2021 CADILLAC XT5 transmission fluid

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14590481) - 2021 - CRC - 10/22/20
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 379
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services -
Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi
180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services. Check
engine oil level and oil life percentage. Change
engine oil and filter, if needed.
Check engine air filter life percentage and status.
Change engine air filter, if needed.
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Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Change automatic transmission fluid.@ @@
Replace spark plugs, if equipped with 2.0L turbo
engine. Inspect spark plug wires and/or boots.@ @
Replace spark plugs, if equipped with 3.6L engine.
Inspect spark plug wires and/or boots.@
Change rear axle fluid, if equipped with AWD. (2)@ @
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (3)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (4)@
Replace brake fluid. (5)
Replace front and rear wiper blades. (6)
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Replace hood and/or body lift support gas struts. (7)@@
Replace air conditioning desiccant. (8)

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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 383
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 DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Chassis Lubrication Chassis 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 System0304.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0299.
Fuel Additive Fuel System Treatment PLUS.
Hood and Door Hinges, Key Lock Cylinder Multi-Purpose Lubricant, See your dealer.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Power Liftgate Actuator Ball Joint, Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch,
Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant. See your dealer. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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414 INDEX
Appearance CareExterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Armrest Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 264
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 266
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Battery - North America . . . . . .312, 359
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 313
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174, 175
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brake
Electric Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 266
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .293, 312, 359, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 388
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Charging
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Check
Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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INDEX 417
FluidAutomatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 302
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 210
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 115
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 316
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 320
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Gauges
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 106
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 373
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Global Positioning
System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . 167
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 135
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 134
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Heated
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

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INDEX 423
Tires (cont'd)All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331, 333
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 335
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 334
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . 347
Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 329
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 342
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 113
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 135U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 342
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 128
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . 155
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 387
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 112