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2009 Cadillac CTS Specs: Oil Life Reset

Figures for the 2009 Cadillac CTS, copied from Cadillac’s own owner’s manual. Every one links to the manual page it came from.

From the manufacturer’s manuals. Every figure here is copied from the manufacturer's own manual, with a link to the page it came from. Where a manual is unclear or contradicts itself, we leave the figure out.

Oil life & reset procedures

Engine oil life system reset

Steps

  1. Display the OIL LIFE REMAINING on the DIC.
  2. Press and hold the SET/RESET button on the DIC for more than five seconds. The oil life will change to 100%.
  3. Pull the engine cover (B) forward to slide the rear tabs (C) out from under the retainers.
  4. Lift and remove the engine cover. 5. Reverse Steps 1 through 4 to reinstall engine cover.

You’ll know it worked: The oil life will change to 100%.

Source: 2009 Cadillac CTS and Cadillac CTS V Owner Manual, page 5-22

Not on this page

  • Fluids & capacities: The manual gives different answers by configuration, so we've left them out.
  • Maintenance schedule: The manual gives different answers by configuration, so we've left them out.
  • Fuse box locations & fuse chart: The manual gives different answers by configuration, so we've left them out.

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