Cadillac ATS - General Information; Default Chapter; Vehicle Care

Cadillac ATS/ATS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9085354) - 2016 - crc - 7/30/15
290 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 291
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 291
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 303
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Manual Transmission Fluid . . . 305
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 306
Cooling System (Engine) . . . . . 307
Cooling System
(Intercooler) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 312
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Battery - North America . . . . . . 316
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 318
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 319
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 319
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 320
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 322
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 323
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 323
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 335
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349