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Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S-11373983) - 2018 -
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Vehicle Care 173
Vehicle Care General Information General Information . . . . . . . . . . 174
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 175
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Vehicle Checks Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 181
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 183
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 187
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Battery - North America . . . . . . 191
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 191 Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 192
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 193
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 193
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Headlamp Aiming Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Bulb Replacement Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adaptive Forward Lighting
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 197
Sidemarker Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Side Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . 198
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 201
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 201
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 202 Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Wheels and Tires Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 210
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

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174 Vehicle Care Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 226
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 234
Jump Starting Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Towing the Vehicle Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Recreational Vehicle
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Appearance Care Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 General Information For service and parts needs, visit
your dealer. You will receive
genuine GM parts and GM-trained
and supported service people.
Genuine GM parts have one of
these marks:
California Proposition
65 Warning
{ WarningMost motor vehicles, including
this one, as well as many of its
service parts and fluids, contain
and/or emit chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Engine
exhaust, many parts and
systems, many fluids, and some
component wear by-products
contain and/or emit these
chemicals. For more information
go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/
passenger-vehicle.
See Battery - North America 0 191
and Jump Starting - North America
0 235 and the back cover.

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Vehicle Care 1791. Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0 183 .
2. Engine Cooling Fan (Out of
View). See Cooling System
0 183 .
3. Engine Oil Dipstick. See
Engine Oil 0 179 .
4. Engine Oil Fill Cap. See
Engine Oil 0 179 .
5. Brake Fluid Reservoir. See
Brakes 0 189 .
6. Battery - North America 0 191 .
7. Engine Coolant Surge Tank
and Pressure Cap. See
Cooling System 0 183 .
8. Windshield Washer Fluid
Reservoir. See Washer Fluid
0 188 .
9. Engine Compartment Fuse
Block 0 202 .
Engine Oil To ensure proper engine
performance and long life, careful
attention must be paid to engine oil. Following these simple, but
important steps will help protect
your investment:
.
Use engine oil approved to the
proper specification and of the
proper viscosity grade. See
“ Selecting the Right Engine Oil ”
in this section.
.
Check the engine oil level
regularly and maintain the
proper oil level. See “ Checking
Engine Oil ” and “ When to Add
Engine Oil ” in this section.
.
Change the engine oil at the
appropriate time. See Engine Oil
Life System 0 181 .
.
Always dispose of engine oil
properly. See “ What to Do with
Used Oil ” in this section.
Checking Engine Oil
Check the engine oil level regularly,
every 650 km (400 mi), especially
prior to a long trip. The engine oil
dipstick handle is a loop. See
Engine Compartment Overview
0 178 for the location.{ WarningThe engine oil dipstick handle
may be hot; it could burn you.
Use a towel or glove to touch the
dipstick handle.
If a low oil Driver Information Center
(DIC) message displays, check the
oil level.
Follow these guidelines:
.
To get an accurate reading, park
the vehicle on level ground.
Check the engine oil level after
the engine has been off for at
least two hours. Checking the
engine oil level on steep grades
or too soon after engine shutoff
can result in incorrect readings.
Accuracy improves when
checking a cold engine prior to
starting. Remove the dipstick
and check the level.
.
If unable to wait two hours, the
engine must be off for at least
15 minutes if the engine is
warm, or at least 30 minutes if

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Vehicle Care 191CautionIf brake fluid is spilled on the
vehicle's painted surfaces, the
paint finish can be damaged.
Immediately wash off any painted
surface.
Battery - North America The original equipment battery is
maintenance free. Do not remove
the cap and do not add fluid.
Refer to the replacement number
shown on the original battery label
when a new battery is needed. See
Engine Compartment Overview
0 178 for battery location.
{ Warning
WARNING: Battery posts,
terminals, and related
accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
(Continued) Warning (Continued) cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Batteries also
contain other chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer. WASH HANDS AFTER
HANDLING. For more information
go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/
passenger-vehicle.
See California Proposition
65 Warning 0 174 and the back
cover.
Vehicle Storage
{ Warning
Batteries have acid that can burn
you and gas that can explode.
You can be badly hurt if you are
not careful. See Jump Starting -
North America 0 235 for tips on
working around a battery without
getting hurt. Infrequent Usage: Remove the
black, negative ( − ) cable from the
battery to keep the battery from
running down.
Extended Storage: Remove the
black, negative ( − ) cable from the
battery or use a battery trickle
charger.
Starter Switch Check
{ WarningWhen you are doing this
inspection, the vehicle could
move suddenly. If the vehicle
moves, you or others could be
injured.
1. Before starting this check, be
sure there is enough room
around the vehicle.
2. Apply both the parking brake
and the regular brake.
Do not use the accelerator
pedal, and be ready to turn off
the engine immediately if it
starts.

