fuel CADILLAC CT5 2023 Owner's Manual

Cadillac CT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-16500419) -
2023 - CRC - 5/6/22
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When in tour mode, shows
history of the Average Fuel
Economy from the last 100 km
(62 mi). Each bar represents
about 5 km (3 mi) of driving.
When driving, the bars shift to
reflect the most recent
distance on the right side.
Lateral G-Force :If equipped,
displays inertial forces being
exerted on the vehicle in the
lateral (side-to-side) direction
as numerical value and as
graphical depiction.
Oil Pressure : Shows the
current oil pressure in either
kilopascal (kPa) or in pounds
per square inch (psi).
Oil Temperature : Shows the
current oil temperature in
either degrees Celsius (°C) or
degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
Time & Temperature :
Displays the current time and
the current outside air
temperature. Tire Status :
Shows individual
tire pressures and overall
temperature as either Cold,
Cool, Normal, Warm, or Hot.
Normal is typical for normal
driving while Warm is typical
for aggressive driving.
Unknown displays when tire
temperature information is
unavailable.
Transmission Fluid
Temperature : If equipped,
shows the temperature of the
transmission fluid in either
degrees Celsius (°C) or
degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
Right Zone
Trip 1 or 2/Average Speed/
Average Fuel Economy : Trip
displays the current distance
traveled, in either
kilometers (km) or miles (mi),
since the trip odometer was
last reset. The trip odometer
can be reset by pressing and
holding the thumbwheel while
this display is active. Average Speed displays the
average speed of the vehicle
in kilometers per hour (km/h)
or miles per hour (mph). This
average is calculated based on
the various vehicle speeds
recorded since the last reset
of this value. The average
speed can be reset by
pressing and holding the
thumbwheel while this display
is active.
Average Fuel Economy
displays the approximate
average liters per
100 kilometers (L/100 km) or
miles per gallon (mpg). This
number is calculated based on
the number of L/100 km (mpg)
recorded since the last time
this menu item was reset. This
number reflects only the
current, approximate average
fuel economy and changes as
driving conditions change. The
Average Fuel Economy can be
reset by pressing and holding
the thumbwheel while this
display is active.

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Fuel Economy :Displays the
average fuel economy, the
best fuel economy over the
selected distance, and a bar
graph showing instantaneous
fuel economy. Pressing the
thumbwheel opens a menu to
change the selected distance
or reset the current values.
Trip Timer/Fuel Used : This
display can be used as a timer.
To start/stop the timer, press
the thumbwheel while this
display is active and then
select the start/stop the
timer. The display shows the
amount of time that has
passed since the timer was
last reset. To reset the timer
to zero, press the thumbwheel
to access the menu while this
display is active.
Fuel Used displays the
approximate liters (L) or
gallons (gal) of fuel that have
been used since last reset.
The fuel used can be reset by pressing the thumbwheel and
selecting Reset Fuel Used in
the menu.
Current Drive Cycle :
Displays
information in relation to the
current drive cycle including
Distance Traveled, Average
Fuel Economy, and the Total
Time. They will reset after the
drive cycle is completed.
Driver Assistance :
If equipped, displays the
status of all active safety
systems.
Oil Life : Displays an estimate
of the remaining useful oil life.
If REMAINING OIL LIFE 99% is
displayed, that means 99% of
the current oil life remains.
When the remaining oil life is
low, the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON message appears on
the display. The oil should be
changed as soon as possible.
See Engine Oil 0383. In
addition to the engine oil life
system monitoring the oil life, additional maintenance is
recommended. See
Maintenance Schedule
0471.
The Oil Life display must be
reset after each oil change.
It will not reset itself. Do not
reset the Oil Life display
accidentally at any time other
than when the oil has just
been changed. It cannot be
reset accurately until the next
oil change. See Engine Oil Life
System 0386.
Air Filter Life : If equipped,
shows an estimate of the
engine air filter’s remaining
useful life and the state of the
system. Engine Air Filter Life
95% means 95% of the
current air filter life remains.
Messages are displayed based
on the engine air filter life and
the state of the system. When
the REPLACE AT NEXT OIL
CHANGE message displays,
the engine air filter should be
replaced at the time of the
next oil change. When the
REPLACE NOW message

