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428 Service and Maintenance
Exterior Lights
.Visual inspection
Windshield and Wipers
.Visual inspection
Battery
.Battery visual inspection
.Battery test results
.Battery cables and
connections
Systems, Fluids, and
Visible Leak Inspection
.Engine oil
.Transmission
.Drive axle
.Transfer case
.Engine cooling system
.Power steering, if equipped
.Fuel system
.Windshield washer fluid
Tire Inspection
.Tire pressure, tread depth,
and wear
.Rotation, if applicable
.Alignment check, optional
.Reset tire pressure monitor
.Check tire sealant expiration
date, if equipped
.Check spare tire, if equipped
Brakes
.Check brake system
Visible and Functional
Inspections
.Seat belt components
.Exhaust system
.Accelerator pedal
.Passenger compartment air
filter, if equipped
.Engine air filter
.Hoses
.Belts
.Shocks and struts
.Steering components
.Axle boots or driveshaft and
u-joints
.Compartment lift struts,
if equipped
.Floor mats secured, no
interference with pedals
.Horn
.Ignition lock, if equipped
.Starter switch
.Evaporative control system
Lubricate
.Chassis components
Special Application
Services
.Severe Commercial Use
Vehicles Only: Lubricate
chassis components every
oil change.
.Have underbody flushing
service performed. See
"Underbody Maintenance" in
Exterior Care 0412.
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440 Customer Information
In the U.S., anyone driving the
vehicle is covered. In Canada,
a person driving the vehicle
without permission from the
owner is not covered.
Roadside Assistance is not a
part of the New Vehicle
Limited Warranty. General
Motors North America and
Cadillac reserve the right to
make any changes or
discontinue the Roadside
Assistance program at any
time without notification.
General Motors North America
and Cadillac reserve the right
to limit services or payment to
an owner or driver if they
decide the claims are made
too often, or the same type of
claim is made many times.
Cadillac Owner
Privileges™
.Emergency Fuel Delivery:
Delivery of enough fuel for
the vehicle to get to the
nearest service station.
.Lock-Out Service:Service
to unlock the vehicle if you
are locked out. A remote
unlock may be available if
you have OnStar. For
security reasons, the driver
must present identification
before this service is given.
.Emergency Tow from a
Public Road or Highway:
Tow to the nearest Cadillac
dealer for warranty service,
or if the vehicle was in a
crash and cannot be driven.
Assistance is not given when
the vehicle is stuck in the
sand, mud, or snow.
.Flat Tire Change: Service to
change a flat tire with a
spare tire. The spare tire,
if equipped, must be in good
condition and properly
inflated. It is your
responsibility for the repair
or replacement of the tire if
it is not covered by the
warranty.
.Battery Jump Start: Service
to jump start a dead battery.
.Trip Interruption Benefits
and Service: If your trip is
interrupted due to a
warranty failure, incidental
expenses may be
reimbursed during the
Powertrain warranty period.
Items considered are hotel,
meals, and rental car or a
vehicle being delivered back
to the customer, up to
500 miles.
Cadillac Technician
Roadside Assistance
(U.S. Only)
Cadillac's exceptional
Roadside Assistance is more
than an auto club or towing
service. It provides every
Cadillac owner in the United
States with the advantage of
contacting a Cadillac advisor
and, where available, a Cadillac
trained dealer technician who
can provide on-site service.
A dealer technician will travel
to your location within a
30-mile radius of a
participating Cadillac
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OnStar
OnStar Overview
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . 451
OnStar Services
Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
OnStar Additional
Information
OnStar AdditionalInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
OnStar Overview
=Voice Command Button
QBlue OnStar Button
>Red Emergency Button
This vehicle may be equipped
with a comprehensive,
in-vehicle system that can
connect to an OnStar Advisor
for Emergency, Security,
Navigation, Connections, and
Diagnostics Services. OnStar
services may require a paid
service plan and data plan.
OnStar requires the vehicle
battery and electrical system,
cellular service, and GPS
satellite signals to be available
and operating. OnStar acts as
a link to existing emergency
service providers. OnStar may
collect information about you and your vehicle, including
location information. See
OnStar User Terms, Privacy
Statement, and Software
Terms for more details
including system limitations at
www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
The OnStar system status
light is next to the OnStar
buttons. If the status light is:.Solid Green: System is ready.
.Flashing Green: On a call.
.Red: Indicates a problem.
.Off: System is off. PressQ
twice to speak with an
OnStar Advisor.
Press
Qor call
1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) to speak to
an Advisor.
Functionality of the Voice
Command button may vary by
vehicle and region.
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With Roadside Assistance,
Advisors can locate a nearby
service provider to help with a
flat tire, a battery jump, or an
empty gas tank.
Security
If equipped, OnStar provides
these services:
.With Stolen Vehicle
Assistance, OnStar Advisors
can use GPS to pinpoint the
vehicle and help authorities
quickly recover it.
