Cadillac XT5 2017 - General Information; Vehicle Care

Cadillac XT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9659146) - 2017 - crc - 11/20/15
Vehicle Care 253
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 254
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 254
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 260
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 261
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 265
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Battery - North America . . . . . . 269
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 270
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 271
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 271
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 272
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Headlamps and Front Turn
Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 274
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 275
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 285
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 301
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 316