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Why You Shouldn’t Leave Important Items In The Cadillac Lyriq’s Glovebox

Sometimes, technological innovation is a good thing, making life more convenient, more efficient, and more productive. Other times, however, these innovations can be problematic, creating new issues that seem unnecessary and definitely very, very annoying. Unfortunately, the electric glovebox release in the Cadillac Lyriq appears to fall into this latter category.

The interior of the Cadillac Lyriq.

GM Authority recently received a message from a 2024 Cadillac Lyriq owner who reported ongoing issues with their vehicle, highlighting a persistent “Service Driver Assist System” error message. The owner’s local dealership was unable to identify the root cause, and as a result, the owner remains locked out of certain features. That includes an inescapable forward camera view displayed on the vehicle touchscreen, which effectively blocks access to some of the vehicle controls.

One of the results of the unresponsive touchscreen is that the owner can’t access the vehicle glovebox controls, thus preventing them from opening the glovebox. Not only is the driver unable to open their garage via the touchscreen, but the locked glovebox means they can’t retrieve the backup garage remote in the glovebox, either. Talk about a headache.

According to the Cadillac Lyriq owner’s manual, GM states that the glovebox cannot be accessed if the vehicle’s 12-volt battery fails. While an electronic latch for the glovebox isn’t unique to the Lyriq (in fact, several Cadillac models over the years have included a dash-mounted button to open the glovebox), it bears reminding owners not to store vital items inside the glovebox. If power is lost or there is a glitch, anything stored in the compartment will remain locked away.

It should also be said that the Cadillac Lyriq offers several other locations to store items, including below the center stack, as well as in the door panels. If you’re worried about accessing items if there’s a glitch in the infotainment system or you lose power, these other locations may be the better option.

Check out GM Authority’s complete hands-on tour of the Cadillac Lyriq interior for more information:

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Jonathan is an automotive journalist based out of Southern California. He loves anything and everything on four wheels.

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  1. Yet another example of way-too-much-tech that no one asked for.

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    1. Exactly. I’m looking to ditch our 2019 Subaru due to its electronic nonsense (loved our old 2013). Two things particularly maddening is having to remember to unlock doors and have the vehicle in park to open the rear gate, and remembering exactly what order you need to put the vehicle in park, set the parking brake and turn the vehicle off to avoid an unexplained beeping warning when exiting the car. One it turns out you can just ignore.

      Unfortunately, more and more of this tech is standard equipment with EVs. For example, I think it may be impossible to get an Equinox EV without automatic climate control or a heated steering wheel.

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  2. Thats the StAnDaRD oF LuXuRy!

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  3. I keep a copy of my registration and insurance card in seat pocket just in case. When the glove box opens it falls with a crash that drops the contents on the floor. Pure Luxury!
    Don’t forget about the very stupid door handles.

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  4. And how does one open the doors when the 12v is dead?

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    1. Throw a rock through the window 🤣

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    2. On the wifes Aviator they have manual releases. You’re not suppose to use them only on a dead battery scenario. I remember Corvettes have the same so I imagine GM has thought about this. But still. Just another gimmick to break and since dealers won’t be able to make much money on maintenance on these cars they need new things to break so you keep the service departments busy.

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    3. You go in through the rear hatch, with the key part of the key fob. Takes a bit of effort to crawl over the seats.

      Then you can open the front hood, since is totally mechanical. B I G jump box will provide enough juice to open the glove box. Been there.

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  5. I was curious to know what happens to the needlessly power-operated charge port lid if the power dies. Can the car even be charged at that point or do you have to break the lid open in order to do so? I can only imagine what the repair bill on a broken charge port lid must be like.

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  6. Worst thing about charge port door is the connector is recessed too far back and some ChargePoint plugs push their release buttons which prevent the car from charging.

    I like my Lyriq with its far superior doors compared to the new 2024s, but they should have hired a ten year old to test this and other goofy designs. Such as resetting the trip odometer usually only takes me around 5 minutes.

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