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Cadillac XT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-12984300) -
2020 - CRC - 3/19/19
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 341
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
leaking, blown seals, or damage,
and can advise when service is
needed.
Tires
Tires need to be properly inflated,
rotated, and balanced. Maintaining
the tires can save money and fuel, and
can reduce the risk of tire failure.
. Signs that the tires need to be
replaced include three or more
visible treadwear indicators; cord
or fabric showing through the
rubber; cracks or cuts in the tread
or sidewall; or a bulge or split in
the tire.
. Trained dealer technicians can
inspect and recommend the right
tires. Your dealer can also provide
tire/wheel balancing services to
ensure smooth vehicle operation
at all speeds. Your dealer sells and
services name brand tires. Vehicle Care
To help keep the vehicle looking like
new, vehicle care products are
available from your dealer. For
information on how to clean and
protect the vehicle’s interior and
exterior, see
Interior Care 0328 and
Exterior Care 0324.
Wheel Alignment
Wheel alignment is critical for
ensuring that the tires deliver optimal
wear and performance.
. Signs that the alignment may need
to be adjusted include pulling,
improper vehicle handling,
or unusual tire wear.
. Your dealer has the required
equipment to ensure proper wheel
alignment.

Cadillac XT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-12984300) -
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358 CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Managing the Vehicle Damage
Repair Process
In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends that
you take an active role in its repair.
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 have
control 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.

Cadillac XT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-12984300) -
2020 - CRC - 3/19/19
INDEX 377
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 117
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 332
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 148
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Headlamps (cont'd)
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 147
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153, 158
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 174
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 56
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153, 158
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 318
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 147
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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378 INDEX
Lamps (cont'd)Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 147
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . 90
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Lights (cont'd)
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 147
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 123
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Lock Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 82
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 120
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

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INDEX 381
Seats (cont'd)Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 44
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 90, 92
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 355
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 235
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 148
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 339
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 347
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cargo Management System . . . . . . 101 Storage Areas (cont'd)
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 226
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 362
Night Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 352
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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382 INDEX
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296, 298
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 299
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 298
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 294
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 307
Wheel Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Towing (cont'd)
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 255
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 125
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 148
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 307
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 141 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Universal Remote System (cont'd)
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 346
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Video Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39