Cadillac 2006 CTS - Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
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 ...................................................5-16
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-21
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-23
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-24
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-25
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-30
Cooling System ............................................5-31
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-36
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-37
Brakes ........................................................5-38
Battery ........................................................5-41
Jump Starting ...............................................5-42
Rear Axle .......................................................5-48
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-49
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-52
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps ...................5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .....................................5-53
Back-Up and License Plate Lamps ..................5-54
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-55
Tires ..............................................................5-57
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-58
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-61
Run-Flat Tires (CTS-V) ..................................5-64
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-65
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-68
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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