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Cadillac STS Owner Manual - 2011
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 ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 6-6
Gasoline Specifications ..... .. .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. 6-7
California Fuel ...... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 6-7
Additives .......... ...... ..... ..... ..... ....... .. 6-7
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 ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... 6-16
Engine Oil Life System .... . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . .. . . 6-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ..... ... .... .. ... .... .. 6-21
Automatic Transmission Fluid . ....... .... ..... . 6-23
Cooling System ........ ....... ...... ..... ...... 6-24
Engine Coolant ...... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... 6-25
Engine Overheating ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 6-30
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ..... .. ... .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 6-32
Power Steering Fluid .... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . 6-33
Windshield Washer Fluid . .... . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . 6-34
Brakes ............ ...... ...... ....... ...... .... 6-35
Battery ... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....... ..... ... 6-38
Jump Starting .......... ........ ...... ....... ... 6-38
All-Wheel Drive ..... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... .. 6-43
Rear Axle ..... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. . 6-44
Front Axle .......... ........ .......... ....... ...... 6-45
Headlamp Aiming ..... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-46
Bulb Replacement ....... ... ..... .... .... .... .... . 6-47
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting .... . . .. 6-47
Halogen Bulbs ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... . 6-47
Back-Up Lamps ..... .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. 6-48
Replacement Bulbs ....... ... .... ... .... .. .... . 6-48
Windshield Replacement ....... ...... .... ..... ... 6-48
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ... ..... ... 6-49
Tires .................. ......... ............ ........ 6-50
Winter Tires ..... ........... ........... ......... 6-51
Tire Sidewall Labeling ..... . .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . 6-52
Tire Terminology and Definitions .... .. .. . .. .. .. 6-55
Inflation - Tire Pressure ....... ... ... ... .. ... ... 6-58
High-Speed Operation ...... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 6-60
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