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profile, the current location
symbol will show a customized
icon. See Navigation Symbols
0183.
Map and Navigation Settings
Touch
Awhile in the map view
to display options. The
following may display:
.3D Heading Up, 2D Heading
Up, 2D North
.Show on Map
.Traffic Events (available with
Connected Navigation)
.Settings
.Edit Destination (if a route
has been set)
.Avoid on Route (if a route
has been set)
Touch Settings to view Map
and Navigation Settings. The
following may display:
.Destination Card
Preferences
.Map Preferences
.Route Preferences
.Navigation Voice Control
.Traffic Preferences
.Alert Preferences
.Fuel Grade Preferences
.Manage History
.Predictive Navigation: See
“Predictive Navigation (If
Equipped)” previously in this
section.
.About
To exit a list, touch
zin the
top right corner to return to
the main map view.
Make sure to set up
preferences before setting a
destination and starting active
guidance.
Map Preferences
Touch to choose between
basic map feature
configurations:
Map Colors
.Auto –Touch to
automatically change modes
based on lighting conditions.
.Day (Light)
.Night (Dark) 3D Landmark (Default is
On) :
Touch On or Off. When
turned on, the system will
display all 3D Landmarks on
the map depending on the
zoom level.
3D Building (Default is Off) :
Touch On or Off. When turned
on, the system will display all
of the possible 3D building
shapes on the map depending
on the zoom level.
Show Terrain in 3D (Default
is Off) : If equipped, touch On
or Off. When turned on, the
system will display terrain
information on the map in
3D view.
Auto-Zoom (Default is On) :
Touch On or Off. When turned
on, the system will
automatically adjust the zoom
level when the vehicle is
approaching a turn. After the
turn is completed, the system
automatically brings the zoom
back to the originally set level.
If the vehicle is approaching a
turn with the next turn

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occurring shortly after, the
Auto-Zoom will remain on until
both turns are completed.
Route Preferences
Touch to access the Route
Preferences. The choices are:
.Preferred Route–Choose
from two different route
options: Fastest or
Eco-Friendly.
‐ Fastest would be the route
with the shortest
drive time.
‐ Eco-Friendly would be the
most fuel-efficient route.
.Avoid on Current Route –
Choose any of the road
features to avoid while on
route:
‐ Highways
‐ Unpaved Roads
‐ Ferries
‐ Carpool Lanes
‐ Toll Roads
‐ Tunnels
‐ Country Borders Navigation Voice Control
Touch to access the voice
control setting display.
.Navigation Volume
–To
adjust the volume level,
touch the up and down
arrows. If the voice guidance
prompt is being heard,
volume can also be adjusted
using the knob on the center
stack or the volume switch
on the steering wheel.
.Navigation Voice Prompt
Level during a Call. Options
available are:
‐ Full Prompt (Selected by
default)
‐ Tone Only
‐ None
Traffic Events (If Equipped)
This feature provides a list of
events that are on the route
or nearby. Touch
Aand then
select Traffic Events.
A connected Navigation
service plan is required. Traffic Preferences (If
Equipped)
While in Map View, touch
A,
then Settings and then Map
and Navigation Settings to
access Traffic Preferences.
When Show Traffic on Map is
turned on, the feature
provides an overview of the
traffic flow using different
coded colors. The following
options are available for
rerouting:
.Auto Reroute to Better
Route –The system will
automatically reroute if the
system detects there is a
traffic issue ahead.
.Ask Before Rerouting
(Default) –If the system
detects there is a traffic
issue ahead, it will display a
pop-up with details about
the issue. Choose to reroute
or cancel the alert.

