CADILLAC CUE OVERVIEW

CUE blends first-of-its-kind technology with highly intelligent design, bringing the intuitive control of smart phones and tablets safely to the road. With a clean, uncluttered design, natural voice recognition, and responsive touch screen technology, CUE creates an experience that’s as effortless as it is advanced.

Debuting in 2012 on the 2013 Cadillac XTS and ATS luxury sedans and the SRX luxury crossover, CUE is designed to be unique for each driver. For the tech-savvy, it’s everything you want it to be—a full suite of infotainment, navigation and communication tools that keeps you fully connected. But you don’t have to be a technophile to appreciate it. CUE is remarkably simple, intuitive and accessible.

The result is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced.

CUE doesn’t replace your smartphone or iPod^®. Rather, it seamlessly integrates them with your vehicle controls. Entertainment, navigation and communication are all available in one remarkably intuitive interface. It’s so advanced, it even senses your presence and provides tactile feedback from its brilliant touch screen, allowing you to keep your eyes safely on the road.

The heart of CUE is the 8-inch LCD touch screen, seamlessly integrated into the top of the instrument panel. The vibrant LCD screen displays CUE’s home page, which resembles a smart phone screen by using large, easy-to-target icons to execute commands.

CUE is a highly advanced in-vehicle hub for all the information and entertainment in your life. CUE’s controls function to create a look that is unmistakably Cadillac—vibrant colors, a piano-black faceplate, precision milled buttons, intuitive touch screen placement and a sculpted front console. All working together to create an impressive, modern design.

To improve simplicity and connectivity for consumers, CUE will feature several auto industry firsts:

• Your screen layout has proximity sensing, so it displays only the information you want—keeping it clean and uncluttered. Icons not in use fade back, and as your hand approaches the screen, the full menu illuminates.

• CUE gives you tactile feedback on the touch screen and certain controls. Buttons pulse when pressed to affirm that the command is being carried out, allowing you to make your selection without taking your eyes off the road.

• To make your interactions with CUE simple and safe, Cadillac employed the gestures used on today’s smart phones and tablets. Tap, flick, swipe and spread through homepages and customizable information.

• The available 12.3-inch LCD gauge cluster can be customized into one of four screen layouts. They mix vehicle data, such as readouts for fuel levels and speed, with navigation, phone and entertainment information.

• CUE employs natural voice recognition so you can speak conversationally, avoiding awkward commands and complicated sequences, making your interaction with CUE easier and more responsive.

CONNECTIVITY

• The latest Bluetooth hardware allows you to access contacts, audio files, and more from your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone.
• Text messages can be read to you while you drive, keeping you safely in the know. Automated responses are provided to further facilitate the process, or you can create your own customized responses. 
• 3-D GPS navigation¹ with turn-by-turn directions and map-integrated Doppler weather reports.  
• CUE connects you seamlessly with OnStar’s³ suite of safety, security and connectivity services, standard for one year, such as turn-by-turn navigation, Emergency response, available hands-free calling and the OnStar RemoteLink mobile application. Key OnStar features are easily found through CUE’s LCD screen, gauge cluster and steering wheel controls. 
• The 12.3-inch gauge cluster also features a 3-D animated car with performance data callouts.
• The built-in HD Radio dynamically enhances the sound of AM/FM stations.

CONVENIENCE

• Interactive gestures used by smart phones and tablets—tap, flick, swipe and spread—make it easy to scroll through lists, enlarge maps or search for favorites.
• With a simple swipe of a hand, turn-by-turn navigation and audio information can be moved from the center display to the instrument cluster. 
• CUE employs natural voice recognition so you can speak naturally, avoiding awkward commands and complicated sequences, making your interaction with CUE easier and more responsive. 
• An intelligent feature called Single Line Destination allows you to approximate your destination. CUE’s auto-fill function will do the rest.
• Preset up to 60 favorites from music, to points of interest, addresses, maps for weather or directions, phone numbers or system commands. 
• Your most frequently used applications are available along the top of every screen in an “app tray.” This app tray can be customized so you can simply drag any icon from the home page to the top of the screen, and it will be accessible from anywhere.

CONTROL

• To make your interactions with CUE safe and simple, Cadillac employed the gestures used on today’s smart phones and tablets with homepages, large icons and customizable information. 
• Intuitive controls on the steering wheel help you navigate the CUE system with ease.
• Your screen layout has proximity sensing, so it displays only the information you want—keeping it clean and uncluttered. Icons not in use fade back, and as your hand approaches the screen, the full menu illuminates. 
• CUE gives you familiar tactile feedback with the clean, edgeless design of a capacitive touch panel. Buttons on the touch screen pulse when pressed to affirm that the command is being carried out, helping you control CUE without taking your eyes off the road.
• CUE automatically aggregates music into a single list from multiple media devices. Speak a song command, and CUE will carry it out for you, from whichever device it’s stored on (USB, SD card, MP3 player, smart phone or tablet). 
• The available 12.3-inch LCD gauge cluster can be customized into one of four screen layouts. They mix vehicle data, such as readouts for fuel levels and speed, with navigation, phone and entertainment information.
• Software can be upgraded during the life of the vehicle, so CUE will never become outdated.

• Other features include:

            - AM/FM/HD and SiriusXM radio with 3 months trial service⁴

            - 2 USB ports

            - SD card

            - Natural Voice recognition for music, phone and navigation

            - Compatible iPod^®, IPad^®, and other USB-integrated devices

            - Pandora availability (data plan rates apply)