Cadillac 2009 XLR Automobile User Manual


 
Service ............................................................6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................6-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......................................................6-5
Fuel ................................................................6-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................6-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................6-6
California Fuel ...............................................6-6
Additives .......................................................6-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................6-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................6-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................6-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................6-10
Hood Release ..............................................6-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................6-12
Engine Oil ...................................................6-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................6-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................6-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................6-21
Cooling System ............................................6-22
Engine Coolant .............................................6-23
Engine Overheating .......................................6-27
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................6-29
Power Steering Fluid .....................................6-30
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................6-31
Brakes ........................................................6-32
Battery ........................................................6-35
Jump Starting ...............................................6-36
Rear Axle .......................................................6-41
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................6-42
Headlamp Vertical Aiming ..............................6-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................6-45
Windshield Replacement .................................6-45
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............6-45
Tires ..............................................................6-46
Winter Tires (XLR-V) .....................................6-47
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................6-48
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................6-50
Run-Flat Tires ..............................................6-52
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................6-54
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................6-55
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................6-57
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................6-60
Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
6-1