Cadillac XTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-9234768) -
2016 - crc - 5/19/15
Driving and Operating
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or right. This system detects objects
coming from up to 20 m (65 ft) from
the left or right side of the vehicle.
When an object is detected, either
three beeps sound from the left or
right or three Safety Alert Seat
pulses occur on the left or right side,
depending on the direction of the
detected vehicle.
Use caution while backing up when
towing a trailer, as the RCTA
detection zones that extend out
from the back of the vehicle do not
move further back when a trailer is
towed.
Turning the Features On or Off
The
X
button on the center stack
is used to turn on or off the Front
and Rear Parking Assist, Rear
Automatic Braking (RAB), Rear
Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA), and the
Backing Warning System at the
same time. The indicator light next
to the button comes on when the
features are on and turns off when
the features have been disabled.
Turn off parking assist and RAB
when towing a trailer.
To turn the RPA symbols or
guidance lines (on some models) on
or off, see
“
Rear Camera
”
under
Vehicle Personalization
0
150
.
RCTA can be turned on or off
through vehicle personalization. See
“
Collision/Detection Systems
”
under
Vehicle Personalization
0
150
.
Automatic Parking
Assist (APA)
If equipped, APA searches for and
steers the vehicle into parallel and
perpendicular parking spots. When
using APA, you must still shift gears,
and control the brakes and
accelerator. The Driver information
Center (DIC) and audible beeps
help to guide parking maneuvers.
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Warning
APA does not apply the brakes.
APA may not detect objects in the
parking space, objects that are
soft or narrow, objects high off the
ground such as flatbed trucks,
or objects below ground level
such as large potholes. Always
verify that the parking space is
appropriate for parking a vehicle.
APA does not respond to changes
in the parking space, such as
movement of an adjacent vehicle,
or a person or object entering the
parking space. APA does not
detect or avoid traffic that is
behind or alongside of the
vehicle. Always be prepared to
stop the vehicle during the
parking maneuver.
The system is available when the
vehicle speed is below
30 km/h (18 mph). Press
O
on the
center stack to enable the system to
begin searching for a space that is