Service And Appearance Care - Cadillac 2008 SRX Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the
Outside of Your Vehicle ...............................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-19
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-21
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-23
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-26
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26

Service and Appearance Care

Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ...5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-29
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-33
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-34
Brakes ........................................................5-35
Battery ........................................................5-39
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-44
Rear Axle .......................................................5-46
Front Axle ......................................................5-46
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-47
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-47
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-48
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-48
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-49
Tires ..............................................................5-51
Winter Tires .................................................5-52
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-56
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-59
High-Speed Operation ...................................5-60
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-61
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-62
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-66
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