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6. Connect the other end ofthe red positive (+) cable to
the good battery
positive (+) terminal.
7. Connect one end of the black negative (–) cable to
the good battery negative
(–) terminal.
8. Connect the other end of the black negative (–) cable
to the discharged battery
negative (–) grounding
point.
9. Start the engine in the vehicle with the good
battery and run the engine
at idle speed for at least
four minutes.
10. Try to start the vehicle that had the dead battery.
If it will not start after a
few tries, it probably needs
service.
Jumper Cable Removal
Reverse the sequence exactly
when removing the jumper
cables. After starting the disabled
vehicle and removing the
jumper cables, allow it to idle
for several minutes.
Towing the
Vehicle
Transporting a
Disabled Vehicle
Caution
Incorrectly transporting a
disabled vehicle may cause
damage to the vehicle. Use
proper tire straps to secure
the vehicle to the flatbed
tow truck. Do not strap or
hook to any frame,
underbody, or suspension
component not specified
below. Do not move vehicles
with drive axle tires on the
ground. Damage is not
covered by the vehicle
warranty.
Caution
The vehicle may be equipped
with an electric parking
brake and/or an electronic
shifter. In the event of a loss
of 12-volt battery power, the
electric parking brake
cannot be released, and the
vehicle cannot be shifted to
N (Neutral). Tire skates or
dollies must be used under
the non-rolling tires to
prevent damage while
loading/unloading the
vehicle. Dragging the vehicle
will cause damage not
covered by the vehicle
warranty.
Caution
The vehicle may be equipped
with a tow eye. Improper use
of the tow eye may cause
damage to the vehicle and is
not covered by the vehicle
warranty. If equipped, use
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Caution (Continued)
the tow eye to load the
vehicle onto a flatbed tow
truck from a flat road
surface, or to move the
vehicle a very short distance
at a walking pace. The tow
eye is not designed for
off-road recovery. The
vehicle must be in
N (Neutral) with the electric
parking brake released when
using the tow eye.
Contact a professional towing
service if the disabled vehicle
must be transported. GM
recommends a flatbed tow
truck to transport a disabled
vehicle. Use ramps to help
reduce approach angles,
if necessary.
If equipped, a tow eye may be
located near the spare tire or
emergency jack. Do not use
the tow eye to pull the vehicle
from the snow, mud, sand,
or ditch. Tow eye threads may have right or left-hand
threads. Use caution when
installing or removing the
tow eye.
The vehicle must be in
N (Neutral) and the electric
parking brake must be
released when loading the
vehicle onto a flatbed tow
truck.
.If the vehicle is equipped
with car wash mode and has
12-volt battery power, refer
to
“Car Wash Mode” under
Automatic Transmission
0 261 to place the vehicle in
N (Neutral).
.If the 12-volt battery is dead
and/or the engine will not
start, the vehicle will not
move. Try to jump start the
vehicle. Refer to Jump
Starting - North America
0 409 and if the jump start is
successful, retry the “Car
Wash Mode” procedure.
.If jump starting is
unsuccessful, the vehicle will
not move. Tire skates or dollies must be used under
the non-rolling tires to
prevent vehicle damage.
Front Attachment Points
The vehicle is equipped with
specific attachment points to
be used by the towing
provider. These holes may be
used to pull the vehicle from a
flat road surface onto the
flatbed tow truck.
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Caution (Continued)
non-uniform finish. Clean low
gloss stripes with soap and
water only.
Air Intakes
Clear debris from the air
intakes, between the hood and
windshield, when washing the
vehicle.
Shutter System
The vehicle may have a
shutter system designed to
help improve fuel economy.
Keep the shutter system clearof debris, snow and ice. If the
check engine light is activated,
please check to see if the
shutter system is clear of
debris, snow or ice.
Windshield and Wiper
Blades
Clean the outside of the
windshield with glass cleaner.
Clean rubber blades using a
lint-free cloth or paper towel
soaked with windshield
washer fluid or a mild
detergent. Wash the
windshield thoroughly when
cleaning the blades. Bugs,
road grime, sap, and a buildup
of vehicle wash/wax
treatments may cause wiper
streaking.
Replace the wiper blades if
they are worn or damaged.
Damage can be caused by
extreme dusty conditions,
sand, salt, heat, sun, snow,
and ice.
Weatherstrips
Apply weatherstrip lubricant
on weatherstrips to make
them last longer, seal better,
and not stick or squeak.
Lubricate weatherstrips at
least once a year. Hot, dry
climates may require more
frequent application. Black
marks from rubber material on
painted surfaces can be
removed by rubbing with a
clean cloth. See
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
0433.
Tires
Use a stiff brush with tire
cleaner to clean the tires.
Caution
Using petroleum-based tire
dressing products on the
vehicle may damage the
paint finish and/or tires.
When applying a tire
dressing, always wipe off
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Service and
Maintenance
General Information
General Information . . . . . . 427
Maintenance Schedule
MaintenanceSchedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Multi-Point Vehicle
Inspection (MPVI)
Multi-Point VehicleInspection (MPVI) . . . . . . . . . 431
Special Application
Services
Special ApplicationServices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Recommended Fluids,
Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Maintenance Replacement Parts . . . . . . 434
Maintenance Records
Maintenance Records . . . . 436
General
Information
Your vehicle is an important
investment. This section
describes the required
maintenance for the vehicle.
