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Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369639) -
2016 - crc - 12/9/15
326 Service and Maintenance
‐Any vehicle consistently
operated in a high sand or
dust environment such as
those used on oil pipelines
and similar applications.
. Vehicles that are regularly used
for short trips of 6 kilometers
or less
If your vehicle has an Oil Life
Indicator, the indicator will show
you when to change the oil and
filter. Under severe conditions
the indicator may come on
before 10 000 km/6,000 mi. The
indicator won't detect dust in the
oil, so if you drive in a dusty
area you may have to change
the oil and filter sooner than
every 10 000 km/6,000 mi.
Note: All vehicles with
rear-wheel drive —change
driveline axle oil every
30 000 km/19,000 mi if vehicle is
used for towing purposes.
* Footnote: Under extreme
driving conditions listed above, it
may be necessary to replace
your spark plugs at more
frequent intervals. For further assistance in determining the
most suitable service
maintenance intervals for your
vehicle, please contact your
authorized GM Dealer.
Additional Required
Services
—Severe Service
Every 72 000 km/45,000 mi
.
Change automatic transmission
fluid and filter.
. Rear axle fluid (If equipped with
limited slip).
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Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369639) -
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340 Index
Coolant (cont'd)Engine Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 259, 261
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 214
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
D
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Recorder Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 336
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear Seat Pass-Through . . . . . . . 64 Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 335
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 221
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 226
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 27
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 184
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 186
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Track Events and Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . 164, 168
E
Easy Entry Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 275
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 247
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . 259, 261
Cooling System Messages . . . 134
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
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Index 341
Engine (cont'd)Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 197
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 336
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 152
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 154
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 257
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Front Seats Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 124
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 275
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
G
GaugesEngine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 322
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 154
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Headlamps Adaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
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R
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Rear AxleLimited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . 64
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62
Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 311
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 82
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ride Control Systems Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . .211
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 335
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 70
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 69
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Seats
Easy Entry Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 56
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 53
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 95, 96
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 246
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 330
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 331
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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346 Index
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 230
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 100
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 337
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 42
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . 56
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 289
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 288
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Sealant and Compressor
Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 297
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 238
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 238
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . .311
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Track Events and Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Traction (cont'd)Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . .211
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 331
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 141
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Vehicle (cont'd)
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 307
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 232
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 296
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 88
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 271
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109