Cadillac CTS 2013 - General Information

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Cadillac CTS/CTS-V (Europe LHD) Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 6/26/12
Vehicle Care 10-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-11
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Manual Gearbox Fluid . . . . . . 10-12
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-13
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-21
Overheated Engine
Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . 10-22
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-28
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-29
Wiper Blade
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Side Identification Marker
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Number Plate Lamp (Coupe
and Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Number Plate Lamp
(Wagon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS Coupe and
Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS V Coupe and
Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS Wagon) . . . . . . . 10-43
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS V Estate) . . . . . 10-47
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block (CTS Coupe and
Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-50