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384 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
Footnotes—Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services -
Normal
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent passenger
compartment air filter replacement
may be needed if driving in areas with
heavy traffic, poor air quality, high
dust levels, or environmental
allergens. Passenger compartment air
filter replacement may also be needed
if there is reduced airf low, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer can
help determine when to replace the
filter.
(2) Do not directly power wash the
transfer case and/or front/rear axle
output seals. High pressure water can
overcome the seals and contaminate
the transfer case fluid. Contaminated
fluid will decrease the life of the
transfer case and/or axles and should
be replaced. (3)
Or every five years, whichever
comes first. See Cooling System0308.
(4) Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. Inspect for fraying,
excessive cracking, or damage; replace,
if needed.
(5) Replace brake fluid every five
years. See Brake Fluid 0315.
(6) Or every 12 months, whichever
comes first. See Wiper Blade
Replacement 0317.
(7) Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. See Gas Strut(s)0318.
(8) Replace air conditioning desiccant
every seven years.
Cadillac XT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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386 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
Footnotes—Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services -
Severe
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent passenger
compartment air filter replacement
may be needed if driving in areas with
heavy traffic, poor air quality, high
dust levels, or environmental
allergens. Passenger compartment air
filter replacement may also be needed
if there is reduced airf low, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer can
help determine when to replace the
filter.
(2) Do not directly power wash the
transfer case and/or front/rear axle
output seals. High pressure water can
overcome the seals and contaminate
the transfer case fluid. Contaminated
fluid will decrease the life of the
transfer case and/or axles and should
be replaced.
(3) Or every five years, whichever
comes first. See Cooling System0308. (4)
Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. Inspect for fraying,
excessive cracking, or damage; replace,
if needed.
(5) Replace brake fluid every five
years. See Brake Fluid 0315.
(6) Or every 12 months, whichever
comes first. See Wiper Blade
Replacement 0317.
(7) Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. See Gas Strut(s)0318.
(8) Replace air conditioning desiccant
every seven years.
Special Application
Services
.Severe Commercial Use Vehicles
Only: Lubricate chassis components
every oil change.
.Have underbody flushing service
performed. See "Underbody
Maintenance" in Exterior Care0370.
Additional Maintenance
and Care
Your vehicle is an important
investment and caring for it properly
may help to avoid future costly
repairs. To maintain vehicle
performance, additional maintenance
services may be required.
It is recommended that your dealer
perform these services —their trained
dealer technicians know your vehicle
best. Your dealer can also perform a
thorough assessment with a
multi-point inspection to recommend
when your vehicle may need
attention.
The following list is intended to
explain the services and conditions to
look for that may indicate services are
required.
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426 INDEX
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Night Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
OnStar Additional Information . . . . 412
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257, 260
Parking
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Parking Assist Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . 63
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 115
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . 297
Performance Shifting Light . . . . . . . . 114
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Phone (cont'd)
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174, 175
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 230
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . 56
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . 408
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . 168
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . 403
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316, 364, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
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INDEX 427
R
RadioHD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . . 150
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . 406
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Radios AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . 206
Rear Cross Traffic Alert System . . . 266
Rear Pedestrian Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . 257
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . . 99
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279, 280 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . 368
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Reverse Automatic Braking . . . . . . . . 264
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 396
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 402
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
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Using the Navigation System . . . . . . 156
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 393
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . 349
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . 345
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . 74
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 317 Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101