel positions. If it takes control. matched to the driver side rear longer, the matching process stops The horn sounds twice to signal tire, and the TPMS sensor and must be restarted. the receiver is in relearn mode matching process is no longer The TPMS sensor matching and the TIRE LEARNING active. The TIRE LEARNING process is: ACTIVE message displays on ACTIVE message on the DIC 1. Set the parking brake. the DIC screen. display screen goes off. 2. Place the vehicle power mode in 6. Start with the driver side 11. Shut the ignition off. ON/RUN/START. See Ignition front tire. 12. Set all four tires to the Positions on page 9-16. 7. Place the relearn tool against recommended air pressure 3. Make sure the Tire Pressure info the tire sidewall, near the valve level as indicated on the Tire display option is turned on. The stem. Then press the button to and Loading Information label. info displays on the DIC can be activate the TPMS sensor. turned on and off through the A horn chirp confirms that the Settings menu. See Driver sensor identification code has Information Center (DIC) on been matched to this tire and page 5-25. wheel position. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (54,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Tire Inspection . The tire has a puncture, cut, rotation, check the wheel or other damage that cannot alignment. See When It Is Time We recommend that the tires, be repaired well because of for New Tires on page 10-56 including the spare tire, if the the size or location of the and Wheel Replacement on vehicle has one, be inspected damage. page 10-60. for signs of wear or damage at least once a month. Tire Rotation Directional tires should not be rotated. Each tire and wheel Replace the tire if: If the vehicle has non-directional should be used only in the . The indicators at three or tires, they should be rotated position it is in. Directional tires more places around the tire every 12 000 km/7,500 mi. See will have an arrow on the tire can be seen. Maintenance Schedule on indicating the proper direction of page 11-3. . There is cord or fabric rotation or will have “left” or showing through the tire's Tires are rotated to achieve a “right” molded on the sidewall. rubber. uniform wear for all tires. The first rotation is the most . The tread or sidewall is important. cracked, cut, or snagged deep enough to show cord or Anytime unusual wear is fabric. noticed, rotate the tires as soon as possible, check for proper tire . The tire has a bump, bulge, inflation pressure, and check for or split. damaged tires or wheels. If the unusual wear continues after the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (55,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Use this rotation pattern if the Adjust the front and rear tires to vehicle has different size tires the recommended inflation Warning (Continued) on the front and rear and they pressure on the Tire and off and cause an accident. When are non-directional. Loading Information label after changing a wheel, remove any Different tire sizes should not be the tires have been rotated. See rust or dirt from places where the rotated front to rear. Tire Pressure on page 10-47 wheel attaches to the vehicle. In and Vehicle Load Limits on an emergency, a cloth or a paper page 9-11. towel can be used; however, use Reset the Tire Pressure Monitor a scraper or wire brush later to System. See Tire Pressure remove all rust or dirt. Monitor Operation on page 10-50. Lightly coat the center of the Check that all wheel nuts are wheel hub with wheel bearing properly tightened. See Wheel grease after a wheel change or “ tire rotation to prevent corrosion Nut Torque” under Capacities and Specifications on or rust build-up. Do not get page 12-2. grease on the flat wheel mounting surface or on the wheel nuts or bolts. Use this rotation pattern when { Warning rotating tires of the same size installed on all four wheel Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the positions. parts to which it is fastened, can make wheel nuts become loose If the vehicle has a compact after time. The wheel could come spare tire, do not include it in the (Continued) tire rotation. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (56,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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When It Is Time for New The rubber in tires ages over time. slow aging. This area should be free This also applies to the spare tire, of grease, gasoline, or other Tires if the vehicle has one, even if it is substances that can deteriorate Factors such as maintenance, never used. Multiple factors rubber. temperatures, driving speeds, including temperatures, loading Parking for an extended period can vehicle loading, and road conditions conditions, and inflation pressure cause flat spots on the tires that affect the wear rate of the tires. maintenance affect how fast aging may result in vibrations while takes place. GM recommends that driving. When storing a vehicle for tires, including the spare if at least a month, remove the tires or equipped, be replaced after raise the vehicle to reduce the six years, regardless of tread wear. weight from the tires. The tire manufacturer date is the last four digits of the DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN) which is Buying New Tires molded into one side of the tire GM has developed and matched sidewall. The first two digits specific tires for the vehicle. The represent the week (01–52) and the original equipment tires installed last two digits, the year. For were designed to meet General example, the third week of the year 2010 would have a four-digit DOT Motors Tire Performance Criteria date of 0310. Specification (TPC Spec) Treadwear indicators are one way to system rating. When tell when it is time for new tires. Vehicle Storage replacement tires are needed, Treadwear indicators appear when Tires age when stored normally GM strongly recommends the tires have only 1.6 mm (1/16 in) mounted on a parked vehicle. Park buying tires with the same TPC or less of tread remaining. See Tire a vehicle that will be stored for at Spec rating. Inspection on page 10-54 and Tire least a month in a cool, dry, clean Rotation on page 10-54. area away from direct sunlight to Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (57,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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GM's exclusive TPC Spec If proper rotation and system considers over a dozen maintenance have been done, Warning (Continued) critical specifications that impact all four tires should wear out at could cause injury or death. the overall performance of the about the same time. See Tire Only your dealer or authorized vehicle, including brake system Rotation on page 10-54 for tire service center should performance, ride and handling, information on proper tire mount or dismount the tires. traction control, and tire rotation. However, if it is pressure monitoring necessary to replace only one performance. GM's TPC Spec axle set of worn tires, place the number is molded onto the tire's new tires on the rear axle. { Warning sidewall near the tire size. If the Winter tires with the same speed Mixing tires of different sizes tires have an all-season tread rating as the original equipment (other than those originally design, the TPC Spec number tires may not be available for H, installed on the vehicle), brands, will be followed by MS for mud V, W, and ZR speed rated tires. or types may cause loss of and snow. See Tire Sidewall Never exceed the winter tire's control of the vehicle, resulting in Labeling on page 10-43, for maximum speed capability when a crash or other vehicle damage. additional information. using winter tires with a lower Use the correct size, brand, and GM recommends replacing worn speed rating. type of tire on all four wheels. tires in complete sets of four. Uniform tread depth on all tires { Warning will help to maintain the performance of the vehicle. Tires could explode during Braking and handling improper service. Attempting performance may be adversely to mount or dismount a tire affected if all the tires are not (Continued) replaced at the same time. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (58,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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The Tire and Loading { Warning Information label indicates the { Warning Using bias-ply tires on the original equipment tires on the If different sized wheels are used, vehicle may cause the wheel vehicle. See Vehicle Load Limits there may not be an acceptable rim flanges to develop cracks on page 9-11, for the label level of performance and safety if after many miles of driving. location and more information tires not recommended for those A tire and/or wheel could fail about the Tire and Loading wheels are selected. This suddenly and cause a crash. Information label. increases the chance of a crash Use only radial-ply tires with and serious injury. Only use GM the wheels on the vehicle. Different Size Tires and specific wheel and tire systems Wheels developed for the vehicle, and have them properly installed by a If the vehicle tires must be If wheels or tires are installed that GM certified technician. replaced with a tire that does not are a different size than the original have a TPC Spec number, make equipment wheels and tires, vehicle See Buying New Tires on sure they are the same size, performance, including its braking, ride and handling characteristics, page 10-56 and Accessories and load range, speed rating, and stability, and resistance to rollover Modifications on page 10-3. construction (radial) as the may be affected. If the vehicle has original tires. electronic systems such as antilock Vehicles that have a tire brakes, rollover airbags, traction pressure monitoring system control, electronic stability control, could give an inaccurate or All-Wheel Drive, the performance of these systems can also be low-pressure warning if non-TPC affected. Spec rated tires are installed. See Tire Pressure Monitor Operation on page 10-50. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (59,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Uniform Tire Quality nominal rim diameters of graded 150 would wear one and Grading 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm), one-half (1½) times as well on or to some limited-production the government course as a tire Quality grades can be found tires. graded 100. The relative where applicable on the tire performance of tires depends sidewall between tread shoulder While the tires available on General Motors passenger cars upon the actual conditions of and maximum section width. For their use, however, and may example: and light trucks may vary with respect to these grades, they depart significantly from the Treadwear 200 Traction AA must also conform to federal norm due to variations in driving Temperature A safety requirements and habits, service practices and additional General Motors Tire differences in road The following information relates characteristics and climate. to the system developed by the Performance Criteria (TPC) United States National Highway standards. Traction Traffic Safety Administration All Passenger Car Tires Must The traction grades, from (NHTSA), which grades tires by Conform to Federal Safety highest to lowest, are AA, A, B, treadwear, traction, and Requirements In Addition To and C. Those grades represent temperature performance. This These Grades. the tire's ability to stop on wet applies only to vehicles sold in Treadwear pavement as measured under the United States. The grades controlled conditions on are molded on the sidewalls of The treadwear grade is a specified government test most passenger car tires. The comparative rating based on the surfaces of asphalt and Uniform Tire Quality Grading wear rate of the tire when tested concrete. A tire marked C may (UTQG) system does not apply under controlled conditions on a have poor traction performance. to deep tread, winter tires, specified government test Warning: The traction grade compact spare tires, tires with course. For example, a tire assigned to this tire is based on Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (60,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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straight-ahead braking traction performance on the laboratory surface variations such as troughs tests, and does not include test wheel than the minimum or ruts, is normal. If the vehicle is acceleration, cornering, required by law. Warning: The vibrating when driving on a smooth hydroplaning, or peak traction temperature grade for this tire is road, the tires and wheels may need characteristics. established for a tire that is to be rebalanced. See your dealer for proper diagnosis. properly inflated and not Temperature overloaded. Excessive speed, Wheel Replacement The temperature grades are A underinflation, or excessive (the highest), B, and C, loading, either separately or in Replace any wheel that is bent, representing the tire's resistance combination, can cause heat cracked, or badly rusted or to the generation of heat and its buildup and possible tire failure. corroded. If wheel nuts keep coming ability to dissipate heat when loose, the wheel, wheel bolts, and tested under controlled wheel nuts should be replaced. Wheel Alignment and Tire If the wheel leaks air, replace it. conditions on a specified indoor Balance Some aluminum wheels can be laboratory test wheel. Sustained The tires and wheels were aligned repaired. See your dealer if any of high temperature can cause the these conditions exist. material of the tire to degenerate and balanced at the factory to provide the longest tire life and best Your dealer will know the kind of and reduce tire life, and overall performance. Adjustments to wheel that is needed. excessive temperature can lead wheel alignment and tire balancing Each new wheel should have the to sudden tire failure. The grade are not necessary on a regular C corresponds to a level of same load-carrying capacity, basis. Consider an alignment check diameter, width, and offset, and performance which all if there is unusual tire wear or the should be mounted the same way passenger car tires must meet vehicle is significantly pulling to one as the one it replaces. under the Federal Motor Safety side or the other. Some slight pull to Standard No. 109. Grades B and the left or right, depending on the A represent higher levels of crown of the road and/or other road Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (61,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Replace wheels, wheel bolts, wheel nuts, or Tire Pressure Monitor Caution (Continued) Warning (Continued) System (TPMS) sensors with new GM original equipment parts. ground clearance, and tire replace them, be sure to get new clearance to the body and GM original equipment chassis. wheel nuts. { Warning

Using the wrong replacement wheels, wheel bolts, or wheel { Warning { Caution nuts can be dangerous. It could affect the braking and handling of Never use oil or grease on studs Improperly tightened wheel nuts the vehicle. Tires can lose air, or the threads of the wheel nuts. can lead to brake pulsation and and cause loss of control, causing The wheel nuts might come loose rotor damage. To avoid expensive a crash. Always use the correct and the wheel could fall off, brake repairs, evenly tighten the wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel causing a crash. wheel nuts in the proper nuts for replacement. sequence and to the proper torque specification. { Warning { Caution Used Replacement Wheels Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly The wrong wheel can also cause tightened wheel nuts can cause { Warning problems with bearing life, brake the wheel to become loose and cooling, speedometer or even come off. This could lead to Replacing a wheel with a used odometer calibration, headlamp a crash. Be sure to use the one is dangerous. How it has aim, bumper height, vehicle correct wheel nuts. If you have to been used or how far it has been (Continued) (Continued) driven may be unknown. It could (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (62,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Warning (Continued) Warning (Continued) Caution (Continued)

