Owner's Manual

Black plate (7,1)
Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
Lighting 6-7
Reading Lamps
The reading lamps are located on
the overhead console. These lamps
come on automatically when any
door is opened.
For manual operation, press the
button next to each lamp to turn it
on or off.
If the reading lamps are left on,
they automatically shut off
10 minutes after the ignition has
been turned off.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, license
plate lamps, back‐up lamps, dome
lamps, and most of the interior lights
turn on briefly when the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE)
K is pressed,
or when the door handle is pulled
on a keyless access vehicle.
See Ignition Positions (Key Access)
on page 9‑17 or Ignition Positions
(Keyless Access) on page 9‑19.
After about 30 seconds the exterior
lamps turn off, then the dome and
remaining interior lights dim to off.
Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by changing the ignition
out of the OFF position, or by
pressing the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE)
Q button.
This feature can be changed.
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑48.
Exit Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, parking
lamps, back-up lamps, and license
plate lamps come on at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when the
key is removed from the ignition.
The dome lamps also come on
when the key is removed from the
ignition. The exterior lights and
dome lamps remain on after the
door is closed for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.
For vehicles with keyless access,
the exterior lamps and dome lamps
automatically turn on when a door is
opened after the ignition is turned
off. See Ignition Positions (Key
Access) on page 9‑17 or Ignition
Positions (Keyless Access) on
page 9‑19.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamps control off.
This feature can be changed.
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑48.