DIC Controls and Displays. Cadillac STS 2005

For 1990-2009 cars only

Makes 🢒 Cadillac 🢒 2005 🢒 STS 🢒 Instrument Panel 🢒 Driver Information Center (DIC) 🢒 DIC Controls and Displays

The Driver Information Center (DIC) has different modes which can be accessed by pressing the four DIC buttons located on the instrument panel, to the left of the steering wheel.

DIC Buttons (Base Level)

If your vehicle does not have a Head-Up Display (HUD), these are the buttons for your DIC.

DIC Buttons (Uplevel)

If your vehicle has a HUD, these are the buttons for your DIC.

(Information): Press the top or bottom of this button to scroll through the available vehicle information displays which include fuel range, fuel economy, fuel used, average speed, timer, battery voltage, tire pressure (if equipped with a tire pressure monitor), engine oil life (if equipped), display units and digital speed display (if equipped). See "MPH (km)" later in this section for more information on the digital speed display.

(Head-Up Display): Press this button to change the position of the HUD on the windshield. Press the top part of the button to move the HUD image up. Press the bottom part of the button to move the HUD image down. You can also adjust the brightness of the HUD image. Press in the center knob on the DIC control panel until the knob pops out. Then pull the knob until it stops. Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the brightness. If you turn the knob all the way counterclockwise, the HUD image will turn off. See Head-Up Display (HUD) for more information. For information on adjusting the instrument panel brightness, see Instrument Panel Brightness .

(Reset): Press this button to reset certain DIC features and to acknowledge DIC warning messages and clear them from the DIC display.

(Trip Information): Press this button to scroll through the odometer, trip odometer A and trip odometer B. To reset each trip odometer, either press the reset button or press and hold the trip information button until the trip odometer displayed returns to zero.

Information Display Menu Items

The following display menu items can be displayed by pressing the information button.

ENGLISH DISPLAY UNITS (METRIC DISPLAY UNITS)

This display allows you to select between English and metric units of measurement if your vehicle has the uplevel DIC. Press the reset button to switch between English and metric units.

ENGINE OIL LIFE

This display, if equipped, shows the estimated oil life remaining. If you see 99% ENGINE OIL LIFE on the display, that means that 99% of the current oil life remains.

When the oil life is depleted, the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message will appear on the display. You should change your oil as soon as possible. In addition to the engine oil life system monitoring the oil life, additional maintenance is recommended in the Maintenance Schedule in this manual. See Scheduled Maintenance and Engine Oil .

After an oil change, reset the ENGINE OIL LIFE display by pressing the reset button for three seconds. The display will show 100% ENGINE OIL LIFE after it has been reset. Also clear the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message from the display. See Engine Oil Life System for more information.

TIRE PRESSURE

This display, if equipped, shows the air pressure of each road tire in either pounds per square inch (psi) or kilopascals (kPa). If the tire pressure is normal, the value will display. If the tire pressure is low, LOW will appear on the display with the value. If the tire pressure is high, HIGH will appear on the display with the value. Press the information button to scroll through the following displays:

RR TIRE: This display shows the air pressure in the passenger's side rear tire.

LR TIRE: This display shows the air pressure in the driver's side rear tire.

RF TIRE: This display shows the air pressure in the passenger's side front tire.

LF TIRE: This display shows the air pressure in the driver's side front tire.

If the tire pressure display shows dashes instead of a value, there may be a problem with your vehicle. If this consistently occurs, see your GM dealer for service.

BATTERY VOLTS

This display shows the current battery voltage. If the voltage is in the normal range, the value will display. For example, the display may read 13.2 BATTERY VOLTS. If the voltage is low, the display will have LOW after it. If the voltage is high, the display will have HIGH after it. Your vehicle's charging system regulates voltage based on the state of the battery. The battery voltage may fluctuate when viewing this information on the DIC. This is normal. See Charging System Light for more information.

If there is a problem with the battery charging system, the DIC may display a message. See DIC Warnings and Messages for more information.

TIMER OFF

This display can be used like a stopwatch. You can record the time it takes to travel from one point to another. To access the timer, press the information button until 00:00:00 TIMER OFF displays. To turn on the timer, press the reset button until TIMER ON displays. The timer will then start. To turn off the timer, press the reset button again until TIMER OFF displays. The timer will stop and display the end timing value. To reset the timer, press and hold the reset button after the timer has been stopped. The display will return to zero.

AVG MPH (AVG km/h)

This display shows the average speed of the vehicle in miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h). This average is calculated based on the various vehicle speeds recorded since the last reset of this display. To reset AVG MPH, press the reset button. The display will return to zero.

GAL FUEL USED (L FUEL USED)

This display shows the number of gallons or liters of fuel used since the last reset of this display. To reset GAL FUEL USED, press the reset button. The display will return to zero.

MPG INST (L/100 km INST)

This display shows the current fuel economy. This number reflects only the fuel economy that the vehicle has right now and will change frequently as driving conditions change. Unlike average fuel economy, this display cannot be reset.

MPG AVG (L/100 km AVG)

This display shows the approximate average miles per gallon (mpg) or liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km). This number is calculated based on the number of mpg (L/100 km) recorded since the last time this display was reset. To reset MPG AVG, press the reset button. The display will return to zero.

MILES RANGE (km RANGE)

This display shows the approximate number of remaining miles or kilometers you can drive without refilling your fuel tank. This estimate is based on the current driving conditions and will change if the driving conditions change. For example, if you are driving in traffic making frequent stops, the display may read one number, but if you enter the freeway, the number may change even though you still have the same amount of fuel in the fuel tank. This is because different driving conditions produce different fuel economies. Generally, freeway driving produces better fuel economy than city driving.

Once the range drops below 40 miles (64 km) remaining, the display will show LOW RANGE.

If your vehicle is low on fuel, the Fuel Level Low message will be displayed. See "Fuel Level Low" under DIC Warnings and Messages for more information.

MPH (km/h)

This display, if equipped, shows the vehicle's speed digitally in either miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h).

Trip Information Display Menu Items

The following display menu items can be displayed by pressing the trip Information button.

Odometer

Press the trip information button until the odometer appears on the DIC display. The odometer shows the total distance the vehicle has been driven in either miles or kilometers.

Trip Odometer

Press the trip information button until trip odometer A or B appears on the DIC display. The trip odometer shows the current distance traveled since the last reset for each trip odometer in either miles or kilometers. Both odometers can be used at the same time.

For base level vehicles, each trip odometer can be reset to zero separately by pressing and holding the bottom of the trip information button while the desired trip odometer is displayed. For uplevel vehicles, reset each trip odometer by pressing the reset button or by pressing and holding the trip information button while the desired trip odometer is displayed.