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Cadillac XT4 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
12017481) - 2019 - CRC - 11/5/18
172 DRIVING AND OPERATING
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Vehicle Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 178
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . 192
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 194
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brakes
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . 200
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/ElectronicStability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . 209
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . 217
Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . 232
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . 232
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . 234
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . 237
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Cadillac XT4 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
12017481) - 2019 - CRC - 11/5/18
176 DRIVING AND OPERATING
Curve Tips
.Take curves at a reasonable speed.
. Reduce speed before entering a
curve.
. Maintain a reasonable steady
speed through the curve.
. Wait until the vehicle is out of the
curve before accelerating gently
into the straightaway.
Steering in Emergencies
.There are some situations when
steering around a problem may be
more effective than braking.
. Holding both sides of the steering
wheel allows you to turn
180 degrees without removing
a hand.
. The Antilock Brake System (ABS)
allows steering while braking.
Off-Road Recovery
The vehicle's right wheels can drop off
the edge of a road onto the shoulder
while driving. Follow these tips:
1. Ease off the accelerator and then, if there is nothing in the way,
steer the vehicle so that it
straddles the edge of the
pavement.
2. Turn the steering wheel about one-eighth of a turn, until the
right front tire contacts the
pavement edge.
3. Turn the steering wheel to go straight down the roadway.
Loss of Control
Skidding
There are three types of skids that
correspond to the vehicle's three
control systems:
.Braking Skid —wheels are not
rolling.
. Steering or Cornering Skid —too
much speed or steering in a curve
causes tires to slip and lose
cornering force.
. Acceleration Skid —too much
throttle causes the driving wheels
to spin.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids by
taking reasonable care suited to
existing conditions, and by not
overdriving those conditions. But
skids are always possible.
If the vehicle starts to slide, follow
these suggestions:
. Ease your foot off the accelerator
pedal and steer the way you want
the vehicle to go. The vehicle may
straighten out. Be ready for a
second skid if it occurs.

Cadillac XT4 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
12017481) - 2019 - CRC - 11/5/18
368 INDEX
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
CompartmentsStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Control
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 130
Engine Temperature WarningLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Cruise Control (cont'd)
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 343
Customer Information Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 160
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Door (cont'd)
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . 339
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 270
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . 217
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . 139
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 178
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Cadillac XT4 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
12017481) - 2019 - CRC - 11/5/18
372 INDEX
Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 133
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Mirror Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . 54
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . 290N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
OnStar Additional Information . . . . 356
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
P
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Park (cont'd)
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . 87
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 137
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . 254
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 189
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57