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Cadillac SRX Owner Manual- 2010

Vehicle Care 9-1

Vehicle Care

General Information

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Accessories and
Modifications . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Vehicle Checks

Doing YourOwn
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Hood..........................9-5
Engine Compartment
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Engine Cover . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 9-12
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter .. . . .9-14
Cooling System ... . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Engine Overheating . .. . . . . . . 9-20
Power Steering Fluid . .. . . . . . 9-22
WasherFluid .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Brakes.......................9-24
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Starter Switch Check .. . . .. . .9-28
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . .. . . . . . . 9-28
Wiper Blade Replacement. . . 9-29

Headlamp Aiming

Headlamp Aiming ... . . . . . . . . . 9-31

Bulb Replacement

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Halogen Bulbs ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Headlamps . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
TurnSignal Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Back-Up Lamps . . .. . . . . . . . . . 9-41
License Plate Lamp .. . . . . . . . . 9-42
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 9-43

Electrical System

Electrical System
Overload . . .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 9-44
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49

Wheels and Tires

Tires . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 9-52
TireSidewall Labeling . . . . .. .9-53
TireDesignations .. . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
TireTerminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
TirePressure .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
TirePressure for High-Speed
Operation . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
TirePressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
TirePressure Monitor
Operation . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
TireInspection .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
TireRotation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
When It Is Timefor New
Tires .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68
Buying New Tires .. . . . . . . . . . . 9-68
Different Size Tiresand
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Uniform TireQuality
Grading . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-71