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Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10287885) -
2017 - crc - 6/16/16
VEHICLE CARE 297
Caution
If the vehicle is towed with all four
wheels on the ground, the
drivetrain components could be
damaged. The repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty. Do
not tow the vehicle with all four
wheels on the ground.
The vehicle was not designed to be
towed with all four wheels on the
ground. If a rear-wheel-drive vehicle
must be towed, a dolly or a trailer
should be used. See “Dolly Towing”
following.
Dolly Towing
To dolly tow a rear-wheel-drive vehicle
from the rear:
1. Attach the dolly to the tow vehicle following the dolly
manufacturer's instructions.
2. Put the rear wheels on the dolly.
3. Firmly set the parking brake. See Parking Brake (Manual) 0195 or
Parking Brake (Electric) 0196.
4. Put the vehicle in P (Park).
5. Securely attach the vehicle being towed to the dolly. 6. Clamp the steering wheel in a
straight-ahead position with a
clamping device designed for
towing.
7. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.

Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10287885) -
2017 - crc - 6/16/16
VEHICLE CARE 301
Caution
Chrome wheels and other chrome
trim may be damaged if the vehicle
is not washed after driving on roads
that have been sprayed with
magnesium, calcium, or sodium
chloride. These chlorides are used
on roads for conditions such as ice
and dust. Always wash the chrome
with soap and water after exposure.
Caution
To avoid surface damage, do not
use strong soaps, chemicals,
abrasive polishes, cleaners, brushes,
or cleaners that contain acid on
aluminum or chrome-plated wheels.
Use only approved cleaners. Also,
never drive a vehicle with
aluminum or chrome-plated wheels
through an automatic car wash that
uses silicone carbide tire cleaning
brushes. Damage could occur and
the repairs would not be covered by
the vehicle warranty.
Brake System
Visually inspect brake lines and hoses
for proper hook-up, binding, leaks,
cracks, chafing, etc. Inspect disc brake
pads for wear and rotors for surface
condition. Inspect drum brake linings/
shoes for wear or cracks. Inspect all
other brake parts.
Steering, Suspension, and
Chassis Components
Visually inspect steering, suspension,
and chassis components for damaged,
loose, or missing parts or signs of
wear at least once a year.
Inspect power steering for proper
attachment, connections, binding,
leaks, cracks, chafing, etc.
Visually check constant velocity joint
boots and axle seals for leaks.
Body Component Lubrication
Lubricate all key lock cylinders, hood
hinges, liftgate hinges, and the steel
fuel door hinge, unless the
components are plastic. Applying
silicone grease on weatherstrips with aclean cloth will make them last
longer, seal better, and not stick or
squeak.
Underbody Maintenance
At least twice a year, spring and fall,
use plain water to flush any corrosive
materials from the underbody. Take
care to thoroughly clean any areas
where mud and other debris can
collect.
Do not directly power wash the
transfer case and/or front/rear axle
output seals. High pressure water can
overcome the seals and contaminate
the fluid. Contaminated fluid will
decrease the life of the transfer case
and/or axles and should be replaced
Sheet Metal Damage
If the vehicle is damaged and requires
sheet metal repair or replacement,
make sure the body repair shop
applies anti-corrosion material to
parts repaired or replaced to restore
corrosion protection.
Original manufacturer replacement
parts will provide the corrosion
protection while maintaining the
vehicle warranty.

Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10287885) -
2017 - crc - 6/16/16
308 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
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. SeeEngine Oil Life
System 0243.
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 Rotation0278.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed, change
engine oil and filter, and reset oil
life system. See Engine Oil0241
and Engine Oil Life System 0243.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant 0248.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0253.
. Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care 0298. Replace worn or
damaged wiper blades. See Wiper
Blade Replacement 0257. .
Check tire inflation pressures. See
Tire Pressure 0273.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0278.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0245.
. Inspect brake system. See Exterior
Care 0298.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of wear.
See Exterior Care 0298.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 066.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for loose
or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0298.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0256. .
Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock
Control Function Check 0257.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check 0257.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for signs
of wear, cracks, or other damage.
Check the hold open ability of the
strut. See your dealer if service is
required.
. Check tire sealant expiration date,
if equipped. See Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit 0286.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof048.

Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10287885) -
2017 - crc - 6/16/16
328 INDEX
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 146
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 152
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 148
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 244
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . . . . 221
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Front Seats
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Fuel (cont'd)
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 120
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 261
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 265
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
G
GaugesEngine Coolant Temperature . . . . 111
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 306
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 General Information (cont'd)
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 148
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Headlamps Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 147
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160, 163

Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10287885) -
2017 - crc - 6/16/16
332 INDEX
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 322
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safety Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Seats Easy Entry Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . 58
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 54
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 91, 93 Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . 318
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 222
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 149 Special Application Services . . . . . . . 312
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 319
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . 135
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2