fail suddenly and cause a crash. recommends it for the vehicle's chains that are the proper size for When replacing wheels, use a tire size combination and road the tires. Install them on the tires new GM original equipment conditions. Follow that of the rear axle. Don't use chains wheel. manufacturer's instructions. To on the tires of the front axle. avoid vehicle damage, drive slow Tighten them as tightly as and readjust or remove the possible with the ends securely Tire Chains traction device if it contacts the fastened. Drive slowly and follow vehicle. Do not spin the wheels. the chain manufacturer's { Warning If traction devices are used, install instructions. If the chains contact them on the rear tires. the vehicle, stop and retighten If the vehicle has 225/40R18, them. If the contact continues, 225/40RF18, 255/35RF18, slow down until it stops. Driving 225/35R19, or 255/30R19 size too fast or spinning the wheels tires, do not use tire chains. { Caution with chains on will damage the There is not enough clearance. vehicle. Tire chains used on a vehicle If the vehicle is equipped with a without the proper amount of tire size other than 225/40R18, clearance can cause damage to 225/40RF18, 255/35RF18, If a Tire Goes Flat the brakes, suspension, or other 225/35R19, or 255/30R19, use tire chains only where legal and If the vehicle has run-flat tires, there vehicle parts. The area damaged is no need to stop on the side of the by the tire chains could cause only when necessary. Use low profile chains that add no more road to change a flat tire. See loss of control and a crash. Use Run-Flat Tires on page 10-42. another type of traction device than 12 mm thickness to the tire only if its manufacturer tread and inner sidewall. Use (Continued) (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (63,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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A rear blowout, particularly on a If this vehicle does not have run-flat { Warning curve, acts much like a skid and tires and a tire goes flat, avoid may require the same correction as further tire and wheel damage by Special tools and procedures are used in a skid. Stop pressing the driving slowly to a level place, well required to service a run-flat tire. accelerator pedal and steer to off the road, if possible. Turn on the If these special tools and straighten the vehicle. It may be hazard warning flashers. See procedures are not used, injury or very bumpy and noisy. Gently brake Hazard Warning Flashers on vehicle damage may occur. to a stop, well off the road, page 6-5. Always be sure the proper tools if possible. 1. Turn on the hazard warning and procedures, as described in flashers. the service manual, are used. { Warning 2. Set the parking brake firmly. It is unusual for a tire to blow out Lifting a vehicle and getting under 3. Put an automatic transmission in while driving, especially if the tires it to do maintenance or repairs is P (Park) or a manual are maintained properly. See Tires dangerous without the transmission in 1 (First) or on page 10-40. If air goes out of a appropriate safety equipment and R (Reverse). tire, it is much more likely to leak training. If a jack is provided with 4. Turn off the ignition. out slowly. But if there is ever a the vehicle, it is designed only for blowout, here are a few tips about changing a flat tire. If it is used for 5. Inspect the flat tire. what to expect and what to do: anything else, you or others could If a front tire fails, the flat tire be badly injured or killed if the { Warning creates a drag that pulls the vehicle vehicle slips off the jack. If a jack is provided with the vehicle, only Driving on a flat tire will cause toward that side. Take your foot off permanent damage to the tire. the accelerator pedal and grip the use it for changing a flat tire. Re-inflating a tire after it has been steering wheel firmly. Steer to driven on while severely maintain lane position, and then gently brake to a stop, well off the (Continued) road, if possible. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (64,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Tire Sealant and Warning (Continued) Warning (Continued) Compressor Kit underinflated or flat may cause a and compressor kit instructions blowout and a serious crash. { Warning and inflate the tire to its Never attempt to re-inflate a tire recommended pressure. Do not that has been driven on while Idling a vehicle in an enclosed exceed the recommended severely underinflated or flat. area with poor ventilation is pressure. Have your dealer or an authorized dangerous. Engine exhaust may tire service center repair or enter the vehicle. Engine exhaust replace the flat tire as soon as contains carbon monoxide (CO) possible. which cannot be seen or smelled. { Warning It can cause unconsciousness Storing the tire sealant and If this vehicle has a tire sealant kit and even death. Never run the compressor kit or other and the tire has been separated engine in an enclosed area that equipment in the passenger from the wheel, has damaged has no fresh air ventilation. For compartment of the vehicle could sidewalls, or has a puncture larger more information, see Engine cause injury. In a sudden stop or than 6 mm (0.25 in), the tire is too Exhaust on page 9-23. collision, loose equipment could severely damaged for the tire strike someone. Store the tire sealant and compressor kit to be sealant and compressor kit in its effective. If the tire has a puncture original location. less than 6 mm (0.25 in) in the tread { Warning area of the tire, see Tire Sealant Overinflating a tire could cause and Compressor Kit on page 10-64. If this vehicle has a tire sealant and the tire to rupture and you or compressor kit, there may not be a others could be injured. Be sure spare tire or tire changing to read and follow the tire sealant (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (65,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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equipment, and on some vehicles The kit includes: 2. On/Off Button there may not be a place to store 3. Pressure Gauge a tire. 4. Pressure Deflation Button The tire sealant and compressor can be used to temporarily seal 5. Tire Sealant Canister punctures up to 6 mm (0.25 in) in 6. Sealant/Air Hose (Clear) the tread area of the tire. It can also be used to inflate an 7. Air Only Hose (Black) underinflated tire. 8. Power Plug If the tire has been separated from 9. Canister Release Button (Under the wheel, has damaged sidewalls, Sealant/Air Hose) or has a large puncture, the tire is too severely damaged for the tire Tire Sealant sealant and compressor kit to be Read and follow the safe handling effective. See Roadside Service on instructions on the label adhered to page 13-5. the sealant canister. Read and follow all of the tire Check the tire sealant expiration sealant and compressor kit date on the sealant canister. The instructions. sealant canister should be replaced before its expiration date. Replacement sealant canisters are available at your local dealer. See “Removal and Installation of the Sealant Canister” following. There is only enough sealant to seal 1. Selector Switch (Sealant/Air or one tire. After usage, the sealant Air Only) canister and sealant/air hose Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (66,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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assembly must be replaced. See 3. Pressure Gauge “Removal and Installation of the 4. Pressure Deflation Button Sealant Canister” following. 5. Tire Sealant Canister Using the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit to Temporarily 6. Sealant/Air Hose (Clear) Seal and Inflate a 7. Air Only Hose (Black) Punctured Tire 8. Power Plug Follow the directions closely for 9. Canister Release Button (Under correct sealant usage. Sealant/Air Hose) When using the tire sealant and compressor kit during cold temperatures, warm the kit in a heated environment for five minutes. This will help to inflate the tire faster. If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on the hazard warning flashers. See Hazard Warning Flashers on page 6-5. See If a Tire Goes Flat on page 10-62 for other important 1. Selector Switch (Sealant/Air or safety warnings. Air Only) Do not remove any objects that 2. On/Off Button have penetrated the tire. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (67,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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1. Remove the tire sealant and If the vehicle only has a cigarette 10. Inflate the tire to the compressor kit from its storage lighter, use the cigarette lighter. recommended inflation location. See Storing the Tire Do not pinch the power plug pressure using the pressure Sealant and Compressor Kit on cord in the door or window. gauge (3). The recommended page 10-71. inflation pressure can be found 7. Start the vehicle. The vehicle on the Tire and Loading 2. Unwrap the sealant/air hose (6) must be running while using the and the power plug (8). Information label. See Tire air compressor. Pressure on page 10-47. 3. Place the kit on the ground. 8. Press and turn the selector The pressure gauge (3) may Make sure the tire valve stem is switch (1) counterclockwise to read higher than the actual tire positioned close to the ground the Sealant + Air position. pressure while the compressor so the hose will reach it. 9. Press the on/off button (2) to is on. Turn the compressor off 4. Remove the valve stem cap from turn the tire sealant and to get an accurate pressure the flat tire by turning it compressor kit on. reading. The compressor may counterclockwise. be turned on/off until the The compressor will inject correct pressure is reached. 5. Attach the sealant/air hose (6) sealant and air into the tire. onto the tire valve stem. Turn it The pressure gauge (3) will { Caution clockwise until it is tight. initially show a high pressure 6. Plug the power plug (8) into the while the compressor pushes the If the recommended pressure accessory power outlet in the sealant into the tire. Once the cannot be reached after vehicle. Unplug all items from sealant is completely dispersed approximately 25 minutes, the other accessory power outlets. into the tire, the pressure will vehicle should not be driven See Power Outlets on page 5-7. quickly drop and start to rise farther. The tire is too severely If the vehicle has an accessory again as the tire inflates with damaged and the tire sealant and power outlet, do not use the air only. compressor kit cannot inflate the cigarette lighter. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (68,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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13. Turn the sealant/air hose (6) 18. Immediately drive the vehicle Caution (Continued) counterclockwise to remove it 8 km (5 mi) to distribute the from the tire valve stem. sealant in the tire. tire. Remove the power plug from the accessory power outlet and 14. Replace the tire valve 19. Stop at a safe location and unscrew the inflating hose from stem cap. check the tire pressure. Refer the tire valve. See Roadside 15. Replace the sealant/air hose to Steps 1–11 under “Using the Service on page 13-5. (6), and the power plug (8) Tire Sealant and Compressor back in their original location. Kit without Sealant to Inflate a Tire (Not Punctured).” 11. Press the on/off button (2) to turn the tire sealant and If the tire pressure has fallen compressor kit off. more than 68 kPa (10 psi) below the recommended The tire is not sealed and will inflation pressure, stop driving continue to leak air until the the vehicle. The tire is too vehicle is driven and the severely damaged and the tire sealant is distributed in the tire, 16. If the flat tire was able to inflate sealant cannot seal the tire. therefore, Steps 12 18 must be – to the recommended inflation See Roadside Service on done immediately after pressure, remove the page 13-5. Step 11. maximum speed label from the If the tire pressure has not Be careful while handling the sealant canister (5) and place it dropped more than 68 kPa tire sealant and compressor kit in a highly visible location. Do (10 psi) from the recommended as it could be warm after not exceed the speed on this inflation pressure, inflate the usage. label until the damaged tire is tire to the recommended 12. Unplug the power plug (8) from repaired or replaced. inflation pressure. the accessory power outlet in 17. Return the equipment to its 20. Wipe off any sealant from the the vehicle. original storage location in the wheel, tire, and vehicle. vehicle. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (69,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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21. Dispose of the used sealant 3. Pressure Gauge canister (5) and sealant/air 4. Pressure Deflation Button hose (6) assembly at a local dealer or in accordance with 5. Tire Sealant Canister local state codes and practices. 6. Sealant/Air Hose (Clear) 22. Replace with a new canister 7. Air Only Hose (Black) assembly available from your dealer. 8. Power Plug 23. After temporarily sealing the 9. Canister Release Button (Under tire using the tire sealant and Sealant/Air Hose) compressor kit, take the If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire vehicle to an authorized dealer and wheel damage by driving slowly within 161 km (100 mi) of to a level place. Turn on the hazard driving to have the tire repaired warning flashers. See Hazard or replaced. Warning Flashers on page 6-5. Using the Tire Sealant and See If a Tire Goes Flat on Compressor Kit without page 10-62 for other important Sealant to Inflate a Tire (Not safety warnings. Punctured) 1. Remove the tire sealant and To use the air compressor to inflate compressor kit from its storage a tire with air only and not sealant: location. See Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit on page 10-71. 1. Selector Switch (Sealant/Air or 2. Unwrap the air only hose (7) and Air Only) the power plug (8). 2. On/Off Button Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (70,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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3. Place the kit on the ground. 8. Press and turn the selector excess pressure by pressing Make sure the tire valve stem is switch (1) clockwise to the Air the pressure deflation positioned close to the ground Only position. button (4) until the proper so the hose will reach it. 9. Press the on/off button (2) to pressure reading is reached. turn the compressor on. This option is only functional 4. Remove the tire valve stem cap when using the air only from the flat tire by turning it The compressor will inflate the hose (7). counterclockwise. tire with air only. 11. Press the on/off button (2) to 5. Attach the air only hose (7) onto 10. Inflate the tire to the turn the tire sealant and the tire valve stem by turning it recommended inflation compressor kit off. clockwise until it is tight. pressure using the pressure gauge (3). The recommended Be careful while handling the 6. Plug the power plug (8) into the tire sealant and compressor kit accessory power outlet in the inflation pressure can be found on the Tire and Loading as it could be warm after vehicle. Unplug all items from usage. other accessory power outlets. Information label. See Tire See Power Outlets on page 5-7. Pressure on page 10-47. 12. Unplug the power plug (8) from The pressure gauge (3) may the accessory power outlet in If the vehicle has an accessory the vehicle. power outlet, do not use the read higher than the actual tire cigarette lighter. pressure while the compressor 13. Disconnect the air only hose is on. Turn the compressor off (7) from the tire valve stem, by If the vehicle only has a cigarette to get an accurate reading. The turning it counterclockwise, and lighter, use the cigarette lighter. compressor may be turned on/ replace the tire valve stem cap. Do not pinch the power plug off until the correct pressure is 14. Replace the air only hose (7) cord in the door or window. reached. and the power plug (8) and 7. Start the vehicle. The vehicle If you inflate the tire higher cord back in its original must be running while using the than the recommended location. air compressor. pressure you can adjust the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (71,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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15. Place the equipment in the Removal and Installation of the original storage location in the Sealant Canister vehicle. To remove the sealant canister: 1. Unwrap the sealant hose. 2. Press the canister release button (9). 3. Pull up and remove the canister. 4. Replace with a new canister which is available from your dealer. 5. Push the new canister into 3. Remove the strap. place. 4. Remove the tire sealant and compressor kit. Storing the Tire Sealant The tire sealant and compressor kit To store the tire sealant and has an accessory adapter located in and Compressor Kit compressor kit, reverse the steps. a compartment on the bottom of its To access the tire sealant and housing that may be used to inflate compressor kit: air mattresses, balls, etc. 1. Open the trunk. See Trunk on page 2-14. 2. Lift the cover. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (72,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Jump Starting 4. Discharged Battery Negative { Caution Grounding Point For more information about the The jump start positive post (1) and vehicle battery, see Battery on Ignoring these steps could result negative post (2) are on the battery page 10-25. in costly damage to the vehicle that would not be covered by the of the vehicle providing the jump If the battery has run down, try to vehicle warranty. Trying to start start. use another vehicle and some the vehicle by pushing or pulling it The jump start positive post (3) and jumper cables to start your vehicle. will not work, and it could damage the negative grounding point (4) for Be sure to use the following steps to the vehicle. the discharged battery are on the do it safely. passenger side of the vehicle. { Warning The positive jump start connection for the discharged battery is under a Batteries can hurt you. They can red cover. Remove the cover to be dangerous because: expose the terminal. . They contain acid that can 1. Check the other vehicle. It must burn you. have a 12-volt battery with a negative ground system. . They contain gas that can explode or ignite. { Caution . They contain enough electricity to burn you. If the other vehicle does not have If you do not follow these steps a 12-volt system with a negative exactly, some or all of these 1. Good Battery Positive Post ground, both vehicles can be things can hurt you. damaged. Only use a vehicle that 2. Good Battery Negative Post has a 12-volt system with a 3. Discharged Battery Positive Post negative ground for jump starting. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (73,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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2. Position the two vehicles so that 4. Set the ignition to OFF. Turn off they are not touching. all lights and accessories in both Warning (Continued) 3. Set the parking brake firmly and vehicles, except the hazard warning flashers if needed. your new vehicle. But if a battery put the shift lever in P (Park) has filler caps, be sure the right with an automatic transmission, amount of fluid is there. If it is low, { Warning or Neutral with a manual add water to take care of that transmission. See Shifting Into An electric fan can start up even first. If you do not, explosive gas Park (Automatic Transmission) could be present. on page 9-21 with an automatic when the engine is not running transmission, or Parking on and can injure you. Keep hands, Battery fluid contains acid that page 9-22 with a manual clothing and tools away from any can burn you. Do not get it on transmission. underhood electric fan. you. If you accidentally get it in your eyes or on your skin, flush { Caution the place with water and get medical help immediately. If any accessories are left on or { Warning plugged in during the jump Using a match near a battery can starting procedure, they could be cause battery gas to explode. { Warning damaged. The repairs would not People have been hurt doing this, be covered by the vehicle and some have been blinded. Fans or other moving engine warranty. Whenever possible, turn Use a flashlight if you need more parts can injure you badly. Keep off or unplug all accessories on light. your hands away from moving either vehicle when jump starting. Be sure the battery has enough parts once the engine is running. water. You do not need to add water to the battery installed in (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (74,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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5. Connect one end of the red Towing the Vehicle positive (+) cable to the { Caution positive (+) terminal on the discharged battery. If the jumper cables are { Caution connected or removed in the 6. Connect the other end of the red wrong order, electrical shorting Incorrectly towing a disabled positive (+) cable to the may occur and damage the vehicle may cause damage. The positive (+) terminal of the good vehicle. The repairs would not be damage would not be covered by battery. covered by the vehicle warranty. the vehicle warranty. Do not lash 7. Connect one end of the black Always connect and remove the or hook to the chassis negative (–) cable to the jumper cables in the correct order, components — including the front negative (–) terminal of the good making sure that the cables do and rear subframes, suspension battery. not touch each other or other control arms, and links — during 8. Connect the other end of the metal. towing and recovery of a disabled black negative (–) cable to the vehicle, or when securing the vehicle. Use the proper nylon negative (–) grounding point for Jumper Cable Removal the discharged battery. strap harnesses around the tires Reverse the sequence exactly when to secure the vehicle. 9. Start the engine in the vehicle removing the jumper cables. with the good battery and run the engine at idle speed for at Have the vehicle towed on a flatbed least four minutes. car carrier. A wheel lift tow truck 10. Try to start the vehicle that had could damage the vehicle. the dead battery. If it will not Consult your dealer or a start after a few tries, it professional towing service if the probably needs service. disabled vehicle must be towed. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (75,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Use the tow eye for towing a Recreational Vehicle . What is the distance that will be disabled vehicle or loading it onto a traveled? Some vehicles have flatbed car carrier. The tow eye Towing restrictions on how far and how should not be used to recover a Recreational vehicle towing means long they can tow. vehicle from an off road situation. towing the vehicle behind another . Is the proper towing equipment vehicle – such as behind a going to be used? See your { Caution motorhome. The two most common dealer or trailering professional types of recreational vehicle towing for additional advice and Improper use of the tow eye can are known as dinghy towing and equipment recommendations. dolly towing. Dinghy towing is cause vehicle damage. Use . towing the vehicle with all four Is the vehicle ready to be caution and low speeds to towed? Just as preparing the prevent damage to the vehicle. wheels on the ground. Dolly towing is towing the vehicle with two vehicle for a long trip, make sure wheels on the ground and two the vehicle is prepared to be Carefully open the cover in the wheels up on a device known as a towed. fascia by using the small notch that dolly. conceals the tow eye socket. Here are some important things to Install the tow eye into the socket by consider before recreational vehicle turning it clockwise until it stops. towing: When the tow eye is removed, reinstall the cover with the notch in . What is the towing capacity of the original position. the towing vehicle? Be sure to read the tow vehicle To tow the vehicle behind another manufacturer's vehicle for recreational purposes, recommendations. such as behind a motor home, see “Recreational Vehicle Towing” in this section. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (76,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Dinghy Towing Dolly Towing { Caution (Rear-Wheel-Drive Vehicles) If the vehicle is towed with all four wheels on the ground, the drivetrain components could be damaged. The repairs would not be covered by the vehicle warranty. Do not tow the vehicle with all four wheels on the ground.

