Cadillac SRX 2004 - Section 5 Service and Appearance Care; Service and Appearance Care

Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-31
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-37
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-38
Brakes ........................................................5-40
Battery ........................................................5-43
Jump Starting ...............................................5-44
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-51
Rear Axle .......................................................5-52
Front Axle ......................................................5-53
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-54
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-54
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-54
Headlamps, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps ......5-55
Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps ...................5-56
Sidemarker Lamps ........................................5-57
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-57
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .....................................5-57
Back-Up and License Plate Lamps ..................5-57
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-58
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-59
Tires ..............................................................5-61
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-68
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-69
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-71
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-72
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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