Service And Appearance Care - Cadillac 2010 DTS Owner's Manual

Section 6
Service ............................................................6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................6-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of the Vehicle .............................................6-5
Fuel ................................................................6-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................6-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................6-6
California Fuel ...............................................6-6
Additives .......................................................6-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................6-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................6-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................6-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................6-10
Hood Release ..............................................6-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................6-12
Engine Oil ...................................................6-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................6-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................6-17
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................6-19
Cooling System ............................................6-22
Engine Coolant .............................................6-23
Engine Overheating .......................................6-27

Service and Appearance Care

Overheated Engine Protection
Power Steering Fluid .....................................6-30
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................6-31
Brakes ........................................................6-32
Battery ........................................................6-34
Jump Starting ...............................................6-36
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................6-40
Bulb Replacement ..........................................6-43
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............6-43
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............6-44
Tires ..............................................................6-46
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................6-47
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................6-52
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................6-54
High-Speed Operation ...................................6-56
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................6-57
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................6-58
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................6-62
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................6-64
Buying New Tires .........................................6-64
Different Size Tires and Wheels ......................6-66
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................6-67
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................6-68
Wheel Replacement ......................................6-68
Operating Mode ........................................6-29
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