Service And Appearance Care - Cadillac 2009 CTS Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-4
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-5
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-5
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
the Vehicle .................................................5-6
Fuel ................................................................5-6
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-7
California Fuel ...............................................5-7
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-8
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-9
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-12
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-18
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-21
Engine Cover ...............................................5-23
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-25
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-29
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-29

Service and Appearance Care

Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-29
Cooling System ............................................5-30
Engine Coolant .............................................5-31
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-38
Engine Overheating .......................................5-38
Overheated Engine Protection
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-41
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-42
Brakes ........................................................5-44
Battery ........................................................5-47
Jump Starting ...............................................5-48
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-53
Rear Axle .......................................................5-54
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-55
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-58
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-58
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-59
Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps ...................5-59
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-60
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-61
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-61
Operating Mode .........................................5-41
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