Service And Appearance Care - Cadillac 2008 DTS 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 .......................................................5-6
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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25

Service and Appearance Care

Overheated Engine Protection
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-33
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-34
Brakes ........................................................5-35
Battery ........................................................5-38
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-44
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-47
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-48
Tires ..............................................................5-50
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-51
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-55
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-58
High-Speed Operation ...................................5-60
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-61
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-62
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-66
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-68
Buying New Tires .........................................5-69
Different Size Tires and Wheels ......................5-71
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-72
Operating Mode ........................................5-27
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