climate control CADILLAC CT4 2020 Owner's Guide

Cadillac CT4 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13183937) -
2020 - crc - 4/28/20
DRIVING AND OPERATING 153
{Warning
Snow can trap engine exhaust
under the vehicle. This may cause
exhaust gases to get inside. Engine
exhaust contains carbon monoxide
(CO), which cannot be seen or
smelled. It can cause
unconsciousness and even death.
If the vehicle is stuck in snow:. Clear snow from the base of
the vehicle, especially any
blocking the exhaust pipe.
. Open a window about 5 cm
(2 in) on the vehicle side that
is away from the wind, to
bring in fresh air.
. Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
. Adjust the climate control
system to circulate the air
inside the vehicle and set the
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Warning (Continued)
fan speed to the highest
setting. See“Climate Control
Systems.”
For more information about CO, see
Engine Exhaust 0168.
To save fuel, run the engine for short
periods to warm the vehicle and then
shut the engine off and partially close
the window. Moving about to keep
warm also helps.
If it takes time for help to arrive,
when running the engine, push the
accelerator pedal slightly so the
engine runs faster than the idle speed.
This keeps the battery charged to
restart the vehicle and to signal for
help with the headlamps. Do this as
little as possible, to save fuel.
If the Vehicle Is Stuck
Slowly and cautiously spin the wheels
to free the vehicle when stuck in sand,
mud, ice, or snow. If stuck too severely for the traction
system to free the vehicle, turn the
traction system off and use the
rocking method. See
Traction Control/
Electronic Stability Control 0182.
{Warning
If the vehicle's tires spin at high
speed, they can explode, and you or
others could be injured. The vehicle
can overheat, causing an engine
compartment fire or other damage.
Spin the wheels as little as possible
and avoid going above 56 km/h
(35 mph).
Rocking the Vehicle to Get it Out
Turn the steering wheel left and right
to clear the area around the front
wheels. Turn off any traction system.
Shift back and forth between
R (Reverse) and a low forward gear,
spinning the wheels as little as
possible. To prevent transmission
wear, wait until the wheels stop
spinning before shifting gears. Release
the accelerator pedal while shifting,
and press lightly on the accelerator

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DRIVING AND OPERATING 161
Operate the engine and
transmission gently until the oil
warms up and lubricates all
moving parts.
Stop/Start System
The Stop/Start system will shut off
the engine to help conserve fuel.
It has components designed for the
increased number of starts.
{Warning
The automatic engine Stop/Start
feature causes the engine to shut
off while the vehicle is still on. Do
not exit the vehicle before shifting
to P (Park). The vehicle may restart
and move unexpectedly. Always
shift to P (Park), and then turn the
ignition off before exiting the
vehicle.
Auto Engine Stop/Start
When the brakes are applied and the
vehicle is at a complete stop, the
engine may turn off. When stopped,
the tachometer displays AUTO STOP. See
Tachometer 096. When the brake
pedal is released or the accelerator
pedal is pressed, the engine will
restart.
To maintain vehicle performance,
other conditions may cause the engine
to automatically restart before the
brake pedal is released.
Auto Stops may not occur and/or Auto
Starts may occur because:
. The climate control settings
require the engine to be running
to cool or heat the vehicle interior.
. The vehicle battery charge is low.
. The vehicle battery has recently
been disconnected.
. Minimum vehicle speed has not
been reached since the last
Auto Stop.
. The accelerator pedal is pressed.
. The engine or transmission is not
at the required operating
temperature.
. The outside temperature is not in
the required operating range. .
The vehicle transmission is shifted
out of D (Drive) to any gear other
than P (Park).
. Tow/Haul Mode or other driver
modes have been selected.
. The vehicle is on a steep hill or
grade.
. The driver door has been opened
or the driver seat belt has been
unbuckled.
. The hood has been opened.
. The Auto Stop has reached the
maximum allowed time.
Auto Stop Disable Switch

