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Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10287885) -
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Warning (Continued)
and cause a crash. Use only
radial-ply tires with the wheels
on the vehicle.
If the vehicle tires must be
replaced with a tire that does not
have a TPC Spec number, make
sure they are the same size, load
range, speed rating, and
construction (radial) as the
original tires.
Vehicles that have a tire pressure
monitoring system could give an
inaccurate low-pressure warning if
non-TPC Spec rated tires are
installed. See Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation 0275.
The Tire and Loading Information
label indicates the original
equipment tires on the vehicle.
See Vehicle Load Limits 0181 for
the label location and more
information about the Tire and
Loading Information label.Different Size Tires and
Wheels
If wheels or tires are installed that are
a different size than the original
equipment wheels and tires, vehicle
performance, including its braking,
ride and handling characteristics,
stability, and resistance to rollover
may be affected. If the vehicle has
electronic systems such as antilock
brakes, rollover airbags, traction
control, electronic stability control,
or All-Wheel Drive, the performance
of these systems can also be affected.
{Warning
If different sized wheels are used,
there may not be an acceptable
level of performance and safety if
tires not recommended for those
wheels are selected. This increases
the chance of a crash and serious
injury. Only use GM specific wheel
and tire systems developed for the
vehicle, and have them properly
installed by a GM certified
technician. See
Buying New Tires 0280 and
Accessories and Modifications 0232.
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance
The tires and wheels were aligned and
balanced at the factory to provide the
longest tire life and best overall
performance. Adjustments to wheel
alignment and tire balancing are not
necessary on a regular basis. Consider
an alignment check if there is unusual
tire wear or the vehicle is significantly
pulling to one side or the other. Some
slight pull to the left or right,
depending on the crown of the road
and/or other road surface variations
such as troughs or ruts, is normal.
If the vehicle is vibrating when driving
on a smooth road, the tires and
wheels may need to be rebalanced.
See your dealer for proper diagnosis.
Wheel Replacement
Replace any wheel that is bent,
cracked, or badly rusted or corroded.
If wheel nuts keep coming loose, the
wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel nuts
should be replaced. If the wheel leaks

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Warning (Continued)
and cause a crash. When replacing
wheels, use a new GM original
equipment wheel.
Tire Chains
{Warning
If the vehicle has 225/40R18, 225/
40RF18, 255/35RF18, 225/35R19,
or 255/30R19 size tires, do not use
tire chains. There is not enough
clearance. Tire chains used on a
vehicle without the proper amount
of clearance can cause damage to
the brakes, suspension, or other
vehicle parts. The area damaged by
the tire chains could cause loss of
control and a crash. Use another
type of traction device only if its
manufacturer recommends it for
the vehicle's tire size combination
and road conditions. Follow that
manufacturer's instructions. To(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
avoid vehicle damage, drive slow
and readjust or remove the traction
device if it contacts the vehicle. Do
not spin the wheels. If traction
devices are used, install them on
the rear tires.
Caution
If the vehicle is equipped with a tire
size other than 225/40R18, 225/
40RF18, 255/35RF18, 225/35R19,
or 255/30R19, use tire chains only
where legal and only when
necessary. Use low profile chains
that add no more than 12 mm
thickness to the tire tread and inner
sidewall. Use chains that are the
proper size for the tires. Install
them on the tires of the rear axle.
Don't use chains on the tires of the
front axle. Tighten them as tightly
as possible with the ends securely
fastened. Drive slowly and follow(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
the chain manufacturer's
instructions. If the chains contact
the vehicle, stop and retighten
them. If the contact continues, slow
down until it stops. Driving too fast
or spinning the wheels with chains
on will damage the vehicle.
If a Tire Goes Flat
If the vehicle has run-flat tires, there
is no need to stop on the side of the
road to change a flat tire. See Run-Flat
Tires 0271.
{Warning
Special tools and procedures are
required to service a run-flat tire.
If these special tools and
procedures are not used, injury or
vehicle damage may occur. Always
be sure the proper tools and
procedures, as described in the
service manual, are used.

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326 INDEX
Automatic (cont'd)Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Voltage and Charging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 257
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195, 196
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
C
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 319
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Check Malfunction Indicator EngineLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 81 Child Restraints (cont'd)
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91, 93
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 163
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . . . . 201
Composite Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . . . . . 286
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Coolant
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 111

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330 INDEX
Lights (cont'd)Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 117
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 85
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 114
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Battery Voltage and Charging . . . . 127
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Object Detection System . . . . . . . . . 131
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Messages (cont'd)
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Mirrors Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . 45
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . 274
N
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

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INDEX 333
SystemForward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 218
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 324
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 55
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273, 274
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 275
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 274
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . 286
Sealant and Compressor Kit,Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Tires (cont'd)
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Track Events and Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Traction
Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 149
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 318
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Vehicle Care
Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2