How To Add Fluid - Cadillac 2001 Seville Owner's Manual

How to Add Fluid

Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to determine what
kind of transaxle fluid to use. See "Recommended
Fluids and Lubricants" in the Maintenance
Schedule booklet.
If the fluid level is low, add only enough of the proper
fluid to bring the level into the cross
the dipstick.
1. Pull out the dipstick.
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2. Using a long neck funnel, add enough fluid at the
dipstick hole to bring it to the proper level.
It doesn't take much fluid, generally less than
one pint (0.5 L). Don't overfill.
NOTICE:
We recommend you use only fluid labeled
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DEXRON III, because fluid with that label is
made especially for your automatic transaxle.
Damage caused by fluid other than DEXRON
is not covered by your new vehicle warranty.
3. After adding fluid, recheck the fluid level as
4. When the correct fluid level is obtained,
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How to Reset the Transaxle Fluid
Change Indicator
After the transaxle fluid has been changed, display the
TRANS FLUID LIFE message by pressing the INFO
button. Then press and hold the INFO RESET button
until the display shows "100". This resets the transaxle
fluid life index. The percentage of transaxle fluid life
remaining may be checked at any time by pressing the
INFO button several times until the TRANS FLUID
LIFE message appears.
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III
described under "How to Check."
push the dipstick back in all the way and turn
the handle clockwise. Reinstall the engine
air cleaner/filter assembly.
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