Cadillac 2014 Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual

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Contents

Black plate (1,1)Cadillac CTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-6081492) - 2014 - CRC 1st Edition - 7/2/13Vehicle Care 10-1Vehicle CareGeneral InformationGeneral Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2California PerchlorateMaterials Requirements . . . . 10-2Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2Vehicle ChecksDoing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4Engine CompartmentOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-12Automatic TransmissionFluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-14Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-21Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-27Automatic Transmission ShiftLock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27Park Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-28Wiper BladeReplacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28Windshield Replacement . . . 10-29Headlamp AimingHeadlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-29Bulb ReplacementBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-30Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-30Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-31Electrical SystemElectrical SystemOverload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31Fuses and CircuitBreakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32Instrument Panel FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35Rear Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38Wheels and TiresTires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . 10-44Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46Tire Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49Tire Pressure for High-SpeedOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-50Tire Pressure MonitorSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51Tire Pressure MonitorOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-56When It Is Time for NewTires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57