service CADILLAC CTS 2006 1.G Owners Manual

Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada)
in a situation like this, we certainly hope you will
notify us. Please call us at 1-800-458-8006, or write:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, please call us at 1-888-446-2000. Or, write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer Communication Centre,
CA1-163-005
General Motors of Canada Limited
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair
information on engines, transmission, axle suspension,
brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc.
Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer
Case Unit Repair Manual
This manual provides information on unit repair service
procedures, adjustments, and specications for
GM transmissions, transaxles, and transfer cases.
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Service Bulletins
Service Bulletins give technical service information
needed to knowledgeably service General Motors cars
and trucks. Each bulletin contains instructions to
assist in the diagnosis and service of your vehicle.
In Canada, information pertaining to Product Service
Bulletins can be obtained by contacting your General
Motors dealer or by calling 1-800-GM-DRIVE
(1-800-463-7483).
Owner’s Information
Owner publications are written specically for owners
and intended to provide basic operational information
about the vehicle. The owner’s manual will include
the Maintenance Schedule for all models.
In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Owner’s Manual,
and Warranty Booklet.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $35.00
Without Portfolio: Owner’s Manual only.
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Current and Past Model Order Forms
Technical Service Bulletins and Manuals are available
for current and past model GM vehicles. To request
an order form, please specify year and model name of
the vehicle.
ORDER TOLL FREE: 1-800-551-4123
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Eastern Time
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Or you can write to:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Prices are subject to change without notice and without
incurring obligation. Allow ample time for delivery.
Note to Canadian Customers: All listed prices are
quoted in U.S. funds. Canadian residents are to make
checks payable in U.S. funds.
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors.......7-16
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government...............................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government..........................7-15
Roadside Service.......................................... 7-7
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-16
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-17
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-9
Diversity Antenna System...............................3-104
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Door
Central Door Unlocking System....................... 2-9
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-16
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-53
DIC Main Menu ...........................................3-57
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-70
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-61Driver Information Center (DIC) (cont.)
Status of Vehicle Systems............................3-54
System Controls..........................................3-53
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-19
City ...........................................................4-22
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-23
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-25
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-20
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-32
Winter........................................................4-27
Dual Climate Control System............................3-23
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-104
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-104
Power Windows and Other Power Options.......5-104
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-109
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-105
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-104
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-21
Battery.......................................................5-41
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-41
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-10
At Least Once a Month................................6-10
At Least Once a Year..................................6-11
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-8
Maintenance Record....................................6-17
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-15
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-41
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-24
Operation...................................................2-30
Map Pocket...................................................2-49
Memory Mirrors..............................................2-52
Memory Seat.................................................2-52
Message
Center.......................................................3-47
Check Engine Oil Pressure...........................3-51
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-61Message (cont.)
Hot Coolant Temperature Warning..................3-50
Oil Temperature Warning..............................3-51
One-to-Four Shift.........................................3-52
Tire Pressure Warning..................................3-52
Transmission Fluid Hot.................................3-50
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®.....2-39
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®
and Compass..........................................2-39
Memory .....................................................2-52
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-43
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror....................2-42
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-43
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-42
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.....................................................3-101
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-22
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-15
O
Odometer......................................................3-33
Odometers, Trip..............................................3-33
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-16
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Oil
Engine.......................................................5-16
Pressure Light.............................................3-44
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-20
Oil Temperature Warning Message....................3-51
Older Children, Restraints................................1-30
One-to-Four Shift Message...............................3-52
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-43
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-28
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-21
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-43
Curb View Assist Mirror................................2-42
Heated Mirrors............................................2-43
Power Mirrors.............................................2-42
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-30
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-101
Panic Brake Assist..........................................4-13
Parade Dimming.............................................3-21Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-34
Shifting Out of............................................2-36
Parking
Brake........................................................2-33
Over Things That Burn.................................2-37
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-36
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-35
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-29
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-63
Passing.........................................................4-16
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-21
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-104
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-24
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-15
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-29
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-15
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R
Radios..........................................................3-83
Care of Your CD Player..............................3-104
Care of Your CDs ......................................3-103
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-101
Radio with CD............................................3-85
Setting the Time..........................................3-85
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-101
Understanding Reception............................3-102
Reading Lamps..............................................3-21
Rear Axle......................................................5-48
Limited-Slip.................................................4-12
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-23
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®.....................................................2-39
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass.................................2-39
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recongurable Steering Wheel Controls............... 3-7
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-37
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-87Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-85
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-55
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-16
United States Government............................7-15
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-69
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-70
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-24
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-23
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-32
Roof Rack Provisions......................................2-50
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Run-Flat Tires................................................5-64
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-38
S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-29
Reminder Light............................................3-34
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-97
Driver Position............................................1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts........1-15
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-23
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-23
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-29
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-22
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-11
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-8
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Memory .....................................................2-52
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-5
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-9
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-48
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-50
Security Light.................................................3-45
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3Service (cont.)
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-41
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-67
Setting the Time.............................................3-85
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-100
Shift, One-to-Four Message..............................3-52
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-34
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-36
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-9
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-94
Installing....................................................5-87
Removing...................................................5-85
Storing.......................................................5-93
Specications, Capacities...............................5-115
Speedometer..................................................3-33
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-9
Sport Mode Light............................................3-45
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................4-12
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-25
Status of Vehicle Systems, DIC........................3-54
Steering........................................................4-13
Steering Wheel Comfort Controls......................3-30
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-102
Steering Wheel, Recongurable
Steering Wheel Controls................................. 3-7
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Traction
Control System (TCS)............................4-9, 4-10
Control System Warning Light.......................3-39
Limited-Slip Rear Axle..................................4-12
StabiliTrak
®System.....................................4-12
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-23
Fluid Hot Message......................................3-50
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-24
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-27
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-30
Trip Odometers..............................................3-33
Trunk............................................................2-12
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-9
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-9
U
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-102
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-75
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-45
Operation...................................................2-46
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-6
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-32Vehicle (cont.)
Parking Your...............................................2-36
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders..................................................7-11
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-103
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-103
Vehicle Personalization....................................2-52
DIC ...........................................................3-70
Memory Seat and Mirrors.............................2-52
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-28
Visors...........................................................2-18
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-30
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-61
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-77
Different Size..............................................5-75
Replacement...............................................5-77
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-40
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