The vehicle was not designed to be towed with all four wheels on the ground. If a rear-wheel-drive vehicle must be towed, a dolly or a trailer Use the following procedure to dolly should be used. If an all-wheel-drive tow a rear-wheel-drive vehicle from vehicle must be towed, a trailer the rear: should be used. See “Dolly Towing” following for more information. 1. Attach the dolly to the tow vehicle following the dolly manufacturer's instructions. 2. Put the rear wheels on the dolly. 3. Firmly set the parking brake. See Parking Brake (Electric) on page 9-30 or Parking Brake (Manual) on page 9-32. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (77,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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4. Put the vehicle in P (Park). Appearance Care 5. Securely attach the vehicle being towed to the dolly. Exterior Care 6. Clamp the steering wheel in a Locks straight-ahead position with a clamping device designed for Locks are lubricated at the factory. towing. Use a de-icing agent only when absolutely necessary, and have the 7. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF. locks greased after using. See Dolly Towing (All-Wheel-Drive Recommended Fluids and Vehicles) Lubricants on page 11-13. Washing the Vehicle { Caution To preserve the vehicle's finish, Towing an all-wheel-drive vehicle wash it often and out of direct with all four wheels on the sunlight. ground, or even with only two of its wheels on the ground, will { Caution damage drivetrain components. Do not tow an all-wheel-drive Do not use petroleum-based, vehicle with any of its wheels on acidic, or abrasive cleaning the ground. agents as they can damage the vehicle's paint, metal, or plastic parts. If damage occurs, it would All-wheel-drive vehicles can only be not be covered by the vehicle towed with all four wheels on a warranty. Approved cleaning trailer. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (78,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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washed. This could cause damage calcium chloride and other salts, ice Caution (Continued) that would not be covered by the melting agents, road oil and tar, tree vehicle warranty. sap, bird droppings, chemicals from products can be obtained from industrial chimneys, etc., can your dealer. Follow all If using an automatic car wash, follow the car wash instructions. The damage the vehicle's finish if they manufacturer directions regarding remain on painted surfaces. Wash correct product usage, necessary windshield wiper and rear window wiper, if equipped, must be off. the vehicle as soon as possible. safety precautions, and If necessary, use non-abrasive appropriate disposal of any Remove any accessories that may be damaged or interfere with the car cleaners that are marked safe for vehicle care product. wash equipment. painted surfaces to remove foreign matter. Rinse the vehicle well, before washing and after, to remove all Occasional hand waxing or mild { Caution cleaning agents completely. If they polishing should be done to remove are allowed to dry on the surface, residue from the paint finish. See Avoid using high-pressure they could stain. your dealer for approved cleaning washes closer than 30 cm (12 in) products. to the surface of the vehicle. Use Dry the finish with a soft, clean chamois or an all-cotton towel to Do not apply waxes or polishes to of power washers exceeding uncoated plastic, vinyl, rubber, 8,274 kPa (1,200 psi) can result avoid surface scratches and water spotting. decals, simulated wood, or flat paint in damage or removal of paint as damage can occur. and decals. Finish Care Application of aftermarket clearcoat { Caution The e symbol is on any sealant/wax materials is not recommended. If painted surfaces Machine compounding or underhood compartment electrical aggressive polishing on a center that should not be power are damaged, see your dealer to have the damage assessed and basecoat/clearcoat paint finish repaired. Foreign materials such as (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (79,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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The bright metal moldings on the Cleaning Exterior Lamps/ Caution (Continued) vehicle are aluminum. To prevent Lenses, Emblems, Decals and damage always follow these Stripes may damage it. Use only cleaning instructions: non-abrasive waxes and polishes Use only lukewarm or cold water, a that are made for a basecoat/ . Be sure the molding is cool to soft cloth, and a car washing soap clearcoat paint finish on the the touch before applying any to clean exterior lamps, lenses, vehicle. cleaning solution. emblems, decals and stripes. Follow . Use a cleaning solution instructions under "Washing the approved for aluminum. Some Vehicle" previously in this section. To keep the paint finish looking new, keep the vehicle garaged or cleaners are highly acidic or Lamp covers are made of plastic, covered whenever possible. contain alkaline substances and and some have a UV protective can damage the moldings. coating. Protecting Exterior Bright Metal . Always dilute a concentrated Moldings Use only lukewarm water, a soft cleaner according to the cloth, and mild car washing soap to manufacturer’s instructions. clean exterior lamps and lenses. Do { Caution . Do not use chrome cleaners. not clean or wipe them while they are dry. Failure to clean and protect the . Do not use cleaners that are not bright metal moldings can result intended for automotive use. Do not use any of the following on in a hazy white finish or pitting. lamp covers: . Use a nonabrasive wax on the This damage would not be vehicle after washing to protect . Abrasive or caustic agents. covered by the vehicle warranty. and extend the molding finish. . Washer fluids and other cleaning agents in higher concentrations than suggested by the manufacturer. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (80,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Solvents, alcohols, fuels, Air Intakes squeak. Lubricate weatherstrips at or other harsh cleaners. least once a year. Hot, dry climates Clear debris from the air intakes, . may require more frequent Ice scrapers or other hard items. between the hood and windshield application. Black marks from . when washing the vehicle. Aftermarket appearance caps or rubber material on painted surfaces covers while the lamps are Windshield and Wiper Blades can be removed by rubbing with a illuminated, due to excessive clean cloth. See Recommended heat generated. Clean the outside of the windshield Fluids and Lubricants on with glass cleaner. page 11-13. { Caution Clean rubber blades using a lint-free cloth or paper towel soaked with Tires Failure to clean lamps properly windshield washer fluid or a mild Use a stiff brush with tire cleaner to can cause damage to the lamp detergent. Wash the windshield clean the tires. cover that would not be covered thoroughly when cleaning the by the vehicle warranty. blades. Bugs, road grime, sap, and { Caution a buildup of vehicle wash/wax treatments may cause wiper Using petroleum-based tire streaking. { Caution dressing products on the vehicle Replace the wiper blades if they are may damage the paint finish Using wax on low gloss black worn or damaged. Damage can be and/or tires. When applying a tire finish stripes can increase the caused by extreme dusty dressing, always wipe off any gloss level and create a conditions, sand, salt, heat, sun, overspray from all painted non-uniform finish. Clean low snow, and ice. surfaces on the vehicle. gloss stripes with soap and Weatherstrips water only. Apply Dielectric silicone grease on weatherstrips to make them last longer, seal better, and not stick or Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (81,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Wheels and Trim — Aluminum Inspect power steering for proper or Chrome { Caution hook-up, binding, leaks, cracks, chafing, etc. Use a soft, clean cloth with mild To avoid surface damage, do not soap and water to clean the wheels. use strong soaps, chemicals, Visually check constant velocity joint After rinsing thoroughly with clean abrasive polishes, cleaners, boots and axle seals for leaks. water, dry with a soft, clean towel. brushes, or cleaners that contain Body Component Lubrication A wax may then be applied. acid on aluminum or chrome-plated wheels. Use only Lubricate all key lock cylinders, { Caution approved cleaners. Also, never hood hinges, liftgate hinges, and the drive a vehicle with aluminum or fuel door hinge unless the components are plastic. Applying Chrome wheels and other chrome chrome-plated wheels through an silicone grease on weatherstrips trim may be damaged if the automatic car wash that uses with a clean cloth will make them vehicle is not washed after driving silicone carbide tire cleaning on roads that have been sprayed last longer, seal better, and not stick brushes. Damage could occur or squeak. with magnesium, calcium, and the repairs would not be or sodium chloride. These covered by the vehicle warranty. Underbody Maintenance chlorides are used on roads for At least twice a year, Spring and conditions such as ice and dust. Fall, use plain water to flush dirt and Always wash the chrome with Steering, Suspension, and Chassis Components debris from the vehicle's underbody. soap and water after exposure. Your dealer or an underbody car Visually inspect steering, washing system can do this. If not suspension, and chassis removed, rust and corrosion can components for damaged, loose, develop. or missing parts or signs of wear at least once a year. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (82,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

10-82 Vehicle Care

Sheet Metal Damage dark spots etched into the paint on any switches or controls. surface. See Finish Care Cleaners should be removed If the vehicle is damaged and “ ” previously in this section. quickly. Never allow cleaners to requires sheet metal repair or remain on the surface being replacement, make sure the body cleaned for extended periods repair shop applies anti-corrosion Interior Care of time. material to parts repaired or To prevent dirt particle abrasions, replaced to restore corrosion regularly clean the vehicle's interior. Cleaners may contain solvents that protection. Immediately remove any soils. Note can become concentrated in the interior. Before using cleaners, read Original manufacturer replacement that newspapers or dark garments and adhere to all safety instructions parts will provide the corrosion that can transfer color to home on the label. While cleaning the protection while maintaining the furnishings can also permanently interior, maintain adequate vehicle warranty. transfer color to the vehicle's interior. ventilation by opening the doors and Finish Damage windows. Use a soft bristle brush to remove Quickly repair minor chips and dust from knobs and crevices on the To prevent damage, do not clean scratches with touch-up materials instrument cluster. Using a mild the interior using the following available from your dealer to avoid soap solution, immediately remove cleaners or techniques: corrosion. Larger areas of finish hand lotions, sunscreen, and insect . Never use a razor or any other damage can be corrected in your repellent from all interior surfaces or sharp object to remove a soil dealer's body and paint shop. permanent damage may result. from any interior surface. Chemical Paint Spotting Your dealer may have products for . Never use a brush with stiff cleaning the interior. Use cleaners bristles. Airborne pollutants can fall upon specifically designed for the and attack painted vehicle surfaces surfaces being cleaned to prevent . Never rub any surface causing blotchy, ring-shaped permanent damage. Apply all aggressively or with excessive discolorations, and small, irregular cleaners directly to the cleaning pressure. cloth. Do not spray cleaners directly Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (83,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Do not use laundry detergents or Fabric/Carpet/Suede dishwashing soaps with { Caution degreasers. For liquid cleaners, Start by vacuuming the surface use approximately 20 drops per To prevent scratching, never use using a soft brush attachment. If a 3.8 L (1 gal) of water. abrasive cleaners on automotive rotating brush attachment is being A concentrated soap solution will glass. Abrasive cleaners or used during vacuuming, only use it leave a residue that creates aggressive cleaning may damage on the floor carpet. Before cleaning, streaks and attracts dirt. Do not the rear window defogger. gently remove as much of the soil use solutions that contain strong as possible using one of the or caustic soap. following techniques: Cleaning the windshield with water . Do not heavily saturate the during the first three to six months . Gently blot liquids with a paper upholstery when cleaning. of ownership will reduce tendency towel. Continue blotting until no more soil can be removed. . Do not use solvents or cleaners to fog. containing solvents. . For solid soils, remove as much Speaker Covers as possible prior to vacuuming. Interior Glass Vacuum around a speaker cover To clean: To clean, use a terry cloth fabric gently, so that the speaker will not 1. Saturate a clean lint-free dampened with water. Wipe droplets be damaged. Clean spots with just colorfast cloth with water. left behind with a clean dry cloth. water and mild soap. Microfiber cloth is recommended Commercial glass cleaners may be Coated Moldings to prevent lint transfer to the used, if necessary, after cleaning fabric or carpet. the interior glass with plain water. Coated moldings should be cleaned. . When lightly soiled, wipe with a 2. Remove excess moisture by sponge or soft lint-free cloth gently wringing until water does dampened with water. not drip from the cleaning cloth. . When heavily soiled, use warm soapy water. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (84,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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3. Start on the outside edge of the Cleaning High Gloss Surfaces Instrument Panel, Leather, soil and gently rub toward the and Vehicle Information and Vinyl, Other Plastic Surfaces, center. Fold the cleaning cloth to Radio Displays Low Gloss Paint Surfaces and a clean area frequently to For vehicles with high gloss Natural Open Pore Wood prevent forcing the soil in to the Surfaces fabric. surfaces or vehicle displays, use a microfiber cloth to wipe surfaces. Use a soft microfiber cloth 4. Continue gently rubbing the Before wiping the surface with the dampened with water to remove soiled area until there is no microfiber cloth, use a soft bristle dust and loose dirt. For a more longer any color transfer from brush to remove dirt that could thorough cleaning, use a soft the soil to the cleaning cloth. scratch the surface. Then use the microfiber cloth dampened with a 5. If the soil is not completely microfiber cloth by gently rubbing to mild soap solution. removed, use a mild soap clean. Never use window cleaners solution followed only by plain or solvents. Periodically hand wash { Caution water. the microfiber cloth separately, using mild soap. Do not use bleach If the soil is not completely Soaking or saturating leather, or fabric softener. Rinse thoroughly especially perforated leather, as removed, it may be necessary to and air dry before next use. use a commercial upholstery well as other interior surfaces, cleaner or spot lifter. Test a small may cause permanent damage. hidden area for colorfastness before { Caution Wipe excess moisture from these using a commercial upholstery surfaces after cleaning and allow Do not attach a device with a cleaner or spot lifter. If ring them to dry naturally. Never use suction cup to the display. This formation occurs, clean the entire heat, steam, spot lifters, or spot may cause damage and would fabric or carpet. removers. Do not use cleaners not be covered by the warranty. Following the cleaning process, a that contain silicone or wax-based paper towel can be used to blot products. Cleaners containing excess moisture. (Continued) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (85,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Cargo Cover and Floor Mats Caution (Continued) Convenience Net these solvents can permanently Wash with warm water and mild { Warning change the appearance and feel detergent. Do not use chlorine of leather or soft trim and are not bleach. Rinse with cold water, and If a floor mat is the wrong size or recommended. then dry completely. is not properly installed, it can interfere with the pedals. Care of Safety Belts Interference with the pedals can Do not use cleaners that increase Keep belts clean and dry. cause unintended acceleration gloss, especially on the instrument and/or increased stopping panel. Reflected glare can decrease distance which can cause a crash visibility through the windshield { Warning and injury. Make sure the floor under certain conditions. Do not bleach or dye safety belts. mat does not interfere with the It may severely weaken them. In pedals. { Caution a crash, they might not be able to Use of air fresheners may cause provide adequate protection. Use the following guidelines for permanent damage to plastics Clean safety belts only with mild proper floor mat usage. soap and lukewarm water. and painted surfaces. If an air . The original equipment floor freshener comes in contact with mats were designed for your any plastic or painted surface in vehicle. If the floor mats need the vehicle, blot immediately and replacing, it is recommended clean with a soft cloth dampened that GM certified floor mats be with a mild soap solution. purchased. Non-GM floor mats Damage caused by air fresheners may not fit properly and may would not be covered by the interfere with the pedals. Always vehicle warranty. check that the floor mats do not interfere with the pedals. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (86,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Use the floor mat with the Removing and Replacing the correct side up. Do not turn Floor Mats it over. . Do not place anything on top of the driver side floor mat. . Use only a single floor mat on the driver side. . Do not place one floor mat on top of another. The driver side floor mat is held in place by button-type retainers.

