warning lights CADILLAC XT6 2021 User Guide

Cadillac XT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-14574701) -
2021 - CRC - 2/8/21
366 VEHICLE CARE
The discharged battery positive (+)
terminal is under a cover. Remove the
cover to expose the terminal.1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt battery with a
negative ground system.
Caution
If the other vehicle does not have a
12-volt system with a negative
ground, both vehicles can be
damaged. Only use a vehicle that
has a 12-volt system with a
negative ground for jump starting.
2. Position the two vehicles so that they are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake firmly and put the transmission in P (Park).
See Shifting Into Park 0237.
Caution
If any accessories are left on or
plugged in during the jump starting
procedure, they could be damaged.
The repairs would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Whenever
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
possible, turn off or unplug all
accessories on either vehicle when
jump starting.
4. Turn the ignition off. Turn off all lights and accessories in both
vehicles, except the hazard warning
flashers if needed.
{Warning
An electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running and
can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing, and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
{Warning
Using a match near a battery can
cause battery gas to explode. People
have been hurt doing this, and
some have been blinded. Use a
flashlight if you need more light.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
Battery fluid contains acid that can
burn you. Do not get it on you.
If you accidentally get it in your
eyes or on your skin, flush the place
with water and get medical help
immediately.
{Warning
Fans or other moving engine parts
can injure you badly. Keep your
hands away from moving parts
once the engine is running.
5. Connect one end of the red positive (+) cable to the discharged
battery positive (+) terminal.
6. Connect the other end of the red positive (+) cable to the good
battery positive (+) terminal.
7. Connect one end of the black negative (–) cable to the good
battery negative (–) terminal.
8. Connect the other end of the black negative (–) cable to the discharged
negative (–) grounding point.

Cadillac XT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-14574701) -
2021 - CRC - 2/9/21
422 INDEX
FluidAutomatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 314
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 218
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 122
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 328
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 332
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Gauges
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 113
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 379
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Global Positioning
System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . 174
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 142
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 141
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208, 213

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INDEX 423
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 226
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 54
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208, 213
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . 175
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
IndicatorPedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 146
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 364
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 141
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 141
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . 87
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Light
Performance Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 141

Cadillac XT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-14574701) -
2021 - CRC - 2/9/21
424 INDEX
Lights (cont'd)Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lock Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 79
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 115
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . 157
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Mirror Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . 32
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Mirrors (cont'd)
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . 346
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Night Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Cadillac XT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-14574701) -
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INDEX 429
Video Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
W
WarningBrake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . 356
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . 352
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . 77
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 325
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106