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226 DRIVING AND OPERATING
.During the first 800 km (500 mi) of
trailer towing, do not drive over
80 km/h (50 mph) and do not
make starts at full throttle.
. Vehicles can tow in D (Drive).
If the transmission downshifts too
often, a lower gear may be
selected using Manual Mode. See
Manual Mode (Electronic Shifter)
0177 or
Manual Mode (Mechanical Shifter)
0 176.
If equipped, the following driver
assistance features should be turned
off when towing a trailer:
. Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
. Super Cruise Control
. Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
. Park Assist
. Automatic Parking Assist (APA)
. Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB)
If equipped, the following driver
assistance features should be turned
to alert or off when towing a trailer:
. Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB) .
Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA)
. Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
If equipped with Lane Change Alert
(LCA), the LCA detection zones that
extend back from the side of the
vehicle do not move further back
when a trailer is towed. Use caution
while changing lanes when towing a
trailer.
If equipped with Rear Cross Traffic
Alert (RCTA), use caution while
backing up when towing a trailer, as
the RCTA detection zones that extend
out from the back of the vehicle do
not move further back when a trailer
is towed.
{Warning
To prevent serious injury or death
from carbon monoxide (CO), when
towing a trailer: . Do not drive with the liftgate,
trunk/hatch, or rear-most
window open.
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Warning (Continued)
.Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
. Adjust the climate control
system to a setting that
brings in only outside air. See
“Climate Control Systems” in
the Index.
For more information about carbon
monoxide, see Engine Exhaust
0 168.
Towing a trailer requires experience.
The combination of the vehicle and
trailer is longer and not as responsive
as the vehicle itself. Get used to the
handling and braking of the
combination by driving on a level road
surface before driving on public roads.
The trailer structure, the tires, and the
brakes must be all be rated to carry
the intended cargo. Inadequate trailer
equipment can cause the combination
to operate in an unexpected or unsafe
manner. Before driving, inspect all
trailer hitch parts and attachments,

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VEHICLE CARE 285
Treadwear 200 Traction AA
Temperature A
All Passenger Car Tires Must
Conform to Federal Safety
Requirements In Addition To
These Grades.
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a
comparative rating based on the
wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a
specified government test course.
For example, a tire graded
150 would wear one and one-half
(1½) times as well on the
government course as a tire
graded 100. The relative
performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of
their use, however, and may
depart significantly from the norm
due to variations in driving habits,
service practices and differences
in road characteristics and
climate.Traction
The traction grades, from highest
to lowest, are AA, A, B, and C.
Those grades represent the tire's
ability to stop on wet pavement as
measured under controlled
conditions on specified
government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction
performance. Warning: The
traction grade assigned to this tire
is based on straight-ahead braking
traction tests, and does not
include acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning, or peak traction
characteristics.
Temperature
The temperature grades are A (the
highest), B, and C, representing
the tire's resistance to the
generation of heat and its ability
to dissipate heat when tested
under controlled conditions on a
specified indoor laboratory test
wheel. Sustained high temperaturecan cause the material of the tire
to degenerate and reduce tire life,
and excessive temperature can
lead to sudden tire failure. The
grade C corresponds to a level of
performance which all passenger
car tires must meet under the
Federal Motor Safety Standard
No. 109. Grades B and A represent
higher levels of performance on
the laboratory test wheel than the
minimum required by law.
Warning: The temperature grade
for this tire is established for a tire
that is properly inflated and not
overloaded. Excessive speed,
underinflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in
combination, can cause heat
buildup and possible tire failure.
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance
The tires and wheels were aligned and
balanced at the factory to provide the
longest tire life and best overall
performance. Adjustments to wheel

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INDEX 345
Automatic (cont'd)Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 213
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 177
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . 181
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Battery - North America . . . . . .254, 288
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 256
Brake Electric Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Braking (cont'd)
Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 213
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Bulb Replacement Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . 259
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .234, 254, 288, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 318
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Cargo
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Check Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 65
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76, 78
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . 328

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INDEX 347
Driving (cont'd)Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 102
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 231
Electrical SystemEngine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 260
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 262
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 238
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . 97
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Engine (cont'd)
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 127
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 132
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 128
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 244
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 142
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 107
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221