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Saving Favorites
Favorites can be added from a
number of the system’s
applications. Touch the
favorites icon to save content
as a favorite.
Renaming Navigation
Favorites1. Touch the Settings icon on the Home Page and touch
the System tab.
2. Touch Favorites to access the Manage Favorites
option.
3. Touch a saved Navigation favorite to access the edit
icon. Touch the edit icon to
rename the favorite.
4. Touch Save to store the renamed favorite.
Recents
TouchHto access a list of
recent destinations. Recenter Position Icon
Touch the Recenter Position
arrow in the middle of the map
view to reset the map to the
current location.
Last Parked Location
The Last Parked Location is
the last location the vehicle
engine was turned off. That
location is displayed in the first
row of the Recents list.
Touching the last Parked
Location shows the Address
Details view to either save the
address or drive to it. The Last
Parked Location can be
deleted by entering the Edit
display. Once the Last Parked
Location is deleted, it no
longer appears in the Recents
list, unless the vehicle is
started at that location again.Show POI Icons
To see the POI categories,
touch Options, then touch
Show on Map. Up to eight
categories of icons can be
selected.Smart POI Icons on Map (If
Equipped)
The smart POI icons such as
fuel stations and parking may
appear based on time,
location, driver search
behavior, driving conditions,
and vehicle conditions.
Touch a smart POI icon to
open the corresponding
details:
.Left side: Name and address
of the POI.
.Right side:E+ ETE
(Estimated Time Enroute.)
Smart Fuel Station Icons
Fuel station prices are shown
if available for nearby stations
when the vehicle is low on fuel.

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and the Explicit Content Filter
selection in the Audio Settings
will be unavailable for change.
When Teen Driver is Active:
.If equipped, the radio will
mute when the driver seat
belt, and in some vehicles
the front passenger seat
belt, is not buckled. The
audio from any device paired
to the vehicle will also be
muted.
.An object placed on the
front passenger seat, such
as a briefcase, handbag,
grocery bag, laptop, or other
electronic device, could
cause the passenger
sensing system to falsely
sense an unbuckled front
passenger and mute the
radio. If this happens,
remove the object from the
seat. See Passenger
Sensing System072.
.Some safety systems, such
as Automatic Emergency
Braking, if equipped, cannot
be turned off.
.The gap setting for Adaptive
Cruise Control and alert
timing for Forward Collision
Alert, if equipped, cannot be
changed.
.When trying to change a
safety feature that is not
configurable in Teen Driver,
the feature may be grayed
out or removed from the
infotainment menu, or the
DIC will display a message
indicating that Teen Driver is
active and the action is not
available.
.Super Cruise, if equipped, is
not available.
.Enhanced Low Fuel Warning
(if equipped) –When the
vehicle is low on fuel, the low
fuel light on the instrument
cluster flashes and the DIC
low fuel warning cannot be
dismissed.
.Do not tow a trailer if
equipped with Automatic
Emergency Braking. Report Card
The vehicle owner must
secure the driver’s consent to
record certain vehicle data
when the vehicle is driven with
a registered Teen Driver key.
There is one Report Card per
vehicle. Data is only recorded
when a registered Teen Driver
key is used to operate the
vehicle.
The Report Card data is
collected from the time Teen
Driver is activated or the last
time the Report Card was
reset. The following items may
be recorded:
.Distance Driven
–the total
distance driven.
.Maximum Speed –the
maximum vehicle speed
detected.
.Overspeed Warnings –the
number of times the speed
warning setting was
exceeded.

