2018 CADILLAC CT6 transmission fluid

Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11292458) -
2018 - crc - 2/14/17
394 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)@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires. (2.0L
and 3.0L Twin Turbo Engines)@ @
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires. (3.6L
Engine Only)@
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 and Power
Electronics cooling system. (6)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (7)@
Replace brake fluid. (8)

Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11292458) -
2018 - crc - 2/14/17
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 399
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19331925, in Canada 19300537).
Engine Coolant (Gasoline Only Vehicles) 50/50 mixture of clean drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. Engine Coolant, High Voltage Battery,
and Power Electronics Cooling System (PLUG-IN Only Vehicles) Use Only Premix DEX-COOL Coolant (GM Part No. 12378390, in
Canada 10953456).
See
Cooling System (Gasoline Only) 0312 orCooling System (PLUG-IN Only)
0 316.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade.
ACDelco dexos1 is recommended. See Engine Oil0307.
Hood Latch Assembly, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in Canada 89021674) or
lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System (Gasoline Only) DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Hydraulic Brake System (PLUG-IN Only) DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299570, in Canada 19299571). Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Rear Axle SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88863089, in
Canada 88863090) meeting GM Specification 9986285.
Rear Axle/Front Axle (All-Wheel Drive) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88863089, in Canada 88863090).

Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11292458) -
2018 - crc - 2/14/17
INDEX 433
Automatic (cont'd)Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . 237
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Battery - North America . . . . . .324, 374
Battery Gauge High Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 327
Boost Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Brakes (cont'd)
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207, 208 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355C
Cadillac Premium Care
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
California
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .297, 324, 374, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 404 Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Charge Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Charging
Delay Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . 285
Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Programmable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Utility Interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Charging Status Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Check Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 98
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109, 111

Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11292458) -
2018 - crc - 2/14/17
INDEX 435
Driving (cont'd)Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 211
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Winter Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving for Better Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 145
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 295
Electrical Requirements for
Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 331
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 335
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Energy Efficiency Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 300
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 139
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312, 316
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218, 221
Engine Oil
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Engine Unavailable Out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 185
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 189
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 186
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 310
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . . . . 262
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11292458) -
2018 - crc - 2/14/17
442 INDEX
Tires (cont'd)Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 345
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 357
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 186
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 357
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 179 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Utility Interruption of Charging . . . 284
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Automatic Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 403
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Vehicle (cont'd)
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Vehicle Hold Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Vehicle Hold (AVH)
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Vehicle Ready Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Video Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126