Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
11349135) - 2018 - crc - 5/1/17
CLIMATE CONTROLS
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:
Press to alternate between
recirculating air inside the vehicle or
pulling in outside air. The indicator
light on the button is lit when
recirculation mode is active. This
helps to quickly cool the air inside the
vehicle or reduce the outside air and
odors that may enter.
Pressing this button cancels automatic
recirculation. Press AUTO to return to
automatic operation; recirculation
runs automatically as needed.
Manual recirculation mode is not
available when in Defrost or Defog
modes.
Auto Defog :
The climate control
system may have a sensor to
automatically detect high humidity
inside the vehicle. When high
humidity is detected, the climate
control system may adjust to outside
air supply and turn on the air
conditioner. If the climate control
system does not detect possible
window fogging, it returns to normal
operation. To turn Auto Defog off or
on, see
“
Climate and Air Quality
”
under
.
Rear Window Defogger
K
:
Press to turn the rear window
defogger on or off. An indicator light
on the button comes on to show that
the rear window defogger is on. The
rear window defogger only works
when the engine is running.
The rear window defogger turns off
automatically after about 15 minutes.
At higher vehicle speeds, the rear
window defogger may stay on
continuously.
The upper gridlines on the rear
window are antenna lines and are not
intended to heat when the defogger is
activated.
The heated outside mirrors turn on
when the rear window defogger
button is on. They help to clear fog or
frost from the surface of the mirrors.
The rear window defogger can be set
to automatic operation. See
“
Climate
and Air Quality
”
under
. When auto rear
defog is selected, the rear window
defogger turns on automatically when
the interior temperature is cold and
the outside temperature is about 4 °C
(40 °F) and below. The auto rear
defogger turns off automatically.
Caution
Do not try to clear frost or other
material from the inside of the
front windshield and rear window
with a razor blade or anything else
that is sharp. This may damage the
rear window defogger grid and
affect the radio's ability to pick up
stations clearly. The repairs would
not be covered by the vehicle
warranty.
J
or
z
:
If equipped, press
J
or
z
to heat the driver or passenger seat
cushion and seatback.
The vehicle also has auto heated seats
that turn on when the vehicle is on.
The seats will activate at the level
required by the vehicle
’
s interior
temperature. Use the manual heated
seat buttons to turn auto heated seats
off. The auto heated seats feature can