2006 CADILLAC CTS V transmission

Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada)
in a situation like this, we certainly hope you will
notify us. Please call us at 1-800-458-8006, or write:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, please call us at 1-888-446-2000. Or, write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer Communication Centre,
CA1-163-005
General Motors of Canada Limited
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair
information on engines, transmission, axle suspension,
brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc.
Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer
Case Unit Repair Manual
This manual provides information on unit repair service
procedures, adjustments, and specications for
GM transmissions, transaxles, and transfer cases.
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Radio with CD............................................3-85
Setting the Time..........................................3-85
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-101
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-102
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-104
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-23
Operation...................................................2-27
B
Battery..........................................................5-41
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-20
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-24
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-9
Panic Assist................................................4-13
Parking......................................................2-33
System Warning Light..................................3-38
Brakes..........................................................5-38
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-22
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-52
Back-Up and License Plate Lamps.................5-54
Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps..................5-53
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-52Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-49
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-52
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-55
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps...................................5-53
Buying New Tires...........................................5-73
C
Calibration.....................................................2-39
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-115
Carbon Monoxide...................2-12, 2-37, 4-27, 4-39
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-97
Your CD Player.........................................3-104
Your CDs .................................................3-103
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-49
Chains, Tire...................................................5-78
Charging System Light....................................3-37
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-41
Engine Oil Pressure Message.......................3-51
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-101
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Engine (cont.)
Check Oil Pressure Message........................3-51
Coolant......................................................5-26
Coolant Heater............................................2-26
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-40
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-40
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-37
Oil .............................................................5-16
Oil Life System...........................................5-20
Oil Temperature Warning Message.................3-51
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-30
Overheating................................................5-28
Speed Limiter.............................................3-33
Starting......................................................2-25
Entry Lighting.................................................3-21
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................7-11
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-29
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-20
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-21
Finish Damage.............................................5-101
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6Flash-to-Pass.................................................3-10
Flat Tire........................................................5-82
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-84
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-93
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-23
Manual Transmission....................................5-24
Power Steering...........................................5-36
Windshield Washer......................................5-37
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-45
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-19
Folding Rear Seat............................................ 1-9
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-46
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-104
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-109
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-105
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-104
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M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-10
At Least Once a Month................................6-10
At Least Once a Year..................................6-11
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-8
Maintenance Record....................................6-17
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-15
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-41
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-24
Operation...................................................2-30
Map Pocket...................................................2-49
Memory Mirrors..............................................2-52
Memory Seat.................................................2-52
Message
Center.......................................................3-47
Check Engine Oil Pressure...........................3-51
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-61Message (cont.)
Hot Coolant Temperature Warning..................3-50
Oil Temperature Warning..............................3-51
One-to-Four Shift.........................................3-52
Tire Pressure Warning..................................3-52
Transmission Fluid Hot.................................3-50
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®.....2-39
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®
and Compass..........................................2-39
Memory .....................................................2-52
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-43
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror....................2-42
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-43
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-42
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.....................................................3-101
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-22
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-15
O
Odometer......................................................3-33
Odometers, Trip..............................................3-33
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-16
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Traction
Control System (TCS)............................4-9, 4-10
Control System Warning Light.......................3-39
Limited-Slip Rear Axle..................................4-12
StabiliTrak
®System.....................................4-12
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-23
Fluid Hot Message......................................3-50
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-24
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-27
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-30
Trip Odometers..............................................3-33
Trunk............................................................2-12
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-9
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-9
U
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-102
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-75
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-45
Operation...................................................2-46
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-6
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-32Vehicle (cont.)
Parking Your...............................................2-36
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders..................................................7-11
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-103
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-103
Vehicle Personalization....................................2-52
DIC ...........................................................3-70
Memory Seat and Mirrors.............................2-52
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-28
Visors...........................................................2-18
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-30
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-61
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-77
Different Size..............................................5-75
Replacement...............................................5-77
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-40
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