Cadillac XT5 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
16406251) - 2023 - CRC - 3/28/22
Vehicle Care 337
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . 338
California Perchlorate
Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Engine Oil Life System . . . 348
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Engine Air Filter Life
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Engine Air Cleaner/
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Engine Overheating . . . . . . 356
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Battery - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 361
Wiper Blade
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . 365
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . 378
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . 381
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Tire Pressure for
High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . 395
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Wheel Alignment and
Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . 399
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400