Cadillac 2016 CTS Manual

Also see for 2016 CTS: Owner's manual

Contents

Vehicle Care 249Vehicle CareGeneral InformationGeneral Information . . . . . . . . . . 250Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Vehicle ChecksDoing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Engine CompartmentOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 261Automatic TransmissionFluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 263Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 269Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 275Automatic Transmission ShiftLock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Park Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 276Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 277Windshield Replacement . . . . . 277Headlamp AimingHeadlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 278Bulb ReplacementBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 278Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278High Intensity Discharge (HID)Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 279Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 279Electrical SystemElectrical System Overload . . . 280Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 280Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Instrument Panel FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284Rear Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Wheels and TiresTires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292Tire Pressure for High-SpeedOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Tire Pressure MonitorSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Tire Pressure MonitorOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299When It Is Time for NewTires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Different Size Tires andWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302Wheel Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 303Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 304Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312Jump StartingJump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313Towing the VehicleTowing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 315