Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13566829) -
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286 VEHICLE CARE
Use a 50/50 mixture of clean,
drinkable water and DEX-COOL
coolant. If using this mixture, nothing
else needs to be added. This mixture:
.Gives freezing protection down to
−37 °C (−34 °F), outside
temperature.
. Gives boiling protection up to
129 °C (265 °F), engine
temperature.
. Protects against rust and
corrosion.
. Will not damage aluminum parts.
. Helps keep the proper engine
temperature.
Caution
Do not use anything other than a
mix of DEX-COOL coolant that
meets GM Standard GMW3420 and
clean, drinkable water. Anything
else can cause damage to the
engine cooling system and the
vehicle, which would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Never dispose of engine coolant by
putting it in the trash, pouring it on
the ground, or into sewers, streams,
or bodies of water. Have the coolant
changed by an authorized service
center, familiar with legal
requirements regarding used coolant
disposal. This will help protect the
environment and your health.
Checking Coolant
The vehicle must be on a level surface
when checking the coolant level.
3.6L V6 and 4.2L V8 Engine Coolant
Surge Tank The coolant surge tank is in the
engine compartment on the passenger
side of the vehicle. See
Engine
Compartment Overview 0274.
Check to see if coolant is visible in the
coolant surge tank. If the coolant
inside the coolant surge tank is
boiling, do not do anything else until
it cools down. See Engine Overheating
0 288.
How to Add Coolant to the
Coolant Surge Tank
If no problem is found, check to see if
coolant is visible in the coolant surge
tank. If coolant is visible but not at or
above the indicated mark, add a
50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable
water and DEX-COOL coolant. Be sure
the cooling system, including the
coolant surge tank pressure cap, is
cool before this is done. See Engine
Overheating 0288.
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INDEX 403
Driving (cont'd)Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Track Events and Competitive . . . 176
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 125
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 269
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 298
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 306
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 274
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 119 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . 281
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 151
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 156
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 281
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 172
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
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404 INDEX
Fuel (cont'd)Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 130
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 298
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 306
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Gauges
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 119
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . . . . 118
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Gauges (cont'd)
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 357
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 152
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 151
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heated and Ventilated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158, 163
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 177
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 58
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158, 163
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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INDEX 405
InformationPublication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . .110, 113
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 343
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 151
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 151 Lamps (cont'd)
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . 91
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic Vehicle Hold . . . . . . . . . . 127
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Lights (cont'd)
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Gear Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 151
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 126
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21