Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-12533370) -
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DRIVING AND OPERATING 207
If you have to leave the vehicle with
the engine running, be sure the
vehicle is in P (Park) and the parking
brake is set before you leave it.
If you are towing a trailer and parking
on a hill, seeDriving Characteristics
and Towing Tips 0281.
Shifting out of Park
This vehicle is equipped with an
electronically controlled transmission.
The shift lock release button is
designed to prevent inadvertent
shifting out of P (Park) unless the
ignition is on, the brake pedal is
applied, and the shift lock release
button is pressed.
The shift lock control is always
functional except in the case of an
uncharged or low voltage (less than
9-volt) battery.
If the vehicle has an uncharged
battery or a battery with low voltage,
try charging or jump starting the
battery. See Jump Starting - North
America 0367. To shift out of P (Park):
1. Ensure the engine is running.
2. Apply the brake pedal.
3. Press the shift lock release button.
4. Move the shift lever to the desired position.
5. The P indicator will turn white and the gear indicator on the
shift lever will turn red when the
vehicle is no longer in P (Park).
6. After releasing the shift lever, it will return to the center position.
If the vehicle cannot shift from
P (Park), a Driver Information
Center (DIC) message will be
displayed. See your dealer for service.
Manual Park Release
{Warning
The transmission will be placed in
N (Neutral) when the manual park
release is pulled. The vehicle can (Continued)
Warning (Continued)
roll and you or others could be
injured. Ensure the vehicle is on
level ground.
Caution
The manual park release is not
intended to be used for towing.
Damage may result from using the
manual park release in this way.
The repairs would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty.
The manual park release can be used
to shift the vehicle into N (Neutral)
when the engine is not running.
If the manual park release is pulled
while the vehicle is on or if the
ignition is turned on while the manual
park release is pulled, the DIC will
display a message to service the
transmission.
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334 VEHICLE CARE
FusesUsage
F21 Vehicle integration control module
F22 –
F23 Rear closure latch
F24 –
F25 Left front motorized seat belt pretensioner
F26 Rear defogger
F27 Right front subwoofer
F28 Amplifier
F29 Sunroof
F30 Body control module 2
F31 Body control module 6
F32 Exterior heated mirrors
F33 Right window
F34 Power trunk module Fuses
Usage
F35 On-board charging module
F36 Pedestrian friendly alert function
F37 –
F38 Rear blower
F39 Fuel pump power module/Fuel tank
zone module
F40 –
F41 Rear seat auxiliary power outlet
F42 Left rear memory seat
F43 –
F44 Rear closure release switch/Power trunk
module/Integrated
chassis control
module battery
F45 Auxiliary audio/Video Fuses
Usage
F46 External object calculating module/
Side blind zone alert/
Rear center short
range radar sensor/
Long range radar
sensors
F47 –
F48 –
F49 Memory bolster module
F50 Body control module 1
F51 Transmission control module
F52 Park assist
F53 Ventilated seats
F54 Universal garage door opener/Power
sounder module/Rain
sensor
F55 Front memory seat module
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INDEX 427
Assistance Systems for Parkingand Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . 175, 180
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . 220
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Battery - North America . . . . . .316, 367
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 319
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
System Warning Light . . . . . . . 141, 142 Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Bulb Replacement
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .289, 316, 367, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 397
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Carbon Monoxide (cont'd)
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 97
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 111
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Climate Control Systems Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175, 180
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INDEX 431
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . .127, 130
Instrument PanelStorage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 367
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 168
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 168
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Lamps (cont'd)
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . 108
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic Vehicle Hold . . . . . . . . . . 144
Brake System Warning . . . . . . 141, 142
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Lights (cont'd)
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Gear Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 168
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 143
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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436 INDEX
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 170
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 357
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 162Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Automatic Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 396
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Vehicle Hold Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Vehicle Hold (AVH)
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Video Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . 141, 142
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . 358
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . 354 Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . 101
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 319
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123