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Owner’s manual specs

2012 Cadillac CTS Specs: Oil Capacity, Fluids & Fuse Box

Figures for the 2012 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.

Fluids & capacities

Oil life & reset procedures

Engine oil life system reset

Before you start

  • Reset the system whenever the engine oil is changed so that the system can calculate the next engine oil change.
  • with the engine off.

Steps

  1. Using the DIC MENU button, display OIL LIFE REMAINING on the DIC. See Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 5‑28 and Engine Oil Messages on page 5‑37.
  2. Press the Set/Reset button and hold for two seconds to clear the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message and reset the oil life at 100%.

You’ll know it worked: If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message is not on, the system is reset.

Source: 2012 Cadillac CTS and CTS V Owner Manual, page 10-14

Fuse box locations & fuse chart

Engine Compartment Fuse Block (CTS Coupe and Sedan)

Where to find it

Engine Compartment Fuse Block (CTS Coupe and Sedan) The underhood fuse block is located on the left side of the engine compartment.

Lift the fuse block cover to access the fuses.

Source: 2012 Cadillac CTS and CTS V Owner Manual, page 10-42

Diagrams in the manual

What each fuse protects

FuseAmpsProtectsSource
1—Cooling Fan 2p.10-46
2—Cooling Fan 1p.10-46
3—Starterp.10-46
4—Rear Window Defoggerp.10-46
5—Instrument Panel Auxiliary Power Outletp.10-46
6—Cooling Fan 2p.10-45
7—Cooling Fan 1p.10-45
8—Starterp.10-45
9—Brake Vacuum Pumpp.10-45
10—Antilock Brake System Motorp.10-45
11—Not Usedp.10-43
12—Hornp.10-46
13—Not Usedp.10-45
14—Electric Parking Brakep.10-45
15—Not Usedp.10-45
16—Not Usedp.10-45
17—Blower Motorp.10-45
18—Rear Window Defoggerp.10-45
19—Antilock Braking System (ABS)p.10-43
20—Headlamp Washer (HID Only)p.10-46
21—Cooling Fan (Series/Parallel)p.10-46
22—Displayp.10-43
24—Body Control Module 1p.10-43
25—Automatic Forward Lighting System (HID Only)p.10-43
26—Body Control Module 5p.10-44
27—Body Control Module 4p.10-44
28—Navigation Motorp.10-44
29—All-Wheel Drivep.10-44
30—Transmission Control Module Batteryp.10-44
31—Hornp.10-44
32—Air Conditioning Compressor Clutchp.10-46
34—Pedestrian Protection System (Export Only)p.10-44
35—Body Control Module 3p.10-44
36—Body Control Module 2p.10-44
37—Not Usedp.10-45
38—Headlamp Washer (HID Only)p.10-44
39—Windshield Washer Pumpp.10-46
41—Air Conditioning Compressor Clutchp.10-44
45—Front Fog Lamps (HID Only)p.10-46
46—Left High‐Beam Headlampp.10-44
47—Right High‐Beam Headlampp.10-44
48—High‐Beam Headlampsp.10-46
51—Airbag System Ignition Switchp.10-44
53—Not Usedp.10-46
55—Not Usedp.10-44
56—Windshield Wipersp.10-44
57—Right Low‐Beam (HID Only)p.10-44
60—Instrument Panel Auxiliary Power Outletp.10-45
62—Ignitionp.10-45
63—Main Ignitionp.10-46
64—Steering Wheel Illuminationp.10-45
65—Front Fog Lamps (HID Only)p.10-45
66—Windshield Wipersp.10-46
67—Powertrainp.10-46
68—Windshield Wipers High Speedp.10-46
69—Body Control Module 6, Body Control Module 7p.10-45
70—Emissions 1p.10-45
71—Even Ignition Coilsp.10-45
72—Engine Control Modulep.10-45
73—Emissions 2p.10-45
74—Odd Ignition Coilsp.10-45
76—Sparep.10-45
77—Sparep.10-45
78—Sparep.10-45
79—Sparep.10-45
80—Sparep.10-45
81—Sparep.10-45

Engine Compartment Fuse Block (CTS-V Coupe and Sedan)

Where to find it

Engine Compartment Fuse Block (CTS-V Coupe and Sedan) This fuse block is on the left side of the engine compartment.

Lift the fuse block cover to access the fuses.

Source: 2012 Cadillac CTS and CTS V Owner Manual, page 10-46

More fuse pages in the manual

Diagrams and printed legends we can’t host. Check the box name printed on a diagram before counting positions.

Not on this page

  • Maintenance schedule: The manual we hold doesn't cover this.

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