Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual

Also see for 2011 CTS COUPE: Owner's manual Owner's manual Owner's manual Specifications Brochure

Contents

Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual Manual pdf 253 page image

Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-Europe-9367723) -2016 - CRC - 10/9/15252 Vehicle CareVehicle CareGeneral InformationGeneral Information . . . . . . . . . . 253Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253Vehicle ChecksDoing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Engine CompartmentOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 260Automatic TransmissionFluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 261Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 267Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 273Automatic Transmission ShiftLock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273Park Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 273Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 274Windscreen Replacement . . . . 274Headlamp AimingHeadlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 275Bulb ReplacementBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 275Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275High Intensity Discharge (HID)Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Number Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 276Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 277Electrical SystemElectrical System Overload . . . 277Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 278Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278Instrument Panel FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Rear Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Wheels and TyresTyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286All-Season Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Winter Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Run-Flat Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Low-Profile Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Summer Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Tyre Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Tyre Pressure for High-SpeedOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Tyre Pressure MonitorSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Tyre Pressure MonitorOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292Tyre Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295Tyre Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295When It Is Time for NewTyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297Buying New Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 298Different Size Tyres andWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Wheel Alignment and TyreBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 300Tyre Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301If a Tyre Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Tyre Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Storing the Tyre Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309