automatic transmission fluid CADILLAC CT5 2020 User Guide

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13060105) -
2020 - CRC - 2/14/20
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 317
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name or specification, including fluids or lubricants not listed here, can be
obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON ULV Automatic Transmission Fluid. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. See
Cooling System 0251.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade.
ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0246.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch,
Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube. See your dealer.
Rear Axle/Front Axle (All-Wheel Drive) See your dealer. Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive) See your dealer. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection
requirements.

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13060105) -
2020 - CRC - 2/14/20
322 TECHNICAL DATA
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Rear Axle Open Differential - Small 0.75 L 0.79 qt
Open Differential - Large 1.0 L 1.0 qt
Mechanical Limited Slip 1.0 L 1.0 qt
Electronic Limited Slip 1.5 L 1.5 qt
Fuel Tank 66.0 L 17.5 gal
Transfer Case –AWD 0.80 L 0.85 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190 Y140 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this manual.
Recheck fluid level after filling.
*Engine cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
2.0L L4 Engine (LSY) KAutomatic0.65–0.75 mm (0.025–0.029 in)
3.0L V6 Engine (LGY) WAutomatic0.65–0.75 mm (0.025–0.029 in)
Spark plug gaps are preset by the manufacturer. Re-gapping the spark plug is not recommended and can damage the
spark plug.

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13060105) -
2020 - CRC - 2/14/20
348 INDEX
Automatic (cont'd)Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 216
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . 182
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Battery - North America . . . . . .259, 292
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 261
Brake Electric Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Braking (cont'd)
Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 216
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .239, 259, 292, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 321
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Charging
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 72
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84, 86
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . . . . 191
Composite Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13060105) -
2020 - CRC - 2/14/20
350 INDEX
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 110
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 236
Electrical SystemEngine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 265
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 267
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 243
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 105
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Engine (cont'd)
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 135
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 140
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 136
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 249
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Front Seats
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 149
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 115
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 227
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 265
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 267
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13060105) -
2020 - CRC - 2/14/20
356 INDEX
Tires (cont'd)Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 282
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 281
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Self-Sealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 277
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 289
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Track Events and Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Traction
Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 113 Traction (cont'd)
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . 193
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 137
U
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 289
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 130 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Automatic Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle (cont'd)
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 320
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Vehicle Hold
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Vehicle Hold (AVH) Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Video Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110