2016 CADILLAC CT6 instrument panel

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340 Vehicle Care Instrument Panel, Leather,
Vinyl, Other Plastic Surfaces,
Low Gloss Paint Surfaces, and
Natural Open Pore Wood
Surfaces Use a soft microfiber cloth
dampened with water to remove
dust and loose dirt. For a more
thorough cleaning, use a soft
microfiber cloth dampened with a
mild soap solution.
CautionSoaking or saturating leather,
especially perforated leather, as
well as other interior surfaces,
may cause permanent damage.
Wipe excess moisture from these
surfaces after cleaning and allow
them to dry naturally. Never use
heat, steam, or spot removers. Do
not use cleaners that contain
silicone or wax-based products.
Cleaners containing these
solvents can permanently change
(Continued) Caution (Continued) the appearance and feel of
leather or soft trim, and are not
recommended.
Do not use cleaners that increase
gloss, especially on the instrument
panel. Reflected glare can decrease
visibility through the windshield
under certain conditions.
CautionUse of air fresheners may cause
permanent damage to plastics
and painted surfaces. If an air
freshener comes in contact with
any plastic or painted surface in
the vehicle, blot immediately and
clean with a soft cloth dampened
with a mild soap solution.
Damage caused by air fresheners
would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty. Cargo Cover and
Convenience Net Wash with warm water and mild
detergent. Do not use chlorine
bleach. Rinse with cold water, and
then dry completely.
Care of Safety Belts Keep belts clean and dry.
{ WarningDo not bleach or dye safety belt
webbing. It may severely weaken
the webbing. In a crash, they
might not be able to provide
adequate protection. Clean and
rinse safety belt webbing only
with mild soap and lukewarm
water. Allow the webbing to dry.

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Technical Data 357
Technical Data Vehicle Identification Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Service Parts Identification
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Vehicle Data Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Engine Drive Belt Routing . . . . 360
Vehicle Identification Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
This legal identifier is in the front
corner of the instrument panel, on
the left side of the vehicle. It can be
seen through the windshield from
outside. The VIN also appears on
the Vehicle Certification and Service
Parts labels and certificates of title
and registration.
Engine Identification
The eighth character in the VIN is
the engine code. This code
identifies the vehicle's engine,
specifications, and replacement
parts. See “ Engine Specifications ”
under Capacities and Specifications
0 358 for the vehicle's engine code. Service Parts
Identification Label This label, behind the access panel
in the trunk on the passenger side,
has the following information:
.
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN).
.
Model designation.
.
Paint information.
.
Production options and special
equipment.
Do not remove this label from the
vehicle.

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362 Customer Information resolved by your dealership without
further help, in the U.S., call the
Cadillac Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800 – 458 – 8006. In
Canada, call the Canadian Cadillac
Customer Care Centre at
1-888-446-2000.
We encourage you to call the
toll-free number in order to give your
inquiry prompt attention. Have the
following information available to
give the Customer Assistance
representative:
.
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN). This is available
from the vehicle registration or
title, or the plate at the top left of
the instrument panel and visible
through the windshield.
.
Dealership name and location.
.
Vehicle delivery date and
present mileage.
When contacting Cadillac,
remember that your concern will
likely be resolved at a dealer's
facility. That is why we suggest
following Step One first. STEP THREE — U.S. Owners :
Both General Motors and your
dealer are committed to making
sure you are completely satisfied
with the new vehicle. However,
if you continue to remain unsatisfied
after following the procedure
outlined in Steps One and Two, you
can file with the Better Business
Bureau (BBB) Auto Line ®
Program
to enforce your rights.
The BBB Auto Line Program is an
out-of-court program administered
by the Council of Better Business
Bureaus to settle automotive
disputes regarding vehicle repairs or
the interpretation of the New Vehicle
Limited Warranty. Although you may
be required to resort to this informal
dispute resolution program prior to
filing a court action, use of the
program is free of charge and your
case will generally be heard within
40 days. If you do not agree with the
decision given in your case, you
may reject it and proceed with any
other venue for relief available
to you. You may contact the BBB Auto Line
Program using the toll-free
telephone number or write them at
the following address:
BBB Auto Line Program
Council of Better Business Bureaus,
Inc.
3033 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone: 1-800-955-5100
http://www.bbb.org/council/
programs-services/
dispute-handling-and-resolution/
bbb-auto-line
This program is available in all
50 states and the District of
Columbia. Eligibility is limited by
vehicle age, mileage, and other
factors. General Motors reserves
the right to change eligibility
limitations and/or discontinue its
participation in this program.
STEP THREE — Canadian
Owners : In the event that you do
not feel your concerns have been
addressed after following the
procedure outlined in Steps One
and Two, General Motors of Canada

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388 Index E Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 214
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 134
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 290
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Emergency
OnStar ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 265
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cooling System Messages . . . 149
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 126
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 210
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Engine Oil
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 127
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 373
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 170
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 172
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 F Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 173
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 273
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Front Automatic Braking
(FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Front Seats
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Index 389Fuel (cont'd)
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 138
Requirements, California . . . . . 253
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 290
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
G Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Gauges
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 126
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . 127
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Gauges (cont'd)
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 342
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
H Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 173
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 139
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 172
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 139
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated and Ventilated Rear
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Heating and Air
Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 185
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 308
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 196
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 216
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
I Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 118, 121

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390 Index Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 49
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
K Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 150
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 301
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 172
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 132
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Lamps (cont'd)
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 246
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 248
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 135
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Light, Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 174
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 133
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Lights (cont'd)
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 134
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 137
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 138
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 172
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 129
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
StabiliTrak ®
OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak ®
. . . . . . . . . . 137
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 138

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394 Index Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 246
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Special Application Services . . . . 349
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Starting the Vehicle
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Steering System Messages . . . . . 155 Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 106
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sunshade
Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 374
Night Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 364
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 46 Theft-Deterrent Systems (cont'd)
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . 61
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 309
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 308
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Terminology and Definitions . . 304
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 318