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

Cadillac XTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-9234768) -
2016 - crc - 5/19/15
242 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 243
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 243
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Engine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 252
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 253
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 259
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Power Steering Fluid (LFX
with FWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Power Steering Fluid (LF3 and
LFX with AWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Battery - North America . . . . . . 264
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 265
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 266
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 266
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 267
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 269
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 270
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 270
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 279
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294