Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-12533370) -
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156 INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
Vehicle Messages
Messages displayed on the DIC
indicate the status of the vehicle or
some action that may be needed to
correct a condition. Multiple messages
may appear one after another.
The messages that do not require
immediate action can be
acknowledged and cleared by pressing
SEL. The messages that require
immediate action cannot be cleared
until that action is performed.
All messages should be taken
seriously; clearing the message does
not correct the problem.
If a SERVICE message appears, see
your dealer.
Follow the instructions given in the
messages. The system displays
messages regarding the following
topics:
.Service Messages
. Fluid Levels
. Vehicle Security
. Brakes .
Steering
. Ride Control Systems
. Driver Assistance Systems
. Cruise Control
. Lighting and Bulb Replacement
. Wiper/Washer Systems
. Doors and Windows
. Seat Belts
. Airbag Systems
. Engine and Transmission
. Tire Pressure
. Battery
Engine Power Messages
ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED
This message displays when the
vehicle's propulsion power is reduced.
A reduction in propulsion power can
affect the vehicle's ability to
accelerate. If this message is on, but
there is no observed reduction in
performance, proceed to your
destination. The performance may be
reduced the next time the vehicle is driven. The vehicle may be driven
while this message is on, but
maximum acceleration and speed may
be reduced. Anytime this message
stays on, or displays repeatedly, the
vehicle should be taken to your dealer
for service as soon as possible.
Vehicle Speed Messages
SPEED LIMITED TO
XXX KM/H (MPH)
This message shows that the vehicle
speed has been limited to the speed
displayed. The limited speed is a
protection for various propulsion and
vehicle systems, such as lubrication,
thermal, suspension, Teen Driver if
equipped, or tires.
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286 DRIVING AND OPERATING
Towing Equipment
Hitches
Always use the correct hitch
equipment for your vehicle.
Crosswinds, large trucks going by, and
rough roads can affect the trailer and
the hitch.
Never attach rental hitches or other
bumper-type hitches. Only use
frame-mounted hitches that do not
attach to the bumper.
Always seal any holes in your vehicle
if the trailer hitch removed. If not
sealed, dirt, water, and carbon
monoxide (CO) from the exhaust may
enter your vehicle. SeeEngine Exhaust
0 209.
Tires
.
Do not tow a trailer while using a
compact spare tire on the vehicle.
. Tires must be properly inflated to
support loads while towing a
trailer. See Tires0339 for
instructions on proper tire
inflation.
Safety Chains
Always attach chains between the
vehicle and the trailer, and attach the
chains to the holes on the trailer hitch
platform. Instructions about safety
chains may be provided by the hitch
manufacturer or by the trailer
manufacturer.
Cross the safety chains under the
tongue of the trailer to help prevent
the tongue from contacting the road if
it becomes separated from the hitch.
Always leave just enough slack so the
combination can turn. Never allow
safety chains to drag on the ground.
Trailer Brakes
State or local regulations may require
trailers to have their own braking
system if the loaded weight of the
trailer exceeds certain minimums that
can vary from state to state. Read and
follow the instructions for the trailer
brakes so they are installed, adjusted,
and maintained properly. Never
attempt to tap into your vehicle's
hydraulic brake system. If you do, both the vehicle anti-lock brakes and
the trailer brakes may not function,
which could result in a crash.
Turn Signals When Towing a
Trailer
When properly connected, the trailer
turn signals will illuminate to indicate
the vehicle is turning, changing lanes,
or stopping. When towing a trailer,
the arrows on the instrument cluster
will illuminate even if the trailer is not
properly connected or the bulbs are
burned out.
Trailer Tires
Special Trailer (ST) tires differ from
vehicle tires. Trailer tires are designed
with stiff sidewalls to help prevent
sway and to support heavy loads.
These features can make it difficult to
determine if the trailer tire pressures
are low only based on a visual
inspection.
Always check all trailer tire pressures
before each trip when the tires are
cool. Low trailer tire pressure is a
leading cause of trailer tire blow-outs.
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288 VEHICLE CARE
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . 304
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . 304
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . 316
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . 319
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . 319
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . 322
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . 322
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 330
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Tire Pressure for High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . 348
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 357
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
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VEHICLE CARE 321
Liftgate
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp aim has been preset and
should need no further adjustment.
If the vehicle is damaged in a crash,
the headlamp aim may be affected.
If adjustment to the headlamps is
necessary, see your dealer.
Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement
bulbs, or any bulb changing procedure
not listed in this section, contact your
dealer.
Caution
Do not replace incandescent bulbs
with aftermarket LED replacement
bulbs. This can cause damage to
the vehicle electrical system.
LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps.
For replacement of any LED lighting
assembly, contact your dealer.
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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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Fuel (cont'd)Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 322
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 330
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 135
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Gauges (cont'd)
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 381
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 169
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 168
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Heated and Ventilated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175, 180
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 194
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 77
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175, 180
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174