fuel additives BUICK CASCADA 2018 Owners Manual

Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S-11373983) - 2018 -
CRC - 7/10/17
134 Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating Driving Information Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 138
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 139
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 141
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Starting and Operating New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 145
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Engine Exhaust Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Automatic Transmission Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 151
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brakes Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 155
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 157
Ride Control Systems Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Cruise Control Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driver Assistance Systems Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 162
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Fuel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 169
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Trailer Towing General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Conversions and Add-Ons Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S-11373983) - 2018 -
CRC - 7/10/17
Driving and Operating 169
Fuels in Foreign
Countries The U.S., Canada, and Mexico post
fuel octane ratings in anti-knock
index (AKI). For fuel not to use in a
foreign country, see “ Prohibited
Fuels ” in Fuel 0 167 .
Fuel Additives To keep fuel systems clean, TOP
TIER detergent gasoline is
recommended. See Fuel 0 167 .
If TOP TIER detergent gasoline is
not available, one bottle of GM Fuel
System Treatment Cleaner added to
the fuel tank at every engine oil
change, can help. GM Fuel System
Treatment Cleaner is the only
gasoline additive recommended by
General Motors. It is available at
your dealer. Filling the Tank
{ WarningFuel vapors and fuel fires burn
violently and can cause injury or
death.
.
To help avoid injuries to you
and others, read and follow
all the instructions on the
fuel pump island.
.
Turn off the engine when
refueling.
.
Keep sparks, flames, and
smoking materials away
from fuel.
.
Do not leave the fuel pump
unattended.
.
Do not use a cell phone
while refueling.
.
Do not re-enter the vehicle
while pumping fuel.
.
Keep children away from
the fuel pump and never let
children pump fuel.
(Continued) Warning (Continued) .
Fuel can spray out if the fuel
cap is opened too quickly.
This spray can happen if the
tank is nearly full, and is
more likely in hot weather.
Open the fuel cap slowly
and wait for any hiss noise
to stop, then unscrew the
cap all the way.
The fuel cap is behind a hinged fuel
door on the passenger side of the
vehicle. The fuel door is locked
when the vehicle doors are locked.

Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S-11373983) - 2018 -
CRC - 7/10/17
Index 295Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 178
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 151
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 278
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 120
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 F Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 123
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 182
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Front Fog Lamp
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Front Seats
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 197
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Fuel (cont'd)
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 108
Requirements, California . . . . . 168
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 202
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
G Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Gauges
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99