2021 CADILLAC XT6 rear vent

Cadillac XT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-14574701) -
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VEHICLE CARE 375
Before using cleaners, read and follow
all safety instructions on the label.
While cleaning the interior, open the
doors and windows to get proper
ventilation.
Caution
To prevent damage:
.Never use a razor or any other
sharp object to remove soil from
any interior surface
.Never use a brush with stiff
bristles.
.Never rub any surface
aggressively or with too much
pressure.
.Do not get any exposed electrical
components wet.
.Do not use laundry detergents or
dishwashing soaps with
degreasers. Do not use solutions
that contain strong or
caustic soap.
.Do not heavily saturate the
upholstery when cleaning.(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
.Do not use solvents or cleaners
containing solvents.
.Do not use disinfecting wipes
that are scented or contain
bleach. Do not use wipes or
cleaners that show a color
transfer to the wipe or change
the appearance of the interior
surface when used.
.Do not use scented or gel-type
hand sanitizers. If hand sanitizer
comes in contact with interior
surfaces of the vehicle, blot
immediately and clean with a
soft cloth dampened with a mild
soap and water solution.
Interior Glass
To clean, use a terry cloth fabric
dampened with water. Wipe droplets
left behind with a clean dry cloth.
If necessary, use a commercial glass
cleaner after cleaning with plain water.
Caution
To prevent scratching, never use
abrasive cleaners on automotive
glass. Abrasive cleaners or
aggressive cleaning may damage
the rear window defogger.
Cleaning the windshield with water
during the first three to six months of
ownership will reduce tendency to fog.
Speaker Covers
Vacuum around a speaker cover
gently, so that the speaker will not be
damaged. Clean spots with water and
mild soap.
Coated Moldings
Coated moldings should be cleaned.
.When lightly soiled, wipe with a
sponge or soft, lint-free cloth
dampened with water.
.When heavily soiled, use warm
soapy water.

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418 INDEX
IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 305
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 301
Additional InformationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . . . . . 199
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 315
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208, 213
Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . 65
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . 66
What Makes an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Airbags
Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . 114
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Rear Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 280
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245, 324
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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420 INDEX
Child RestraintsInfants and Young Children . . . . . . . 73
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 89
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 Control
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Controls Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 113
Engine Temperature WarningLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208, 213
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 400 Customer Information
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 141
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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INDEX 421
Door (cont'd)Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . 396
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245, 324
Driver Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . 263
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . 121
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 226
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 117
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 301
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 328
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 332
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 308
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 113
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Engine (cont'd)
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . 314
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 141
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 145
F
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 142
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

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422 INDEX
FluidAutomatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 314
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 218
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 122
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 328
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 332
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Gauges
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 113
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 379
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Global Positioning
System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . 174
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 142
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 141
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208, 213

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426 INDEX
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . 104
Rearview MirrorsAutomatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Recorder
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . 368
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 396
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 402
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seats
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . 45
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . 42
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 87, 89
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216