Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-15268585) -
2022 - CRC - 10/11/21
DRIVING AND OPERATING 325
Ask your dealer for trailering
information or assistance.
Towing Equipment
Hitches
Always use the correct hitch
equipment for your vehicle.
Crosswinds, large trucks going by, and
rough roads can affect the trailer and
the hitch.
Never attach rental hitches or other
bumper-type hitches. Only use
frame-mounted hitches that do not
attach to the bumper.
Always seal any holes in your vehicle
if the trailer hitch removed. If not
sealed, dirt, water, and carbon
monoxide (CO) from the exhaust may
enter your vehicle. SeeEngine Exhaust
0 245.
Consider using mechanical sway
controls with any trailer. Ask a
trailering professional about sway
controls or refer to the trailer
manufacturer's recommendations and
instructions.
Tires
.Do not tow a trailer while using a
compact spare tire on the vehicle.
.Tires must be properly inflated to
support loads while towing a trailer.
See Tires 0367 for instructions on
proper tire inflation.
Safety Chains
Always attach chains between the
vehicle and the trailer, and attach the
chains to the holes on the trailer hitch
platform. Instructions about safety
chains may be provided by the hitch
manufacturer or by the trailer
manufacturer.
Cross the safety chains under the
tongue of the trailer to help prevent
the tongue from contacting the road if
it becomes separated from the hitch.
Always leave just enough slack so the
combination can turn. Never allow
safety chains to drag on the ground.
Trailer Brakes
Loaded trailers over 450 kg (1,000 lb)
must be equipped with brake systems
and with brakes for each axle. Trailer
braking equipment conforming to Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
requirement CAN3-D313, or its
equivalent, is recommended.
State or local regulations may require
trailers to have their own braking
system if the loaded weight of the
trailer exceeds certain minimums that
can vary from state to state. Read and
follow the instructions for the trailer
brakes so they are installed, adjusted,
and maintained properly. Never
attempt to tap into your vehicle's
hydraulic brake system. If you do,
both the vehicle anti-lock brakes and
the trailer brakes may not function,
which could result in a crash.
Turn Signals When Towing a
Trailer
When properly connected, the trailer
turn signals will illuminate to indicate
the vehicle is turning, changing lanes,
or stopping. When towing a trailer,
the arrows on the instrument cluster
will illuminate even if the trailer is not
properly connected or the bulbs are
burned out.
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-15268585) -
2022 - CRC - 10/11/21
458 INDEX
Headlamps (cont'd)High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 137
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 231
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 48
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . 171
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Indicator (cont'd)
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 98
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 143
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 394
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 137
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 137 Lamps (cont'd)
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . 80
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Light
Performance Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Automatic Vehicle Hold . . . . . . . . . . 110
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-15268585) -
2022 - CRC - 10/11/21
INDEX 459
Lights (cont'd)Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 137
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Lock
Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 74
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 106
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Manual Transmission (cont'd)
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Massage Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Matching
Active Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . 154
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Mirror
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . 28
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-15268585) -
2022 - CRC - 10/11/21
462 INDEX
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 436
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . 43
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . 39
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 80, 82
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 436
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 310
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 138
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 417
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 426
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
System Brake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-15268585) -
2022 - CRC - 10/11/21
INDEX 463
System (cont'd)Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 304
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Rear Cross Traffic Alert . . . . . . . . . . 304
Surround Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 433
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 38
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374, 375
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 377
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 376
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . 388
Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Self-Sealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 372
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 384
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Track Events and Competitive
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 112
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . 267
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 138
U
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 384
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 132 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134