Cadillac 2010 STS Automobile User Manual


 
Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
Service ...... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... 6-4
Accessories and Modifications ..... .. . .. .. . .. .. . 6-4
California Proposition 65 Warning ..... .. .. .. .. .. 6-5
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements .......... ..... ...... ...... ...... 6-5
Doing Your Own Service Work .... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 6-5
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ............. ........... .......... ...... 6-6
Fuel ........... ......... ........ .......... ....... .... 6-6
Gasoline Octane ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 6-7
Gasoline Specifications ..... .. .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. 6-7
California Fuel ...... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 6-7
Additives ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 6-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...... . .. ... .. .. .. . ... 6-8
Filling the Tank ..... ....... ...... ...... ...... .... 6-9
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .... .. . . . .. . . . . 6-11
Checking Things Under the Hood .... . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Hood Release ...... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. . 6-12
Engine Compartment Overview ..... . .. . .. .. . .. 6-13
Engine Oil ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... 6-18
Engine Oil Life System ..... . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 6-21
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ...... .. .... ... ... ... .. 6-23
Automatic Transmission Fluid ..... ..... .... .... 6-25
Cooling System ........ ....... ...... ..... ...... 6-26
Engine Coolant ...... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... 6-27
Engine Overheating ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 6-32
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ..... .. ... .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 6-34
Power Steering Fluid ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 6-35
Windshield Washer Fluid .... . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . 6-36
Brakes ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... 6-37
Battery ........... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....... 6-40
Jump Starting .......... ........ ...... ....... ... 6-40
All-Wheel Drive ..... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... .. 6-45
Rear Axle ..... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. . 6-46
Front Axle .......... ........ .......... ....... ...... 6-47
Headlamp Aiming ..... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-48
Bulb Replacement ....... ... ..... .... .... .... .... . 6-49
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting .... . . . . 6-49
Halogen Bulbs ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... . 6-49
Back-Up Lamps ..... .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. 6-50
Replacement Bulbs ....... ... .... ... .... .. .... . 6-50
Windshield Replacement ....... ...... .... ..... ... 6-50
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...... ..... 6-51
Tires ............... .......... ......... ............ . 6-52
Winter Tires ....... ........... ........... ....... 6-53
Tire Sidewall Labeling .... .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. 6-54
Tire Terminology and Definitions .... . .. .. . .. .. . 6-57
Inflation - Tire Pressure ..... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... 6-60
High-Speed Operation ...... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 6-62
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