Cadillac CTS 2012 - Vehicle Care

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Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Mid-East) - 2012
Vehicle Care 9-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Engine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 9-12
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Manual Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . 9-14
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . 9-24
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . 9-30
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . 9-32
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Side Identification Marker
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS Coupe and
Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS V Coupe and
Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS Coupe and
Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS-V Coupe and
Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54