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Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-9235592) -
2016 - crc - 11/6/15
292 Vehicle Care Number Usage
20 High-beam
headlamp relay
21 A/C clutch
22 –
23 Coolant heater
control module
24 Coolant pump
25 Coolant pump relay
26 HI fuel
27 Steering
column lock
28 Rear heated seats
29 Front heated seats
30 –
31 LED LGT BAT
32 A/C control
module/ –
33 AIR solenoid
34 –
35 Engine control
module Number Usage
36 Engine control
module 2
37 Coolant pump/
Ignition coils – odd
38 Ignition coils – even/
Non walk 2
39 Non walk
40 Instrument cluster
41 –
42 Fuel pump power
module
43 Instrument panel
body/Ignition
44 Aeroshutter
45 Washer
46 Front sensor
47 Left cornering LED
48 AIR solenoid relay
49 Air pump relay
50 Engine control
module relay
51 Wiper speed relay Number Usage
52 Wiper control relay
53 Headlamp control
relay
54 –
55 –
56 Air pump
57 –
58 Instrument panel
electronic center
59 –
60 ABS pump
61 Front wiper
62 Headlamp leveling
63 Electric brake
booster module
64 –
65 –
66 Transfer case
control module
67 Electric brake
booster

Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-9235592) -
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Service and Maintenance 345a year and the oil life system must
be reset. Your trained dealer
technician can perform this work.
If the engine 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.
See Engine Oil Life System 0 272 .
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
Rotation 0 313 .
.
Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0 270 and Engine Oil Life
System 0 272 .
.
Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant 0 277 .
.
Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0 281 . .
Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care 0 333 . Replace worn or
damaged wiper blades. See
Wiper Blade
Replacement 0 286 .
.
Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0 306 .
.
Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0 312 .
.
Visually check for fluid leaks.
.
Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/
Filter 0 273 .
.
Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0 333 .
.
Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of
wear. See Exterior Care 0 333 .
.
Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 0 75 .
.
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 0 333 .
.
Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0 285 .
.
Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check 0 285 .
.
Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism
Check 0 286 .
.
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.
.
Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof 0 55 .

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Service and Maintenance 353
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 ™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. AC Delco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0 270 .
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL ®
Coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0 277 .
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in
Canada 19299819).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection
requirements.
Automatic Transmission DEXRON ®
-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19300536, in
Canada 19300537).
Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive) Transfer Case Fluid (GM Part No. 19331044, in Canada 19331045).
Rear Axle SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88863089, in
Canada 88863090) meeting GM Specification 9986285.
Rear Axle/Front Axle (All-Wheel
Drive) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88863089, in
Canada 88863090).
Hood Latch Assembly, Pivots, Spring
Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in
Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.

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Index 387Cleaning (cont'd)
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Climate Control Systems
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 185
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 118, 121
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 368
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Connections
OnStar ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Control
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Coolant
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 128
Engine Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 223
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Customer Information
Service Publications
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 370
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
D Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 368
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 373
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Diagnostics
OnStar ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear Seat Pass-Through . . . . . . . 69
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 360
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 213, 284
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 230
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Driving
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 237
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 27
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 196
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 198
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

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388 Index E Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 214
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 134
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 290
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Emergency
OnStar ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 265
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cooling System Messages . . . 149
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 126
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 210
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Engine Oil
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 127
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 373
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 170
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 172
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 F Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 173
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 273
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Front Automatic Braking
(FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Front Seats
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Index 389Fuel (cont'd)
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 138
Requirements, California . . . . . 253
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 290
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
G Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Gauges
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 126
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . 127
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Gauges (cont'd)
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 342
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
H Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 173
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 139
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 172
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 139
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated and Ventilated Rear
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Heating and Air
Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 185
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 308
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 196
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 216
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
I Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 118, 121

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390 Index Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 49
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
K Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 150
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 301
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 172
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 132
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Lamps (cont'd)
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 246
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 248
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 135
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Light, Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 174
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 133
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Lights (cont'd)
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 134
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 137
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 138
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 172
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 129
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
StabiliTrak ®
OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak ®
. . . . . . . . . . 137
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 138