Follow this schedule to help
protect against major repair
expenses resulting from
neglect or inadequate
maintenance. It may also help
to maintain the value of the
vehicle if it is sold. It is the
responsibility of the owner to
have all required maintenance
performed.
Your dealer has trained
technicians who can perform
required maintenance using
genuine replacement parts.
They have up-to-date tools
and equipment for fast and
accurate diagnostics. Many
dealers have extended
evening and Saturday hours,
courtesy transportation, and
online scheduling to assist
with service needs. Your dealer recognizes the
importance of providing
competitively priced
maintenance and repair
services. With trained
technicians, the dealer is the
place for routine maintenance
such as oil changes and tire
rotations and additional
maintenance items like tires,
brakes, batteries, and wiper
blades.
Caution
Damage caused by improper
maintenance can lead to
costly repairs and may not
be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Maintenance
intervals, checks,
inspections, recommended
fluids, and lubricants are
important to keep the
vehicle in good working
condition.
Do not have chemical
flushes that are not
approved by GM performed
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Maintenance
Schedule
Tire Rotation and
Required Services Every
12 000 km (7,500 mi)
Tires are rotated to achieve a
more uniform wear for all tires.
The first rotation is the most
important.
Anytime unusual wear is
noticed, rotate the tires as
soon as possible, check for
proper tire inflation pressure,
and check for damaged tires
or wheels. If the unusual wear
continues after the rotation,
check the wheel alignment.
See When It Is Time for New
Tires0394 and
Wheel Replacement 0399.
.Perform Multi-Point Vehicle
Inspection. See Multi-Point
Vehicle Inspection (MPVI)
0431.
.Lubricate body components.
See Exterior Care 0416.
Additional Required
Services —Normal
Service
Every 12 000 km (7,500 mi)
.Check the engine oil level
and oil life percentage.
If needed, change engine the
oil and filter, and reset oil the
life system. Or when the
CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message displays, have the
engine oil and filter changed
within the next 1 000 km/
600 mi. If driven under the
best conditions, the engine
oil life system may not
indicate the need for vehicle
service for up to a year. The
engine oil and filter must be
changed at least once a year
and the oil life system must
be reset. Your trained dealer
technician can perform this
work. If the engine oil life
system is reset accidentally,
service the vehicle within
5 000 km/3,000 mi since the
last service. Reset the oil life system when the oil is
changed. See Engine Oil Life
System
0348.
.When the REPLACE AT
NEXT OIL CHANGE
message displays, the engine
air filter should be replaced
at the next engine oil
change. When the REPLACE
ENGINE AIR FILTER SOON
message displays, the engine
air filter should be replaced
at the earliest convenience.
Reset the engine air filter life
system after the engine air
filter is replaced. See Engine
Air Filter Life System 0349.
Every 36 000 km (22,500 mi)
.Replace the passenger
compartment air filter. Or
every 24 months, 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
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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
dealership. If beyond this
radius, we will arrange to have
your car towed to the nearest
Cadillac dealership. Each
technician travels with a
specially equipped service
vehicle complete with the
necessary Cadillac parts and
tools required to handle most
roadside repairs.
Services Not Included in
Roadside Assistance
.Impound towing caused by
violation of any laws
.Legal fines
.Mounting, dismounting,
or changing of snow tires,
chains, or other traction
devices
Service is not provided if a
vehicle is in an area that is not
accessible to the service
vehicle or is not a regularly
traveled or maintained public
road, which includes ice and
winter roads. Off-road use is
not covered.
Services Specific to
Canadian-Purchased
Vehicles
.Fuel delivery:
Reimbursement is up to 7
liters. Diesel fuel delivery
may be restricted. Propane
and other fuels are not
provided through this
service.
.Lock-Out Service:
Vehicle
registration is required.
.Trip Interruption Benefits
and Assistance:
Pre-authorization, original
detailed receipts, and a copy
of the repair orders are
required. Once authorization
has been received, the
Roadside Assistance advisor
will help you make
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Alert (cont'd)Side Blind
Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . 267, 361 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Antenna
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Armrest Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Assistance Systems Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Parking and Backing . . . . . . 290
Audio
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 154
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . 296
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . 349
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
B
BatteryExterior Lighting
Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360, 409
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197, 198
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Brake (cont'd)
System Warning Light . . . . 131
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . 268
Electric Parking Brake . . . 269
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . 305
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . 299
Braking System
FrontPedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . 307
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . 251
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 365
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
C
Calibration Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 409
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ProgramCourtesy
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Proposition 65 Warning California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Proposition
65 Warning, California . . . 409
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
R
Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
RadioAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . 169
Frequency Statement . . . . 452
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Climate ControlSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Pedestrian Alert . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Rear (cont'd)
Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . 291
Window Washer/Wiper . . . 116
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . 39
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . 445
Remote Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Key Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 Replacing
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
LATCH System Parts
After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . 453
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . 453
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Reverse Automatic Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . 39
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Routing, Engine
Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440