2018 CADILLAC XT5 flat tire

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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 331
.Check tire inflation pressures. See
Tire Pressure 0286.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0293.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0257.
. Inspect brake system. See Exterior
Care 0319.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of wear.
See Exterior Care 0319. .
Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 076.
. 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 0319.
. 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. If the hold open ability is
low, service the gas strut. See Gas
Strut(s) 0268.
. Check tire sealant expiration date,
if equipped. See Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit 0301.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof055.

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Shocks and Struts
Shocks and struts help aid in control
for a smoother ride.
.Signs of wear may include steering
wheel vibration, bounce/sway
while braking, longer stopping
distance, or uneven tire wear.
. As part of the multi-point
inspection, trained dealer
technicians can visually inspect
the shocks and struts for signs of
leaking, blown seals, or damage,
and can advise when service is
needed.
Tires
Tires need to be properly inflated,
rotated, and balanced. Maintaining
the tires can save money and fuel, and
can reduce the risk of tire failure.
. Signs that the tires need to be
replaced include three or more
visible treadwear indicators; cord
or fabric showing through the
rubber; cracks or cuts in the tread
or sidewall; or a bulge or split in
the tire. .
Trained dealer technicians can
inspect and recommend the right
tires. Your dealer can also provide
tire/wheel balancing services to
ensure smooth vehicle operation
at all speeds. Your dealer sells and
services name brand tires.
Vehicle Care
To help keep the vehicle looking like
new, vehicle care products are
available from your dealer. For
information on how to clean and
protect the vehicle’s interior and
exterior, see Interior Care 0323 and
Exterior Care 0319.
Wheel Alignment
Wheel alignment is critical for
ensuring that the tires deliver optimal
wear and performance.
. Signs that the alignment may need
to be adjusted include pulling,
improper vehicle handling,
or unusual tire wear.
. Your dealer has the required
equipment to ensure proper wheel
alignment. Windshield
For safety, appearance, and the best
viewing, keep the windshield clean
and clear.
.
Signs of damage include scratches,
cracks, and chips.
. Trained dealer technicians can
inspect the windshield and
recommend proper replacement if
needed.
Wiper Blades
Wiper blades need to be cleaned and
kept in good condition to provide a
clear view.
. Signs of wear include streaking,
skipping across the windshield,
and worn or split rubber.
. Trained dealer technicians can
check the wiper blades and replace
them when needed.

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CUSTOMER INFORMATION 347
General Motors of Canada also has a
Mobility program. See www.gm.ca or
call 1-800-GM-DRIVE (800-463-7483)
for details. TTY users call
1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Service
U.S.: 1-800-224-1400.
Canada: 1-800-882-1112.
Text Telephone (TTY) Users (U.S.
Only): 1-888-889-2438.
Service is available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
Calling for Service
When calling Roadside Service, have
the following information ready:
.Your name, home address, and
home telephone number
. Telephone number of your
location
. Location of the vehicle
. Model, year, color, and license
plate number of the vehicle .
Odometer reading, Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN), and
delivery date of the vehicle
. Description of the problem
Coverage
Services are provided for the duration
of the vehicle’s powertrain warranty.
In the U.S., anyone driving the vehicle
is covered. In Canada, a person driving
the vehicle without permission from
the owner is not covered.
Roadside Service is not a part of the
New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
General Motors North America and
Cadillac reserve the right to make any
changes or discontinue the Roadside
Service program at any time without
notification.
General Motors North America and
Cadillac reserve the right to limit
services or payment to an owner or
driver if they decide the claims are
made too often, or the same type of
claim is made many times.
Cadillac Owner Privileges ™
.
Emergency Fuel Delivery:
Delivery of enough fuel for the
vehicle to get to the nearest
service station.
. Lock-Out Service: Service to
unlock the vehicle if you are
locked out. A remote unlock may
be available if you have OnStar.
For security reasons, the driver
must present identification before
this service is given.
. Emergency Tow from a Public
Road or Highway: Tow to the
nearest Cadillac dealer for
warranty service, or if the vehicle
was in a crash and cannot be
driven. Assistance is not given
when the vehicle is stuck in the
sand, mud, or snow.
. Flat Tire Change: Service to
change a flat tire with a spare tire.
The spare tire, if equipped, must
be in good condition and properly
inflated. It is your responsibility
for the repair or replacement of
the tire if it is not covered by the
warranty.

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358 ONSTAR
Press=to:
. Open the OnStar app on the
infotainment display. See the
infotainment manual for
information on how to use the
OnStar app.
Or
. Make a call, end a call, or answer
an incoming call.
. Give OnStar Hands-Free Calling
voice commands.
. Give OnStar Turn-by-Turn
Navigation voice commands.
. Obtain and customize the Wi-Fi
hotspot name or SSID and
password, if equipped. PressQto connect to an Advisor to:
. Verify account information or
update contact information.
. Get driving directions.
. Receive a Diagnostic check of the
vehicle's key operating systems.
. Receive Roadside Assistance.
. Manage Wi-Fi Settings,
if equipped.
Press
>to get a priority connection
to an OnStar Advisor available 24/7 to:
. Get help for an emergency.
. Be a Good Samaritan or respond
to an AMBER Alert.
. Get assistance in severe weather
or other crisis situations and find
evacuation routes.
OnStar Services
Emergency
Emergency Services require an active,
OnStar service plan (excludes Basic
Plan). With Automatic Crash
Response, built-in sensors can
automatically alert a specially trained
OnStar Advisor who is immediately
connected in to the vehicle to help.
Press
>for a priority connection to
an OnStar Advisor who can contact
emergency service providers, direct
them to your exact location, and relay
important information.
With OnStar Crisis Assist, specially
trained Advisors are available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to
provide a central point of contact,
assistance, and information during a
crisis.
With Roadside Assistance, Advisors
can locate a nearby service provider to
help with a flat tire, a battery jump,
or an empty gas tank.

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368 INDEX
IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 251
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 248
Additional InformationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 257
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168, 173
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . 82
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . 83
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . 81
What Will You See after anAirbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . 132
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Alert
Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 232
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201, 266
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . 202 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Armrest
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 226
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

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E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 135
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 248
Electrical SystemEngine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 272
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 275
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 253
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 129
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Engine (cont'd)
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 162
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 166
F
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 163
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 257 Fluid (cont'd)
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . . . . 229
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 140
Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . 237
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 272

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INDEX 377
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 345
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286, 288
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 289
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 288
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . 301
Sealant and Compressor Kit,Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 284
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 297 Tires (cont'd)
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 247
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 163
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 297
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 156 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 340
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307