Cadillac XT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10260744) - 2017 -
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Service and Maintenance 317
filter must be changed at least once
a year and the oil life system must
be reset. Your trained dealer
technician can perform this work.
If the engine oil life system is reset
accidentally, service the vehicle
within 5 000 km/3,000 mi since the
last service. Reset the oil life
system when the oil is changed.
SeeEngine Oil Life System 0255.
Tire Rotation and Required
Services Every 12 000 km/
7,500 mi
Rotate the tires, if recommended for
the vehicle, and perform the
following services. See Tire
Rotation 0288.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0253 andEngine Oil Life
System 0255.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant 0258.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0262. .
Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care 0305. Replace worn or
damaged wiper blades. See
Wiper Blade
Replacement 0266.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0282.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0287.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/
Filter 0256.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0305.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of
wear. See Exterior Care 0305.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 070.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks. .
Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for
loose or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0305.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0266.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism
Check 0266.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. See your
dealer if service is required.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof050.
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Index 337
RecordsMaintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 303
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 83
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 327
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 71
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 70
Safety Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 59
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 56
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 95, 97
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Security (cont'd)
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 250
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 324
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 325
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 233
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
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338 Index
StabiliTrakOFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Steering System Messages . . . . . 149
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 101
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 329
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 43
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . 56
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 284
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 283 Tires (cont'd)
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 291
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 239
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 239
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 303
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 247
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Traction Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 247
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256