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432 Service and Maintenance
Engine Oil and Filter
.Engine oil
.Oil life monitor
‐Reset oil life monitor
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 0416.
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446 Customer Information
1-800-GM-DRIVE
(800-463-7483) for details.
TTY users call
1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance
Program
U.S.: 1-800-224-1400.
Canada: 1-800-882-1112.
Text Telephone (TTY) Users
(U.S. Only): 1-888-889-2438.
Service is available 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year.
Calling for Assistance
When calling Roadside
Assistance, have the following
information ready:
.Your name, home address,
and home telephone number
.Telephone number of your
location
.Location of the vehicle
.Model, year, color, and
license plate number of the
vehicle
.Odometer reading, Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN),
and delivery date of the
vehicle
.Description of the problem
Coverage
Services are provided for the
duration of the vehicle’s
powertrain warranty.
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 theydecide 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,
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CameraRear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . 291
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Management System . . . . . 108
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 129
Child Restraints Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . 90 Child Restraints (cont'd)
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 99
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Child Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . 122
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . 408
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . 465 Control
Traction and
Electronic Stability . . . . . . . 271
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . 236
Controls Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Coolant
Engine TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Engine Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 229
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Cover
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Coverage Explanations . . . . . 189
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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Running the VehicleWhile Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
S
Safety
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . 453
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . 453
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . 67
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
How to Wear SeatBelts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Replacing after a Crash . . . 68
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . 67
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated and Ventilated,Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Seats (cont'd)
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lumbar Adjustment,
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . 50
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 99
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 339, 340
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Maintenance Records . . . . 436
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Parts Identification . . . . . . . 437
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . 432
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . 79
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Special Application
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . 19
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . 254
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237 Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
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Steering (cont'd)Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 112
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . 255
Storage Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . 109
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cargo Management
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Surround Vision
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Symbols (cont'd)
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
System Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . 288
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . 349
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . 187
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
Night Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Rear Cross Traffic Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Surround Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Theft-Deterrent
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . 395 Tires (cont'd)
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 401
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384, 386
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . 378
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Wheel Alignment and
Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . 399
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317