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204 Vehicle Care Fuses Usage
8 O2 sensor/Powertrain
cooling
9 Rear window sensor
10 Vehicle battery sensor
11 Trunk release
12 Adaptive headlamps/
Automatic headlamp
leveling
13 ABS valves
14 –
15 Engine control module
16 Starter
17 Transmission control
module
18 Rear window defogger
19 Front power window
20 Rear power window
21 Rear electrical center
22 –
23 – Fuses Usage
24 Right high-beam
headlamp
25 Left high-beam
headlamp
26 Front fog lamps
27 –
28 –
29 Electric parking brake
30 ABS pump
31 –
32 Airbag
33 Adaptive forward
lighting/Automatic
headlamp leveling
34 Exhaust gas
recirculation
35 Power windows/Rain
sensor/Exterior mirror
36 Climate control
37 –
38 Vacuum pump Fuses Usage
39 Fuel system control
module
40 Front windshield washer
41 –
42 Engine cooling fan
43 Windshield wipers
44 –
45 Engine cooling fan
46 –
47 Horn
48 Engine cooling fan
49 Fuel pump
50 Headlamp leveling/
Adaptive forward
lighting
51 –
52 –
53 Transmission control
module/Engine control
module

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Vehicle Care 235Do not use the compact spare on
other vehicles.
Do not mix the compact spare tire or
wheel with other wheels or tires.
They will not fit. Keep the spare tire
and its wheel together.
CautionTire chains will not fit the compact
spare. Using them can damage
the vehicle and the chains. Do not
use tire chains on the compact
spare. Jump Starting Jump Starting - North
America For more information about the
vehicle battery, see Battery - North
America 0 191 .
If the battery has run down, try to
use another vehicle and some
jumper cables to start your vehicle.
Be sure to use the following steps to
do it safely.
{ WarningWARNING: Battery posts,
terminals, and related
accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Batteries also
contain other chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer. WASH HANDS AFTER
(Continued) Warning (Continued) HANDLING. For more information
go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/
passenger-vehicle.
See California Proposition
65 Warning 0 174 and the back
cover.
{ WarningBatteries can hurt you. They can
be dangerous because:
.
They contain acid that can
burn you.
.
They contain gas that can
explode or ignite.
.
They contain enough
electricity to burn you.
If you do not follow these steps
exactly, some or all of these
things can hurt you.

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236 Vehicle Care CautionIgnoring these steps could result
in costly damage to the vehicle
that would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty. Trying to start
the vehicle by pushing or pulling it
will not work, and it could damage
the vehicle.
1. Discharged Battery
Negative Grounding Point
2. Discharged Battery Positive
Terminal 3. Good Battery Negative
Terminal
4. Good Battery Positive
Terminal
The jump start negative grounding
point (1) for the discharged battery
is the engine block or an engine
mounting bolt. Connect to a spot as
far away from the discharged
battery as possible.
The jump start positive terminal (2)
on the discharged battery is in the
engine compartment on the driver
side of the vehicle.
The jump start negative terminal (3)
and positive terminal (4) are on the
battery of the vehicle providing the
jump start.
The positive jump start connection
for the discharged battery is under a
trim cover. Open the cover to
expose the terminal.
1. Check the other vehicle.
It must have a 12-volt battery
with a negative ground system. CautionIf the other vehicle does not have
a 12-volt system with a negative
ground, both vehicles can be
damaged. Only use a vehicle that
has a 12-volt system with a
negative ground for jump starting.
2. Position the two vehicles so
that they are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake firmly
and put the shift lever in
P (Park) with an automatic
transmission, or Neutral with a
manual transmission.
Caution
If any accessories are left on or
plugged in during the jump
starting procedure, they could be
damaged. The repairs would not
be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Whenever possible, turn
off or unplug all accessories on
either vehicle when jump starting.

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Vehicle Care 2374. Turn the ignition off. Turn off all
lights and accessories in both
vehicles, except the hazard
warning flashers if needed.
{ WarningAn electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running
and can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing, and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
{ WarningUsing a match near a battery can
cause battery gas to explode.
People have been hurt doing this,
and some have been blinded.
Use a flashlight if you need more
light.
Battery fluid contains acid that
can burn you. Do not get it on
you. If you accidentally get it in
your eyes or on your skin, flush
the place with water and get
medical help immediately. { WarningFans or other moving engine
parts can injure you badly. Keep
your hands away from moving
parts once the engine is running.
5. Connect one end of the red
positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) terminal on the
discharged battery.
6. Connect the other end of the
red positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) terminal of the good
battery.
7. Connect one end of the black
negative ( – ) cable to the
negative ( – ) terminal of the
good battery.
8. Connect the other end of the
black negative ( – ) cable to the
negative ( – ) grounding point for
the discharged battery.
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.
CautionIf the jumper cables are
connected or removed in the
wrong order, electrical shorting
may occur and damage the
vehicle. The repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Always connect and remove the
jumper cables in the correct order,
making sure that the cables do
not touch each other or other
metal.
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.

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258 Service and Maintenance Battery
The 12-volt battery supplies power
to start the engine and operate any
additional electrical accessories.
.
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 0 260 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.

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Customer Information 271.
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 Buick 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
sand, mud, or snow.
.
Flat Tire Change: Service to
change a flat tire with the spare
tire. The spare tire, if equipped,
must be in good condition and
properly inflated. It is the owner's
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
Assistance: If your trip is
interrupted due to a warranty
event, incidental expenses may
be reimbursed within the
Powertrain warranty period.
Items considered are reasonable
and customary hotel, meals,
rental car, or a vehicle being
delivered back to the customer,
up to 500 miles.
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: Must be over
150 km from where your trip was
started to qualify.
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 arrangements and explain
how to receive payment.
.
Alternative Service: If
assistance cannot be provided
right away, the Roadside
Assistance advisor may give
permission to get local
emergency road service. You will
receive payment, up to $100,