2023 CADILLAC CT4 manual transmission

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Technical Data 481
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Rear Axle
IOpen Differential - Small 0.75 L 0.79 qt
IOpen Differential - Large 1.0 L 1.0 qt
IMechanical Limited Slip 1.0 L 1.0 qt
IElectronic Limited Slip (V-Series Blackwing) 1.3 L 1.3 qt
Wheel Nut Torque (M12) 140 Y100 lb ft
Wheel Nut Torque (M14) (V-Series Blackwing) 190 Y140 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this manual.
Recheck fluid level after filling.
*Engine cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
2.0L L4 Turbo Engine (LSY) KAutomatic0.65–0.75 mm (0.026–0.030 in)
2.7L L4 Turbo Engine (L3B) LAutomatic0.65–0.75 mm (0.026–0.030 in)
3.6L V6 Twin Turbo Engine (LF4) YAutomatic
Manual 0.75–0.90 mm (0.030–0.035 in)
Spark plug gaps are preset by the manufacturer. Re-gapping the spark plug is not recommended and can damage the
spark plug.

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Radio Frequency
Statement
This vehicle uses
license-exempt transmitters /
receivers / systems that
operate on a radio frequency
that complies with Part 15/
Part 18 of the Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) rules and with
Innovation, Science and
Economic Development (ISED)
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RSS(s) / RSP-100 / ICES-GEN.
Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1. The device may not cause harmful interference.
2. The device must accept any interference received,
including interference that
may cause undesired
operation of the device.
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Defects to General
Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA
(or Transport Canada) in a
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General Motors.
In the U.S., call
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Cadillac Motor Car Division
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Detroit, MI 48232-5169
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Canadian Cadillac Customer
Care Centre
General Motors of Canada
Company
500 Wentworth Street W
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or 800-212-234-5522.In other Central America and
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The vehicle has a number of
computers that record
information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is
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modules to monitor and
control engine and
transmission performance, to
monitor the conditions for
airbag deployment and deploy
them in a crash, and,
if equipped, to provide antilock
braking to help the driver
control the vehicle. These
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rate of fuel consumption or
average speed. These
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preferences, such as radio
presets, seat positions, and
temperature settings.
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customer data from
unauthorized outside
electronic access or control is
important to GM. GM
maintains appropriate security
standards, practices,
guidelines and controls aimed
at defending the vehicle and
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Users of wireless
communications are cautioned
that the privacy of any
information sent via wireless
cellular communications
cannot be assured. Third
parties may unlawfully
intercept or access
transmissions and private
communications without
consent.
OnStar - Software
Acknowledgements
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510 INDEX
AlertLane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Rear Cross Traffic . . . . . . . . . 341
Side Blind
Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . 286, 400
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Assistance Systems
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Parking and Backing . . . . . . 335
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Automatic (cont'd)
Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled Light . . . . . 123
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 148
Transmission . . . . . . . . . 272, 275
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . 382
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . 122
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . 280, 281
Automatic Vehicle
Hold (AVH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
B
BatteryExterior LightingBattery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Load Management . . . . . . . . . 152
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . 153
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399, 447
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Bluetooth (cont'd)
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 199
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 396
System Warning Light . . . . 120
Brake Pad Life System . . . . 396
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . 286
Electric Parking Brake . . . . 287
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . 345
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . 340
Braking System FrontPedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . 346
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . 259
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Front Turn SignalLamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 403

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Driving (cont'd)Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . 237
Track Events and
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . 255
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Dual Automatic ClimateControl System . . . . . . . . . . . 225
E
ElectricBrake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . 121
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . 366
System Overload . . . . . . . . . . 404
Electrical System Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Instrument Panel
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Electrical System (cont'd)
Rear Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . 384
Air Filter Life System . . . . . 383
Check Light
(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . 482
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 127
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Running While Parked . . . . 272
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . 365
Event Data Recorders . . . . . 497
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Exterior
Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 147
Lighting Battery Saver . . . 153
F
FilterEngine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . 384
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Fluid Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

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LATCH, Lower Anchorsand Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . 150
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
Disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Automatic Vehicle Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Check Engine
(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . 128
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . 125
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . 121 Lights (cont'd)
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . 127
Gauges and Indicators . . . . 105
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . 127
Performance Shifting . . . . . 122
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . 115
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . 124
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . 301
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . 127
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 40
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Maintenance Schedule . . . . 469 Recommended Fluidsand Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280, 281
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . 382
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Massage Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Matching
Active Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

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Tires (cont'd)Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Self-Sealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . 436
When It Is Time for
New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Towing DrivingCharacteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Towing (cont'd)
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
General Information . . . . . . 358
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . 454
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Track Events and Competitive Driving . . . . . . . 238
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . 290
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . 215
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 275
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Transportation
Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . 490 Transporting
a Disabled
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450, 452
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
TTY Users Customer Assistance . . . . 486
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
U
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Using Infotainment System . . . . . . 158
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . 170
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