transmission fluid CADILLAC XT5 2023 User Guide

Cadillac XT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
16406251) - 2023 - CRC - 3/25/22
432 Service and Maintenance
Engine Oil and Filter
.Engine oil
.Oil life monitor
‐Reset oil life monitor
Exterior Lights
.Visual inspection
Windshield and Wipers
.Visual inspection
Battery
.Battery visual inspection
.Battery test results
.Battery cables and
connections
Systems, Fluids, and
Visible Leak Inspection
.Engine oil
.Transmission
.Drive axle
.Transfer case
.Engine cooling system
.Power steering, if equipped
.Fuel system
.Windshield washer fluid
Tire Inspection
.Tire pressure, tread depth,
and wear
.Rotation, if applicable
.Alignment check, optional
.Reset tire pressure monitor
.Check tire sealant expiration
date, if equipped
.Check spare tire, if equipped
Brakes
.Check brake system
Visible and Functional
Inspections
.Seat belt components
.Exhaust system
.Accelerator pedal
.Passenger compartment air
filter, if equipped
.Engine air filter
.Hoses
.Belts
.Shocks and struts
.Steering components
.Axle boots or driveshaft and
u-joints
.Compartment lift struts,
if equipped
.Floor mats secured, no
interference with pedals
.Horn
.Ignition lock, if equipped
.Starter switch
.Evaporative control system
Lubricate
.Chassis components
Special Application
Services
.Severe Commercial Use
Vehicles Only: Lubricate
chassis components every
oil change.
.Have underbody flushing
service performed. See
"Underbody Maintenance" in
Exterior Care 0416.

Cadillac XT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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Service and Maintenance 433
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-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Chassis Lubrication Chassis lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. See Cooling System 0352.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended.
See Engine Oil0345.
Fuel Additive Fuel System Treatment PLUS.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood, Door, and Folding Seat Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, See your dealer.
Hood Latch Assembly,
Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol or lubricant meeting requirements
of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant. See your dealer. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

Cadillac XT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
16406251) - 2023 - CRC - 3/25/22
Technical Data 439
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Fuel Tank
IFront-Wheel Drive 73.4 L
19.4 gal
IAll-Wheel Drive 82.1 L
21.7 gal
Wheel Nut Torque 190Y 140 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) 4Automatic 0.65–0.75 mm (0.026–
0.030 in)
3.6L V6 Engine (LGX) SAutomatic 0.80–0.90 mm (0.031–
0.035 in)
Spark plug gaps are preset by the manufacturer. Re-gapping the spark plug is not recommended
and can damage the spark plug.

Cadillac XT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
16406251) - 2023 - CRC - 3/25/22
468 INDEX
Alert (cont'd)Side Blind
Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . 267, 361 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Antenna
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Armrest Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Assistance Systems Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Parking and Backing . . . . . . 290
Audio
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 154
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . 296
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . 349
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
B
BatteryExterior Lighting
Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360, 409
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197, 198
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Brake (cont'd)
System Warning Light . . . . 131
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . 268
Electric Parking Brake . . . 269
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . 305
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . 299
Braking System
FrontPedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . 307
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . 251
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 365
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
C
Calibration Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 409

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INDEX 471
Electrical System (cont'd)Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . 350
Air Filter Life System . . . . . 349
Check Light(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . 440
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 137
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Engine (cont'd)
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Running While Parked . . . . 261
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . 331
Event Data Recorders . . . . . 455
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 153
Lighting Battery Saver . . . 158
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . 350
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Fluid Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Fluid (cont'd)
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Front Heated and VentilatedSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fuel
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Economy, Driving forBetter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . 319
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Management, Active . . . . . . 259
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

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INDEX 479
TowingDriving
Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
General Information . . . . . . 322
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . 414
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . 214
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 334
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Transportation
Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . 448
Transporting a Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 412 Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
TTY Users
Customer Assistance . . . . 444
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
U
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Using
Infotainment System . . . . . . 163
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . 175
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
VehicleAhead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Vehicle (cont'd)
Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . 35
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . 131
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357