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Cadillac Elr 2011–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIC5442C · NHTSA communication 10160631 · issued Apr 2, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2019
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles equipped with absorbent glass mat 12 volt battery. Technician should insure that the EL-50313 Midtronics GR8 battery charger/tester has the current calibrations. When using the battery charger insure that absorbent glass mat and the correct cold cranking amps is selected.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.