Cadillac 2016 CTS - Wheels and Tires; Vehicle Care

Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159276) - 2016 - crc - 10/5/15
Vehicle Care 261
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 262
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 262
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 274
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 276
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 282
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Battery - North America . . . . . . 287
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 288
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 289
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 290
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 290
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 292
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 293
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 293
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 305
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 321
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322