2017 CADILLAC CTS recommended oil

Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10293089) -
2017 - crc - 6/22/16
328 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services -
Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi
180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires, if recommended for the vehicle, and
perform Required Services. Check engine oil level
and oil life percentage. Change engine oil and filter,
if needed. (1)@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (2)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (3)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (4)@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
2.0L LTG and 3.6L LF3 Engines: Replace spark plugs.
Inspect spark plug wires.@ @
3.6L LFX Engine Only: Replace spark plugs. Inspect
spark plug wires.@
Change automatic transmission fluid and filter.@@@
Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with
AWD. (5)@@@
Change rear axle fluid.@@@
Change front axle fluid, if equipped with AWD.@@@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (6)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (7)@
Replace brake fluid. (8)

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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 331
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19331925).
Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Electronic Limited Slip Differential (eLSD) Clutch System Lubricant (CTS-V Only) DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant. See
Engine Coolant 0264.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade.
ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine Oil0257.
Front Axle (AWD Only) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88863089).
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch,
Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668) or lubricant meeting
requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood, and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241).
Rear Axle (Limited-Slip Differential) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88862624).

Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10293089) -
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336 TECHNICAL DATA
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and Lubricants
0 331 for more information.
Application Capacities
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.
Cooling System– Engine
2.0L L4 Engine (LTG) 8.8 L 9.3 qt
3.6L V6 Engine (LGX) 10 L 10.7 qt
3.6L V6 Engine (LF3) 12.8 L 13.5 qt
6.2L V8 Engine (V-Series) 12.2 L 12.9 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 2.0L L4 Engine (LTG) RWD 4.7 L5.0 qt
2.0L L4 Engine (LTG) AWD 5.7 L6.0 qt
3.6L V6 Engine (LGX) RWD (with oil cooler) 5.7 L6.0 qt
3.6L V6 Engine (LF3) 6.6 L7.0 qt
6.2L V8 Engine (V-Series) 9.5 L10.0 qt

Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10293089) -
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INDEX 347
Lights (cont'd)Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 159
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 126
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 89
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 123
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Battery Voltage and Charging . . . . 138
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Object Detection System . . . . . . . . . 142
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Messages (cont'd)
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Mirror Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . 45
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . 292
N
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

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348 INDEX
O
Object Detection SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . 77
Performance Data
Recorder (PDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 200
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . . . . 69
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . 340
R
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . 177
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . . . . . 64
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Rear Seats (cont'd)
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . 228
Rear Window Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rearview Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . 313
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200