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2021 Cadillac CT5-V
So today was another fun day driving the Cadillac CT5-V. What a fun car to drive! The technology on the inside was nicely laid out in an easy to understand way. Let's start with the Drivers
Information System.
To see our in-depth How To Video on the Driver's Information Screen and the Infotainment Screen click HERE
Driver’s Information System
The driver’s Information System is a 12 inch, configurable screen. The screen was divided into basically 5 zones. There was the far left and far right zones which contained configurable information and in-between them was a 3rd zone that contained the digital and analog speedometer and also all your visuals for the safety systems such as cruise control, Lane Keeping Assist etc,. The 4th and 5th zones were at the bottom left and right of the screen. The bottom part on the left contained most typically your digital RPM gauge, and the bottom part on the right contained the fuel gauge, the odometer, and a digital compass.
On of the nice things was the way in which Cadillac had laid out not only the easy to read graphics but also the controls used to manipulate and change the info. Three simple buttons (left and right arrow keys and a scrolling knob that also was pushable- like an “OK” button) are all that’s used. The nice thing about this, is that it made it easy for me (and I’m assuming other future drivers/owners) to figure out how to work the system. All the modifications, to any zone on the screen were all made from the far right main part of the digital screen. The menus were easy to find, and scrolling through any content within a menu made easy with the scrolling knob.
Some of the things I really liked was how, depending on the driving Mode you were in, you got some additional items to add to your screens. A good example would be the Sport mode, in which you now had a whole Buch of gauges that could be added to the left main portion of the screen, which were not available in other driving modes. It’s was kind of like finding an easter egg in the dashboard. Overall the dash was nicely laid out and very intuitive in its use and manipulation.
The Infotainment System
The system it self is a 10” screen and this particular vehicle had a 15 speaker Bose Performance Series sound system in it which sounded great! Included in the infotainment system were wireless Apple CarPlay, wireless Android Auto, AM, FM and HD Radio, Sirius XM Radio and of course bluetooth. This system also had built-in Navigation.
One of the nicest parts of this system was the wireless Apple CarPlay and Wireless Android Auto. I’ve always pondered at the purpose of having a wireless charger in a vehicle when you have to plug in anyways to access those two features. So to me, having them be wireless adds a huge benefit. Now you can just lay your phone in the wireless charger and run everything through your infotainment system.
Being able to access Siri or Google Assistant via the voice command is also a nice feature, although quite common in todays new vehicles. The system itself, was easy to operate and operates very much like your modern cell phone, making it easy to figure out how to navigate through all the apps on the screen. I did like how on this particular trim, the “Home” button is the same color as the rest of the dashboard trim. It had the effect of minimizing the disturbance of flow in the trim just under the screen.
Overall this was a well organized system, easy to navigate and use, and had the added benefit of wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
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