Vehicle Care - Cadillac 2015 ATS Owner's Manual

Vehicle Care

General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 10-8
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . 10-9
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-14
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-21
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-21
Wiper Blade
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Windscreen
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Number Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-24
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Vehicle Care
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Wheels and Tyres
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
All-Season Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Winter Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Run-Flat Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Summer Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Tyre Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Tyre Pressure for
High-Speed Operation . . . . 10-38
Tyre Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Tyre Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Tyre Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Tyre Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
When It Is Time for New
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Buying New Tyres . . . . . . . . . . 10-47
Different Size Tyres and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Wheel Alignment and Tyre
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49
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