Checking The Fluid Level - Cadillac DTS 2011 Owner's Manual

Checking the Fluid Level

Prepare the vehicle as follows:
1. Park the vehicle on a level place. Keep the engine
running.
2. With the parking brake applied, place the shift
lever in P (Park).
3. With your foot on the brake pedal, move the shift
lever through each gear range, pausing for about
three seconds in each range. Then, position the
shift lever in P (Park).
4. Let the engine run at idle for three to five minutes.
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Then, without shutting off the engine, follow these
steps:
1. Locate the transmission fluid cap which is located
next to the radiator hose and below the engine air
cleaner/filter assembly on the driver side of the
vehicle. The cap is marked TRANS FLUID. See
Engine Compartment Overview on page 6 14 for
more information on location.
2. After removing the engine air cleaner/filter
assembly to reach the transmission fluid cap, turn
the cap counterclockwise to remove. Pull out the
dipstick and wipe it with a clean rag or paper towel.
3. Push it back in all the way, wait three seconds, and
then pull it back out again.