Cadillac 2008 STS-V Automobile User Manual


 
Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle ...........................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-11
Engine Oil ...................................................5-18
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-21
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-23
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-25
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ...5-31
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-39
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-40
Brakes ........................................................5-41
Battery ........................................................5-44
Jump Starting ...............................................5-45
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-50
Rear Axle .......................................................5-51
Front Axle ......................................................5-52
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-53
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-54
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-54
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-54
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-54
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55
Windshield Replacement .................................5-55
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-55
Tires ..............................................................5-57
Winter Tires .................................................5-58
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-59
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-62
Run-Flat Tires (STS-V) ..................................5-65
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-66
High-Speed Operation ...................................5-68
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1