engine coolant BUICK CASCADA 2019 User Guide

Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
Service and Maintenance 255
Maintenance
Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
At Each Fuel Stop
.Check the engine oil level. See
Engine Oil 0181.
Once a Month
. Check the tire inflation
pressures. See Tire Pressure
0 218.
. Inspect the tires for wear. See
Tire Inspection 0223.
. Check the windshield washer
fluid level. See Washer Fluid
0 190.
Engine Oil Change
When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON message displays, have the
engine oil and filter changed within
the next 1 000 km/600 mi. If driven
under the best conditions, the engine oil life system may not
indicate the need for vehicle service
for up to a year. The engine oil and
filter must be changed at least once
a year and the oil life system must
be reset. Your trained dealer
technician can perform this work.
If the engine oil life system 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 System 0183.
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
Rotation 0224.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0181 andEngine Oil Life
System 0183.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Cooling System 0186.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0190.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0218.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0223.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
0 185.

Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
Service and Maintenance 263
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See Cooling System 0186.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 181.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299570, in Canada 19299571).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood, Door, and Trunk Lid Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or equivalent.
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
Index 297
CompartmentsStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 292
Control Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Roll Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 102
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Customer Assistance (cont'd)
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Customer Information
Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 276
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 282
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 281
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 294
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Door (cont'd)
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 268
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 163
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Driving Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 20
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 140
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 142
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 156
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 106
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

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298 Index
Electrical System (cont'd)Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 204
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 180
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 152
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 281
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 121
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
F
Filter,Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 124
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 184
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Front Seats Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 199
Fuel
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .110
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 204
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
GaugesEngine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101