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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 313
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name or specification, including fluids or lubricants not listed here, can be
obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission (8-Speed Transmission) DEXRON-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission (10-Speed Transmission) DEXRON ULV Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. See Cooling System0246.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0241.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch,
Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668) or lubricant meeting
requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241).
Rear Axle/Front Axle (All-Wheel Drive) See your dealer.
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UsageFluid/Lubricant
Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive) Transfer Case Fluid. See your dealer. Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant. See your dealer. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection
requirements.
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 2.0L L4 engine 84498926 A3245C
2.7L L4 engine 84498926 A3245C
Engine Oil Filter 2.0L L4 engine 55495105 PF66
2.7L L4 engine 55495105 PF66
Passenger Compartment Air Filter Particulate 13508023 CF185
Carbon 23195727 CF184
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TECHNICAL DATA 319
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Wheel Nut Torque 140 Y100 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this manual.
Recheck fluid level after filling.
*Engine cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
2.0L L4 Turbo Engine (LSY) KAutomatic0.65–0.75 mm (0.025–0.030 in)
2.7L L4 Turbo Engine (L3B) LAutomatic0.65–0.75 mm (0.025–0.030 in)
Spark plug gaps are preset by the manufacturer. Re-gapping the spark plug is not recommended and can damage the
spark plug.
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324 CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Online Owner Center
Online Owner Experience (U.S.)
my.cadillac.com
The Cadillac online owner experience
allows access to videos, articles, and
vehicle health specific to your Cadillac
as well as your OnStar Account
information all in one place.
Membership Benefits
E:Download owner’s manuals and
view vehicle-specific how-to videos.
G: View maintenance schedules,
alerts, and Vehicle Diagnostic
Information. Schedule service
appointments.
I: View printable dealer-recorded
service records and self-recorded
service records.
D: Select a dealer and view
locations, maps, phone numbers, and
hours.
r: Track your vehicle’s warranty
information.
J: View active recalls or search by
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
See Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
0 317.
H:Compare and shop for Cadillac
and OnStar plans and services. View
GM Card and SiriusXM information (if
equipped).
F: Chat with online help
representatives.
See my.cadillac.com to register your
vehicle.
Cadillac Owner Centre (Canada)
mycadillac.ca
Visit the Cadillac Owner Centre at
mycadillac.ca (English) or
my.cadillac.ca (French) to access
similar benefits to the U.S. site.
GM Mobility
Reimbursement Program
This program is available to qualified
applicants for cost reimbursement, up
to certain limits, of eligible
aftermarket adaptive equipment
required for the vehicle, such as hand
controls or a wheelchair/scooter lift
for the vehicle.
To learn about the GM Mobility
program, see www.gmmobility.com or
call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text
Telephone (TTY) users, call
1-800-833-9935.
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.
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IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 235
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 231
Additional InformationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 245
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . 55
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . 57
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . 55
What Will You See after anAirbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . 99
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Alert
Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Rear Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 217
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178, 255
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . 179 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 210
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Auto Stop
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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CompartmentsStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . . . . 189
Composite Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . 97
Engine Temperature WarningLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 323
Customer Information Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 3
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 127
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Differential, Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . 320
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 255
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . 203
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . 106
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 151
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Track Events and Competitive . . . 146
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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FusesEngine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 260
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 262
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Gauges
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . 97
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . 92
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 302
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 128
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 127
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 151 Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 45
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 288
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SeatsHead Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . 40
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 36
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 35
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 76, 78
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 326
Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163, 164
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 217
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 129
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 309
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 318
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Storage Areas Cargo Management System . . . . . . . . 84
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 211
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 334
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 323
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 36
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 276