Cadillac 2016 ELR - General Information; Default Chapter; Vehicle Care

Cadillac ELR Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-9087644) -
2016 - crc - 4/20/15
234 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 235
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 235
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Lifting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 244
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 245
Cooling System (Engine) . . . . . 247
Cooling System (High Voltage
Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Cooling System (Power
Electronics and Charger
Modules) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 252
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Battery - North America . . . . . . 255
Electric Drive Unit Shift Lock
Control Function Check . . . . . 257
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 257
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 258
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 260
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Electrical System Overload . . . 261
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Instrument Panel Fuse Block
(Left Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Instrument Panel Fuse Block
(Right Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 274
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 289
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292