.With Remote Ignition Block,
if equipped, OnStar can
block the vehicle from being
restarted.
.With Stolen Vehicle
Slowdown, if equipped,
OnStar can work with law
enforcement to gradually
slow the vehicle down.
Theft Alarm Notification
If equipped, if the doors are
locked and the vehicle alarm
sounds, a notification by text,
email, or phone call is sent.If the vehicle is stolen, an
OnStar Advisor can work with
authorities to recover the
vehicle.
OnStar Additional
Information
In-Vehicle Audio
Messages
Audio messages may play
important information at the
following times:
.Prior to vehicle purchase.
Press
Qto set up an
account.
.After change in ownership
and at 90 days.
Transferring Service
PressQto request account
transfer eligibility information.
The Advisor can cancel or
change account information.
Selling/Transferring the
Vehicle
Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) immediately
to terminate your OnStar or
connected services if the
vehicle is disposed of, sold,
transferred, or if the
lease ends.
Reactivation for
Subsequent Owners
PressQand follow the
prompts to speak to an
Advisor as soon as possible.
The Advisor will update vehicle
records and explain OnStar or
connected service options.
How OnStar Service
Works
Automatic Crash Response,
Emergency Services, Crisis
Assist, Stolen Vehicle
Assistance, Remote Services,
and Roadside Assistance are
available on most vehicles. Not
all OnStar services are
available everywhere or on all
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Unable to Connect to
OnStar Message
If there is limited cellular
coverage or the cellular
network has reached
maximum capacity, this
message may come on. Press
Qto try the call again or try
again after driving a few miles
into another cellular area.
Vehicle and Power Issues
OnStar services require a
vehicle electrical system,
wireless service, and GPS
satellite technologies to be
available and operating for
features to function properly.
These systems may not
operate if the battery is
discharged or disconnected.
Add-on Electrical
Equipment
The OnStar system is
integrated into the electrical
architecture of the vehicle. Do
not add any electrical equipment. See Add-On
Electrical Equipment
0325.
Added electrical equipment
may interfere with the
operation of the OnStar
system and cause it to not
operate.
Vehicle Software Updates
OnStar or GM may remotely
deliver software updates or
changes to the vehicle without
further notice or consent.
These updates or changes
may enhance or maintain
safety, security, or the
operation of the vehicle or the
vehicle systems. Software
updates or changes may
affect or erase data or
settings that are stored in the
vehicle, such as saved
navigation destinations or
pre-set radio stations. Neither
OnStar nor GM is responsible
for any affected or erased
data or settings. These
updates or changes may also
collect personal information.
Such collection is described in the OnStar privacy statement
or separately disclosed at the
time of installation. These
updates or changes may also
cause a system to
automatically communicate
with GM servers to collect
information about vehicle
system status, identify
whether updates or changes
are available, or deliver
updates or changes. An active
OnStar agreement constitutes
consent to these software
updates or changes and
agreement that either OnStar
or GM may remotely deliver
them to the vehicle.
Privacy
The complete OnStar Privacy
Statement may be found at
www.onstar.com (U.S.),
or www.onstar.ca (Canada).
We recommend that you
review it. If you have any
questions, call
1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) or press
Q
to speak with an Advisor.
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AlertLane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Rear Cross Traffic . . . . . . . . . 297
Rear Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Side Blind
Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . .263, 347
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Assistance Systems Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Parking and Backing . . . . . . 286
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 151
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . 291
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . 336
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
B
BatteryExterior Lighting
Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346, 404
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195, 196
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Brake (cont'd)
System Warning Light . . . . 128
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . 264
Electric Parking Brake . . . 264
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . 300
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . 294
Braking System
FrontPedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . 302
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . 246
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Front Turn SignalLamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 350
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
C
Calibration
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
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ElectricalEquipment, Add-On . . . . . . . 325
System Overload . . . . . . . . . . 352
Electrical System Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . 337
Air Filter Life System . . . . . 336
Check Light(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . 434
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Engine (cont'd)
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 134
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Running While Parked . . . 256
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . 322
Event Data Recorders . . . . . 449
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 150
Lighting Battery Saver . . . 155
F
FilterEngine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . 337
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flashers, Hazard
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Fluid
Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Front Heated and VentilatedSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Economy, Driving forBetter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . 311
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
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I
If the System NeedsService . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . 131
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Indicators Warning Lights and
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . 80
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . 445
Infotainment Using the System . . . . . . . . . . 160
Infotainment System . . . . . . . 450
Inspection Multi-Point Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 427
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . 36
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 156
J
Jump
Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . 367
LampsCornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
DaytimeRunning (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . 350
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Lamps (cont'd)
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 304
Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . 307
Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LATCH, Lower Anchors
and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . 153
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . 124
All-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128