Steering CADILLAC XT5 2019 Repair Manual
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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 System0260.
Air Conditioning Desiccant
(Replace Every Seven Years)
The air conditioning system requires
maintenance every seven years. This
service requires replacement of the
desiccant to help the longevity and
efficient operation of the air
conditioning system. This service can
be complex. See your dealer.
Tire Rotation and Required
Services Every 12 000 km/
7,500 mi
Rotate the tires, if recommended for
the vehicle, and perform the following
services. See Tire Rotation0298.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed, change
engine oil and filter, and reset oil
life system.
See Engine Oil 0258 and Engine Oil
Life System 0260. .
Check engine coolant level. See
Cooling System 0262.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0267.
. Check tire inflation pressures. See
Tire Pressure 0291.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0297.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0262.
. Inspect brake system. See Exterior
Care 0324.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damage, including
cracks or tears in the rubber boots,
loose or missing parts, or signs of
wear at least once a year. See
Exterior Care 0324.
. Inspect power steering for proper
attachment, connections, binding,
leaks, cracks, chafing, etc.
. Visually inspect halfshafts and
drive shafts for excessive wear,
lubricant leaks, and/or damage including: tube dents or cracks,
constant velocity joint or universal
joint looseness, cracked or missing
boots, loose or missing boot
clamps, center bearing excessive
looseness, loose or missing
fasteners, and axle seal leaks.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 075.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for loose
or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0324.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0270.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check 0270.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
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.To avoid break-down or failure to
start the vehicle, maintain a
battery with full cranking power.
. Trained dealer technicians have
the diagnostic equipment to test
the battery and ensure that the
connections and cables are
corrosion-free.
Belts
. Belts may need replacing if they
squeak or show signs of cracking
or splitting.
. Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment to
inspect the belts and recommend
adjustment or replacement when
necessary.
Brakes
Brakes stop the vehicle and are crucial
to safe driving.
. Signs of brake wear may include
chirping, grinding, or squealing
noises, or difficulty stopping. .
Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment to
inspect the brakes and recommend
quality parts engineered for the
vehicle.
Fluids
Proper fluid levels and approved fluids
protect the vehicle’s systems and
components. See Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants 0343 for GM approved
fluids.
. Engine oil and windshield washer
fluid levels should be checked at
every fuel fill.
. Instrument cluster lights may
come on to indicate that fluids
may be low and need to be filled.
Hoses
Hoses transport fluids and should be
regularly inspected to ensure that
there are no cracks or leaks. With a
multi-point inspection, your dealer
can inspect the hoses and advise if
replacement is needed. Lamps
Properly working headlamps,
taillamps, and brake lamps are
important to see and be seen on
the road.
.
Signs that the headlamps need
attention include dimming, failure
to light, cracking, or damage. The
brake lamps need to be checked
periodically to ensure that they
light when braking.
. With a multi-point inspection,
your dealer can check the lamps
and note any concerns.
Shocks and Struts
Shocks and struts help aid in control
for a smoother ride.
. Signs of wear may include steering
wheel vibration, bounce/sway
while braking, longer stopping
distance, or uneven tire wear.
. As part of the multi-point
inspection, trained dealer
technicians can visually inspect
the shocks and struts for signs of
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CUSTOMER INFORMATION 359
If you have a pre-determined repair
facility of choice, take the vehicle
there, or have it towed there. Specify
to the facility that any required
replacement collision parts be original
equipment parts, either new Genuine
GM parts or recycled original GM
parts. Remember, recycled parts will
not be covered by the GM vehicle
warranty.
Insurance pays the bill for the repair,
but you must live with the repair.
Depending on your policy limits, your
insurance company may initially value
the repair using aftermarket parts.
Discuss this with the repair
professional, and insist on 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 havecontrol 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,
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,
infotainment manuals, and portfolios.
Portfolios include an owner’s manual,
warranty manual, infotainment
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 has 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
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Fuel (cont'd)Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 275
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 279
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Gauges
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 128
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 333
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 General Information (cont'd)
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 162
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 161
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167, 172
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 181
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 69
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167, 172
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . .122, 124
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Seat Belts (cont'd)How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . 63
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 60
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Securing Child Restraints . . . . .100, 102
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Service (cont'd)
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . 346
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 356
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 232
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 162
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 340
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 347
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Steering (cont'd)
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cargo Management System . . . . . . 109
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 226