2023 CADILLAC CT5 transmission

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
Technical Data 481
The plate will correspond to
the last six digits in the VIN.
1. Vehicle Build:2−Advanced Regular
Production
3 −Advanced Special
Production
4 −Regular Production
5 −Special Production
2. Transmission 6−6-speed Manual
1 − 10-speed Automatic
3. Sequence Number
Service Parts
Identification
There may be a large barcode
on the certification label on
the center pillar that you can
scan for the following
information:
.Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
.Model designation
.Paint information
.Production options
If there is not a large barcode
on this label, then you will find
this same information on a
label inside of the trunk.

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Technical Data 483
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Front Axle 0.40 L 0.42 qt
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 1.5 L 1.5 qt
Fuel Tank 66.0 L 17.5 gal
Transfer Case (AWD) 0.80 L 0.85 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190Y 140 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 Engine (LSY) KAutomatic0.65–0.75 mm (0.026–0.030 in)
3.0L V6 Engine (LGY) WAutomatic0.65–0.75 mm (0.026–0.030 in)
6.2L V8 Engine (LT4) 6Automatic
Manual 0.725–0.875 mm (0.028–
0.034 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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496 Customer Information
Genuine GM parts. Remember,
if the vehicle is leased, you
may be obligated to have the
vehicle repaired with Genuine
GM parts, even if your
insurance coverage does not
pay the full cost.
If another party's insurance
company is paying for the
repairs, you are not obligated
to accept a repair valuation
based on that insurance
company's collision policy
repair limits, as you have no
contractual limits with that
company. In such cases, you
can have control of the repair
and parts choices as long as
the cost stays within
reasonable limits.
Publication Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service manuals have the
diagnosis and repair
information on the engine/
propulsion, transmission, axle,suspension, brakes, electrical
system, steering system,
body, etc.
Customer Literature
Owner’s manuals are written
specifically for owners and are
intended to provide basic
operational information about
the vehicle. The owner’s
manual includes the
Maintenance Schedule for all
models.
Customer literature
publications available for
purchase include owner’s
manuals, warranty manuals,
and portfolios. Portfolios
include an owner’s manual,
warranty manual, if applicable,
and zip lock bag or pouch.
Current and Past Models
Service manuals and customer
literature are available for
many current and past model
year GM vehicles.
To order, call 1-800-551-4123
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–
6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
For credit card orders only
(VISA, MasterCard,
or Discover), see Helm, Inc. at:
www.helminc.com.
To order by mail, write to:
Helm, Incorporated
Attention: Customer Service
47911 Halyard Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
Make checks payable in U.S.
funds.
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

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
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498 Customer Information
Reporting Safety
Defects to the
Canadian
Government
If you live in Canada, and
you believe that the vehicle
has a safety defect, notify
Transport Canada
immediately, and notify
General Motors of Canada
Company. Call Transport
Canada at
1-800-333-0510; go to:
www.tc.gc.ca/recalls (English)
www.tc.gc.ca/rappels (French)
or write to:
Transport Canada
Motor Vehicle Safety
Directorate
Defect Investigations and
Recalls Division
80 Noel Street
Gatineau
,QC J8Z 0A1
Reporting Safety
Defects to General
Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA
(or Transport Canada) in a
situation like this, notify
General Motors.
In the U.S., call
1-800-458-8006, or write:
Cadillac Customer Assistance
Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, call
1-888-446-2000, or write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer
Care Centre
General Motors of Canada
Company
500 Wentworth Street W
Oshawa, ON L1J 0C5
In Mexico, call 800-466-0805
or 800-212-234-5522.In other Central America and
Caribbean Countries, call
52-555-901-2369.Vehicle Data
Recording and
Privacy
The vehicle has a number of
computers that record
information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is
driven or used. For example,
the vehicle uses computer
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
modules may store data to
help the dealer technician
service the vehicle or to help
GM improve safety or
features. Some modules may
also store data about how the

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OnStar 507
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
To obtain the source code
under GPL, LGPL, MPL, and
other open source licenses,
that is contained in this
product, please visit
https://opensource.lge.com. In
addition to the source code, all
referred license terms,
warranty disclaimers, and
copyright notices are available
for download. This offer is
valid for a period of three
years after our last shipment
of this product. This offer is
valid to anyone in receipt of
this information.*Provided through LG
Electronics Inc., who is solely
responsible for provisions of
related OSS compliance.

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512 INDEX
Alert (cont'd)Rear Cross Traffic . . . . . . . . 346
Rear Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Side Blind
Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . 287, 406
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Assistance Systems
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Parking and Backing . . . . . . 336
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Automatic (cont'd)
Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled Light . . . . . 130
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 155
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . 341
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . 388
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . 129
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
B
Battery
Exterior LightingBattery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Load Management . . . . . . . . . 159
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . 160
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405, 452
Blade Replacement,
Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Bluetooth
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206, 207
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 403
System Warning Light . . . . 127
Brake Pad Life System . . . . 403
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . 287
Electric Parking Brake . . . 288
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . 349
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . 343
Braking System FrontPedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . 351
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . 265
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Bulb Replacement
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 409
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 437

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INDEX 515
E
ElectricBrake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 128
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . 372
System Overload . . . . . . . . . . 409
Electrical System Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . 389
Air Filter Life System . . . . . 389
Check Light(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant
Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 122
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . 484
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 134
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Running While Parked . . . . 276
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . 371
Event Data Recorders . . . . . 499
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 154
Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
F
FilterEngine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . 389
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
Fluid Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Forward
Collision Alert (FCA)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
Front Heated and VentilatedSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Economy, Driving forBetter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

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518 INDEX
Lights (cont'd)Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
Disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Automatic
Vehicle Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Brake System Warning . . . 127
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . 135
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . 132
Electric Parking Brake . . . . 128
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . 134
Gauges and Indicators . . . . . 112
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . 134
Performance Shifting . . . . . 129
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . 122
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Lights (cont'd)
Service Electric
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . 131
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Limited-Slip Differential . . . 302
Lock Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . 22
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . 134
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . 471 Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . 388
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Massage Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Matching Active Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Media
Avoiding UntrustedDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148