2006 Cadillac SRX Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-9 Towing ................................................... 4-50 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-11 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-28 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Airbag System ......................................... 1-50 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-62 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-48 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Rear Axle ............................................... 5-49 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8 Front Axle ............................................... 5-50 Windows ................................................. 2-14 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-50 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-18 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-51 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-21 Tires ...................................................... 5-53 Mirrors .................................................... 2-35 ® Appearance Care ..................................... 5-87 OnStar System ...................................... 2-40 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-95 Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-42 Electrical System ...................................... 5-96 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-46 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-105 Sunroof .................................................. 2-48 ..................................... 6-1 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-52 Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel .............. 7-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance and Information Climate Controls ...................................... 3-25 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-33 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-14 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-48 Index ................................................................ 1 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-80 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. 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Part No. 06SRX A First Printing © 2005 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii Index In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce A good place to quickly locate information about the the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is you or others could be hurt. an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety Safety Warnings and Symbols symbol means “Do Not,” There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We “Do Not do this” or use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things “Do Not let this happen.” that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along Notice: These mean there is something that could with the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered If you need help figuring out a specific name of a by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But component, gage, or indicator, reference the the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. following topics: When you read other manuals, you might see • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. • Features and Controls in Section 2 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • Climate Controls in Section 3 • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Child Restraints .............................................1-28 Manual Passenger Seat ..................................1-2 Older Children ..............................................1-28 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Infants and Young Children ............................1-31 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-35 Heated Seats .................................................1-4 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-38 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-5 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Head Restraints .............................................1-7 Children (LATCH) ......................................1-39 Rear Seats .......................................................1-9 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-9 Rear Seat Position ....................................1-45 Stowable Seat ...............................................1-9 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ............................1-48 Safety Belts ...................................................1-11 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-11 Airbag System ...............................................1-50 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-15 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-53 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-16 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-57 Driver Position ..............................................1-16 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-58 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-22 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-58 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-23 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-59 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-23 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-61 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-26 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-28 Vehicle ....................................................1-61 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-28 Restraint System Check ..................................1-62 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-62 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................1-63 1-1 Front Seats Power Seats Manual Passenger Seat If your vehicle has power seats, the controls are located on the outboard side of the front seat cushions. Your vehicle may have a manual passenger seat. To adjust the seat, lift the bar under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat back and forth with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-2 • Move the front of the horizontal control up or down to Power Lumbar raise or lower the front part of the cushion. • Move the rear of the horizontal control up or down to Your vehicle may have raise or lower the rear part of the cushion. this feature. The driver’s and passenger’s seatback • Lift up or push down on the center of the