1. Pull up on the rear of the floor mat to unlock the retainers and remove. 2. Reinstall by lining up the floor mat retainer openings over the carpet retainers and snap into position. 3. Make sure the floor mat is properly secured in place. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Service and Maintenance 11-1

Service and Recommended Fluids, General Information Lubricants, and Parts Maintenance Recommended Fluids and Your vehicle is an important Lubricants ...... 11-13 investment. This section describes Maintenance Replacement the required maintenance for the General Information Parts ...... 11-15 vehicle. Follow this schedule to help General Information ...... 11-1 protect against major repair Maintenance Records expenses resulting from neglect or Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance Records ...... 11-16 inadequate maintenance. It may Maintenance also help to maintain the value of Cadillac Premium Care the vehicle if it is sold. It is the Maintenance ...... 11-3 responsibility of the owner to have all required maintenance performed. Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule ...... 11-3 Your dealer has trained technicians who can perform required Special Application Services maintenance using genuine Special Application replacement parts. They have Services ...... 11-9 up-to-date tools and equipment for fast and accurate diagnostics. Many Additional Maintenance dealers have extended evening and and Care Saturday hours, courtesy Additional Maintenance transportation, and online and Care ...... 11-10 scheduling to assist with service needs. Your dealer recognizes the importance of providing competitively priced maintenance and repair services. With trained Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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technicians, the dealer is the place Because of the way people use . Mainly driven in hilly or for routine maintenance such as oil vehicles, maintenance needs vary. mountainous terrain. changes and tire rotations and There may need to be more . Frequently towing a trailer. additional maintenance items like frequent checks and services. . tires, brakes, batteries, and wiper The Additional Required Used for high speed or blades. Services - Normal are for competitive driving. vehicles that: . Used for taxi, police, or delivery { Caution . Carry passengers and cargo service. within recommended limits on Refer to the information in the Damage caused by improper the Tire and Loading Information Maintenance Schedule Additional maintenance can lead to costly label. See Vehicle Load Limits Required Services - Severe chart. repairs and may not be covered on page 9-11. by the vehicle warranty. . { Warning Maintenance intervals, checks, Are driven on reasonable road surfaces within legal driving inspections, recommended fluids, limits. Performing maintenance work can and lubricants are important to be dangerous and can cause . keep the vehicle in good working Use the recommended fuel. See serious injury. Perform condition. Recommended Fuel on maintenance work only if the page 9-62. required information, proper tools, The Tire Rotation and Required Refer to the information in the and equipment are available. Services are the responsibility of the Maintenance Schedule Additional If they are not, see your dealer to vehicle owner. It is recommended to Required Services - Normal chart. have a trained technician do the have your dealer perform these The Additional Required work. See Doing Your Own services every 12 000 km/7,500 mi. Services - Severe are for vehicles Service Work on page 10-3. Proper vehicle maintenance helps to that are: keep the vehicle in good working . condition, improves fuel economy, Mainly driven in heavy city traffic and reduces vehicle emissions. in hot weather. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Service and Maintenance 11-3

. Passenger compartment air filter Cadillac Premium replacement. Maintenance Care Maintenance . Multi‐point vehicle inspection Schedule Your vehicle comes with the (MPVI) performed by a qualified Owner Checks and Services Cadillac Premium Care technician. Maintenance. It is a maintenance Cadillac requires that all Cadillac At Each Fuel Stop program that covers select Premium Care Maintenance . Check the engine oil level. See maintenance services during the services be performed by a Cadillac Engine Oil on page 10-10. first 4 years or 80 000 km authorized service dealer. (50,000 mi), whichever comes first. Once a Month Cadillac Premium Care . Check the tire inflation Maintenance covers routine pressures. See Tire Pressure on maintenance services, when page 10-47. scheduled in accordance with the . Inspect the tires for wear. See owner manual, including: Tire Inspection on page 10-54. . Oil changes based on the . Check the windshield washer vehicle's oil life monitor system. fluid level. See Washer Fluid on . Tire rotation every 12 000 km page 10-22. (7,500 mi). Engine Oil Change . Engine air cleaner filter When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL replacement. SOON message displays, have the engine oil and filter changed within the next 1 000 km/600 mi. If driven under the best conditions, the engine oil life system might not indicate the need for vehicle service Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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for more than a year. The engine oil . Check engine coolant level. See or missing parts or signs of and filter must be changed at least Engine Coolant on page 10-17. wear. See Exterior Care on once a year and the oil life system . Check windshield washer fluid page 10-77. must be reset. Your trained dealer level. See Washer Fluid on . Check restraint system technician can perform this work. page 10-22. components. See Safety System If the engine oil life system is reset . Check on page 3-18. accidentally, service the vehicle Visually inspect windshield wiper within 5 000 km/3,000 mi since the blades for wear, cracking, . Visually inspect fuel system for last service. Reset the oil life or contamination. See Exterior damage or leaks. system when the oil is changed. Care on page 10-77. Replace worn or damaged wiper blades. . Visually inspect exhaust system See Engine Oil Life System on and nearby heat shields for page 10-12. See Wiper Blade Replacement on page 10-28. loose or damaged parts. . Tire Rotation and Required . Check tire inflation pressures. Lubricate body components. See Services Every 12 000 km/ See Tire Pressure on Exterior Care on page 10-77. 7,500 mi page 10-47. . Check starter switch. See Starter Rotate the tires, if recommended for . Inspect tire wear. See Tire Switch Check on page 10-26. the vehicle, and perform the Inspection on page 10-54. . Check automatic transmission following services. See Tire . Visually check for fluid leaks. shift lock control function. See Rotation on page 10-54. Automatic Transmission Shift . . Check engine oil level and oil Inspect engine air cleaner filter. Lock Control Function Check on life percentage. If needed, See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter on page 10-27. page 10-15. change engine oil and filter, and . Check parking brake and reset oil life system. See Engine . Inspect brake system. automatic transmission park Oil on page 10-10 and Engine . Visually inspect steering, mechanism. See Park Brake and Oil Life System on page 10-12. suspension, and chassis P (Park) Mechanism Check on components for damaged, loose, page 10-27. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Check accelerator pedal for damage, high effort, or binding. Replace if needed. . Visually inspect gas strut for signs of wear, cracks, or other damage. Check the hold open ability of the strut. See your dealer if service is required. . Check tire sealant expiration date, if equipped. See Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit on page 10-64. . Inspect sunroof track and seal, if equipped. See Sunroof on page 2-24. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Maintenance Schedule

Additional Required 12 000 km/7,500 mi 24 000 km/15,000 mi 36 000 km/22,500 mi 48 000 km/30,000 mi 60 000 km/37,500 mi 72 000 km/45,000 mi 84 000 km/52,500 mi 96 000 km/60,000 mi 108 000 km/67,500 mi 120 000 km/75,000 mi 132 000 km/82,500 mi 144 000 km/90,000 mi 156 000 km/97,500 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi Services - Normal 168 000 km/105,000 mi 192 000 km/120,000 mi 204 000 km/127,500 mi 216 000 km/135,000 mi 228 000 km/142,500 mi 240 000 km/150,000 mi

Rotate tires and perform Required Services. Check engine oil level and oil life percentage. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Change engine oil and filter, if needed. Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1) @ @ @ @ @ @ Inspect evaporative control system. (2) @ @ @ Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3) @ @ @ Except 2.0L Engine: Replace spark plugs. Inspect @ spark plug wires. 2.0L Engine Only: Replace spark plugs. Inspect @ @ spark plug wires. Change automatic transmission fluid. Change @ filter if serviceable. Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with @ AWD. (4) Change rear axle fluid, if equipped with limited @ @ slip differential. Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5) @ Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6) @ Replace brake fluid. (7) @ Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Footnotes — Maintenance (5) Or every five years, whichever Schedule Additional Required comes first. See Cooling System on Services - Normal page 10-16. (1) Or every two years, whichever (6) Or every 10 years, whichever comes first. More frequent comes first. Inspect for fraying, replacement may be needed if the excessive cracking, or damage; vehicle is driven in areas with heavy replace, if needed. traffic, areas with poor air quality, (7) Or every 10 years, whichever or areas with high dust levels. comes first. Replacement may also be needed if there is a reduction in air flow, excessive window fogging, or odors. (2) Check all fuel and vapor lines and hoses for proper hook-up, routing, and condition. (3) Or every four years, whichever comes first. (4) Do not directly power wash the transfer case output seals. High pressure water can overcome the seals and contaminate the transfer case fluid. Contaminated fluid will decrease the life of the transfer case and should be replaced. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Maintenance Schedule

Additional Required 12 000 km/7,500 mi 24 000 km/15,000 mi 36 000 km/22,500 mi 48 000 km/30,000 mi 60 000 km/37,500 mi 72 000 km/45,000 mi 84 000 km/52,500 mi 96 000 km/60,000 mi 108 000 km/67,500 mi 120 000 km/75,000 mi 132 000 km/82,500 mi 144 000 km/90,000 mi 156 000 km/97,500 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi Services - Severe 168 000 km/105,000 mi 192 000 km/120,000 mi 204 000 km/127,500 mi 216 000 km/135,000 mi 228 000 km/142,500 mi 240 000 km/150,000 mi

Rotate tires and perform Required Services. Check engine oil level and oil life percentage. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Change engine oil and filter, if needed. Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1) @ @ @ @ @ @ Inspect evaporative control system. (2) @ @ @ Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3) @ @ @ Change automatic transmission fluid. Change @ @ @ filter if serviceable. Change manual transmission fluid. @ @ @ Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with @ @ @ AWD. (4) Change rear axle fluid, if equipped with limited @ @ slip differential. Except 2.0L Engine: Replace spark plugs. Inspect @ spark plug wires. 2.0L Engine Only: Replace spark plugs. Inspect @ @ spark plug wires. Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires. @ Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5) @ Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6) @ Replace brake fluid. (7) @ Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Footnotes — Maintenance (5) Or every five years, whichever Special Application Schedule Additional Required comes first. See Cooling System on Services - Severe page 10-16. Services (1) Or every two years, whichever (6) Or every 10 years, whichever . Severe Commercial Use comes first. More frequent comes first. Inspect for fraying, Vehicles Only: Lubricate chassis replacement may be needed if the excessive cracking, or damage; components every 5 000 km/ vehicle is driven in areas with heavy replace, if needed. 3,000 mi. traffic, areas with poor air quality, (7) Or every 10 years, whichever . Have underbody flushing service or areas with high dust levels. comes first. performed. See "Underbody Replacement may also be needed if Maintenance" in Exterior Care there is a reduction in air flow, on page 10-77. excessive window fogging, or odors. (2) Check all fuel and vapor lines and hoses for proper hook-up, routing, and condition. (3) Or every four years, whichever comes first. (4) Do not directly power wash the transfer case output seals. High pressure water can overcome the seals and contaminate the transfer case fluid. Contaminated fluid will decrease the life of the transfer case and should be replaced. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Additional Battery Brakes The battery supplies power to start Brakes stop the vehicle and are Maintenance and Care the engine and operate any crucial to safe driving. additional electrical accessories. Your vehicle is an important . Signs of brake wear may include investment and caring for it properly . To avoid break-down or failure to chirping, grinding, or squealing may help to avoid future costly start the vehicle, maintain a noises, or difficulty stopping. repairs. To maintain vehicle battery with full cranking power. performance, additional . Trained dealer technicians have maintenance services may be . Trained dealer technicians have access to tools and equipment required. the diagnostic equipment to test to inspect the brakes and the battery and ensure that the recommend quality parts It is recommended that your dealer connections and cables are engineered for the vehicle. perform these services — their corrosion-free. trained dealer technicians know Fluids your vehicle best. Your dealer can Belts Proper fluid levels and approved also perform a thorough . Belts may need replacing if they fluids protect the vehicle’s systems assessment with a multi-point squeak or show signs of and components. See inspection to recommend when your cracking or splitting. Recommended Fluids and vehicle may need attention. Lubricants on page 11-13 for GM . Trained dealer technicians have The following list is intended to access to tools and equipment approved fluids. explain the services and conditions to inspect the belts and . Engine oil and windshield to look for that may indicate recommend adjustment or washer fluid levels should be services are required. replacement when necessary. checked at every fuel fill. . Instrument cluster lights may come on to indicate that fluids may be low and need to be filled. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Hoses Shocks and Struts rubber; cracks or cuts in the Hoses transport fluids and should Shocks and struts help aid in control tread or sidewall; or a bulge or be regularly inspected to ensure for a smoother ride. split in the tire. that there are no cracks or leaks. . Trained dealer technicians can . Signs of wear may include With a multi-point inspection, your steering wheel vibration, bounce/ inspect and recommend the right dealer can inspect the hoses and sway while braking, longer tires. Your dealer can also advise if replacement is needed. stopping distance, or uneven provide tire/wheel balancing tire wear. services to ensure smooth Lamps vehicle operation at all speeds. Properly working headlamps, . As part of the multi-point Your dealer sells and services taillamps, and brake lamps are inspection, trained dealer name brand tires. important to see and be seen on technicians can visually inspect the road. the shocks and struts for signs Vehicle Care of leaking, blown seals, To help keep the vehicle looking like . Signs that the headlamps need or damage, and can advise new, vehicle care products are attention include dimming, failure when service is needed. to light, cracking, or damage. available from your dealer. For The brake lamps need to be Tires information on how to clean and protect the vehicle’s interior and checked periodically to ensure Tires need to be properly inflated, that they light when braking. exterior, see Interior Care on rotated, and balanced. Maintaining page 10-82 and Exterior Care on . With a multi-point inspection, the tires can save money and fuel, page 10-77. your dealer can check the lamps and can reduce the risk of tire and note any concerns. failure. . Signs that the tires need to be replaced include three or more visible treadwear indicators; cord or fabric showing through the Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Wheel Alignment Wiper Blades Wheel alignment is critical for Wiper blades need to be cleaned ensuring that the tires deliver and kept in good condition to optimal wear and performance. provide a clear view. . Signs that the alignment may . Signs of wear include streaking, need to be adjusted include skipping across the windshield, pulling, improper vehicle and worn or split rubber. handling, or unusual tire wear. . Trained dealer technicians can . Your dealer has the required check the wiper blades and equipment to ensure proper replace them when needed. wheel alignment. Windshield For safety, appearance, and the best viewing, keep the windshield clean and clear. . Signs of damage include scratches, cracks, and chips. . Trained dealer technicians can inspect the windshield and recommend proper replacement if needed. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (13,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Usage Fluid/Lubricant Engine Oil Use only engine oil licensed to the dexos1® specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine Oil on page 10-10. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. See Engine Coolant on page 10-17. Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819). Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements. Hydraulic Clutch System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819). Automatic Transmission DEXRON®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Manual Transmission See your dealer. Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive) Transfer Case Fluid (GM Part No. 88861950, in Canada 88861951). Rear Axle (Non-Limited Slip Gear DEXRON MTF 75W-90 (GM Part No. 88863089, in Differential) Canada 88863090). Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (14,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Usage Fluid/Lubricant Rear Axle (Limited Slip Differential) DEXRON LS Gear 75W-90 (GM Part No. 88862624, in Canada 88862625). Rear Axle/Front Axle (All-Wheel Gear DEXRON MTF 75W-90 (GM Part No. 88863089, in Drive) Canada 88863090). Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB. Key Lock Cylinders Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in Canada 10953474). Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Release Pawl Category LB or GC-LB. Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in Canada 10953474). Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579, in Canada 10953481). Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (15,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Maintenance Replacement Parts Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer. Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 20857930 A3178C Engine Oil Filter 2.0L L4 Engine 12640445 PF64 2.5L L4 Engine 12640445 PF64 3.6L V6 Engine 25177917 PF2129 Passenger Compartment Air Filter 13356916 CF185 Spark Plugs 2.0L L4 Engine 12647827 41-125 2.5L L4 Engine 12627160 41-115 3.6L V6 Engine 12622561 41-109 Wiper Blades Driver Side – 55 cm (21.7 in) 22905714 — Passenger Side – 45 cm (17.7 in) 25882578 — Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (16,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Maintenance Records After the scheduled services are performed, record the date, odometer reading, who performed the service, and the type of services performed in the boxes provided. Retain all maintenance receipts. Odometer Date Serviced By Maintenance Stamp Services Performed Reading Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (17,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Odometer Date Serviced By Maintenance Stamp Services Performed Reading Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (18,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Odometer Date Serviced By Maintenance Stamp Services Performed Reading Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Technical Data 12-1

Technical Data Vehicle Identification Engine Identification The eighth character in the VIN is Vehicle Identification the engine code. This code Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) identifies the vehicle's engine, Vehicle Identification specifications, and replacement Number (VIN) ...... 12-1 parts. See “Engine Specifications” Service Parts Identification under Capacities and Specifications Label ...... 12-1 on page 12-2 for the vehicle's engine code. Vehicle Data Capacities and Specifications ...... 12-2 Service Parts Engine Drive Belt Routing . . . 12-4 Identification Label This label, on the load floor under the spare tire cover in the trunk, has the following information: . Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). This legal identifier is in the front . Model designation. corner of the instrument panel, on . Paint information. the left side of the vehicle. It can be . seen through the windshield from Production options and special outside. The VIN also appears on equipment. the Vehicle Certification and Service Do not remove this label from the Parts labels and certificates of title vehicle. and registration. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Vehicle Data Capacities and Specifications The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. See Recommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 11-13 for more information. Capacities Application Metric English Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under the hood. See your dealer for more information. Cooling System– Engine 2.0L L4 Engine 7.6 L 8.0 qt 2.5L L4 Engine 6.6 L 7.0 qt 3.6LV6 Engine 10.2 L 10.8 qt Engine Oil with Filter 2.0L L4 Engine RWD 4.7 L 5.0 qt 2.0L L4 Engine AWD 5.7 L 6.0 qt 2.5L L4 Engine 4.7 L 5.0 qt 3.6LV6 Engine 5.7 L 6.0 qt Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Capacities Application Metric English Fuel Tank 62.5 L 16.5 gal Transfer Case – AWD 0.8 L 0.8 qt Rear Axle (with limited slip) 1.0 L 1.0 qt Transmission Fluid (Pan Removal and Filter Replacement) 6-Speed Automatic 6.0 L 6.4 qt Wheel Nut Torque 140 Y 100 lb ft All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.

