Cadillac ATS 2015 - Vehicle Care

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Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-8087807) - 2015 -
crc - 6/2/14
Vehicle Care 10-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-10
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-12
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-18
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-23
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-24
Wiper Blade
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Windshield Replacement . . . 10-25
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-27
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51