2016 BUICK CASCADA transmission fluid

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340 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0265.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0260.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299570, in Canada 19299571).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood, Door, and Trunk Lid Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579, in Canada 10953481).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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344 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Engine Cooling System 6.3 L 6.7 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 5.5 L 5.8 qt
Fuel Tank 56 L 14.8 gal
Wheel Nut Torque 140 Y100 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
1.6L L4 Engine 5Automatic 0.60–0.70 mm (0.0236–
0.0276 in)

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Index 371
Assistance Program,Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 243
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Audio Players
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
B
BatteryExterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Battery (cont'd)
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Battery - North America . . . . 271, 315
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 273
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 104
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 226
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 276
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 280
Side Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . 278
Sidemarker Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .255, 271, 315
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 91
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 102
Check Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 273
Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 71

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Driving (cont'd)Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
E
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 105
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 282
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 259 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 232
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 358
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 119
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
F
Filter,Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 122
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 263
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Front Seats Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 276
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 108
Requirements, California . . . . . 249

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Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 304
Updates
Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Using the Navigation System . . . 166
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 343
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Vehicle (cont'd)
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 106
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Viewing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 247
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 306
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 75
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 273