Cadillac 2010 CTS - Manuel (Page 301)

Vehicle Care 9-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Engine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 9-12
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Manual Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . 9-15
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . 9-25
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . 9-31
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . 9-33
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
License Plate Lamp
(Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
License Plate Lamp
(Wagon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS-V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS Wagon) . . . . . . . . 9-48
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS-V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS Wagon) . . . . . . . . 9-55