Engine Specifications Engine VIN Code Transmission Spark Plug Gap 2.0L L4 Engine X Automatic 0.9 mm (0.035 in) Manual 2.5L L4 Engine A Automatic 1.1 mm (0.043 in) 3.6LV6 Engine 3 Automatic 1.1 mm (0.043 in) Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Engine Drive Belt Routing

3.6L V6 Engine 2.0L and 2.5L L4 Engines Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Customer Information 13-1

Reporting Safety Defects Customer Information Customer Reporting Safety Defects to Information the United States Government ...... 13-12 Customer Satisfaction Reporting Safety Defects to Procedure Customer Information the Canadian Your satisfaction and goodwill are Customer Satisfaction Government ...... 13-12 important to your dealer and to Procedure ...... 13-1 Reporting Safety Defects to Cadillac. Normally, any concerns General Motors ...... 13-12 Customer Assistance with the sales transaction or the Offices ...... 13-3 Vehicle Data Recording and operation of the vehicle will be Customer Assistance for Text resolved by your dealer's sales or Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 13-4 Privacy Vehicle Data Recording and service departments. Sometimes, Online Owner Center ...... 13-4 however, despite the best intentions Roadside Service ...... 13-5 Privacy ...... 13-13 Event Data Recorders ...... 13-13 of all concerned, misunderstandings Scheduling Service ® can occur. If your concern has not Appointments ...... 13-7 OnStar ...... 13-14 Infotainment System ...... 13-14 been resolved to your satisfaction, Courtesy Transportation the following steps should be taken: Program ...... 13-7 Radio Frequency Collision Damage Repair . . . . 13-9 Identification (RFID) ...... 13-14 STEP ONE: Discuss your concern Service Publications Radio Frequency with a member of dealership Ordering Information ...... 13-11 Statement ...... 13-15 management. Normally, concerns can be quickly resolved at that level. If the matter has already been reviewed with the sales, service or parts manager, contact the owner of your dealership or the general manager. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

13-2 Customer Information

STEP TWO: If after contacting a When contacting Cadillac, 40 days. If you do not agree with the member of dealership management, remember that your concern will decision given in your case, you it appears your concern cannot be likely be resolved at a dealer's may reject it and proceed with any resolved by your dealership without facility. That is why we suggest other venue for relief available further help, in the U.S., call the following Step One first. to you. Cadillac Customer Assistance STEP THREE — U.S. Owners: You may contact the BBB Auto Line Center at 1-800–458–8006. In Both General Motors and your Program using the toll-free Canada, call the Canadian Cadillac dealer are committed to making telephone number or write them at Customer Care Centre at sure you are completely satisfied the following address: 1-888-446-2000. with the new vehicle. However, BBB Auto Line Program We encourage you to call the if you continue to remain unsatisfied Council of Better Business toll-free number in order to give your after following the procedure Bureaus, Inc. inquiry prompt attention. Have the outlined in Steps One and Two, you 4200 Wilson Boulevard following information available to can file with the Better Business ® Suite 800 give the Customer Assistance Bureau (BBB) Auto Line Program Arlington, VA 22203-1838 representative: to enforce your rights. Telephone: 1-800-955-5100 . Vehicle Identification The BBB Auto Line Program is an www.dr.bbb.org/goauto Number (VIN). This is available out-of-court program administered from the vehicle registration or by the Council of Better Business This program is available in all title, or the plate at the top left of Bureaus to settle automotive 50 states and the District of the instrument panel and visible disputes regarding vehicle repairs or Columbia. Eligibility is limited by through the windshield. the interpretation of the New Vehicle vehicle age, mileage, and other Limited Warranty. Although you may factors. General Motors reserves . Dealership name and location. be required to resort to this informal the right to change eligibility . Vehicle delivery date and dispute resolution program prior to limitations and/or discontinue its present mileage. filing a court action, use of the participation in this program. program is free of charge and your case will generally be heard within Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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STEP THREE — Canadian For further information concerning Customer Assistance Owners: In the event that you do eligibility in the Canadian Motor not feel your concerns have been Vehicle Arbitration Plan (CAMVAP), Offices addressed after following the call toll-free 1-800-207-0685, or call Cadillac encourages customers to procedure outlined in Steps One the General Motors Customer Care call the toll-free number for and Two, General Motors of Canada Centre, 1-888-446-2000 (English), assistance. However, if a customer Limited wants you to be aware of its 1-800-263-7854 (French), wishes to write or e-mail Cadillac, participation in a no-charge or write to: the letter should be addressed to: mediation/arbitration program. Mediation/Arbitration Program United States and Puerto Rico General Motors of Canada Limited c/o Customer Care Centre has committed to binding arbitration General Motors of Canada Limited Cadillac Customer Assistance of owner disputes involving Mail Code: CA1-163-005 Center factory-related vehicle service 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Cadillac Motor Car Division claims. The program provides for Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 P.O. Box 33169 the review of the facts involved by Detroit, MI 48232-5169 an impartial third party arbiter, and The inquiry should be accompanied www.Cadillac.com may include an informal hearing by the Vehicle Identification before the arbiter. The program is Number (VIN). 1-800-458-8006 designed so that the entire dispute 1-800-833-2622 (For Text settlement process, from the time Telephone devices (TTYs)) you file your complaint to the final Roadside Service: 1-800-224-1400 decision, should be completed in From U.S. Virgin Islands: approximately 70 days. We believe 1-800-496-9994 our impartial program offers advantages over courts in most jurisdictions because it is informal, quick, and free of charge. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

13-4 Customer Information

Canada communicate with Cadillac by D (Preferred Dealer dialing: 1-800-833-2622. TTY users General Motors of Canada Limited Information): Select a preferred in Canada can dial 1-800-263-3830. Canadian Cadillac Customer Care dealer and view dealer location, maps, phone numbers, and hours. Centre, Mail Code: CA1-163-005 Online Owner Center 1908 Colonel Sam Drive J (Warranty Tracking Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 Online Owner Experience Information): Track the vehicle’s www.gm.ca (U.S.) my.cadillac.com warranty information. 1-888-446-2000 (English) The Cadillac online owner J (Recall Information): View 1-800-263-7854 (French) experience is a one-stop resource active recalls or search by Vehicle Roadside Service: 1-800-882-1112 that allows interaction with Cadillac Identification Number (VIN). See Overseas and keeps important vehicle-specific Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) information in one place. on page 12-1. Contact the local General Motors H (Other Account Information): Business Unit. Membership Benefits View GM Card, SiriusXM Satellite E (Vehicle Information): radio, and OnStar account Customer Assistance for Download owner manuals and view information. vehicle-specific how-to videos. Text Telephone (TTY) F (Live Chat Support): Chat live Users G (Maintenance Information): with online help representatives. View maintenance schedules, To assist customers who are deaf, Visit my.cadillac.com to register your required alerts, OnStar onboard hard of hearing, or speech-impaired vehicle. vehicle diagnostic information, and and who use Text Telephones schedule service appointments. (TTYs), Cadillac has TTY equipment available at its Customer Assistance I (Service History): View Center. Any TTY user can printable dealer-recorded service records and self-recorded service records. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Cadillac Owner Centre Service is available 24 hours a day, In the U.S., anyone driving the (Canada) cadillacowner.ca 365 days a year. vehicle is covered. In Canada, a person driving the vehicle without Take a trip to the Cadillac Owner Calling for Service permission from the owner is not Centre: When calling Roadside Service, covered. . Chat live with online help have the following information Roadside Service is not a part of the representatives. ready: New Vehicle Limited Warranty. . Locate owner resources such as . Your name, home address, and Cadillac and General Motors of lease-end, financing, and home telephone number. Canada Limited reserve the right to warranty information. make any changes or discontinue . Telephone number of your the Roadside Service program at . Retrieve favorite articles, location. any time without notification. quizzes, tips, and multimedia . Location of the vehicle. galleries organized into the Cadillac and General Motors of Features and Auto Care . Model, year, color, and license Canada Limited reserve the right to Sections. plate number of the vehicle. limit services or payment to an owner or driver if they decide the . Download owner manuals. . Odometer reading, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), and claims are made too often, or the . Find Cadillac-recommended delivery date of the vehicle. same type of claim is made many maintenance services. times. . Description of the problem. Cadillac Owner Privileges™ Roadside Service Coverage . Emergency Fuel Delivery: U.S.: 1-800-224-1400. Services are provided up to 6 years/ Delivery of enough fuel for the Canada: 1-800-882-1112. 110 000 km (70,000 mi), whichever vehicle to get to the nearest comes first. Text Telephone (TTY) Users service station. (U.S. Only): 1-888-889-2438. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

13-6 Customer Information

. Lock-Out Service: Service to . Trip Interruption Benefits and Each technician travels with a unlock the vehicle if you are Service: If your trip is specially equipped service vehicle locked out. A remote unlock may interrupted due to a warranty complete with the necessary be available if you have OnStar. failure, incidental expenses may Cadillac parts and tools required to For security reasons, the driver be reimbursed during the handle most roadside repairs. must present identification 6 years/110 000 km (70,000 mi) before this service is given. Powertrain warranty period. Services Not Included in Items considered are hotel, Roadside Service . Emergency Tow from a Public meals, and rental car. Road or Highway: Tow to the . Impound towing caused by nearest Cadillac dealer for Cadillac Technician Roadside violation of any laws. warranty service, or if the vehicle Service (U.S. Only) . Legal fines. was in a crash and cannot be driven. Assistance is also given Cadillac's exceptional Roadside . Mounting, dismounting, when the vehicle is stuck in the Service is more than an auto club or or changing of snow tires, sand, mud, or snow. towing service. It provides every chains, or other traction devices. Cadillac owner in the United States . . Towing or services for vehicles Flat Tire Change: Service to with the advantage of contacting a driven on a non-public road or change a flat tire with a spare Cadillac advisor and, where highway. tire. The spare tire, if equipped, available, a Cadillac trained dealer must be in good condition and technician who can provide on-site Services Specific to properly inflated. It is your service. responsibility for the repair or Canadian-Purchased Vehicles replacement of the tire if it is not A dealer technician will travel to . Fuel delivery: Reimbursement covered by the warranty. your location within a 30-mile radius is approximately $5 Canadian. of a participating Cadillac Diesel fuel delivery may be . Battery Jump Start: Service to dealership. If beyond this radius, we jump start a dead battery. restricted. Propane and other will arrange to have your car towed fuels are not provided through to the nearest Cadillac dealership. this service. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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. Lock-Out Service: Vehicle Scheduling Service Courtesy Transportation registration is required. Appointments Program . Trip Interruption Benefits and Service: Pre-authorization, When the vehicle requires warranty To enhance your ownership original detailed receipts, and a service, contact your dealer and experience, we and our participating copy of the repair orders are request an appointment. By dealers are proud to offer Courtesy required. Once authorization has scheduling a service appointment Transportation, a customer support been received, the Roadside and advising the service consultant program for vehicles with the Service advisor will help you of your transportation needs, your Bumper-to-Bumper (Base Warranty make arrangements and explain dealer can help minimize your Coverage period in Canada), how to receive payment. inconvenience. extended powertrain, and/or hybrid-specific warranties in both . If the vehicle cannot be scheduled Alternative Service: If the U.S. and Canada. assistance cannot be provided into the service department right away, the Roadside Service immediately, keep driving it until it Several Courtesy Transportation advisor may give you permission can be scheduled for service, options are available to assist in to get local emergency road unless, of course, the problem is reducing inconvenience when service. You will receive safety related. If it is, please call warranty repairs are required. payment, up to $100, after your dealership, let them know this, Courtesy Transportation is not a sending the original receipt to and ask for instructions. part of the New Vehicle Limited Roadside Service. Mechanical If your dealer requests you to bring Warranty. A separate booklet failures may be covered, the vehicle for service, you are entitled “Limited Warranty and however any cost for parts and urged to do so as early in the work Owner Assistance Information” labor for repairs not covered by day as possible to allow for furnished with each new vehicle the warranty are the owner same-day repair. provides detailed warranty coverage responsibility. information. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

13-8 Customer Information

Transportation Options original receipts and can only be up insurance coverage, credit card, etc. to the maximum amount allowed by You are responsible for fuel usage Warranty service can generally be GM for shuttle service. In addition, charges and may also be completed while you wait. However, for U.S. customers, should you responsible for taxes, levies, usage if you are unable to wait, GM helps arrange transportation through a fees, excessive mileage, or rental to minimize inconvenience by friend or relative, limited usage beyond the completion of the providing several transportation reimbursement for reasonable fuel repair. options. Depending on the expenses may be available. Claim circumstances, your dealer can offer It may not be possible to provide a amounts should reflect actual costs one of the following: like vehicle as a courtesy rental. and be supported by original Shuttle Service receipts. See your dealer for Additional Program information regarding the allowance Shuttle service is the preferred Information amounts for reimbursement of fuel means of offering Courtesy or other transportation costs. All program options, such as shuttle Transportation. Dealers may provide service, may not be available at shuttle service to get you to your Courtesy Rental Vehicle every dealer. Please contact your destination with minimal interruption Your dealer may arrange to provide dealer for specific information about of your daily schedule. This includes you with a courtesy rental vehicle or availability. All Courtesy one-way or round-trip shuttle service reimburse you for a rental vehicle Transportation arrangements will be within reasonable time and distance that you obtain if the vehicle is kept administered by appropriate dealer parameters of your dealer's area. for an overnight warranty repair. personnel. Public Transportation or Fuel Rental reimbursement will be limited General Motors reserves the right to Reimbursement and must be supported by original unilaterally modify, change, receipts. This requires that you sign If the vehicle requires overnight or discontinue Courtesy and complete a rental agreement warranty repairs, and public Transportation at any time and to and meet state/provincial, local, and transportation is used instead of resolve all questions of claim rental vehicle provider requirements. your dealer's shuttle service, the eligibility pursuant to the terms and Requirements vary and may include expense must be supported by conditions described herein at its minimum age requirements, sole discretion. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

