ABS CADILLAC CTS 2013 2.G Owner's Manual

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10-8 Vehicle Care
1. Windshield Washer FluidReservoir. See Washer Fluid on
page 10‑23.
2. Engine Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS-V Wagon) on
page 10‑46 orEngine
Compartment Fuse Block (CTS
Coupe and Sedan) on
page 10‑35 orEngine
Compartment Fuse Block
(CTS-V Coupe and Sedan) on
page 10‑39 orEngine
Compartment Fuse Block (CTS
Wagon) on page 10‑42.
3. Remote Positive (+) Terminal. See Jump Starting on
page 10‑99.
4. Remote Negative (−) Terminal. See Jump Starting on
page 10‑99.
5. Engine Oil Fill Cap (Out of View). See Engine Oil on
page 10‑9.
6. Engine Oil Dipstick. See Engine
Oil on page 10‑9. 7.
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter on page 8‑6.
8. Intercooler System Pressure Cap. See Cooling System on
page 10‑16.
9. Engine Cooling Fans (Out of View). See Cooling System on
page 10‑16.
10. Hydraulic Clutch Reservoir (If Equipped). See Hydraulic
Clutch on page 10‑13.
11. Brake Master Cylinder Reservoir. See Brakes on
page 10‑24.
12. Engine Coolant Surge Tank and Pressure Cap. See Engine
Coolant on page 10‑17.
13. Power Steering Fluid Reservoir (Under Engine Cover). See
Power Steering Fluid on
page 10‑22.
14. Engine Air Cleaner/Filter on
page 10‑14.Engine Cover
Engine Cover (CTS)
1. Oil Fill Cap
2. Engine Cover
3. Rear Tabs
To remove:
1. Remove the oil fill cap (1).
2. Raise the right front corner of
the engine cover (2) to release it
from the ball stud.

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Vehicle Care 10-9
3. Pull the engine cover (2) forwardto slide the rear tabs (3) out from
under the retainers.
4. Lift and remove the engine cover.
5. Reverse Steps 1–4 to reinstall the engine cover.
Engine Cover (CTS-V)
1. Engine Cover
2. Ball Studs To remove:
The engine cover consists of two
pieces. Only the larger front piece
needs to be removed to access the
engine oil and power steering
fill caps.
1. Raise the front of the engine
cover (1) to release it from the
ball studs (2).
2. Pull the engine cover forward until it is clear of the smaller
piece.
3. Lift and remove the engine cover.
4. Reverse Steps 1–3 to reinstall the engine cover.
Engine Oil
To ensure proper engine
performance and long life, careful
attention must be paid to engine oil.
Following these simple, but
important steps will help protect
your investment:
.Always use engine oil approved
to the proper specification and of
the proper viscosity grade. See
“Selecting the Right Engine Oil”
in this section.
.Check the engine oil level
regularly and maintain the
proper oil level. See “Checking
Engine Oil” and“When to Add
Engine Oil” in this section.
.Change the engine oil at the
appropriate time. See Engine Oil
Life System on page 10‑11.
.Always dispose of engine oil
properly. See “What to Do with
Used Oil” in this section.

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Vehicle Care 10-15
3. Disconnect the electricalconnector from the air box.
4. Loosen the screw on the clamp holding the air outlet duct in
place. Do not remove the clamp.
Move the duct aside.
5. Remove the hose from the air cleaner housing mounting arm.
Move the hose aside.
6. Remove the three air cleanerhousing cover screws.
7. Move the air cleaner housingcover and remove the cover
from the air cleaner housing.8. Remove the air cleaner filterfrom the air cleaner housing.
How to Reinstall Engine Air
Cleaner/Filter
1. Install the air cleaner into the aircleaner housing. The outer air
cleaner filter seal must be fitted
properly in the air cleaner
housing.
2. Align the air cleaner housing cover tabs to the air cleaner
housing.
3. Install the air cleaner housing cover.

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10-36 Vehicle Care
Mini-Fuses Usage11 Not Used
19 Antilock Braking System (ABS)
22 Display
23 Not Used Mini-Fuses Usage
24 Body Control Module 1
25 Automatic Forward Lighting System
(HID Only)
26 Body Control Module 5 Mini-Fuses Usage
27 Body Control Module 4
28 Navigation Motor
29 All-Wheel Drive
30 Transmission Control Module
Battery
31 Horn
33 Left Low-Beam Headlamp
(Domestic
Non-HID Only)
34 Pedestrian Protection System
(Export Only)
35 Body Control Module 3
36 Body Control Module 2
38 Headlamp Washer (HID Only)

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10-40 Vehicle Care
Mini‐Fuses Usage11 Not Used
19 Antilock Braking System (ABS)
22 Display
23 Sunroof Mini‐Fuses Usage
24 Body Control Module 1
25 Automatic Forward Lighting System
(HID Only)
26 Body Control Module 5 Mini‐Fuses Usage
27 Body Control Module 4
28 Navigation Motor
29 Not Used
30 Transmission Control Module
Battery
31 Horn
33 Not Used
34 Pedestrian Protection System
(Export Only)
35 Body Control Module 3
36 Body Control Module 2
38 Headlamp Washer (HID Only)
40 Not Used
41 Air Conditioning Compressor Clutch

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Vehicle Care 10-43
Lift the fuse block cover to access
the fuses.
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses and relays
shown.
Notice:Spilling liquid on any
electrical component on the
vehicle may damage it. Always
keep the covers on any electrical
component.
Mini‐Fuses Usage
11 Not Used
19 Antilock Braking System (ABS)
22 Display
23 Not Used Mini‐Fuses Usage
24 Body Control Module 1
25 Automatic Forward Lighting System
(HID Only)
26 Body Control Module 5

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Vehicle Care 10-47
Mini-Fuses Usage11 Not Used
19 Antilock Braking System (ABS)
22 Display
23 Sunroof Mini-Fuses Usage
24 Body Control Module 1
25 Automatic Forward Lighting System
(HID Only)
26 Body Control Module 5 Mini-Fuses Usage
27 Body Control Module 4
28 Navigation Motor
29 Not Used
30 Transmission Control Module
Battery
31 Horn
33 Not Used
34 Pedestrian Protection System
(Export Only)
35 Body Control Module 3
36 Body Control Module 2
38 Headlamp Washer (HID Only)
40 Not Used
41 Air Conditioning Compressor Clutch

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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-14
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-22
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-18
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . 10-27, 9-31
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23 Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-105
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-108
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
CD/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Audio System Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Hard Drive Device (HDD) . . . . . 7-27
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 7-2
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Shift Lock ControlFunction Check . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34

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INDEX i-7
LATCH SystemReplacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Liftgate Carbon Monoxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Lighting Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Parade Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 5-22
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 5-24
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Lights (cont'd)
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-2
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-17
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Central Door Unlocking
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12, 2-13
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-60
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41 Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-17
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-13
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-19
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 9-29 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-34
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36