Cadillac SRX 2016 - General Information; Default Chapter; Vehicle Care

Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9087647) - 2016 - crc - 5/4/15
238 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 239
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 239
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Engine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 246
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 247
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 254
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . 256
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Battery - North America . . . . . . 259
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 260
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 260
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 261
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 262
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 268
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 270
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 270
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 280
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 296