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Collision Damage Repair vehicles that were total losses in Repair Facility prior crashes. In most cases, the GM also recommends that you If the vehicle is involved in a parts being recycled are from choose a collision repair facility that collision and it is damaged, have the undamaged sections of the vehicle. meets your needs before you ever damage repaired by a qualified A recycled original equipment GM need collision repairs. Your dealer technician using the proper part may be an acceptable choice to may have a collision repair center equipment and quality replacement maintain the vehicle's originally with GM-trained technicians and parts. Poorly performed collision designed appearance and safety state of the art equipment, or be repairs diminish the vehicle resale performance; however, the history of ‐ ‐ ‐ able to recommend a collision repair value, and safety performance can these parts is not known. Such parts center that has GM-trained be compromised in subsequent are not covered by the GM New technicians and comparable collisions. Vehicle Limited Warranty, and any equipment. Collision Parts related failures are not covered by that warranty. Insuring the Vehicle Genuine GM Collision parts are new parts made with the same materials Aftermarket collision parts are also Protect your investment in the GM and construction methods as the available. These are made by vehicle with comprehensive and parts with which the vehicle was companies other than GM and may collision insurance coverage. There originally built. Genuine GM not have been tested for the vehicle. are significant differences in the Collision parts are the best choice to As a result, these parts may fit quality of coverage afforded by ensure that the vehicle's designed poorly, exhibit premature durability/ various insurance policy terms. appearance, durability, and safety corrosion problems, and may not Many insurance policies provide are preserved. The use of Genuine perform properly in subsequent reduced protection to the GM GM parts can help maintain the GM collisions. Aftermarket parts are not vehicle by limiting compensation for New Vehicle Limited Warranty. covered by the GM New Vehicle damage repairs by using Limited Warranty, and any vehicle aftermarket collision parts. Some Recycled original equipment parts failure related to such parts is not insurance companies will not may also be used for repair. These covered by that warranty. specify aftermarket collision parts. parts are typically removed from Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

13-10 Customer Information

When purchasing insurance, we Give only the necessary information If the airbag has inflated, see What recommend that you ensure that the to police and other parties involved Will You See after an Airbag vehicle will be repaired with GM in the crash. Inflates? on page 3-24. original equipment collision parts. For emergency towing see Managing the Vehicle Damage If such insurance coverage is not Roadside Service on page 13-5. available from your current Repair Process insurance carrier, consider switching Gather the following information: In the event that the vehicle requires to another insurance carrier. . Driver name, address, and damage repairs, GM recommends If the vehicle is leased, the leasing telephone number. that you take an active role in its repair. If you have a pre-determined company may require you to have . Driver license number. insurance that ensures repairs with repair facility of choice, take the Genuine GM Original Equipment . Owner name, address, and vehicle there, or have it towed there. Manufacturer (OEM) parts or telephone number. Specify to the facility that any Genuine Manufacturer replacement . Vehicle license plate number. required replacement collision parts parts. Read the lease carefully, as be original equipment parts, either . you may be charged at the end of Vehicle make, model, and new Genuine GM parts or recycled the lease for poor quality repairs. model year. original GM parts. Remember, . Vehicle Identification recycled parts will not be covered by If a Crash Occurs Number (VIN). the GM vehicle warranty. If there has been an injury, call . Insurance company and policy Insurance pays the bill for the repair, emergency services for help. Do not number. but you must live with the repair. leave the scene of a crash until all Depending on your policy limits, matters have been taken care of. . General description of the your insurance company may Move the vehicle only if its position damage to the other vehicle. initially value the repair using puts you in danger, or you are Choose a reputable repair facility aftermarket parts. Discuss this with instructed to move it by a police that uses quality replacement parts. the repair professional, and insist on officer. See “Collision Parts” earlier in this Genuine GM parts. Remember, section. if the vehicle is leased, you may be Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Customer Information 13-11

obligated to have the vehicle Service Bulletins RETAIL SELL PRICE: repaired with Genuine GM parts, $25.00 (U.S.) plus handling and Service Bulletins give additional even if your insurance coverage shipping fees. technical service information does not pay the full cost. needed to knowledgeably service Current and Past Models If another party's insurance General Motors cars and trucks. company is paying for the repairs, Each bulletin contains instructions Technical Service Bulletins and you are not obligated to accept a to assist in the diagnosis and Manuals are available for current repair valuation based on that service of the vehicle. and past model GM vehicles. insurance company's collision policy ORDER TOLL FREE: repair limits, as you have no Owner Information 1-800-551-4123 Monday – Friday contractual limits with that company. Owner publications are written 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time In such cases, you can have control specifically for owners and intended For Credit Card Orders Only of the repair and parts choices as to provide basic operational (VISA-MasterCard-Discover), see long as the cost stays within information about the vehicle. The Helm, Inc. at: www.helminc.com. reasonable limits. Owner Manual includes the Maintenance Schedule for all Or write to: Service Publications models. Helm, Incorporated Ordering Information In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Attention: Customer Service Owner Manual, and Warranty 47911 Halyard Drive Service Manuals Manual. Plymouth, MI 48170 Service Manuals have the diagnosis RETAIL SELL PRICE: Prices are subject to change without and repair information on the $35.00 (U.S.) plus handling and notice and without incurring engines, transmission, axle, shipping fees. obligation. Allow ample time for suspension, brakes, electrical, delivery. steering, body, etc. Without Portfolio: Owner Manual only. All listed prices are quoted in U.S. funds. Make checks payable in U.S. funds. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

13-12 Customer Information

Reporting Safety However, NHTSA cannot Reporting Safety Defects become involved in individual to the Canadian Defects problems between you, your dealer, or General Motors. Government Reporting Safety Defects To contact NHTSA, you may call If you live in Canada, and you believe that the vehicle has a safety to the United States the Vehicle Safety Hotline Government defect, notify Transport Canada toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 immediately, and notify General If you believe that your vehicle (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to Motors of Canada Limited. Call has a defect which could cause http://www.safercar.gov; or Transport Canada at a crash or could cause injury or write to: 1-800-333-0510 or write to: death, you should immediately Administrator, NHTSA Transport Canada inform the National Highway 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Road Safety Branch Traffic Safety Administration Washington, D.C. 20590 80 rue Noel (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Gatineau, QC J8Z 0A1 You can also obtain other General Motors. information about motor Reporting Safety Defects If NHTSA receives similar vehicle safety from complaints, it may open an http://www.safercar.gov. to General Motors investigation, and if it finds that In addition to notifying NHTSA (or a safety defect exists in a group Transport Canada) in a situation like of vehicles, it may order a recall this, notify General Motors. and remedy campaign. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (13,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Customer Information 13-13

Call 1-800-458-8006, or write: Vehicle Data Event Data Recorders Cadillac Customer Assistance Recording and This vehicle is equipped with an Center event data recorder (EDR). The Cadillac Motor Car Division Privacy main purpose of an EDR is to P.O. Box 33169 record, in certain crash or near Detroit, MI 48232-5169 The vehicle has a number of computers that record information crash-like situations, such as an air In Canada, call 1‐888‐446‐2000, about the vehicle’s performance and bag deployment or hitting a road or write: how it is driven. For example, the obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle s Canadian Cadillac Customer Care vehicle uses computer modules to ’ systems performed. The EDR is Centre, Mail Code: CA1-163-005 monitor and control engine and designed to record data related to General Motors of Canada Limited transmission performance, to monitor the conditions for airbag vehicle dynamics and safety 1908 Colonel Sam Drive systems for a short period of time, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 deployment and deploy them in a crash, and, if equipped, to provide typically 30 seconds or less. The antilock braking to help the driver EDR in this vehicle is designed to control the vehicle. These modules record such data as: may store data to help the dealer . How various systems in your technician service the vehicle. vehicle were operating; Some modules may also store data . about how the vehicle is operated, Whether or not the driver and such as rate of fuel consumption or passenger safety belts were average speed. These modules may buckled/fastened; retain personal preferences, such as . How far (if at all) the driver was radio presets, seat positions, and depressing the accelerator and/ temperature settings. or brake pedal; and, . How fast the vehicle was traveling. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (14,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

13-14 Customer Information

These data can help provide a if the vehicle is leased, with the OnStar Terms and Conditions and better understanding of the consent of the lessee; in response Privacy Statement on the OnStar circumstances in which crashes and to an official request by police or website. injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are similar government office; as part of recorded by your vehicle only if a GM's defense of litigation through Infotainment System non-trivial crash situation occurs; no the discovery process; or, as data are recorded by the EDR under required by law. Data that GM If the vehicle is equipped with a normal driving conditions and no collects or receives may also be navigation system as part of the personal data (e.g., name, gender, used for GM research needs or may infotainment system, use of the age, and crash location) are be made available to others for system may result in the storage of recorded. However, other parties, research purposes, where a need is destinations, addresses, telephone such as law enforcement, could shown and the data is not tied to a numbers, and other trip information. combine the EDR data with the type specific vehicle or vehicle owner. See the infotainment manual for of personally identifying data information on stored data and for routinely acquired during a crash OnStar® deletion instructions. investigation. If the vehicle is equipped with Radio Frequency ® To read data recorded by an EDR, OnStar and has an active Identification (RFID) special equipment is required, and subscription, additional data may be access to the vehicle or the EDR is collected through the OnStar RFID technology is used in some needed. In addition to the vehicle system. This includes information vehicles for functions such as tire manufacturer, other parties, such as about the vehicle’s operation; pressure monitoring and ignition law enforcement, that have the collisions involving the vehicle; the system security, as well as in special equipment, can read the use of the vehicle and its features; connection with conveniences such information if they have access to and, in certain situations, the as Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) the vehicle or the EDR. location and approximate GPS transmitters for remote door locking/ GM will not access this data or speed of the vehicle. Refer to the unlocking and starting, and share it with others except: with the in-vehicle transmitters for garage consent of the vehicle owner or, door openers. RFID technology in Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (15,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

Customer Information 13-15

GM vehicles does not use or record personal information or link with any other GM system containing personal information. Radio Frequency Statement This vehicle has systems that operate on a radio frequency that comply with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and with Industry Canada Standards RSS‐GEN/210/220/310. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. The device may not cause harmful interference. 2. The device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Changes or modifications to any of these systems by other than an authorized service facility could void authorization to use this equipment. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (16,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

13-16 Customer Information

2 NOTES Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (1,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

OnStar 14-1

OnStar OnStar Overview Press = to: . Make a call, end a call, or answer an incoming call. OnStar Overview OnStar Overview ...... 14-1 . Give OnStar Hands-Free Calling voice commands. OnStar Services . Give OnStar Turn-by-Turn Emergency ...... 14-2 Navigation voice commands. Security ...... 14-2 Requires the available Directions Navigation ...... 14-2 If equipped, this vehicle has a and Connections service plan. Connections ...... 14-3 comprehensive, in-vehicle system Diagnostics ...... 14-5 that can connect to a live Advisor Press Q to connect to a live for Emergency, Security, Navigation, Advisor to: OnStar Additional Information Connection, and Diagnostic . OnStar Additional Services. Verify account information or Information ...... 14-5 update contact information. The OnStar system status light is . next to the OnStar buttons. If the Get driving directions. Requires status light is: the available Directions and Connections service plan. . Solid Green: System is ready. . Receive On-Demand . Flashing Green: On a call. Diagnostics for a check of the . Red: Indicates a problem. vehicle’s key operating systems. . Receive Roadside Assistance. Press Q or call 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) to speak to an Advisor. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

14-2 OnStar

Press the OnStar Emergency button OnStar Services Navigation > to get a priority connection to an Emergency Advisor available OnStar navigation requires the 24/7 to: Emergency Directions and Connections service plan. . Get help for an emergency. With Automatic Crash Response, the built-in system can automatically Press Q to receive directions or . Be a Good Samaritan or connect to help in most crashes, respond to an AMBER Alert. have them sent to the vehicle even if help cannot be requested. navigation screen, if equipped. . Get assistance in severe Press > to connect to an Destinations can also be forwarded weather or other crisis and to the vehicle from MapQuest.com. evacuation routes. Emergency Advisor. GPS technology is used to identify the The OnStar mapping database is vehicle location and can provide continuously updated. For coverage critical information to emergency maps, see www.onstar.com (U.S.) personnel. The Advisor is also or www.onstar.ca (Canada). trained to offer critical assistance in Turn-by-Turn Navigation emergency situations. 1. Press Q to connect to a live Security Advisor. OnStar provides services like Stolen 2. Request directions. Vehicle Assistance, Remote Ignition 3. Directions are downloaded to the Block, and Roadside Assistance, vehicle. if equipped. OnStar can unlock the vehicle doors remotely, if equipped 4. Follow the voice-guided with automatic door locks, and can commands. help police locate the vehicle if it is stolen. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

OnStar 14-3

Using Voice Commands 2. Say “Repeat.” System responds After the call ends, press the “Go” During a Planned Route with the last direction given, then button on the navigation screen to responds with “OnStar ready,” begin driving directions. Cancel Route then a tone. If directions are downloaded to the 1. Press =. System responds: Get My Destination navigation system, the route can “OnStar ready,” then a tone. Say = only be canceled through the “Cancel route.” System 1. Press . System responds: navigation system. “OnStar ready,” then a tone. responds: “Do you want to Destinations can also be cancel directions?” 2. Say “Get my destination.” downloaded on the go. For 2. Say “Yes.” System responds: System responds with the information about eNav, Destination “OK, request completed, thank address and the distance to the Download, and coverage maps see you, goodbye.” destination, then responds with www.onstar.com (U.S.) or “OnStar ready,” then a tone. www.onstar.ca (Canada). Route Preview Other Navigation Services 1. Press =. System responds: Available from OnStar Connections “OnStar ready,” then a tone. OnStar eNav: Allows subscribers OnStar Hands-Free Calling allows 2. Say “Route preview.” System to send destinations from calls to be made and received from responds with the next three MapQuest.com to their Turn-by-Turn the vehicle. The vehicle can also be maneuvers. Navigation or screen-based controlled through the OnStar RemoteLink® mobile app. For Repeat navigation system. When ready, the directions will be downloaded to the coverage maps, see 1. Press =. System responds: vehicle. www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada). “OnStar ready,” then a tone. Destination Download: Press Q, then request the Advisor to download directions to the navigation system in the vehicle. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

14-4 OnStar

OnStar Mobile App Calling 911 Emergency Store a Name Tag for Speed Dialing Download the OnStar RemoteLink 1. Press =. System responds: mobile app to select Apple®, “OnStar ready,” followed by 1. Press =. System responds: Android , and BlackBerry® devices ™ a tone. OnStar ready. to check vehicle fuel level, oil life, “ ” or tire pressure; to start the vehicle 2. Say “Call.” System responds: 2. Say “Store.” System responds: (if equipped) or unlock it; or to “Please say the name or number “Please say the number you connect to an OnStar Advisor. For to call.” would like to store.” OnStar RemoteLink information and 3. Say “911” without pausing. 3. Say the entire number without compatibility, see www.onstar.com System responds: “911.” pausing. System responds: (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada). 4. Say “Call.” System responds: “Please say the name tag.” Hands-Free Calling “OK, dialing 911.” 4. Pick a name tag. System responds: About to store . Does that sound OK?” “OnStar ready.” 1. Press =. System responds: 5. Say “Yes” or say “No” to try 2. Say Call. System responds: “ ” “OnStar ready.” again. System responds: “OK, Please say the name or number “ storing .” to call.” 2. Say “My number.” System responds: “Your OnStar 3. Say the entire number without Place a Call Using a Stored Hands-Free Calling number is,” Number pausing, including a “1” and the then says the number. area code. System responds: 1. Press =. System responds: “OK calling.” End a Call “OnStar ready.” = Press . System responds: “Call 2. Say “Call .” System ended.” responds: “OK, calling .” Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