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234 Climate Controls
7. A/C (Air Conditioning)
8. Recirculation
9. SYNC (SynchronizedTemperature)
10. Defrost
11. Rear Window Defogger
Climate Control Display
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Displays
2. Fan Control
3. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls 4. Sync (Synchronized
Temperature)
5. Recirculation
6. Air Delivery Mode Control
7. Auto (Automatic Operation)
8. A/C (Air Conditioning)
9. On/Off (Power)
The fan, air delivery mode, air
conditioning, driver and
passenger temperatures,
recirculation, and Sync
settings can be controlled by
touching CLIMATE on the
infotainment Home Page or
the climate button in the
climate control display
application tray. A selection
can then be made on the front
climate control page displayed.
See the infotainment manual.
Climate Control Status
Display
The climate control status
display appears briefly when
the center stack climate
controls are adjusted.
Climate Control Influence on
Fuel Economy
The climate control system
depends on other vehicle
systems for heat and power
input. Certain climate control
settings can lead to higher
fuel usage.

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The following climate control
settings use more fuel:
.MAX air conditioning mode
.Defrost mode
.Extreme temperature
settings, such as 15° C
(60° F) or 32° C (90° F)
.High fan speed settings
To help reduce fuel usage:
.Use the full automatic
control as described under
“Automatic Operation.”
.Select a temperature setting
that is higher in hot weather
and lower in cold weather.
.Turn off the air conditioning
when it is not needed.
.Only use defrost to clear the
windows.
Automatic Operation
To place the system in
automatic mode: 1. Press AUTO.
2. Set the driver and passenger temperature. To find your comfort
setting, start with 22 °C
(72 °F) and allow the
system time to stabilize.
Then adjust the
temperature as needed for
best comfort.
To improve fuel efficiency and
to cool the vehicle faster,
recirculation may be
automatically selected in warm
weather.
The recirculation light will not
come on when automatically
controlled. Press
@to
manually select recirculation;
press it again to select
outside air.
Do not cover the solar sensor
on the top of the instrument
panel near the windshield. This
sensor regulates air
temperature based on sun
load. See “Sensors” later in
this section.
Manual Operation
ON/OFF : Press to turn the
climate control system on or
off. When the system is off,
outside air will be prevented
from entering the vehicle.
When the system is on, a
button is pressed, or knob is
turned, the climate control
system will turn on and deliver
airflow per the current setting.
Q 9 R:Press the fan controls
on the center stack or the
climate control display to
increase or decrease the fan
speed. Press and hold the
controls to adjust speed more
quickly.
Press AUTO to return to
automatic operation.
Driver and Passenger
Temperature Control : The
temperature can be adjusted
separately for the driver and
the passenger. Press
w/xto
increase or decrease the
temperature.

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240 Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better FuelEconomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . 242
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . 242
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . 243
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . 245
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Track Events and Competitive Driving
(V-Series and V-Series
Blackwing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . 257
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . 261
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . 261
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . 265
Composite Materials . . . . . 266
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 267 Starting the Engine . . . . . . . 269
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . 270
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . 273
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . 274
Parking (Manual Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . 275
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Automatic Transmission
AutomaticTransmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . 283
Active Rev Match . . . . . . . . . 286
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Brakes
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . 287
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Electric Parking Brake . . . 288
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . 289
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . 293
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Limited-Slip
Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Adaptive Cruise Control(Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Driver Assistance
Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

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Assistance Systems forParking or Backing . . . . . . 336
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Surround Vision
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Rear Pedestrian Alert . . . . 344
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Surround Vision Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Recommended Fuel (LSY2.0L L4 Engine) . . . . . . . . . . 360
Recommended Fuel (LGY 3.0L V6 and LT4 6.2L
V8 Engines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Trailer Towing
General TowingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . 365
Trailer Towing (LSY 2.0L L4 and LGY 3.0L
V6 Engines Only) . . . . . . . . . 369
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . 371
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Driving
Information
Driving for Better
Fuel Economy
Driving habits can affect fuel
mileage. Here are some driving
tips to get the best fuel
economy possible:
.Set the climate controls to
the desired temperature
after the engine is started,
or turn them off when not
required.
.Avoid fast starts and
accelerate smoothly.
.Brake gradually and avoid
abrupt stops.
.Avoid idling the engine for
long periods of time.
.When road and weather
conditions are appropriate,
use cruise control.
.Always follow posted speed
limits or drive more slowly
when conditions require.