OnStar 14-5

Verify Minutes and Expiration OnStar Additional How OnStar Service Works Press = and say “Minutes” then Information Automatic Crash Response, “Verify” to check how many minutes Emergency Services, Crisis Assist, remain and their expiration date. Transferring Service Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostics, Remote Door Unlock, Q Diagnostics Press to request account transfer Roadside Assistance, Turn-by-Turn eligibility information. The Advisor Navigation, and Hands-Free Calling OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics will can assist in canceling or removing are available on most vehicles. Not perform a vehicle check every account information. If OnStar all OnStar services are available month. It will check the engine, receives information that vehicle everywhere or on all vehicles. For transmission, antilock brakes, and ownership has changed, OnStar more information, a full description major vehicle systems. It also may send a voice message to the of OnStar services, system checks the tire pressures, if the vehicle, requesting updated account limitations, and OnStar terms and vehicle is equipped with the Tire information. conditions: Pressure Monitoring System. If an . Call 888-4-ONSTAR On-Demand Diagnostics check is Reactivation for Subsequent Owners (888-466-7827). needed between e-mails, press Q, . See www.onstar.com (U.S.). and an Advisor can run a check. Press Q and follow the prompts to speak to an Advisor as soon as . See www.onstar.ca (Canada). possible after acquiring the vehicle. . Call TTY 1-877-248-2080. The Advisor will update vehicle records and will explain the OnStar . Press Q to speak with an service offers and options available. Advisor. OnStar services require a vehicle electrical system, wireless service, and GPS satellite technologies to be available and operating for features Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

14-6 OnStar

to function properly. These systems vehicle, damage to the vehicle in a system can provide in-vehicle may not operate if the battery is crash, or wireless phone network access to all of the OnStar services, discharged or disconnected. congestion or jamming. except Virtual Advisor and OnStar OnStar service cannot work unless See Radio Frequency Statement on Turn-by-Turn Navigation. your vehicle is in a place where page 13-15. OnStar.com (U.S.) or OnStar.ca OnStar has an agreement with a (Canada) wireless service provider for service Services for People with in that area, and the wireless Disabilities The website provides access to service provider has coverage, Advisors provide services to help account information, allows network capacity, reception, and subscribers with physical disabilities management of the OnStar technology compatible with OnStar and medical conditions. subscription, and viewing of videos service. Service involving location of each service. Get subscription information about the vehicle cannot Press Q for help with: plan pricing and sign up for OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics. Click on the work unless GPS signals are . Locating a gas station with an “My Account” tab on the home available, unobstructed, and attendant to pump gas. compatible with the OnStar page. The website navigation and hardware. OnStar service may not . Finding a hotel, restaurant, etc., services provided may vary by work if the OnStar equipment is not that meets accessibility needs. country. properly installed or it has not been . Providing directions to the OnStar Personal Identification properly maintained. If equipment or closest hospital or pharmacy in Number (PIN) software is added, connected, urgent situations. or modified, OnStar service may not A PIN is needed to access some of work. Other problems beyond the TTY Users the OnStar services, like Remote control of OnStar may prevent OnStar has the ability to Door Unlock and Stolen Vehicle service such as hills, tall buildings, communicate to the deaf, Assistance. You will be prompted to tunnels, weather, electrical system hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired change the PIN the first time when design and architecture of the customers while in the vehicle. The speaking with an Advisor. To available dealer-installed TTY Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

OnStar 14-7

change the OnStar PIN, call OnStar Roadside Assistance and a route or may ask for a call back and provide the Advisor with the locksmith to help gain access to the after the vehicle is driven into an current number. vehicle. open area. Warranty Global Positioning Cellular and GPS Antennas OnStar equipment may be System (GPS) Avoid placing items over or near the warranted as part of the New . Obstruction of the GPS can antenna to prevent blocking cellular Vehicle Limited Warranty. The occur in a large city with tall and GPS signal reception. Cellular manufacturer of the vehicle buildings; in parking garages; reception is required for OnStar to furnishes detailed warranty around airports; in tunnels, send remote signals to the vehicle. information. underpasses, or parking garages; or in an area with very Unable to Connect to OnStar Languages dense trees. If GPS signals are Message The vehicle can be programmed to not available, the OnStar system If there is limited cellular coverage respond in multiple languages. should still operate to call or the cellular network has reached Press Q and ask an Advisor. OnStar. However, OnStar could maximum capacity, this message Advisors are available in English, have difficulty identifying the may come on. Press Q to try the Spanish and French. Available exact location. call again or try again after driving a languages may vary by country. . In emergency situations, OnStar few miles into another cellular area. Potential Issues can use the last stored GPS location to send to emergency Vehicle and Power Issues OnStar cannot perform Remote responders. OnStar services require a vehicle Door Unlock or Stolen Vehicle . A temporary loss of GPS can electrical system, wireless service, Assistance after the vehicle has cause loss of the ability to send and GPS satellite technologies to be been off continuously for five days. a Turn-by-Turn Navigation route. available and operating for features After five days, OnStar can contact The Advisor may give a verbal to function properly. These systems may not operate if the battery is discharged or disconnected. Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

14-8 OnStar

Add-on Electrical Equipment OnStar - libcurl and unzip FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF The OnStar system is integrated acknowledgments THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO into the electrical architecture of the Certain OnStar components include EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR vehicle. Do not add any electrical libcurl and unzip software. Below COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE equipment. See Add-On Electrical are the notices and licenses LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, Equipment on page 9-72. Added associated with this software: DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, electrical equipment may interfere WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF with the operation of the OnStar libcurl: CONTRACT, TORT OR system and cause it to not operate. COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, NOTICE Privacy OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION Copyright (c) 1996 - 2010, Daniel WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE The complete OnStar Privacy Stenberg, . USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN Statement may be found at THE SOFTWARE. www.onstar.com (U.S.), All rights reserved. Except as contained in this notice, or www.onstar.ca (Canada). Permission to use, copy, modify, the name of a copyright holder shall Privacy-sensitive users of wireless and distribute this software for any not be used in advertising or communications are cautioned that purpose with or without fee is otherwise to promote the sale, use the privacy of any information sent hereby granted, provided that the or other dealings in this Software via wireless cellular communications above copyright notice and this without prior written authorization of cannot be assured. Third parties permission notice appear in all the copyright holder. may unlawfully intercept or access copies. transmissions and private unzip: communications without consent. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF This is version 2005-Feb-10 of the ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR Info-ZIP copyright and license. The IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT definitive version of this document LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

OnStar 14-9

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14-10 OnStar

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INDEX i-1

A Airbag System AM-FM Radio ...... 7-8 Check ...... 3-31 Antenna Accessories and How Does an Airbag Multi-band ...... 7-12 Modifications ...... 10-3 Restrain? ...... 3-24 Antilock Brake Accessory Power ...... 9-21 Passenger Sensing System (ABS) ...... 9-29 Active Emergency System ...... 3-26 Warning Light ...... 5-20 Braking System ...... 1-19, 9-56 What Makes an Airbag Appearance Care Adaptive Cruise Control ...... 9-40 Inflate? ...... 3-24 Exterior ...... 10-77 Adaptive Forward What Will You See after an Interior ...... 10-82 Lighting (AFL) ...... 6-5 Airbag Inflates? ...... 3-24 Armrest Storage ...... 4-2 Adaptive Forward Lighting When Should an Airbag Assistance Systems for (AFL) Light ...... 5-24 Inflate? ...... 3-23 Driving ...... 9-53 Add-On Electrical Where Are the Airbags? ...... 3-21 Assistance Systems for Equipment ...... 9-72 Airbags Parking and Backing ...... 9-49 Additional Information ® Adding Equipment to the Audio Players ...... 7-12 OnStar ...... 14-5 Vehicle ...... 3-30 CD ...... 7-12 Adjustments Passenger Status Indicator . . .5-15 Audio System Lumbar, Front Seats ...... 3-4 Readiness Light ...... 5-14 Backglass Antenna ...... 7-12 Thigh Support ...... 3-4 Servicing Airbag-Equipped Radio Reception ...... 7-11 Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-15 Vehicles ...... 3-30 Theft-Deterrent Feature ...... 7-2 Air Filter, Passenger System Check ...... 3-19 Automatic Compartment ...... 8-10 Alarm Door Locks ...... 2-13 Air Vents ...... 8-9 Vehicle Security ...... 2-16 Headlamp System ...... 6-4 Alert Transmission ...... 9-24 Side Blind Zone (SBZA) ...... 9-58 Transmission Fluid ...... 10-14 All-Wheel Drive ...... 9-29, 10-26 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (2,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

i-2 INDEX

Automatic Transmission Braking System Carbon Monoxide Manual Mode ...... 9-26 Active Emergency ...... 1-19 Engine Exhaust ...... 9-23 Shift Lock Control Break-In, New Vehicle ...... 9-16 Trunk ...... 2-14 Function Check ...... 10-27 Bulb Replacement ...... 10-31 Winter Driving ...... 9-9 Auxiliary Jack ...... 7-19 Back-up Lamps ...... 10-30 Card Reader Halogen Bulbs ...... 10-29 SD ...... 7-18 B Headlamp Aiming ...... 10-29 Cargo Battery ...... 10-25 Headlamps ...... 10-29 Tie-Downs ...... 4-2 Exterior Lighting Battery High Intensity Discharge Cautions, Danger, and Saver ...... 6-8 (HID) Lighting ...... 10-29 Warnings ...... iii Jump Starting ...... 10-72 License Plate Lamps ...... 10-30 CD Player ...... 7-12 Power Protection ...... 6-8 Buying New Tires ...... 10-56 Chains, Tire ...... 10-62 Voltage and Charging Charging System Light ...... 5-15 Messages ...... 5-32 C Check Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . 10-28 Calibration ...... 5-5 Engine Light ...... 5-16 Bluetooth California Child Restraints Overview ...... 7-20, 7-21, 7-26 Fuel Requirements ...... 9-63 Infants and Young Brake Perchlorate Materials Children ...... 3-34 System Warning Light ...... 5-18 Requirements ...... 10-3 Lower Anchors and Brakes ...... 10-22 Warning ...... 10-2 Tethers for Children ...... 3-40 Antilock ...... 9-29 Canadian Vehicle Owners ...... iii Older Children ...... 3-32 Assist ...... 9-33 Capacities and Securing ...... 3-45, 3-48 Fluid ...... 10-23 Specifications ...... 12-2 Systems ...... 3-37 Parking ...... 9-30, 9-32 Circuit Breakers ...... 10-32 System Messages ...... 5-32 Braking ...... 9-3 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (3,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

INDEX i-3

Cleaning Coolant D Exterior Care ...... 10-77 Engine ...... 10-17 Damage Repair, Collision ...... 13-9 Interior Care ...... 10-82 Engine Temperature Danger, Warnings, and Climate Control Systems Gauge ...... 5-13 Cautions ...... iii Dual Automatic ...... 8-1, 8-5 Engine Temperature Data Recorders, Event ...... 13-13 Clock ...... 5-6 Warning Light ...... 5-22 Daytime Running Cluster, Instrument ...... 5-10 Cooling System ...... 10-16 Lamps (DRL) ...... 6-4 Clutch, Hydraulic ...... 10-14 Engine Messages ...... 5-34 Defensive Driving ...... 9-3 Collision Damage Repair ...... 13-9 Courtesy Lamps ...... 6-7 Delayed Locking ...... 2-12 Compartments Courtesy Transportation Diagnostics Storage ...... 4-1 Program ...... 13-7 ® OnStar ...... 14-5 Compass ...... 5-5 Cruise Control ...... 9-37 Distracted Driving ...... 9-2 Messages ...... 5-33 Light ...... 5-24 Dome Lamps ...... 6-7 Compressor Kit, Tire Messages ...... 5-33 Door Sealant ...... 10-64 Cruise Control, Active ...... 9-40 Ajar Messages ...... 5-34 Connections Customer Assistance ...... 13-4 Delayed Locking ...... 2-12 OnStar® ...... 14-3 Offices ...... 13-3 Locks ...... 2-10 Control Text Telephone (TTY) Power Locks ...... 2-12 Traction and Electronic Users ...... 13-4 Rear Seat Pass-Through . . . . . 3-11 Customer Information Stability ...... 9-33 Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . 12-4 Control of a Vehicle ...... 9-3 Service Publications Drive Systems Convex Mirrors ...... 2-19 Ordering Information ...... 13-11 All-Wheel Drive ...... 9-29, 10-26 Customer Satisfaction Driver Assistance Systems . . . . 9-48 Procedure ...... 13-1 Driver Information Center (DIC) ...... 5-25 Driver Mode Control ...... 9-35 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (4,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

i-4 INDEX

Driving Electrical System Engine (cont'd) Assistance Systems ...... 9-53 Engine Compartment Heater ...... 9-20 Characteristics and Fuse Block ...... 10-32 Oil Life System ...... 10-12 Towing Tips ...... 9-67 Fuses and Circuit Oil Messages ...... 5-35 Defensive ...... 9-3 Breakers ...... 10-32 Overheating ...... 10-20 Drunk ...... 9-3 Instrument Panel Fuse Power Messages ...... 5-35 For Better Fuel Economy . . . . .1-22 Block ...... 10-35 Pressure Light ...... 5-23 Highway Hypnosis ...... 9-8 Overload ...... 10-31 Running While Parked ...... 9-24 Hill and Mountain Roads ...... 9-8 Rear Compartment Fuse Starting ...... 9-18 If the Vehicle is Stuck ...... 9-11 Block ...... 10-38 Entry Lighting ...... 6-8 Loss of Control ...... 9-5 Emergency Equipment, Towing ...... 9-71 Off-Road Recovery ...... 9-5 OnStar® ...... 14-2 Event Data Recorders ...... 13-13 Vehicle Load Limits ...... 9-11 Engine Exit Lighting ...... 6-8 Wet Roads ...... 9-7 Air Cleaner/Filter ...... 10-15 Extender, Safety Belt ...... 3-17 Winter ...... 9-9 Check and Service Engine Exterior Lamp Controls ...... 6-1 Dual Automatic Climate Soon Light ...... 5-16 Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-3 Control System ...... 8-1, 8-5 Compartment Overview ...... 10-5 Exterior Lighting Battery Coolant ...... 10-17 Saver ...... 6-8 E Coolant Temperature E85 or FlexFuel ...... 9-64 Gauge ...... 5-13 F Electrical Equipment, Coolant Temperature Features Add-On ...... 9-72 Warning Light ...... 5-22 Memory ...... 1-7 Cooling System ...... 10-16 Filter, Cooling System Messages . . .5-34 Engine Air Cleaner ...... 10-15 Drive Belt Routing ...... 12-4 Flash-to-Pass ...... 6-4 Exhaust ...... 9-23 Flashers, Hazard Warning ...... 6-5 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (5,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

INDEX i-5

Flat Tire ...... 10-62 Fuses General Information FlexFuel Engine Compartment Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1 E85 ...... 9-64 Fuse Block ...... 10-32 Towing ...... 9-67 Floor Mats ...... 10-85 Fuses and Circuit Vehicle Care ...... 10-2 Fluid Breakers ...... 10-32 Glove Box ...... 4-2 Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-14 Instrument Panel Fuse Brakes ...... 10-23 Block ...... 10-35 H Washer ...... 10-22 Rear Compartment Fuse Halogen Bulbs ...... 10-29 Folding Mirrors ...... 2-20 Block ...... 10-38 Hazard Warning Flashers ...... 6-5 Forward Collision Alert Head Restraints ...... 3-2 (FCA) System ...... 9-53 G Head-up Display ...... 5-28 Front Seats Garage Door Opener ...... 5-50 Headlamps Heated ...... 3-8 Programming ...... 5-50 Adaptive Forward Fuel ...... 9-62 Gasoline Lighting (AFL) ...... 6-5 Additives ...... 9-64 Specifications ...... 9-63 Aiming ...... 10-29 Economy Driving ...... 1-22 Gauges Automatic ...... 6-4 Filling a Portable Fuel Engine Coolant Bulb Replacement ...... 10-29 Container ...... 9-66 Temperature ...... 5-13 Daytime Running Filling the Tank ...... 9-65 Fuel ...... 5-12 Lamps (DRL) ...... 6-4 Foreign Countries ...... 9-63 Odometer ...... 5-11 Flash-to-Pass ...... 6-4 Gasoline Specifications ...... 9-63 Speedometer ...... 5-11 High Intensity Discharge Gauge ...... 5-12 Tachometer ...... 5-12 (HID) Lighting ...... 10-29 Low Fuel Warning Light ...... 5-23 Trip Odometer ...... 5-12 High-Beam On Light ...... 5-24 Recommended ...... 9-62 Warning Lights and High/Low Beam Changer ...... 6-3 Requirements, California . . . . .9-63 Indicators ...... 5-8 Lamps On Reminder ...... 5-24 System Messages ...... 5-35 Washer ...... 5-5 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (6,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

i-6 INDEX

Heated Infotainment System ...... 13-14 Lamps (cont'd) Steering Wheel ...... 5-3 Instrument Cluster ...... 5-10 Exterior Controls ...... 6-1 Heated Front Seats ...... 3-8 Instrument Panel Exterior Lamps Off Heated Mirrors ...... 2-20 Storage Area ...... 4-1 Reminder ...... 6-3 Heater Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . 1-2 Exterior Lighting Battery Engine ...... 9-20 Interior Rearview Mirrors ...... 2-21 Saver ...... 6-8 High-Beam On Light ...... 5-24 Introduction ...... iii License Plate ...... 10-30 High-Speed Operation ...... 10-49 Malfunction Indicator ...... 5-16 Highway Hypnosis ...... 9-8 J Messages ...... 5-36 Hill and Mountain Roads ...... 9-8 Jack On Reminder ...... 5-24 Hill Start Assist (HSA) ...... 9-33 Auxiliary ...... 7-19 Reading ...... 6-7 Home Page ...... 7-4 Jump Starting ...... 10-72 Lane Departure Hood ...... 10-4 Warning (LDW) ...... 9-60 Horn ...... 5-3 Lane Departure Warning How to Wear Safety Belts K Light ...... 5-20 Properly ...... 3-12 Key and Lock Messages ...... 5-36 Lap-Shoulder Belt ...... 3-13 Hydraulic Clutch ...... 10-14 Keyless Entry LATCH System Remote (RKE) System ...... 2-3 Replacing Parts after a I Keys ...... 2-1 Crash ...... 3-45 Ignition Positions ...... 9-16 LATCH, Lower Anchors and Immobilizer ...... 2-18 L Tethers for Children ...... 3-40 Indicator Labeling, Tire Sidewall ...... 10-43 LED Lighting ...... 10-29 Vehicle Ahead ...... 5-20 Lamps Light Infants and Young Children, Courtesy ...... 6-7 Adaptive Forward Lighting Restraints ...... 3-34 Daytime Running (DRL) ...... 6-4 (AFL) Light ...... 5-24 Infotainment ...... 7-1 Dome ...... 6-7 Parking Brake ...... 5-19 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (7,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

INDEX i-7

Lighting Lights (cont'd) M Adaptive Forward ...... 6-5 Service Electric Parking Maintenance Entry ...... 6-8 Brake ...... 5-19 Records ...... 11-16 Exit ...... 6-8 StabiliTrak® OFF ...... 5-21 Maintenance Schedule Illumination Control ...... 6-6 Tire Pressure ...... 5-22 Recommended Fluids LED ...... 10-29 Traction Control System and Lubricants ...... 11-13 Lights (TCS)/StabiliTrak® ...... 5-21 Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-16 Airbag Readiness ...... 5-14 Traction Off ...... 5-21 Manual Mode ...... 9-26 Antilock Brake System Limited-Slip Rear Axle ...... 9-37 Manual Transmission ...... 9-28 (ABS) Warning ...... 5-20 Locks Fluid ...... 10-14 Brake System Warning ...... 5-18 Automatic Door ...... 2-13 Memory Features ...... 1-7 Charging System ...... 5-15 Delayed Locking ...... 2-12 Memory Seats ...... 3-6 Cruise Control ...... 5-24 Door ...... 2-10 Messages Engine Coolant Lockout Protection ...... 2-13 Airbag System ...... 5-40 Temperature Warning ...... 5-22 Power Door ...... 2-12 Battery Voltage and Engine Oil Pressure ...... 5-23 Safety ...... 2-14 Charging ...... 5-32 Flash-to-Pass ...... 6-4 Loss of Control ...... 9-5 Brake System ...... 5-32 High-Beam On ...... 5-24 Low Fuel Warning Light ...... 5-23 Compass ...... 5-33 High/Low Beam Changer ...... 6-3 Lower Anchors and Tethers Door Ajar ...... 5-34 for Children (LATCH Lane Departure Warning ...... 5-20 Engine Cooling System ...... 5-34 Low Fuel Warning ...... 5-23 System) ...... 3-40 Engine Oil ...... 5-35 Safety Belt Reminders ...... 5-13 Lumbar Adjustment ...... 3-4 Engine Power ...... 5-35 Security ...... 5-23 Front Seats ...... 3-4 Fuel System ...... 5-35 Key and Lock ...... 5-36 Lamp ...... 5-36 Object Detection System . . . . .5-37 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (8,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

i-8 INDEX

Messages (cont'd) N OnStar® Navigation ...... 14-2 Ride Control System ...... 5-39 OnStar® Overview ...... 14-1 Navigation ® Security ...... 5-40 ® OnStar Security ...... 14-2 OnStar ...... 14-2 Service Vehicle ...... 5-40 Ordering New Vehicle Break-In ...... 9-16 Starting the Vehicle ...... 5-40 Service Publications ...... 13-11 Tire ...... 5-41 Outlets Transmission ...... 5-41 O Power ...... 5-7 Vehicle ...... 5-32 Object Detection System Overheating, Engine ...... 10-20 Vehicle Reminder ...... 5-42 Messages ...... 5-37 Overview, Infotainment Vehicle Speed ...... 5-42 Odometer ...... 5-11 System ...... 7-3 Washer Fluid ...... 5-42 Trip ...... 5-12 Mirrors Off-Road Recovery ...... 9-5 P Automatic Dimming Park Oil Rearview ...... 2-21 Shifting Into ...... 9-21 Engine ...... 10-10 Convex ...... 2-19 Shifting Out of ...... 9-22 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-12 Folding ...... 2-20 Tilt Mirrors ...... 2-20 Messages ...... 5-35 Heated ...... 2-20 Parking ...... 9-22 Pressure Light ...... 5-23 Manual Rearview ...... 2-21 Brake ...... 9-30, 9-32 Older Children, Restraints . . . . . 3-32 Park Tilt ...... 2-20 Brake and P (Park) Power ...... 2-20 Online Owner Center ...... 13-4 ® Mechanism Check ...... 10-27 OnStar Mirrors, Interior Rearview ...... 2-21 Over Things That Burn ...... 9-23 Mode ...... 9-35 System, In Brief ...... 1-23 ® Parking Brake OnStar Additional Driver Control ...... 9-35 Light ...... 5-19 Monitor System, Tire Information ...... 14-5 ® Parking or Backing Pressure ...... 10-49 OnStar Connections ...... 14-3 ® Assistance Systems ...... 9-49 Multi-band Antenna ...... 7-12 OnStar Diagnostics ...... 14-5 OnStar® Emergency ...... 14-2 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (9,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

INDEX i-9

Passenger Airbag Status Program Records Indicator ...... 5-15 Courtesy Transportation ...... 13-7 Maintenance ...... 11-16 Passenger Compartment Air Proposition 65 Warning, Recreational Vehicle Filter ...... 8-10 California ...... 10-2 Towing ...... 10-75 Passenger Sensing System . . . 3-26 Remote Keyless Entry Perchlorate Materials R (RKE) System ...... 2-2, 2-3 Requirements, California . . . . . 10-3 Radio Frequency Remote Vehicle Start ...... 2-8 Personalization Identification (RFID) ...... 13-14 Replacement Bulbs ...... 10-31 Vehicle ...... 5-43 Statement ...... 13-15 Replacement Parts Phone Radios Airbags ...... 3-32 Bluetooth ...... 7-20, 7-21, 7-26 AM-FM Radio ...... 7-8 Maintenance ...... 11-15 Port Reception ...... 7-11 Replacing Airbag System ...... 3-32 USB ...... 7-15 Satellite ...... 7-10 Replacing LATCH System Power Reading Lamps ...... 6-7 Parts after a Crash ...... 3-45 Door Locks ...... 2-12 Rear Axle Replacing Safety Belt Mirrors ...... 2-20 Limited-Slip ...... 9-37 System Parts after a Crash . . . 3-18 Outlets ...... 5-7 Rear Seat Reporting Safety Defects Protection, Battery ...... 6-8 Pass-Through Door ...... 3-11 Canadian Government ...... 13-12 Retained Accessory (RAP) . . .9-21 Rear Seats ...... 3-9 General Motors ...... 13-12 Seat Adjustment ...... 3-3 Rearview Mirrors ...... 2-21 U.S. Government ...... 13-12 Windows ...... 2-22 Automatic Dimming ...... 2-21 Restraints Pregnancy, Using Safety Reclining Seatbacks ...... 3-5 Where to Put ...... 3-38 Belts ...... 3-17 Recommended Retained Accessory Privacy Fuel ...... 9-62 Power (RAP) ...... 9-21 Radio Frequency Recommended Fluids and Identification (RFID) ...... 13-14 Lubricants ...... 11-13 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (10,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

i-10 INDEX

Ride Control Systems Safety Defects Reporting Service ...... 8-10 Limited Slip Rear Axle ...... 9-37 Canadian Government ...... 13-12 Accessories and Messages ...... 5-39 General Motors ...... 13-12 Modifications ...... 10-3 Roads U.S. Government ...... 13-12 Doing Your Own Work ...... 10-3 Driving, Wet ...... 9-7 Safety Locks ...... 2-14 Engine Soon Light ...... 5-16 Roadside Service ...... 13-5 Safety System Check ...... 3-18 Maintenance Records ...... 11-16 Roof Satellite Radio ...... 7-10 Maintenance, General Sunroof ...... 2-24 Scheduling Appointments ...... 13-7 Information ...... 11-1 Rotation, Tires ...... 10-54 SD Card Reader ...... 7-18 Parts Identification Label . . . . .12-1 Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 12-4 Sealant Kit, Tire ...... 10-64 Publications Ordering Run-Flat Tires ...... 10-42 Seats Information ...... 13-11 Running the Vehicle While Head Restraints ...... 3-2 Scheduling Appointments . . . . .13-7 Parked ...... 9-24 Heated Front ...... 3-8 Vehicle Messages ...... 5-40 Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . 3-4 Service Electric Parking S Memory ...... 3-6 Brake Light ...... 5-19 Safety Belts ...... 3-11 Power Adjustment, Front ...... 3-3 Servicing the Airbag ...... 3-30 Care ...... 3-18 Rear ...... 3-9 Shift Lock Control Function Extender ...... 3-17 Reclining Seatbacks ...... 3-5 Check, Automatic How to Wear Safety Belts Securing Child Transmission ...... 10-27 Properly ...... 3-12 Restraints ...... 3-45, 3-48 Shifting Lap-Shoulder Belt ...... 3-13 Security Into Park ...... 9-21 Reminders ...... 5-13 Light ...... 5-23 Out of Park ...... 9-22 Messages ...... 5-40 Side Blind Zone Replacing after a Crash ...... 3-18 ® Use During Pregnancy ...... 3-17 OnStar ...... 14-2 Alert (SBZA) ...... 9-58 Vehicle ...... 2-16 Signals, Turn and Vehicle Alarm ...... 2-16 Lane-Change ...... 6-6 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (11,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

INDEX i-11

Software Updates ...... 7-7 Symbols ...... iv Tires (cont'd) Specifications and System Pressure Light ...... 5-22 Capacities ...... 12-2 Active Emergency Braking . . . .9-56 Pressure Monitor System . . . 10-49 Speedometer ...... 5-11 Forward Collision Rotation ...... 10-54 StabiliTrak Alert (FCA) ...... 9-53 Run-Flat ...... 10-42 OFF Light ...... 5-21 Infotainment ...... 7-1, 13-14 Sealant and Start Assist, Hills ...... 9-33 Systems Compressor Kit ...... 10-64 Start Vehicle, Remote ...... 2-8 Driver Assistance ...... 9-48 Sealant and Compressor Starter Switch Check ...... 10-26 Kit, Storing ...... 10-71 Starting the Engine ...... 9-18 T Sidewall Labeling ...... 10-43 Starting the Vehicle Tachometer ...... 5-12 Terminology and Messages ...... 5-40 Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-4 Definitions ...... 10-45 Steering ...... 9-4 Theft-Deterrent Systems ...... 2-18 Uniform Tire Quality Heated Wheel ...... 5-3 Immobilizer ...... 2-18 Grading ...... 10-59 Wheel Adjustment ...... 5-2 Thigh Support Adjustment ...... 3-4 Wheel Alignment and Tire Wheel Controls ...... 5-2 Time ...... 5-6 Balance ...... 10-60 Storage Areas Tires Wheel Replacement ...... 10-60 Armrest ...... 4-2 Buying New Tires ...... 10-56 When It Is Time for New Glove Box ...... 4-2 Chains ...... 10-62 Tires ...... 10-56 Instrument Panel ...... 4-1 Designations ...... 10-44 Winter ...... 10-41 Storage Compartments ...... 4-1 Different Size ...... 10-58 Towing Storing the Tire Sealant If a Tire Goes Flat ...... 10-62 Driving Characteristics ...... 9-67 and Compressor Kit ...... 10-71 Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-50 Equipment ...... 9-71 Stuck Vehicle ...... 9-11 Inspection ...... 10-54 General Information ...... 9-67 Sun Visors ...... 2-24 Messages ...... 5-41 Recreational Vehicle ...... 10-75 Sunroof ...... 2-24 Pressure ...... 10-49 Trailer ...... 9-70, 9-71 Vehicle ...... 10-74 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (12,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

i-12 INDEX

Track Events and U Vehicle (cont'd) Competitive Driving ...... 9-6 Security ...... 2-16 Uniform Tire Quality Traction Speed Messages ...... 5-42 Grading ...... 10-59 Control System (TCS)/ Towing ...... 10-74 Universal Remote System . . . . . 5-50 StabiliTrak® Light ...... 5-21 Vehicle Ahead Indicator ...... 5-20 Operation ...... 5-53 Limited-Slip Rear Axle ...... 9-37 Vehicle Care Programming ...... 5-50 Off Light ...... 5-21 Storing the Tire Sealant Updates Traction Control/Electronic and Compressor Kit ...... 10-71 Software ...... 7-7 Stability Control ...... 9-33 Tire Pressure ...... 10-47 USB Port ...... 7-15 Trailer Ventilation, Air ...... 8-9 Using This Manual ...... iii Towing ...... 9-70, 9-71 Visors ...... 2-24 Transmission Automatic ...... 9-24 V Vehicle W Fluid, Automatic ...... 10-14 Warning Alarm System ...... 2-16 Fluid, Manual ...... 10-14 Brake System Light ...... 5-18 Canadian Owners ...... iii Messages ...... 5-41 Lane Departure (LDW) ...... 9-60 Control ...... 9-3 Transportation Program, Warning Lights, Gauges, and Identification Courtesy ...... 13-7 Indicators ...... 5-8 Number (VIN) ...... 12-1 Trip Odometer ...... 5-12 Warnings ...... iii Load Limits ...... 9-11 Trunk ...... 2-14 Cautions and Danger ...... iii Messages ...... 5-32 Turn and Lane-Change Hazard Flashers ...... 6-5 Personalization ...... 5-43 Signals ...... 6-6 Washer Fluid ...... 10-22 Reminder Messages ...... 5-42 Messages ...... 5-42 Remote Start ...... 2-8 Washer, Headlamps ...... 5-5 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (13,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

INDEX i-13

Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance ...... 10-60 Different Size ...... 10-58 Replacement ...... 10-60 When It Is Time for New Tires ...... 10-56 Where to Put the Restraint . . . . 3-38 Windows ...... 2-21 Power ...... 2-22 Windshield Replacement ...... 10-28 Wiper/Washer ...... 5-3 Winter Driving ...... 9-9 Winter Tires ...... 10-41 Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 10-28 Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico- Black plate (14,1) 6014430) - 2014 - 2nd Edition - 8/23/13

i-14 INDEX

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